Howard Sylvester Kline

Male1908–December 1984

Brief Life History of Howard Sylvester

When Howard Sylvester Kline was born in 1908, in North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, James Caldwell Kline, was 25 and his mother, Bertha Lorena Lauffer, was 22. He lived in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1920. He died in December 1984, in Manor, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Brush Creek Cemetery, Irwin, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Howard Sylvester Kline
1908–1984
Florence E Watson
1917–2001

Sources (5)

  • Howard S Kline in household of James C Kline, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Howard S. Kline, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Howard S Kline in household of James C Kline, "United States Census, 1920"

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World Events (8)

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Age 0

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Age 1

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

1929

Age 21

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German, Dutch, and Jewish Klein .

Slovenian: derivative of klin ‘wedge, wooden peg’, used as a topographic name for someone who lived on a wedge-shaped piece of land.

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

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