Louis Henry Klein (1894 - 1950)

Born 4 May 1894 in Bigelow, Marshall, Kansas, United States

Husband of Elsie Viola (Hale) Klein — married 2 Jun 1915 in Bigelow, Marshall, Kansas, United States

Died 18 Dec 1950 at age 56 in Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States

Biography

Louis was born in 1894. ^[1]

When Louis registered for the draft under the question "Do you claim exemption from draft" he said "Liked[sic] to stay home." ^[2]

By 1942 the family had moved from Kansas to Illinois, where he had a contracting business, based on the WWII draft registration. ^[3]

He passed away in 1950 and is buried in the Roberts Cemetery, Morton, Tazewell County, Illinois. ^[4]

Obituary

Louis Henry Klein Dies at Residence This Morning

Morton, Dec. 18, 1950

Louis Henry Klein, Rt. 5, East Peoria, died at 9:45 a.m. today in his residence. The body was taken to the Ludwig mortuary in Morton pending funeral arrangements.

Surviving are his wife and following children: Wayland Klein, Pekin; Mrs. Robert McLaughlin, Thomas Ivan, and Robert E. Klein all of Morton; Mrs. Thomas Gideon, St. Marys, Kansas; Ted L. Klein Creve Coeur and Harold L. Klein; East Peoria.

Also surviving are eight grandchildren and a sister Mrs. William Anderson, Kansas City, Kansas.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K66X-RT7 : 13 March 2018), Louis Henry Klein, 1917-1918; citing Marshall County, Kansas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,643,592.
2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K66X-RT7 : 13 March 2018), Louis Henry Klein, 1917-1918; citing Marshall County, Kansas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,643,592.
3. ↑ United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1K7-9P7 : 9 March 2018), Louis Henry Klein, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 July 2019), memorial page for Louis Henry Klein (4 May 1894–20 Dec 1950), Find A Grave Memorial no. 24403749, citing Roberts Cemetery, Morton, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by laura hughes (contributor 46960853).

See also:

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR2M-3GT : 14 March 2018), Louis Klein, St. Clere Township, Pottawatomie, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 75-24, sheet 1B, line 75, family 21, 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 1252.