Abraham Lenox "Len" was the seventh of eleven children born to William Henry Kline, an immigrant farmer from Prussia, and Mary Melissa Showalter from Tuscawaras, Ohio.
Most people called him Len, but his family nickname was "Bunny".
The siblings were, in order, Ada Elvessa, Nancy Matilda, Esther Cristina, Andrew Oliver, Nettie Margaret, Ernest Henry, Abraham Lenox, William Willis, Almer Winfred, Alice Alma and Rachael Rebecca.
Len grew up on the family farm in Onekama, and in 1911, at the age of 20, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps but he served aboard ships with the Navy.
These are only a few details from military muster rolls upon which Abraham is listed.
Jan 16, 1911 - Len enlists in the Marine Corps.
Jun 1911 - Stationed in Norfolk, Virginia.
Aug 1911 - On the USS Kansas, where he spent most of his military career and he is a compartment cleaner.
Oct 1911 - Listed as a messman.
Dec 1911 - Stationed at the navy yard barracks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Jan 1912 - He pulls extra duty as a messman for the USS North Carolina, but is still normally with the USS Kansas.
Jul 1912 - Messman on the USS Kansas.
Feb 1913 - Sworn in at the navy yard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is applied at Buffalo, New York. Re-enlistment?
Jun 1913 - Compartment cleaner.
1914 - On the USS Kansas.
Dec 1915 - Stationed in the barracks.
Jan 15, 1915 - His character is listed as "Excellent", and he is only one of three people on this muster to have such a listing. He is awarded the Good Conduct Medal #4906. Possible discharge date.
Mentioned in the writings of his younger sister, Rachael, she cites that the family would send him walnuts from the farm during his service. Len is listed on many, many musters that can be found online. On each one there are crew members who are facing charges for serious misconduct and many for smaller infractions such as showing up late for something, not having a tidy locker, etc. In all the musters, Abraham Lenox Kline never had anything but good things listed, resulting in the award of his good conduct medal.
Four years later, after his honorable discharge, he is working as an electrician in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was in Milwaukee that he married Miss Clara Elizabeth Kettner when he was 26 and she was 31.
Together they became the parents of two sons, John "Jack" Henry Kline and William Lenox Kline. NOTE: In Jack's later years and until his death in 2013, Jack lived on the family farm and it remains in the family at this writing.
Walnut Grove Farm was established in the 1870's by Len's father, William Henry Kline. The farm is designated as a Centennial Farm by the State of Michigan; having been continuously occupied by the Kline family for over 140 years.
Len and Clara remained in Milwaukee until sometime in the 1930's when they returned to Onekama, Michigan. 1930 is the last time they appear in the city directory in Milwaukee and the 1940 Census shows them living at Walnut Grove farm in Onekama with their eldest son Jack and Len's mother, Mary Melissa.
Len passed away in October of 1941 at the very young age of 51. At this writing, I do not have his death certificate and do not know the cause of his death.
Picture One: Taken at the time of his marriage to Clara.
Picture Two: Clara's photo at the time of their marriage.
Picture Three: Eldest son William with Len and one of the many farm dogs throughout the years.
Most people called him Len, but his family nickname was "Bunny".
The siblings were, in order, Ada Elvessa, Nancy Matilda, Esther Cristina, Andrew Oliver, Nettie Margaret, Ernest Henry, Abraham Lenox, William Willis, Almer Winfred, Alice Alma and Rachael Rebecca.
Len grew up on the family farm in Onekama, and in 1911, at the age of 20, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps but he served aboard ships with the Navy.
These are only a few details from military muster rolls upon which Abraham is listed.
Jan 16, 1911 - Len enlists in the Marine Corps.
Jun 1911 - Stationed in Norfolk, Virginia.
Aug 1911 - On the USS Kansas, where he spent most of his military career and he is a compartment cleaner.
Oct 1911 - Listed as a messman.
Dec 1911 - Stationed at the navy yard barracks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Jan 1912 - He pulls extra duty as a messman for the USS North Carolina, but is still normally with the USS Kansas.
Jul 1912 - Messman on the USS Kansas.
Feb 1913 - Sworn in at the navy yard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is applied at Buffalo, New York. Re-enlistment?
Jun 1913 - Compartment cleaner.
1914 - On the USS Kansas.
Dec 1915 - Stationed in the barracks.
Jan 15, 1915 - His character is listed as "Excellent", and he is only one of three people on this muster to have such a listing. He is awarded the Good Conduct Medal #4906. Possible discharge date.
Mentioned in the writings of his younger sister, Rachael, she cites that the family would send him walnuts from the farm during his service. Len is listed on many, many musters that can be found online. On each one there are crew members who are facing charges for serious misconduct and many for smaller infractions such as showing up late for something, not having a tidy locker, etc. In all the musters, Abraham Lenox Kline never had anything but good things listed, resulting in the award of his good conduct medal.
Four years later, after his honorable discharge, he is working as an electrician in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was in Milwaukee that he married Miss Clara Elizabeth Kettner when he was 26 and she was 31.
Together they became the parents of two sons, John "Jack" Henry Kline and William Lenox Kline. NOTE: In Jack's later years and until his death in 2013, Jack lived on the family farm and it remains in the family at this writing.
Walnut Grove Farm was established in the 1870's by Len's father, William Henry Kline. The farm is designated as a Centennial Farm by the State of Michigan; having been continuously occupied by the Kline family for over 140 years.
Len and Clara remained in Milwaukee until sometime in the 1930's when they returned to Onekama, Michigan. 1930 is the last time they appear in the city directory in Milwaukee and the 1940 Census shows them living at Walnut Grove farm in Onekama with their eldest son Jack and Len's mother, Mary Melissa.
Len passed away in October of 1941 at the very young age of 51. At this writing, I do not have his death certificate and do not know the cause of his death.
Picture One: Taken at the time of his marriage to Clara.
Picture Two: Clara's photo at the time of their marriage.
Picture Three: Eldest son William with Len and one of the many farm dogs throughout the years.
Abraham Lenox "Len" was the seventh of eleven children born to William Henry Kline, an immigrant farmer from Prussia, and Mary Melissa Showalter from Tuscawaras, Ohio.
Most people called him Len, but his family nickname was "Bunny".
The siblings were, in order, Ada Elvessa, Nancy Matilda, Esther Cristina, Andrew Oliver, Nettie Margaret, Ernest Henry, Abraham Lenox, William Willis, Almer Winfred, Alice Alma and Rachael Rebecca.
Len grew up on the family farm in Onekama, and in 1911, at the age of 20, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps but he served aboard ships with the Navy.
These are only a few details from military muster rolls upon which Abraham is listed.
Jan 16, 1911 - Len enlists in the Marine Corps.
Jun 1911 - Stationed in Norfolk, Virginia.
Aug 1911 - On the USS Kansas, where he spent most of his military career and he is a compartment cleaner.
Oct 1911 - Listed as a messman.
Dec 1911 - Stationed at the navy yard barracks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Jan 1912 - He pulls extra duty as a messman for the USS North Carolina, but is still normally with the USS Kansas.
Jul 1912 - Messman on the USS Kansas.
Feb 1913 - Sworn in at the navy yard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is applied at Buffalo, New York. Re-enlistment?
Jun 1913 - Compartment cleaner.
1914 - On the USS Kansas.
Dec 1915 - Stationed in the barracks.
Jan 15, 1915 - His character is listed as "Excellent", and he is only one of three people on this muster to have such a listing. He is awarded the Good Conduct Medal #4906. Possible discharge date.
Mentioned in the writings of his younger sister, Rachael, she cites that the family would send him walnuts from the farm during his service. Len is listed on many, many musters that can be found online. On each one there are crew members who are facing charges for serious misconduct and many for smaller infractions such as showing up late for something, not having a tidy locker, etc. In all the musters, Abraham Lenox Kline never had anything but good things listed, resulting in the award of his good conduct medal.
Four years later, after his honorable discharge, he is working as an electrician in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was in Milwaukee that he married Miss Clara Elizabeth Kettner when he was 26 and she was 31.
Together they became the parents of two sons, John "Jack" Henry Kline and William Lenox Kline. NOTE: In Jack's later years and until his death in 2013, Jack lived on the family farm and it remains in the family at this writing.
Walnut Grove Farm was established in the 1870's by Len's father, William Henry Kline. The farm is designated as a Centennial Farm by the State of Michigan; having been continuously occupied by the Kline family for over 140 years.
Len and Clara remained in Milwaukee until sometime in the 1930's when they returned to Onekama, Michigan. 1930 is the last time they appear in the city directory in Milwaukee and the 1940 Census shows them living at Walnut Grove farm in Onekama with their eldest son Jack and Len's mother, Mary Melissa.
Len passed away in October of 1941 at the very young age of 51. At this writing, I do not have his death certificate and do not know the cause of his death.
Picture One: Taken at the time of his marriage to Clara.
Picture Two: Clara's photo at the time of their marriage.
Picture Three: Eldest son William with Len and one of the many farm dogs throughout the years.
Most people called him Len, but his family nickname was "Bunny".
The siblings were, in order, Ada Elvessa, Nancy Matilda, Esther Cristina, Andrew Oliver, Nettie Margaret, Ernest Henry, Abraham Lenox, William Willis, Almer Winfred, Alice Alma and Rachael Rebecca.
Len grew up on the family farm in Onekama, and in 1911, at the age of 20, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps but he served aboard ships with the Navy.
These are only a few details from military muster rolls upon which Abraham is listed.
Jan 16, 1911 - Len enlists in the Marine Corps.
Jun 1911 - Stationed in Norfolk, Virginia.
Aug 1911 - On the USS Kansas, where he spent most of his military career and he is a compartment cleaner.
Oct 1911 - Listed as a messman.
Dec 1911 - Stationed at the navy yard barracks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Jan 1912 - He pulls extra duty as a messman for the USS North Carolina, but is still normally with the USS Kansas.
Jul 1912 - Messman on the USS Kansas.
Feb 1913 - Sworn in at the navy yard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is applied at Buffalo, New York. Re-enlistment?
Jun 1913 - Compartment cleaner.
1914 - On the USS Kansas.
Dec 1915 - Stationed in the barracks.
Jan 15, 1915 - His character is listed as "Excellent", and he is only one of three people on this muster to have such a listing. He is awarded the Good Conduct Medal #4906. Possible discharge date.
Mentioned in the writings of his younger sister, Rachael, she cites that the family would send him walnuts from the farm during his service. Len is listed on many, many musters that can be found online. On each one there are crew members who are facing charges for serious misconduct and many for smaller infractions such as showing up late for something, not having a tidy locker, etc. In all the musters, Abraham Lenox Kline never had anything but good things listed, resulting in the award of his good conduct medal.
Four years later, after his honorable discharge, he is working as an electrician in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was in Milwaukee that he married Miss Clara Elizabeth Kettner when he was 26 and she was 31.
Together they became the parents of two sons, John "Jack" Henry Kline and William Lenox Kline. NOTE: In Jack's later years and until his death in 2013, Jack lived on the family farm and it remains in the family at this writing.
Walnut Grove Farm was established in the 1870's by Len's father, William Henry Kline. The farm is designated as a Centennial Farm by the State of Michigan; having been continuously occupied by the Kline family for over 140 years.
Len and Clara remained in Milwaukee until sometime in the 1930's when they returned to Onekama, Michigan. 1930 is the last time they appear in the city directory in Milwaukee and the 1940 Census shows them living at Walnut Grove farm in Onekama with their eldest son Jack and Len's mother, Mary Melissa.
Len passed away in October of 1941 at the very young age of 51. At this writing, I do not have his death certificate and do not know the cause of his death.
Picture One: Taken at the time of his marriage to Clara.
Picture Two: Clara's photo at the time of their marriage.
Picture Three: Eldest son William with Len and one of the many farm dogs throughout the years.
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