Brief Life History of Sophia Anna
When Sophia Anna Kleman was born on 31 December 1893, in Seneca, Shawano, Wisconsin, United States, her father, Herman William Kleman, was 23 and her mother, Mary Sophie Watter, was 22. She married Charles Popelka on 30 October 1912, in Clintonville, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Shawano, Wisconsin, United States in 1935 and Hartland, Shawano, Wisconsin, United States in 1940. She died on 9 March 1944, in Shawano, Shawano, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Mattoon, Shawano, Wisconsin, United States.
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Sources (5)
- Sophia Popelka in household of Charles Popelka, "United States Census, 1940"
- Sophia Anna Kleman Popelka, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sophie Kleman in household of Herman Kleman, "Wisconsin State Census, 1905"
Spouse and Children
1882–1964 Male
1893–1944 Female
Children (3)
1914–1984 Female
1915–1984 Female
1924–2008 Male
Parents and Siblings
1870–1930 Male
1871–1949 Female
Siblings (13)
1893–1944 Female
1895–1966 Female
1897–1982 Female
1898–1929 Female
1900–1963 Male
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 3
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 5
1907 · Not for profit elections
Age 14
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Klemann or Kleemann , both in part of Sorbian origin (see 2 below). This form of the surname is also found in Poland.
Slovak: from a derivative of the personal name Klement ‘Clement’. The homonymous Sorbian cognate, Klěman, is found in Germanized and Americanized forms, only (see Kleemann and Klemann ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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