George Kline Biography, Genesee County, Michigan

This Biography extracted from “Portrait and Biographical Record of 
Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan…”, published be Chapman 
Bros., Chicago (1892), p. 980-981


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GEORGE KLINE, of the firm of Kline, Goodenough & Co., general dealers 
in produce, who are doing a heavy business and occupying a double block 
in Flint, has been in this line of business for sixteen years. He was 
born in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N. Y., November 10, 1827, and is 
a son of Adam and Elizabeth (Kreisler) Kline. The father was a farmer 
and came to Michigan when George was still a small boy. They located 
upon a farm in Grand Blanc Township, this county, and this the father 
improved and lived on until his death, leaving a family of seven 
children.

   The brothers and sisters of our subject are: Adam, James, John 
(deceased), Joseph, Henry (who died in the army) and Sarah, Mrs. Milton 
Bradley, of Eldorado, Kan. The mother survived the father for some 
twenty years. Our subject received a good practical education in the 
common schools and helped upon- the farm, remaining there until he was 
married.

   While still quite a young man Mr. Kline learned the carpenter's 
trade and worked at that for some time, and subsequently went into the 
business of a drover, gathering up here and shipping to Detroit and 
Buffalo such stock as he could purchase. This he carried on quite 
extensively, and after having been in the city for some time he bought 
a farm at Burton. He was at first connected in business with Mr. 
Goodenough alone, but now has added to the firm Mr. Richard Bailey, and 
they are doing an extensive business to the amount of fully $200,000 a 
year. They buy and ship grain, hay, oats, and all kinds of produce.

   The marriage of our subject which took place July 3, 1858 united him 
with the woman of his choice in the person of Miss Artemesia Shaw, of 
Grand Blanc Township. She has always made her home in this county and 
is a daughter of Abiel and Mary A. (Gibson) Shaw, natives of Geneseo, 
N. Y.




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