William Klark Troutman

M, #8988, b. 18 January 1831, d. 2 November 1897
  • Last Edited: 27 Dec 2022
  • William Klark Troutman is also referred to as Wilhelm Trautman in some sources.1
  • He was born on 18 January 1831, Dauphin County, PA.2,3
  • He was the son of George T. Troutman and Justina Clark.
  • William Klark Troutman married Lydia Leitzel, daughter of Benjamin E. Leitzel and Elizabeth Byerly.2
  • William Klark Troutman married Catherine Masser, daughter of John Masser and Catharine Klinger, after 1869.4
  • William Klark Troutman died on 2 November 1897, at age 66.5
  • He was buried at Saint David's Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.6
  • Biographical and Genealogical Annals of Northumberland County (1911) states:
    William K. Troutman, son of George T., was born in Northumberland county, and was a farmer of Jordan township, where he had a tract of 125 acres which he cultivated during his active years. Later, when he retired, he moved to a small place near Hebe. During his early years he was a tenant farmer, but by hard work and thrift he became well-to-do, and he was one of the respected citizens of his township, which he served as tax collector. Politically he was a Republican, and during the Civil war he served in the Union army, as a member of Company K, 172d Regiment. He and his family worshipped with the Reformed congregation at Hebe, and he served as elder and trustee of the church.
    Mr. Troutman's first wife, Lydia (Leitzel), daughter of Benjamin Leitzel, was born Jan. 15, 1834, and died Nov. 26, 1868, the mother of seven children: Amelia married Peter Kratzer; Elizabeth married William Bohner; Catharine married Peter Boyer; Lydia married William Hoffman; Emma married John Long; Cossom married Maggie Shaud; William L. is mentioned below. The father died Nov. 2, 1897, aged sixty-six years, nine months, fourteen days, and is buried at Hebe by the side of his first wife.7

Children of William Klark Troutman and Lydia Leitzel

Children of William Klark Troutman and Catherine Masser

Citations

  1. [S169] Glenn P. Schwalm and Phillip Rice, compiler, Church Records of St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church (1829-1915) (Closson Press, Appollo, PA: Schuylkill Roots, 1995), p. 19. Hereinafter cited as St. David's Church (Hebe) Records.
  2. [S173] Steve E. Troutman, compiler, The Trautman/Troutman Family History, Volume II (Morgantown, PA: Masthof Press, 1997), p. 98. Hereinafter cited as Troutman Family History.
  3. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
  4. [S173] Steve E. Troutman, Troutman Family History, pp. 98, 247.
  5. [S21] Genealogical and Biographical Annals of Northumberland County (Chicago, IL: J. L. Floyd & Co., 1911). Hereinafter cited as Annals of Northumberland County.
  6. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40338495/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  7. [S21] Annals of Northumberland County, p. 737.
  8. [S173] Steve E. Troutman, Troutman Family History, p. 246.
  9. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40385829/…
  10. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90457873/…

George T. Troutman

M, #8989, b. 27 January 1804, d. 14 February 1869
  • Last Edited: 27 Dec 2022

Children of George T. Troutman and Justina Clark

  • Elizabeth Troutman4 b. c 1829
  • William Klark Troutman+ b. 18 Jan 1831, d. 2 Nov 1897
  • Anna Maria Troutman4 b. 19 Feb 1831, d. 26 Oct 1900
  • Polly Troutman5 b. 31 Aug 1832, d. 28 Oct 1900
  • Sarah Troutman b. c 1834
  • Henry K. Troutman b. 14 May 1835
  • Catharine Troutman b. 14 Nov 1838
  • Joseph K. Troutman+ b. 14 May 1840, d. 27 Dec 1906
  • Maria Anna Troutman+ b. 14 Mar 1842, d. 29 Feb 1912
  • Helena Troutman b. 8 Aug 1843
  • Aaron K. Troutman b. 23 Jan 1847
  • Louisa Troutman b. 28 Feb 1849
  • Harriet Troutman+ b. 23 Aug 1851, d. 16 Jan 1934

Citations

  1. [S173] Steve E. Troutman, compiler, The Trautman/Troutman Family History, Volume II (Morgantown, PA: Masthof Press, 1997), p. 98. Hereinafter cited as Troutman Family History.
  2. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), pp. 269, 310. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  3. [S21] Genealogical and Biographical Annals of Northumberland County (Chicago, IL: J. L. Floyd & Co., 1911). Hereinafter cited as Annals of Northumberland County.
  4. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
  5. [S173] Steve E. Troutman, Troutman Family History, p. 99.

Lydia Leitzel

F, #8990, b. 15 January 1834, d. 26 November 1868
  • Last Edited: 28 Dec 2018

Children of Lydia Leitzel and William Klark Troutman

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40338538/lydia-troutman. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S173] Steve E. Troutman, compiler, The Trautman/Troutman Family History, Volume II (Morgantown, PA: Masthof Press, 1997), p. 98. Hereinafter cited as Troutman Family History.
  3. [S21] Genealogical and Biographical Annals of Northumberland County (Chicago, IL: J. L. Floyd & Co., 1911). Hereinafter cited as Annals of Northumberland County.
  4. [S173] Steve E. Troutman, Troutman Family History, p. 247.
  5. [S173] Steve E. Troutman, Troutman Family History, p. 246.
  6. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.

John Adam Long

M, #8998, b. 27 July 1864, d. 26 January 1945

John A. Long at age 76, photo taken July 18, 1940
  • Last Edited: 23 Jun 2019
  • John Adam Long was born on 27 July 1864, Dalmatia, Northumberland County, PA.1,2
  • He was the son of Tobias Leonard Long and Elizabeth Witmer.
  • John Adam Long married Emma Jane Troutman, daughter of William Klark Troutman and Lydia Leitzel, on 28 August 1887, Northumberland County, PA.3,4,5
  • Newspaper obituary:
    J.A. LONG, FORMER SUNBURIAN, DIES
    John Adam Long, formerly of this city, died this morning at 1:50 o'clock in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Beaver, Dalmatia, after an illness of one day, from complications and infirmities. He was 80 years of age.
    He was born in Lower Mahanoy Township, July 27, 1864, the son of Tobias and Elizabeth Witmer Long, of Lower Mahanoy Town[ship.] He married Emma Jane Troutman, who preceded him to the grave 13 years ago.
    In early years, he engaged as a mill wright in Sunbury and elsewhere in this section. His family home was on South Tenth street, where his son, Harry now resides. He moved to Dalmatia four years ago, making his home with his daughters Mrs. J. A. Klinger and Mrs. Beaver. He was a member of the Dalmatia Reformed Church.
    He is survived by five children: William Tobias Long, Sunbury, R. D; Mrs. Klinger, Dalmatia; Mrs. John Egan, Philadelphia; Mrs. Beaver, Dalmatia, and Harry, Sunbury. One son, John R., preceded him in death in 1918. Two brothers survive, George O. Long, Dalmatia, R. D., Frank Long, Selinsgrove, and a number of grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
    Funeral services will be held from the home of his daughter, Mrs. Klinger. Dalmatia, Monday. at 2 p. m., with further services in the Dalmatia Lutheran and Reformed Church. Rev. Elmer Dech, Reformed pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the Dalmatia Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday evening at the Klinger home.
    The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), 26 Jan 1945, Fri, Page 2.6
  • John Adam Long died on 26 January 1945, Dalmatia, Northumberland County, PA, at age 80.7,8
  • He was buried on 29 January 1945, at Trinity Evangelical Reformed Church, Dalmatia, Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA.2

Children of John Adam Long and Emma Jane Troutman

  • William Tobias Long9 b. 21 Oct 1887, d. 30 Aug 1956
  • John R. Long9 b. 20 Jul 1889, d. 17 Oct 1918
  • Alvesta May Long9 b. 15 Dec 1890, d. 3 Apr 1989
  • Charlotte Long b. 15 Aug 1894, d. 10 Jan 1953
  • Evlina Long9 b. 8 Sep 1895, d. 22 Sep 1970
  • Harry Albert Long10 b. 24 Apr 1900, d. May 1971
  • Emma Jane Long b. c 1902, d. b 1995

Citations

  1. [S192] 1920 US Census, Upper Augusta Township, Northumberland County, PA. Roll: T625_1611, Page: 5B, ED: 140, Image: 0758.
  2. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health). Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  3. [S173] Steve E. Troutman, compiler, The Trautman/Troutman Family History, Volume II (Morgantown, PA: Masthof Press, 1997), p. 246. Hereinafter cited as Troutman Family History.
  4. [S199] 1910 Census , Roll: T624_1384; Image: 1219; Enumeration District: 121.
  5. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  6. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for John A. Long, The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), 26 Jan 1945, Fri, Page 2.
  7. [S7] Joseph A. Meiser Jr. and Sarah Roadarmel Meiser, Genealogists Guide to Burials in Northumberland County, PA, Volume III (Grantham, PA: Ddraig Gooch Publications, Robert L.K. Jones, 4th edition, 1997), vol. III, p. 345. Hereinafter cited as Northumberland County Burials III.
  8. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, Number 5540.
  9. [S199] 1910 Census, Upper Augusta Township, Northumberland County, PA; Roll: T624_1384, Image: 1219.
  10. [S192] 1920 US Census, Upper Augusta Township, Northumberland County, PA; Roll: T625_1611, Page: 5B, ED: 140, Image: 0758.

Susan McClata Lahr

F, #8999, b. 1871, d. 17 April 1958
  • Last Edited: 18 Oct 2007
  • Susan McClata Lahr was born in 1871.1
  • She was the daughter of Josiah Lahr and Harriet Rebuck.
  • Susan McClata Lahr married William Lincoln Troutman, son of William Klark Troutman and Lydia Leitzel, on 25 December 1886.
  • Susan and William's family is listed in the 1900 Census for Jordan Township, Northumberland County, as follows: William Troutman, head, 36, married 12 years; Susan Troutman, wife, 28, married 12 years, mother of 7 children, 7 of whom were then living; Grant L. Troutman, son, 11; Clarence R. Troutman, son, 10; Earle E. Troutman, son, 8; William F. Troutman, son, 7; Ammon J. Troutman, son, 5; Eva G. Troutman, daughter, 4; and Nettie T. Troutman, daughter, 1.2
  • The 1910 Census for Jordan Township, Northumberland County lists the following household: William L. Troutman, head, 45, married 22 years, public school teacher; Susan Troutman, wife, 38, married 22 years; mother of 10 children, all of whom were then surviving; Grant Troutman, son, 21, single, public school teacher; Earle Troutman, son, 18, single, laborer at odd jobs; Eva G. Troutman, daughter, 13; Nettie Troutman, daughter, 11; Roscoe Troutman, son, 9; Ruth Troutman, daughter, 7; and Paul Troutman, son, 3.3
  • Susan McClata Lahr died on 17 April 1958.1

Children of Susan McClata Lahr and William Lincoln Troutman

Citations

  1. [S169] Glenn P. Schwalm and Phillip Rice, compiler, Church Records of St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church (1829-1915) (Closson Press, Appollo, PA: Schuylkill Roots, 1995), p. 67. Hereinafter cited as St. David's Church (Hebe) Records.
  2. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1449; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 126.
  3. [S199] 1910 Census , Jordan Twp., Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1383; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 66; Image: 440.