John A. Klingensmith and Lavina Brown

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Husband John A. Klingensmith ¹

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           Born: 22 Nov 1868 - Parks Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 2
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         Father: Josiah W. Klingensmith (1841-1912) 3
         Mother: Lucinda Knappenberger (Abt 1842-Aft 1912) 2

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       Marriage: 16 Oct 1890 2

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Wife Lavina Brown ⁴

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            AKA: Levina Brown 2
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         Father: Samuel Brown (      -      ) 2
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Children

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1 F Grace Klingensmith ²

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           Born: 26 Oct 1891 2
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         Spouse: H. S. Smeltzer (      -      ) 2

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2 F Ruth Klingensmith ²

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           Born: 30 Apr 1894
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3 F Rosena Klingensmith ²

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           Born: 3 Apr 1896 2
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4 F Cevilla Klingensmith ²

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           Born: 14 Mar 1898 2
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General Notes: Husband - John A. Klingensmith

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He was reared on the farm in Parks township, Armstrong County, PA, which had long been in the family. For fourteen years, from 1885 to 1899, he ran a peddler's wagon, which he found very profitable. From 1899 to 1902 he followed teaming in the gas fields, from 1902 to 1904 had a general store at Dime, PA, and from 1904 to 1910 worked at the carpenter's trade. Following this, he had a general mercantile establishment and acted as postmaster at Mateer, where he built up a thriving trade. He was quite active in local public affairs, and served his town­ship officially as tax collector, supervisor and assessor. He was tax collector for six years, and made the remarkable record of never car­rying over one cent of tax from one year to the next. Like his father he was an uncom­promising Republican. He became the owner of the old Knappenberger homestead, as well as other lands. The family attended the Lutheran Church. He was a member of the I. O. O. F. and W. O. W.

He and his wife had seven children, three died in infancy.

1 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 790.

2 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 791.

3 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 419, 790.

4 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 420.