Mary Margaret Sahr

1918 - 2000  (82 years)

• Name	Mary Margaret Sahr
  	Matron at the Allegheny County Jail [1, 2]
  Birth	1 Aug 1918	Millvale, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Census	1920 (1 years)	McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [6]
  In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 16 months, living on 1223 Thackers Street, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania with her parents.
  History	24 Oct 1929 (11 years)	Black Thursday, Great Depression Begins
  Census	1930 (11 years)	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [7]
  In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 11, living on 2620 Glasgow Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with her parents.
  Census	1940 (21 years)	Leechburg, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [8]
  In the 1940 US Census, she was recorded as age 22, living at 381 Pershing Avenue, Leechburg, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
  History	7 Dec 1941 (23 years)	Attack on Pearl Harbor
  Census	1950 (31 years)	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [9]
  In the 1950 US Census, she was recorded as age 31, living at 242 Kennedy Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
  History	20 Jul 1969 (50 years)	Moon Landing
  Death	17 Oct 2000	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Obituary	19 Oct 2000 (82 years)  [2]
  KLINGENSMITH Mary M. (SAHR) On Tues., Oct. 17, 2000, Mary M. (Sahr) Klingensmith, age 82, of Ben Avon, formerly of the North Side; wife of the late Lawrence Klingensmith; beloved mother of Lawrence Jr. and his wife Sarah of Great Falls VA, Thomas of Lancaster PA and Mary Ellen Stalczynski and her husband Gene of Ben Avon; sister of William Sahr of FL, Anna Scully of Pgh. and Nancy Liszka of Jamestown PA and the late Louis Sahr, Elizabeth Bufalini and Caroline Scully; also survived by eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Mrs. Klingensmith was a retired Female Officer at the Allegheny County Jail. In her retirement, she was "Grandma Mary" to many children in the Ben Avon area. She was an active member of the Sheraden Sr. Citizen Center and an enthusiastic bingo player at the Ohio Twp. V.F.D. Friends received Thurs. 7-9 pm and Fri. 2-4 and 7-9 pmLAWRENCE T. MILLER FUNERAL HOME, INC., A PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE AWARD FIRM, 460 Lincoln Ave., Bellevue. Mass of Christian Burial celebrated in the Church of the Assumption, Bellevue, Sat. at 11:30 am. Memorial contributions may be made to the Good Samatarian Hospice of Wexford PA. Published by The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 19 October 2000
  Burial	21 Oct 2000	Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery,  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania   [2, 4]
  Siblings	2 brothers and 4 sisters
  > 1. Mary Margaret Sahr,   b. 1 Aug 1918, Millvale, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 17 Oct 2000, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 82 years) ▻ Lawrence Colin Klingensmith,  m. 1 Dec 1939   2. Louis Albert Sahr,   b. 30 Sep 1919, McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 6 Dec 1979, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, U.S.A.  (Age 60 years)   3. William Kenneth Sahr,   b. 25 May 1921, Corliss, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 1 Nov 2002, Interlachen, Putnam County, Florida, U.S.A.  (Age 81 years)   4. Elizabeth Beatrice Sahr,   b. 22 May 1923, Sheraden, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Sheraden is a neighborhood that is located in the West End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania d. Jul 1990  (Age 67 years) + 5. Carolyn Anna Sahr,   b. 5 Aug 1925, Sheraden, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Sheraden is a neighborhood that is located in the West End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania d. 16 Jan 2000, Gibsonia, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 74 years) ▻ Paul Vincent Scully, Jr,  m. After 26 April 1946 > 6. Anna Catherine Sahr ▻ Walter Henry Emich, Jr.,  m. 12 Jun 1947 ;   John James Scully,  m. Abt 1950   7. Nancy Ruth Sahr
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Conrad Sahr   (Great Grandfather)  Anna Wurdock,   b. Bohemia, Austria-Hungary   (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I11264	Scully Line
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Louis Leo Sahr,   b. 9 Apr 1894, Rankin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 9 Sep 1969, Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Eleanor Pschirer,   b. 21 Feb 1895, Millvale, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 7 Apr 1986, Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F1319	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Lawrence Colin Klingensmith,   b. 24 Sep 1915, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 30 Jan 1961, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	1 Dec 1939  [1]
  Age at Marriage	She : 21 years and 4 months - He : 24 years and 3 months.
  Children	1940  [1]
  1. Lawrence Klingensmith 2. Mary Ellen Klingensmith 3. Thomas Klingensmith
  Family ID	F9767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Mary Margaret Sahr(1918 – 2000) 2Louis Leo Sahr(1894 – 1969) 4Albert M. Sahr(1863 – 1933) 8Conrad Sahr 16 17 9Anna Maria Wenz 18 19 5Margaret Elizabeth Merdian(1865 – 1941) 10Conrad Merdian(1838 – 1919) 20Georg Anton Merdian(1810 – 1877) 21Margaretha Hatzenbühler(1814 – 1870) 11Apollonia Wolff(1837 – 1907) 22Joannes Adamus Wolff(1799 – 1872) 23Eva Margaretha Bolz(1802 – 1827) 3Elizabeth Eleanor Pschirer(1895 – 1986) 6Frank Pschirer(1858 – 1935) 12Johann Joseph Pschirer(1817 – 1901) 24 25 13Maria Keim(1838 – 1881) 26 27 7Mary Anna Boehm(1860 – 1948) 14John Boehm 28 29 15Anna Wurdock 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1 Aug 1918 - Millvale, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1920 - McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1930 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1940 - Leechburg, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1950 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Death - 17 Oct 2000 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Burial - 21 Oct 2000 - Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  🟡 [S117] Feightner, Margaret Ann, Scully-Sahr Genealogy, (Virginia: manuscript, 1990) . 🟢 [S2648] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Obituary of Mary M. Klingensmith, (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 19 October 2000, page 42) . 🟢 [S10] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011) . 🟡 [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 153431197 Mary Margaret Sahr Klingensmith . 🟢 [S101] Social Security Administration, Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015) . 🟢 [S26] Bureau of the Census, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: McKees Rock Ward 3, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1514; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 180; Image: 287 . 🟢 [S20 ] Bureau of the Census, 1930 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1983; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0335; Image: 132.0; FHL microfilm: 2341717 . 🟢 [S21] Bureau of the Census, 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Leechburg, Armstrong, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3423; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 3-42 . 🟢 [S2303] Bureau of the Census, 1950 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 20212), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 4401; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 77-903 .