My Kleve/Klave Lineage
Welcome to my Kleve/Klave Lineage Page. I have been working on this line for many many years now. The surname appears in Iowa records as: Kleve, Klewe, Klawe and Klave. In an email from Mark W. in 2005, he stated the following regarding the Klave Surname: The polish branch spelling was Klawe. In the polish language "v" is almost unused and the sound is spelled as "W". Mark also stated that the Klave family were originally small noblemen who used the von title. As the family took part in the 1794 Kociuszko's insurrection against Russia, the victorious Russians took away part of the family's land (Neüwaldt inheritance) but also took away the noble title as punishment (Thank you for this information Mark). This page would be incomplete if it were not for so may distant cousins such as Betty Peters and so many others that have contributed both their time and research to make this page what it is today. I believe that all the information below is correct, but if you find any discrepancies, please email me. I hope you find the information helpful to you. Thank you for dropping by. Enjoy. Please remember each bit of information found here, or elsewhere, must be researched and proven by weight of evidence, via you, the researcher. Descendants of Wilhelm A. L. Kleve *Wilhelm A. L. "William" Kleve was born on 21 Feb 1828 in Penzlin, Stadt Penzlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. He married Johanna Maria Sophia "Sophia" Rhinehardt. Johanna was born on 12 May 1828, Germany. Their family arrived in New York on 19 Nov 1868 aboard the Harmonia; the Harmonia departed from Hamberg, Germany. After their arrival their family migrated to Iowa where they were listed in the 1870 Read, Clayton Co., Iowa Census, and the 1880 Grant, Plymouth Co., Iowa Census records. William died on 02 Mar 1898. Johanna was listed in the 1900 Preston, Plymouth Co., Iowa Census records living with her son William. Sophia died on 19 Oct 1901. William and Sophia are buried in the Grant Twp. Lutheran Cemetery, Plymouth Co., Iowa on C16 West, north of LeMars. Their children were:
1. Johann Heinrich Christian "Henry" Klave (see 2nd generation), b: 30 Aug 1853, Germany 2. Wilhelm C. J. "William" Klave , b: 18 Aug 1861, Germany. He married Helena Janssen/Johnson on 14 Mar 1894, Plymouth Co., Iowa. Helena was born in Oct 1869 in Germany, the daughter of Gerd Janssen and Tjarnd Becker. Their family was listed in the 1900 Grant & Preston Twp., Plymouth Co., Iowa Census, the 1910 Hawarden, Sioux Co., Iowa Census, the 1920 Washington, Plymouth Co., Iowa Census, the 1925 Le Mars, Plymouth Co., Iowa Census, and the 1930 America, Plymouth Co., Iowa Census records. William died on 02 Oct 1939, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., Iowa, and Helena died in 1952. They are buried in the Floyd Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., Iowa. Their children were: a. Louis Martin Klave, b: 18 Sep 1894, Plymouth Co., IA. Louis was a PFC in Co. D., 16th Infantry, 1st Division during WWII.
He died on 31 Dec 1955 and is buried in the Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah Co., WA. b. Theresa Marie Caroline Klave, b: 18 Aug 1896, Grant Twp., Plymouth Co., IA. She married Victor P. Caliva. Victor was born on 13 Dec 1887 in Italy. Their family was listed in the 1930 and 1940 Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA. Theresa died on 30 Oct 1981 and Victor died on 04 Mar 1952, both in Los Angeles Co., CA. Their family was listed in the Children: Joseph Victor and William George Caliva. c. Gazena J. Klave, b: Sep 1898, Plymouth Co., IA. She married Vernon Harvey McAninch on 03 Jul 1917, Sioux Co., Iowa. Vernon was born 22 Jul 1896 in Hawarden, Sioux Co., Iowa, the son of Harvey McAninch and Elinor Anderson. Their family was listed in the 1920 Logan, and the 1930 Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa Census records. Children: Havey Vernon McAninch. d. Heman William Klave, b: 03 Mar 1900, Plymouth Co., IA. Herman was a construction worker. He never married. He died on 29 Aug 1958, Pinal Co., Arizona, and was buried in Sioux City, Woodbury Co., Iowa according to his death certificate. e. Irene Sophia Klave, b: 07 Dec 1901, Acadia Twp., Carroll Co., IA. f. George J. Klave, b: 18 Jun 1904, NE. He married Sophia Belle Olson. Sophia was born on 23 Feb 1906 in South Dakota, the daughter of Ole Lewis Olson and Rachel Sophie Tjelmeland. Their family was listed in the 1930 and 1940 Elk Point, Union Co., South Dakota Census records. George died on 27 Jan 1962 and Sophia died on 01 Feb 1997<.
g. Wilhelmina Dedericka "Minnie" Klave, b: 30 April 1906, IA. h. Rosa Klave, b: 08 Apr 1906, Hawarden, Sioux Co., IA. She married Purl Frank on 08 Aug 1925, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA. Purl was born in 1902 in Lake Andes, Charles Mix Co., SD, the son of Judd Frank and Willow Murphy. Their family was listed in the 1940 Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA Census records. Rosa died in May 1896, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA. 3. Rudolph Charles Friedrick "Fritz" Klave, born 19 Oct 1863, Germany. He married Theda Janssen/Johnson on 09 Dec 1892, Plymouth Co., IA. Theda was born on 14 Aug 1873 in Germany, the daughter of Onno U. Jannsen and Sophia Meyer. Their family was listed in the 1900, 1910, and 1920 Washington, Sioux Co., IA Census, and the 1930 and 1940 Hawarden, Sioux Co., IA Census records. Fritz died on 18 Jan 1941, and Theda died on 12 Oct 1962. They are buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Ireton, Sioux Co., Iowa (Thank you Betty Peters for your great contributions to this line). Their children were: a. Sophia Margaret Klave, b: 19 Mar 1893, Sioux Co., IA. She married John Van Wyhe on 23 Jan 1913, Sioux Co., Iowa. John was born on 19 Jan 1889 in Iowa, the son of John W. Van Wyhe and Gertrude Ruisch. Their family was listed in the 1920, 1930, and 1940 Washington, Sioux Co., Iowa Census records. Sophia died on 24 Oct 1981 and John died on 27 Apr 1972. They are buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Ireton, Sioux Co., IA. b. Lena Johanna Klave, b: 18 May 1895, Sioux Co., IA. She married Milton Perry Edmunds. Perry was born on 08 May 1891 in Logan Twp., Sioux Co., IA, the son of William Edmunds and Christiana Sweigger. Their family was listed in the 1920, 1930, and 1940 Sioux Co., IA Census records. Lena died on 05 Oct 1982 and Milton died on 23 Jan 1978. They are buried in the Grace Hill Cemetery, Hawarden, Sioux Co., IA. c. Rudolph John Klave, b: 06 Oct 1897, Sioux Co., IA. He married Anna Edith Steinfadt on 10 Mar 1921, Hawarden, Sioux Co., IA. Anna was born 28 Jun 1902, Hawarden, Sioux Co., IA, the daughter of Joseph Steinfadt and Margaret Mahlmann. Their family was listed in the 1940 Preston, Plymouth Co., IA Census records. Rudy died on 15 Aug 1984, Wright Co., IA and on 20 Dec 1976 in Plymouth Co., IA. d. Anna J. Klave, b: 05 Nov 1899, Sioux Co., IA. She married Allen Leroy "Roy" Marshall on 31 Dec 1921, Hawarden, Sioux Co., IA. Roy was born in Maryland, the son of Chester A. Marshall and Sarah Henry. Their family was listed in the 1930 and 1940 Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA Census records. Anna died on 06 Jan 1989. e. Theda Mary Klave, b: 16 May 1901, Sioux Co., IA. She married Onno Herman Janssen/Johnson on 07 Mar 1928, Ithaca, Saunders Co., NE. Onno was born on 10 Aug 1903, Eagle, Sioux Co., IA, the son of Onno U. Janssen/Johnson and Louise Leeker, Their family was listed in the 1930 Buncombe, Sioux Co., IA Census records. Theda died on 11 Mar 2000, and Onno died on 05 Dec 1897. They are buried in the Grace Hill Cemetery, Hawarden, Sioux Co., IA.. f. Onno H. Klave, b: 04 Mar 1903, Sioux Co., IA. . He married Lillian H. Johnson. Their family was listed in the 1940 Hawarden, Sioux City IA Census records. Onno died on 27 Aug 1976, and Lillian died on 16 Jan 1982. They are buried in the Grace Hill Cemetery, Hawarden, Sioux Co., IA g. Loiuse A. Klave. She married Robert H. Short on 25 Nov 1939 in Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA. Robert was born on 13 Mar 1897, Sioux Co., IA, the son of Charles Morton Short and Minerva Kepford. Louise died on 08 Feb 1891 and Robert died on 15 Mar 1962. They are buried in the Grace Hill Cemetery, Hawarden, Sioux Co., IA. h. Albert Henry Klave, b: 04 Jun 1907, SD. He married Mamie P. Strait. Mamie was born on 20 Jul 1903 in Monona Co., IA. Albert died on 11 Oct 1978 and Mamie died on 05 Mar 1990. They are buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Ireton, Sioux Co., IA i. Martha E. Klave, b: 14 Mar 1910, Sioux Co., IA, d: 24 Aug 1920, Sioux Co., IA. She is buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Ireton, Sioux Co., IA. j. Esther Marlis Klave, b: 24 May 1912, Sioux Co., IA. She married Truman Garland Watkins on 14 Jun 1940, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA. Truman was born on 01 May 1906 in Dade Co., MO, the son of Cyrus Watkins and Cora Cooper. Esther died on 28 Apr 1992 and Truman died on 23 Jun 1995. They are buried in the Grace Hill Cemetery, Hawarden, Sioux Co., IA. j. Arthur John Frank Klave, b: 09 Jul 1914, Sioux Co., IA. He married Evelyn Anna Hedden on 30 Sep 1940, Hawarden, Sioux Co., IA. Evelyn was born on 11 May 1919, the daughter of Wayne Hedden and Anna Kavenaugh. Arthur died on 24 Jun 1991, and Evelyn died on 13 Nov 2001. They are buried in the Riverside Cemetery, Akron, Plymouth Co., IA. 4. Charles Carl Klave , born Oct 1865, Germany. He married Tena Dirks on 01 Mar 1895, Plymouth Co., IA. Tena was born in Mary 1875, Illinois, the daughter of Richard Dirks and Anna Janssen. Their family was listed in the 1900-1920 Preston, Plymouth Co., Iowa, the 1930 America, Le Mars, Plymouth Co., Iowa Census records. Their children were: a. William Richard Klave, b: 16 Jun 1896, Plymouth Co., IA. William d: 1980 and is buried in the Le Mars Memorial Cemetery, Le Mars, Plymouth Co., IA.
b. Emil Wilhelm Klave, b: 14 Sep 1898, Preston Twp., Plymouth Co., IA. He married Clara Maggie Schilling. Clara was born on 11 Jun 1903, IA, the daughter of Ernest Klave and Helena Hobby. Their family was listed in the 1940 Elgin, Plymouth Co., IA Census. Emil died in Nov 1979 and Clara died on 12 Nov 1999. They are buried in the Le Mars Memorial Cemetery, Le Mars, Plymuth Co., IA, c. Herman William "Harm" Klave, b; 23 Jan 1903, Preston Twp., Plymouth Co., IA. He married Edna Minnie Egglebrecht on 03 Dec 1929, Craig, Sioux Co., IA. Edna was born on 31 Jul 1910 in Plymouth Co., IA, the daughter of Herman Egglebrech and Minnie Badwig. Harm died on 29 Apr 1937 and is buried in the St. John's Cemetery, Craig, Sioux Co., IA. Edna remarried. d. Edward Rudolph Klave, b: 01 Aug 1905, Preston Twp., Plymouth Co., IA. e. Alfred Herman Klave, b: 25 Oct 1907, Preston Twp., Plymouth Co., IA. Alfred d: Aug 1986. f. Ida Marie Viola Klave, b: 04 Feb 1911, Preston Twp., Plymouth Co., IA, d: 15 Jan 1998, Le Mars, Plymouth Co., IA. 4. Lena Caroline Klave ,b: 1867 Germany. She married Johacin Steinfadt. Johacin was born on 09 Dec 1860 in Germany. Lena died before 1890 as Johacin remarried in that year. They had one daughter. She was: a. Caroline Elizabeth Lena Steinfadt, b: 20 Oct 1892. She married Harry B. Johnson. Harry was b: 1884, the son of Onno Janssen/Johnson and Sophia Meyer. Their family was listed in the 1900 Preston Twp., Plymouth Co., IA, the 1910 and 1920 Eagle, Sioux Co., IA. and the 1930 and the 1940 Reading, Sioux Co., IA Census records. Caroline d: in 1970 and Harry d: 1971. They are buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Ireton, Sioux Co., IA. *****************2nd
Generation ***************** *Johann Heinrich Christian "Henry" Klave, born 30 Aug 1853 in Germany. Henry married Metta Katharine Frederika "Katharine" Janssen/Johnson on 18 May 1883 in Plymouth Co., Iowa. Katherine was born on 30 Jun 1863, Germany, the daughter of Fred Janssen/Johnson. Their family was listed in the 1900 Union, Plymouth Co., Iowa Census, the 1910 Lincoln, Plymouth Co., Iowa Census, and the 1920 Banner, Woodbury Co., Iowa Census records. Henry died on 19 Aug 1923 and Katherine on 15 Aug 1923, both of Typhoid Fever. Below is a little information on the families unfortunate tragedies. From the The Le Mars Semi-Weekly Gem, Friday, August 24, 1923: FIRST BORN IS NOW TAKEN Follows Father and Mother to grave within a week
Wednesday, August 15, Mrs. Henry Klave, living six miles south of Neptune, died at a local hospital. Her husband died on Sunday at the farm home and on Tuesday John Klave, eldest son of the family, died. The deaths of the father and son were due to virulent typhoid fever.
Florence, the youngest daughter of the family, is in a critical condition in an isolation ward at a local hospital suffering from the same malignant disease. Three sons of the family are ill with typhoid fever, Alexander Klave and ______ home farm, where two physicians are in attendance together with two nurses and it is problematic whether their recoveries are assured. One son, Henry Klave, was killed while serving in France during the World War. John Klave was the eldest son of the family and was born and raised in this county, where the thirty years of his life were passed. The funeral of the father and son was held on Wednesday afternoon. Rev. J. J. Vollmar, of Le Mars, and Rev. J. D. Meyer, of Christ church. Mammen, officiating and the interment made in the Grant township cemetery , where the mother was laid to rest a few days previously.
From the The Le Mars Semi-Weekly Gem, 1923: FOURTH VICTIM OF SCOURGE
Other members of Family still battling for life
Another member of the Klave family which has been devastated the past two weeks by the ravages of typhoid fever, succumbed on Wednesday to the disease. This is the fourth death in the family since August 15 and members of the family are still suffering from illness and are not out of danger.
The mother, Mrs. Henry Klave, died of Bright's disease at a local hospital here on August 15. The father Henry Klave, died at his farm, six miles south of Neptune, on August 19, and the eldest son, John died on August 21. He and his father were buried together.
Adolph Klave died on Wednesday from typhoid fever, after fighting the disease for some weeks. His death took place at the farm where two brothers are battling for life stricken with the same malady. A sister, Florence, a young woman, is in an isolation ward at a hospital here, as are three children of Fred Kalve, a brother, who resides in this city.
Adolph Klave was twenty-one years old in June. He had lived all his life in this county and helped his parents farm. He is survived by three brothers and three sisters, Fred, Otto and Klay Klave, Mrs. Gus Mai, and Florence Klave of this vicinity, and Mrs. John Parks, of Leeds.
The funeral services were held yesterday at Grant township cemetery, Rev. J. D. Meyer, officiating.
Henry and Katherine's children were: Note: I will not name the names of the below children's children due to privacy. 1. Alexander Klave, born in 1884, Plymouth Co., Iowa. He died in France during World War I. 2. Frederick Carl William "Fritz" Klave, born 22 May 1886, Ireton, Sioux Co., Iowa. He married Rose Ellen Schmidt on 22 May 1911, Hinton, Plymouth Co., Iowa. Rose was born in 1893, the daughter of Jacob Schmidt and Augusta Krause. Their family was listed in the 1930 and 1940 Le Mars, Plymouth Co., Iowa Census records. Fritz died on 18 Dec 1959 and Rose died in 1984. They are buried in the Le Mars Memorial Cemetery, Le Mars, Plymouth Co., Iowa. 3. Henry R. Klave born 1888, Plymouth Co., Iowa. Henry died in France during World War I. 4. Augusta H. Lena Klave, born 29 Jul 1889, Plymouth Co., Iowa. She married Gustav William May on 25 Feb 1916, Woodbury Co., Iowa. Gustav was born on 11 Jul 1886 in Woodford Co., Illinois, the son of Herman May and Magdalena Wick. Their family was listed in the 1920-1940 Union, Plymouth Co., Iowa Census records. Augusta died on 30 Mar 1974 and Gustav died in 1953. They are buried in the Le Mars Memorial Cemetery, Le Mars, Plymouth Co., Iowa. 5. John C. Klave, born 12 Dec 1893, Plymouth Co., Iowa. John also died of Typhoid Fever on 21 Aug 1923, and is buried in the same grave as his father Henry in the Grant Twp. Lutheran Cemetery, Plymouth Co., Iowa 6. Margareta Mary Klave (see 3rd generation), born 15 Nov 1894, Plymouth Co., Iowa. 7. Ollie Eilert Klave, born 02 Apr 1898, Union Twp., Plymouth Co., Iowa. Note: Ollie's full name is from his WWII Draft Registration card. Ollie died in Dec 1981 in Sioux City, Woodbury Co., Iowa. It appears he died single. 8. Adolph W. Charles Klave, born 16 May 1902, Union Twp., Plymouth Co., Iowa. Adolph also died of Typhoid Fever on 30 Aug 1923. He is buried in the Grant Twp. Lutheran Cemetery, Plymouth Co., Iowa. 9. Florence J. Klave, born 09 Jan 1904, Hawarden, Sioux Co., Iowa. Florence lived through her Typhoid Fever. She married Arthur Frederick Bock on 03 Oct 1925, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., Iowa. Arthur was born on 02 Sep 1902 in Mineola, Mills Co., Iowa, the son of Charles Bernard Bock and Amelia Frieske. Their family was listed in the . Florence died on 22 Nov 1991 in Sioux City, Woodbury Co., Iowa and Arthur died on 17 Jun 1991 in Sergeant Bluff, Woodbury Co., Iowa. *****************3rd
Generation ***************** 1. Catherine Hazel Parks, born 14 July 1918 in Sioux City, Woodbury Co., Iowa. She married Ralph Clark. Catherine died on 02 February 1973, and is buried in the Logan Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., Iowa. 2. Camilla Izetta Parks, born 21 July 1920 in Sioux City, Woodbury Co., Iowa. John married second, Mrs. Teresa Lidmilla on 07 Oct 1931 in Union Co., South Dakota. Teresa was born in 1896 in Kansas and was previously married to Frank J. Lidmilla. John and Teresa later divorced. John died on 25 Jan 1973, and is buried in the Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., Iowa. . |
