BIO: J. F. KLINE, Clearfield County, PA
 
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From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, pages 400 & 401.
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  J. F. KLINE, who is engaged in general farming and stock raising on a farm of 
100 acres in Bradford township, Clearfield county, Pa., is one of the prominent 
and influential citizens of the township, and was born in 1857 in Goshen 
township, this county, a son of G. R. and Rebecca (Ogden) Kline.  G. R. Kline 
was born in Lawrence township, Clearfield county, Pa., a son of Solomon Kline, 
who was one of the early pioneers of this county.  The father of our subject 
was reared in Lawrence township, and spent his declining years in Union 
township, where he died in 1889.  Our subject's mother died when he was but one 
week old.
  J. F. Kline grew to maturity in Lawrence township and attended the Pine Grove 
school there.  After finishing his education he engaged in logging and was 
engaged in that business continuously until four years ago, when he purchased 
his present farm of 100 acres in Bradford township.  Here he carries on general 
farming and stock raising and is one of the progressive and enterprising 
farmers of the township.  Mr. Kline is a director and has been treasurer of the 
Bradford township school board for the past year, and during his residence in 
Girard township, served in almost all the township offices.
  In 1880 Mr. Kline married Ida J. Mains of Bradford township, and a daughter 
of David Mains, who was a well known agriculturist of Bradford township.  Ten 
children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Kline:  Blanch; Maud, died in 1884, 
aged one and a half years; Pearl, died at the age of two and a half years; Guy; 
Fanny, married Clem Bellott of Girard township, and is the mother of two 
children, Christine and Guy; Olive V., married Walter Luzier, and they have one 
son, Kennith; Ruth; Walter; Harry; and Jacob.