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William
Manuel Kline Mr. William
Manuel Kline was born in Ogle County, Illinois, May 25, 1854, and when six weeks
old his parents brought him to Clear Creek Township, Jasper County, Iowa, where
he grew up and has been a continuous resident to the present time.
He is the son of Henry and Catherine (Weishaar) Kline, the father born
in Pennsylvania and the mother in Ohio. They
came to this locality in the early days of its history and here became fairly
well established, clearing and developing a good farm and here they spent the
rest of their lives, both dying in Clear Creek Township, the father in 1864 and
the mother in October 1889. Their
family consisted of three children, of whom, William M., of this sketch, was the
eldest; the next in order of birth was Mrs. Rachael Corninger, who was born
February 28, 1856, is living in Boone, Iowa; Mrs. Mary Axey
C. Downing, born August 16, 1858, died April 9, 1883; the two latter were born
in Clear Creek Township, this County, and all were reared here, attending the
old log schoolhouses. Their parents
endured all the privations of pioneer life. William
M. Kline knew what hard work was when but a boy, for he grew up in a new country
where the wild native soil had to be developed, but he has made a success as a
general farmer and is now the owner of a well improved farm of sixty acres in
Independence Township, on which is to be seen a new dwelling and all up-to-date
improvements. Mr.
Kline was married on August 22, 1898, to Elva Jones, who was born in Ohio,
November 29, 1872, being the daughter of James and Mary Ann (Conrad) Jones, both
born in Ohio. The mother is now
deceased, having passed away in 1910, and the father is a resident of Oklahoma.
Ten children, an equal number of sons and daughters, were born to Mr. and
Mrs. James Jones, namely: Maggie, Alpha, Elva (wife of Mr. Kline), Elnora,
Maude, Charlie, William, Elmer, John and Howard. To
Mr. and Mrs. Kline have been born five children, namely: Bryan Peter, born
August 5, 1899; Donald Towne, born February 3, 1901; Axey Elnora, born February
12, 1902; Mary Ann, born September 8, 1905; Minnie, born November 19, 1907.
They were all born in Clear Creek Township. Politically,
Mr. Kline is a Democrat, and he takes much interest in the welfare of the
community in general; he is especially interested in educational affairs, and he
moved to Independence Township on March 1, 1911, in order to secure better
educational facilities for his children. The Past and Present of Jasper County, Gen. James B. Weaver, Editor-In-Chief, 1912 B.F. Bowen Co., Indianapolis, IN, p. 1205. |
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