Charles Klein

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Charles Klein is not in my direct ancestry. He belongs to the Philip Wendel Klein family in the following way: Son of John Jacob Klein Great-grandson of Philip Wendel Klein

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	1810
1st Marriage			Lovina Unger (23 Dec 1820 - 2 Sept 1859)
2nd Marriage	28 Oct 1860		widowed Helena Koch nee Unger, sister of Lovina (29 Mar1822 - 28 Marz 1895)
Death	1898	Weisenberg Twp. Lehigh Co. PA
Burial		Ziegel Church Cemetery,Weisenberg Twp., Lehigh Co. PA

Ancestry chart segment

  Generation 6          Generation 7           Generation 8      Generation 9
 
                                                             +-- Philip Wendel Klein
                                                             |      {????-????)
                                           +-- Peter Klein --+
                                           |   (????-????)   |
                    +-- John Jacob Klein --+                 +-- Maria Magdalena Unknown
                    |   (1781-1857)        |                       (????-????)
+-- Charles Klein --+                      +-- Margaret Stelter
|   (1811-1898)     |                          (????-????)
|                   |                   
|                   |                      +-- Peter Gross
|                   |                      |
|                   +-- Susanna Gross -----+
|                       (1785-1872)        | 
|                                          +-- Unknown
|
|                   +-- Christian Unger
|                   |
+-- Levina Unger ---+
                    |
                    +-- Susanna Wesko
 
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Children

(all children with Levina Unger)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
William Franklin Kline	M	11 Sept. 1843	Weisenberg Twp.,Lehigh Co.		of Maxatawny Twp., Berks Co.
Sarah Susanna Kline	F	23 July 1846	Weisenberg Twp.,Lehigh Co.	Dr. Fred C. Seiberling of Allentown
Louisa Helena Kline	F	22 April 1852	Weisenberg Twp.,Lehigh Co.	Elias Lichtenwalner

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
1811 -?	Lowhill Twp., Lehigh Co.
?- 1898	Weisenberg Twp., Lehigh Co. PA

Photo Gallery

Ziegel Church, Weisenberg Twp., Lehigh Co. PA

Gravestones of Charles Klein & wife Levina Unger, Ziegel Church Cemetery

Gravestones of Charles Klein & wives, family plot of 4 stones

Photos by E W Williams, 1991

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	History of Lehigh County Pennsylvania by C. R. Roberts, 1914, p. 681. Available at Bethlehem Public Library. pg. 681Peter Kline, youngest son of Philip Wendel, was born April 27, 1741, and died December 22, 1819. He married, in 1763, Margaret, daughter of Christopher and Margaret Stettler. She was born Dec. 13, 1741, and died Feb. 26, 1815. Peter Kline bought 260 acres of land from Philip Kleinert, in the southern part of Weisenberg township. A miller by trade, he erected a mill on the property about 1780, which he sold, with part of his farm, in 1803, to his son Lorentz. Peter Kline had these children: Margaret, born 1768; Lorentz; Jacob; Jonathan; Henry; Maria, wife of Michael Acker; and Mrs. George Smith. Lorentz Kline was born Nov. 12, 1773, and married Magdalena Knauss. They had no children. He was the owner of Kline's Mill for many years and died June 15, 1868. pg. 681 Jacob Kline settled about 1806 upon a farm purchased by his father in Lowhill township. He was born Feb. 5, 1781, and died Feb. 11, 1857. He married, in 1803, Susanna Gross, a daughter of Peter Gross, Esq., of Whitehall township. Mrs. Kline was born Aug. 3, 1785, and died Oct. 14, 1872. They are buried at Unionville. Jacob Kline and his wife had fourteen children: Jacob, Maria, Jonathan, Charles, Joseph, Sarah, Catharine, Hettie, Samuel, David, Hannah, Susan, Solomon, and Mary. Maria married Hon. David Laury; Sarah married James Neuhard; Catharine married Reuben Neuhard; Hettie married Daniel Nagle, and moved to Ohio; Hannah married Ephraim T. Long; Susan married Josiah Scheirer, and Mary married Charles Deshler. pg. 681 Charles Kline was born in 1811 and died in 1898, in Weisenberg township, where he owned a farm of 170 acres. He married Lovina, daughter of Christian Unger. They had three children: William F., of Maxatawny township, Berks county; Sarah S., wife of Dr. Fred C. Seiberling, of Allentown, and Louisa L., wife of Elias Lichtenwalner.	(See additional text)
2	History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon by Alfred Mathews & Austin Hungerford, 1884, p. 290. John Jacob Klein, a younger brother, married Susanna, a daughter of Peter Gross, of Whitehall township, and settled upon this farm about the year 1806. He lived upon it all his days, and died there. His sons were Jonathan, Charles, Joseph, Samuel, David, and Solomon. ... Charles settled in Weissenberg, on the homestead of his grandfather.
3	Genealogies of Pennsylvania Families Vol. 3, from The Penna. Genealogical Magazine 1982, Genealog. Publ. Co. Inc. Baltimore. p.937 "Schmeier & Klein Family Registers" - Bible pages for the 2 families on similar paper & caligraphy, for sale at same time by Baltimore manuscript dealer. Joshua Schmeier (later called Schmoyer) b. Macungie Twp., Lehigh Co. PA 24 Mar. 1796, parents Daniel Schmeier & wife Catherine Barbara nee Keiser; lists 15 children. p. 938 "The Klein Register" * Charles Klein, a son of Jacob Klein & wife Susanna nee Gross, was born in Lowhill Twp. Lehigh Co. PA 14 Oct. 1810; was baptized by the Rev. Henry Geisenheimer 4 Nov. 1810, with Daniel Schmidt & wife Catharina as witnesses. * He married first Levina Unger, a dau. of Christian Unger & wife Susanna nee Wesko; Levina was born in Upper Macungie Twp. 23 Dec. 1820, was baptized by the Rev. John Helffrich 1 Jan 1821 with Adam Heintz & wife Magdalena, witnesses, and died 2 Sept. 1859, aged 38 yrs, 8 mos, 9 days. * Charles Klein was married 2nd on 28 Oct 1860 by Rev. W. A. Helffrich to the widowed Helena Koch nee Unger, sister of his first wife. * The children of Charles & Levina, all born in Weisenberg Twp.,Lehigh Co., were: 1. William Franklin, born 11 Sept. 1843, bapt. by Rev. Mr. Helffrich 22 Oct. 1843, Lawrence Klein & wife Magdalena witnesses; 2. Sarah Susanna, born 23 July 1846, bapt. by Rev. Jer. Schindel 6 Sept. 1846, parents as witnesses; 3. Louisa Helena, born 22 April 1852, bapt. by Rev. W. Helffrich 31 May 1852, parents as witnesses.
4	Gravestone transciptions, Ziegel Church, Weisenberg Twp., 1991 by E W Williams. Charles Klein family plot (4 stones), upper cemetery: * Charles Klein Geb den 14 Oct 1810 gestorben den 20 Mai 1898 87 Jahre 7 Monat und 6 Tage * ______ geborne Unger ___von C_arl__Klein geb. den 23 Dez 1820 ges. den 2 Sept. 1859 Alte 38 Jahre 8 mo 9T. * (Selena?) Klein ___von Charles Klein Marz 29 1822 Marz 28 1895 72y 11 mon 29 Tage * ___ Klein 1814 1884 Tochter von Christian & (Selina?)
5	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams.

Source notes

• C. R. Roberts in History of Lehigh County PA, 1914 says Charles Kline was born in 1811. His gravestone at Ziegle church, Weisenberg Twp. says he was born 14, Oct. 1810.
• Although other sources say Charles Klein had 2 wives, the family plot has 3 stones besides his. The birth dates on the three women's stones (1814, 1820, 1822) preclude the possibility that one were a child's stone. Facing the row, Charles' stone is on the left. Next, Levina Unger's stone is obvious from the dates which match those in other sources, even though her first name is now illegible. Her stone also says "geborne Unger". The third stone, transcribed before having read the Klein Family Register from Genealogies of Pennsylvania Families, was thought to say "Selena" Klein ____von Charles Klein. The first name is difficult to read, and could possibly say "Helena". The first name on the fourth stone was illegible, but after the dates it was transcribed as Tochter von Christian & (Seluna?). This is very possibly Christian and Susanna (Unger). If so, either the 4th stone belongs to Helena Unger and the 3rd to "Selena"; or the third stone is Helena Unger and the 4th stone is yet another Unger sister. The three names, Levina, Helena, and Selena, have the sound of possibly all being sisters. Perhaps the fourth stone is an Unger sister, but not a wife of Charles Klein.