Charles John Klor

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1. Wallace, Past and Present of the City of Springfield and Sangamon County (1904), "CHARLES KLOR": "He comes from Germany, his birth having occurred in Baden, December 6, 1840, and in the same kingdom his father, J. J. Klor, was born in 1798. There the latter was reared and as a companion and helpmate for life's journey he chose Anna Barbara Ingobe, a lady of German birth ... In 1856 ... proceeded westward to Sangamon county, Illinois ... Mr. Klor first purchased a tract of land in Gardner township ... making it his home until his death which occurred when he was more than eighty years of age. His wife survived him for several years." Independent of the 1891 Frederick Klor sketch; agrees on Baden origin, Gardner Twp farm, father dying past 80, wife Anna Barbara surviving him (1880 vs 1885).

   Wallace, Past and Present of the City of Springfield and Sangamon County (1904), "CHARLES KLOR": "He comes from Germany, his birth having occurred in Baden, December 6, 1840, and in the same kingdom his father, J. J. Klor, was born in 1798. There the latter was reared and as a companion and helpmate for life's journey he chose Anna Barbara Ingobe, a lady of German birth ... In 1856 ... proceeded westward to Sangamon county, Illinois ... Mr. Klor first purchased a tract of land in Gardner township ... making it his home until his death which occurred when he was more than eighty years of age. His wife survived him for several years." Independent of the 1891 Frederick Klor sketch; agrees on Baden origin, Gardner Twp farm, father dying past 80, wife Anna Barbara surviving him (1880 vs 1885).

2. Wallace, Past and Present of the City of Springfield and Sangamon County (1904), "CHARLES KLOR": "He comes from Germany, his birth having occurred in Baden, December 6, 1840, and in the same kingdom his father, J. J. Klor, was born in 1798. There the latter was reared and as a companion and helpmate for life's journey he chose Anna Barbara Ingobe, a lady of German birth ... In 1856 ... proceeded westward to Sangamon county, Illinois ... Mr. Klor first purchased a tract of land in Gardner township ... making it his home until his death which occurred when he was more than eighty years of age. His wife survived him for several years." Independent of the 1891 Frederick Klor sketch; agrees on Baden origin, Gardner Twp farm, father dying past 80, wife Anna Barbara surviving him (1880 vs 1885).

   Wallace, Past and Present of the City of Springfield and Sangamon County (1904), "CHARLES KLOR": born Baden, Germany, 6 Dec 1840, son of J. J. Klor (b. 1798) and Anna Barbara Ingobe; came to Sangamon Co. 1856; farmer 3.5 miles from the Springfield courthouse; member of Grace Lutheran church. "On the 28th of May, 1868, occurred the marriage of our subject and Miss Anna B. Stremsterfer, who was born in Springfield, October 17, 1850 ... a daughter of John Stremsterfer ... Eight children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Klor. M. Lena ... Anna Margaret ... the wife of C. H. Werner ... Emma Elizabeth ... wife of George Hartman ... John W. ... Julia A. ... Fred is at home. Anna B. ... Karl is also under the parental roof." Matches Fred Klor's 1960 obituary sibling set exactly (brothers John and Karl; sisters Margaret Werner and Julia), same Grace Lutheran church and Springfield farm.

3. Find a Grave 30123353, Charles John Klor (6 Dec 1840 - 23 Feb 1905), Oak Ridge Cemetery Springfield, transcribed IL State Register 24 Feb 1905 obituary: "survived by his wife, Mrs. Anna Klor, and eight children ... Mr. Klor is also survived by one brother, George Klor." Brother George = George Klor of the old Gardner Twp homestead, eldest child of John George Klor x Barbara (1891 album).

   Find a Grave 30123353, Charles John Klor (6 Dec 1840 - 23 Feb 1905), Oak Ridge Cemetery Springfield, transcribed IL State Register 24 Feb 1905 obituary: "survived by his wife, Mrs. Anna Klor, and eight children ... Mr. Klor is also survived by one brother, George Klor." Brother George = George Klor of the old Gardner Twp homestead, eldest child of John George Klor x Barbara (1891 album).

4. Portrait and Biographical Album of Sangamon County, Illinois (Chapman Bros., 1891), p. 577, "FREDERICK KLOR" (b. 15 Jan 1836 Baden; fruit farmer, sec. 27 Gardner Twp): "his father, John George Klor, was also a native [of Baden] ... In 1855 ... he left his native land and with his wife and eight children ... continued his journey westward to Sangamon County, Ill. He purchased a farm in Gardner Township ... at his death, which occurred March 9, 1880, in the eighty-fourth year of his age ... a member of the Lutheran Church. His wife, whose maiden name was Barbara Ingraven, was also born in Baden and died at her home in this county July 11, 1885, aged eighty-four years. The children of the family are George who resides on the old homestead; Mrs. Barbara Sigwald who died in Germany; Rosena and Christ who died in 1856; Fred of this sketch; Christina, deceased; Catherine ... married Adam Kadel; and Charles, a fruit-grower of Springfield Township, who married Anna Strenstasen [OCR for Stremsterfer]." Same book p. 448 sketch of J. George Klor (b. Millheim, Baden 1824; Gardner Twp; "the support of his parents devolved upon him"; owns the Klor homestead). Matches charles-john-klor-bsb: child Charles of Springfield Twp married Anna Stremsterfer (locked wife); Baden birth; Gardner Twp farm; Lutheran.

   Portrait and Biographical Album of Sangamon County, Illinois (Chapman Bros., 1891), p. 577, "FREDERICK KLOR" (b. 15 Jan 1836 Baden; fruit farmer, sec. 27 Gardner Twp): "his father, John George Klor, was also a native [of Baden] ... In 1855 ... he left his native land and with his wife and eight children ... continued his journey westward to Sangamon County, Ill. He purchased a farm in Gardner Township ... at his death, which occurred March 9, 1880, in the eighty-fourth year of his age ... a member of the Lutheran Church. His wife, whose maiden name was Barbara Ingraven, was also born in Baden and died at her home in this county July 11, 1885, aged eighty-four years. The children of the family are George who resides on the old homestead; Mrs. Barbara Sigwald who died in Germany; Rosena and Christ who died in 1856; Fred of this sketch; Christina, deceased; Catherine ... married Adam Kadel; and Charles, a fruit-grower of Springfield Township, who married Anna Strenstasen [OCR for Stremsterfer]." Same book p. 448 sketch of J. George Klor (b. Millheim, Baden 1824; Gardner Twp; "the support of his parents devolved upon him"; owns the Klor homestead). Matches charles-john-klor-bsb: child Charles of Springfield Twp married Anna Stremsterfer (locked wife); Baden birth; Gardner Twp farm; Lutheran.

5. Find a Grave 43530208, Charles Frederick "Fred" Klor, b. 2 Oct 1883 Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL, d. 27 Dec 1960 Springfield, bur. Oak Ridge Cemetery Block 1; transcribed obituary, Illinois State Journal, Springfield, Wed. 28 Dec 1960: "Fred Klor, 77, of Chatham, former supervisor of Springfield Township, died Tuesday at St. John's Hospital. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church and a charter member of the Sangamon County Farm Bureau ... He is survived by his widow, Mable; one son, Glen; three daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Inslee, Mrs. Mildred Engel and Mrs. Margaret Stout; two brothers, John of Springfield and Karl of Buffalo; two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Werner of Springfield and Mrs. Julia Brandenburg of Denver, Colo." Memorial links parents Charles John Klor (1840-1905) and Anna Barbara Stremsterfer Klor (1850-1925), spouse Mable Florence Price Klor (1885-1968, m. 1910). Matches charles-f-klor: wife Mabel/Mable (Price), daughters Evelyn Inslee, Mildred Engel, Margaret Stout (NUMIDENT names father Charles F. Klor, mother Mabel F. Price). Bio: Wallace, Past and Present of the City of Springfield and Sangamon County (1904), "CHARLES KLOR": born Baden, Germany, 6 Dec 1840, son of J. J. Klor (b. 1798) and Anna Barbara Ingobe; came to Sangamon Co. 1856; farmer 3.5 miles from the Springfield courthouse; member of Grace Lutheran church. "On the 28th of May, 1868, occurred the marriage of our subject and Miss Anna B. Stremsterfer, who was born in Springfield, October 17, 1850 ... a daughter of John Stremsterfer ... Eight children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Klor. M. Lena ... Anna Margaret ... the wife of C. H. Werner ... Emma Elizabeth ... wife of George Hartman ... John W. ... Julia A. ... Fred is at home. Anna B. ... Karl is also un

   Find a Grave 43530208, Charles Frederick "Fred" Klor, b. 2 Oct 1883 Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL, d. 27 Dec 1960 Springfield, bur. Oak Ridge Cemetery Block 1; transcribed obituary, Illinois State Journal, Springfield, Wed. 28 Dec 1960: "Fred Klor, 77, of Chatham, former supervisor of Springfield Township, died Tuesday at St. John's Hospital. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church and a charter member of the Sangamon County Farm Bureau ... He is survived by his widow, Mable; one son, Glen; three daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Inslee, Mrs. Mildred Engel and Mrs. Margaret Stout; two brothers, John of Springfield and Karl of Buffalo; two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Werner of Springfield and Mrs. Julia Brandenburg of Denver, Colo." Memorial links parents Charles John Klor (1840-1905) and Anna Barbara Stremsterfer Klor (1850-1925), spouse Mable Florence Price Klor (1885-1968, m. 1910). Matches charles-f-klor: wife Mabel/Mable (Price), daughters Evelyn Inslee, Mildred Engel, Margaret Stout (NUMIDENT names father Charles F. Klor, mother Mabel F. Price). Bio: Wallace, Past and Present of the City of Springfield and Sangamon County (1904), "CHARLES KLOR": born Baden, Germany, 6 Dec 1840, son of J. J. Klor (b. 1798) and Anna Barbara Ingobe; came to Sangamon Co. 1856; farmer 3.5 miles from the Springfield courthouse; member of Grace Lutheran church. "On the 28th of May, 1868, occurred the marriage of our subject and Miss Anna B. Stremsterfer, who was born in Springfield, October 17, 1850 ... a daughter of John Stremsterfer ... Eight children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Klor. M. Lena ... Anna Margaret ... the wife of C. H. Werner ... Emma Elizabeth ... wife of George Hartman ... John W. ... Julia A. ... Fred is at home. Anna B. ... Karl is also un

6. Wallace, Past and Present of the City of Springfield and Sangamon County (1904), "CHARLES KLOR": "He comes from Germany, his birth having occurred in Baden, December 6, 1840, and in the same kingdom his father, J. J. Klor, was born in 1798. There the latter was reared and as a companion and helpmate for life's journey he chose Anna Barbara Ingobe, a lady of German birth ... In 1856 ... proceeded westward to Sangamon county, Illinois ... Mr. Klor first purchased a tract of land in Gardner township ... making it his home until his death which occurred when he was more than eighty years of age. His wife survived him for several years." Independent of the 1891 Frederick Klor sketch; agrees on Baden origin, Gardner Twp farm, father dying past 80, wife Anna Barbara surviving him (1880 vs 1885).

   Wallace, Past and Present of the City of Springfield and Sangamon County (1904), "CHARLES KLOR": born Baden, Germany, 6 Dec 1840, son of J. J. Klor (b. 1798) and Anna Barbara Ingobe; came to Sangamon Co. 1856; farmer 3.5 miles from the Springfield courthouse; member of Grace Lutheran church. "On the 28th of May, 1868, occurred the marriage of our subject and Miss Anna B. Stremsterfer, who was born in Springfield, October 17, 1850 ... a daughter of John Stremsterfer ... Eight children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Klor. M. Lena ... Anna Margaret ... the wife of C. H. Werner ... Emma Elizabeth ... wife of George Hartman ... John W. ... Julia A. ... Fred is at home. Anna B. ... Karl is also under the parental roof." Matches Fred Klor's 1960 obituary sibling set exactly (brothers John and Karl; sisters Margaret Werner and Julia), same Grace Lutheran church and Springfield farm.

7. Portrait and Biographical Album of Sangamon County, Illinois (Chapman Bros., 1891), p. 577, "FREDERICK KLOR" (b. 15 Jan 1836 Baden; fruit farmer, sec. 27 Gardner Twp): "his father, John George Klor, was also a native [of Baden] ... In 1855 ... he left his native land and with his wife and eight children ... continued his journey westward to Sangamon County, Ill. He purchased a farm in Gardner Township ... at his death, which occurred March 9, 1880, in the eighty-fourth year of his age ... a member of the Lutheran Church. His wife, whose maiden name was Barbara Ingraven, was also born in Baden and died at her home in this county July 11, 1885, aged eighty-four years. The children of the family are George who resides on the old homestead; Mrs. Barbara Sigwald who died in Germany; Rosena and Christ who died in 1856; Fred of this sketch; Christina, deceased; Catherine ... married Adam Kadel; and Charles, a fruit-grower of Springfield Township, who married Anna Strenstasen [OCR for Stremsterfer]." Same book p. 448 sketch of J. George Klor (b. Millheim, Baden 1824; Gardner Twp; "the support of his parents devolved upon him"; owns the Klor homestead). Matches charles-john-klor-bsb: child Charles of Springfield Twp married Anna Stremsterfer (locked wife); Baden birth; Gardner Twp farm; Lutheran.

   Portrait and Biographical Album of Sangamon County, Illinois (Chapman Bros., 1891), p. 577, "FREDERICK KLOR" (b. 15 Jan 1836 Baden; fruit farmer, sec. 27 Gardner Twp): "his father, John George Klor, was also a native [of Baden] ... In 1855 ... he left his native land and with his wife and eight children ... continued his journey westward to Sangamon County, Ill. He purchased a farm in Gardner Township ... at his death, which occurred March 9, 1880, in the eighty-fourth year of his age ... a member of the Lutheran Church. His wife, whose maiden name was Barbara Ingraven, was also born in Baden and died at her home in this county July 11, 1885, aged eighty-four years. The children of the family are George who resides on the old homestead; Mrs. Barbara Sigwald who died in Germany; Rosena and Christ who died in 1856; Fred of this sketch; Christina, deceased; Catherine ... married Adam Kadel; and Charles, a fruit-grower of Springfield Township, who married Anna Strenstasen [OCR for Stremsterfer]." Same book p. 448 sketch of J. George Klor (b. Millheim, Baden 1824; Gardner Twp; "the support of his parents devolved upon him"; owns the Klor homestead). Matches charles-john-klor-bsb: child Charles of Springfield Twp married Anna Stremsterfer (locked wife); Baden birth; Gardner Twp farm; Lutheran.