JOSEPH KLING FAMILY

Joseph Kling was born December 15, 1835, on a farm near Mulhouse, Alsace, Germany. He married Caroline Frieh and they had sixteen children, eleven of which died of diphtheria. In April of 1872, Joseph and Caroline, with remaining children, Caroline, Joseph II, Eugene, Benjamin and Albert, came to the United States. The family settled on a farm near Naperville, south of town.

Some years later they moved into town on Benton Street. He worked for the city of Naperville until his death on January 1, 1916.

Caroline lives in Chicago and has one daughter. Benjamin married and had two sons. John lives in the family home, and Al is retired.

Eugene married Anna Herbert in 1890 and they had twelve children. They farmed near Naperville until 1915 when they purchased a farm Monteuiden, Minnesota. All the family moved with them but one daughter, Gertrude. She married a farmer, John Miller of Naperville. In 1926 they bought the Jacob Royce farm south of town on Washington Street. They raised their family of twelve there.

Albert was born March 20, 1872 and married Emma Burzlaff. They farmed in DuPage Township, Lemont, Illinois. Eleven children were born to them. William is a retired farmer and lives in Lemont. Adeline Edwards lives in Downers Grove. Arnold Kling, Martha Bromberer and Earl Kling live in Lemont. Loretta Homerding resides in Lockport. Luella Christoffel makes her home in Aurora. Sons Fred, Rudolph and LeRoy are deceased.

George Kling married Anna Miller, the daughter of John and Gertrude Miller. They started farming in 1938 near Naperville. In 1947 they purchased a farm on 248th Street in Wheatland Township, Plainfield, Illinois. George served the area farmers hauling livestock, limestone and grain. He passed away on May 18,1974. Anna still lives on the farm and their daughter; Anna Mae Jacobson resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota.