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Amelia Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 19 Oct 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Amelia Wiest was born on 18 November 1854.²
• She was the daughter of John Klinger Wiest and Lucetta Beisel.
• Amelia Wiest married Gabriel Paul Centralia, WA.²
• Amelia Wiest died on 19 April 1919, Kelso, Cowlitz County, WA, at age 64.²

• Father*: John Klinger Wiest b. 14 Jan 1821, d. 20 Apr 1877
• Mother*: Lucetta Beisel b. 13 Dec 1824, d. 23 Aug 1904

Gabriel Paul

• Last Edited: 19 Oct 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Gabriel Paul was born Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• He died Centralia, Lewis County, WA.¹
• Gabriel Paul is also referred to as Gabriel in some sources.¹
• He married Amelia Wiest, daughter of John Klinger Wiest and Lucetta Beisel, Centralia, WA.¹

Sevilla Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 18 Jun 2005

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Sevilla Wiest is also referred to as Fayette or Feyetta Wiest in some sources.
• She was born on 4 January 1859.¹
• She was the daughter of John Klinger Wiest and Lucetta Beisel.
• Sevilla Wiest died on 30 October 1862, at age 3.¹
• She was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA; Name appears as "Sevilla Wust," daughter of "Johannes and Russina Wust," in cemetery records.²

• Father*: John Klinger Wiest b. 14 Jan 1821, d. 20 Apr 1877
• Mother*: Lucetta Beisel b. 13 Dec 1824, d. 23 Aug 1904

Francis Powell¹

• Last Edited: 1 Aug 2009

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Francis Powell was born on 3 June 1871.¹
• He was the son of Gabriel Paul and Amelia Wiest.

• Father*: Gabriel Paul
• Mother*: Amelia Wiest b. 18 Nov 1854, d. 19 Apr 1919

Kate Alice Kissinger^1,2

• Last Edited: 25 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Kate Alice Kissinger was born on 8 December 1871.^2,3
• She was the daughter of Daniel Kissinger and Mary Klinger.
• Kate Alice Kissinger married Manasses S. Rothermel, son of William Wilson Rothermel and Sarah Ann Shaffer, circa 1892.⁴
• Kate Alice Kissinger died on 12 January 1954, at age 82.²
• She was buried at St. Michael's Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.⁵

• Father*: Daniel Kissinger b. 1838, d. 1924
• Mother*: Mary Klinger b. 1853, d. 1937

Oscar Milton Shade

• Last Edited: 8 Feb 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger (#1), Descendants of Peter Klinger (#2)

• Oscar Milton Shade was born on 26 December 1873, Fearnot, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Reuben H. Shade and Amelia Jane Troutman Wiest.
• Oscar Milton Shade married Elmira Frannie Shaffer, daughter of Daniel W. Shaffer and Franny Snyder, on 24 July 1892, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3,1
• At the time of the 1900 Census, Oscar and "Elmira" were living in Hubley Township, Schuylkill County with their two daughters, Minnie Schade, age 7, and Lura Schade, age 4.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Birch Street Man Expires Suddenly
  Oscar M. Shade, 80, widely know huckster and salesman, died this morning at 8:30 in the family residence, 123 Birch Street, from effects of an acute heart seizure. Mr. Shade was stricken ill in his bedroom as he prepared to arise for the day.
  Oscar Milton Shade, a son of the late Reuben and Amelia (Wiest) Shade, was born December 26, 1873, near Klingerstown. He assisted his parents on the farm during his early years, and 54 years ago came to Shamokin. He was employed as salesman by Shaffer Brothers, local grocers, for a number of years, but left the huckster job to accept work at the Ira Klinger Fertilizer Works. Mr. Shade was employed for 38 years at the Erb & Zaring wholesale fruit and produce warehouse.
  Mr. Shade retired from active work about 10 years ago, but continued to assist his son, Raymond. O. Shade, in servicing and erecting blinds and curtains throughout the community. He was a member or. Camp 30, P. O. S. of A., and Grace Lutheran Church.
  Survivors include the widow, the former Frannie Elmira Shaffer, a former resident of Hebe, to whom Mr. Shade was married July 24, 1892; a son, Raymond; three daughters, Mrs. Chester A. Johns, Shamokin, and Mrs. Merrill Rush and Mrs. Everett Wilson, Lancaster; three sisters, Mrs. Hannah Herb, Tower City; Mrs. Edna Miller, Spring Glen, and Mrs. Sybilla Rissinger, Ttemont; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
  Funeral services will be conduct ed Tuesday afternoon at 3:00 in the Farrow Funeral Home, Sixth and Chestnut Streets. Rev. Robert Arentz, pastor of Grace Lutheran" 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 of the service.
  Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 18 Dec 1954, Sat, Page 2.⁴
  
• Oscar Milton Shade died on 18 December 1954, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA, at age 80.²
• He was buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Shamokin, Coal Township, Northumberland County, PA.⁵

• Father*: Reuben H. Shade b. 12 Aug 1846, d. 12 Feb 1916
• Mother*: Amelia Jane Troutman Wiest b. 23 Sep 1849, d. 23 Jan 1918

Elmira Frannie Shaffer¹

• Last Edited: 8 Feb 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger (#1), Descendants of Peter Klinger (#2)

• Elmira Frannie Shaffer is also referred to as Phrene Elmira Shaffer in some sources.²
• She was born on 27 June 1875, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.^3,1
• She was the daughter of Daniel W. Shaffer and Franny Snyder.
• Elmira Frannie Shaffer was baptized on 29 August 1875, St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Hebe, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.³
• She married Oscar Milton Shade, son of Reuben H. Shade and Amelia Jane Troutman Wiest, on 24 July 1892, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,4,5
• Elmira Frannie Shaffer died on 20 April 1956, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA, at age 80.¹
• She was buried on 24 April 1956, at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Shamokin, Coal Township, Northumberland County, PA.^6,1

• Father*: Daniel W. Shaffer b. 28 Feb 1827, d. 18 Jul 1905
• Mother*: Franny Snyder b. 23 May 1845, d. 16 Aug 1906

Caroline E. Moore¹

• Last Edited: 7 Feb 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Caroline E. Moore was born on 18 June 1872.²
• Some sources record that Caroline E. Moore was born on 19 June 1872, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.³
• She was the daughter of Francis Marion Moore and Amanda Dunkelberger.²
• Caroline E. Moore married Francis Snyder Shaffer, son of Daniel W. Shaffer and Franny Snyder, in February 1903, Northumberland County, PA.^1,4
• Some sources suggest that Caroline E. Moore was married on 4 March 1903.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Elderly Shamokin Resident Expires
  Mrs. Caroline E. Shaffer, 79, died early today in the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Parks, 27 East Sunbury Street, after a prolonged illness.
  Mrs. Shaffer, a daughter of the late Francis and Amanda (Dunkleberger) Moore, was born June 19, 1872, in Shamokin. She was married to Francis Shaffer, a local hardware salesman, March 4, 1903. Mr. Shaffer died June 19, 1939. Mrs. Shaffer was a member of the Eastern Star and Grace Lutheran Church.
  Surviving are the daughter, Mrs. Melvin Parks, three brothers, William H. Moore, Philadelphia; Howard D. Moore and Ralph M. Moore, both of Shamokin, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Chamberlain, Irish Valley.
  Funeral services will be conducted Saturday afternoon in the Farrow Funeral Home, Sixth and Chestnut Streets, beeinnine at 3:30. Rev. J. W. Harkins, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Shamokin Cemetery. Viewing will be in the funeral home Friday evening, from 7:00 to 9:00, and Saturday until time of the service.
  Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 28 Jun 1951, Thu, Page 2.³
  
• She died on 28 June 1951, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA, at age 79.^2,3
• She was buried at Shamokin Cemetery, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.²

• Father*: Francis Marion Moore²
• Mother*: Amanda Dunkelberger²

Sarah Bush^1,2

• Last Edited: 22 Sep 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Sarah Bush was born on 10 September 1853.¹
• She was the daughter of Benjamin Bush and Catherine Heim.²
• Sarah Bush married Samuel Wiest Snyder, son of Daniel B. Snyder and Barbara Wiest.^3,4,1
• Sarah Bush died on 5 May 1923, Hebe, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 69, by suicide.^2,1
• Newspaper obituary:
  AGED WOMAN ENDS LIFE BY HANGING IN A WAGONSHED
  Despondent Over Her Ill Health, Mrs. Sarah Snyder, of Near Hebe, This County, Commits Suicide
  Ms. Sarah Snyder, an old resident of in the lower end of Northumberland county, committed suicide by hanging herself in the wagonshed near her home Tuesday. The body was found by her daughter, Mrs. Adam T. Leitzel, with whom she made her home, a short time later.
  Mrs. Snyder had been ill for some time and recovered a couple of days ago. She was depressed, however, which probably was the cause of her rash act. She formed a noose from a rope in the shed, fastening it to a beam and putting it about her neck, falling forward so that her knees nearly touched the floor. The body was still warm when her daughter discovered it. Deputy Coroner H. J. Evans of Sunbury went to Hebe yesterday to conduct the inquest.
  The deceased was aged 70 years and is survived only by her daughter. Her husband died some time ago.
  The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock, Rev. Krine of Urban officiating. Interment will be made in the cemetery at Hebe.
  Shamokin News-Dispatch, May 10, 1923, Page 1.⁵
  

• Father*: Benjamin Bush²
• Mother*: Catherine Heim²

Washtell Snyder

• Last Edited: 9 Oct 2005

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Washtell Snyder was born on 11 September 1890.
• She was the daughter of John Wiest Snyder and Catharine (?)¹
• Washtell Snyder died on 11 October 1892, at age 2.

• Father*: John Wiest Snyder¹ b. 26 Sep 1855, d. 6 Jun 1913
• Mother*: Catharine (?) b. 1858, d. 1947

(?) Snyder¹

• Last Edited: 9 Oct 2005

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• (?) Snyder died on 23 October 1892.
• She was born on 23 October 1892.
• She was the daughter of John Wiest Snyder and Catharine (?)¹
• (?) Snyder was buried at St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Hebe, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.²

• Father*: John Wiest Snyder¹ b. 26 Sep 1855, d. 6 Jun 1913
• Mother*: Catharine (?) b. 1858, d. 1947

Johannes R. Clark

• Last Edited: 7 Apr 2006

• Johannes R. Clark is also referred to as John K. Clark in some sources.¹
• He was born on 31 August 1791.¹
• He was the son of Jacob Clark and Rebecca (?)
• Johannes R. Clark married Anna Maria Bauman.
• Johannes R. Clark died on 1 June 1855, at age 63.
• He was buried at St. David' Cemetery, Hebe, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.^2,3

• Father*: Jacob Clark b. c 1770
• Mother*: Rebecca (?) b. c 1770

Anna Maria Bauman

• Last Edited: 7 Apr 2006

• Anna Maria Bauman is also referred to as Anna Maria Bowman in some sources.¹
• She was born on 10 December 1788.
• She married Johannes R. Clark, son of Jacob Clark and Rebecca (?).
• Anna Maria Bauman died on 13 August 1846, at age 57.¹
• She died on 13 August 1846, at age 57.

Jacob Clark

• Last Edited: 7 Apr 2006

• Jacob Clark was born circa 1770.
• He was the son of Robert Clark and Sarah Kauffman.
• Jacob Clark married Rebecca (?)

• Father*: Robert Clark b. c 1758
• Mother*: Sarah Kauffman b. c 1761, d. b 1815

Rebecca (?)

• Last Edited: 7 Apr 2006

• Rebecca (?) was born circa 1770.
• She married Jacob Clark, son of Robert Clark and Sarah Kauffman.

Catherine (?)¹

• Last Edited: 5 Aug 2003

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Catherine (?) married Franklin W. Clark, son of Samuel B. Clark and Catherine Wiest.¹
• Catherine (?) was born on 2 July 1856, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• She died on 22 July 1883, Hebe, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 27.¹

Esther Clark¹

• Last Edited: 16 Dec 2006

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Esther Clark was born circa 1856.¹
• She was the daughter of Samuel B. Clark and Catherine Wiest.¹
• Esther is not listed in Catherine Clark's household in the 1860 Census.²

• Father*: Samuel B. Clark¹ b. 15 Jan 1813, d. 6 Feb 1858
• Mother*: Catherine Wiest¹ b. 17 Jan 1816, d. 29 Mar 1868

Eleanor P. Messersmith¹

• Last Edited: 1 Apr 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Eleanor P. Messersmith was born on 1 August 1918, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of George Messersmith and Nora Matter.²
• Eleanor P. Messersmith married Roy Richard Leitzel, son of Moses Richard Leitzel and Lillian Alice Romberger.
• Eleanor P. Messersmith died on 6 October 1960, Community Hospital, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, at age 42.^2,3
• She was buried on 10 October 1960, at St. Michael's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  MRS. ROY LEITZEL
  Mrs. Eleanor P. Leitzel, age 42 years, wife of Roy P. Leitzel, owner of the Klingerstown Motors, died in the Community Hospital, Sunbury, on Thursday.
  Mrs. Leitzel, who was injured in an automobile accident on highway route 14, near Fisher's Ferry, September 11, had been a patient in the hospital since that time.
  Mrs. Leitzel was the daughter of the late George and Nora (Matter) Messersmith, and was born in Elizabethville August 1, 1918.
  She was a member of St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Klingerstown, and of the church choir. She was also a member of .the Glen Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, Lykens.
  Survivors are her husband, and three daughters, Virginia, a student at the Ithaca Conservatory of Music, New York; and Carol and Elaine, both at home.
  Also surviving are two brothers, Albert Messersmith, Elizabethville and Ira A. Messersmith of Millersburg; and three sisters, Miss Hazel V. Messersmith and Mrs. Stanley Buehler, both of Elizabethville and Mrs. Joseph Celano of Hatboro, Pa.
  Services were held in. St. Michael's Lutheran and United Church of Christ, Klingerstown, at 2:00 o'clock Monday afternoon. Rev. Donald Wert, Leck Kill, Lutheran .pastor, and Rev. J. C. Glessner, Leck Kill, United Church of Christ pastor, officiated, and interment was made in the cemetery adjoining the church.
  Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 13 Oct 1960, Thu, Page 1.²
  

• Father*: George Messersmith²
• Mother*: Nora Matter²

Pearl I. Fessler¹

• Last Edited: 1 Apr 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Pearl I. Fessler was born circa 1918.³
• She was the daughter of Henry C. Fessler and Clara Echternacht.^2,3
• Pearl I. Fessler married Roy E. Reber.³
• Pearl I. Fessler married Roy Richard Leitzel, son of Moses Richard Leitzel and Lillian Alice Romberger, circa June 1962.^4,2,5
• Pearl I. Fessler died on 9 December 1987.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Pearl I. Leitzel
  Pearl I. Leitzel, 69, of Richland RD 1, died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 1987, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Lancaster. She was the wife of Roy R. Leitzel.
  Born in Wayne Township, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of Clara Echternacht Fessler, Auburn, and the late Henry C. Fessler. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Roy E. Reber, in 1958. She had been a teacher for 25 years at the Wayne Township Elementary School, Friedensburg. She was a member of Friedens Lutheran Church, Myerstown, the Myerstown Womans Club, Order of the Eastern Star, Schuylkill Haven, and numerous senior citizen organizations.
  In addition to her mother and husband, she is survived by a son, Gerald E. Reber, Battle Creek, Mich; a daughter, Holly J., wife of Brian Miller, Robesonia; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; stepdaughters, Virginia A., wife of Paul Engle, Dalmatia; Elaine M., wife of Larry Wiest and Carol R. Wife of Robert Stine, both of Lebanon; brothers Charles H. Fessler, North Canton, Ohio; Carl F. Fessler, Auburn RD 1, and Lee R. Fessler, Reading; sisters Connie M., wife of Richard Reinhart, Shoemakersville, and Bonnie R., wife of Edward Mates, Auburn.
  The Daily News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania), 10 Dec 1987, Thu, Page 45.³
  
• She was buried at Summer Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA.³

• Father*: Henry C. Fessler²
• Mother*: Clara Echternacht³

Sarah Ann Shaffer

• Last Edited: 25 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Sarah Ann Shaffer was born on 16 March 1849.¹
• She was the daughter of Daniel W. Shaffer and Anna Maria Bohner.
• Sarah Ann Shaffer married William Wilson Rothermel, son of Isaac Monroe Rothermel and Hannah Wiest, on 30 December 1865.¹
• Sarah Ann Shaffer died on 12 November 1913, at age 64.²
• She was buried at St. Michael's Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.³

• Father*: Daniel W. Shaffer b. 28 Feb 1827, d. 18 Jul 1905
• Mother*: Anna Maria Bohner b. 28 May 1831, d. 12 Oct 1867

Emma L. Bush¹

• Last Edited: 31 Jul 2009

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Emma L. Bush was born in June 1861, Pennsylvania.^1,2
• She married Lazarus W. Rothermel, son of Isaac Monroe Rothermel and Hannah Wiest, circa 1881.²
• Emma L. Bush died in 1929.³
• She was buried at St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.³

Fronie E. Wolfgang¹

• Last Edited: 25 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Fronie E. Wolfgang was born in March 1898.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Edwin Wolfgang and Mary Elizabeth Leese.²
• Fronie E. Wolfgang married Austin D. Rothermel, son of Manasses S. Rothermel and Kate Alice Kissinger.¹
• Fronie E. Wolfgang died on 10 July 1941, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 43.^2,1
• She was buried at Saint Michael's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: Edwin Wolfgang²
• Mother*: Mary Elizabeth Leese²