William Jackson Kline and Christina Best

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Husband William Jackson Kline ^{1 2}

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           Born: 15 Dec 1846 - Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA 1 2
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         Father: Jacob Kline (      -Abt 1858) 1 3
         Mother: Susannah Weeter (      -Abt 1858) 2

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       Marriage: 8 Feb or 28 Feb 1870 1 2

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Wife Christina Best ^{1 2}

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           Born: 16 Aug 1852 - Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA 2
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           Died: 16 May 1911 2
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         Father: John Best (      -      ) 2 4
         Mother: Margaret Smail (      -      ) 1 2

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Children

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1 F Ida L. Kline ^{1 2}

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           Born: Abt 1871
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           Died: 1 Aug 1890 2
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2 M Warren Ellsworth Kline ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1 Oct 1874 2
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         Spouse: Ora McIlhattan (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 16 Jun 1902 2

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3 M Elmer Stanley Kline ^{1 2}

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           Born: Abt 1876
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           Died: 10 Jan 1907 2
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         Spouse: Seba Rowe (1876-      ) 2
           Marr: 8 Mar 1900 2

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General Notes: Husband - William Jackson Kline

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He was a farmer and owned and occupied a farm of seventy-seven acres, and was also engaged in the oil business. He was school director for several terms.

After the death of his father, he lived with his brother Franklin. He received a common school education, and learned, when he was about seventeen years old, the trade of carpenter, at which he worked for eight years. In 1870 he bought a farm of seventy-seven acres. This he found to be a good oil farm, and it was producing oil for many years. He did general farming and gave special attention to the raising of stock. In 1880 he erected a fine residence, and in 1896 he built one of the best barns in Clarion County, eighty feet long and fifty-four feet wide. He also had Speachley gas on his farm.
Mr. Kline was a very successful oil and gas operator. He owned and controlled a gas line of his own about twenty miles long. In 1907 he consolidated his line with the Edinburg Gas Company and later the Edinburg Gas Company consolidated their line with the Emlenton Gas Company and chartered under the name of the Pennsylvania Fuel and Supply Company, with headquarters at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mr. Kline was a director of the company and owned one hundred and thirty shares of preferred stock of the company.
He was a member of the Lutheran church. He was a Democrat and served as school director.

1 A. J. Davis, History of Clarion County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., 1887), Bios xxx.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 652.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 651.

4 A. J. Davis, History of Clarion County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., 1887), Bios v.