James Kline
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| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
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| Birth | 14 Jan 1845 | Clarion Co. PA | [8] | |
| Marriage | 31 Oct 1867 | Knox Co., IL | Elizabeth Conver b. 4 May 1846 in Richland, Lebanon Co.,[8] PA dau. of John A. Conver & Marry Huff |
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| Death | 21 June 1908 | Milan, Sumner Co. Kansas | age 63 | [8] |
| Burial |
Direct ancestry segment
Generation 5 Generation 6 Generation 7
+-- Johan Jacob Klein
| (1766-1833)
+-- John Klein ------+
| (1801-<1877) |
James Kline --+ +-- Elizabetha Vogele
(1845-1908) | (1775-1810)
+-- Anna Fenstermacher
(1806-????)
Sources: [8][9][12]
Children
(all children with Elizabeth Conver)
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Wiliam Kline | M | 16 Aug 1868 | Illinois | [8] | ||
| Levi Hiram Kline | M | 8 May 1870 | Illinois | {8] | ||
| Samuel L. Kline | M | 6 Aug 1872 | Taylor Co. Iowa | [8] | ||
| John Conver Kline | M | 18 Sept 1873 | Taylor Co. Iowa | {8] | ||
| Newton Oliver Kline | M | 15 Aug 1876 | Taylor Co. Iowa | [8] | ||
| Susan Alica Adilia Kline | F | 17 Jan 1880 | Taylor Co. IA | Frank Holt (b,1862, KY) on 2 Feb 1902, Milan, Sumner Co. KS | died 11 May 1955 in Milan, Sumner Co. KS age 75 buried Gar Cemetery, Miami, Okla |
[8] |
| James Monroe Kline | M | 4 July1882 | Taylor Co. IA | [8] | ||
| Walter Cleveland Kline | M | 6 Jan 1885 | [8] | |||
| Orie/Ray Kline | 8 Aug 1887 | [8] | ||||
| Mae Violet Kline | F | 30 Jul 1891 | Iowa | Unknown Heffard | [8] |
Places of Residence
| Location | Dates | Notes | Sources |
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Photo Gallery
This photo appears to be from "History fo Milan, Kansas 1879-1978" by Leslie "Bud" Yates.[11]
Sources
| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
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| 1 | 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 18 M; Elizabeth 14F; Sarah 12 F; William 10 M. All born in PA. Henry, Jacob, & Maria are enumerated at the home of his parents, although they are already married. It appears that the census taker may simply have listed all the children of John & Anna Kline, whether they lived at home or not.
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| 2 | 1870 United States Federal Census, Elba, Knox Co, IL, page 1. Census dated 13 Aug 1870. lines 1-3: James Kline, 25, farmer, personal prop $655, b. PA, can not read or write; Eliza, 33, keeping house, b. PA; Levi W., 2 months, at home, b. IL. |
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| 3 | 1880 United States Federal Census, District 215, Grant Twp, Taylor Co, Iowa, Page 14. Census dated 1 July 1880. Lines 6-10: Jas. Kline, 35, farmer; Elizabeth, 34, keeping house; John, 7, at school; Newton, 3, at home; unnamed daughter, 3 months, b. Feb 1880. James & Elizabeth(and their parents) all b. PA; children b. Iowa. |
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| 5 | 1910 United States Federal Census, District 8, Ward 2, Enid, Garfield Co., OK, page 25. Census dated 25-26 April 1910. Lines 28-30: Newton O. Kline, head, 33, his 1st marriage, length of marriage 3 years, b. IA, parents b. PA, plumber, in shop, owns home, no mortgage. Harriett L., wife, age 30, her 2nd marriage, length of marriage 3 years, one child born, 1 living; Harriet was b. IL, father b. OH, mother b. IL. Constance Martin, step-dau., 14, b. KS, father b. MO, mother IL, in school. All can read, write, speak English. The family resides at 820 Emanuel Rd. in Enid, OK. We surmise that Newton O. Kline married (a widow?) Harriet L. Martin, who had one daughter, Constance Martin. Constance would have been age 11 at the time of their marriage in 1907. |
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| 6 | 1920 United States Federal Census, District 144, Ward 4, Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS, page 18 and 19. Census dated 10 Jan 1920. Lines 97-100 (page 18) and 1-4 (page 19):Newton Kline, head, 43, b. IA, father b. CT, mother PA, steam fitter, lamp mfg, owns home, no mortgage; Hariet, wife, 43, b. IL, father b. OH, mother b. IL; Constance, 23, dau., b. KA, father IA, mother IL, stenographer, publisher; Myrtle, 6, dau., b. OK; June, 3 years 6 months, dau., b. OK; Charles Moore, brother-in-law, 35, laborer, b. KA, father b. OH, mother b. IL, lamp mfg; Glenetta Moore, sister-in-law, 33, b. IA, parents b. US; Charlotte Moore, niece, 3 years 5 months, b. OK, father IA, mother KS. Family resides at 1142 North MAin Street. All adults can read and write English. |
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| 7 | 1930 United States Federal Census, District 28, Phoenix, Maricopa Co, AZ, page 13. Census dated 7 Apr 1930. Lines 34-44: Newton Kline, head, 54, ist mar. at age 30, marital status ulleg., b. IA, father PA, mother CT, mechanic, grocery store, rents home, $30, owns radio; Harriette Garrison, housekeeper, 54, widow, 1st marriage was at age 19, b. IL, father OH, mother IL, housekeeper, private family; Emma Sabin, lodger, 72, widow, 1st married at age 17, b. IL, parents b. NY; Constance Martin, lodger, 34, b. KS, parents b. MO; Meryl Kline, lodger, 17, b. OK, father IA, mother IL; June Kline, lodger, 13, b. OK, father IA, mother IL, attended school; Lydia Agee, lodger, 35, 1st mar. at age 22, b. AZ, father PA, mother AZ; Oscar Agee, lodger, 32, b. KS, father KS, mother AZ; Bessie Agee, lodger, 10, b. AZ, father KS mother AZ, attended school; Margaret Agee, lodger, 7, b. AZ, father KS, mother AZ, attended school, James Agee, lodger, 4, b. AZ, father KS, mother AZ. All adults can read and write. Residence is 917 Second Street. This appears to be mostly family although it is unclear what the relationship (if any) of the Agees is to the Klines. Emma Sabin is possibly Harriette's mother. The census taker may have miss-entered the relationship between Newton and Harriette, or else miss-entered her status as widow See source notes. |
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| 8 | Descendants of Martin Klein research manuscript by Cammy Whitehill Shreffler. Her sources include interviews with elderly family members, and shared sources with other Klein descendants. Cammy Shreffler descends through the line of William O. Kline, younger brother of James Kline. | |
| 9 | Research of Norman & Sherry Kline, of Wellington KS. Norman Kline descends through the line of John Conver Kline, first surviving son of James Kline & Elizabeth Conver. | |
| 10 | Obituary of Walter Kline, Newspaper source & date unknown. Walter C. Kline of Milan, Kansas, funeral held at Church of Christ, burial in Milan cemetery. He died in a local hospital after a short illners. He was born Jan. 6, 1885 in Clearfield, Iowa, and was a retired farmer. He lived in Milan since 1895. Survivors include sister Mrs. Mae Hebberd of Milan; brother N. O. Kline of National City, CA; nieces & nephews. Clipping supplied by Norman & Sherry Kline |
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| 11 | "History of Milan, Kansas 1879-1978", by Leslie "Bud" Yates. Photo of James Kline & Elizabeth Conver Kline family, provided to us by Norman & Sherry Kline, appears to be from this portfolio or publication. We have not been able at present to review this source. | |
| 12 | 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). | |
| 13 | Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams, granddaughter of Winnifred May Kline. |
Source notes
- James Kline is tracked through the census, in 1860 with his parents in PA, and in 1870 & 1880 with his wife, in IL and IA. The 1890 census is unavailable. James & Elizabeth cannot be found by us in the 1900 census, nor their children (searching in IL,IA, KS, OK, PA). James died in 1908.
- We follow their son Newton O. Kline through the 1910, 1920, 1930 census, in OK, KS, AZ. Newton was probably caught in the dust bowl depression, and was possibly joining the migration toward California when he arrived in Arizona. His wife Harriet b. IL, (married first about (1896?) to Unknown Martin & with daughter Constance Martin; Harriet lists father b. OH, mother b. IL in both 1910 & 1920. By 1930 however, Newton is living in Arizona with Harriet Garrison, whose data all match that of Harriet Martin Kline, including age, age at first marriage, places of parents' birth, etc.. Harriet Garrison, marked as a widow, lists occupation as housekeeper for private family. We speculate that possibly the census taker miss-marked Harriet as a widow; her entry is followed by another widow, Emma Sabin age 72 & b. IL (Harriet's mother?). Harriet's daughter Constance Martin is still living with them, as are Meryl & June Kline, apparently children of Harriet and Newton Kline. A family of Agees is listed as "boarders", as are most of the others in the household including the Kline children. The Agees may therefore be family also, the mother perhaps a sister of Newton, or the mother or father perhaps a sibling of Harriet.
What is fascinating is that Harriet is marked as a widow & is not marked as wife of Newton. One scenario would be that they divorced, she remarried, was widowed, and returned to Newton to manage this household of expanded family, no doubt struggling to survive the depression. On the other hand, it may simply be a case of a lazy census taker who gave up on delineating the confusing family relationships and marked all as boarders.
- Grandchildren:[8]
The children of Susan Kline & Frank Holt were:
1) Olin Holt
2) Mildred Holt, married Gilbert Carrico
3) Bessie Elizabeth Holt
4) Lola Holt
5) Charlena Holtv6)Virgil Holt
7)Susan Holt
The children of Mae Violet Kline and Unknown Heffard, were:
1) Wilma Heffard
2) Nola Heffard. - Geographic locations: Sumner County KS shares a border with Grant Co., OK ; Garfield Co. OK lies immediately south of Grant Co., OK. Milan, Kansas (37°15′25″N, 97°40′29″W) sits approximately at the crossroads of U.S. Rt.160 & state Rt.49. Driving south on Rt. 49, (which changes to U. S. Rt.81 at the OK border), one finds Enid, OK (36°24′2″N, 97°52′51″W ) located about 45 miles south of Milan,KS, at the intersection of U.S. Rt. 81 and U.S. Rt. 412.
Interstate I- 35 intersects these three counties, north to south, and lies east of and parallel to the U.S. routes 49 (KS) and 81 (OK).
In the year 2000, Enid, Garfield Co., OK had a population of about 47 thousand. Milan,Sumner Co., KS on the other hand, had a population in year 2000 of 137 persons. This information is from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org) and from Mapquest(http://www.mapquest.com/). See also Rand McNally Road Atlas, or similar roadmaps.
