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Direct ancestry segment

 Generation 5           Generation 6          Generation 7
 
                                     
                                     
                         +-- John Klein  
                         |   (1801-<1877)      
 +--Elizabeth V. Kline---+                     
 |  (1845-????)          |                         
 |                       +-- Anna Fenstermacher
 |                           (1806-????)
 |
 |                   
 |                    
 +--Simon Korb 
    (1835-????)                  
Sources: [2][3][4][5] 

Children

( Children with Simon Korb)

( Children of Simon Korb & 2nd wife Anna C. Unknown)

Places of Residence

Photos

Inscription, gravestone of Lizzie J. Kline, wife of Simon Korb

Gravestone of Lizzie J. Kline, in Kline plot, St. Mark's Memorial Chapel, Ashland Twp.,Clarion Co. PA

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1850 United States Federal CensusPA Clarion Co. Elk Twp., pg 471-236. Date of census 7 Sept. 1850. John Kline age 48, Farmer, $325 value real estate; wife Anna age 44, can't read or write; children: Henry age 23, Farmer; Jacob age 19, Farmer; Maria age 18;Catherine age 12; Eliza age 10; Susanna age 8; James age 6; Elizabeth age 4; Sarah age 2. All born PA
2	1860 United States Federal Census, PA Clarion Co. Ashalnd Twp. pg.5, ln 11-22. Date of Census 5 July 1860. John Kline, 59 M Farmer, real estate value $1000, personal estate value $200; Ann Kline, 53F; Henry 33M; Rebecca 31F; Jacob 29M; Maria 27F; Catherine 25F; Susanna 23 F; James 18M; Elizabeth 14F; Sarah 12 F; William 10 M. All born in PA.
3	1870 United States Federal Census. Can not locate Simon Korb.
4	1880 United States Federal Census, District 261, Pinegrove Twp, Venango Co, PA, page 18. Census dated 11 June 1880. Lines 43-49: Simon Korb, 40, farmer; Hannah C., 30, wife, housekeeping; William H., 12, son, attended school; Solomon, 10, son; Katie, 9, dau.; Mary, 7, dau.; Clara M., 2, dau. All b. PA. Simon and Hannah's parents b. Germany. Family of Adam Korb is on next line. Note: William, Solomon, Katie and Mary are children of Elizabeth J. Kline & Simon Korb. Elizabeth died in 1875 & Simon remarried in 1877, and Clara is the child of Simon's 2nd marriage.
5	1900 United States Federal Census, District 159, Pine Grove Twp, Venango Co, PA, page 5. Census dated 1 June 1900. Lines 32-39: Simon Korb, 48(sic), head, b. Jan 1842, m. 23 years, parents b. Germany, carpenter, owns farm, no mortgage; Annie C., 50, wife, b. Apr 1850, m. 23 years, 5 children born, 4 living; Oliver M., 19, son, b. Aug 1880, farmer, attended school; Ida, 16, dau., b. June 1883, at school; Charles, 14, son, b. Jan 1886, farm labor, attended school; Frank F., 10, son, b. Sept 1889, at school; Geo. W. Smith, 32, boarder, b. Aug 1867, single, driller; Kate Korb, 29, dau., b. May 1871, domestic. Except as noted, all and all parents b. PA. All can read, write and speak English. Note: Kate is listed separately from other children. Wife Annie has had 5 children with 4 living. Four are listed here, so Kate is clearly the daughter of first wife Elizabeth J. Kline.
6	1910 United States Federal Census, District 139, Pinegrove Twp, Venango Co, PA, page 20. Census dated 10 May 1910. Lines 92-95: Simon Korb, 67, head, second marriage, m. 33 years to present wife, parents b. Germany, lumberman, owns farm, no mortgage; Anna C., 60, wife, first marriage, married 33 years, parents b. Germany, Charles C., 24, son, single, general farming; Frank E., 20, son, saw mill. All and parents b. PA except as noted. All can read, write and speak English Family of William H. Korb is next listing. Note: This establishes that Simon Korb had an earlier wife, presumably Elizabeth V. Kline, and that Simon remarried in ~1877.
7	1887 History of Clarion County PA by Davis. p. xxx. "Kline, Reuben, Kossuth p.o., Ashland, a merchant and farmer of Kossuth, PA., was born in Lehigh county, Pa., on December 7, 1828, and was a son of John and Anna (Fanstermacher) Kline, who settled in Clarion county, Pa., in 1837, and in Ashland, Pa., in 1847, and cleared and improved the farm which is now owned and occupied by the late Henry Kline. They had a family if eleven children - Henry, Reuben, Jacob, Maria, Catherine, Eliza, Susan, James, Elizabeth, Sarah and William. Reuben Kline settled in Ashland, Pa., in 1847, and was married twice. His first wife was Ann E., a daughter of John and Mary (McCleef) Measley, of Ashland, Pa. They had a family of seven children - John M., George W., Harriet L., Maggie A., Andrew C., Reuben F., and Susan L. His second wife was Harriet, a daughter of John and Mary (Kribbs) Weaver, of Ashland, Pa. They have had a family of children. Mr. Kline has served as constable of Ashland, Pa. for seven years, was justice of the peace for five years, and has been engaged in the mercantile business for ten years." p.? - Abraham Richards is listed as one of the Clarion town incorporators, in 1841, and a member of the town council at that time.
8	Personal correspondence and research of Nancy E. Beals Walls, Emlenton, PA, 1991-ongoing. Her assistance in finding the farms, cemeteries, and church records of Clarion & Venango counties has been invaluable. Nancy is descended from Winnifred May Kline and James Elgie Beals. "John & Anna Kline first settled at Wentlings Corners (Beaver Twp., south of Knox)., near the Twin Churches", i.e. St. Paul's Lutheran & Reformed Churches. Nancy provided copy of records of St. Paul's Lutheran & Reformed Churches; see below.
9	St Paul's Lutheran & Reformed Churches - Klein birth & baptismal records. This church is located at Wentlings Corners, near Knox, Beaver Twp., Clarion Co. PA Catherine Kline born 7 July 1838; bapt. 2 Sept 1838; dau. of John Kline & Anna. Elizabeth Ann Klein born 20 Oct, 1840; bapt. 24 Jan, 1841; daughter of John Klein & Ann. Susannah Kline born 16 Nov, 1841; bapt. 1 Oct 1843; dau. of John Kline & Anna. James Kline geb. 14 Jan, 1845, get. 17 Aug, 1845, parents John Kline & Anna, geb. Fenstermacher. (Note: the baptism records from 1820 to 1853 are both Lutheran and Reformed).	Memorial History of St Paul's Lutheran and Reformed Churches 1813-1960
9	Research Manuscript of Ella May Beals (Wilson) researched 1975-1985, including personal knowledge and interviews of her siblings Robert Beals and Bertha Beals (Chambers), and of her aunt Mary P. Kline (Fillgrove).
10	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams,descendant of John Abram Kline, granddaughter of Winnifred May Kline. Visited Zion's Lutheran Church graveyard; reviewed church records at Lehigh Co. Historical Society, in Lehigh Co., 1991, in company of Nancy Beals Walls & Ella Beals Wilson.
11	Gravestone transcriptions, St. Mark's Memorial Chapel, Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA. Transcribed June 2007 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams. This gravestone stands immediately to the left of the stone for her parents, John & Annie Kline. Lizzie J. wife of Simon Korb died May 29, 1875, aged 28 years, 7 mos & 12 days.

Source Notes

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