Ann Eleanor (Stephens) Klees (1818 - 1894)

Born 5 Aug 1818 in Danville, Montour Co., PA

Wife of Isaac Klees — married 12 Jun 1836 in Schuylkill County, PA

Descendants

Died 6 Aug 1894 at age 76 in Frackville, PA

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Biography

Ann was born in August 1818. She was the daughter of James C. Stephens and Mary Yeager. James is said to be the original founder of Frackville, PA.

Published in the newspaper on 18 June 1836: Married 12 June 1836 by Rev. Kroll, Isaac Klees of Minersville and Anna Stephens of Norwegian Twp.

Children of Ann & Isaac:

• Benjamin Franklin Klees (1836-1918) - married Lavina Slenker
• John Lewis Klees (1838-1906) - married Sarah B. Dauley
• Maria Klees (1840-1916) - married 1) Peter Schneider III , 2) John William Weil
• Abner George Klees (1843-1930) - married Harriet Seitzinger
• Rachel Klees - born between1843–1846; died before 1850
• Rosanna Klees (1846-1940) - married Alfred Kitto
• Louisa Klees (1849-?) - born ca. 1849, died between 1850-1860
• James Alfred Klees (1851-1930) - married 1) Kate Rebecca Spang, 2) Marjorie "Mayme" Siegfried
• Isaac Wesley Klees (1854-1929) - married Elizabeth Stokes
• William Washington Klees (1855-1927) - married Katherine I. Teisher
• Robert Hamilton Klees (1857-aft. 1880) - married Dorothy Blass

She died in August 1894, the day after her 76th birthday, in Frackville, Schuylkill County and was buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery, Girardville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

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Sources

• Marriages of Schuylkill County and Vicinity, 1832-1854, as published in Die Stimme des Volks (German language newspaper), Orwigsburg, PA, Issue of 18 June 1836, Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Lee Reber
• "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4CY-NN6 : accessed 15 March 2015), Ann Klees in household of Isaac Klees, Butler, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 288, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXR9-C8H : accessed 15 March 2015), Ann Kleese in household of Isaac Kleese, Butler Township, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; citing p. 69, household ID 455, NARA microfilm publication M653, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 805,180.
• "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWVW-9JH : accessed 15 March 2015), Ann Kleese in household of John L Kleese, Girardville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70505989 : accessed 12 February 2018), memorial page for Ann Stephens Klees (5 Aug 1818–6 Aug 1894), Find A Grave Memorial no. 70505989, citing Odd Fellows Cemetery, Girardville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by David Klees (contributor 48270886); Photo added by David Klees.