Brief Life History of Lewis
When Lewis Kling was born in 1796, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Peter Kling, was 21 and his mother, Martha Meyer, was 17. He married Susanna Gochenour on 3 October 1822, in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 24 November 1891, in Monroe Township, Richland, Ohio, United States, at the age of 95.
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- Lewis Clinek, "United States Census, 1850"
- Lewis Cling, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (8)
1803
Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
Name Meaning
German, Danish, and Dutch: variant of Klinge . This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).
Swedish: soldier's name from klinga ‘blade’.
Germanized form of Sorbian Klink 4.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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