James Monroe Kissinger (1871 - 1950)

Born 23 May 1871 in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Jennie Alice (Wolfgang) Kissinger — married 16 Jul 1893 (to 1949) in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Jan 1950 at age 78 in Jordan Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

James was born in 1871. He was the son of Henry Kissinger and Hannah Hoffner. The 1880 census shows him living with his parents and siblings in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ^[1]In 1893 he married Jennie Alice Wolfgang. ^[2] The 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 census information shows him living with his wife and children in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ^{[3][4] [5][6]} He was a coal miner and a farmer. James passed away in 1950. ^[7]

Research Notes

There is a picture of his tombstone on Find A Grave with birth and death year. Long-14382 18:22, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWF3-7KR : 14 January 2022), James W. Kissinger in household of Henry Kissinger, Lykens, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
2. ↑ "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF4Q-HR9 : 5 August 2020), James M. Kissinger and Jennie A. Wolfgang, 16 Jul 1893; citing Marriage, Elizabethville, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3SQ-7ZF : 13 January 2022), James M Kissinger, 1900.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGHT-7F3 : accessed 18 January 2022), James M Kissinger, Lykens, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 102, sheet 15B, family 316, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1337; FHL microfilm 1,375,350.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFY3-XLM : 3 February 2021), James M Kissinger, 1920.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHSM-YRZ : accessed 18 January 2022), James M Kissinger, Gratz, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 6A, line 1, family 142, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2026; FHL microfilm 2,341,760.
7. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93862808/james-monroe-kissinger : accessed 10 October 2021), memorial page for James Monroe Kissinger (23 May 1871–11 Jan 1950), Find A Grave: Memorial #93862808, citing Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Brenda & Pete (contributor 47232469) .

• Family records of James M. And Elsie Klinger Eaves

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Dale Eshleman for starting this profile.