Harlow Kline

1837 - 1918  (81 years)

• Name	Harlow Kline
  Born	3 Apr 1837	Seneca County, Ohio
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Jun 1918	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I12546	Rossville
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2018

  
  

  Family	Lavina B Munn Kline,   b. 9 Jun 1854, Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa ,   d. 11 Nov 1936, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 82 years)
  Married	1871
  Children	+ 1. Edith S Kline Dunaway Davis,   b. May 1883, Pennsylvania ,   d. 29 Jun 1951  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2018 15:03:58
  Family ID	F2730	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 3 Apr 1837 - Seneca County, Ohio Buried - - Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Kline, Harlow Harlow Kline Dead Harlow Kline died last night at 11:30 o'clock at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. C.E. Entsminger, 525 Monroe street, Topeka after a long illness. As we go to press funeral arrangements have not been completed. Mr. Kline was for many years a resident of Rossville, coming here in the early days of the settling of this community. At various times he owned rental properties here and resided in the house now occupied by the R.D. James and C.L. Somers families.
  		Obituary- Kline, Harlow 2 Harlow Kline Is Dead Lived Here 59 Years One of the First Settlers in Shawnee County. Member of Gold Hunting Party to Pikes Peak, Early Day Politician and Public Official. Harlow Kline, one of Shawnee county's oldest residents, having lived here fifty-nine years, died Thursday morning, at his home, 525 Monroe street, after an illness of several months. He was 81 years old. Mr. Kline was born in Seneca county, Ohio, April 3, 1837, and came to Kansas in May, 1859, settling in Shawnee county. One of his first jobs was carrying the mail from Topeka to Auburn, called at that time Brownville. At that time the northern boundary of Shawnee county was the Kansas river, and the southern boundary was the town of Superior, two miles south of Burlingame. Walked to Denver in 1860. With four other Shawnee county boys, he started in June 1860, to Pikes Peak, to get his share of of the gold that was supposed to be so plenteous in that region. Those who made up the gold-hunting party were Harlow Kline, George Ramsey, William Gray, Al Davis, and Frank Stahl. The party walked the entire distance to Denver, which was at that time an adobe village. After they had nearly starved in the mountains, the party drew government rations at Fort Garland, near the eastern end of the San Luis valley, and started to Denver with no trail to guide them. They finally found themselves at Canon city, where, after learning that the Civil War was going on, Davis and Gray at once enlisted in the Second Colorado infantry. Davis was afterward killed at the beginning of the battle of the Val Verde. A Soldier in Union Army. The other three boys started back for the "states," walking the entire distance. All three saw service in the union army. Mr. Kline saw service in the battle of the Blue. Later he was assistant postmaster at Topeka under Sam Fletcher. Still later he moved to Rossville, where he served as postmaster for eleven years. He was married to Miss Lavina Munn, of Tipton, Iowa, on January 2, 1879. Mr. Kline formerly was a member of Topeka lodge No. 17, A.F. and A.M. Later he was affiliated with the lodge at Rossville. He was well known among the politicians of the state and county and was usually to be seen as a delegate at the county and state convention. He was an active member of the Methodist church. [Note: from Topeka Daily Capital, June 22, 1918]