NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR

John Milton Kline is not in my direct ancestry. He is 2 steps removed in the following ways:

Nephew of Henry Kline (son of Reuben Kline)
Grandson of John Klein and Anna Fenstermacher

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	14 May 1852	"old Kline homestead near Kossuth"		^[7][9]
Marriage		Ninevah (possibly Grace Evangelical), Ashland T, Clarion Co. PA	To Frances E. Thompson, b. 27 Jan 1854 - d. 12 Oct 1933	^[7][10]
Death	25 Sept 1898	Kossuth, Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA	typhoid fever	^[7][9]
Burial	27 Sept 1898	Valley Cemetery, Richland Twp, Venango Co.	funeral at Valley Evangelical Church	^[6][8][9]

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 4           Generation 5        Generation 6
 
                                       +-- John Klein
                                       |   (1801-<1877)
                     +-- Reuben Kline--+
                     |   (1828-1895)   |
 John Milton Kline --+                 +-- Anna Fenstermacher
  (1852-1898)        |                      (1806-????)
                     +-- Anna Eliza Heasley
                         (????-????)

Sources: ^[5]

Children

(all children with Frances B. Thompson; had 6 children, 5 living in 1900)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Flora Letitia Kline	F	5 Oct 1875	Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA	m. 12 Sep 1893 Franklin John Whitmer, b. 18 Feb 1870, d. Oct 1940	resided Valley PO, Richland Twp, Venango Co. PA; died 26 July 1926, age 50	^[3][7][9]
Bert L. Kline	M	Feb. 1880	Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA	Eva Jane Bell	single in Sept 1898; res. Clarion in 1933	^{[3][4][7][9][10]}
Bessie Gertrude Kline	F	6 June, 1882	Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA	m. 6 June 1900 Will L. Pierce, b. 14 Jan 1880, d. 11 Aug 1951	res. Knox RD 1; died 23 Aug 1958, age 76	^[4][7][10]
Mary E. Kline	F	July, 1886	Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA	20 Sep 1904 Earl Alonzo Keely, b. 12 Sep 1884, d.7 Aug 1971, age 86	res. Van in 1933; died 1946, age 60 bur. Starr cem., Ashland Twp.	^[7][9][10]
Kenneth Kline	M	Feb. 1895	Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA	Clara Mortimer	single in Sept 1898; res. Oblong IL in 1933	^{[4][7][9][10]}
Unknown Kline	?	by 1900	Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA		birth order unknown	^[4]

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA	1852-1898		^[1][2][3][9]

Photo Gallery

Gravestone of J Milton Kline 1898 at Valley Cemetery

Inscription close-up, gravestone of John Milton Kline.

Gravestone of John Milton Kline, Valley Cemetary, Richland Twp, Venango Co., PA

Valley church (abandoned), Richland Twp., Clarion Co. PA

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1860 United States Federal Census, Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA, pg. 8, ln 20-25. Reuben Kline age 31 M, farmer, real estate value $800, personal estate value $400; Ann E. Kline age 28 F; John H. Kline age 8 M; George W. Kline age 6 M; Harriet Kline age 4 F; Thomas Stouston age 40M, estate value $400. All born PA, John H. & George W. in school. Date of census 6 July 1860.
2	1870 United States Federal Census, Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA, pg. 13, Reuben Kline age 41 M farmer, real estate value $3000, personal estate $1750; Anna A. Kline age 38F, keeping house; Milton (B?) Kline age 18M going to school; George W. Kline age 16M works on farm; Harriet B Kline age 13F; Margaret A. Kline age 9F; Andrew (E or C) Kline age 7M; Ruben F. Kline age 3M. All born PA. Milton, George, Harriet & Margaret in school. Date of census 6 July 1870
3	1880 United States Federal Census, Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA, Dist. 63 pg 12, ln 48-50: John M. Kline, Age 28 farmer; wife Florence E., 26, keeping house; Flora L., 4. pg 13, ln 1: Burdette,(female) age 6 mo. All (and all parents) born in PA.
4	1900 United States Federal Census, District 1, Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 15. Census dated 15 June 1900. Lines 38-42: Frances E. Kline, 46, b. Jan, 1854, widow, 6 children, 5 living, owns farm; Bert, 20, son, Jan 1880, day laborer; Mary, 13, dau., b. July 1886, at school; Kenneth, 5, son, b. Feb 1895; Bessie Pierce, 17, dau., m. 0 years, no children. All adults can read, write, speak English. All and all parents born PA.
5	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).
6	Bertha I. Beals (Chambers) personal knowledge give through oral interviews, and by leading us to farms and cemeteries in Venango Co. & Clarion Co., PA.
7	Descendants of Martin Klein, research manuscript by Cammy Whitehill Shreffler, 2006.
8	Gravestone transcriptions, Valley Cemetery, Richland Twp, Venango Co., PA by Elizabeth Wilson Williams, with Bertha Beals Chambers 1991; with E. Brady Williams June 2007. See Photos. J. Milton Kline, May 14, 1852; Sept. 25, 1898
9	Obituary J. Milton Kline, Oil City Derrick, 26 Sept 1898 pg 7 c1; from the obituary abstracts card file at Venango County Library, Franklin PA, retrieved June 2007 by EWW. Kline, J. Milson, life long resident of Kossuth, Clarion Co., died at his home there on Sunday 25 Sept. from typhoid fever. Was born 14 May 1852 on the old Kline homestead near Kossuth; member of the Valley Evangelical Church. Survived by wife and children Mrs. Flora Whitmer of Valley PO; Bessie, Mary, Bert & Kenneth, at home. Also survived by brothers & sisters: George, Curt, & Fulton Kline, all of Oil City; Mrs Hattie Weaver & Mrs. Lottie Exley of Kossuth; & Mrs. Maggie Pierce of Pittsburg KS. Funeral from the church Sept 27.
10	Obituary Mrs Frances B. Kline, retrieved from obituary abstract card file at Venango Co. Library, Franklin, June 2007 by EWW. Notation: "No paper listed; photocopied".25 Oct 1933 Kline, Mrs. Frances B. d. 12 Oct 1933 Nickleville PA. Funeral services for Mrs. Frances B. Kline aged 79, of Ninevah, widow of J. M. Kline who died Thursday evening Oct 12, 1933 at the home of her dau. Mrs. W. L. Pierce, Knox RD, were conducted Sunday Oct.15 in Grace Evangelical Church at Ninevah, Valley cemetery. Born in Elk Twp., 27 Jan 1854; married 17 Dec 1874 to Mr. Kline at Ninevah. Mother of 6 ch., the following survive: Bert of Clarion; Kenneth of Oblong IL; Bessie G, wife of W. L. Pierce of Knox RD1; Mary E. wife of E. A. Keeley, Van RD 1. The following sisters & brothers survive: J. W. Thompson of Shippenville RD1; E. E. Thomspon of OK; Mrs. Sarah Ohler of Cleveland OH; Mrs. Flora Graham of Warren OH; Mrs. Elizabeth Kuhns of Oil City.