Jacob L. McKlveen

MCKLVEEN, FREDLER, SCHREIBER, SMITH, BITTNER, PALMER

Posted By: David (email)
Date: 12/13/2004 at 12:45:08

The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa
Thursday, April 4, 1907

JACOB L. was the second child in a family of twelve children born to HENRY
and CATHERINE LOHR MCKLVEEN, both of Scotch-Irish ancestry. The place of
his birth was West Moreland County, Pennsylvania, and date May 12, 1837. He
died at his home in Chariton, Iowa, at noon on Easter Sunday, March 31st,
1907, aged 69 years, 10 months and 19 days. With his wife he went to
California, last year, for his health, and there suffered the most severe
illness of his life, up to that time, recovering sufficiently to return home
only to be mastered by heart trouble and lung complications, which resulted
fatally. His home going was peaceful.

JACOB remained on his father's farm in Pennsylvania until his 20th year,
when he learned the carpenter's trade, but staying in his home county until
1860, when in the spring of that year he removed to La Porte County, Indiana
and worked at his trade until the spring of 1866, from there making his
last move to Lucas County, Iowa, locating in Chariton, which has since been
his home. He was married to MISS HELEN FREDLER, February 12, 1863, in La
Porte County, Indiana. To this union five children were born, HENRY, the
first died in infancy; BERTHA MCKLVEEN SCHREIBER, of Chariton; CATHARINE
MCKLVEEN SMITH, of Chicago; MARGARET, who died in her 10th year and ROBBIE,
who died in his third year. Of his immediate family there remain his
brothers -- DR. J.A. and SAMUEL, of Chariton, REV. WM. H., of Greene County,
Pa.; CRAMER J., of Greensburg, Pa., and one sister, ISABELLE BITTNER, of
West Morland County, Pa.

Soon after coming to Chariton, JACOB MCKLVEEN united with the Baptist Church
in 1868, and was always a true, faithful and efficient member, and during
many of these years was a worthy Deacon, also holding other important church
offices. He was a member of the K. of P. and I.O.O.F. Lodges.

Up to the year of 1884, he followed carpentering in partnership with his
brother SAMUEL, and were engaged in building and contract work. They then
formed the MCKLVEEN Lumber Co., he continuing in active business until 1901,
when he retired owing to ill health, but still holding his interest in
affairs. He had accumulated a considerable holding of residence property in
Chariton and was public spirited and full of local pride. He was a good
citizen, a true Christian, an obliging neighbor, loyal to his family and
friends. Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church at 2:00 o'clock,
Tuesday, conducted by Rev. F.B. Palmer, his pastor. The ceremonies at the
cemetery were under the auspices of the order of odd Fellows. Thus a life
story ends and after earth's tributes have been paid those who mourn return
to their affairs to await the inevitable call which comes to all mankind.
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