Arthur Alonzo Klinger1,2,3

M, #26534, b. 10 July 1889, d. 28 October 1950
  • Last Edited: 19 Dec 2018
  • Arthur Alonzo Klinger also went by the name of Ardie.1
  • He was born on 10 July 1889, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.4,5
  • He was the son of Sam Brady Klinger and Mary Elizabeth Williard.1
  • Arthur Alonzo Klinger was baptized on 18 October 1889, Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.4
  • He married Pearl E. Paul, daughter of Milton J. Paul and Agnes Rubendall, on 13 September 1918, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.6,7,8
  • Arthur Alonzo Klinger died on 28 October 1950, Williams Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 61.3
  • He was buried on 1 November 1950, at Fairview Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    ARTHUR A. KLINGER
    Arthur A. Klinger died at his home in Williamstown on Saturday.
    Mr. Klinger was a son of Brady and Mary (Williard) Klinger and was a native of Gratz. He was a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church, Williamstown.
    Survivors are his, wife, Mrs. Pearl Paul Klinger; two sisters, Mrs. Mildred Kilraine of Williamstown and Mrs. Norman C. Ketrick [Hetrick] of Bloomington, Indiana; and a brother, Harry W. Klinger of Hamburg.
    Services were held from the Lyons Funeral Home, Williamstown on Wednesday. Rev. C. W. Horner and Rev. Mr. Holsten of Tower City officiated, and interment was made in Fairview Cemetery at Williamstown.
    Elizabethville Echo, 02 Nov 1950, Thu, Page 1.9

Citations

  1. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Hegins Twp., Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1483; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 146.
  2. [S199] 1910 Census , Williamstown West Ward, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1338; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 134; Image: 689.
  3. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 84124; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  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. 100. Hereinafter cited as Simeon Lutheran Church Records.
  5. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  6. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  7. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, for Arthur A. Klinger.
  8. [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.
  9. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Arthur A. Klinger, Elizabethville Echo, 02 Nov 1950, Thu, Page 1.

Mildred Buella Klinger1

F, #26535, b. 28 May 1893, d. 7 May 1988
  • Last Edited: 19 Dec 2018
  • Mildred Buella Klinger is also referred to as Milly Buella in some sources.2
  • She was born on 28 May 1893.1,3
  • She was the daughter of Sam Brady Klinger and Mary Elizabeth Williard.1
  • Mildred Buella Klinger was baptized on 16 July 1893, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.3
  • She married Mark A. Kilraine, son of John B. Kilraine and Mary Dunlavy, on 8 January 1920, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.4
  • Mildred Buella Klinger died on 7 May 1988, at age 94.5
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Mildred Kilraine
    Mildred Kilraine, 94, Dauphin Manor, formerly of Witliamstown, died Sunday in Harrisburg HospitaL Private services will be held at the convenience of the family with interment in Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery, Williamstown. Corl-Dreisigacker Funeral Home Inc., Williamstown, is in charge of arrangements.
    Pottsville Republican, 09 May 1988, Mon, Page 2.6

Citations

  1. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Hegins Twp., Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1483; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 146.
  2. [S199] 1910 Census , Williamstown West Ward, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1338; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 134; Image: 689.
  3. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), pt. 2, p. 179. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  4. [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.
  5. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, SSN:     174205194; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  6. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Mildred Kilraine, Pottsville Republican, 09 May 1988, Mon, Page 2.

Emma Louisa Klinger1

F, #26536, b. 7 October 1898, d. 11 September 1978
  • Last Edited: 19 Dec 2018
  • Emma Louisa Klinger was born on 7 October 1898.1
  • She was the daughter of Sam Brady Klinger and Mary Elizabeth Williard.1
  • Emma Louisa Klinger was baptized on 2 April 1899, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • She married Norman C. Hetrick circa 1924.2
  • Census records suggest that Emma and Charles moved to Indiana sometime between 1926 and 1930.2,3
  • Emma Louisa Klinger died on 11 September 1978, Bloomington Hospital, Bloomington, Monroe County, IN, at age 79.4,5
  • She was buried on 13 September 1978, at Valhalla Memory Gardens, Bloomington, Monroe County, IN.6,5
  • Death certificate indicates that Emma was a retired school techer.5

Children of Emma Louisa Klinger and Norman C. Hetrick

Citations

  1. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), pt. 2, p. 181. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  2. [S186] 1930 US Census, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana; Roll: 590; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 215.0; FHL microfilm: 2340325.
  3. [S941] 1940 US Census, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana; Roll: T627_1049; Page: 62B; Enumeration District: 28-14.
  4. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  5. [S970] Www.ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  6. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Charles Harvey Klinger1

M, #26537, b. 16 September 1900, d. before 1950
  • Last Edited: 19 Dec 2018
  • Charles Harvey Klinger was born on 16 September 1900.1
  • He was the son of Sam Brady Klinger and Mary Elizabeth Williard.1
  • Charles Harvey Klinger was baptized on 4 March 1901, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • He died before 1950.2

Citations

  1. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), pt. 2, p. 182. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Arthur A. Klinger, Elizabethville Echo, 02 Nov 1950, Thu, Page 1.

Harry Walter Klinger1

M, #26538, b. 11 October 1909, d. 1978
  • Last Edited: 3 Dec 2018
  • Harry Walter Klinger was born on 11 October 1909, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.1,2,3
  • He was the son of Sam Brady Klinger and Mary Elizabeth Williard.1
  • Harry Walter Klinger was baptized on 17 July 1910, Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.3
  • He married Mildred M. Klinger, daughter of James Arthur Klinger and Mabel Edna Snyder, on 23 June 1934, Washington, DC; Newspaper article:
    Klinger Nuptials Took Place In Washington Saturday
    Miss Mabel Klinger, became the bride of Mr. Harry W. Klinger in a pretty church wedding in Washington, D. C, at two o'clock last Saturday afternoon.
    They were attended by Miss Mary Buffington, Elizabethville, as maid of honor and Mr. Russell Bohner of Pillow, as best man.
    The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Arthur Klinger of 520 14th Street, NE, Washington, D. C, who are former residents of Pillow, and taught school in that city.
    Mr. Klinger is a member of the Pennsylvania State Constabulary and stationed at Bloomsburg. He is a former resident of Williamstown and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Brady Klinger of that place.
    Following the ceremony the new-lyweds left on a wedding trip to Indiana and Chicago. They expect to return Monday to take up their residence in Bloomsburg.
    In attendance at the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. George Buffington of Elizabethville and Mrs. Lydia Snyder of Pillow, grandmother of the bride.
    Elizabethville (PA) Echo, 28 Jun 1934, Thu, Page 1.2,4
  • At the time of the 1940 Census, Harry and Mildred were living in Harrisburg, PA, with 2 children.5
  • Harry Walter Klinger died in 1978.2
  • He was buried at Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA.2

Children of Harry Walter Klinger and Mildred M. Klinger

Citations

  1. [S199] 1910 Census , Williamstown West Ward, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1338; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 134; Image: 689.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [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). Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985.
  4. [S107] Newspaper Article, Elizabethville Echo, 28 Jun 1934, Thu, Page 1.
  5. [S941] 1940 US Census, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3483; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 22-73B.
  6. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Obituary for James H. Klinger.

James Albert Miller1

M, #26541, b. 8 December 1885, d. 22 July 1946
  • Last Edited: 9 Mar 2019
  • James Albert Miller was born on 8 December 1885, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • He was the son of Gabriel Miller and Maria Anna Klinger.1
  • James Albert Miller married Martha M. Miller.2
  • James Albert Miller died on 22 July 1946, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, at age 60.2
  • He was buried on 26 July 1946, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.2

Children of James Albert Miller and Martha M. Miller

Citations

  1. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: Roll: T623 1401; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 40.
  2. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 59713; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  3. [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.
  4. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com, , SSN: 161123777; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  5. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, SSN: 178165859; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll

Newton William Miller1

M, #26542, b. 11 November 1888, d. 18 September 1942
  • Last Edited: 13 Mar 2019
  • Newton William Miller was born on 11 November 1888, Dauphin County, PA.1,2,3
  • He was the son of Gabriel Miller and Maria Anna Klinger.1
  • Newton William Miller was baptized on 18 February 1889, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA; Parents listed as "Gabriel Miller and w. Mary N. (nee Klinger)."2
  • He died on 18 September 1942, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, at age 53.3
  • He was buried on 22 September 1942, at Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    NEWTON W. MILLER
    Newton Wil'iam Miller, age 53 years, died at his home in Gratz, on Friday.
    He was a son of the late Gabriel and Mary (Klinger) Miller, and was born in Lykens Township, November 11, 1888. He was a member of Simeon's Lutheran Church, of Gratz.
    Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Artz Miller, two daughters, Thelma, Mrs. Russell Geist, of Millersburg, and Esther, Mrs. Thomas Badoud, of Wiconisco; and four grandchildren. Other survivors are two sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Nathan Klinger, and James Miller, of Gratz; Mrs. Bertha Scheib, of Valley View, and Harry Miller, of Millersburg.
    Funeral services were held from the residence at 2:00 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Rev. W. Z. Artz, pastor of the Lykens Valley Lutheran Parishofficiated, and interment was made in the Gratz Cemetery.
    Elizabethville Echo, 24 Sep 1942, Thu, Page 1.4

Children of Newton William Miller and Elizabeth Artz

Citations

  1. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: Roll: T623 1401; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 40.
  2. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), pt. 2, p. 176. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  3. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 80954; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Newton W. Miller, Elizabethville Echo, 24 Sep 1942, Thu, Page 1.
  5. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com, , SSN: 204034355; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  6. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, SSN: 201185048; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll

Harry Raymond Miller1

M, #26545, b. 25 July 1896
  • Last Edited: 13 Mar 2019

Citations

  1. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: Roll: T623 1401; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 40.
  2. [S905] United States Selective Service System, online www.ancestry.com, United States Selective Service System (Provo, UT), downloaded January 6, 2012, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll

George Morris Klinger1

M, #26546, b. 3 October 1889, d. 20 May 1934
  • Last Edited: 21 Jan 2018
  • George Morris Klinger was born on 3 October 1889, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • He was the son of George Brady Klinger and Ellen Jane Snyder.1
  • George Morris Klinger was baptized on 24 October 1891, Lykens Circuit Evangelical Congregational Church, Dauphin County, PA.3
  • He married Mary Celesta Metz, daughter of William Henry Metz and Magdalena Amelia Lentz, on 14 October 1909, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.4,5,6
  • At the time of the 1910 Census, George and his wife of less than a year Mary were living with George's parents in Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA. They had one daughter.7
  • In 1920, George and Mary were living in Somerset County, PA, where George was working in a mine. Their family included 5 children.8
  • George Morris Klinger married Minnie Myrtle Berkebile, daughter of William Berkebile, circa 1930.9
  • By 1930, George had married Minnie Berkebile. Their household in Somerset County included George's two children, Earl and Vivian, along with two step children and Minnie father William Berkebile.5
  • George Morris Klinger died on 20 May 1934, Quemahoning Township, Somerset County, PA, at age 44.10
  • He was buried on 24 May 1934, at Otterbein Cemetery, Somerset County, PA.10,11

Children of George Morris Klinger and Mary Celesta Metz

Citations

  1. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Wiconisco Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania;Roll: T623 1404; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 109.
  2. [S905] United States Selective Service System, online www.ancestry.com, United States Selective Service System (Provo, UT), downloaded January 6, 2012.
  3. [S764] Elsie Klinger Eaves. Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database. Data downloaded February 3, 2010. Hereinafter cited as Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database.
  4. [S199] 1910 Census , Wiconisco Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1338; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 132; Image: 570.
  5. [S186] 1930 US Census, Quemahoning Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2149; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 41; Image: 963.0; FHL microfilm: 2341883.
  6. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 000021180. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  7. [S199] 1910 Census, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1338; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0132; ; FHL microfilm: 1375351.
  8. [S192] 1920 US Census, Quemahoning Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1654; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 201; Image: 606.
  9. [S192] 1920 US Census, Quemahowing Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1654; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 201; Image: 606.
  10. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 52878. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  11. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Harry L. Klinger1

M, #26547, b. 25 October 1899, d. 5 January 1902
  • Last Edited: 21 Jan 2018
  • Harry L. Klinger was born on 25 October 1899.1,2
  • He was the son of George Brady Klinger and Ellen Jane Snyder.1
  • Harry L. Klinger died on 5 January 1902, at age 2.3,2
  • He was buried at Calvary Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.2

Citations

  1. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Wiconisco Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania;Roll: T623 1404; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 109.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S199] 1910 Census , Wiconisco Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1338; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 132; Image: 570.

Eva Klinger1

F, #26548, b. circa 1905
  • Last Edited: 19 Dec 2018

Citations

  1. [S199] 1910 Census , Wiconisco Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1338; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 132; Image: 570.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Brady Klinger, Lykens Register, 06 Jan 1950, Fri, Page 6.

George William Klinger1

M, #26550, b. 11 April 1910, d. 16 December 2000
  • Last Edited: 27 Nov 2021
  • George William Klinger was born on 11 April 1910, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.2,3
  • He was the son of George Morris Klinger and Mary Celesta Metz.2
  • George William Klinger was baptized on 29 May 1910, St. John's (Hill) Lutheran Church, near Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • He married Thelma Cardella Kocher, daughter of John A. Kocher and Florence E. Wert, on 6 July 1929, St. John's (Hill) Lutheran Church, near Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • George William Klinger married Dora Tamie Shomper, daughter of Dewey Kocher and Sadie Stella Shomper, on 12 April 1975, PA.1
  • George William Klinger died on 16 December 2000, Susquehanna Lutheran Village, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 90.1
  • He was buried on 20 December 2000, at Saint Peters Cemetery, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.1,4,5
  • Newspaper obituary:
    GRATZ - George W. Klinger, 90. of Susquehanna Lutheran Village, Millersburg, formerly of Gratz, died last Sunday [December 17, 2000] in Polyclinic Hospital.
    He retired from the former Gratz shirt factory and had been a farmer; was a former Mifflin Twp. tax collector; contributed to a Berrysburg and Mifilin Twp. history book; was interested in genealogy; and was a member of St. Peter's United Church of Christ, Lykens RD.
    Surviving are his wife. Dora Shomper Klinger; two daughters, Carolyn Klinger of Ossining, N.Y.. and Charlotte Gomez of Hampstead, Md; two stepsons, Gary Shade of Halifax and David Shade of Millersburg; a stepdaughter, Deborah Kreitzer of Port Trevorton; a brother, Vernon of Tower City; seven grandchildren; six great­grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; and a stepgreat-grandson.
    He was the widower of Thelma Kocher Klinger. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Hoover Funeral Home, Elizabethville. Burial will be in St. Peter's (Hoffman's) Cemetery, Lykens RD.
    Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home.6

Children of George William Klinger and Thelma Cardella Kocher

Citations

  1. [S764] Elsie Klinger Eaves. Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database. Data downloaded February 3, 2010. Hereinafter cited as Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database.
  2. [S199] 1910 Census , Wiconisco Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1338; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 132; Image: 570.
  3. [S1151] Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913, online www.ancestry.com (Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records Reel: 267), Certificate Number: 52482. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913.
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for George W. Klinger (December 17, 2000). Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  5. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for George W. Klinger (2000).
  6. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116574618/…