William O. Kline

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR William O. Kline is not in my direct ancestry. He is 1 step removed in the following ways: Brother of Henry Kline Son of John Klein & Anna Fenstermacher

William O. Kline built oil rigs for a living. His home (in Venus, Clarion Co. PA), birthplace of Charles Kline, is still in the family.

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	Mar 28, 1851
Marriage	27 Dec. 1874		Mary "Molly" Greer (5 May 1848-1926, age 78) dau. of John Adam Greer(Creher, Krahr) & Elizabeth Dasch
Death	Jan 31, 1919, age 67	Pinegrove Twp, Venango Co, PA	see Source Notes
Burial		Venus Cemetery, Clarion Co, PA	funeral United Evangelical Ch of Venus

Direct ancestry segment

 Generation 5           Generation 6          Generation 7
 
                                     +-- Johan Jacob Klein
                                     |   (1766-1833)
                +-- John Klein ------+
                |   (1801-<1877)     |
William Kline --+                    +-- Elizabetha Vogele
 (1851-1919)    |                        (1775-1810)
                +-- Anna Fenstermacher
                     (1806-????)
 Sources: 

Children

(all children with Mary "Molly" Greer)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Nora Matilda Kline	F	3 Oct 1875		m. 18 Jun 18 1902 to Jacob Glass (8 Nov 1873-1 May 1948)	d.18 Apr 1950; Venus Cem
Ethel C. Kline	F	1879		James H. McKissick	d. (after 1940?); Dehner Cem, Fryburg, Clarion Co. PA
Elizabeth "Lizzie" P. Kline	F	1883		Charles Burgdorfer (d. 1922)	d. 1964 age 81; Venus Cem
Charles W.Kline	M	1894		Bernice V. Bigley (b.1903)	d. 1971 age 77
daughter Kline	F	date & birth order unknown

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources

Photo Gallery

William O. Klein

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
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 18M; Elizabeth 14F; Sarah 12 F; William 10 M. All born in PA. Henry is enumerated at the home of his parents, although he is already married. Rebecca Kline's identity not known; born about 1829.
2	1880 United States Federal Census, Pinegrove Twp. Venango Co. Pa, District 261 Pg 15. Date of census 1 June 1880. Lines 30-33: William Kline aged 29, b. PA, parents b. PA, carpenter; wife Mary, age 30, born PA, parents born Germany, housekeeper; children all single, all born PA: Annie M. age 4; Ethle, age 3.
3	1900 United States Federal Census, Pinegrove Twp. Venango Co. Pa, enum Dist. 159, pg 160A, ln 19-24. Date of census 1 June 1900. William Kline born 1851 age 49 Married 25 yrs, b. PA, parents b. PA, Farmer, farm owned free; Mary born 1848, age 51, born PA, parents born Germany; children, all single, all born PA: Nora M born 1875, age 24, teacher; Ethel C. born 1879, age 21, domestic; Lizzie P. born 1883, age 17, at school; Charles W. born 1894, age 5. All can read, write & speak English.
4	1910 United States Federal Census, District 139, Pinegrove Twp, Venango Co, PA, page 17. Census dated 6 May, 1910. Lines 30-33: William Kline, 56, m. 30 years, farmer, general farming, owns farm, no mortgage; Mary, 61, wife, m. 30 years, 4 children, all living; Elizabeth P., 26, teacher, public school; Charles W., 15, in school. All and all parents born PA except Mary's parents b. Germany. All can read, write, speak English.
5	1920 United States Federal Census, District 139, Pinegrove Twp, Venango Co, PA, page 17. Census dated 3-5 Jan, 1920. Lines 82-833: Mary, 71, widow, owns farm, general farming, b. PA, parents b. Germany; Charles W., 25, farmer, b. PA, parents b. PA. All can read, write, speak English.
6	Descendants of Martin Klein research manuscript by Cammy Whitehill Shreffler. Portion re. William O. Klein conveyed by his daughter, Lizzie Kline Burgdorger, to her daughters Marie Glass Piper & Dorothea Glass Slye; thence to Cammy Whitehill Shreffler, granddaughter of Dorothea Glass Slye. William O. Klein was 11 yrs. old when his father died and 13 yrs. old when his mother died. He lived for a time with the Fye family (his sister Catherine). "He had the hardest job at the mill until he was about 18." William O. Klein has not been identified in the 1870 census as yet; he would be 19 yrs old and was probably working. He is not found living with his siblings. He married in 1874 and does appear in the 1880 the census with wife Mary and children.
7	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams, granddaughter of Winnifred May Kline.
8	Obituary of William Kline, Venango Citizens Press, 5 Feb 1919, also 3 Feb 1919 pg 3, c3; Venus News 3 Feb 1919; Abstract in Obituary card file, Venango Co. Library; 2007 by EWW. "Kline, Wm aged 69 yrs, funeral at United Evangelical Church of Venus. Mr. Kline was brother-in-law to the late J. Peter Greer, Mr. Kline having married Mr. Greer's sister. He leaves his widow and sons & daughters.
9	Obituary of Mrs. Mary Kline News Herald (Oil City edition) 20 Sept 1926, pg. 14 c.4; abstract from obituary card index, Venango Co. Library, June 2007 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams Kline, Mary 78 widow of William. Died Sunday (Sept 19) at her home near Venus (Pine Grove Twp.) where she spent practically all her life. Survived by one son, C. W. Kline of near Venus, & 3 daughters, Mrs. Nora Glass of near Venus, Mrs Ethel McKissick and Mrs. Elizabeth Burgdorfer of Van. Funeral at Venus Lutheran Church on Wed. (Sept 22); burial at the church.
10	Personal correspondence Lulu Belle (Unknown) Kline, widow of Wade Wesley {Bud) Kline; correspondence 2008-ongoing. Bud Kline descended from John Klein through William O. Kline and his son Charles Kline. "Information on the Kline family was in the Iron County Chronicle, publ. by Clarion County Historical Society, ca. 1993. William O. Kline's father, John, died when William was a young boy. Williams became a carpenter & built oil rigs for a living. He owned a house in Venus, (unincorporated community including parts of Venango and Clarion Counties), as mentioned in the 1877 History of Clarion County, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Charles Kline, widow, had the deed to a farm William later purchased in Pinegrove Township, Venango County, about 1.5 miles from Venus, and still resided on the farm (in 1993). William was the father of 4 children, 3 girls and 1 boy, Velma, Wade (Bud), Harold (Mort), and Lois. Another child, a girl, died in infancy. We learned the names of William's parents at Faller Funeral Home in Fryburg."

Source notes

• Cause of death of Wm. O. Kline is unknown, but the Spanish Flu pandemic occurred during the winter of 1918-1919.

Research Wishlist

• Per Cammy W. Shreffler, approximately 2 dozen William Kline/Kleins of the right age appear in the PA census of 1870; our William O. Klein has not been identified.