Solomon Kline, Sr. and Margaret Fought of Hocking County

Solomon Kline, Sr., son of Barnhart Sr., was born in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, on December 26, 1787. This grandfather (James, Maurice, John Wesley, Michael, Solomon Sr.) is the adventurous one who led his family into Hocking County, Ohio.

With land cheap, Solomon spent his earlier years acquiring land in Hocking County.  The Bureau of Land Management had recorded at least four purchases by Solomon:

13 April 1824 - 80 acres in Section 16

5 August 1837 - 41.02 acres in Section 3

1 August 1839 - 80.26 acres in Section 2

1 August 1839 - 80 acres in Section 35

This acquisition of land would served the family well.

Solomon and Barbara Fought (Vogt, Focht, etc) married in Pennsylvania about 1809. They had a large family and farmed in Hocking County.  Barbara, born on Christmas Day, 1789, daughter of Michael Fought, Sr. and Elizabeth Shively, had her first three children in Pennsylvania before moving to Perry, County, Ohio, and then to Hocking County c. 1813-1817. 

Barbara died first, on February 11, 1862.  She was buried in the Kline Cemetery, just above Fairview Cemetery in Hocking County, on private land.  

Old stones buried in the weeds and grass.  On October 17, 1976, there was a rededication and memorial service for Solomon and Barbara Kline.  It was said at the time they they received a land grand for 80 acres and that this cemetery was part of the ground in that deed.  The rededication included at least a new stone for Barbara, provided by the DAR. The Kline Cemetery is located on private land somewhere near St. Route 33 and Road 180.

                                 Newer stones for Barbara and Solomon Kline, Sr.
 

Solomon Kline lived on until March 6, 1867.  He had written a will and named as executor his youngest son, Amos.  The final distribution of the will was dated on January 22, 1873.  The whole amount to be distributed to the children was 

$3,218.74 to Barney Kline, Michael Kline, Sarah and Andrew Blum, Elizabeth and Gotlieb Blum, Margaret Chenoweth, Solomon Kline, Samuel Kline and Andrew Blum, guardian of Susan Kline, each to receive $321.87.  Other amounts distributed were to John Keller, Infirmary Director for Catharine and Mary Pontius (daughters of his deceased daughter, Margaret and her husband) $1,117.28; to Andrew Blum, attorney for Solomon and Jacob Pontius, 53.64 for each; to John and Sarah Martin 53.64 and to Henry and Elizabeth Klinger $53.64 =$3218.74