Henry G. Klinefelter

Henry G. Klinefelter (October 22, 1843 – March 22, 1910) was an American farmer and politician.

Born in Marion County, Ohio, Klinefelter went to Mukwonago High School in Mukwonago, Wisconsin. In 1846, Klinefelter settled in the community of Nora, in the town of Cottage Grove, Dane County, Wisconsin Territory. Klinefelter was a farmer and tobacco buyer. During the American Civil War, Klinefelter served in the 7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Company D, a part of the famous Iron Brigade, eventually being promoted to Second Lieutenant of the 51st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment shortly before the end of the war. After the death of his first wife, Lydia Hoffman Klinefelter (1849–1871), Klinefelter married Frances A. Devoe (1849–1919) in 1872.[1] Klinefelter served as justice of the peace and a census enumerator, and was a Republican. In 1889, Klinefelter served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[2] He died in Madison, Wisconsin.[3]

Notes

1. "Mrs. Henry G. Klinefelter". Wisconsin State Journal. December 4, 1919. p. 16. Retrieved January 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1889, Biographical Sketch of Henry G. Klinefelter, p. 505.
3. In Assembly Journal of Proceedings of the Fiftieth Session of the Wisconsin Legislature, 1911, Democratic Printing Company, Madison, Wisconsin: 1911, April 26, 1911, The Honorable Henry G. Klinefelter, p. 800.

External links

• Henry G. Klinefelter at Find a Grave