KLINGAMAN, Silas L.

KLINGAMAN, SINE, BICKLEY, WELLER, CAIN, COBAUGH

Posted By: P. Bergmeier (email)
Date: 2/13/2005 at 13:03:43

Silas L. Klingaman was born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, September 13, 1842. His parents, George and Sally Klingaman, were born, reared and married in Pensylvania. They came with their family to Black Hawk County, Iowa, in 1865, and settled on section 7, Orange Township, where the father bought a farm of 211 acres, on which he resided till his death, which occurred in October, 1871, at the age of sixty-one years. His widow still survives, and is making her home with her daugher Susan. They were the parents of fourteen children, our subject being the eighth child. Those living now are--John G., of Waterloo; Josiah F., residing near Kimball, Dakota; Silas L., our subject; Anna, wife of E.M. Sine, of Minneapolis; Susan, wife of S.B. Bickley; Eliza, wife of Z.H. Weller, of Waterloo; Elmer E., a school teacher of Orange Township, Silas L. enlisted in the late war, August 29, 1864, in Company K, Fifth Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, and was honorably discharged in July, 1865. He came to this county in 1865 with his parents, with whom he lived till his marriage, January 17, 1869, with Miss Martha Cain. She was born in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, April 16, 1852, a daughter of Samuel and Lizzie (Cobaugh) Cain. Her mother died in Pennsylvania, and in 1865 she came to this county with her father, who is still a resident here. Mr. and Mrs. Klingaman have four children--Charles E., born July 27, 1870; Alice Eva, born December 6, 1872; Frank, born July 18, 1877, and William W., born November 6, 1879. After his marriage Mr. Klingaman made his home in the neighborhood of his present residence. He farmed the homestead of his father most of the time from 1865 until after his father's death. He bought 105 acres of his present farm on section 7 in 1876. To this he has added the farm adjoining on the south which contains 148 acres, and now owns in one body 253 acres of finely cultivated land. He also owns twelve acres of timber land in this county. Mr. Klingaman commenced life a poor man, but by his untiring industry and strict economy, together with his good business management he has become one of the prosperous farmers of Orange Township. In his political views he is a Republican. He and his wife are members of the Brethren church.

Source: History of Black Hawk County 1873-1904
p. 354