Emma Wiest, b: 1872 - Mahantongo Township,

^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}

^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}

^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}




	^{Alvin Erdman}^b.1866 d.



^{William Erdman}^b.1887 d.			^{Jacob Klinger Wiest}^{b.1826 Jordan Township, d.1878 ,}

		^{Henry Trautman Wiest}^{b.1844 Jordan Township, d.1917 Mahantongo Township,}	^{Elizabeth Trautman}^{b.1825 Jordan Township, d.1881 ,}

	^Emma Wiest^{b.1872 Mahantongo Township, d.}

		^{Catharine Schmeltz}^{b.1845 Lower Mahanoy Townshi d.1918 ,}