Elizabeth Klinger

F, #4660, b. 10 March 1756, d. 12 March 1820
  • Last Edited: 10 Nov 2021
  • Elizabeth Klinger was born on 10 March 1756, Reading, Berks County, PA.1,2
  • She was the daughter of Johann Philip Klinger and Eva Elizabeth Beilstein.
  • Elizabeth Klinger married Johann Conrad Weiser, son of Frederick Weiser and Anna Amelia Zeller, on 12 November 1775.3
  • There is an extensive listing of the descendants of Elizabeth Klinger and John Conrad Weiser on pages 358 - 812 of the book, Weiser Families in America, published in 1997 by the John Conrad Weiser Family Association. The following listings of Elizabeth's descendants are highly selective.3
  • Elizabeth Klinger died on 12 March 1820, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 64.4
  • Some sources record that Elizabeth Klinger died on 12 March 1820 Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA.
  • She was buried on 15 March 1820, at Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA; Her grave lies next to that of "Conrad Weiser." Her gravestone says: " Hier ruhet Elisabeth Weiser eine geboren Klinger, Ehefrau von Conrad Weiser in Reading, geboren March 10, 1[7]56 und starb March 12, 1820, 64 yahren - 2 tage." The grave of their daughter "Elisabeth" lies beside her husband's.

Children of Elizabeth Klinger and Johann Conrad Weiser

  • Frederick Weiser b. 17 Oct 1776, d. 5 May 1855
  • Catherine Weiser b. 8 Sep 1778, d. 5 Aug 1825
  • Eva Weiser b. 7 Nov 1782, d. c 1847
  • Hannah Weiser b. 22 Dec 1782, d. 2 Aug 1858
  • John Jacob Weiser+ b. 21 Dec 1784, d. 19 Dec 1846
  • John Philip Weiser b. 13 May 1787, d. 16 Nov 1863
  • Salome Weiser b. 3 Jul 1789, d. b 1805
  • Elizabeth Weiser b. 4 Jun 1792, d. 7 Dec 1807
  • Christine Weiser b. 31 Jul 1797, d. b 1805
  • Sarah Weiser b. 18 Jun 1800, d. 13 Jan 1838

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 41. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), part 2, p. 313. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  3. [S203] Frederick S. Weiser, ed., Weiser Families in America (New Oxford, PA: Penobscot Press for The John Conrad Weiser Family Association, 1997), p. 358. Hereinafter cited as Weisier Families.
  4. [S144] Elsie Mae Klinger Eaves. World Family Tree Vol. 4, Tree # 2801.

George Hoffman

M, #4661, b. 19 August 1813, d. 4 November 1890
  • Last Edited: 25 Sep 2023

Children of George Hoffman and Lydia Klinger

Citations

  1. [S146] Mitch Yeager, Yeager Genealogy, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi, .../genealogy/fam01353.htm, (based on "A Comprehensive History of Gratz, Pa."). Hereinafter cited as Yeager Genealogy.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92516075/george-hoffman. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S146] Yeager Genealogy, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi, (based on "A Comprehensive History of Gratz, Pa.").
  4. [S207] St. Paul's (Artz) Church Cemetery Records, online http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/schuylkill/cemeteries/…, Cemetery listing, Row 18, tombstone # 21; transcribed October 1999 (accessed September 25, 2023). Hereinafter cited as St. Paul's Church Cemetery Records.
  5. [S207] St. Paul's Church Cemetery Records, online http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/schuylkill/cemeteries/…, Cemetery listing, Row 17, tombstone # 30; transcribed October 1999 (accessed September 25, 2023).

Joseph Klinger

M, #4665, b. 24 November 1844, d. 10 December 1897
  • Last Edited: 10 Aug 2015

Children of Joseph Klinger and Sarah J. (?)

Citations

  1. [S1121] Robert Calvin Graham, "John A. Klinger (1811-1872)" (http://taylorgrahamlibrary.net/web_documents/klinger_kinter/…, York Springs, PA, undated). Hereinafter cited as "John A. Klinger."
  2. [S314] Bruce Travis Hall, "Genealogical Database," Bruce Travis Hall (Annapolis MD), data uploaded from CD December 2, 2005.

Johann Philip Klinger1

M, #4666, b. 11 July 1723, d. 30 September 1811
  • Last Edited: 10 Nov 2021
  • Johann Philip Klinger was born on 11 July 1723, Pfaffen-Beerfurth, Hesse, Germany.2
  • He was the son of Johannes Klinger and Agatha Heist.
  • Johann Philip Klinger married Anna Elizabeth Heist on 22 October 1744, Reichelsheim.
  • Philip arrived in Philadelphia September 24, 1751, aboard the Ship Neptune, which carried a total of 284 passengers. Philip's wife Anna apparently died before the landing and is buried in Philadelphia.3
  • Morton Montgomery's History of Berks County (published 1886), pp. 653-54, lists John Philip, Alexander, and Peter Klinger as the first patentees of three lots in Reading, which was laid out in 1748. The first lots were sold in 1751, and the three Klingers, apparently, purchased their lots in 1753. John Philip purchased Lot number 203, while Alexander purchased the adjacent Lot number 204. Peter purchased Lot number 349. Lots 203 and 204 were located on the north and south sides of East Penn Street, between what were then Lord Street and Vigor Streets. Today these are 10th and 11th Streets, respectively. These street names have changed. In 1763, the three brothers each acquired an additional lot (Philip, 176, Alexander 207, Peter 222).
    An obituary for Alexander's daughter Elizabeth, who was born in Philadelphia in July 1750, further suggests that at least Alexander's family moved to Reading around the end of 1751 or early 1752. It is not known if Philip's family accompanied them or moved to Reading at a different time.4
  • Johann Philip Klinger married Eva Elizabeth Beilstein, daughter of John Jacob Beilstein and Anna Elizabeth Rettich, on 21 May 1754, Neunkirchen, Germany.
  • Montgomery's History of Berks County (published 1886), pp. 655, lists John Philip, Alexander, and Peter Klinger on a 1759 List of Taxables. According to Montgomery, this is the earliest tax assessment list for the County.5
  • A 1767 Berks County Tax list includes both Alexander and his brother Philip, who are listed as "Taverners." Alexander is shown in "Reading Town" as owning 2 house, with two lots, and 1 cow. The tax was 5. Philip, also listed in Reading Town, has 2 houses, 2 lots, and 1 cow. His tax was 6.6
  • A 1768 Tax List for Berks County lists Philip as a "taverner" who owned 1 house and 1 lot. His brother Alexander, also listed as a taverner, is shown as owning two houses and one and one-half lots.7
  • A newspaper item published by Philip Klinger noted:
    CAME, on the 11th of December, 1775, to the plantation of Philip Klinger, living near Shamokin, on the Point Creek, one mile distant from the Double Eagle, about 26 miles below Sunbury, A GREY H0RSE, about 3 cr 4 years old, about 13 or 14 hands high, and hath a white head. The owner proving his property and paying charges, may have him again, by applying to PHILIP KLINGER.
    The Pennsylvania Gazette (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 03 Apr 1776, Wed, Page 3.8
  • Philip's name does not appear on the 1779 register of property in Reading, although his brother Alexander's does. Similarly, on the 1780 Berks County tax lists, Alexander's name appears, but Philip's does not. Both of their names are missing from the 1781 and 1784 tax lists in Berks County, but Alexander's name appears on the 1785 Berks County lists, while Philip's does not.
    The name of a "Philip Clinger" appears on the Supply Tax List for 1779 in the "Wisconisco District" of Lancaster County (now part of Dauphin County). Dauphin County was not formed until 1785. He is shown as owning 100 acres of land, 3 horses, and 3 cattle.
    Mary K. Klinger's article notes that both Johann Philip and Alexander served in the Berks County Militia during the Revolutionary War. Apparently they guarded prisoners captured at Saratoga.
    Mary K. Klinger writes, "Sometime between the last date of their militia service in 1781 and 1790, both families took the Tuplehocken [sic] Trail across the mountains. Alexander acquired land in the Mahantango Valley East of present Klingerstown while his children made their home in an about the town. It was named for his son Johannes." (p. 34) Klingerstown itself lies in the present Schuylkill County, while the Mahantango Creek, west of Klingerstown, forms the boundary between Northumberland and Dauphin County.
    A 1781 Tax List for Reading includes only 2 Klingers, Peter and "Jno." This suggests that Philip and Alexander had already left Reading by then.

    It is also not clear precisely when Philip and his family moved the Lykens Valey area in eastern Dauphin County. Records of the Lykens Valley Lower Church (St. David's Reformed Church) in Killinger, PA, include a reference to a "Philip Klinger" as sponsor of the baptism of John Philip Rauschkolb, in June 1779. Although it is unlcear which Philip Klinger this is, it appears likely that at least some of the Klinger's had migrated from Berks County at least by 1779.
    The first baptism in the published record at Klinger's Church is dated 16 Sep 1787. It is for one of Philip's grandsons, "Johen George", son of Philip's son George and his wife Elizabeth (Brosius). It is probable that the congregations were actually started sometime before that date.
    Mary Klinger's book, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, p. 41, notes that Philip owned four contiguous tracts of land, warranted to him between 1771 and 1796 and patented between 1793 and 1796, covering more than 1,100 acres "along Pine Creek to the south of the [Klingerstown] gap in Mahantongo Mountain at Spread Eagle . . . present day Klingerstown." Klingerstown lies about a half mile north of the gap in the Mahantango Mountain, where Pine Creek flows through the moutain. Klingerstown lies in the extreme northwest corner of Schuylkill County. Erdman, in Dauphin County lies just south of the gap. Most of the area north of the Mahantango Mountain is in Northumberland County. The area referred to as the "Mahantongo Valley" must be in Northumberland County, as the Mahantongo Creek lies on the north, or Northumberland County side, of the Mahantongo Mountain It is not clear whether Philip's lands extended as far north as Klingerstown. At roughly 1,100 acres, John Philip's land would have covered a bit less than 2 square miles.9,10,11
  • Philip served from June 1780 through July 1781 with the Berks County Militia, guarding prisioners first in Reading and then in Lancaster. In 1782 he was with Sgt Eisenbeis' detachment of the Berks County Militia guarding prisioners.
    DAR Listing:
    KLINGER, JOHN PHILIP Ancestor #: A066071
    Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank(s): PRIVATE
    Birth: 7-11-1723 THE PALATINATE EUROPE
    Death: 9-30-1811 GRATZ DAUPHIN CO PENNSYLVANIA
    Service Source: PA ARCH, 5TH SER, VOL 5, PP 291, 292
    Service Description: 1) SGT GEORGE EISENPEIS, ENS NICHOLAS CONRAD;
    2) DETACHMENT OF BERKS CO MILITIA GUARDING PRISONERS.12,13
  • A 1787 tax list for Mahanoy Township Northumberland County, reprinted in the Pennsylvania Archives, lists "Alexander Clinger," "Philip Clinger," and "Alex'r Clinger" as "non-residents." The two Alexanders are shown as owners of 150 acres and 300 acres respectively, while Philip is shown as the owner of 300 acres.
    A 1781 Tax List for Reading includes only 2 Klingers, Peter and "Jno." This suggests that Philip and Alexander had already left Reading by then.
    The first baptism in the published record at Klinger's Church is dated 16 Sep 1787. It is for one of Philip's grandsons, "Johen George", son of Philip's son George and his wife Elizabeth (Brosius). It is probable that the congregations were actually started sometime before that date.
    John Philip's homestead was in present day Dauphin County, close to the village of Erdman and near Klinger's Church, which sits south and east of Erdman.
    The site of Philip's first permanent home in Dauphin County lies along what is now Fearnot Road on parcel ID # 39-003-007 in Dauphin County. This 58.85 acre parcel spans from the north side of Fearnot Road south across Klinger Church Road to the property that Philip's son Peter owned. The parcel abuts the Klinger Church property on the north, west, and south sides of the Church, and includes a small part located in Schuylkill County.
    There are reports that Philip originally lived in a dugout on the side of the hill on which the Church stands, but by the time the 1798 "window tax" was assessed, he had built a 40x35 foot, two-story wooden frame house on the property. That house, demolished in 1922, was built on 2 cleared acres of the 550 acres that he owned.
    On June 10, 1810, Philip and his wife conveyed 371 of those acres to their son Alexander Klinger. In 1837, Alexander and Magdalena conveyed 89 acres 62 perches of that land to their granddaughter Emma (Klinger) Reed, her husband John Reed, and her brothers Samuel and John Klinger as tenants in common.
    Eventually, Emi (Emma) and John Reed came to own the entire 89 arce 62 perches tract. On her death, Emi, having no children, willed the property to her servant Elizabeth (Strohecker) Paul. In 1917, Elizabeth and her husband Irvin Paul transferred 60 acres and 1 perch of this land to Edwin Ray Klinger, who owned the property property in 1922, when Philip's original two-story house was torn down and replaced with a more modern bungalow, which still stands along Fearnot Road. During the construction, Edwin and his wife Verdie (Mausser) lived in a second home on the same property that served as a summerhouse for the original home.
    Mary Klinger's book, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, p. 41, notes that John Philip owned four contiguous tracts of land, warranted to him between 1771 and 1796 and patented between 1793 and 1796, covering more than 1,100 acres "along Pine Creek to the south of the [Klingerstown] gap in Mahanto[N]go Mountain at Spread Eagle . . . present day Klingerstown." Klingerstown lies about a half mile north of the gap in the Mahantango Mountain, where Pine Creek flows through the moutain. Klingerstown lies in the extreme northwest corner of Schuylkill County. Erdman, in Dauphin County lies just south of the gap. Most of the area north of the Mahantango Mountain is in Northumberland County. The area referred to as the "Mahantongo Valley" must be in Northumberland County, as the Mahantongo Creek lies on the north, or Northumberland County side, of the Mahantongo Mountain It is not clear whether John Philip's lands extended as far north as Klingerstown. At roughly 1,100 acres, John Philip's land would have covered a bit less than 2 square miles.14,15
  • Johann Philip Klinger died on 30 September 1811, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 88.16,2
  • He was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.16

Children of Johann Philip Klinger and Eva Elizabeth Beilstein

  • Elizabeth Klinger+ b. 10 Mar 1756, d. 12 Mar 1820
  • Johann Philip Klinger b. 25 Apr 1758, d. 1759
  • Christina Klinger b. 10 May 1760, d. c 1761
  • Johann George Klinger+ b. 13 May 1761, d. 24 Apr 1840
  • Christina Klinger b. 30 Jun 1764, d. 11 Dec 1768
  • Johann Philip Klinger b. 11 Dec 1765, d. 25 Nov 1829
  • Alexander Klinger b. 16 Feb 1767, d. 6 Apr 1839
  • Johann Peter Klinger+ b. 3 Nov 1773, d. 10 Aug 1858

Citations

  1. [S133] Mary Kessler Klinger, "The Klinger Family", Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association vol. 3, no. 3 (1987): pp. 33-34, In 1751 "Alexander's siblings Johann Peter, Johann Philip, and Anna Barbara came with their spouses to Philadelphia on the Neptune. In the harbor, before she could set foot on the ground, Philip's wife Anna Elizabeth died. The sad survivors landed on 24 September 1751 and buried her in the Old trinity Churchyard in the city.". Hereinafter cited as "The Klinger Family."
  2. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), pt. 2, p. 295. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  3. [S1341] I. Daniel Rupp, A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776 (Philadelphia, PA: Leary Stuart Co., 1927), p. 261. Hereinafter cited as Rupp 30,000 Names.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Elizabeth Schoener, Reading Adler (Reading, PA), 22 September 1840.
  5. [S376] Morton L. Montgomery, Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J.H. Beers & Co., 1909), p. 655. Hereinafter cited as Berks County History (1909).
  6. [S183] Pennsylvania Archives, Vol. XVIII, Third series), p. 5. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series, vol. XVIII.
  7. [S183] Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series, vol. XVIII, p. 91.
  8. [S107] Newspaper Article, The Pennsylvania Gazette (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 03 Apr 1776, Wed, Page 3.
  9. [S183] Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series, vol. XVIII, p. 272.
  10. [S184] Pennsylvania Archives, Vol. XVII, 3rd Series), p. 594. Hereinafter cited as Pa. Archives, 3rd series, Vol. XVII.
  11. [S133] Mary Kessler Klinger, "The Klinger Family", p. 34.
  12. [S970] Www.ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970.
  13. [S168] Daughters of American Revolution, compiler, DAR Lineage Book (Washington, DC: National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution), Ancestor # A066071; http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/. Hereinafter cited as DAR Lineage Book.
  14. [S1340] Dauphin County Property Tax Information, online https://gis.dauphincounty.org/dauphincountyparcelviewer/…,PID,39-003-007, Parcel 39-003-007. Hereinafter cited as Dauphin County Property Tax Records.
  15. [S1203] Gratz Historical Society History of Lykens Township, II (Mechanicsburg, PA: Sunbury Press, 2017), pp. 554-57. Hereinafter cited as Lykens Township History II.
  16. [S77] Mary Klinger and Harvey Lubold, Klinger's Church Cemetery Listing (Available on Internet, 1996). Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church Cemetery Listing.

Nancy Lou Howard

F, #4671, b. 29 January 1944, d. 30 January 1944
  • Last Edited: 5 Feb 2002
  • Nancy Lou Howard was born on 29 January 1944, RD, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • She died on 30 January 1944, RD, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • She was the daughter of Robert Alton Howard and Elah Marie Hartman.

Citations

  1. [S144] Elsie Mae Klinger Eaves. World Family Tree Vol. 4, Tree # 2801.

Vicki Lee Howard

F, #4672, b. 25 May 1950, d. 3 March 1968
  • Last Edited: 11 May 2021
  • Vicki Lee Howard was born on 25 May 1950, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • She was the daughter of Robert Alton Howard and Elah Marie Hartman.
  • Vicki Lee Howard died on 3 March 1968, near Halifax, Dauphin County, PA, at age 17. Newspaper article:
    Four Killed in Motor Crash Near Halifax
    Four young people, ranging ill age, from 13 to 21, were killed in a violent one - car crash yesterday morning on Route 147, about a mile north of Halifax.
    State police at Lykens identified the victims as Leonard L. Buffington, 21, Halifax R.D.I, driver of the car; his cousin, Vicki L. Howard, 17, Millersburg R. D. 1, and two sisters from Pillow, Sallie M. Boyer, 19, and Nancy J. Boyer, 13.
    The car in which the four were riding went off a curve on the state highway between Millersburg and Halifax and crashed into a tree. The car was reduced to rubble.
    All four were pronounced dead at the scene by Dr. Jacob Seigart, Halifax, deputy coroner of Dauphin County.
    Trooper Joseph Perricone said the car apparently was traveling south when it went out of control on the curve. The accident, he said, occurred at approximately 1:00 a.m.
    Dr. Seigart said Buffington was thrown from the vehicle while the three girls were trapped in the wreckage of the demolished car. The automobile had to be cut apart with a torch to extricate the girls' bodies.
    Buffington, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Buffington, was separated from the service only last Monday, after having served with the United States Army in Vietnam as an interrogator. A brother, Jeffery, is serving with the Army in Vietnam.
    Miss Howard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Howard, and Miss Sallie M. Boyer, were members of the Senior Class at Uoper Dauohin High School at Elizabethville. The younger Boyer girl was a student at the Upper Dauphin school. The Boyer sisters were daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn L. Boyer.
    Buffington, a graduate of Halifax High School in 1964, was a member of St, John's Lutheran Church, Halifax. He is survived by his parents, three brothers, one sister and the ma- ternal grandnarents, Mr. and Mrs. Issac Howard, Elizabethville.
    Miss Howard was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Millersburg R.D., and of the Rothermel Variety Band of Millersburg.
    Surviving are her parents, a brother, paternal grandparents, Mr and Mrs. Issac Howard, Elizabethville; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hartman, Millersburg R.D., and the maternal great grandmother, Mrs. Annie Hartman, Halifax R.D. 2.
    The Boyer sisters were members of Evangelical Congregational Church. Pillow. They are survived by their parents, one brother, one sister, and their paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey Boyer. Pillow.
    Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 04 Mar 1968, Mon, Pages 1, 5.3
  • She was buried on 5 March 1968, at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.4,5
  • Newspaper obituary:
    MISS VICKI L. HOWARD
    Private services for Miss Vicki L. Howard, 17, of Millersburg R. D., who was killed in an automobile accident Sunday on Rte 147, were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home at 512 Market St., Millersburg. The Rev. Phillip W. Zeigler, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church of Millersburg RD, of which she was a member, officiated.
    Lykens Register (Lykens, Pennsylvania), 07 Mar 1968, Thu, Page 1.5

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 279. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S144] Elsie Mae Klinger Eaves. World Family Tree Vol. 4, Tree # 2801.
  3. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Four Killed in Motor Crash Near Halifax," Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 04 Mar 1968, Mon, Pages 1, 5.
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103504941/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Vicki L. Howard, Lykens Register (Lykens, Pennsylvania), 07 Mar 1968, Thu, Page 1.