BIOGRAPHIES: Michael KLEIN, Turtle Lake Tsp., Barron County, WI

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Michael Klein, cheesemaker, of the Twintown Cheese Factory in Turtle Lake
Township, was born in Bayern, Germany, Oct. 6, 1884, son of Johan and Mary
(Fischer) Klein. The father died in 1912, but the mother is still living,
having now attained the age of 67 years. Michael Klein acquired his educa-
tion in Germany, attending the common school. Subsequently, after serving
two years in the army, he went in October, 1906, to Switzerland. He had
begun to learn the cheesemakers' trade at the age of fifteen and resumed it
after leaving the army. In 1908, seeking better opportunities for
advancement in life, he came to the United States, landing at New York,
June 8, 1908. Thence he came direct to Turtle Lake, Wis., and found
employment in the Pioneer Cheese Factory, where he was cheesemaker for a
year. After that he worked for a while in the Twintown Cheese Factory, and
then in August, 1919, went to the Sunnyside Cheese Factory in Turtle Lake
Township as maker. On August 12, 1920, the original factory burned down,
and in the following March, Mr. Klein formed a partnership with Ernest
Pahlow and rebuilt the factory, which they operated together with
profitable results until Sept. 15, 1921, when he sold his interests to Mr.
Pahlow and accepted his present position. On July 15, 1916, Mr. Klein was
united in marriage with Rose Henning, who was born in Turtle Lake Township,
Sept. 29, 1898, daughter of Anton and Bertha Henning. Their home has been
brightened by the birth of a daughter, Mary Madeline, Feb. 25, 1920. Mr.
and Mrs. Klein are members of the Catholic Church, attending services with
the Maple Leaf Congregation. Politically, he is Independent.

--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co.,
1922, pp. 163-164.