Edward Witmer Wiest1

M, #15336, b. 19 April 1886, d. 2 July 1937
  • Last Edited: 7 Nov 2022
  • Edward Wiest was a miner and made his home in Wiconisco, Dauphin Co.,PA. He was killed in a mining accident.1
  • Edward Witmer Wiest is also referred to as Edward William Weist in some sources.2,3
  • He was born on 19 April 1886, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.2
  • He was the son of William Francis Wiest and Ida A. Witmer.
  • Edward Witmer Wiest married Florence Machamer circa 1909, PA.4,1
  • The 1910 Census for the Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County, lists Edward and Florence's household as follows: Edward W. Weist, head, 22, married 0 years, laborer in coal mine; Flossie S., wife 24, married 0 years, mother of 2 children, both living; and Velma B., daughter, 5 months old.4
  • By the time of the 1920 Census, Edward and Flossie's household included: Edward W., head, 33, coal miner; Flossie, wife, 36; Velma, daughter, 9; Emma, daughter, 7; and Ernest, son, 2 5/12.5
  • Edward Witmer Wiest died on 2 July 1937, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 51, as a result of injuries incurred in a mining accident in Lykens, PA.1,2
  • He was buried on 4 July 1937, at Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.2,6

Children of Edward Witmer Wiest and Florence Machamer

Citations

  1. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
  2. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Number 69176. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  3. [S2] M.A. Schwalm, "Profiles: Dietz", Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association vol. 3, no. 3, p. 43 (1987): https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as "Dietz."
  4. [S199] 1910 Census , Wiconisco Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1338; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 132; Image: 578.
  5. [S192] 1920 US Census, Wiconisco Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1560; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 150; Image: 432.
  6. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Elizabeth Anna Wiest1

F, #15340, b. 22 March 1885, d. 6 November 1966
  • Last Edited: 9 Jan 2022
  • Elizabeth Anna Wiest also went by the name of Lizzie.
  • She was born on 22 March 1885, Reinerton, Schuylkill County, PA.2
  • She was the daughter of William Francis Wiest and Ida A. Witmer.
  • Elizabeth Anna Wiest married James A. Cox, son of Benjamin Cox and Jane Irving, in 1904.1,3,4
  • Elizabeth Anna Wiest died on 6 November 1966, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, at age 81.2
  • She was buried on 9 November 1966, at Methodist Episcopal Cemetry, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.5,2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Former Reinerton Resident Dies
    Funeral services were held this morning from Ralph Funeral Home, Williamstown, for Mrs. Lizzie A. Cox, 81, of 128 West St., Williamstown, who died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lester Weist, Lykens with whom she resided.
    Born at Reinerton, she was a daughter of Francis and Ida Witmer Wiest. She resided in Williamstown after her marriage to James A. Cox, who did in 1923. A son, Ben, died in 1960.
    She was a member of Williamstown Methodist Church.
    Surviving are two sons, James, Williamstown; Harper, Haddonfield, N. J; one daughter, Melba, wife of Lester Wiest, Lykens; one brother, Harry Wiest, Wiconisco; three grandchildren.
    The Rev. Howard E. Huddleson, pastor of Williamstown Methodist Church, officiated. Burial was made in Methodist Cemetery, Williamstown.
    West Schuylkill Herald (Tower City, Pennsylvania), 09 Nov 1966, Wed, Page 1.5

Children of Elizabeth Anna Wiest and James A. Cox

Citations

  1. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109055493/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109055492/james-a-cox
  4. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 000021231. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Lizzie A. Cox, West Schuylkill Herald (Tower City, Pennsylvania), 09 Nov 1966, Wed, Page 1.
  6. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142065789/…

Emma D. Wiest1

F, #15341, b. 21 April 1912, d. 10 February 1951
  • Last Edited: 29 Jun 2017
  • Emma D. Wiest was born on 21 April 1912, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.2,1,3
  • She was the daughter of Edward Witmer Wiest and Florence Machamer.
  • Emma D. Wiest died on 10 February 1951, Pottsville Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 38.3
  • She was buried on 14 February 1957, at Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.3,4

Citations

  1. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
  2. [S192] 1920 US Census, Wiconisco Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1560; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 150; Image: 432.
  3. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Number 15256. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Ernest John Wiest1

M, #15343, b. circa 1918, d. 19 November 2013
  • Last Edited: 7 Nov 2022
  • Ernest John Wiest was born circa 1918, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • He was the son of Edward Witmer Wiest and Florence Machamer.
  • Ernest John Wiest married Orpha Pauline Erdman, daughter of Carlos George Lee Erdman and Cora Sevilla Mausser, on 10 February 1940, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • Ernest John Wiest died on 19 November 2013, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    LYKENS - Ernest J. Weist, age 96, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at home, surrounded by his loving family. Ernie was a gentle, kind and loving man, whose greatest joy was spending time with his family. He offered sound advice, but only when asked. His recollections of days gone by were a joy to hear by all.
    Ernie was born August 24, 1917, In Wiconisco, son of the late Edward and Flossie Machamer Weist, was also preceded in death by his wife of 71 years, Orpha P. Erdman Weist who passed away August 19, 2010; grandson Steven O'Neill; 2 brothers: Glenn Higgins & Kenneth Weist; 2 sisters, Emma Yeater & Velma Bopp.
    He was a 1935 graduate of the former Wiconisco High School; a Navy Veteran of World War 2; employed by Reiff & Neator Co. for 42 years; member of Lykens United Methodist Church, Lykens American Legion Post No. 124 and a life long fan of both the Philadelphia Phillies & the New England Patriots.
    Ernest is survived by a son, Ernest G. Weist, Williamstown; 3 daughters: Janice A. Welker, Grace P. O'Neill, both of Lykens, Carole E. Long, Millersburg; niece, Barbara Evans Bullard; 2 nephews, Richard & Edward Bopp; 13 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren.
    Funeral Services will be held Monday, November 25, 2013, at 11:00 A.M. at Lykens United Methodist Church, 527 North Second St., Lykens with Pastor Annette Shutt officiating.
    Viewing from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the service at the church.
    Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville with Military Graveside Service by Gratz V.F.W. Post No. 2385 & Flagfolding by Indiantown Gap Servicemen.
    Memorial Contributions may be made to Sun Home Health & Hospice, Corporate Office, 61 Duke St., Northumberland PA 17857.
    John R. Shultz Funeral Home, Lykens, has charge of arrangements.
    Harrisburg Patriot-News, November 21, 2013.2

Citations

  1. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Ernest J. Weist, originally appear in Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News, Novermber 21, 2013. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

William Francis Wiest

M, #15344, b. 26 April 1867, d. 7 October 1914
  • Last Edited: 9 Jan 2022
  • William Francis Wiest was born on 26 April 1867, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.1,2
  • He was the son of Albert Klinger Wiest and Priscilla Adams.
  • William Francis Wiest married Ida A. Witmer, daughter of Henry M. Witmer and Amanda Fegley, circa 1884.3
  • The list of children of Francis and Ida is uncertain. According to the 1910 Census, Ida was no longer married to Francis but rather to John F. Schreffler. In any event, Ida was listed as the mother of 6 children, four of whom -- Harry, Harper, Clarence, and Harvey -- were living with her then. Those four along with Edward would comprise 5 of Ida's 6 children, but the precise identity of the sixth child is not clear.4
  • William Francis Wiest died on 7 October 1914, at age 47.1,2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    W. Francis Wiest, aged 48 years, a well known cigar salesman, died Wednesday of last week at his home in Tower City after a two weeks' illness of kidney trouble. His widow and several adult children survive. He was the only child of Albert Wiest and wife of Muir.
    The Standard (Lykens, Pennsylvania), 16 Oct 1914, Fri, Page 1.5
  • He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.1

Children of William Francis Wiest and Ida A. Witmer

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130001088/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
  3. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1241404; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  4. [S199] 1910 Census , Wiconisco Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1338; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 132; Image: 572.
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for W. Francis Wiest, The Standard (Lykens, Pennsylvania), 16 Oct 1914, Fri, Page 1.

Franz Klinger Wiest1

M, #15346, b. 18 June 1847
  • Last Edited: 23 Nov 2021
  • Franz Klinger Wiest is also referred to as Frantz K. and Francis Wiest in some sources.
  • He was born on 18 June 1847, Schwaben Creek, Northumberland County, PA.1
  • He was the son of Daniel Merkel Wiest and Ann Julian Klinger.
  • Franz Klinger Wiest married Louisa R. Troutman.2
  • Frantz Wiest served in Co. A, 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, during the Civil War. He and his brother Heiram were captured and interned in the infamous Libby Prison, where Heiram died. Frantz spent the greater part of his life in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, engaged in silver mining. He visited Klingerstown in 1916.3

Child of Franz Klinger Wiest and Louisa R. Troutman

Citations

  1. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
  2. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 5796; Filed: January 3, 1947; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  3. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database," January 20, 2003, Source: BBW p. 171.

George Daniel Wiest1

M, #15347, b. 4 November 1878, d. 31 December 1951
  • Last Edited: 12 Jul 2022
  • George Daniel Wiest was born on 4 November 1878, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.1
  • He was the son of Felix Klinger Wiest and Sara Williamson.
  • George Daniel Wiest married an unknown person circa 1900.1,2,3
  • He married Polly Minerva Erdman, daughter of Elias Brown Erdman and Emma Jane Shartle, on 30 March 1901, Northumberland County, PA.4
  • In 1910, George and Polly were living in Shamokin, Northumberland County, where George was working as a printer. Their household included their 3 daughters, Emma (8), Bessie (5), and Florence (2). George and Polly had been married 9 nine years and had just the three children.3
  • By the time of the 1930 Census, George and Polly had relocated to Cedar Street, Philadelphia. George was still working as a printer. Their household included 2 of their daughters, Emma (28) and Florence Marshall (22), along with Florence's daughter Louise (5 months), and George and Polly's grandson Lee Harford (9). Their household also included 3 lodgers.5
  • George Daniel Wiest died on 31 December 1951, Philadelphia, PA, at age 73.1
  • He was buried at Shamokin Cemetery, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.2

Children of George Daniel Wiest and Polly Minerva Erdman

Citations

  1. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
  2. [S176] Joseph A. Meiser Jr. and Sarah Roadarmel Meiser, Genealogists Guide to Burials in Northumberland County, PA, Volume V (Grantham, PA 17027: Ddraig Gooch Publications, Robert L.K. Jones, 3rd Edition, January 1997), p. 367. Hereinafter cited as Northumberland County Burials- V.
  3. [S199] 1910 Census , Shamokin Ward 2, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1384; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 100; Image: 265.
  4. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 000961098; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  5. [S186] 1930 US Census, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2141; Page: 31B; Enumeration District: 533; Image: 661.0.

Harper H. Wiest1

M, #15349, b. 12 November 1894, d. 1 February 1952
  • Last Edited: 9 Jan 2022
  • Harper H. Wiest was born on 12 November 1894, Muir, Schuylkill County, PA.1,2
  • He was the son of William Francis Wiest and Ida A. Witmer.
  • Harper made his home in Harrisburg. In 1930, he was a salesman for a biscuit company.3,4
  • Harper H. Wiest died on 1 February 1952, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 57.2
  • He was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.2

Citations

  1. [S199] 1910 Census , Wiconisco Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1338; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 132; Image: 572.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107929076/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S186] 1930 US Census, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2026; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 128.0.
  4. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003, Source: BBW p. 187.

Harry A. Wiest1

M, #15351, b. May 1893
  • Last Edited: 9 Jan 2022
  • Harry A. Wiest was born in May 1893.2
  • He was the son of William Francis Wiest and Ida A. Witmer.
  • In 1910, Harry, 18, Harper, 15, Clarence, 12, and Harvey Wiest, 9, along with their mother Ida were living in a household headed by Ida's second husband, John Schreffler, a coal miner. The four Wiest brothers were listed as step-sons of John F. Schreffler. John and Ida had been married 2 years, and Ida was listed as the mother of 6 children, all of whom were living.3
  • Harry made his home in Wiconisco.4

Citations

  1. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
  2. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1485; Page: 31B; Enumeration District: 196.
  3. [S199] 1910 Census , Wiconisco Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1338; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 132; Image: 572.
  4. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database," January 20, 2003, Source: BBW p. 187.

Johannes Wiest

M, #15355, b. 30 January 1851, d. 20 July 1851
  • Last Edited: 17 Jan 2004
  • Johannes Wiest was born on 30 January 1851, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.1
  • He was the son of Daniel Merkel Wiest and Ann Julian Klinger.
  • Johannes Wiest died on 20 July 1851, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.1

Citations

  1. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.

Julianna Wiest1

F, #15357, b. 6 August 1848, d. 19 July 1922
  • Last Edited: 2 Jan 2008
  • Julianna Wiest was born on 24 October 1844, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.1
  • Some sources record that Julianna Wiest was born on 6 August 1848.
  • She was the daughter of Daniel Merkel Wiest and Ann Julian Klinger.
  • Julianna Wiest married William Dubendorf circa 1862.1
  • The 1870 Census for Jordan Township, Northumberland County, listed the following household: William Dubendorf, 36, M, Laborer; Juliann, 25, F, Keeping House; Emma S., 3, F; Susannah, 1, F; and Samuel, 11, M.2
  • The 1880 Census for Jordan Township, Northumberland County, listed the following household: William Dubendorf, M, 47, Farmer, suffering from bronchitis; Juleyann, F, 36, wife; Emma, F, 13, daughter; Susana, F, 11, daughter; Sevila, F, 9, daughter; Adam, M, 4, son; and Albert, M, 1, son.3
  • At the time of the 1900 Census, William and Juliann's household included: William Dubendorf, head, born Sept. 1833, married 39 years, 66, farmer; Julian, wife, born Oct. 1844, 63 [?], mother of 14 children, 10 living; Charles, son, born Jan. 1881, 19; David, son, May 1885, 15; and Daniel, son, born Nov. 1889, 10.4
  • Julianna Wiest died on 19 July 1922, Urban, Northumberland County, PA, at age 73.1
  • She was buried at St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Urban, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.5

Children of Julianna Wiest and William Dubendorf

Citations

  1. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
  2. [S190] 1870 US Census, Jordan Twp., Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1384; Page: 208; Image: 417.
  3. [S191] 1880 U.S. Census, Jordan Twp., Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T9_1164; Family History Film: 1255164; Page: 228.3000; Enumeration District: 152; Image: 0202.
  4. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Jordan Twp., Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1449; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 126.
  5. [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), p. 411. Hereinafter cited as Northumberland County Burials III.
  6. [S190] 1870 US Census, Jordan Twp., Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T9_1164; Family History Film: 1255164; Page: 228.3000; Enumeration District: 152; Image: 0202.
  7. [S190] 1870 US Census, Jordan Twp., Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1449; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 126.

Kenneth Clyde Wiest1

M, #15358, b. 11 March 1925, d. July 1976
  • Last Edited: 29 Jun 2017
  • Kenneth Clyde Wiest is also referred to as Kenneth Weist in some sources.1
  • He was born on 11 March 1925, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.2,1
  • He was the son of Edward Witmer Wiest and Florence Machamer.
  • Kenneth Clyde Wiest died in July 1976, at age 51.1
  • He was buried at Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.1

Citations

  1. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com,.
  2. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.