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, b. 30 October 1853, d. 1 March 1905
  • Last Edited: 21 May 2026
  • Elizabeth Erdman also went by the name of Lizzie.1
  • She was born on 30 October 1853, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • She was the daughter of Nathan Erdman and Rachel Montelius.
  • Elizabeth Erdman married Daniel S. Klinger, son of William Klinger and Rebecca Schoffstall, on 2 September 1873, Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA.3
  • Elizabeth Erdman died on 1 March 1905, Dauphin County, PA, at age 51.4,2
  • She was buried at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.2

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. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30030385/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [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.
  4. [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. 29 August 1825, d. 7 March 1897
  • Last Edited: 21 May 2026
  • Nathan Erdman is also referred to as Nathan Erdman in some sources.1
  • He was born on 29 August 1825.1
  • He was the son of Johann Georg Erdman and Anna Catharina Schneider.1
  • Nathan Erdman married Rachel Montelius, daughter of Peter Montelius and Margaret Stitzer, on 26 March 1848.1
  • Nathan Erdman died on 7 March 1897, at age 71.1
  • He was buried at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.2

Children of Nathan Erdman and Rachel Montelius

Citations

  1. [S60] Joseph A. Meiser Jr. and Sarah Roadarmel Meiser, Genealogists Guide to Burials in Schuylkill County (Grantham, PA: Ddraig Gooch Publications, Robert L.K. Jones, 3rd edition 1998), p. 56. Hereinafter cited as Schuylkill County Burials.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55165332/nathan-erdman. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [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.