Sophia Yingling

1860–1910 (Age 49)
Pennsylvania, United States

The Life of Sophia

When Sophia Yingling was born in June 1860, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Jacob Yingling, was 34 and her mother, Marinda King, was 35. She married George B M Kneedler in 1880. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Burnside Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900 and Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States in 1910. She died in 1910, at the age of 50, and was buried in Citizens Cemetery, Cherry Tree, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Sophia Yingling
1860–1910
George B M Kneedler
1858–1936
Marriage: 1880
Murrell Kneedler
1880–
L Vernon Kneedler
1883–1941
Irma Kneedler
1884–1908
Electa A Kneedler Finkbeiner
1886–1978
Seward E Kneedler
1892–
Carl Zene Kneedler
1896–1923
Ward Kneedler
1900–1960
Juanita F Kneedler
1902–

Spouse & Children

  • Sophia Yingling

    Female1860–1910Female

  • George B M Kneedler

    Male1858–1936Male

MARRIAGE
1880
children

(8)

  • Murrell Kneedler

    Male1880–Male

  • L Vernon Kneedler

    Male1883–1941Male

  • Irma Kneedler

    Female1884–1908Female

  • Electa A Kneedler Finkbeiner

    Female1886–1978Female

  • Seward E Kneedler

    Male1892–Male

+3 More Children

Parents & Siblings

  • Jacob Yingling

    Male1825–1896Male

  • Marinda King

    Female1825–1908Female

siblings

(13)

+8 More Children

World Events (8)

1863

Age 3

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

Age 3

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

Age 15

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of the German surname Jüngling, from a diminutive of Jung .

Possible Related Names

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Sources (3)

  • Sophia Yengling in household of Jacob Yengling, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Sophia Kneedler in household of William F Kneedler, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Sophia Kneedler in household of George Kneedler, "United States Census, 1910"

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