Victoria Shade

F, #8105, b. 28 March 1861, d. before 1911
  • Last Edited: 15 Nov 2022
  • Victoria Shade is also referred to as Victoria Schade in some sources.
  • She was born on 28 March 1861.1,2
  • She was the daughter of Abraham Shade and Magdalena Klinger.
  • Victoria Shade was baptized on 16 June 1861, Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wolf's Crossroads, Northumberland County, PA.2
  • She married Isaiah Scheib, son of Joshua Scheib and Elizabeth Raudenbach.3
  • Victoria Shade and Isaiah Scheib were divorced.4
  • Victoria Shade married William J. Clark circa 1891.5
  • Victoria Shade died before 1911. Her last husband William J. Clark was widowed when he died.6
  • Mary Klinger's book, pp. 351-52 says: "Victoria is a character hard to follow. She had an illegitimate son with a Gilbert. She m. Ishie (Isaac) Schieb and had 2 sons and later m. a Clark. She has descendants William Radel, which get [sic] the farm upon Abraham's death. He has children Ester, Mrs. Klinger from Klingerstown & Mrs. Zerfing from Gratz. Esther had Bryant & Erma, Mrs. Perry Williard of Klingerstown . . . . Harry m. Sadie Schwalm."7

Children of Victoria Shade and Frank Miller

Children of Victoria Shade and Isaiah Scheib

  • Newton Scheib b. 18 Nov 1879, d. 15 Feb 1902
  • Guerney Schieb b. 28 Dec 1881, d. 8 Jun 1882

Children of Victoria Shade

Children of Victoria Shade and William J. Clark

  • Bertha V. Clark5 b. Dec 1892
  • Le Roy Wilfred Clark12 b. 16 Sep 1895, d. 14 Jun 1943

Citations

  1. [S190] 1870 US Census, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1449; Page: 380A; Image: 160071; Family History Library Film: 552948.
  2. [S289] John Paul Deeban, compiler, Collected Records of the Wolf's Crossroads Lutheran Charge, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 2003), p. 5. Hereinafter cited as Collected Records, Wolf's Crossroads Lutheran Charge.
  3. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 351. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  4. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, p. 419.
  5. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Reading Ward 1, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1377; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1241377.
  6. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), No. 16157 for William J. Clark. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  7. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, pp. 351-52.
  8. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), Part II, p. 161. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  9. [S191] 1880 U.S. Census, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1191; Page: 314B; Enumeration District: 190; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  10. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1483; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0147; FHL microfilm: 1241483; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  11. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, No. 74868.
  12. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, No. 55292.

Abraham Shade

M, #8106, b. 24 May 1835, d. 24 November 1907
  • Last Edited: 12 Jan 2017
  • Abraham Shade was born on 24 May 1835, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • He was the son of John Shade and Hannah Hoffa.
  • Abraham Shade married Magdalena Klinger, daughter of George Adam Klinger and Eva Stein.2
  • Abraham Shade died on 24 November 1907, Valley View, Schuylkill CountY, PA, at age 72.1,3
  • He was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.1

Children of Abraham Shade and Magdalena Klinger

  • Justina Shade b. c 1849, d. 1852
  • Henry Harrison Shade b. 28 Feb 1855, d. 14 Dec 1855
  • Victoria Shade+ b. 28 Mar 1861, d. b 1911

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), pp. 344, 351. 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), No. 110761. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.

Magdalena Klinger1

F, #8107, b. 1 September 1834, d. 8 August 1906
  • Last Edited: 15 Nov 2022
  • Magdalena Klinger is also referred to as Dementha in some sources.2
  • She was born on 1 September 1834.3,4
  • She was the daughter of George Adam Klinger and Eva Stein.
  • Magdalena Klinger was baptized under the name "Dementha" on 12 October 1834, Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran and Reformed Church, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.5
  • Some sources record that Magdalena Klinger was born on 25 February 1834, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA.6,7,8
  • Other sources record that Magdalena Klinger was born on 5 March 1834.9
  • She married Abraham Shade, son of John Shade and Hannah Hoffa.10
  • Magdalena Klinger died on 8 August 1906, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 71.6,11,1
  • She was buried on 11 August 1906, at Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.6,9

Children of Magdalena Klinger and Abraham Shade

  • Justina Shade b. c 1849, d. 1852
  • Henry Harrison Shade b. 28 Feb 1855, d. 14 Dec 1855
  • Victoria Shade+ b. 28 Mar 1861, d. b 1911

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), Part II, p. 66. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  3. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 344. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  4. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. II, p. 66.
  5. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, vol. II, p. 66.
  6. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 79230 (1906); https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  7. [S23] Birth date computed from age at death.
  8. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1483; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0147; FHL microfilm: 1241483; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  9. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29806392/…
  10. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, pp. 344, 351.
  11. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, p. 351.

Emma Jane Scheib

F, #8116, b. 28 December 1884, d. 1974
  • Last Edited: 15 Jul 2007
  • Emma Jane Scheib is also referred to as Annie J. in some sources.1
  • She was born on 28 December 1884.2,3
  • She was the daughter of Charles Monroe Scheib and Hannah Elizabeth Klinger.
  • Emma Jane Scheib married Oscar Clark, son of David T. Clark and Elemira Klinger, circa 1908.4
  • In 1920, Emma and her husband Oscar Clark were living in Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, with one daughter, Hannah. Oscar was a coal miner.5
  • At the time of the 1930 Census, Emma and Oscar's household included their daughter Hannah and Emma's nephew Alphus Klinger. Oscar was working as an odd jobs laborer. Emma and Oscar had been married about 21 years.4
  • Emma Jane Scheib died in 1974.6

Children of Emma Jane Scheib and Oscar Clark

Citations

  1. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1401; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 40.
  2. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 351. 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), pp. 344, 382. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  4. [S186] 1930 US Census, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2026; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 7.0.
  5. [S192] 1920 US Census, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1557; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 54; Image: 826.
  6. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, Comprehensive History of Gratz, p. 382.
  7. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, Comprehensive History of Gratz, p. 386.

Ira G. Scheib1

M, #8117, b. 14 July 1888, d. 8 February 1951
  • Last Edited: 14 Jan 2022
  • Ira G. Scheib was born on 14 July 1888, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.1,3
  • He was the son of Charles Monroe Scheib and Hannah Elizabeth Klinger.2
  • Ira G. Scheib married Lillian May Beach, daughter of John M. Beach and Annie Falknor.4
  • The 1920 Census lists an "Ira Schieb," born in Pennsylvania about 1890, and his wife Lillian, born in Pennsylvania about 1900, living in Bigler Township, Clearfield County, PA, where Ira was a school teacher. Ira and Lillian had 2 sons -- Ira (age 2) and Allen (age 6 months).5
  • In 1930, this Ira and Lillian were living in the borough of Hawthorn, Clarion County, PA, where Ira was a high school teacher. Ira and Lillian had been married about 12 or 13 years and had 3 children: Junior (12); Allen L. (10); and Anna M. (8).6
  • Ira G. Scheib died on 8 February 1951, Hawthorn, Clarion County, PA, at age 62.3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    IRA G. SCHEIB
    Word has been received here by local friends of the death of Ira G. Scheib, for almost a quarter of a century the principal of the Hawthorn schools, in his Hawthorn home on February 8, 1951. He was born in Gratz, Dauphin county, on July 11, 1888, the son of the late Monroe and Hannah (Klinger) Scheib.
    The veteran teacher attended the Millersburg State Normal School and then taught for several years and then attended Susquehanna University where he was graduated with a Baeheor of Arts degree. Later he earned his Master of Education degree at Pitt. In all he taught in Pennsylvania for 37 years. He was a member of the Lutheran church.
    Surviving are his widow, Lilian (Beach) Scheib, one daughter and two sons. They are Mrs. John Phillips and Allen Scheib, of Hawthorn, and Ira G. Scheib, Jr., of Palmerton. Five grandchidren and four sisters and one brother also survive.
    Funeral services were held on February 12 with the Rev. A. F. Thomas officiating. Interment was in Fairview cemetery at Martinsburg.
    The Jeffersonian-Democrat (Brookville, Pennsylvania), 22 Feb 1951, Thu, Page 2.3
  • He was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Martinsburg, Blair County, PA.3

Children of Ira G. Scheib and Lillian May Beach

Citations

  1. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1401; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 40.
  2. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 351. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Ira G. Scheib, The Jeffersonian-Democrat (Brookville, Pennsylvania), 22 Feb 1951, Thu, Page 2.
  4. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 344. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  5. [S192] 1920 US Census, Bigler Twp., Clearfield County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1552; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 49; Image: 337.
  6. [S186] 1930 US Census, Hawthorn, Clarion County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2016; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 997.0.
  7. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84594753/ira-b.-scheib. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  8. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 22397 (1952); https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  9. [S186] 1930 US Census, Hawthorn, Clarion County, Pennsylvania; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2341750; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…

Bertha Vesta Scheib

F, #8118, b. 12 September 1891, d. 14 March 1959
  • Last Edited: 12 May 2023
  • In 1920, Bertha and her husband Harry were living in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, where Harry was a farmer. They had 2 children, Avis and Paul.1
  • Bertha Vesta Scheib was born on 12 September 1891, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.2,3,4
  • She was the daughter of Charles Monroe Scheib and Hannah Elizabeth Klinger.
  • Bertha Vesta Scheib married Harry G. Riegel, son of Andrew Riegel and Sarah Radle.
  • By 1930, Bertha and Harry were living in Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, where Harry worked in a coal mine. They had been married 14 years and had 5 children.5
  • Bertha Vesta Scheib died on 14 March 1959, Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 67.4
  • Newspaper obituary:
    MRS. BERTHA REIGLE DIES
    Mrs. Bertha Reigle, 67, died Saturday in a Harrisburg hospital. She was the wife of Harry Reigle. Mrs. Reigle belonged to the United Church of Christ, Gratz.
    In addition to her husband, two sons and three daughters, among them Mrs. Mary Snyder and Lee, Gratz; Mrs. Avis GottschalL Halifax, R. and -Mrs. Hannah Frantz, Elizabeth ville; a brother, Harry Scheib, Gratz; three sisters, among them Mrs. Emma Clark and Mrs. Amelia Dockey, both of Gratz. Services will be held Wednesday in Valley View.
    The Daily Item, March 17, 1959, Page 21.6
  • She was buried on 18 March 1959, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.4,7

Children of Bertha Vesta Scheib and Harry G. Riegel

Citations

  1. [S192] 1920 US Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1557; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 120; Image: 1128.
  2. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 351. 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. 344. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  4. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 23185 (1959); https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  5. [S186] 1930 US Census, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2026; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 7.0.
  6. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Bertha Reigle, The Daily Item, March 17, 1959, Page 21. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed May 12, 2023).
  7. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173740007/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Amelia C. Scheib1

F, #8119, b. 31 July 1895, d. 7 May 1990
  • Last Edited: 9 Jun 2009
  • Amelia C. Scheib is also referred to as Amelia G. and Millie C. Scheib in some sources.2,3
  • She was born on 31 July 1895, Pennsylvania.2,4
  • She was the daughter of Charles Monroe Scheib and Hannah Elizabeth Klinger.2
  • At the time of the 1920 Census, Amelia was single and living with her parents in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.5
  • Amelia C. Scheib married Ralph F. Dockey, son of Jonathon Dockey and Joanna Gesner, after 1920.6,5
  • In 1930, Amelia and Ralph were living in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, where Ralph was a driver for the US Mail. Their household included 3 children: Hilda, Hannah, and George.7
  • Prior to her death, Amelia was living in the vicinity of Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.4
  • Amelia C. Scheib died on 7 May 1990, at age 94.4

Children of Amelia C. Scheib and Ralph F. Dockey

Citations

  1. [S199] 1910 Census , Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1337; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 706.
  2. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1401; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 40.
  3. [S186] 1930 US Census, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2027; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 77; Image: 981.0.
  4. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  5. [S192] 1920 US Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1557; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 120; Image: 1140.
  6. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 351. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  7. [S186] 1930 US Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2027; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 77; Image: 981.0.

Mary May Scheib

F, #8120, b. 21 March 1902, d. 22 February 1992
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2018
  • Mary May Scheib was born on 21 March 1902, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.1,2,3
  • She was the daughter of Charles Monroe Scheib and Hannah Elizabeth Klinger.
  • Mary May Scheib married Alfred Stanley Klinger, son of Monroe Elmer Klinger and Elizabeth K. Artz, on 27 September 1919, Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.4,5
  • According to the 1930 Census, Mary and Stanley were living on North Main Street in Herndon, Northumberland County, PA, where Stanley was a truck driver for the Atlantic Refining Company. Stanley and Mary had been married 11 years, and their household included the following children: Mark M., son (10); Anna A., daughter (7); Blair, son (5 11/12); Betty J. May, daughter (1 7/12); and Carolyn M., daughter (7/12).6
  • Mary May Scheib died on 22 February 1992, Holy Spirt Hospital, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, PA, at age 89.3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Mary M. Klinger, 89, of Lower Allen Twp., died Saturday at Holy Spirit Hospital.
    She was a member of Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz; attended Second United Church of Christ, Harrisburg; a member of West Shore Senior Citizens.
    She was the widow of A. Stanley Klinger. Surviving are two sons, Mark M. of Harrisburg and Donald C. of Winter Haven, Fla; two daughters, Betty Jane Espenshade of Harrisburg and Carolyn M. Lenhart of Camp Hill; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces.
    Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Neill Funeral Home, Camp Hill. Burial will be in Gratz Union Cemetery, Gratz.
    There will be no viewing or visitation.
    Memorial contributions may be made to S.A.G.E., c/o St. John Lutheran Church, 5 S. Eberly Ave., Shiremanstown 17011.
    Patriot-News, The (Harrisburg, PA)Date: February 24, 1992 Edition: FINAL Page: B2.3
  • She was buried at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.3

Children of Mary May Scheib and Alfred Stanley Klinger

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 344. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S199] 1910 Census , Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1337; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 706.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Mary M. Klinger, Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News, February 24, 1992. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, Comprehensive History of Gratz, p. 652.
  5. [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. 143. Hereinafter cited as Simeon Lutheran Church Records.
  6. [S186] 1930 US Census, Herndon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2089; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 1084.0.
  7. [S382] Elsie Klinger Eaves. The Genealogical Records of James M. & Elsie K. Eaves, online site no longer accessible, 2006, http://www.eaves-klinger-genealogy.info/p19.htm#i931. Hereinafter cited as Elsie Klinger Eaves Website (2006).
  8. [S877] Lenhart, Carolyn Marie, Obituary, Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA, April 10, 2011. Hereinafter cited as Carolyn Marie Lenhart Obituary.

Harry H. Scheib

M, #8121, b. 24 October 1905, d. August 1984
  • Last Edited: 4 Mar 2010
  • Harry H. Scheib was born on 24 October 1905.1,2
  • He was the son of Charles Monroe Scheib and Hannah Elizabeth Klinger.
  • Harry H. Scheib married Esther J. Maurer before 1930.3
  • In 1930, Harry and Esther were living in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, where Harry was working as a coal miner. They had been married about 2 years and had one son, Roger.3
  • Harry H. Scheib died in August 1984, at age 78.4,2
  • He was buried at Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA.

Children of Harry H. Scheib and Esther J. Maurer

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 351. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  3. [S186] 1930 US Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2027; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 77; Image: 981.0.
  4. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 382. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  5. [S770] Crabb, Gloria, Obituary, Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA, March 4, 2010, http://obits.pennlive.com/obituaries/pennlive/obituary.aspx. Hereinafter cited as Gloria Crabb Obituary.
  6. [S758] Scheib, Roger G., Obituary, Daily Item, Sunbury, PA, January 11, 2010, http://www.legacy.com/dailyitem/Obituaries.asp. Hereinafter cited as Roger G. Scheib Obituary.

Esther J. Maurer1

F, #8122, b. 1906, d. 1958
  • Last Edited: 4 Mar 2010

Children of Esther J. Maurer and Harry H. Scheib

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 382. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S186] 1930 US Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2027; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 77; Image: 981.0.
  3. [S770] Crabb, Gloria, Obituary, Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA, March 4, 2010, http://obits.pennlive.com/obituaries/pennlive/obituary.aspx. Hereinafter cited as Gloria Crabb Obituary.
  4. [S758] Scheib, Roger G., Obituary, Daily Item, Sunbury, PA, January 11, 2010, http://www.legacy.com/dailyitem/Obituaries.asp. Hereinafter cited as Roger G. Scheib Obituary.

Monroe Elmer Klinger

M, #8123, b. 10 March 1879, d. 11 March 1938
  • Last Edited: 22 Aug 2012
  • Monroe Elmer Klinger was born on 11 March 1879, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.1
  • Some sources record that Monroe Elmer Klinger was born on 10 March 1879, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.2,3
  • He was the son of Francis Klinger and Harriet Troutman.
  • Monroe Elmer Klinger married Elizabeth K. Artz, daughter of Preston John Artz and Mary J. (?), on 26 March 1898, Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.3,4
  • Monroe Elmer Klinger died on 11 March 1938, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 59 of an accidental gunshot.5
  • He was buried at Simeon Union Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.1,6

Children of Monroe Elmer Klinger and Elizabeth K. Artz

  • Bessie Mae Klinger+ b. 31 Dec 1898, d. 1962
  • Wallace Morris Klinger b. 4 Oct 1900, d. 19 Jun 1975
  • Alfred Stanley Klinger+ b. 10 Jun 1902, d. Dec 1968
  • Mattie Eulalie Klinger b. 18 Jan 1904, d. 12 Dec 1996
  • Allen Harvey Klinger b. 25 Dec 1905, d. 13 Oct 1959
  • Elsie Minerva Klinger b. 13 Feb 1907, d. 1979
  • Elwood Monroe Klinger b. 3 May 1910, d. 18 Dec 1913
  • Blair Francis Klinger b. 31 Dec 1912, d. 20 Mar 1986

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 652. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), pp. 270, 283. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  3. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, Comprehensive History of Gratz, p. 375.
  4. [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. 141. Hereinafter cited as Simeon Lutheran Church Records.
  5. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, p. 283.
  6. [S704] Phillip A. Rice, Jodi A. Germani and Jean A. Dellock, Simeon Lutheran Church Records, p. 153.

Francis Klinger

M, #8124, b. 24 January 1851, d. 15 November 1910
  • Last Edited: 14 Jun 2009
  • Francis Klinger is also referred to as Frank and Franklin Klinger in some sources.1
  • He was born on 24 January 1851, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • He was the son of Elias Klinger and Sarah Kissinger.
  • Francis Klinger married Harriet Troutman, daughter of George T. Troutman and Justina Clark, circa 1870, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.
  • Francis Klinger died on 15 November 1910, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 59.3
  • He was buried at Simeon Union Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.1,4

Children of Francis Klinger and Harriet Troutman

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. 36. Hereinafter cited as "Andreas Schmeltz."
  2. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), pp. 269, 422. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  3. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, p. 269.
  4. [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.

Oscar Clark

M, #8125, b. 1878, d. 1943
  • Last Edited: 15 Jul 2007

Children of Oscar Clark and Emma Jane Scheib

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 382. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, Comprehensive History of Gratz, pp. 382, 632.
  3. [S186] 1930 US Census, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2026; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 7.0.
  4. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, Comprehensive History of Gratz, p. 386.

Harry G. Riegel1

M, #8126, b. 1 November 1881, d. 5 April 1960
  • Last Edited: 12 May 2023
  • Harry G. Riegel was born on 1 November 1881, Lykens R.D., Dauphin County, PA.2,1
  • He was the son of Andrew Riegel and Sarah Radle.2
  • Harry G. Riegel married Bertha Vesta Scheib, daughter of Charles Monroe Scheib and Hannah Elizabeth Klinger.
  • Harry G. Riegel died on 5 April 1960, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, at age 78.2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    HARRY G. RIEGEL
    Harry G. Riegel, age 78 years, died at his home in Gratz on Tuesday.
    He was a member of St. Peter's United Church of Christ, Lykens Township.
    Survivors are two sons, Lee A. Lykens, R. D. and Paul A. Riegel, Harrisburg; three daughters, Mrs. William Frantz, Elizabethtown Mrs. Richard Snyder, Gratz, and Mrs. Ira K. Gottschall, Halifax R. D. 2 and six grandchildren.
    Also surviving are a brother, Isaac M. Riegel, Gratz Star Route; and two sisters, Mrs. Lura Shadle, Spring Glen, and Mrs. Maude Straub of Lykens.
    Services will be held from Simeon's United Church of Christ, Gratz, at 2:00 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Rev. Joseph A. Heiney, pastor of the Upper Dauphin Charge, United Church of Christ will officiate, and interment will be in the Gratz Cemetery.
    Elizabethville Echo, April 7, 1960, Page 1.3
  • He was buried at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.4

Children of Harry G. Riegel and Bertha Vesta Scheib

Citations

  1. [S192] 1920 US Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1557; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 120; Image: 1128.
  2. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 36357 (1960); https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Harry G. Riegel, Elizabethville Echo, April 7, 1960, Page 1. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed May 12, 2023).
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173739914/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  5. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 344. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.

Ralph F. Dockey

M, #8127, b. 16 August 1899, d. August 1983
  • Last Edited: 9 Jun 2009

Children of Ralph F. Dockey and Amelia C. Scheib

Citations

  1. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623_1401 Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 40.
  2. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  3. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 351. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  4. [S192] 1920 US Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1557; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 120; Image: 1140.
  5. [S186] 1930 US Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2027; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 77; Image: 981.0.

David S. Klinger

M, #8128, b. 15 May 1827, d. 11 February 1916
  • Last Edited: 17 Mar 2024
  • David S. Klinger was born on 15 May 1827, Dauphin County, PA.1,2,3,4
  • He was the son of Alexander Klinger and Elizabeth Schwalm.1
  • David S. Klinger was baptized on 27 May 1827, Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran and Reformed Church, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA. The sponsors were "Friderich Schwalm and w. Catharina," the brother and sister-in-law of Elizabeth (Schwalm) Klinger.5,6
  • He married Barbara Merkel Wiest, daughter of Johannes Wiest and Catharine Merkel, in 1851.7
  • David S. Klinger died on 11 February 1916, Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 88.1,8
  • He was buried on 15 February 1916, at Saint Michaels Lutheran Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.1,9
  • Newspaper obituary:
    David Klinger, father of Calvin Klinger of this place, and the oldest citizen of Klingerstown, where he was born and spent his entire life, died Feb. 11th, 1916, aged 82 years, 8 months and 26 days. Burial took place in the Klingerstown cemetery.
    The Standard (Lykens, Pennsylvania), 25 Feb 1916, Fri, Page 1.3
  • Floyd, Biographical and Genealogical Annals of Northumberland County (1911), states:
    "The oldest resident in his section is David S. Klinger, of Klingerstown, who has lived at that place for sixty years and in the neighborhood all his life. . . .
    "DAVID S. KLINGER, son of Alexander and Elizabeth (Schwalm) Klinger, was born May 15, 1827. He learned the trade of millwright, and has had a busy and successful career, all of which has been passed in his native locality. In 1851 he settled in Klingerstown, where he has since resided, and he has a comfortable home and many other things which go to make life pleasant. He has accumulated considerable property, having a 150-acre farm in Mahantango township, Schuylkill county, a ten-acre tract in Klingerstown, and a tract of sixteen acres two miles from Klingerstown, in Mahantango township. Though long past the age of eighty Mr. Klinger has an active mind and a clear memory and the family history used in this article was all contributed by him. He and all his family arc of the Reformed faith, Mr. Klinger being a Reformed member of the Union Church at Klingerstown. His father was a Lutheran.
    "In 1851 Mr. Klinger married Barbara Wiest, daughter of John and Catharine (Merkel) Wiest and eleven children have been born to them: Preston, Francis, Ottis, Calvin, Alexander, Amelia, Barbara, Catharine, Christian, and two who died young. The family is highly respected, being numbered among the progressive members of the community."
    Mary Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany, pp. 361-62, recounts a story concerning an unnamed member of David S. Klinger's family. She says: "A CERTAIN man in a drunken rage at the hotel in Erdman got into a family argument with his uncle, his sister's brother-in-law[, and] knocked him to the floor, jumped on his chest and killed him. He dragged him outside, put him on his buggy, untied the horse and sent him home! The next morning the wife got up, seeing her husband dead in the buggy, just as the horse had brought him home. The man is bur. in the Kahler Cemetery in Upper mahantongo Twp., with no records of them except those held by the preacher's daughter. . . The grand old lady who told me was a niece of the party [sic] concerned, on both sides of the fence!!"10,11

Children of David S. Klinger and Barbara Merkel Wiest

  • Amelia Klinger b. 16 Sep 1851, d. 13 Jul 1913
  • Barbara Jane Klinger b. 28 Dec 1853, d. 31 May 1917
  • Preston Wiest Klinger12 b. 22 Mar 1856, d. 8 Dec 1931
  • Johannes Klinger b. 17 Jul 1857, d. 15 Jun 1861
  • Christiana Klinger+ b. 9 Jul 1861, d. 20 Jun 1932
  • Catharine Klinger b. 8 Apr 1863, d. 21 Feb 1939
  • Francis Albert Klinger b. 19 May 1865, d. 9 Dec 1942
  • Otis Wilson Klinger b. 2 Jun 1867, d. 18 Aug 1950
  • David Calvin Klinger+ b. 16 Feb 1870, d. 6 Jan 1931
  • Infant daughter Klinger13 b. 11 Jan 1874, d. 11 Jan 1874
  • Alexander W. Klinger+ b. 15 Jul 1875, d. 1 Nov 1945

Citations

  1. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 21632 (1916); https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  2. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), pt. 2, p. 58 (baptismal record). Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for David S. Klinger, The Standard (Lykens, Pennsylvania), 25 Feb 1916, Fri, Page 1.
  4. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), pp. 352, 354. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  5. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, part 2, p. 58.
  6. [S932] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, online www.ancestry.com (Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records Reel: 267), Klingers Lutheran Church, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985.
  7. [S21] Genealogical and Biographical Annals of Northumberland County (Chicago, IL: J. L. Floyd & Co., 1911), p. 550. Hereinafter cited as Annals of Northumberland County.
  8. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, p. 354.
  9. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29995696/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  10. [S21] Annals of Northumberland County, pp. 549-550.
  11. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, pp. 361-62.
  12. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, Certificate Number: 118495 (1931); https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  13. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, Part II, p. 295.

Francis Oliver Klinger

M, #8130, b. 16 March 1892, d. 23 February 1972
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2018
  • Francis Oliver Klinger was born on 16 March 1892.1,2
  • He was the son of David Calvin Klinger and Amelia Loretta Klinger.
  • In 1910, Francis was single and living with his parents in living in Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA. He was working as a carpenter.3
  • Francis Oliver Klinger married Myrl R. Shultz, daughter of John W. Shultz and Ellen M. (?), between 1910 and 1920.4
  • By 1920, Francis was married to Myrl Shultz and was he and his family were living with his in-laws in the East Ward of Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, with a 9 month old daughter Dorothy. Francis worked in a briquette works.4
  • At the time of the 1930 Census, Francis and his family were living in the west ward of Lykens, Dauphin County, where he was a carpenter in a coal mine. His household included his wife, 2 children, and his in-laws.5
  • Prior to his death, Francis was living in the vicinity of Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.6
  • Francis Oliver Klinger died on 23 February 1972, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, at age 79.7,6,8
  • He was buried on 26 February 1972, at Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.8,9
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Francis O. Klinger, 79, of 309 Main St., Lykens, died Wednesday of last week at his home.
    He was a retired employee of PP&L Co. at Martin's Creek, and a member of Lykens United Methodist Church.
    He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Law of Camp Hill; a son, John Klinger, at home; four sisters, Mrs. Flora Dunlap of Oaks, Mrs. Grace Lloyd of Pottstown: and Miss Katie Klinger and Mrs. J Vera Schreffler, both of Lykens; three brothers, Carlos Klinger of Lemoyne, and John and Richard Klinger, both of Lykens; a grandchild, and two great-grandchildren.
    Services were held Saturday at the Schaffstall funeral home, Lykens. Rev. William M. Stanley officiated. Burial was in Wiconisco Cemetery, Wiconisco.8

Children of Francis Oliver Klinger and Myrl R. Shultz

Citations

  1. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), pt. 2, p. 178 (baptismal record). Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  2. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 360. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  3. [S199] 1910 Census , Upper Mahantongo Twp., Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1419; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 106; Image: 318.
  4. [S192] 1920 US Census, Lykens East Ward, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1557; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 119; Image: 1117.
  5. [S186] 1930 US Census, Lykens West Ward, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2027; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 76; Image: 941.0.
  6. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  7. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, p. 261.
  8. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Francis O. Klinger (1972).
  9. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  10. [S186] 1930 US Census, Lykens West Ward, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Lykens, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2027; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 76; Image: 941.0.