OCCG EF ENCEO The Klein/Kline/Cline Family

Elder George Klein was born October 9, 1715, in Elder , a son of John. born June 17, Zweibrucken, Rhenish Bavaria, South Germany. He im­ 1797, Dauphin Co., Pa., was martyred on June 14, 1864. migrated to Philadelphia on September 15, 1738, on the In 1811, when he was fourteen years old, his family Glasgow, along with Dorothy Rebman and her father, moved to Broadway. On March 10, 1818, John married Conrad Rebman. The master of the Glasgow was Walter Anna Wampler, whose father, Elder John Wampler, had Sterling who had sailed from Rotterdam, and later from moved from at about the same time the Cowes, England, along with some 380 other passengers. Klines came from . The couple moved to a After landing in Philadelphia, George settled in farm near the Kline homestead and lived there the rest Amwell, New Jersey. It is believed that George was a of their lives. minister of the Lutheran faith when he came to America. John was active in the life of the church early in At Amwell, he became acquainted with the Brethren, life. In 1830 he was elected to the ministry, and was known as German Baptist at the time, and later known as ordained an elder on April 18, 1847. Of his ministerial Dunkard Brethren. He was baptized in their faith in 1739 career it was said that few persons at any time have more by Elder Johannas Naas, and was soon elected to the completely renounced material things and given them­ ministry to assist Elder Naas. selves more wholeheartedly to the Christian ministry than George was married to Dorothy Rebman and had did Elder John Kline. seven children. There were six sons: George, Jr., Philip, John was also noted as a physician and was inter­ David, Abraham, Jacob, and Joseph; and one daughter, ested in the Tomsonian Theory of medicine, which was a Sarah. vegetable or botanic method of treatment. In true mission­ It is reported that during the next ten years he ary fashion, he prepared himself to be a healer of the body made numerous trips to Berks County, Pennsylvania. as well as of the soul. His medical practice continued George moved his family to this area in 1750 to take charge for nearly thirty years with an extensive business. He of the Northkill Congregation. Church services were held compounded his own medicines from various herbs and in the home for a time. Elders Michael Pfaut and Martin plants. Lastly, he was also a skilled surgeon. Urner ordained him as an elder in the in In 1835, he began to keep a most extensive diary, 1757. He was also a farmer and a carpenter as he which recorded all that he did each day. He was also produced grain cradles. interested in education and was among the first of the His long and useful career in the Christian minis­ Brethren to see the importance of training for the work of try, which was confined to Amwell (New Jersey), Berks, the ministry. Through his efforts, a school was established Lancaster, and Lebanon Counties came to an end on Janu­ in advance of the common schools of that day among the ary 2, 1783. George and Dorothy's resting place was in the Brethren in the Broadway area. family plot located near Bernville, Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, Elder John Kline was ministering The children of George and Dorothy Klein were: during the Civil War in an area that was a dividing line between the North and South. His loyalty was questioned I. George Klein, Jr., b. Dec. 19, 1740; d. Aug. 19, 1795 several times by federal officers. His actions and where­ buried at Hay's Place, Broadway, Va. - abouts were always answered satisfactorily. But on the m. Elizabeth Altaffer Wednesday morning of June 15, he left home to go to a 2. Phillip Klein, b. June 17, 1742; d. May 9, 1815 blacksmith shop to have his horse, Nell, shod. While on his buried in Klein Family Cem. return home, he was ambushed by someone concealed in m. Elizabeth Stump bushes. 3. David Klein, b. Mar. 2, 1746; d. Jan. 28, 1814 Elder John Kline was buried at the Linville buried in Klein Family Cem. Creek Church Cemetery. A memorial has been erected at m. Elizabeth Breneison the site of his martyrdom. Sometime previous to his 4. Abraham Klein assassination, he stopped by the home of a friend on his m. Mary Dornback way home from a conference for dinner. A discussion was 5. Jacob Klein held during that dinner concerning the danger of his 6. Joseph Klein position and he said, "I am threatened. They may take 7. Sarah Klein my life, but I do not fear them. They can only kill the body." What a statement by one who gave his life to his George Klein, Jr., moved to Broadway, Va., in Lord. - Francis Kline, 206 E. Pen11 Ave., 1780. Hi' oldest son, John, was born in 1763; died in 1844. Robesonia, PA 19551

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Komar Gail Fairfax VA 22031 [email protected] Kramer Ellen/Geo. Ringwood NJ 07456 [email protected] Kwadrat Margaret Res ton VA 20194 [email protected] Leemhuis Beatrice Erie PA 16505 [email protected] Leh James K. Pottstown PA 19464 [email protected] Leinbach Paul W. Orlando FL 32822 [email protected] Leinbach Harvey Hollywood MD 20636 anselrn [email protected] Long James D. Sunnyvale CA 94087 [email protected] Lyle Megan L. Beverly Hills MI 48025 [email protected] Mangus John M. Columbus OH 43220 [email protected] Mayberry Paul Circleville OH 43113 [email protected] McCarthy Warren Reading PA 19605 [email protected] McDonnell Nancy Centerville OH 45458 [email protected] Mcintyre Marian F. West Chester PA 19380 [email protected] Miller Michael Barto PA 19504 [email protected] Morrison Frances Orlando FL 32812 [email protected] Mowrer Michael APO AE [email protected] Moyer Carl F. Elm Grove WI 53122 [email protected] Poore Faith A. Allentown PA 18103 BluEys [email protected] Potteiger Martha/Bill Merritt Island FL 32952 [email protected] Preston Jeannine Manchester MO 63011 J [email protected] Reksten Harald S. Hockessin DE 19707 [email protected] Rissmiller Victor W. Pembroke Pines FL 33023 [email protected] Rosjean Ardis G. Belgium [email protected] Ross Janet Springfield VA 22153 [email protected] Salvatori Carol H. Annapolis MD 21401 [email protected] Schaumann Annette Wilmington DE 19808 anet63 [email protected] Scheer Jean McMinnville OR 97128 [email protected] Schmoyer Sandra R. Catasauqua PA 18032 [email protected] Shaffer Ruth Shillington PA 19607 [email protected] Shemenski Patricia North Canton OH 44720 mama_skicompuserve.com Simonson Nelson C. Wernersville PA 19565 [email protected] Smith Walter Wagontown PA 19373 [email protected] Smith Don Bismarck ND 58501 [email protected] Sonne Muriel Orenda CA 94563 [email protected] Steffey Dale/Ruth El Cajon CA 92020 [email protected] Swinford Lisa Jacksonl MO 63755 spies l [email protected] Temple Sidney J. Norfolk VA 23503 sjprl6a@??? Thilly Florence R. Danville PA 17821 [email protected] Treece Robert S. Denver co 80206 [email protected] Updegrove Les Schaumburg IL 60193 [email protected] Van Zee Valentine Atlanta GA 30327 [email protected] Volckmann Jane Arlington VA 22205 [email protected] Warner John/Elsie Pottsville PA 17901 [email protected] Weidenhammer George J. Wilmington NC 28409 consul [email protected] Wenberg Marilyn J. Batavia IL 60510 [email protected] White Lillian F. Altoona FL 32702 [email protected] Wick Helen Edmonds WA 98020 [email protected] Wieser Robert Hamilton MT 59840 raw@cybemet l .com Williams Kay D. Shillington PA 19607 [email protected] Willwe th Antoinette Ephrata PA 17522 twlan@??? MO 63011 [email protected] Wright 0 Nancy Ballwin Yost Ellen/Lloyd Shrewsbury PA 17361 [email protected] Yoxtheimer Kimberly A. West Columbia SC 29170 [email protected] Yurvati Bonnie/Bill Kutztown PA 19530 [email protected] Zabel Douglas E. Waldorf MD 20603 [email protected]

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