John Stevens Kline (1840 - 1891)

Born 18 Dec 1840 in Huntington Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Appleman) Kline — married 1 Feb 1870 in Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 3 Jul 1891 at age 50 in Benton, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

John was born in 1840. He is the son of Abraham Jackson Kline and Mary Mott McHenry. He is buried in the Benton Cemetery, Benton, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA.^[1]

John married Mary Elizabeth Appleman on 1 Feb 1870 in Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA. They had four children together.

1. Rosa M Kline, 1871-1872, died young
2. Lillian Kline, 1876-1964, never married
3. Samuel Ray Kline, 1879-1937, m Luella Cole
4. Otis Cleveland Kline, 1884-1953, m Pearl Irene McHenry

Military

John served in the Civil War, enlisting on Jan 01, 1862, mustered in as Private, Co. F, 2nd Heavy Artillery, Pennsylvania Infantry, in Philadelphia, PA. He was mustered out as First Lieutenant on Jan 29, 1866 at City Point, Virginia. His company joined Grant's army at Cold Harbor and operated with him until the close of the war, then he came home.^[2]

Census

1850 census for John S Kline in household of Abraham J Kline, Orange Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States.^[3]

1860 census for John S Kline in household of Wm (Abm) Kline, Fishing Creek, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States.^[4]

1870 census for J S Kline in household of Samuel Appleman, Benton, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States.^[5]

1880 census for John S Kline in household of Samuel Appleman, Benton, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States.^[6]

Research Notes

On Findagrave, John has a first wife, Catherine Davis who died 17 Apr 1870 at age 32. This conflicts with the marriage of John and Mary Appleman which occurred on 1 Feb 1870 (from History of Columbia and Montour Counties).

Catherine (Davis) Kline (1838-1870) was married to John Kline (abt.1835-), son of Elijah Kline and Mary Stiles. They are on the 1860 census together with their son Lewis C Kline 7 months old. Then in 1870 , John is widowed with five children.

Memorial manager has been notified. 5/20/2023

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8248512/john-s-kline: accessed 18 May 2023), memorial page for John S Kline (18 Dec 1840–3 Jul 1891), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8248512, citing Benton Cemetery, Benton, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Leonard Sapone (contributor 46598906).
2. ↑ 1887 Biography for John S. Kline and his family. Battle, J. H., History of Columbia and Montour Counties, Pennsylvania Book; 1887 ed; Bates, Samuel Penniman, 1827-1902. Bell, Herbert Charles. Bradsby, Henry C. Page 378
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HQ-NRZ : 22 December 2020), John S Kline in household of Abraham J Kline, Orange Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", Ancestry Record 7667 #3520606
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZGZ-CT9 : 29 May 2021), J S Kline in entry for Saml Appleman, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWXR-3W9 : 14 January 2022), John S. Kline in household of Samuel Appleman, Benton, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Jeff Kline for creating WikiTree profile Kline-746 through the import of Kline_Family_Tree-Ancestry_122513.ged on Dec 25, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Jeff and others.