Klein, Charles 1844-1924 & Maria Werner Family
KLEIN, WERNER, MOESSNER, SCHULTZ
Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 12/9/2021 at 09:15:40
Klein, Charles (1844-1924) and Maria Werner family
This story was taken from the ‘Rock Valley Records & Recollections’ book written about 1976 in honor of the two hundredth birthday of our nation. It was a revision of the history written by Lottie Thomas in 1955. It was transcribed for this BIOS by Beth De Leeuw of the Greater Sioux County Genealogical Society and some research notes were added.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. (Karl) Klein and their eldest children came from Wisconsin in 1870 and settled in Sioux County on a farm three miles east and one mile north of Rock Valley where they erected a sod hut as temporary living quarters. Later they cut logs along the Rock and Sioux Rivers from which they built a log cabin. They were both born in Germany—Mr. Klein in 1844 and his wife, Maria, in 1842.
When the streets in Rock Valley were laid out, Mr. Klein was one of the men who helped because he could plow so straight. He used a team of oxen and a breaking plow with a wooden beam which he had brought with him from Wisconsin.
Mrs. Klein died in 1907 and Mr. Klein on September 30, 1924.
The Klein family lived for a number of years at the location where Charles first settled, and then they moved across the road (east) on land that Mr. Klein also had claimed, Rock Township Section 13, Southwest quarter. A grandson, Arthur Klein, lives on this place today. The two rows of evergreen trees, still growing, on both sides of the lane were planted when the family moved there. The house, built in 1909, is one of the first houses built of Van Zee cement blocks.
There were six children born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Klein, namely, Henry C., Fred H., William F., Ernest F., Lena (Schroeder), and Mary (Nester). None of the first or second generation of Kleins are living at this date.
Fred KIein, who married Annie Gayer, stayed on the home place. There are four members of the Fred Klein family living in the Rock Valley area, namely, Hulda (Mrs. Harry Kersbergen), Rosie (Mrs. M.V. Kessler), Art, and Robert.
(Above submitted to the Rock Valley Book by Rosie Kessler and Art Klein)
OBITUARY OF CHARLES KLEIN
From the Rock Valley Bee October 3, 1924:
DEATH OF PIONEER
Charles Klein, a pioneer resident of this vicinity, died at the home of his son, Earnest Klein, Tuesday night. Mr. Klein had not been well for about two years. Funeral services will be held at the home at 2 P.M. Saturday and at the German Lutheran church northeast of Hull at 2:30. A further account will be given next week.
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From the Rock Valley Bee, October 10, 1924:
CHARLES KLEIN
Born in Boikengen, Koiniegh Reicht, Wurttenburg, Germany, December 7, 1844. At the age of 12 he landed near Homer Creek, Wis. with his widowed mother and four brothers and one sister, namely: Christopher, August, Adolph, William, and sister Mary, now Mrs. Hershinger. As the Civil War broke out his brothers, William, August and Adolph served their adopted country, leaving him to care for his aged mother and his sister Mary.
On March 7, 1867, he was married to Mary Werner in Baraboo, Wis. To them were born seven children: Mary, now Mrs. Nester, deceased; Henry, Lena, now Mrs. Schroeder; Fred, Augusta, who died in Sioux county, Iowa; William and Earnest.
After farming near Baraboo, Wis., for several years he decided to move to Sioux county to take up a homestead, namely, on Sec. 14, Rock township, on which he later proved up.
On March 27, 1907, he lost his beloved wife. Since then he has been making his home with his children, mostly on the old homestead where he died September 30, at 6:30 P.M., at the age of 79 years, 9 months and 23 days. He is survived by one brother, one sister, four sons, one daughter, 3 grand children and 22 great-grandchildren.
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The Sioux County Cemetery Index has Klein, Karl, b. 7 Dec 1844, d. 30 Sep 1924, St. Paul Luth Cem Hull IA.OBITUARY OF MARY (MARIA WERNED KLEIN)
Charles [Karl C.] Klein received word Sunday the Mrs. Klein had taken a turn for the worse Saturday. It will be remembered that Mrs. Klein under went an operation at Sioux City about two weeks ago and went through the operation in fine shape and it was expect that she would be able to sit up Saturday last but instead of getting up she took a turn for worse as stated above. Henry and Fred Klein and Mrs. Adolph Schroeder left for Sioux City Monday. On Tuesday night Mrs. Klein died. The remains were brought here Wednesday. The funeral will be held Friday and burial made in the cemetery north of Hull.
Source: Alton Democrat, March 30, 1907.
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The death of Mrs. Charles Klein removes one of the pioneer women of Sioux county. The deceased had been ailing for two years and more. Her condition was such that an operation was necessary for permanent relief. Hopes were entertained that she would have strength to stand the ordeal of the surgeon's knife. She gradually sank after the operation and died at the German Lutheran hospital at Sioux City.
Mrs. Mary Werner Klein was born at Huitbergen, Hanover, Germany, being 66 years, 2 months and 26 days old at the time of her death. She came to America, settling in Wisconsin, August 11, 1867[?]. She was married to Charles Klein, the aged husband who survives her, March 7, 1867. It was in March 1870 that the husband started for Iowa, driving thru with an ox team, settling on his homestead, section 13, Rock township. One year later, Mrs. Klein joined her husband, the family consisting at that time of father and mother and son Henry, a babe ten months old. With the exception of a short time--when Mr. and Mrs. Klein lived at Hull, the old homestead has been the home of the deceased for thirtyseven years.
To the Christian death and love are the two wings that bear our loved to heaven, and each departed loved one is a magnet attracting us to the next world. While the demise of loved ones wrings the heart with sorrow and brings us to a realizing sense of our loss, "death is the golden key that opens he palace of eternity" to those loved ones. Mrs. Klein was a good, kind, loving wife and mother. Her life was that of loving service to those who mourn her loss--her aged husband, and five children, four sons and one daughter, Henry, Fred H., Will F., and Ernest, and Mrs. Adolph Schroeder, of Rock Rapids.
he funeral services were conducted from the home last Friday afternoon at two o'clock, Rev. Born of Rock Rapids, officiating and the remains were laid to rest in the German Lutheran cemetery five miles northeast of Hull. The many friends of the bereaved family and near relatives, will join with one accord in extending sincere condolences and heartfelt sympathy.
Source: Rock Valley Bee, April 5, 1907.
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The Sioux County Cemetery Index has Klein, Mary D., b. 31 Dec. 1840 d. 27 Mar 1907, wife of Karl, St. Paul Luth Cem Hull IA.
GSCGS researcher Wilma J. VandeBerg reported a family report on ancestry.com (not verified by her:
Karl Charles Klein born 7 Dec 1844 Bockingen, Heibronn, Wuerttemberg, Germany died 30 Sep 1924 Rock Valley IA. His parents were Johann Philipp Klein and Sibella Moessner. His wife Mary Karoline Dorothea Werner was born 31 Dec 1840 at Hannover Germany to Heinrich Werner and Margaretha Schultz, She died 26 March 1907 Sioux City IA, buried St. Paul's Lutheran cemetery Hull Ia. They were married March 7, 1867 at Baraboo Sauk WI. Their children were Mary, Henry, Lena, Augusta, Frederick, William and Ernest.This picture was taken from the 1908 Sioux County Iowa Atlas Part IV, section 3, page 22.
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