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Franklin Klein was a son of Johan Jacob Klein and Susanna Weeter of Lehigh County PA. Jacob worked as a blacksmith in Blairs Corners, Beaver Twp, and eventually had eleven children. Jacob's and Susanna's deaths are noted in the records of St. Paul's church. Both are buried in Knox.

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 Generation 5            Generation 6           Generation 7           
 
                                               
                                               
                                               +-- Johan Jacob Klein 
                                               |   (1766-1832/33)         
                       +-- Johan Jacob Kline --+                          
                       |   (1796-1861)         |                              
                       |                       +-- Elizabetha Vogele  
      Franklin Kline --+                          (1775-1810)
      (1831-1905)      |
                       |
                       +-- Susanna Weeter
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Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1840 United States Federal Census, Beaver Twp, Venango Co, PA, page 9. Census is not dated. Family headed by Jacob Kline: 2 males <5, 2 males 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 40-50; 1 female 15-20, 1 female 30-40. The males <5 correspond to Charles and James; the males 5-10 to David and Franklin; the male 10-15 to Henry. The female child is the wrong age for the reported date of birth for Sarah who should be 6. (This could be a miss-marking or misunderstanding). The adults are the right ages for Jacob and Susanna.
2	1850 United States Federal Census, PA Clarion Co., Beaver Twp., pg. 539-270, ln. 6-17. Date of census: 25 Sept. 1850. Jacob Kline , 46, Blacksmith; Susannah, 40, can't read/write; Harriet, F, 20; Franklin, 19; David, 16; Sarah, 15; Charles, 12; James, 11; Susannah, 9; Jackson, 6; Washington, 2; Wesly, 2 mos. All born PA.
3	1870 United States Federal Census, Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 33-34. Census dated 6 Aug 1870. Lines 36-40: Franklin Kline, 40, stone mason, $1050 real property; Priscilla, 30, keeping house; Susan, 13, in school; Charles, 7; William A., 6; Sarah, 4; Emma, 2; Ida, 1. All b. PA.
4	1880 United States Federal Census, District 64, Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 66. Census dated 13 June 1880. Lines 34-43 (page 33 and 1-3 (page 34): Franklin Kline, 49, farmer; Priscilla, wife, 40, keeping house; Charles, son, 16, farm labor; William, son, 15, at home; Sarah, dau., 14, at home; Emily, dau., 13, at home; Ida, dau., 11, at home; Elsie, twin dau., 8, at school; Reuben, twin son, 8, at school; James, son, 7, at home. All and all parents b. PA. All children except James attended school.
5	1900 United States Federal Census, District , Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 3. Census dated 4-5 June 1900. Lines 33-37: Franklin Kline, head, 70, b. May 1830, married 50 years, farmer; Priscilla, wife, 60, b. Mar 1840, married 50 years, 9 children born, 9 living; William A., son, 40, b. Feb, 1860; day labor; Reuben, son, 28, b. Dec. 1871, day labor; James, son, 26, b. May, 1874, day labor. All and all parents b. PA. All can read, write and speak English.
7	Research of Kerry Kline, deceased, descendant of Jacob Kline & Susanna Weeter. Personal correspondence 1992-1996.
8	Correspondence of Kelly Kline Fulcher (2008-ongoing), descendant of Jacob Kline & Susanna Weeter via their son Franklin Kline. Robert Stanley Kline b. 3 Sept 1892 Beaver T., Clarion Co. PA, d. 14 July 1969 Clarion Co, married Mabel Philista Dixon b. 28 Dec 1895 Porter Twp. Clarion Co. PA, d. 20 Nov 1989 Clarion Co. PA. Son of: "Charley" Kline born 30 Nov 1862, Beaver Twp, Clarion Co.PA , died 5 Aug 1953, Sligo, Clarion Co. PA, married Louella Mae Watson born 23 Mar 1863, died 10 Mar 1944; both buried at Mt. Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Callensburg, Clarion Co.PA. Son of: Franklin "Frank" Kline born 7 May 1831 Beaver Twp, Clarion Co. PA, died 14 July 1905, in Beaver Twp, Clarion Co.PA & Priscilla Matilda Best born 24 Mar 1841 Beaver Twp. Clarion Co. PA, died 2 Feb 1929, Beaver Twp, Clarion Co. PA; both buried St. Paul's Union Cemetery, Beaver Twp, Clarion Co.PA. > son of Johannes Jacob Kline & Susanna Weeter> son of Johan Jacob Klein & Elizabeth Vogele.

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