William (Kline) Klein Jr (abt. 1861 - abt. 1953)

Born about 1861 in Copper Falls Mine, Michigan

Husband of Minnie (Mayworm) Klein — married 28 Aug 1895 in Houghton, Michigan, United States

Died about 19 Aug 1953 at about age 92 in Lake Linden, Houghton, Michigan, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

This is my Grandfather John J H Kline's Uncle. My father, John H Kline recalled waiting in the car while his Dad would go into "Uncle Billy's" house in Lake Linden to get money--Dad did not know why, or why he had to wait in the car. (1)

William Jr may have been the Marshal in Lake Linden. (2)

1940 Living in Lake Linden with wife Minnie (3)

1953 It seems likely that the William Kline who died 19 August 1953 and is buried in Lake Linden is this William (4)

Research Notes

This Bio is a work in progress. He appears to have had two wives: Berdie Leigh and Minnie Mayworm, but I'm still researching them. Minnie appears to be buried with William in the Mount Calvary Cemetery (4). William appears to have had at least 4 children: Hazel (~1887), Harvard (~1890), Veronica or Berthina V (~1898), and Walter (~1900). (5,6)

William's last name was probably always Klein, not Kline as it was for his brother John. But there is some doubt since their father was identified by both spellings.

Sources

• (1) Memories of Kline-888 as told to Steve Kline (Kline-879).
• (2) "Death of Pioneer", The Calumet News, 20 July 1921, p5 http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86086633/
• (3) 1940 Census, http://www.archives.com/1940-census/william-kline-mi-119493494 "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4LC-XBW : 14 March 2018), William Kline, Lake Linden, Schoolcraft Township, Houghton, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 31-39, sheet 16A, line 21, family 328, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1757.
• (4) Mount Calvary Cemetery listing located in the Houghton County Museum Annex, Lake Linden, MI. May 17, 2019: Personal visit to view Mount Calvary Cemetery grave listing at cemetery just north of Lake Linden. Partial copy of listing in possession of Kline-879.
• (5) "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML5Q-BV4 : accessed 19 July 2019), William Klein, Schoolcraft, Houghton, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 126, sheet 14B, family 160, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 647; FHL microfilm 1,374,660.
• (6) "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQB3-GCV : accessed 19 July 2019), William Kline, Lake Linden, Houghton, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 36, sheet 10B, line 83, family 260, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 994; FHL microfilm 2,340,729.
• (7) "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ3W-HX7 : 15 January 2019), Wm. Kline in entry for Wm. Jr. Kline and Minnie Mayworm, 1895.