Charles Jacob Klem

1841 - 1913  (72 years)

• Name	Charles Jacob Klem
  Born	17 Aug 1841	New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Nov 1913	Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky, USA
  Buried	Lawrenceburg Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky, USA
  Person ID	I11110	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Georg Jakob Klemm Klem,   b. 14 Mar 1815, Böllenborn, Pfalz ,   d. 4 Feb 1857, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA  (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Mary C. Bowen,   b. 1817, Ireland ,   d. 4 Dec 1849, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA  (Age 32 years)
  Married	Abt 1833
  Family ID	F5649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Elizabeth Hazelwood,   b. 12 Oct 1848, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 25 Oct 1919, Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Married	29 May 1873	Kentucky, USA   [7]
  Children	1. Homer L. Klem,   b. 1 Mar 1874, Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 1941, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA  (Age 66 years)   2. Bert George Klem,   b. 9 Dec 1875, Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 21 Mar 1929, Clark County, Indiana, USA  (Age 53 years) + 3. Rosa Ellen Klem,   b. 19 Feb 1878, Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 4 Mar 1965, Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky, USA  (Age 87 years)   4. Mary F. Klem,   b. 9 Jul 1881, Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 9 Sep 1965, Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky, USA  (Age 84 years)   5. Parma K. Klem,   b. 20 Sep 1883, Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 27 Jul 1975, Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky, USA  (Age 91 years)   6. Ethelyn Klem,   b. 13 Aug 1886, Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 18 Mar 1935, Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky, USA  (Age 48 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F1935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: http://www.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/klem.htm Pvt. Charles J. Klem, Co. I, 2nd Kentucky Infantry Charleen Vittitow Charles Jacob Klem, enlisted July 1861 at Camp Boone, Tenn. at the age of 20 years old. He was a member of Company I, 2nd Ky. Mounted Infantry. The commanders were: Capt. Gus Deadman and Col. Roger Hanson. He was a Private, later promoted to 1st Corporal. He was held prisoner for seven months at Camp Morton, Ind. after the battle of Fort Donelson. He was again imprisoned for three months at Camp Chase, Ohio, after being shot in the left lung at the Battle of Murfreesboro. He was never paroled from prisons, but was released by prisoner exchange both times. He lost his right leg in the Battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864. He never swore the oath of allegiance to the U.S. Government and remained South until the war ended. He was 24 years old at the end of the war when he came back to Kentucky. The Daughters of the Confederacy awarded him The Southern Cross of Honor. Born: Aug. 17, 1841 Died: Nov. 26, 1913 Buried in the Lawrenceburg Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Ky. Civil War Service Records Name: Charles J. Klem Company: I Unit: 2 Kentucky Mounted Infantry. Rank - Induction: Private Rank - Discharge: Corporal Allegiance: Confederate Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 Name: Chas J Klem Death Date: 26 November , 1913 Death Place: Andsn Age: 072 Volume: 58 Certificate: 28526

  
  

• Sources

  [S52] 1850 US Federal Census. CENSUS: 1850: Name: Charles Clem Age: 10 Estimated Birth Year: 1839 Birth Place: Connecticut Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut Page: 180 Roll: M432_47 [S37] 1860 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). 1860: apprentice Name: Chas Klem Age in 1860: 18 Birthplace: Connecticut Home in 1860: Not Stated, Anderson, Kentucky Gender: Male Roll: M653_353 Page: 0 Year: 1860 Head of Household: William Bowen occupation: apprentice wagon-maker [S4] 1870 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). 1870: single Name: Charlie Klem Age in 1870: 29 Estimated Birth Year: 1840 Birthplace: Kentucky Home in 1870: District 1, Anderson, Kentucky Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Lawrenceburg Roll: M593_444 Page: 311 Image: 629 Year: 1870 [S38] 1880 US Federal Census. 1880: married Name: Charles J. CLEM Age: 47 Estimated birth year: <1833> Birthplace: Connecticut Occupation: Painter Relation: Self Home in 1880: Lawrenceburg, Anderson, Kentucky Marital status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Head of household: Charles J. CLEM Father's birthplace: GER Mother's birthplace: IRE Image Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: Lawrenceburg, Anderson, Kentucky; Roll: T9_401; Family History Film: 1254401; Page: 280A; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 0569. [S19] 1900 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). 1900: Name: Charles C Klenn Home in 1900: Lawrenceburg, Anderson, Kentucky Age: 58 Estimated birth year: 1842 Birthplace: Connecticut Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Head Image source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Lawrenceburg, Anderson, Kentucky; Roll: T623 506; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 3. [S30] 1910 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). 1910: Name: Charles J Klein Age in 1910: 65 Estimated birth year: abt 1845 Birthplace: Connecticut Home in 1910: Lawrenceburg, Anderson, Kentucky Race: White Gender: Male Series: T624 Roll: 462 Part: 2 Page: 200B Year: 1910 [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: Charles Jacob Klem (I11110) Tree: Südpfalz / Southern Palatinate Link: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I11110&tree=Suedpfalz Description: Kentucky marriages: May 29, 1873 (search Charles J - you would never find it under her name as she is listed: Sallie E. Hazallmoon) claire rassman