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     Sarah Zerfink was born on 12 April 1810, Berks County, PA.¹ She married Frederick Schwalm, son of Johannes Schwalm and Ottilia Bobb, after 1850. As of after 1850,her married name was Schwalm. Sarah Zerfink died on 20 June 1860, at age 50.¹ She was buried at Saint Matthew's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.¹

     Harriet Dieter was born circa 13 October 1840.¹ She married Frederick Schwalm, son of Johannes Schwalm and Ottilia Bobb, in 1862.² As of 1862,her married name was Schwalm.² Harriet Dieter died on 18 September 1902, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
Newspaper obituary:
HARRIET SCHWALM.
On Sept. 18, 1902, at Valley View, Harriet, wife of the late Frederick Schwalm, aged 61 years, 11 months and 5 days. Funeral was held on the 21st inst., at the Valley View United Brethren Church. Rev. O. G. Romig officiated.
Lykens Register (Lykens, Pennsylvania), 26 Sep 1902, Fri, Page 8.¹

     Helen Lorene Lemon was born on 29 November 1896, Jackson Township, Northumberland County, PA; Location: 40 deg. 52 min. 52.3 sec. N
76 deg. 50 min. 19.6 sec. W. She was the daughter of Simon Grant Lemon and Maggie Verdilla Snyder. Helen Lorene Lemon was baptized on 20 December 1896, at her parents' home by the Rev. D.M. Stettler, pastor of the Lutheran Church, Mahanoy, PA.¹ She married Guy Edwin Klinger, son of Milton C. Klinger and Sarah Ellen Schwalm, on 9 October 1920, Urban, Northumberland County, PA. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. William H. Kline, pastor of the Urban parish. When Guy and Helen were first married, they lived in Shamokin.^2,3 As of 9 October 1920,her married name was Klinger. Following Guy's death, Helen continued to live in Herndon, PA, until her death, which occurred while she was visiting her son Carlos in Chambersnurg, PA. Helen Lorene Lemon died on 27 March 1973, Chambersburg, Franklin County, PA, at age 76.⁴
Newspaper obituary:
Mrs. Helen Lorene Klinger, 76, of Herndon, died March 27 at the home of her son Carlos in Chambersburg, whom she was visiting.
Death was attributed to a heart attack.
Mrs. Klinger lived all of her life in the Herndon area. Her husband, Guy E. Klinger, died about 10 years ago.
Born in Jackson Township, [Northumberland County, PA] November 29, 1896, she was a daughter of the late Simon G. and Maggie Snyder Lemon.
Mrs. Klinger was a faithful member of Zion Church and Sunday School, Herndon.
Surviving are three sons, Carlos G., of Chambersburg; Kenneth E. and Merle G., both of New York City; five grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Catherine Pearson of New York City.
The funeral services were held Saturday [March 31, 1973] from the Zion Church, Herndon.
The Rev. Mr. T. M. Arner officiated. Burial was made in Herndon Cemetery.
The Rothermel Funeral Home, Herndon, had charge of arrangements.
Friends may call at the Rotbermel Funeral Home, Herndon, Friday evening.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 28 Mar 1973, Wed, Page 37.⁵
She was buried on 31 March 1973, at Herndon Cemetery, Herndon, Northumberland County, PA.⁶

     Mary Ellen Klinger was born on 25 June 1921, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA. At the time Mary was born, Guy and Helen were living at 1117 Walnut Street in one-half of a double house. Grant and Carrie (Klinger) Zimmerman lived in the other half.¹ She was the daughter of Guy Edwin Klinger and Helen Lorene Lemon. Mary Ellen Klinger was baptized on 1 September 1921, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA, by E. H. Gerhart.² 20 May 1930, Mary received a reading certificate. 8 May 1935, Mary received her grammar school diploma in Herndon, PA. A newspaper article reported Mary's move to the Hamburg Sanitorium, as follows:
ENTERS SANITORIUM
Miss Mary Klinger. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Klinger, of Herndon, and a student in the senior class of the Herndon High School, was taken to the Hamburg Sanitorium Wednesday where she will spend some time for her health. She was accompanied by her parents.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), 20 Jan 1939, Fri, 6.³ She died of pulmonary haemorrhage due to tuberculosis on 18 March 1942, Herndon, Northumberland County, PA, at age 20.⁴
Newspaper obituary:
Former Local Girl Succumbs
Miss Mary Ellen Klinger, 20, Dies at Home in Herndon
Miss Mary Ellen Klinger, 20, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy E. Klinger, Herndon, formerly of Shamokin, died late yesterday afternoon in the home of her parents following an illness of three years.
Miss Klinger was born in Shamokin, June 25, 1921. The family moved to Herndon, where she was confirmed as a member of the Lutheran Church and became active in the Sunday School and as a vocalist in the church choir. Miss Klinger was a member of the senior class of Herndon High School when she was stricken ill in 1937, and entered Hamburg State Sanitorium, returning to her home seven months ago.
Surviving are her parents and three brothers, Carlos, Kenneth and Merle Klinger, all at home, together with her grandmothers, Mrs. Margaret Lemon and Mrs. Susan Klinger, both of Herndon.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:00, with brief rites in the Rothermel Funeral Home to be followed by major services in the Lutheran and Re formed Church at Herndon. Rev. Charles Snyder, pastor of the Lutheran congregation, will have charge with Rev. W. A. Kutz, of the Evangelical Church, assisting. Burial will be in Herndon Cemetery. Friends can view at the funeral parlors Saturday evening and to the time of funeral Sunday.
Shamokin News-Dispatch, 19 Mar 1942, Thu, Page 2.⁵
She was buried on 22 May 1942, at Herndon Cemetery, Herndon, Northumberland County, PA.^6,7

     Sarah Ann Rubendall also went by the name of Katie.
     Name is also spelled: "Rubandhal." Sarah's family lived in the vicinity of Red Cross, PA. After the death of her parents, Sara went to live with Elijah Byerly, near Mandata, PA, and is shown to be living there by the 1850 census. (Communication from Dennis Byerly, 1997.)
Franya Marie Rubendall's Internet genealogy of Descendants of Jacob Rubendall lists her name as "Sarah Ann" and shows a marriage date of March 29, 1902. It also lists a "first husband" for her as "Israel Byerly," b. 1855, d. 3 March 1927, buried in Stone Valley Cemetery. She lists one daughter of this union, as "Mary Adams," who is buried in Urban, PA.
There is some question about whether Sarah may have fathered an illegitimate son, Israel Byerly. Dennis Byerly (2001) writes:
"Perhaps I should clarify my position about Sarah Rubendall and Elias Byerly. As you know, the Johannes Schwalm book states that after Sarah died, her probate papers list among her survivors an Isreal Byerly - a son. I had been trying to find her ancestry for awhile and when I did I found that her father died when she was 6 and her mother died when she was 11 and she went to live with the Elijah Byerly family. She is listed as living in that household in the 1850 census for Lower Mahanoy Twp. of Northumberland Co. I sent for the death Certificate for Israel Byerly and that lists his father as Elias Byerly and his mother as "Katie Rubendall". Sarah did have a sister Catherine who was living with another family in 1850. I don't deny that there was an illegitimate child born to either Sarah or Catherine with Elias Byerly as the father, but I don't think anyone knows enough to state what the circumstances were under which the child was conceived."
According to Franya Marie Rubendall, author of "Descendants of Jacob Rubendall" (Not for Publication):
"Israel was born 1855. Sarah would of been 17 years old. She married Frederick in 1857. Per the families request: As well as where this information came from. The following can not be printed or entered in as notes accessible to everyone. They feel it is embarrassing and a disgrace to the family. Sarah worked for the Byerly family as a housekeeper/maid. One of Elijah's son's 'forced himself upon Katie and a son was born from this.' The family didn't talk opening of this and Elijah to correct what is done wrongly took care of Israel when he could. He is listed in will. Sarah's nickname was "Katie". He is Sarah's child. . . born prior to Frederick and Sarah's marriage."¹ She was born on 28 August 1838, Northumberland County, PA.² She was the daughter of Abraham Rubendall and Magdalena Carl. At the time of the 1850 Census, Sarah was 12 years old and living in the household of Elijah and Elizabeth (Radel) Byerly.³ As of 29 March 1856,her married name was Schwalm. Sarah Ann Rubendall married Frederick Stein Schwalm, son of Frederick Schwalm and Catharina Stein, on 29 March 1857.⁴ Some sources suggest that Sarah Ann Rubendall and Frederick Stein Schwalm were married on 29 March 1856. Sarah Ann Rubendall died on 2 July 1911, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 72.^5,2 She was buried on 5 July 1911, at Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.²

     Frank Gideon Schmeltz was born on 10 September 1898, Bear Gap, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2 He was the son of Reuben Schmeltz and Sarah Emma Unger. Frank Gideon Schmeltz married Sarah Sevilla Klinger, daughter of Milton C. Klinger and Sarah Ellen Schwalm, on 3 October 1928, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA; Rev. Gearhardt officiated.³
Newspaper obituary:
FRANK G. SCHMELTZ
Frank G. Schmeltz, 63, of 14 Bee street, West Hazleton, died this morning at 2:15 at his home. In ill health for four months, he had been hospitalized for seven weeks, having been discharged March 1.
Born in Northumberland County September 10, 1898, the deceased was a son of the late Reuben and Emma (Unger) Schmeltz. He had lived in Grier City prior to moving to West Hazleton two and one-half years ago.
He was a member of the West Hazleton Trinity Lutheran Church and last was employed as a mail truck driver for Walter Rymsza.
Surviving are his wife, the former Sarah Klinger; four children, Lee, Hyattsville, Md; Mrs. Herbert (Mae) Kilby, Forestville, Md; Glenn, stationed with the U.S. Army in Korea; and Lois, at home; five grandchildren, three sisters, Mrs. Grace Heiser and Mrs. Edward (Harriet) Levan, both of Shamokin, and Mrs. Emma Gates, Pontiac, Mich; and two brothers, Parker Hughes, Shamokin, and Walter Schmeltz, Danville.
The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from, the Christ Funeral Home, Hometown, with Rev. McCurtis Allison, of West Hazleton Trinity Lutheran Church, officiating. Interment will be in Christ Church Cemetery, Rush Township. Friends may call Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m.
Standard-Speaker (Hazleton, Pennsylvania), 08 Mar 1962, Thu, Page 24.⁴
Frank Gideon Schmeltz died on 8 March 1962, 14 Bee St., Hazelton, Luzerne County, PA, at age 63.⁵ He was buried on 12 March 1962, at Christ (White) Church Cemetery, Barnesville, Schuylkill County, PA.¹