Klinefelter
Jacob
1764 – 1815
Jacob Klinefelter was a son of Johannes Michael Klinefelter and Appolonia Gerberich. He was the first of our Klinefelter ancestors to be born on this side of the ocean. He lived his entire life in Pennsylvania.
Marriage
He married Susan Miller, daughter of John Miller and Elizabeth Welty. They became the parents of 7 children:
- Joseph
- Jacob [m. Margaret Anderson]
- Michael [m. married Kesiah]
- Eve Ann [m. John Anderson]
- John Simpson [m. Mary Spears]
- Jesse ♥ [m. Ann Rue Brooks]
- Thomas [m. Louisa Overbeck]
Five of their six sons became steamboat captains.