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Minnie Klinger

• Last Edited: 1 May 2008

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Minnie Klinger was born in October 1887.^1,2
• Some sources record that Minnie Klinger was born in 1888.²
• She was the daughter of Elias Klinger and Flora Metz.
• Minnie Klinger married William J. Fisher circa 1910.³
• In 1920, Minnie and her husband William were living in Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA, where William was a coal miner. Their household included their 5 children -- Leo, Raymond, Pearl, Pauline, and Maude.⁴
• At the time of the 1930 Census, Minnie's husband William was living in Coal Township in a household that included their 3 daughters. William was a contract miner at a coal mine. Minnie was not listed in the household.³

• Father*: Elias Klinger b. 17 Mar 1850, d. 16 Mar 1927
• Mother*: Flora Metz b. c 1853, d. 1905

Raymond E. Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 22 Nov 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Raymond E. Klinger was born on 15 September 1889.^2,3
• He was the son of Elias Klinger and Flora Metz.
• The 1920 Census lists Raymond and Ethel as living in Philadelphia with two sons, Charles (age 4) and Raymond (age 1), where Raymond worked in an ice plant.⁴
• Raymond E. Klinger died on 15 August 1926, Memorial Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, at age 36.^5,3
• He was buried on 19 August 1926, at Westminster Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, PA.^3,1
• At the time of the 1930 Census for Philadelphia, Raymond's wife Ethel was listed as a widow and, with her 4 children, was living in the household of her sister and brother-in-law Margaret and Adam Schickley.⁵

• Father*: Elias Klinger b. 17 Mar 1850, d. 16 Mar 1927
• Mother*: Flora Metz b. c 1853, d. 1905

Harold J. Klinger

• Last Edited: 22 Nov 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Harold J. Klinger was born on 22 April 1894, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Elias Klinger and Flora Metz.
• Some sources record that Harold J. Klinger was born in 1892.³
• He married Jennie E. Quartz, daughter of Wilbert Quartz and Jennie (?), circa 1915.^4,5
• At the time of the 1920 Census, Harold and his wife Jennie were living in Coal Township, Northumberland County, with 5 children (Jennie, Wilbert, William, John, and Annie). Harold and Jennie had been married 14 years. Harold was working in a coal mine.⁵
• Harold J. Klinger died on 30 November 1964, Shamokin State Hospital, Coal Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 70.^1,2
• He was buried on 3 December 1964, at IOOF Cemetery, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2

• Father*: Elias Klinger b. 17 Mar 1850, d. 16 Mar 1927
• Mother*: Flora Metz b. c 1853, d. 1905

Elwood Elias Klinger

• Last Edited: 20 Jul 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Elwood Elias Klinger was born on 5 June 1896.^1,2
• He was the son of Elias Klinger and Flora Metz.
• Elwood Elias Klinger married Savada Lentz, daughter of Elmer Elsworth Lentz and Minnie I. McCoy.³
• In 1920, Elwood was "single" and living in Coal Township, Northumberland County in a household headed by his brother-in-law William L. Dunmore and Elwood's sister Maud. Elwood was working as a "twister" in a silk mill. The 1920 Census for Detroit, MI, lists Savada Klinger, age 23, born in Pennsylvania, as living in the household of her mother Minnie Lentz. Savada was listed as "married," but no husband or child was part of that household.^4,5
• Elwood Elias Klinger married Katherine Irene Shaffer on 2 February 1924, Middletown, NY.⁶
• The 1930 Census for Middletown, Orange County, NY, lists among the residents of the Middletown Homeopathic Hospital an "Elwood W. Klinger," age 33, born in Pennsylvania. It is not clear if this is the same Elwood Klinger.⁷
• Elwood Elias Klinger died on 8 July 1955, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA, at age 59.^2,8
• Newspaper obituary:
  Tharptown Man Dies in Hospital
  Elwood E. Khnger, 817 Tharp St., Tharptown, died last evening in Williamsport Hospital after an extended illness. Mr. Klinger was a patient in Shamokin Hospital up until six weeks ago.
  Elwood E. Klinger, a son of the late Elias and Flora (Metz) Klinger, was born June 5, 1896, in Shamokin. He attended Washington elementary school in Shamokin and beganto work as a silk mill employe at the former Star Silk Company. South Fifth Street.
  Mr. Klinger served as foreman of the Star plant for a number of years and later held similar positions with silk companies in Middletown, Pa., and Middletown, NY. He was a World War I veteran anu for a number of years served as a drummer for the drum and bugle corps sponsored by the Thomas Stewart Camp of the Sons of Vete an unknown person ans. Mr. Klinger was member of Lincoln Post of the American Legion.
  Survivors include two sons, Elwood, Jr., and Harold, Detroit, Mich; two brothers. Frank, Cleveland, and Harold, Shamokin; four sisters. Mrs. Anna Parsons, Mrs. Maude Dunmoyer, Mrs. Alva Mutchler and Mrs. Minnie Fisher, Shamokin, and three grandchildren.
  Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1:00 in Farrow Funeral Home, Sixth and Chestnut Streets. Rev. E. D. Ehrig, pastor of Trinity United Evangelical Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Monday evening, from 7:00 to 9:00, and Tuesday until time services.
  Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 09 Jul 1955, Sat, Page 2.⁹
  
• He was buried on 12 July 1955, at IOOF Cemetery, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.^10,9

• Father*: Elias Klinger b. 17 Mar 1850, d. 16 Mar 1927
• Mother*: Flora Metz b. c 1853, d. 1905

Harry E. Sheriff

• Last Edited: 15 Jan 2008

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Harry E. Sheriff was born in 1880.¹
• He married Catherine M. Klinger, daughter of Elias Klinger and Flora Metz.
• Harry E. Sheriff died on 4 September 1917.¹
• He was buried at IOOF Cemetery, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.¹

William L. Dunmoyer

• Last Edited: 17 Apr 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William L. Dunmoyer is also referred to as William Dunmore in some sources.²
• He was born on 16 March 1879.³
• He was the son of Henry Dunmoyer and Ellen Thomas.¹
• William L. Dunmoyer married Maude Klinger, daughter of Elias Klinger and Flora Metz, circa 1898.²
• William L. Dunmoyer died on 25 December 1945, at age 66.¹

• Father*: Henry Dunmoyer¹
• Mother*: Ellen Thomas¹

Harry E. Mutchler¹

• Last Edited: 17 Apr 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Harry E. Mutchler is also referred to as Harry Muckler in some sources.²
• He was born in February 1881.^3,4
• He married Alvaretta Klinger, daughter of Elias Klinger and Flora Metz, circa 1899.³

Elizabeth Philips¹

• Last Edited: 27 May 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Elizabeth Philips is also referred to as Lizie in some sources.
• She was born circa 1887, Wales.¹
• She married Frank Klinger, son of Elias Klinger and Flora Metz, circa 1905.²

Norman E. Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 15 Jan 2008

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Norman E. Klinger was born on 30 November 1905, Pennsylvania.^2,1
• He was the son of Frank Klinger and Elizabeth Philips.
• In 1930, Norman and his wife Gennie were living on East 170th Street in Cleveland, OH, where Norman was a toolmaker in a machine factory. Norman and Gennie had been married about 3 years and had one daughter, June.³
• Prior to his death, Norman was living in Lehigh Acres, Lee County, FL.¹
• Norman E. Klinger died on 3 December 1992, at age 87.¹

• Father*: Frank Klinger b. 1886, d. 17 May 1957
• Mother*: Elizabeth Philips b. c 1887

William J. Fisher

• Last Edited: 1 May 2008

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William J. Fisher was born circa 1886.¹
• He married Minnie Klinger, daughter of Elias Klinger and Flora Metz, circa 1910.²

Raymond Monroe Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 22 Nov 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Raymond Monroe Klinger was born on 11 June 1918, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.^2,1
• He was the son of Raymond E. Klinger and Ethel Henry.
• Raymond Monroe Klinger died on 28 April 1992, at age 73.¹
• He was buried at Henlopen Memorial Park, Milton, Sussex County, DE.³

• Father*: Raymond E. Klinger b. 15 Sep 1889, d. 15 Aug 1926
• Mother*: Ethel Henry

Jennie E. Quartz

• Last Edited: 17 Oct 2012

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Jennie E. Quartz is also referred to as Jennie E. Quortz in some sources.²
• She was born on 26 October 1896.¹
• She was the daughter of Wilbert Quartz and Jennie (?)¹
• Jennie E. Quartz married Harold J. Klinger, son of Elias Klinger and Flora Metz, circa 1915.^3,4
• Jennie E. Quartz died on 5 March 1982, at age 85.¹

• Father*: Wilbert Quartz¹
• Mother*: Jennie (?)

Wilbert Elias Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 22 Nov 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Wilbert Elias Klinger was born on 15 December 1919, Pennsylvania.^2,3
• He was the son of Harold J. Klinger and Jennie E. Quartz.
• Wilbert Elias Klinger died on 28 August 1997, at age 77.³

• Father*: Harold J. Klinger b. 22 Apr 1894, d. 30 Nov 1964
• Mother*: Jennie E. Quartz b. 26 Oct 1896, d. 5 Mar 1982

William Franklin Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 22 Nov 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William Franklin Klinger was born on 27 August 1924, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.^2,1
• He was the son of Harold J. Klinger and Jennie E. Quartz.
• William Franklin Klinger married Martha Thompson.³
• William Franklin Klinger died on 31 July 1997, at age 72.¹
• He was buried at Saint Marks Church Cemetery, Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA.³

• Father*: Harold J. Klinger b. 22 Apr 1894, d. 30 Nov 1964
• Mother*: Jennie E. Quartz b. 26 Oct 1896, d. 5 Mar 1982

John Lewis Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 26 Feb 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• John Lewis Klinger was born on 19 July 1926, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.^2,1
• He was the son of Harold J. Klinger and Jennie E. Quartz.
• John Lewis Klinger died on 17 October 2000, Broad Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Frackville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 74.^3,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  John L. Klinger
  John L. Klinger, 73, formerly of Trevorton, died Tuesday morning at Broad Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Frackville.
  Born in Shamokin, July 19, 1927, he was a son of the late Harold and Jennie Quartz Klinger. He attended Shamokin schools. He was a veteran of World War H, having served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater and the Philippine Liberation Campaign as a first mate in the U.S. Coast Guard.
  He was of the Lutheran faith and a member of the Trevorton Veterans of Foreign Wars.
  He was preceded in death by three brothers, Wilbert, Harold and William.
  Surviving are two sisters, Ann Lindenmuth, Ashland, and Jennie Roth, Shamokin; nieces and nephews.
  Graveside services will be held at 11:30 .am. Friday at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville. Chaplain Emily Forman will officiate. Richard W. Fritz Funeral Home, Ashland, is in charge of arrangements.
  Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 18 Oct 2000, Wed, Page 2.³
  
• He was buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Lebanon County, PA.⁵

• Father*: Harold J. Klinger b. 22 Apr 1894, d. 30 Nov 1964
• Mother*: Jennie E. Quartz b. 26 Oct 1896, d. 5 Mar 1982

Jennie E. Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 22 Nov 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Jennie E. Klinger is also referred to as Jan in some sources.
• She was born on 9 December 1917, Pennsylvania.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Harold J. Klinger and Jennie E. Quartz.
• Jennie E. Klinger died on 30 December 2008, at age 91.³

• Father*: Harold J. Klinger b. 22 Apr 1894, d. 30 Nov 1964
• Mother*: Jennie E. Quartz b. 26 Oct 1896, d. 5 Mar 1982

Anna E. Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 17 Oct 2012

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Anna E. Klinger also went by the name of Annie.
• She was born on 5 February 1929, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Harold J. Klinger and Jennie E. Quartz.
• Anna E. Klinger married Gerald M. Lindemuth.²
• Anna E. Klinger died on 6 June 2012, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 83 at her residence on Dutchtown Road.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Anna E. Lindemuth, 83, of 336 Dutchtown Road, Ashland, passed away Wednesday afternoon at her residence surrounded by her family.
  Born in Shamokin, Feb. 5, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Harold and Jennie Quortz Klinger Sr.
  She was a graduate of the former Shamokin High School, and was employed as a nurse's aide at the former Ashland State General Hospital, Fountain Springs, until its closing.
  Anna and her late husband, Gerald, worked together making the family farm a success. She was a member of the Salvation Army, Coal Township.
  She was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald M. Lindemuth, on Aug. 29, 1988; a granddaughter, Prisethane Wydra; a sister, Jennie Roth; and brothers, Wilbert, William, John and Harold Klinger.
  Survivors include two daughters, Connie, wife of William Wydra Sr., Ashland, and Donna Lindemuth, Ashland; a son, Robert Lindemuth, Ashland; and grandchildren, William Wydra Jr., Adrienne Wydra, Robert Jones and Amy Curry; great-grandchildren, Cole, Mason and Mia Wydra; and nieces and nephews.
  Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral service at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, North Ninth Street, Ashland. Officiating will be the Rev. Dana Heckman Beil, pastor. A viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Richard W. Fritz Funeral Home, 1323 Centre St., Ashland. Memorials may be made to the Salvation Army, 1300 W. Spruce St., Coal Township, PA, 17866. Richard W. Fritz Funeral Home, Ashland, is in charge of arrangements.
  Published in Republican & Herald from June 7 to June 8, 2012.²
  
• She was buried on 9 June 2012.²

• Father*: Harold J. Klinger b. 22 Apr 1894, d. 30 Nov 1964
• Mother*: Jennie E. Quartz b. 26 Oct 1896, d. 5 Mar 1982

Katherine Irene Shaffer¹

• Last Edited: 20 Jul 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Katherine Irene Shaffer was born circa 1897.¹
• She married Elwood Elias Klinger, son of Elias Klinger and Flora Metz, on 2 February 1924, Middletown, NY.²

Elwood Elsworth Klinger

• Last Edited: 20 Jul 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Elwood Elsworth Klinger was born on 27 September 1914, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.^2,3
• He was the son of Elwood Elias Klinger and Savada Lentz.¹
• At the time of the 1930 Census, Elwood (15) and his younger brother Harold (14) were living with their mother "Sarada White" in Detroit, Wayne County, MI.¹
• Elwood Elsworth Klinger married Irene Lucille Cunningham, daughter of John Cunningham and Esith Newton, on 27 March 1938, Detroit, Wayne County, MI.⁴
• Elwood Elsworth Klinger died on 23 March 1964, at age 49.⁵
• Newspaper obituary:
  KLINGER ELWOOD E., Mar. 23rd, father of Mrs. Roger Beattle, Gary, Dennis, Douglas Klinger. Funeral service Thursday, 1 p.m., Hammond K Hass Funeral Home, 24501-5 Mile (3 blks. W. of Telegraph).
  Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan), 25 Mar 1964, Wed, Page 29.⁵
  
• He was buried at Bachellor Cemetery, Fountain, Mason County, MI.⁶

• Father*: Elwood Elias Klinger b. 5 Jun 1896, d. 8 Jul 1955
• Mother*: Savada Lentz¹ b. c 1897, d. 21 Jan 1962

Harold William Klinger

• Last Edited: 20 Jul 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Harold William Klinger was born on 4 September 1915, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Elwood Elias Klinger and Savada Lentz.¹
• Harold William Klinger married Isabella Paul in 1946.³
• Harold William Klinger died on 16 August 2002, Las Vegas, Clark County, NV, at age 86.^2,4,5
• He was buried at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Clark County, NV.⁴

• Father*: Elwood Elias Klinger b. 5 Jun 1896, d. 8 Jul 1955
• Mother*: Savada Lentz¹ b. c 1897, d. 21 Jan 1962

Calvin Elias Klinger

• Last Edited: 20 Jul 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Calvin Elias Klinger was born on 2 May 1925, Lackawaxen, Pike County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Elwood Elias Klinger and Katherine Irene Shaffer.
• Calvin Elias Klinger died on 15 June 2001, at age 76.²

• Father*: Elwood Elias Klinger b. 5 Jun 1896, d. 8 Jul 1955
• Mother*: Katherine Irene Shaffer b. c 1897

Samuel Emanuel Klinger

• Last Edited: 1 Sep 2009

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Samuel Emanuel Klinger was born on 28 November 1851, near Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Samuel Klinger and Magdalena Klinger.
• Some sources record that Samuel Emanuel Klinger was born in November 1850, Pennsylvania.²
• He married Harriet I. Dunkleberger, daughter of George Dunkleberger and Catherine Rebuck, in 1875.³
• In 1880, Emanuel and Harriet, along with their one-year old daughter Stella, were living with Harriet's parents, George and Catherine Dunkelberger in Shamokin Township, Northumberland County. Emanuel was working as a farmer.⁴
• At the time of the 1900 Census, "Emanuel" and Harriet were living on Catawissa Avenue, in Sunbury, Northumberland County, with 9 of their 10 children. They had been married 24 years.²
• According to the 1910 Census, Emanuel and Harriet were living in Sunbury, Northumberland County, with 6 of their 10 children. Emanuel was an odd-job laborer, while Claude (age 24) was an agent for a tea company and Fay (age 20) was a weaver in a silk mill. The remaining 4 children were Emma (17), Mary (15), "Mable" (13) and "Donnel" (10).⁵
• In 1920, "Samuel" and Harriet were living on Catawissa Avenue in Sunbury, Northumberland County, along with 4 of their adult children -- Earl, Emma, Mary, and Mabel. Samuel worked in a dye works; Earl and Mary worked as weavers in a silk mill. Emma was a bookkeeper at an automobile garage, while Mabel was a clerk in an art store.⁶
• Samuel Emanuel Klinger died on 2 July 1923, at age 71.
• He was buried at Pomfret Manor Cemetery, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA.

• Father*: Samuel Klinger b. 16 Sep 1824, d. 4 Feb 1903
• Mother*: Magdalena Klinger b. 19 Mar 1830, d. 17 Jul 1874