Daniel S. Klinger

M, #6356, b. 2 January 1851, d. 13 March 1909
  • Last Edited: 26 Jun 2019
  • Daniel S. Klinger was born on 2 January 1851, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA.1,2,3
  • He was the son of William Klinger and Rebecca Schoffstall.
  • Daniel S. Klinger married Elizabeth Erdman, daughter of Nathan Erdman and Rachel Montelius, on 2 September 1873, Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA.4
  • Daniel became Postmaster of Gratz, an office he held for about three years.5
  • Daniel S. Klinger died on 13 March 1909, Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 58.6,3
  • Newspaper report of death:
    Daniel S. Klinger.
    Death came suddenly to Daniel S. Klinger of Gratz, while on the road with his team last Saturday afternoon. He had a load of coal and, was coming westward from Wiconisco when the attack came. He fell from his wagon and was taken into Andrew Hoffman's Hotel where a physician pronounced it a paralytic stroke and in a short time he expired. His age was 57. The body was removed to his home and the funeral held on Wednesday at Gratz, services being held by Rev. Heilman. Mr. Klinger had recently been awarded the contract for carrying the mail between this place and Gratz and he would have begun the work July 1st.
    Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, PA), 18 Mar 1909, Thu, Page 2.7
  • He was buried at Simeon Union Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.8

Children of Daniel S. Klinger and Elizabeth Erdman

  • Alvin S. Klinger b. 29 Jun 1874, d. 1 Sep 1875
  • Meta Klinger b. 9 Oct 1875, d. 9 Aug 1913
  • Ursula S. Klinger b. 9 Nov 1879, d. 22 Dec 1949
  • Eston Klinger b. 23 May 1885, d. 1948
  • Guy R. Klinger b. 1 Feb 1889, d. 1 Apr 1948
  • Mae Rebecca Klinger b. 29 Apr 1899, d. 13 Apr 1953
  • Fae Rachel Klinger b. 29 Apr 1899, d. 20 Apr 1957

Citations

  1. [S245] Melva S. Vogler, "Andreas Schmeltz - A Work In Progress," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 5, no. 4 (1996): p. 35. Hereinafter cited as "Andreas Schmeltz."
  2. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 225. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  3. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 24543; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  4. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, p. 228, (information taken from Gratz Sesquicentennial Book).
  5. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 738. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  6. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, Comprehensive History of Gratz, p. 240.
  7. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Daniel S. Klinger," Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, PA), 18 Mar 1909, Thu, Page 2.
  8. [S704] Phillip A. Rice, Jodi A. Germani and Jean A. Dellock, compilers, Simeon Lutheran Church Records in Dauphin County Vital Records, Volume 1 (Laughlintown, PA: Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services, 1991), p. 150. Hereinafter cited as Simeon Lutheran Church Records.

Elizabeth Erdman

F, #6357, d. 1 March 1905
  • Last Edited: 17 Dec 2018

Children of Elizabeth Erdman and Daniel S. Klinger

  • Alvin S. Klinger b. 29 Jun 1874, d. 1 Sep 1875
  • Meta Klinger b. 9 Oct 1875, d. 9 Aug 1913
  • Ursula S. Klinger b. 9 Nov 1879, d. 22 Dec 1949
  • Eston Klinger b. 23 May 1885, d. 1948
  • Guy R. Klinger b. 1 Feb 1889, d. 1 Apr 1948
  • Mae Rebecca Klinger b. 29 Apr 1899, d. 13 Apr 1953
  • Fae Rachel Klinger b. 29 Apr 1899, d. 20 Apr 1957

Citations

  1. [S245] Melva S. Vogler, "Andreas Schmeltz - A Work In Progress," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 5, no. 4 (1996): p. 35. Hereinafter cited as "Andreas Schmeltz."
  2. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 228, (information taken from Gratz Sesquicentennial Book). Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  3. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 240. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.

Nathan Erdman

M, #6358, b. 4 March 1826, d. 7 March 1897
  • Last Edited: 31 Jul 2021
  • Nathan Erdman was born on 4 March 1826.
  • He married Rachel Montelius, daughter of Peter Montelius and Margaret Stitzer.
  • Nathan Erdman died on 7 March 1897, at age 71.

Children of Nathan Erdman and Rachel Montelius

Citations

  1. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 115219; Filed: December 2, 1932; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.

Rachel Montelius

F, #6359, b. 12 January 1823, d. 1 December 1897
  • Last Edited: 31 Jul 2021
  • Rachel Montelius was born on 12 January 1823.
  • She was the daughter of Peter Montelius and Margaret Stitzer.
  • Rachel Montelius married Nathan Erdman.
  • Rachel Montelius died on 1 December 1897, at age 74.
  • She was buried at Salem (Herb's) Church, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.
  • Father*: Peter Montelius b. 8 Mar 1791, d. 12 Jul 1859
  • Mother*: Margaret Stitzer b. 12 Mar 1793, d. 15 Feb 1880

Children of Rachel Montelius and Nathan Erdman

Citations

  1. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 115219; Filed: December 2, 1932; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.