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In about 1866 Joseph Mong (~ age 25) married Sarah Jane Kline (age 18 or 19). Four years later they had 3 toddlers of their own, were raising a 4 yr. old nephew of Joseph's, and had a single parent Catherine Huddleston and her two toddlers living with them. Over the next 30 years they had 11 more children, six of whom died before 1900; a seventh child died by 1910. Sarah and Joe Mong owned a farm without mortgage by 1900, but Joe died in 1906 and by 1910 she was renting her home. The farm may have gone to one of the children.

Direct ancestry segment

 Generation 5           Generation 6          Generation 7
 
                                     
                                     
                       +-- John Klein  
                       |   (1801-<1877)      
 +--Sarah Jane Kline --+                     
 |  (1848-1917)        |                         
 |                     +-- Anna Fenstermacher
 |                         (1806-????)
 |
 |
 |                     +-- Henry B. Mong   
 |                     |   
 +--Joseph Mong -------+
    (1840-1906)        |
                       +-- Elizabeth unknown               
Sources: [7][10] 

Children

( children with Sarah Jane Kline)

• 1900 & 1910 census report 14 children born, 7 surviving in 1910. This number (14) may include nephew Allison W. Mong, as only 13 are accounted for below.

( nephew of Joseph Mong, raised as his son from at least age 4.)

Places of Residence

Photos

Lyman W. Mong, wife Ida, children Lee, Irene & infant Walter

Gravestone Sarah Jane Kline Mong, at Redbrush Mt Zion Cemetery, Tionesta Twp., Forest Co. PA

Gravestone of Joseph Mong, Redbrush Mt Zion Cemetery

Gravestone of James W Mong & Mary Liebrum Mong,at Shippenville's Mt. Zion

Gravestone of George W. Mong, Redbrush Mt Zion Cemetery

Gravestone Melvina J. Mong, Redbrush Mt. Zion Cemetery

Gravestone of Matilda M. Mong, Redbrush Mt Zion Cemetery

Gravestone of Allison W Mong, Redbrush Mt Zion Cemetery

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1850 United States Federal Census Elk Twp., Clarion Co. PA. pp. 241-242 (ancestry.com pp. 18-19). Date of census: 11 Sept. 1850. p.18, lines 37-42: Henry Mong, age 45, farmer, $1200 real estate. Elizabeth, age 45. William, 23, farmer; Michael 22, farmer;Mary A. 21;Sarah A. 20. p.19, lines 1-7: John age 18, farmer; Catherine 16; David 15; Elizabeth 14; Susanna 10; Josiah 9; Amos 7. On both pages, all (parents & children) born in PA. Henry Mong & the three older sons can read & write; the mother, girls and younger boys cannot.
2	1860 United States Federal Census, PA
3	1870 United States Federal Census, Tionesta Twp, Forest Co, PA, page 7. Census dated 17 June 1870. Lines 15-22: Joseph Mong, 28, farmer, $400 personal property; Sarah Jane , 22, keeping house; James W., 3, (M); Mary M., 1, (F); Margaret E., 2 months, (F); Alison W. Mong, 4, (M), b. Illinois; Sarah C. Mealy, 15, (F), housekeeping, $100 personal property, father of foriegn birth, married in December, attended school; Catherine Huddleson, 28, housekeeping, father of foriegn birth; James L. Huddleson, 4, (M); John C. Huddleson, 1, (M). All and parents b. PA except as noted. The relationship of the Huddlesons and Sarah Mealy is unexplained. the listing of Alison W. Mong age 4, after the rest of the family with surname repeated, indicates she is some relationship other than a child of Joseph & Sarah Jane Mong.
4	1880 United States Federal Census, District 101, Tionesta Twp, Forest Co, PA, page 10. census dated 8 June 1880. Lines 8-17: Joseph Mong, 39, farmer; Sarah J., 33, wife, keeping house; James W., 13, son, works on farm; Mary M., 11, dau., at home; Susan E., 10, dau.; George W., 8, son; Melonie, 7, dau; Matilda, 5, dau.; Daniel R., 2, son; Allison W., 14, nephew. All and all parents b. PA. All children except Matilda and Daniel attended school.	* The surname is indexed as Mawg in Ancestry.com
5	1900 United States Federal Census, district 52, Tionesta Twp, Forest Co, PA, page 2 and 3. Census dated 2 June 1900. Lines 97-100 (page 2) and 1-2 (page 3): Joseph Mong, 59, head, b. Dec 1841, m. 34 years, farmer, owns farm, no mortgage; Sarah J., 52, wife, b. May 1848, m. 34 years, 14 children born, 8 living; Lyman W., 16, son, b. July 1883, farm labor; Belle L., 14, dau., b. June 1885, at school; Florence M., 11, dau., b. Dec 1888, at school; Preston C., 4, son, b. Sept 1895. All but Preston read write and speak English. All and all parents b. PA.
6	1910 United States Federal Census, District 61, Tionesta Twp, Forest Co, Pa, page 7. Census dated 21 Apr 1910. Lines 18-20: Sarah Mong, 61, head, widow, 14 children born, 7 living., rents home; Florence, 21, dau., single; Preston, 15, son, single. All b. PA (and parents). All can read, write and speak English. Family of Lyman Mong is previous entry. in 1841, and a member of the town council at that time.
7	"Descendants of Martin Klein", manuscript researched by Cammy Whitehill Shreffler. " Sarah Kline (John, John Jacob, Johannes Peter, Johannes, Johannes, Martin) was born in 1848 and died on 23 Nov., 1917, age 69." Cites 1910 Census, Tionesta Twp, Forest Co. PA, Sarah Kline head of family. Sarah married Joseph Mong, son of Henry B. Mong and Elizabeth. Joseph was born 1840 and died 1906, age 66. Cites 1870 Census Tionesta Twp, Forest Co. PA. farmer; 1900 census Tionesta Twp., Forest Co. PA. head of household. Children from this marriage were: Allison W. Mong, b. Jun 1865, d. 1939, age 74, buried at Redbrush Cemetery, Lake Lucy, PA. Married Ida Mae( b.1868, d. 1913). James Mong was born in May 1867. James married Mary in 1897. Mary Mong was born in 1869. Mary married Samuel SLIKER. Margaret E. Mong was born in 1870. Susan E Mong was born in 1870. George Mong was born in 1871 and died in 1922, at age 51. Melvina Mong was born in 1873, died in 1884, at age 11, and was buried in Redbrush Cemetery, Lake Lucy, PA. Matilda Mong was born in 1875, died in 1884, at age 9, and was buried in Redbrush Cemetery, Lake Lucy, PA. Daniel Mong was born in 1878. Lyman "Lyme" Mong was born in Jul 1883. Lyman married Ida S. (b.1884). Belle L Mong was born in Jun 1885. Florence Mong was born in Dec 1888, died in 1955, at age 67, and was buried in Venus Cemetery, Clarion Co, PA. Florence married Walter McKissick (1882- 1962,age 80). Military Service: Corporal, 2nd Marine Division, WWII. Preston Craig MONG was born on Sep 9, 1894 and died in Apr 1969, at age 74. Lizzie MONG . Lizzie married CARBAUGH.
9	Gravestone transcriptions, Redbrush Mt. Zion Cemetery, Tionesta Twp., Forest Co. PA. Transcribed by Elizabeth Wilson Williams in June 2008, accompanied by Cammy Whitehill Shreffler who located the cemetery & Mong graves. Sarah J. Wife of Jos. Mong, 1848-1917 Joseph Mong, Co. G. 155 P.V.I., 1840- 1906 George W. Mong 1871-1922 Melvina J. 1873-1884 Matilda M. 1875-1884 Richard F. 1877-1884 Rollon C. 1880-1884 Logan J. 1887-1893 Verna 1882 - 1882 Mong, Allison W. 1865-1939; Ida Mae 1868-1913 All these appeared by their placement to be Mong stones. It is unclear which belong to the family of Joseph and Sarah Kline Mong.
10	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). "Sarah Kline (daughter of Johannes Kline & Anna Fanstemacher) m. Joseph Mong." " daughter Elizabeth Mong" "There are 3 John Mongs; one family has a John and a Joseph."
11	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams,descendant of John Abram Kline, granddaughter of Winnifred May Kline.
12	1890 Veteran Schedule, Tionesta Twp, Forest Co, PA, page 1. Line 12: Joseph Mong, Private, Company G, 155 th PA Regiment, Inducted 2 Aug 1862, discharged 25 June 1865, served 2 years 10 months 23 days.
13	Gravestone transcriptions, Shippenville Mt. Zion Cemetery, Elk Twp., Clarion Co. PA. Transcribed June 2009 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams. MONG James W. 1867-1932; Mary 1874-1943

Source Notes

• Source 1, 1850 census. The family of Henry & Elizabeth Mong includes a child "Josiah", age 9. This may possibly be the only source suggesting that Joseph Mong, b. May 1848, was the son of Henry Mong. Source 7, Schreffler manuscript, names Henry B. Mong as the father, suggesting an additional source, but doesn't name the source. Neither Joseph nor Josiah appear with the widow Elizabeth Mong in the 1860 census, likely working elsewhere. The family were apparently largely illiterate. Ages vary from census to census (by other than 10 years).
• Third child listed as Margaret E. Mong in 1870 census, age 2 mos., is not listed in 1880 census, but Susan E. Mong appears, age 10. This may be the same child, with name listed erroneously in one of the census. If they are two individuals, Susan would have been born by December 1870, a bare 8 1/2 months after Margaret's birth, and Margaret would have died before the 1880 census. If they were twins, both should have appeared in the 1870 census.
• By 1870 the Mong household included 4 yr old Allison Mong, as well as 28 year old Catherine Huddleston and her 2 small children. We speculate that young Allison Mong and the two Huddleston children may have lost their fathers in the Civil War; that Catherine Huddleston may have been Joseph Mong's sister.
• Allison is clearly listed in the 1880 census as a nephew in the Joseph Mong household. Allison's birthplace is listed as Illinois in 1870,1910,1920,1930 (but as PA in 1880 & 1900). Shreffler reports that one ancestry tree lists his birthplace as Peru (Peru, IL?). Additional Shreffler sources indicate Allison Wade Mong to be a son of David & Lilly Mong, married Ida Mae Mealy. Possibly, but "our Joseph Mong who m. Sarah Kline did have a brother David; however 1900 census list David & wife as having 3 children, all living; the 1880 census lists those three children, and none are Allison."
• The 7 children who were deceased by 1910 include Margaret E., Susan E., Melvina, Matilda, Daniel, possibly Mary or Lizzie, or possibly a 14th child name unknown (if nephew Allison was not counted as the 14th).

Conjecture