John Milton Kline - Revision history

Liz: obit Mrs Frances B. Kline widow of J. M. Kline; correct marriage place to Ninevah; add res. of children

2009-11-01T19:04:47Z

obit Mrs Frances B. Kline widow of J. M. Kline; correct marriage place to Ninevah; add res. of children

Liz: page complete

2009-11-01T17:44:12Z

page complete

Liz: add funeral date 27 Sept 1898 from obit J Milton Kline

2009-11-01T17:17:42Z

add funeral date 27 Sept 1898 from obit J Milton Kline

Liz: birthplace "Kline homestead near Kossuth" per obit; add birthplace, death place, cause typhoid fever (all from obit)

2009-11-01T17:11:42Z

birthplace "Kline homestead near Kossuth" per obit; add birthplace, death place, cause typhoid fever (all from obit)

Liz: dates of residence chart "life-long resident of Kossuth" per obit J Milton Kline

2009-11-01T17:07:06Z

dates of residence chart "life-long resident of Kossuth" per obit J Milton Kline

Liz: source # attirb (obit J Milton) to 4 children, 3 of whom single in 1898

2009-11-01T17:05:30Z

source # attirb (obit J Milton) to 4 children, 3 of whom single in 1898

Liz: add obit J Milton Kline, funeral & burial at Valley Evangelical cemetery

2009-11-01T16:56:48Z

add obit J Milton Kline, funeral & burial at Valley Evangelical cemetery

Liz: birthdate Frances B. Thompson; children's dates, spouses from Cammy Whitehill Shreffler; move to source notes re 1910 census Burt L Kline; source # attrib; page complete

2008-11-17T16:09:45Z

birthdate Frances B. Thompson; children's dates, spouses from Cammy Whitehill Shreffler; move to source notes re 1910 census Burt L Kline; source # attrib; page complete

Liz: /* Photo Gallery */ 1991 photo gravestone J Milton Kline

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‎Photo Gallery: 1991 photo gravestone J Milton Kline

Liz: /* Photo Gallery */ photo Valley church, abandoned

2007-11-15T22:27:52Z

‎Photo Gallery: photo Valley church, abandoned

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 | '''Birth'''    || 14 May 1852  ||"old Kline homestead near Kossuth"   || || <sup class="reference">[7][9]</sup>
 |-
-| '''Marriage''' ||   ||possibly Valley Church, Richland T, Clarion Co. PA (J. Milton was "livelong member") || To Frances E. Thompson,<br>B. 27 Jan 1854 || <sup class="reference">[7]</sup>
+| '''Marriage''' ||   ||Ninevah (possibly Grace Evangelical), Ashland T, Clarion Co. PA  || To Frances E. Thompson,<br>b. 27 Jan 1854 - d. 12 Oct 1933 || <sup class="reference">[7][10]</sup>
 |-
 | '''Death'''    ||25 Sept 1898  ||Kossuth, Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA   ||typhoid fever || <sup class="reference">[7][9]</sup>
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 | Flora Letitia Kline || F ||5 Oct 1875 ||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA ||m. 12 Sep 1893<br> Franklin John Whitmer,<br>b. 18 Feb 1870,<br>d. Oct 1940    ||resided Valley PO, Richland Twp, Venango Co. PA; <br>died 26 July 1926, age 50 || <sup class="reference">[3][7][9]</sup>
 |-
-| Bert L. Kline|| M ||Feb. 1880||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA || Eva Jane Bell    ||single in Sept 1898 || <sup class="reference">[3][4][7][9]</sup>
+| Bert L. Kline|| M ||Feb. 1880||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA || Eva Jane Bell    ||single in Sept 1898; res. Clarion in 1933 || <sup class="reference">[3][4][7][9][10]</sup>
 |-
-| Bessie Gertrude Kline || F ||6 June, 1882 ||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA ||m. 6 June 1900<br> Will L. Pierce,<br>b. 14 Jan 1880,<br>d. 11 Aug 1951    ||died 23 Aug 1958, <br>age 76 || <sup class="reference">[4][7]</sup>
+| Bessie Gertrude Kline || F ||6 June, 1882 ||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA ||m. 6 June 1900<br> Will L. Pierce,<br>b. 14 Jan 1880,<br>d. 11 Aug 1951    ||res. Knox RD 1; died 23 Aug 1958, <br>age 76 || <sup class="reference">[4][7][10]</sup>
 |-
-| Mary E. Kline || F ||July, 1886 ||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA || 20 Sep 1904<br>  Earl Alonzo Keely,<br>b. 12 Sep 1884,<br>d.7 Aug 1971, age 86    ||died 1946,<br> age 60<br>bur. Starr cem.,<br>Ashland Twp.  || <sup class="reference">[7][9]</sup>
+| Mary E. Kline || F ||July, 1886 ||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA || 20 Sep 1904<br>  Earl Alonzo Keely,<br>b. 12 Sep 1884,<br>d.7 Aug 1971, age 86    ||res. Van in 1933; died 1946,<br> age 60<br>bur. Starr cem.,<br>Ashland Twp.  || <sup class="reference">[7][9][10]</sup>
 |-
-| Kenneth Kline|| M ||Feb. 1895 ||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA || Clara Mortimer    ||single in Sept 1898  || <sup class="reference">[4][7][9]</sup>
+| Kenneth Kline|| M ||Feb. 1895 ||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA || Clara Mortimer    ||single in Sept 1898; res. Oblong IL in 1933  || <sup class="reference">[4][7][9][10]</sup>
 |-
 | Unknown Kline|| ? ||by 1900 ||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA ||     ||birth order unknown || <sup class="reference">[4]</sup>
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 !'''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 [[Elizabeth Ann Wilson|EWW]].<br>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.
 |}

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 | '''Death'''    ||25 Sept 1898  ||Kossuth, Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA   ||typhoid fever || <sup class="reference">[7][9]</sup>
 |-
-| '''Burial''' || ||Valley Cemetery, Richland Twp, Venango Co.||funeral at Valley Evangelical Church || <sup class="reference">[6][8][9]</sup>
+| '''Burial''' ||27 Sept 1898 ||Valley Cemetery, Richland Twp, Venango Co.||funeral at Valley Evangelical Church || <sup class="reference">[6][8][9]</sup>
 |}

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 !  || Date || Location || Notes || Sources
 |-
-| '''Birth'''    || 14 May 1852  ||   || || <sup class="reference">[7][9]</sup>
+| '''Birth'''    || 14 May 1852  ||"old Kline homestead near Kossuth"   || || <sup class="reference">[7][9]</sup>
 |-
-| '''Marriage''' ||   || || To Frances E. Thompson,<BR>B. 27 Jan 1854 || <sup class="reference">[7]</sup>
+| '''Marriage''' ||   ||possibly Valley Church, Richland T, Clarion Co. PA (J. Milton was "livelong member") || To Frances E. Thompson,<br>B. 27 Jan 1854 || <sup class="reference">[7]</sup>
 |-
-| '''Death'''    ||25 Sept 1898  ||   || || <sup class="reference">[7][9]</sup>
+| '''Death'''    ||25 Sept 1898  ||Kossuth, Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA   ||typhoid fever || <sup class="reference">[7][9]</sup>
 |-
 | '''Burial''' || ||Valley Cemetery, Richland Twp, Venango Co.||funeral at Valley Evangelical Church || <sup class="reference">[6][8][9]</sup>

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 ! Location || Dates || Notes || Sources
 |-
-|  Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA ||(birth?-death?)by 1860-1880 || || <sup class="reference">[1][2][3]</sup>
+|  Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA ||1852-1898 || || <sup class="reference">[1][2][3][9]</sup>
 |}

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 =Children=
-(all children with Frances B. Thompson)
+(all children with Frances B. Thompson; had 6 children, 5 living in 1900)
 {| class="wikitable"
 ! 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<br> Franklin John Whitmer,<br>b. 18 Feb 1870,<br>d. Oct 1940    ||died 26 July 1926, age 50 || <sup class="reference">[3][7]</sup>
+| Flora Letitia Kline || F ||5 Oct 1875 ||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA ||m. 12 Sep 1893<br> Franklin John Whitmer,<br>b. 18 Feb 1870,<br>d. Oct 1940    ||resided Valley PO, Richland Twp, Venango Co. PA; <br>died 26 July 1926, age 50 || <sup class="reference">[3][7][9]</sup>
 |-
-| Burt L. Kline|| M ||Feb. 1880||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA || Eva Jane Bell    || || <sup class="reference">[3][4][7]</sup>
+| Bert L. Kline|| M ||Feb. 1880||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA || Eva Jane Bell    ||single in Sept 1898 || <sup class="reference">[3][4][7][9]</sup>
 |-
 | Bessie Gertrude Kline || F ||6 June, 1882 ||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA ||m. 6 June 1900<br> Will L. Pierce,<br>b. 14 Jan 1880,<br>d. 11 Aug 1951    ||died 23 Aug 1958, <br>age 76 || <sup class="reference">[4][7]</sup>
 |-
-| Mary E. Kline || F ||July, 1886 ||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA || 20 Sep 1904<br>  Earl Alonzo Keely,<br>b. 12 Sep 1884,<br>d.7 Aug 1971, age 86    ||died 1946,<br> age 60<br>bur. Starr cem.,<br>Ashland Twp.  || <sup class="reference">[7]</sup>
+| Mary E. Kline || F ||July, 1886 ||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA || 20 Sep 1904<br>  Earl Alonzo Keely,<br>b. 12 Sep 1884,<br>d.7 Aug 1971, age 86    ||died 1946,<br> age 60<br>bur. Starr cem.,<br>Ashland Twp.  || <sup class="reference">[7][9]</sup>
 |-
-| Kenneth Kline|| M ||Feb. 1895 ||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA || Clara Mortimer    || || <sup class="reference">[4][7]</sup>
+| Kenneth Kline|| M ||Feb. 1895 ||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA || Clara Mortimer    ||single in Sept 1898  || <sup class="reference">[4][7][9]</sup>
 |-
 | Unknown Kline|| ? ||by 1900 ||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA ||     ||birth order unknown || <sup class="reference">[4]</sup>
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 |-
 ! '''2'''
-| '''1870 United States Federal Census''', Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA, pg. 13, <br> [[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 forks (sic)on farm (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
+| '''1870 United States Federal Census''', Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA, pg. 13, <br> [[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
 |[[Image:1870 census pa clarion ashland pg 13.jpg|50px|left]]
 |-

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 !  || Date || Location || Notes || Sources
 |-
-| '''Birth'''    || 14 May 1852  ||   || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+| '''Birth'''    || 14 May 1852  ||   || || <sup class="reference">[7]</sup>
 |-
-| '''Marriage''' ||   || || To Frances E. Thompson || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+| '''Marriage''' ||   || || To Frances E. Thompson,<BR>B. 27 Jan 1854 || <sup class="reference">[7]</sup>
 |-
-| '''Death'''    ||25 Sept 1898  ||   || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+| '''Death'''    ||25 Sept 1898  ||   || || <sup class="reference">[7]</sup>
 |-
-| '''Burial''' || ||Valley Cemetery, Richland Twp, Venango Co.|| || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+| '''Burial''' || ||Valley Cemetery, Richland Twp, Venango Co.|| || <sup class="reference">[6][8]</sup>
 |}
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                            (????-????)
 Sources:
-<sup class="reference"></sup>
+<sup class="reference">[5]</sup>
 =Children=
-(all children with Frances B. Thompson)<br>Information from census records only; additional children possible.
+(all children with Frances B. Thompson)
 {| class="wikitable"
 ! Name || Gender || Date of Birth || Birthplace || Spouse || Notes || Sources
 |-
-| Flora L. Kline || F ||~1876 ||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA || To    || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+| Flora Letitia Kline || F ||5 Oct 1875 ||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA ||m. 12 Sep 1893<br> Franklin John Whitmer,<br>b. 18 Feb 1870,<br>d. Oct 1940    ||died 26 July 1926, age 50 || <sup class="reference">[3][7]</sup>
 |-
-| Burt L. Kline|| M ||Jan. 1880||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA ||To Era (unknown)    || listed as Burdette (Female) in 1880 census|| <sup class="reference"></sup>
+| Burt L. Kline|| M ||Feb. 1880||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA || Eva Jane Bell    || || <sup class="reference">[3][4][7]</sup>
 |-
-| Bessie Kline || F ||June, 1882 ||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA || To (unknown) Pierce in ~1900   || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+| Bessie Gertrude Kline || F ||6 June, 1882 ||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA ||m. 6 June 1900<br> Will L. Pierce,<br>b. 14 Jan 1880,<br>d. 11 Aug 1951    ||died 23 Aug 1958, <br>age 76 || <sup class="reference">[4][7]</sup>
 |-
-| Mary Kline || F ||July, 1886 ||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA || To    || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+| Mary E. Kline || F ||July, 1886 ||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA || 20 Sep 1904<br>  Earl Alonzo Keely,<br>b. 12 Sep 1884,<br>d.7 Aug 1971, age 86    ||died 1946,<br> age 60<br>bur. Starr cem.,<br>Ashland Twp.  || <sup class="reference">[7]</sup>
 |-
-| Kenneth Kline|| M ||Feb. 1895 ||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA ||To     || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+| Kenneth Kline|| M ||Feb. 1895 ||Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA || Clara Mortimer    || || <sup class="reference">[4][7]</sup>
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 ! Location || Dates || Notes || Sources
 |-
-|  Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA ||(birth?-death?)by 1860-1880 || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+|  Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA ||(birth?-death?)by 1860-1880 || || <sup class="reference">[1][2][3]</sup>
 |}
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 Clarion Co. PA, Dist. 63 pg 12, ln 48-50: <br>John M. Kline, Age 28 farmer; wife Florence E., 26, keeping house; Flora L., 4.<br>pg 13, ln 1: Burdette,(female) age 6 mo.  All (and all parents) born in PA.
 |[[Image:1880 census pa clarion ashland district 63 pg 12.jpg|50px|left]][[Image:1880 census pa clarion ashland district 63 pg 13.jpg|50px|left]]
 |-
-!'''4'''
+!'''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'''
-|'''Descendants of Martin Klein''', research manuscript by Cammy Whitehill Shreffler, 2006.
+|'''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'''
-|'''Transcription: gravestone of J. Milton Kline''', Valley Cemetery, Richland Twp, Venango Co., PA by E.W. Williams, June 2007.<br>"J. Milton Kline, May 14, 1852; Sept. 25, 1898"
+|'''Descendants of Martin Klein''', research manuscript by Cammy Whitehill Shreffler, 2006.
 |-
-! '''8'''
+!'''8'''
-| '''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. o years, no children.  All adults can read, write, speak English.  All and all parents born PA.
+|'''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.
-| [[Image:1900 census pa clarion ashland dist 1 pg 15.jpg|50px|center]]
+*J. Milton Kline, May 14, 1852; Sept. 25, 1898
 |}
 ===Source notes===
-* A 1910 census was also found listing Burt Kline, b. 1880 (Cornplanter Twp, Venango Co) as male.
+*1880 census lists Burt L. Kline as Burdette (female).
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 = Photo Gallery =
-[[Image:Gravestone J Milton Kline.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Inscription close-up, gravestone of John Milton Kline.]][[Image:Gravestone2 J Milton Kline.jpg|120px|left|thumb|Gravestone of John Milton Kline, Valley Cemetary, Richland Twp, Venango Co., PA]][[Image:Valley Church, Richland Venango.jpg|240px|left|thumb|Valley church (abandoned), Richland Twp., Clarion Co. PA]]
+[[Image:Gravestone J Milton Kline, Valley Cem.jpg|150px|left|thumb|Gravestone of J Milton Kline 1898 at Valley Cemetery]][[Image:Gravestone J Milton Kline.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Inscription close-up, gravestone of John Milton Kline.]][[Image:Gravestone2 J Milton Kline.jpg|120px|left|thumb|Gravestone of John Milton Kline, Valley Cemetary, Richland Twp, Venango Co., PA]][[Image:Valley Church, Richland Venango.jpg|240px|left|thumb|Valley church (abandoned), Richland Twp., Clarion Co. PA]]
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