John Philip Kleiss (1834 - 1875)

Born 19 Jun 1834 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Husband of Amanda (Stark) Kleiss — married 25 Oct 1855 in First Reformed Church, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 14 Aug 1875 at age 41 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Biography

• Born 19 June 1834, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
• Married 25 October 1855, First Reformed Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania^[1]
• Buried 17 AUG 1875 in Lancaster Cemetery, Lancaster, Pennsylvania^[2]

Sources

• Source: S30 Title: Cemetery information
• Source: S40 Title: Church Records, First Reformed Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
• Source: S5 Title: obituary

Notes

• Had property N/W corner of North Queen cross of James, "being lot number 692 in the general plan of Lancaster" and 450, 452 and 454 No. Queen
• Will, 1875, B-2, page 468: only provided for Jacob Henry, Maggie Elizabeth and his wife in his will. No John Harry. Story?
• The Lancaster City directory : containing the names of the citizens, a business directory, state and city record, and an append, 1857. Lancaster, Pa.: Sprenger & Westhaeffer, 1857. page 59: Kleiss, John P., clerk, h N Queen

N2421

National Archives, Mid-Atlantic Branch

Record Group M787, Roll #44

1862-186, Internal Revenue Assessment List for Pennsylvania, Lancaster Co., June-Oct 1864:

Line 28: Kleiss, John P., Mulberry St., 400 cigars, valuation: 0, rate of tax 3, Class C, Total amount of tax due: .20

1860 Census

John was 25 and a painter

Amanda was 26

Jacob H. was 4.

They lived next door to Jacob who was 62 and a Cooper and Margaret Stark age 61

Obituary

16 August 1875

Lancaster Daily Intelligencer

Obituary. -John P. Kleiss, grocer, died on Saturday evening at his residence, corner North Queen and James street, of consumption of the bowels.

Deaths:

KLEISS.-On the evening of the 14th inst., John P. Kleiss, in the 41st year of his age.

Afflictions sore, long time he bore.

Physicians were in vane;

Till God saw fit to call him home,

And ease him from his pain.

The relatives and freinds of the family are most respectully invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, No. 502 North Queen st., on Tuesday morning (the 17th inst.,) at 10 o'clock. Interment at Lancaster cemetery.

Will book B-21, page 468-469

John P. Kleiss, Grocer, died 14 Aug 1875 at 8PM

Mentions his beloved wife, Amanda, 4 dwelling houses and lots of ground and educating and maintaining his two children under 21 years of age, Jacob Henry and Maggie Elizabeth.

1. ↑ Source: #540
2. ↑ Source: #S30