Reuben Kline

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

Reuben Kline's second wife, Harriet Weaver, was a daughter of John Weaver & Mary Kribbs. She had two sons by a previous marriage.

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	7 Dec. 1828	Macungie Twp., Lehigh Co. PA
Marriage			1) Anna Eliza Heasley 2) Harriet Weaver
Death	26 Oct 1895	Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA	rheumatism
Burial	28 Oct. 1895	Valley Cemetery, Richland, Venango,PA

Direct ancestry segment

 Generation 5           Generation 6          Generation 7
 
                                    +-- Johan Jacob Klein
                                    |   (1766-1833)
               +-- John Klein ------+
               |   (1801-<1877)     |
Reuben Kline --+                    +-- Elizabetha Vogele
 (1827-1975)   |                        (1775-1810)
               +-- Anna Fenstermacher
                    (1806-????)

Sources:

Children

(7 children with Ann E. Heasley (died 30 Jan 1879))

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
John Milton Kline	M	14 May 1852		Frances B. Thompson	all spouses from Cammy W. Shreffler
George W. Kline	M	calc. 1854		Agnes A. WEaver
Harriet L. Kline	F	calc. 1857		Wesley Weaver
Maggie A. Kline	F	calc. 1861		H.B. Price
Andrew Curtin Kline	M	8 Nov 1863		Franc Vorse
Reuben Fulton Kline	M	calc 1867		To
Susan L. Kline	F	>1870		Lewis Exley

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Macungie Twp., Lehigh Co. PA	b. 1828 -? 1837
Clarion Co. PA	1837 - d.1895
Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA	1847 - d. 1895

Photo Gallery

Gravestone of Ann Eliza Kline 1879 at Valley Cemetery

Gravestone of J Milton Kline 1898 at Valley Cemetery

Kline plot, Valley Cemetery

Valley Cemetery photos 1991 by E W Williams; location provided by Bertha Chambers

Barn of Reuben Kline, Ashland Twp. farm, Clarion Co. PA

Reuben Kline house, with unidentified family members or descendants

Reuben Kline farm, with unidentified family or descendants

Photos of Reuben Kline farm submitted by Janet Gritzner; date & photographer unknown.

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	Gravestones at Valley Cemetery, Clarion Co. PA. Inscriptions on 2 sides of stone obelisk, off its base:"Anna Eliza Kline died Jan 30 1879 aged 46 yrs 11 mos & 10 ds"; "Rueben Kline died Oct 26 1895 aged 66 yrs 10 mo & 19 ds"; 2 uninscribed infant stones next to Reuben & Anna E. stones. "J. Milton Kline May 14 1852, Sept 25 1898 (with veterans flag). transcribed 1991 by E W Williams & Bertha Chambers.
2	years, was justice of the peace for five years, and has been engaged in the mercantile business for ten years."
1	1830 United States Federal Census,PA Lehigh Co. Macungie Twp. (No. 4)-61 Family of John Kline. Lists 3 males under 5 yrs, 1 M 20-30 yrs, 1 M 30-40 yrs, 1F 20-30 yrs. This accounts for John Kline, wife Anna, and first 3 children Henry, Reuben, & Jacob. Another male age 30-40 living with them, possibly one of John's older brothers or a farm hand.
2	1840 United States Federal Census, Beaver Twp, Venango Co, BA pg 9. The census is not dated. Family of John Kline: 2 males 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 30-40, 1 female <5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 30-40. There are a few discrepancies on the ages of the children, but they are close. Also on the page is Jaoc Kline: 2 males <5, 2 males 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 40-50, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 30-40.
3	1860 United States Federal Census, Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA, pg. 8, ln 20-25. Reuben Kline age 31 M, farmer, real estate value $800, personal estate value $400; Ann E. Kline age 28 F; John H. Kline age 8 M; George W. Kline age 6 M; Harriet Kline age 4 F; Thomas Stouston age 40M, estate value $400. All born PA, John H. & George W. in school. Date of census 6 July 1860.	-
4	1870 United States Federal Census, Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA, pg. 13, Ruben 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
5	1880 United States Federal Census, Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA district 63 pg 12. Lines 41-47: Household of Reuben Kline, age 51, farmer; wife Harriett, age 41, keeping house; children: Andrew C., 17; Reuben F., 13; Susan L., 8. Stepsons: George N. Say, 20; Leslie L. Say, 17. All and all parents born PA. All children attended school in census year. In census record, Reuben is listed between his nephew Hudson Kline and Reuben's son John M. Kline. Reuben's brother Jacob Kline is on the following page as well as the family of Joseph Weaver. Harriett, Reuben's second wife, was a Weaver.
6	Death record of Rueben Kline, Clarion Co. Court House, Recorder's office, Death docket pg. 109, ln. 7. Reuben Kline, white male age 66 yrs. Parents not listed. Married; born in Lehigh Co. PA.; occupation-farmer. Died 26 Oct. 1895 in Ashland Twp. of rheumatism. Duration of last illness-2 wks. Buried 28 Oct. 1895 in Valley Cemetery, Venango Co. PA. Recorded 19 Dec. 1895. Research records of Norman & Sherry Kline.
7	Family Research of Ella Beals Wilson, lists children of Reuben Kline as John M.; George W; Harriet L.; Maggie A.; Andrew C.; Reuben F.; and Susan L. Kline. She also lists names they went by as George, Curtin, Fulton, Milton, and Letta.
8	Personal communication of Janet Gritzner, descendant of Reuben Kline and Andrew Curtin Kline. Andrew Curtin Kline born 8 Nov. 1863, died 3 Apr 1940. He married Franc (sic) Vorse. She was born 16 Sept 1889 and died 28 Feb. 1934 aged 67 y 11 mo 17 d. Their children: Paul Vorse Kline; Belle Mary Kline b. 18 Jan 1892; Opal Agnes Kline b. 22 Apr 1897;Lois Janet Kline b. 24 June 1905.
9	Descendants of Martin Klein, research manuscript by Cammy Whitehill Shreffler, 2006.

Source notes

• No children with Harriet Weaver; she had children by previous marriage

Research

The material in this section is for research leads only. We do not wish to imply any connection to our family at present, nor suggest its use without additional confirmation.

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
R1	World War I Draft Registration Cards, Reuben Frank Kline, dated 12 Sept 1918. Turkey City, Clarion, Penn; age 45, born 24 Dec 1873; white, native born citizen; employed by B40 RAilroad; nearest relative: wife, Amanda Kline; medium height and build, blue eyes, dark hair. Birth date and name do not match our previous records for Reuben Kline's son; possibly a nephew.