Aaron M. Kline (1852 - 1903)

Born 20 May 1852 in Liverpool, Perry, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died Oct 1903 at age 51 in Canton, Madison, Mississippi, USA

I have a story about Aaron Kline that came down to me from my mother, Eunice Nelson (nee Kline), Aaron's granddaughter. I have not been able to get another corroboration from one of Aaron's descendants, but the dates are spot on, so I think this is true. The dates also correlate with the book, "The Children's Blizzard" by David Laskin. The following narrative combines the story my Mother told me with background information from the "The Children's Blizzard".

That day, January 12, 1888, started out unusually warm for not only Parkston, South Dakota, but for much of the Midwest. It was so warm that many children walked to their schools without their coats. Aaron Kline was teaching school outside of Parkston, but when the storm hit, "In three minutes the front subtracted 18 degrees from the air's temperature"(Children's Blizzard". By midnight, the wind chills were -40. First Aaron cranked up the wood-burning stove, but they soon ran out of firewood. Realizing they could not stay at the school, he had all of the children link hands, (visibility was nil, by then) and form a line and they started for town. As I wrote, they couldn't see where they were going, but, finally one of the last kids in line ran into a building at the edge of town, and the children were saved. During that blizzard many farmers got lost going from their house to their barn, getting stock in from the pastures, and children walking home from school froze, so these kids were lucky. That night, Aaron's son was born, ("The Geneology of the Meisser Family" by Lloyd E. Miser), he was named Joy, in reference to the joy the town felt over the safe return of the children. Throughout the mid-west the numbers for the dead ranged from 250-500.(The Children's Blizzard, page 252).

Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Aaron M /KLINE/ Mr.^[1][2][3][4]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 20 MAY 1852

Place: Liverpool, Perry, Pennsylvania, USA

Source:

Note: Maybe Snyder County^[5][6][7][8]

Occupation

Occupation: Farmer

Date: 6/10/1880

Place: Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan, United States

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1900

Place: Beat 4 Sharon, Madison, Mississippi^[9]

Residence:

Date: 1870

Place: Liverpool, Perry, Pennsylvania, United States^[10]

Residence:

Date: 1880

Place: Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan, United States^[11]

Residence:

Date: 1900

Place: Beat 4 Sharon, Madison, Mississippi^[12]

Residence:

Date: 1900

Place: Beat 4 Sharon, Madison, Mississippi^[13]

Burial

Burial:

Place: Parkston, S. D.

Note

Note: He lived in Michigan for some period of time since a letter postmarked at Buchanan, Michigan in 1881 relates their good fortunesand tells of their children Frederick and Daisy's desire tovisit grandpa. By Jan. 21, 1885, they were moving to DakotaCity, Dakota Territory since Lewis Carvell's letter of that datestates "Aaron is teaching school with 28 scholars on roll. Hehas Russians, Germans and Americans. But in general he has agood school and all are learning well." In 1896, he and hisfamily moved to Canton, Mississippi where he died seven yearslater. All the family except Daisy Kline returned to S.D.

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Sources

• WikiTree profile Kline-188 created through the import of Rod Boettcher Wiki Family Tree.ged on Nov 8, 2011 by Rodney Boettcher. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Rodney and others.

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• Source: S-2077613532 Repository: #R-2141592835 Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18 Note: APID: 1,7602::0
• Source: S-2077798183 Repository: #R-2141592835 Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited Note: APID: 1,6742::0
• Source: S-2077798217 Repository: #R-2141592835 Title: 1870 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record Note: APID: 1,7163::0

1. ↑ Source: #S-2077613532 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Sharon, Madison, Mississippi; Roll: T623_819; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 70. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=28165811&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: Oct 1897Birth place: MississippiResidence date: 1900Residence place: Beat 4 Sharon, Madison, Mississippi APID: 1,7602::28165811
2. ↑ Source: #S-2077613532 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Sharon, Madison, Mississippi; Roll: T623_819; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 70. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=28165803&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: May 1852Birth place: PennsylvaniaMarriage date: 1874Marriage place: Residence date: 1900Residence place: Beat 4 Sharon, Madison, Mississippi APID: 1,7602::28165803
3. ↑ Source: #S-2077798183 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 572; Family History Film: 1254572; Page: 113D; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 0379. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1880usfedcen&h=31439847&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1852Birth place: PennsylvaniaResidence date: 1880Residence place: Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan, United States APID: 1,6742::31439847
4. ↑ Source: #S-2077798217 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Liverpool, Perry, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1870usfedcen&h=8744521&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1852Birth place: PennsylvaniaResidence date: 1870Residence place: Liverpool, Perry, Pennsylvania, United States APID: 1,7163::8744521
5. ↑ Source: #S-2077613532 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Sharon, Madison, Mississippi; Roll: T623_819; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 70. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=28165811&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: Oct 1897Birth place: MississippiResidence date: 1900Residence place: Beat 4 Sharon, Madison, Mississippi APID: 1,7602::28165811
6. ↑ Source: #S-2077613532 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Sharon, Madison, Mississippi; Roll: T623_819; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 70. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=28165803&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: May 1852Birth place: PennsylvaniaMarriage date: 1874Marriage place: Residence date: 1900Residence place: Beat 4 Sharon, Madison, Mississippi APID: 1,7602::28165803
7. ↑ Source: #S-2077798183 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 572; Family History Film: 1254572; Page: 113D; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 0379. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1880usfedcen&h=31439847&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1852Birth place: PennsylvaniaResidence date: 1880Residence place: Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan, United States APID: 1,6742::31439847
8. ↑ Source: #S-2077798217 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Liverpool, Perry, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1870usfedcen&h=8744521&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1852Birth place: PennsylvaniaResidence date: 1870Residence place: Liverpool, Perry, Pennsylvania, United States APID: 1,7163::8744521
9. ↑ Source: #S-2077613532 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Sharon, Madison, Mississippi; Roll: T623_819; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 70. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=28165803&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: May 1852Birth place: PennsylvaniaMarriage date: 1874Marriage place: Residence date: 1900Residence place: Beat 4 Sharon, Madison, Mississippi APID: 1,7602::28165803
10. ↑ Source: #S-2077798217 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Liverpool, Perry, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1870usfedcen&h=8744521&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1852Birth place: PennsylvaniaResidence date: 1870Residence place: Liverpool, Perry, Pennsylvania, United States APID: 1,7163::8744521
11. ↑ Source: #S-2077798183 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 572; Family History Film: 1254572; Page: 113D; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 0379. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1880usfedcen&h=31439847&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1852Birth place: PennsylvaniaResidence date: 1880Residence place: Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan, United States APID: 1,6742::31439847
12. ↑ Source: #S-2077613532 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Sharon, Madison, Mississippi; Roll: T623_819; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 70. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=28165803&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: May 1852Birth place: PennsylvaniaMarriage date: 1874Marriage place: Residence date: 1900Residence place: Beat 4 Sharon, Madison, Mississippi APID: 1,7602::28165803
13. ↑ Source: #S-2077613532 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Sharon, Madison, Mississippi; Roll: T623_819; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 70. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=28165811&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: Oct 1897Birth place: MississippiResidence date: 1900Residence place: Beat 4 Sharon, Madison, Mississippi APID: 1,7602::28165811