John Jacob Klein

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

Jacob Klein, son of Peter Klein and grandson of Philip Wendel Klein married Susanna Gross, a daughter of Peter Gross, Esq. of Whitehall Twp. She was born 3 Aug. 1785 and died Oct. 14, 1872. They had 14 children. Jacob and Susanna are buried at Unkonville.

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	5 Feb. 1781	Weisenberg Twp., Lehigh Co.
Marriage	1803		Susanna Gross
Death	11 Feb. 1857	Lowhill Twp., Lehigh Co. PA
Burial		Unionville

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 6       Generation 7            Generation 8      Generation 9
 
                                                          +-- Philip Wendel Klein
                                                          |      {????-????)
                                        +-- Peter Klein --+
                                        |   (????-????)   |
               +-- John Jacob Klein ----+                 +-- Maria Magdalena Unknown
               |   (1781-1857)          |                       (????-????)
 David Klein --+                        +-- Margaret Stelter
 (1808-1833)   |                            (????-????)
               +-- Susanna Gross
                   (1785-1872)
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Children

(all children with Susanna Gross)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Jacob Klein	M			To
Maria Klein	F			Hon. David Laury
Jonathan Klein	M			To
Charles Klein	M	1811		1) Lovina Unger; 2) Helena Unger (Koch)
Joseph Klein	M			To
Sarah Klein	F			James Neuhard
Catharine Klein	F			Reuben Neuhard
Hettie Klein	F			Daniel Nagle, res. Ohio
Samuel Klein	M			To
David Klein	M	1808		To Mary Reighart	died 1833
Hannah Klein	F			Ephriam T. Long
Susannah Klein	F	~1828		Josiah Scheirer
Solomon Klein	M	~1832		To
Mary Klein	F			Charles Deshler

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
1781- 1806	Weisenberg Twp., Lehigh Co. PA
1806-1857	Lowhill Twp., Lehigh Co. PA

Photo Gallery

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

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

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1830 United States Federal Census, Lowhill Twp, Lehigh Co, PA, page 9. Family headed by Jacob Kline: 1 male 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 40-50, 1 female <5, 3 females 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 40-50.
2	1840 United States Federal Census, Lowhill Twp, Lehigh Co, PA, page 3. Family headed by Jacob Kline: 1 male 5-10, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 50-60, 1 female 10-15, 3 females 15-20, 1 female 20-30, 1 female 40-50. ages of Jacob and Susannah are a little off here, but Solomon and Susan fit for the two youngest male and female.
3	1850 United States Federal Census, Lowhill Twp, Lehigh Co, PA, page 3. Census dated 5 Aug 1850. Jacob Kline, 74, farmer, $7500 real property; Susanah, 64; Susannah, 22; Solomon, 18, laborer.
4	History of Lehigh County Pennsylvania by C. R. Roberts, 1914, p. 681. Available at Bethlehem Public Library. pg. 681. Peter 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.	(See additional text)
5	History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon by Alfred Mathews & Austin Hungerford, 1884, p. 290. Peter Klein, a native of Germany, settled in Weisenberg, adjoining the family of Grim. About 1800 he purchased a tract of land of Michael Mosser, which was warranted by John Deter Bouman. His son, Lorentz, moved upon this land, stayed a few years, and returned home. 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. Jonathan and Samuel settled near Laury's Station, where they died. Charles settled in Weissenberg, on the homestead of his grandfather. Joseph settled in the upper part of the township, and rebuilt the old Fenstermacher mill in 1848. He lived at the place seventeen years, and then moved to Allentown, where he now resides. David settled on the homestead, and remained there ten years, and moved to North Whitehall, where he now lives. Solomon lived upon the homestead, and about 1873 built the present mill, now owned by James Schlicker. He later moved to Hokendauqua, and now resides in Allentown. Of the daughters, Polly became the wife of the Hon. David Laury, of Laury's Station. She died in 1878; Sarah (Mrs. James Newhard) now resides in North Whitehall; Catharine (Mrs. Reuben Newhard) resided in the same township till after the death of her husband, when she removed to Allentown, where she now resides; Hetty (Mrs. Daniel Nagle) moved to Ohio; Hannah (Mrs. Ephraim T. Long) settled in Egypt, Whitehall township; Maria (Mrs. Charles Deshler) died in 1870; Susanna (Mrs. Josiah Shirer) settled in North Whitehall.
6	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.

Source notes

• Jacob Klein, son of John Jacob Klein, is mentioned among the 14 children listed in "History of Lehigh County PA", but is not among the six sons listed in "Histories of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon". This suggests that the child Jacob possibly died young.