August Frederick Klohn

Brief Life History of August Frederick

August Frederick Klohn was born on 27 May 1876, in Venice, Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, United States as the son of Herman Klohn and Fredericka A. Miller. He married Martha A Horn on 8 February 1900, in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Margaretta Township, Erie, Ohio, United States in 1880 and Ohio, United States in 1931. He died on 5 October 1931, in Fremont, Sandusky, Ohio, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Sandusky, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

August Frederick Klohn
1876–1931
Martha A Horn
1879–1944
Marriage: 8 February 1900
Hazel Mary Klohn
1900–1986
Grace Emma Klohn
1902–1991
Lucille Fern Klohn
1906–1980
Marguerite J Klohn
1909–1985
Robert H Klohn
1920–1996

Sources (24)

  • August Kloahn, "United States Census, 1900"
  • August F. Klohn, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • August Frederick Klohn, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

North German (Klähn): apparently a topographic name from Klähn, a field name in Lower Saxony, of unexplained etymology.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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