1Irene Clark Email, 12 Apr 2004.
1Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch.com, Film # 184774.
1Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch.com, Film # 184774.
2Irene Clark, Miscellaneous Papers.
1Irene Clark Email, 12 Apr 2004.
1Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch.com, Film # 184774.
1Irene Clark Email, 12 Apr 2004.
1Irene Clark Email, 12 Apr 2004.
1Irene Clark Email, 12 Apr 2004.
1Kleasner, Louis - newspaper article - "Tank Fighter Tells of Drive Through Germany", Personal files of Dianne Z. Stevens, 1301 Reetz Road, Madison, WI 53711.
2National Archives and Records Administration. Office of Records Services - Washington, D.C. Modern Records Programs. Elec, U.S. National Archives, Title: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created, 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the. "Field Title Value Meaning
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 39286131 39286131
NAME KLEASNER#LOUIS#W#JR##### KLEASNER#LOUIS#W#JR#####
RESIDENCE: STATE 91 CALIFORNIA
RESIDENCE: COUNTY 059 ORANGE
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 9141 LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 27 27
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 02 02
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 43 43
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
GRADE: CODE 8 Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION NO# No branch assignment
BRANCH: CODE 02 No branch assignment
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 5 Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
LONGEVITY ### ###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
NATIVITY 75 MISSOURI
YEAR OF BIRTH 16 16
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
EDUCATION 0 Grammar school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 736 Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
MARITAL STATUS 2 Married
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 7 Selectees (Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER # #
BOX NUMBER 1416 1416
FILM REEL NUMBER 6.182 6.182."3Social Security Death Index.
1Ancestry.com.
1Mattie Lou Kleasner Obituary, Unknown newspaper, July 1967. "Mrs. Lewis Kleasner
Mrs. Lewis Kleasner, 70, of 600 Wilkes Blvd, died at 6 p. m. Saturday at the home of her daughter with whom she lived.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. tomorrow at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Glynn Burke, pastor of the First Christian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be nephews of Mrs. Kleasner.
Mrs. Kleasner was the former Mattie Brown, born in Howard County Sept. 15, 1896 to George W. and Athelia Brown. She was married to Mr. Kleasner March 3, 1916. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Kleasner was a member of the First Christian Church here.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Bernard Lyle, 600 Wilkes Blvd., and Mrs. Forrest Zimmerman, Waukegan, Ill; three sons, Earl Wayne Kleasner, 1602 Clinkscales Road; Kenneth Kleasner, Houston, Tex., and Lewis W. Kleasner Jr., Santa Ana, Calif.; seven grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.
The body will be at Memorial Funeral Home until time for burial." probably Columbia, Missouri.2Census, Federal - 1900 - Howard Co., Missouri, Richmond, sheet 13A&B (Ancestry p. 25 & 26 of 33).
3Census, Federal - 1910 - Howard Co., Missouri, Boonlick - ED #76, sheet 1A (Ancestry - 2nd part Boonlick twsp, p. 1 of 14), 19 Apr 1910.
4Census, Federal - 1930 - Howard Co, Missouri, Boones Lick twsp, p. 2 of 19, 3 Apr 1930. "Line 51 Dwelling # 13 Family # 13
Wilkerson, George Head rents age 70 age at 1st marriage-25 PA PA MD occ: farmer-general
Ara wife 42 20 MO MO VA
Clarence W son 13 MO PA MO
Fay dau 11 MO PA MO
Charles W son 8 MO PA MO
Brown Geo W father-in-law 73 wd VA VA VA."5Census, Federal - 1900 - Howard Co., Missouri, Richmond, sheet 13A&B (Ancestry p. 25 & 26 of 33), 30 Jun 1900.
1Mattie Lou Kleasner Obituary, Unknown newspaper, July 1967. "Mrs. Lewis Kleasner
Mrs. Lewis Kleasner, 70, of 600 Wilkes Blvd, died at 6 p. m. Saturday at the home of her daughter with whom she lived.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. tomorrow at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Glynn Burke, pastor of the First Christian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be nephews of Mrs. Kleasner.
Mrs. Kleasner was the former Mattie Brown, born in Howard County Sept. 15, 1896 to George W. and Athelia Brown. She was married to Mr. Kleasner March 3, 1916. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Kleasner was a member of the First Christian Church here.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Bernard Lyle, 600 Wilkes Blvd., and Mrs. Forrest Zimmerman, Waukegan, Ill; three sons, Earl Wayne Kleasner, 1602 Clinkscales Road; Kenneth Kleasner, Houston, Tex., and Lewis W. Kleasner Jr., Santa Ana, Calif.; seven grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.
The body will be at Memorial Funeral Home until time for burial." probably Columbia, Missouri.2Census, Federal - 1910 - Howard Co., Missouri, Boonlick - ED #76, sheet 1A (Ancestry - 2nd part Boonlick twsp, p. 1 of 14).
3Census, Federal - 1900 - Howard Co., Missouri, Richmond, sheet 13A&B (Ancestry p. 25 & 26 of 33).
1Census, Federal - 1900 - Howard Co., Missouri, Richmond.
1Census, Federal - 1900 - Howard Co., Missouri, Richmond, sheet 13A&B (Ancestry p. 25 & 26 of 33).
1Census, Federal - 1900 - Howard Co., Missouri, Richmond, sheet 13A&B (Ancestry p. 25 & 26 of 33).
2Census, Federal - 1910 - Howard Co., Missouri, Boonlick - ED #76, sheet 1A (Ancestry - 2nd part Boonlick twsp, p. 1 of 14).
1Census, Federal - 1900 - Howard Co., Missouri, Richmond.
1Census, Federal - 1900 - Howard Co., Missouri, Richmond, sheet 13A&B (Ancestry p. 25 & 26 of 33).
2Census, Federal - 1910 - Howard Co., Missouri, Boonlick - ED #76, sheet 1A (Ancestry - 2nd part Boonlick twsp, p. 1 of 14).
1Census, Federal - 1900 - Howard Co., Missouri, Richmond, sheet 13A&B (Ancestry p. 25 & 26 of 33).
1Census, Federal - 1900 - Howard Co., Missouri, Richmond.
2Census, Federal - 1910 - Howard Co., Missouri, Boonlick - ED #76, sheet 1A (Ancestry - 2nd part Boonlick twsp, p. 1 of 14).
Ferdinand Heinrich Wilhelm KLEASNER
1Census, Federal - 1930 - Howard Co, Missouri, Chariton.
2Lewis Kleasner Obituary, unknown newspaper, June 22, 1957. "L. W. Kleasner Dies after Long Illness
Lewis W. Kleasner, sr. 65, died at 9 o'clock last night at the Rector Nursing home after a long illness.
Mr. Kleasner was born October 29, 1892, the son of F. H. and Elizabeth Middlebrook Kleasner in St. Charles County. He was married March 3, 1916 to Mattie Lou Brown at Fayette.
Mr. Kleasner was a member of the St. Charles Lutheran Church. He farmed in Howard County for many years before moving to Boone County in 1942.
Survivors include his widow; three sons, Lewis Kleasner of Santa Ana, California, Kenneth Kleasner of Sherman, Texas, and Wayne Kleasner of Columbia; two daughters, Mrs. Forrest Zimmerman of Waukegan, Illinois, and Mrs. Bernard Lyle of Columbia; four grandchildren; four brothers, Hite Kleasner and Elmer Kleasner of Forest Green, Chester Kleasner of Salisbury and Gene Kleasner of the Panama Canal Zone; and one sister, Mrs. Damon Bogart of Liberty.
He was preceeded in death by his parentsd, two brothers and three sisters.
Services wilkl be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Memorial Funeral Home chapel with Elder Atley Sapp officiating. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be George Ashlock, Joe Carlos, Fred Sapp, E. T. Palmer, Del Cornell and John Chabaux.
The body will be at Memorial Funeral Home until time for the services." On the copy in my possession the '2' in the year of birth has been written in pen over whatever was there originally. The date, June 27, 1957, in hand written at the bottom.3Kleasner File, Kingsbury Collection -C3724, Vol 99, Western Historical Manuscript Collection - Columbia, 23 Ellis Library, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65201-5149.
4Census, Federal - 1900 - Chariton Co., Missouri, Kylesville twsp, ED #36; sheet 9B - Ancestry p. 18 of 18, 20 Jun 1900. Census shows Ferdinand is a farmer living with wife, Bessie, and 6 children - Robert, Ida(May be Iola), Louis W>, Maggie, Bessie, and Elmer.
5Census, Federal - 1910 - Howard Co., Missouri, Burton, ED # 78; Sheet 1A, Ancestry p. 1 of 6, 25 Apr 1910. Census form says Chariton twsp.
6Betty Kluesner, Email 15 Jan 2007. "One of the Kluesner branches of the family moved to the Fayette area of Missouri in 1882. When they did so, they changed the spelling of their name to Kleasner rather than Kluesner. Ferdinand became tired of people pronouncing his last name incorrectly so he simply changed the spelling."
7Kleasner File, Kingsbury Collection -C3724, Vol 99.
8Kleasner File, Kingsbury Collection -C3724, Vol 99.
9Kleasner File, Kingsbury Collection -C3724, Vol 99.
10Betty Kluesner, Email 15Jan2007.
1Census, Federal - 1930 - Howard Co, Missouri, Chariton.
2Lewis Kleasner Obituary, unknown newspaper, June 22, 1957. "L. W. Kleasner Dies after Long Illness
Lewis W. Kleasner, sr. 65, died at 9 o'clock last night at the Rector Nursing home after a long illness.
Mr. Kleasner was born October 29, 1892, the son of F. H. and Elizabeth Middlebrook Kleasner in St. Charles County. He was married March 3, 1916 to Mattie Lou Brown at Fayette.
Mr. Kleasner was a member of the St. Charles Lutheran Church. He farmed in Howard County for many years before moving to Boone County in 1942.
Survivors include his widow; three sons, Lewis Kleasner of Santa Ana, California, Kenneth Kleasner of Sherman, Texas, and Wayne Kleasner of Columbia; two daughters, Mrs. Forrest Zimmerman of Waukegan, Illinois, and Mrs. Bernard Lyle of Columbia; four grandchildren; four brothers, Hite Kleasner and Elmer Kleasner of Forest Green, Chester Kleasner of Salisbury and Gene Kleasner of the Panama Canal Zone; and one sister, Mrs. Damon Bogart of Liberty.
He was preceeded in death by his parentsd, two brothers and three sisters.
Services wilkl be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Memorial Funeral Home chapel with Elder Atley Sapp officiating. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be George Ashlock, Joe Carlos, Fred Sapp, E. T. Palmer, Del Cornell and John Chabaux.
The body will be at Memorial Funeral Home until time for the services." On the copy in my possession the '2' in the year of birth has been written in pen over whatever was there originally. The date, June 27, 1957, in hand written at the bottom.3Kleasner File, Kingsbury Collection -C3724, Vol 99, Western Historical Manuscript Collection - Columbia, 23 Ellis Library, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65201-5149.
4Census, Federal - 1900 - Chariton Co., Missouri, Kylesville twsp, ED #36; sheet 9B - Ancestry p. 18 of 18. Bessie has birthed 7 children, 6 still living.
5Census, Federal - 1910 - Howard Co., Missouri, Burton, ED # 78; Sheet 1A, Ancestry p. 1 of 6. Census form says Chariton twsp.
6Kleasner File, Kingsbury Collection -C3724, Vol 99.
7Betty Kluesner, Email 15Jan2007.
8Kleasner File, Kingsbury Collection -C3724, Vol 99.
9Betty Kluesner, Email 15Jan2007.
1Betty Kluesner, Email 15Jan2007.
1Census, Federal - 1930 - Howard Co, Missouri, Chariton.
2Census, Federal - 1900 - Chariton Co., Missouri, Kylesville twsp, ED #36; sheet 9B - Ancestry p. 18 of 18.
3Census, Federal - 1910 - Howard Co., Missouri, Burton, ED # 78; Sheet 1A, Ancestry p. 1 of 6. Census form says Chariton twsp.
4Chillicothe Constitution Tribune (Chilllicothe, Missouri) - 10 Dec 1948 and 13 Dec 1948, Ancestry.com. "The Chillicothe Constitution Tribune (Chilllicothe, Missouri) - 10 Dec 1948
Four Die in Car on Way to a Funeral
Fulton, Mo., Dec 10 - AP - Four persons were killed and one other critically injured this morning when the car in which they were riding and a truck collided on Highway 40, about six miles east of Kingdom City.
Sheriff Hartley Crowson said a driver's license found on the steering column of the car carried the name Simon Hunfelt, Boonville, Mo.
Two men and two women were dead and one other woman was brought to the Callaway hospital here. Her condition was described as critical. All were riding in the car, which was going toward St. Louis.
The truck was owned by F. B. Blansett Clay Company of Fulton and driven by Clellie Cundiff, 30, of New Bloomfield, Mo., south of here, who was not hurt.
The dead are
Edward Humfeld, 33, his wife Wanda Humfeld, both of Boonville, his mother Mrs. Simon Hunfeld, 53, New Franklin, Mo., and Robert Kleasner, 60, Fayette RFD.
In the hospital with a fractured skull and other injuries is Miss Bess Kleasner of Fayette RFD, a sister of Robert Kleasner and Mrs. Simon Hunfeld.
They were enroute to St. Charles to attend a funeral. The entire side of their car was ripped out.
Coroner W. Pearl Garrett said he expects to hold an inquest tomorrow.
Cundiff has been charged with careless and reckless driving. Prosecuting Attorney Hugh P. Williamson said that charge might be changed after the inquest.
Chillicothe Constitution Tribune (Chilllicothe, Missouri) - 13 Dec 1948
Charge Driver in Death of 5 Persons
Manslaughter is Alleged as Result of Fatal Collision Near Fulton
Fulton, MO., Dec. 13. (AP) - Manslaughter charges were filed here today against Clellie Cundiff, 30, driver of a truck which was involved in an accident last Friday in which five persons lost their lives.
Two men and two women were killed instantly and the fifth, Miss Bess Kleasner, 52, of RFD 1, Glasgow, Mo., died at the Callaway hospital this morning.
Prosecuting Atty. Hugh P. Williamson dismissed charges of careless and reckless driving, which he had files against Cundiff last Friday and made the charge manslaaughter, a felony. Cundiff is at liberty on $500 bond and will be arraigned on the new charge today or tomorrow.
A coroner's jury found Saturday afternoon that the accident was "unavoidable.".".5Betty Kluesner, Email 15Jan2007.
1Lewis Kleasner Obituary, unknown newspaper, June 22, 1957, ED #36; sheet 9B - Ancestry p. 18 of 18. "L. W. Kleasner Dies after Long Illness
Lewis W. Kleasner, sr. 65, died at 9 o'clock last night at the Rector Nursing home after a long illness.
Mr. Kleasner was born October 29, 1892, the son of F. H. and Elizabeth Middlebrook Kleasner in St. Charles County. He was married March 3, 1916 to Mattie Lou Brown at Fayette.
Mr. Kleasner was a member of the St. Charles Lutheran Church. He farmed in Howard County for many years before moving to Boone County in 1942.
Survivors include his widow; three sons, Lewis Kleasner of Santa Ana, California, Kenneth Kleasner of Sherman, Texas, and Wayne Kleasner of Columbia; two daughters, Mrs. Forrest Zimmerman of Waukegan, Illinois, and Mrs. Bernard Lyle of Columbia; four grandchildren; four brothers, Hite Kleasner and Elmer Kleasner of Forest Green, Chester Kleasner of Salisbury and Gene Kleasner of the Panama Canal Zone; and one sister, Mrs. Damon Bogart of Liberty.
He was preceeded in death by his parentsd, two brothers and three sisters.
Services wilkl be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Memorial Funeral Home chapel with Elder Atley Sapp officiating. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be George Ashlock, Joe Carlos, Fred Sapp, E. T. Palmer, Del Cornell and John Chabaux.
The body will be at Memorial Funeral Home until time for the services." On the copy in my possession the '2' in the year of birth has been written in pen over whatever was there originally. The date, June 27, 1957, in hand written at the bottom.2Census, Federal - 1910 - Howard Co., Missouri, Burton, ED # 78; Sheet 1A, Ancestry p. 1 of 6. Census form says Chariton twsp.
3World War I Draft Registration, Ancestry.com.
4Social Security Death Index.
5Betty Kluesner, Email 15Jan2007.
6Social Security Death Index.
1Census, Federal - 1930 - Howard Co, Missouri, Chariton.
2Lewis Kleasner Obituary, unknown newspaper, June 22, 1957. "L. W. Kleasner Dies after Long Illness
Lewis W. Kleasner, sr. 65, died at 9 o'clock last night at the Rector Nursing home after a long illness.
Mr. Kleasner was born October 29, 1892, the son of F. H. and Elizabeth Middlebrook Kleasner in St. Charles County. He was married March 3, 1916 to Mattie Lou Brown at Fayette.
Mr. Kleasner was a member of the St. Charles Lutheran Church. He farmed in Howard County for many years before moving to Boone County in 1942.
Survivors include his widow; three sons, Lewis Kleasner of Santa Ana, California, Kenneth Kleasner of Sherman, Texas, and Wayne Kleasner of Columbia; two daughters, Mrs. Forrest Zimmerman of Waukegan, Illinois, and Mrs. Bernard Lyle of Columbia; four grandchildren; four brothers, Hite Kleasner and Elmer Kleasner of Forest Green, Chester Kleasner of Salisbury and Gene Kleasner of the Panama Canal Zone; and one sister, Mrs. Damon Bogart of Liberty.
He was preceeded in death by his parentsd, two brothers and three sisters.
Services wilkl be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Memorial Funeral Home chapel with Elder Atley Sapp officiating. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be George Ashlock, Joe Carlos, Fred Sapp, E. T. Palmer, Del Cornell and John Chabaux.
The body will be at Memorial Funeral Home until time for the services." On the copy in my possession the '2' in the year of birth has been written in pen over whatever was there originally. The date, June 27, 1957, in hand written at the bottom.3Social Security Death Index.
4Betty Kluesner, Email 15Jan2007.
5Social Security Death Index.
1Social Security Death Index.
2Kleasner File, C3881 Ethelda Henry #1269, Western Historical Manuscript Collection - Columbia, 23 Ellis Library, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65201-5149.
3Social Security Death Index.