Gerhard E Kliever

Grandma profile: #179723

Immigrated first to Canada, then to US from S Prussia. History of this family well documented in historical books of the mennonites. Although the original spelling is shown above, this family changed it to Kliever.

• Note: S1A231 says he was born 8 Jun 1876.
• It appears they moved from Gretna, Manitoba about 1900 to Sunnyslope, Alberta shortly after their marriage and then to Dallas, Oregon in about 1906. In 25 Aug 1905 he homesteaded SW1/4 Sec 14 T31N R26, about one mile west of Sunnyslope, Alberta, next to the Franz F. Kliewer homestead. The 1910 Census say he was living with his father-in-law in Dallas, Oregon along with his wife and 5 kids. The 1920 Census says he was living with his wife and seven children in Dallas, Oregon. He is buried in the International Order of Foresters Cemetery.
• Birth Source: 1880 Village Census of the Mennonite West Reserve; Dyck, John and Harms, William; editors; Winnipeg: Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society, 1998., page 249-Na08
• Birth Source: Sommerfeld Gemeinde Buch: Registers of the Church at West Lynne, 1881-1935; Unger, Henry; Martens, Martha; and Ens, Adolf; editors; Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society, 2004, page Vol 1A, p231
• Source: Reimer, Peter K.; Gedcom File, Jan 2002
• Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Oct 18 2022, 5:21:23 UTC
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Oct 18 2022, 23:48:28 UTC