History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. II, Part 136

Author: Roberts, Charles Rhoads; Stoudt, John Baer, 1878- joint comp; Krick, Thomas H., 1868- joint comp; Dietrich, William Joseph, 1875- joint comp; Lehigh County Historical Society
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: Allentown, Pa. : Lehigh Valley Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 948


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became associated with Milton Knauss and Mr. Keck, as the Kline Hardware Co. They built a factory and manufactured sash weights, pulleys, etc. They built up a successful business. He served for three months in the Civil War, enlist- ing in Co. B, 53rd Regiment, under General Frantz Siegel, Captain Lehman, and Major Becker. He was a member of Barger Lodge No. 333, a Knights Templar, and a member of Zion Reformed church. He was a superintendent of the Sunday school, and also a teacher therein. He also served as a school director. He died Sept. 22, 1912, and was interred in Fairview cemetery.


David R. Kline married (first) Miss Jackson. Issue: Mrs. R. A. Cortright, of Ridgway, Pa .; and Annie J. Kline, of Los Angeles, Cal.


Mr. Kline married (second), April 17, 1888, in Allentown, Clara M. Knauss, daughter of Ephraim M. and Mary (Kline) Knauss. Mr. Kline owned and operated a 64-acre farm, lo- cated back of the Fountain Hotel, which was sold to Mosser & Grim.


Mrs. Clara M. Kline is a scion of the Hille- gas family, of whom Michael Hillegas was the first continental treasurer of the United States.


KLINGAMAN FAMILY.


Georg Klingaman emigrated to this country on the ship "Phoenix" which landed at Phila- delphia, September 30, 1743. It appears that afterward he settled in Allemangel, for in 1752 his name appears among the taxable residents of the district. In 1759 his tax was two pounds sterling.


Peter Klingaman, his son, was a farmer in Albany township in 1790. He then had five sons, two of whom were above sixteen years of age and besides his wife he had one daughter. In 1812, upon the organization of Lehigh coun- ty, Jacob, Christian and Michael Klingaman lived in Lynn township.


Jacob Klingaman was settled on a 202-acre farm west of Steinsville, which later was owned by Elias Hoppes. He died there in 1818 and was buried on the place in a private burying- ground. His grave is marked with an uncut stone. His wife gave birth to a posthumous child, which was named Jacob, the birth having oc- curred on June 12, 1818, and he inherited the homestead and spent all his life there as a farm- er. He built the barn in 1842, and the dwell- ing in 1857. He served as a deacon, elder and trustee of the Reformed congregation at the Jacobs church in Jacksonville.


His wife was Elizabeth, daughter of John Kistler (commonly known as "Fat John") of Lynn township. She was born November 19, 1819, and died April 1, 1887, aged over 67.


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years. He died April 15, 1878, in his 60th


year. Both were buried at Jacksonville. They had thirteen children: Mary (who died young), Lewis E., Emelina (who was married to the late Dr. Uriah Long), Sarah (m. Amandus Wannamaker), Jacob (a practicing physician, who lived fifteen miles west of Omaha, in Ne- braska, and died there, leaving an only daugh- ter ), Mary (m. James S. Lutz, now deceased), Maria (m. Eli Hoppes), William (at Tam- aqua), James (at Steinsville), John (at Allen- town), Frank (at Normal Square), Janetta (died when thirteen years old), and Louisa (m. Amandus Ziegler, now deceased ).


Michael Klingaman was a farmer in Lynn township. He owned the property which is still in the family name and now owned by Charles A. Klingaman, his grandson. It contains 85 acres. He built part of the stone dwelling on the farm. He and his descendants have been Democrats in politics, and members of the Re- formed congregation at the Jacksonville church, where many generations of the family have been buried.


He was born April 1, 1787, and died January 9, 1866, aged 79 years. His wife was Anna Maria Schmidt, born April 25, 1786, and died May 2, 1860, aged 74 years. They lived in wedded life fifty-one years and had five chil- dren: Jeremiah, Nathan, Sophia (married to a Stein, who lived in Trumbull county, Ohio), Rachel (m. Henry Stump), and Theresa ( 1815- 1887, not married).


LEWIS E. KLINGAMAN, eldest son of Jacob, was born February 17, 1843. He met an ac- cidental death in May, 1913. His funeral was very largely attended. After the death of his father in 1878, he bought the farm of 30 acres and there he has since lived. This small place was the Jonas Follweiler homestead. He was a prominent Democrat in the county and represented his district before local conventions. He served as a jury commissioner from 1897 to 1900 and also as a school director of the town- ship.


Mr. Klingaman officiated at the time of his death as president of the church council of the Reformed congregation of the Jacobs church, which he had served as deacon and elder. He was married in 1867 to Sarah Harmony, born Aug. 19, 1843. She was a daughter of Samuel and Salome (Wanamaker) Harmony, and they have two children: Edwin S. (born October 17, 1869, a butcher by trade for six years, but since 1903 farmer on his fa- ther's farm, his wife, Annie, being a daughter of Samuel K. Hartman, and they had three chil-


dren: Samuel, Clara M., who died in infancy, and Ellen), and Jacob L. (m. Carrie Fether- olf, who live in New York City).


Jeremiah Klingaman, son of Michael, was born May 17, 1821, on the homestead of his father whom he succeeded as owner. He ope- rated a distillery until the Civil War, and then conducted a saw-mill in connection with the farm. In 1872 he erected the present barn. He was a school director of the township for some years and a deacon, elder, and trustee of the Reformed congregation at Jacksonville. He died June 27, 1892, aged 72 years, and was buried in the graveyard of that place.


His wife was Leah Mosser, daughter of Jacob Mosser of Lynn township, born December 9, 1825, and died November 4, 1905, aged nearly 79 years. They had twelve children, all born on the homestead and all living: William, Jacob M., Elvena (m. Joseph Hoppes), John Daniel L., Mary (m. Oscar Leiby), Lizzie (m. Allen Zimmerman), Charles A., Missouri (m. Alvin Schaffer), Lewis, and Susan (m. Morris Smith ).


DANIEL KLINGAMAN, son of Jeremiah, was born July 16, 1854. He is now a farmer in North Whitehall, near Ruchsvile. In 1884 he began farming for his father and farmed for eight years in Lynn. In 1892 he moved to North Whitehall and there continued farming until 1902, when he moved upon the farm of the late Hon. William H. Sowden, consisting of 78 acres. This tract was the William Ruch homestead. The dwelling house is a large stone structure and was built about the time of the Revolutionary War or earlier.


Mr. Klingaman and his family are members of the Reformed congregation of the Unionville church, of which he was a deacon. He married Carolina Kerschner and they have seven chil- dren : Annie, George H. (m. Sadie Weaver, who reside at Northampton, Pa.), Oliver (m. Flora Flores, who live at Rittersville), Ida, Cora, Edward, and Ella.


CHARLES A. KLINGAMAN, son of Jeremiah, and farmer on the homestead, was born there March 16, 1860. At the age of twenty years he learned the trade of blacksmith at Wanna- maker and he followed this occupation until 1890. In the Spring of 1891, he purchesed the homestead and has since cultivated it. He owns in connection with the farm, a tract of 21 acres of woodland situated on "Donat's Peak." He farms the place in a modern and successful man- ner.


Mr. Klingaman was a school director of the township and held all the offices in the Board.


Martin Ringles


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In 1911 he was elected assessor. He is now serving as trustee of the Reformed congregation at the Jacksonville church, having previously served as deacon and elder.


He was married twice first in 1882 to Aman- da, daughter of William Smith, born June 9, 1864, and died January 24, 1899, by whom he had six children: Frederick D., Jeremiah W. (1885-1902), Charles C., Caroline B., Hoyt, and Eva S. and on September 8, 1901, he mar- ried a second wife, Alice Weaver, daughter of Nathan H. and Susanna (Kistler) Weaver, by whom he has had no children, but she had had a daughter (Annie H. Greenawald) by a former husband.


Arthur B. Klingaman, son of Jacob M., who was the second son of Jeremiah, is a school teacher of Lynn township. He was born at Steinsville July 6, 1885, and educated in the local schools, at Ursinus College (Collegeville ) ,. and also at the Keystone State Normal School at Kutztown. In 11903, he began teaching and has since taught every term excepting 1905. He is a member of the Steinsville Camp, No. 288, P. O. S. of A., now filling acceptably the office of district president. In 1909, he was married to Mabel E. Kistler and they have a son, George W.


Leon B. Klingaman, son of Jacob M., was born in Lynn township September 10, 1888, and educated in the township schools until 1904. In 1909 he entered the Keystone State Normal school at Kutztown as a junior, and by his previous preparation was enabled to complete a three year course in two years, graduating in 1911, and serving as the president of his class. He had taught school in the township for four terms, and upon his graduation from the Normal School was tendered a position in the schools of Womelsdorf in the Fall of 1911, which he accepted and is now filling.


MARTIN KLINGLER.


Wendeling Klingler was a native of Hecklin- gen, Gross-Hertzogthum, Baden. He was a mu- sician of note. He was a slide trombone player in Germany, where he was a member of a band, as were also his older sons and two cousins, who came to the United States in 1866. The Klingler family in Germany were all musically inclined. Wendeling Klingler emigrated to the United States in 1866, and his passport, in possession of his son, Martin Klingler, describes him as 5 feet, 6 inches tall, age fifty-seven years, hair brown, forehead high, eyes blue, eyelashes light, nose large, mouth large, chin broad, and teeth good. His wife, Antonia (Bengel) Klingler, was forty-


six years old at the time of emigration, and their children were: Antonia, twenty years old ; Xavier, nineteen years; Adolph, sixteen years; Albin, thirteen years; Theresa, ten years; Mar- tin, eight years; and Pius, three years, nine months. All were born in Hecklingen, Gross- Hertzogthum, Baden. They sailed from Havre, France, were forty-four days on the voyage, and landed in New York, August 15, 1866, and at once located in Coplay, Lehigh county, Pennsyl- vania, where resided a sister of Mrs. Klingler, married to John Snyder, who had preceded them to this country by some years. Another sister married Jacob Howler, and resided in Cincin- nati, Ohio. Mary Klingler, daughter of Wendel- ing Klingler, preceded her family here by one year, and resided at Coplay with her aunt, afore- mentioned, Mrs. John Snyder.


Martin Klingler, postmaster of Allentown, and the popular leader of the famous Allentown band, was born at Hecklingen, Germany, on July 12, 1858, son of Wendeling and Antonia (Bengel) Klingler. He came to this country at the age of eight years, and his education was obtained in the public schools of Coplay. At the age of twelve he took up the study of music on the piano, and at about the same time com- menced to play the "Fluegel Horn" in his fa- ther's band, composed of twenty-five men. He continued his study of music until the death of his father, in 1872, and he then came to Allen- town, where he has since resided. He later was employed in an organ factory, where he played to demonstrate the instruments, and in 1874 he became a member of the "City Band," of which Edward Driesbach was the leader, and Anthony Buch, the instructor. He played E Flat cornet. At the expiration of one year he severed his con- nection with the city band and joined the "Allen- town Band," of which the late William Mennin- ger was the leader, and Lucas Vestermeyer the instructor. He played with this band until 1880, when he was made leader, and after the resignation of Mr. Menninger, and ever since has been the efficient, highly honored and popu- lar leader, and under his excellent guidance the band has developed into one of the highest effi- ciency and one of the most famous in the state.


Mr. Klingler is a Democrat in politics. In 1887 he was elected to the office of clerk of the Orphans' Court, of Lehigh county, in which ca- pacity he served' for three years. He was county chairman of his party from 1900 to 1904, during which period bitter political battles were waged and won. He was elected a member of the com- mon council of the Tenth ward in 1910, and served that office very acceptably until the insti- tution of the commission form of government, in


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1913. He was the national delegate from Lehigh county to the Democratic convention at Baltimore, was a strong supporter of President Wilson and was appointed postmaster of Allentown by Presi- dent Woodrow Wilson in June, 1914. Mr. Klingler is an able official and is a conservative and much esteemed citizen.


Mr. Klingler married, in 1881, Louisa Bickel, daughter of Edward and Caroline (Fisher) Bickel, natives of Baden. They reside at No. 538 North Sixth street, Allentown.


Mr. Klingler has a suite of rooms in the Lentz building, Sixth and Hamilton streets, for many years, where he was engaged in the selling of pianos up to 1913, after which he formed a part- nership with J. B. Meyers under the firm name of Klingler & Meyers. They have their sales- room in the "Democrat building" at Sixth and Linden streets. He possesses one of the oldest pianos in the country, which he prizes highly. It belonged to Owen Schreiber; the piano is of oblong mechanism, and has drawers along the side with glass balls for handles. Mr. Klingler also has charge of the music at the Lyric Thea- tre, in addition to being the musical director of the Allentown band.


KLOPP FAMILY.


The Klopp family is one of the old and prom- inent ones of Berks and Lebanon counties, and some of the members of this family located in 1906, a castle, that still stands, known as Schloss Klopp. In 1702 a number of Palatinates left Germany and through the invitation of Queen Ann came to London. Some of these families came to New York in 1710 and owing to the oppression of Governor Hunter came to Penn- sylvania 'in 1723, locating in the Tulpehocken creek. Among the number was John Peter Glopp, the progenitor of the Klob, Klop and Klupp family. From the reckords of the Rev. Kochertahl we have the following: Married Sept. 12, 1711, John Peter Glopp, a tailor of Horn county of Simmern, in the Palatinate and Anna Magdalena; widow of the late John Christopher Lutzen, of Klingen, a minister in the Palatinate.


(1) Peter Klopp (or Glopp) was a Reformed member of the Tulpehocken Church in 1735. Later he, with Rev. Peter Miller, Godfried Fid- ler, Conrad Weiser, and others, joined a church at Ephrata, Lancaster county, Pa., and at the home of Mr. Fidler, who had first taken up land in Tulpehocken township, burned the Psalms, catechisms and other good books. Before the house of the Tulpehocken brethren (German Seventh Day Baptists) was finished, Conrad " Weiser, Hans Michael Miller, Peter Klopf, God- fried Fidler, and several single men and women


went to the settlement at Ephrata. Of these, Weiser, Miller and Klopf later withdrew from the Ephrata settlement, but not so the daughter of Peter Klopf, who remained steadfast. Her monastic name was "Thecla" and is so listed on the roster of the Sisterhood. She died Oct. 6, 1748, probably at Ephrata. Peter Klopp died in 1753. [See Sachse's "German Sectarians of Pennsylvania, 1708-1742."]


(II) Peter Klopp (Klop), son of Peter, born Nov. 22, 1719, died May 22, 1794, and is buried at Hain's Church, where the inscription on his headstone is still legible. His wife, Werrina Becker was born Jan. 24, 1718, died Nov. 13, I792.


(III)-Peter Klopp (3), son of Peter (2) and Werrina, born in Heidelberg, May 31, 1751, died there Feb. 24, 1835, in the eighty-fourth year of his age. He was twice married. His first wife, Elizabeth Hain, died about 1783, the mother of four children, namely: Catharine died aged seventeen years; Elizabeth died aged two years; John Peter is mentioned in full farther on ; a daughter died young. The second wife of Peter Klopp (3) was Elizabeth Fidler, born April 28, 1763, died Jan. 10, 1835, a descendant of Godfried Fidler. Fifteen children were born to this marriage.


(IV) John Peter Klopp, born Sept. 11, 1775, son of Peter (3) and his first wife, Elizabeth (Hain), was a lifelong farmer on the old home- stead. He died March 13, 1850, aged seventy- four years, six months, two days, and was buried at the Corner Church. He m. Maria Eva Ul- rich, born May 20, 1768, died Dec. 13, 1830.


Adam Cobel Klopp, son of John Peter, was born on the old homestead. At an early age he engaged in the grain, coal and lumber business at Stroudsburg and Sheraden. He was regarded one of the finest businessmen of his section. Later on he took his sons in as partners in busi- ness and the firm was known as A. C. Klopp and Sons. He was married to Sarah Loose, whose mother was also a Loose. They had the follow- ing children: Adam C., Jr., Rebecca, married Ezra Fisher and Jerome.


Jerome Klopp, son of Adam C., was born in Dec. 1844, died July 4, 1909. He followed teaching for a few years, after which he followed farming, and still later he was associated with his father in the grain, coal and lumber business. Like the rest of his family he was a staunch mem- ber of the Reformed church. He was married to Catharine Grow, a daughter of Josiah Grow. To them the following children were born. Dr. Henry I .; Charles.G., of Philadelphia, associated with the Stephen Green Printing Company; Minnie O. resides with her mother at Sheriden


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on the old homestead, and Anna M., died aged 9 years.


DR. HENRY I. KLOPP, son of Jeremiah and Catharine (Grow) Klopp, is a natice of Leban- on county, Pa., and was born near the border line between Lebanon and Berks counties, in Jackson township, Jan. 1, 1870. Dr. Klopp laid the foundation of his education in the schools of his native township, later entering Palatinate, now Albright's College, at Meyerstown, at that time a Reformed institution. His professional training was acquired at Hahnemann Medical College, Philadelphia, from which institution he graduated in 1894. The first year after gradu- ation was spent as resident physician at the Read- ing Homopathic Hospital. In 1895 he was called to the asylum at Westboro, where he was assistant superintendent for a number of years, and also served the superintendency of the institution for ten months during the illness of the head of the asylum.


When the State Homopathic Hospital for the insane at Rittersville was looking for a suitable superintendent for the institution the Board of Trustees received a number of recommendations concerning Dr. Klopp all of which spoke in the highest praise both of his medical and of his ex- ecutive ability. His zeal and untiring efforts in the interests of the institution with which he was connected were specially noted. Dr. Klopp has introduced a few new features and methods at the Westboro asylum all of which have at- tained to all that was expected of them.


He was elected Superintendent Feb. 17, 1912, and entered upon his new duties March 18, 1912.


Dr. Klopp is married to Bessie L. Stump, a daughter of Henry W. Stump and wife, Emma Groff, both of Marion township, Berks county. This union was blessed with two children: Rus- sell I. and Dorothy E.


KLOTZ FAMILY.


The ancestor of this family was Jacob Klotz, who emigrated from Utelock, Germany, to America, in 1749, accompanied by his wife, a native of Utelock. He took out a warrant for a tract of land in Lowhill, in March, 1767, and another in November of the same year, lying be- tween the site of the Morgenlander church and the Jordan, now owned by Owen Knerr. They had two sons: John, of whom further, and Cas- par.


John Klotz, son of Jacob, was born May 20, 1743, died December 28, 1795. He took out a warrant for thirty acres of land in Lowhill, in February, 1775, and in 1781 he and his brother, Caspar, were assessed on land in Lowhill town- ship. He married Franconia Krouse, who bore VOL. II-44


him eight children: John George, of whom fur- ther ; Jacob, settled in Mahoning township, Car- bon county, Pennsylvania, where his death oc- curred; Christian, of whom further; Daniel, settled in Mahoning township, and there died, he was a twin of Christian; Barbara, Polly, Catharine, Maria.


John George Klotz, son of John and Fran- conia (Krouse) Klotz, was born May 10, 1777, died October 19, 1848. He took the portion of the old homestead lying near where the Morgen- lander church now stands and erected a building thereon, but later moved to Penn township, now Mahoning, Carbon county. He was married and had a daughter, Esther, born in 1810, died in 1852, and George, of whom further.


George Klotz, son of John George Klotz, resided in Lowhill township, and his home- stead, located near Weidasville, is now owned by Edwin Klotz, a great-grandson. About the year 1852 he opened a hotel at the old stand, which he conducted until a few years before his death, when he sold the prop- erty to his sons, Jesse and George. He was a member of the Jordan Lutheran church, his re- mains being interred in the graveyard of the same. He married Catherine Buchman. Chil- dren: I. Peter. 2. Abraham, died at age of six- teen. 3. Andrew, born February 10, 1802, died February 19, 1877; was a weaver and lived in Lowhill, near Highland schoolhouse; was a member of the Lutheran Church ; married Cath- erine Semmel, daughter of George Semmel, and had children: Reuben, Edward, Tilghman, Sol- omon, Willoughby, Elizabeth, Polly, Caroline, all deceased except Willoughby and Caroline. 4. George, born October 24, 1806, died July 24, 1872; he was a house carpenter and later a far- mer, having a tract of one hundred and fifty acres; he was a member of the Morganland church and a member of the building committee that erected the edifice; married Hattie Haas, daughter of Peter Haas, and had children : Mont- gomery, Elemina, Frank, Phaon, Amanda, Mary, Ann, George, all deceased, but the last three named. 5. Stephen, a resident of Lowhill town- ship. 6. William, left when young for Iowa, where he resided many years. 7. Jesse, who had the old homestead, which he sold in 1869 and moved to Allentown, where he resides with his wife and one son; his two daughters also re- side at Allentown, one son in Northampton county and another son in Iowa. 8. Joel, of whom further. 9. David, died unmarried. IO. Sallie, married Jacob Miller; resides at Allen- town. II. Elizabeth (Betsey) married Elias Stettler, resides at Allentown.


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on the homestead in Lowhill township, 1813, died 1880, buried at the Morganland Lutheran church, of which he was an active member, serv- ing in the capacity of deacon. He owned a farm on the road leading from Claussville to Fogels- ville, where he kept a hotel for many years, and where, in early times, Balzer Fritz, and later, Andrew Shiferstine, kept a store and hotel. He married Sallie Hausman, who died in 1877, aged sixty-one years. Children: 1. Mary A., wife of Joel Peter. 2. Meno, at one time conducted the. Klotz Hotel, between Claussville and Fogels- 'ville, and later moved to his farm at Leather, Cor- ner Post; married Jemima George; children : Milton, manager of the Union Hotel, Burling- ton, Iowa; Leidy, of Philadelphia; Robert, of West Liberty, Iowa; Oliver, of Germantown ; Mrs. Harry States, of Philadelphia. 3. Maria, ,widow of Edward Heberley, resides with her daughter, Emma, at Cedarville. - 4. Jeremiah, of whom further. 5. Sallie, wife of "John George; resides at Weisenberg. : 6. Matilda, wife of Tilghman Frey, ex-prothonotary of Le- high county. 7. Thompson. 8. Richard. 9. Franklin. " 10. William, died at age of eight years. II. Louisa, widow of Frank Good, re- sides at Allentown.


Jeremiah. Klotz, son of Joel Klotz, was a native of Lowhill township, where he resided for many years, following the occupations of sad- dler and farmer. Later he conducted the Guths- ville Hotel, and subsequently moved to Allen- town, where he lived retired until his death. He was buried in Union cemetery. . He married (first) Fianna George; one son, Dr. Edgar Klotz, of Northampton, Pa. He married (sec- ond): Carolina .Seip: Children: Minnie, mar- ried George Haines, of Allentown, and Dr. Rob- ert B., of whom further. He married (third) Ellen Gernert; no children.


DR. ROBERT B. KLOTZ, son of Jeremiah and Carolina (Seip) Klotz, was born in South Whitehall township, Lehigh county, October 25, 1872. His, early life was spent in Guthsville, and his education was received in the public schools and Muhlenberg College, after which he entered . Jefferson Medical College at Philadel- phia, in 1890, from which he graduated in i893. He then located at Marysville, Ohio, where; he was, connected with the celebrated Doctors, Charles and William Hamilton. He practiced successfully for one year, when owing to ill health, his parents requested him to return to his native state. In the fall of 1894 he located at Rittersville, where he established a large prac- tice, having been the first physician there. He served as physician of the Lehigh county alms- house for eight years.




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