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Robert Lenker¹

• Last Edited: 29 Apr 2008

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Robert Lenker was born circa 1864, Pennsylvania.¹
• He was the son of Edward Lenker and Mary Ann Klinger.¹

• Father*: Edward Lenker¹ b. 30 Aug 1837, d. 25 Feb 1920
• Mother*: Mary Ann Klinger¹ b. 30 Jun 1845, d. 3 Apr 1898

David Luther Lenker¹

• Last Edited: 24 Nov 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• David Luther Lenker was born in 1868, Pennsylvania.^1,2
• He was the son of Edward Lenker and Mary Ann Klinger.¹
• David Luther Lenker married Fannie Jane Hoover circa 1893.³
• In 1910, David was a farmer living in Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, PA, with his wife Fanny and the following children: Hattie R. (1); Annie M. (13); Paul S. (10); Boyd L. (7); Boy D. [sic] (7); and Sallie M. (1 year 2 months). David and Fanny had been married 17 years and had given birth to 8 children, 6 of whom were then living.³
• At the time of the 1920 Census, David and Fannie were living on Main Street in Elizabethville, Dauphin County, with 3 of their children: Boyd, Boy [sic], and Sallie.⁴
• David Luther Lenker died on 16 January 1924.¹
• He was buried on 19 June 1924, at Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, Killinger, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Edward Lenker¹ b. 30 Aug 1837, d. 25 Feb 1920
• Mother*: Mary Ann Klinger¹ b. 30 Jun 1845, d. 3 Apr 1898

Annie M. Lenker¹

• Last Edited: 29 Nov 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Annie M. Lenker is also referred to as Annie Mary in some sources.²
• She was born on 2 July 1872, Millersburg R.D., Dauphin County, PA.^1,3
• She was the daughter of Edward Lenker and Mary Ann Klinger.¹
• Annie M. Lenker married Franklin Benjamin Novinger, son of John Dewalt Novinger and Leah Jane Orndorff, circa 1894.²
• In 1910, "Mary A." and her husband Franklin were living in Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, PA, where Franklin was a merchant in a general store and Mary was a dressmaker. Their household included their 2 children -- Ruth Pauline (15) and Earl M. (8) -- along with Mary's widowed father Edward Lenker.²
• By 1920, Annie and "Frank" were living in Millersburg, Dauphin County, with their children Ruth and Earl.⁴
• Annie M. Lenker died on 19 February 1940, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 67.³
• She was buried on 22 February 1940, at Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, PA.^3,5

• Father*: Edward Lenker¹ b. 30 Aug 1837, d. 25 Feb 1920
• Mother*: Mary Ann Klinger¹ b. 30 Jun 1845, d. 3 Apr 1898

Franklin Benjamin Novinger¹

• Last Edited: 29 Nov 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Franklin Benjamin Novinger was born on 18 October 1872, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of John Dewalt Novinger and Leah Jane Orndorff.²
• Franklin Benjamin Novinger married Annie M. Lenker, daughter of Edward Lenker and Mary Ann Klinger, circa 1894.¹
• Franklin Benjamin Novinger died on 9 September 1940, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 67.²
• He was buried at Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, PA.²

• Father*: John Dewalt Novinger² b. 21 Dec 1840, d. 27 Sep 1917
• Mother*: Leah Jane Orndorff² b. 18 Apr 1846, d. 27 Jun 1933

Ruth Pauline Novinger¹

• Last Edited: 29 Nov 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ruth Pauline Novinger is also referred to as Pauline R. Novinger in some sources.
• She was born on 4 December 1894.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Franklin Benjamin Novinger and Annie M. Lenker.¹
• Ruth Pauline Novinger married Howard D. Heisler, son of Benjamin F. Heisler and Alice Schrope, circa 1920.^3,4
• Ruth Pauline Novinger died on 11 April 1983, Pinellas County, FL, at age 88.^2,5
• She was buried at Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, PA.⁶

• Father*: Franklin Benjamin Novinger¹ b. 18 Oct 1872, d. 9 Sep 1940
• Mother*: Annie M. Lenker¹ b. 2 Jul 1872, d. 19 Feb 1940

Earl Melvin Novinger^1,2

• Last Edited: 29 Nov 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Earl Melvin Novinger was born on 17 May 1901, Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, PA.^3,4
• Some sources record that Earl Melvin Novinger was born circa 1902, Pennsylvania.¹
• He was the son of Franklin Benjamin Novinger and Annie M. Lenker.¹
• Earl Melvin Novinger married Florence Irene Dieffenbach, daughter of Elmer S. Dieffenbach and Cora D. Shlashman, circa 1925.⁵
• At the time of the 1930 Census, Earl and his wife Florence were living in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, PA, where he was an electrician at a chocolate factory and Florence was a stenographer at the State Capitol. They had been married about 4 years and had no children.⁵
• Earl Melvin Novinger died in November 1970.³
• He was buried at Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, PA.⁶

• Father*: Franklin Benjamin Novinger¹ b. 18 Oct 1872, d. 9 Sep 1940
• Mother*: Annie M. Lenker¹ b. 2 Jul 1872, d. 19 Feb 1940

Fannie Jane Hoover¹

• Last Edited: 24 Nov 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Fannie Jane Hoover was born circa 1867, Pennsylvania.¹
• She married David Luther Lenker, son of Edward Lenker and Mary Ann Klinger, circa 1893.¹
• Fannie Jane Hoover died in 1936.²
• She was buried at Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, Killinger, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, PA.²

Hattie Rebecca Lenker¹

• Last Edited: 30 Nov 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Hattie Rebecca Lenker was born on 1 October 1894, Millersburg R.D., Dauphin County, PA.^2,3,4
• She was the daughter of David Luther Lenker and Fannie Jane Hoover.¹
• Hattie Rebecca Lenker married Harvey Franklin Crosson, son of Gustavus Davis Crosson and Susan Elizabeth Bowerman, on 24 December 1915, Fisherville, Dauphin County, PA.^5,6
• Hattie Rebecca Lenker died on 23 October 1958, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 64.^2,4,7,3
• She was buried on 27 October 1958, at Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, Killinger, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, PA.^2,8,3,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  MRS. HARVEY CROSSON
  Mrs. Hattie R. Crosson, age 54 years, died at her home, Millersburg R. D., on Thursday. She was a member of Salem Lutheran Church, Killinger.
  Survivors are her husband, Harvey Crosson, and the following children: Mrs. Fred Fenzl, Harrisburg; Mrs. Paul Lontz, Millersburg; Mrs. W. W. Laudenslager, Halifax; Mrs. Leroy Silks an d Ralph G. Crosson, of Montebello, California; Mrs. Marlin Hoover, Lykens; Melvin and Frances, both of Dauphin R. D; Marlin and George of Millersburg R. D; Donald and Albert Crosson, both of Millersburg.
  Also surviving are a sister, Mrs. Harold Galer of Millersburg, two brothers, Paul Lenker, Halifax R. D; Boy Lenker, Millersburg, and twenty-two grandchildren.
  Services were held fiom the Riegle Funeral Home, Millersburg, at 2:00 o'clock Monday afternoon. Rev. L. C. Mortensen, pastor of Salem Lutheran Church officiated, and interment was was made in the church cemetery.
  Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 30 Oct 1958, Thu, Page 1.⁹
  

• Father*: David Luther Lenker¹ b. 1868, d. 16 Jan 1924
• Mother*: Fannie Jane Hoover¹ b. c 1867, d. 1936