NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR

Franklin Klein is not in my direct ancestry. He is 1 step removed in the following ways:

Nephew of John Klein; son of Johan Jacob Kline
Grandson of Johan Jacob Klein and Elizabetha Vogele

Franklin Klein was a son of Johan Jacob Klein and Susanna Weeter of Lehigh County PA. He was born after they migrated west to Beaver Twp., Clarion Co. PA

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	7 May 1831	Beaver Twp., Clarion Co. PA		^[8]
1st Marriage	24 July 1855		To Lavina Wentling/Lowina Wendling	^[8][9]
2nd Marriage			To Priscilla Matilda Best b. 24 Mar 1841 Beaver Twp. Clarion Co. PA d. 2 Feb 1929, Beaver Twp, Clarion Co. PA	^[8][10]
Death	14 July 1905	Beaver Twp., Clarion Co. PA		^[8]
Burial	July 1905	St. Paul's Union Cemetery, Beaver Twp, Clarion Co.PA.		^[8][10]

Ancestry chart segment

 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
 Sources:

Children

(9 children; expect at least 1st child with Lowina Wendling; other children with Priscilla Matilda Best)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Susanna Frazina Kline	F	28 Oct 1856	Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA	William A. Wentling b.1 Oct 1850 Berks Co. PA d. 6 Oct 1912	d. Aug 1926	^[3][4][8]
William Alfred Kline	M	14 Feb. 1860	near Knox, Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA	Anna Dora Raybuck b. 2 Sept 1877 Jefferson Co. Pa d. 3 Apr 1935	d. 15 Feb 1955 at home of niece, Polk PA 1 dau. & 2 sons b. aft Jan. 1904	^[4][5][6][8]
Charles Kline	M	30 Nov 1862	Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA	Louella Mae Watson b. 23 Mar 1863 d. 10 Mar 1944	died 5 Aug 1953, Sligo PA	^{[4] [5][8]}
Frances Elizabeth "Sarah" Kline	F	12 Jan 1866	Jefferson, Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA	Adam Dunkle b. 24 Feb 1864 Beaver Twp. Clarin Co.PA d. 2 June 1937 Oil City Venango Co. PA	d. 2 July 1951	^[4][5][8]
Katherine Emoline "Emma" Kline	F	7 June 1868	Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA	Benjamin M. Wile b. 10 Apr 1838	d. 15 Dec 1955 Foxburg PA; 2 sons: Frank Wile, Harvey Wile	^[4][5][8]
Ida Lydia Kline	F	30 May 1869	Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA	Rush Roberts		^[4][5][8]
Luella Priscilla "Elsie" Kline	F	24 Dec 1872 (twin)	Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA	Joe Dittman	d. 27 Aug 1950	^[5][8]
Reuben Kline	M	24 Dec 1872 (twin)	Knox, Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA		d. 26 Sept 1959 at home,Emlenton PA	^[5][6][8]
James H. Kline	M	May 1873	Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA		d. 20 Dec 1954	^[5][6][8]

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Beaver Twp.,Clarion Co, PA.	1831 - 1905	(orig in Venango)	^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}
Blair's Corners, Beaver Twp., Clarion Co, PA. , with parents	by 1844 - ?

Photo Gallery

Gravestone of Franklin Kline and wife "Percilla" Kline

Inscription plaque, gravestone of Franklin & "Percilla" Kline, St Paul's Union Cemetery

St. Paul's Twin Churches, & its Union Cemetery, are located at Wendling's Corners, Beaver Twp., Clarion Co. PA.

Sources

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, Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA, 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; Wesley, 2 mos. All born PA.
3	1860_United_States_Federal_Census, Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA, pg. 33, ln. 6-17. Date of census: 26 June 1860. Francis Kline, 29, laborer, $150 personal property; Priscilla, 20; Susanna, 4; Susannah, 50; Jackson, 15; Wesley, 10. All born PA. Susannah (age 50) is Susannah Weeter (Franklin's mother). Jackson and Wesley are his younger brothers.
4	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.
5	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.
6	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. Line of descent: Johan Jacob Klein & Elizabeth Vogele; their son: Johannes Jacob Kline & Susanna Weeter; their son: 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. Their son: "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. Their son: 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.
9	"Johan Jacob Klein Family" research manuscript by descendant Kerry A. Kline of Clarion PA, deceased later 1990's.
10	Gravestone transcription, St. Paul's Twin Churches Union Cemetery, Wendling's Corners, Beaver Twp., Clarion Co. PA. Transcribed June 2007 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams, from a plaque placed on the eroded gravestone. Franklin Kline 1830-1905; Percilla Kline 1840 - 1929.