My Genealogy Hound

William Klee, boot and shoe maker, and dealer in the same at Hermann, was born at Bavaria, Germany, May 25, 1846, and is the son of Louis Klee (deceased), who died on the Mississippi River in a boat, in 1851, while on his way from Germany to Hermann, Mo. The remainder of the family came on to Hermann, where William has since lived, where he was educated, and where he learned his trade. He has been in business for himself sixteen years. He was united in marriage in 1872 to Miss Matilda Kettlemann, daughter of August Kettlemann. The fruits of this marriage were the birth of seven children, who are named as follows: Olive, Edmond, Albert, Theodore, Clara, Otto and Matilda. The mother of these children died in the year 1883, and, in the following year, the father took for his second wife Miss Margaret Kraettly, daughter of George Kraettly, who is now a resident of Roark Township. Mr. Klee is an honest, upright citizen, and is a hard-working man.