Maria Kline

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Maria Kline is not in my direct ancestry. She is 1 step removed in the following ways: Sister of Henry Kline Daughter of of John Klein and Anna Fenstermacher

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth
Marriage			Abraham Richards
Death		Clarion Co., PA
Burial

Direct ancestry segment

 Generation 5           Generation 6          Generation 7
 
                                     
                                     
                     +-- John Klein  
                     |   (1801-<1877)      
 +--Maria Kline---+                     
 |  (1832-1896)      |                         
 |                   +-- Anna Fenstermacher
 |                    (1806-????)
 |
 |                   
 |                    
 +--Abraham Richards 
                      
Sources: 

Children

(all children with Abraham Richards)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Richards			Clarion Co., PA
Richards			Clarion Co., PA
Richards			Clarion Co., PA
Richards			Clarion Co., PA
Richards			Clarion Co., PA

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Wentlings Corners, Beaver Twp., Clarion Co. PA	1837-1847
Ashland Twp., Clarion Co.	1847	farm near Ashland church

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1840 United States Federal Census, Beaver Twp, Venango Co, PA pg 9. The census is not dated. Family of John Kline: 2 males 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 30-40, 1 female <5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 30-40. There are a few discrepancies on the ages of the children, but they are close. Also on the page is Jaoc Kline: 2 males <5, 2 males 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 40-50, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 30-40.
2	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
3	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; Henry33M; Rebecca 31F; [[Jacob Kline|Jacob] 29M; Maria 27F; Catherine 25F; Susanna 23 F; James 18M; Elizabeth 14F; Sarah 12 F; William 10 M. All born in PA. Henry Kline is enumerated here at the home of his parents,as well as with his wife & children in Jefferson Co. PA. Jacob Kline is enumerated here at the home of his parents, as well as with his wife and children in Richland Twp.,Venango Co. PA Rebecca Kline's identity is uncertain; born about 1829. She is thought to be a distant cousin, the daughter of David Kline, and a descendant of Philip Wendel Klein of Lehigh County.
11	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."
12	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.
13	Descendants of Martin Klein, research manuscript by Cammy Whitehill Shreffler, 2006.; and personal communication from Cammy Whitehill Shreffler: Spouse & descendants of Maria Kline, with dates.
16	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).
17	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams,descendant of John Abram Kline, granddaughter of Winnifred May Kline.