Josiah W. Klingensmith and Lucinda Knappenberger

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Husband Josiah W. Klingensmith ¹

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           Born: 20 Jun 1841 - Parks Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 1
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           Died: Oct 1912 - ? Parks Twp, Armstrong Co, PA
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         Father: Adam Klingensmith (cal 1812-1874) 2
         Mother: Anna Mary Kirkland (1806-1881) 3

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       Marriage: 20 Feb 1866 4

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Wife Lucinda Knappenberger ⁵

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           Born: Abt 1842
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           Died: Aft 1912
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         Father: John Knappenberger (      -      ) 5
         Mother: Anna M. Hill (      -      ) 6

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Children

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1 F Mary A. Klingensmith ⁴

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         Spouse: William Ayres (      -      ) 5

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2 M John A. Klingensmith ²

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           Born: 22 Nov 1868 - Parks Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 5
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         Spouse: Lavina Brown (      -      ) 7
           Marr: 16 Oct 1890 5

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3 M Francis William Klingensmith ⁴

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         Spouse: Vivian Elliott (      -      ) 6

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4 F Nancy I. Klingensmith ⁶

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            AKA: Nannie B. Klingensmith 5
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         Spouse: Charles Bortz (      -      ) 6

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5 F Susan M. Klingensmith ⁵

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         Spouse: Harry E. Gilchrist (1867-      ) 8
           Marr: 30 Aug 1900 9

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6 F Olive L. "Ollie" Klingensmith ⁵

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         Spouse: Harry Lafferty (      -      ) 5

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7 M Josiah Wylie Klingensmith ⁵

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           Died: 22 Nov 1910 5
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         Spouse: Nellie B. Riggle (      -      ) 10

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8 F Sarah Myrna Klingensmith ¹⁰

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         Spouse: Frank Riddle (      -      ) 5

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General Notes: Husband - Josiah W. Klingensmith

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He was reared on the farm, and obtained his educa­tion in the common schools of the home township. During the summer of 1857 he engaged in boating on the Pennsylvania canal, following that work for a few years. Then for five years he was engaged as a farm hand. In 1862 he enlisted, becoming a mem­ber of Company C, 139th Regiment, Penn­sylvania Volunteer Infantry (Colonel Parr), for three years. He helped to bury the dead who had lain for eleven days on the battlefield of Second Bull Run. After that his regiment moved on to Sharpsburg, MD, join­ing the 6th Corps of the main army, and marched to Antietam. He was in all the engagements in which his regiment took part, seeing active service in field at Antietam, Fredericksburg (both battles), Chancellorsville, the Wilderness and Gettys­burg-in fact all the principal actions of the Army of the Potomac. He participated in the battle of Gettysburg after a forced march of thirty-six hours, during which time his company had not been allowed to cook any food, and was under fire and in active service during the greater part of twenty-four hours. On May 5, 1864, he was wounded in the left hand by a musket ball, at one of the wilder­ness fights, and was sent to Lincoln hospital, at Washington, where he remained until Aug­ust. On Dec. 24, 1864, he was discharged on account of disability, and he has never fully recovered the use of his hand. He was in the hospital at the time of Lee's surrender.
After his return home from the army Mr. Klingensmith engaged in farming, which he followed until 1874. At that time he opened a store on his farm, and when the post office of Dime was established, in 1881, he was ap­pointed postmaster and had the office in his store. He served in that position until Feb­ruary, 1886, when a Democrat was appointed, but in 1889 he again succeeded to the place and continued to serve until 1893, when Cleveland again became president. When he commenced business in 1874 he had $240 in money, fifty-eight acres of land and a pair of horses. With that lim­ited capital he extended his interests until he became one of the most prominent business men in his section, owning various farms be­sides his home place of over fifty acres-1,300 acres in all, including the homesteads of his father and of his wife's family. Some of his holdings were in Parks township, some in Kiskiminetas township, and part of the land was underlaid with valuable coal deposits.
From early manhood he was an active member of the Republican party, and became one of its leaders in Parks township. When that township was formed he was elected assessor. He was a member of the Boiling Springs Evangelical Lutheran Church, and for sixteen years served as a member of the church council. [HAC 1914, 790]

1 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 419, 790.

2 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 790.

3 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 420, 790.

4 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 420, 791.

5 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 791.

6 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 421.

7 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 420.

8 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 700.

9 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 701.

10 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 421, 791.