Harold Oscar Gustav KLETKE

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Harold Gustav Kletke was born Apr. 22, 1909, in southern Oklahoma,then know as the Big Pasture, near Randlet, seven miles north of theTexas border. Harold is the son of Edward Gustav and Ida LouiseKletke, nee Augustin. As a small infant his mother and sisters came toAlva by train. His father brought the wagons with their belongingsoverland with neighbors help. His father owned a farm northwest ofAlva. Harold attended school in the Highland School District northwest ofAlva, and the Lutheran School in Alva for one year. In 1918 he movedwith his parents to New Mexico. Here he attended high school in LasVegas, NM, graduating in 1929. While attending school he worked as around-house clerk for the AT&SF Railroad for two years at 37 cents anhour. He also cleaned basements and stoked furnaces for 25 cents andhour for other businesses there. After completing high school Harold started farming the wheat farm atAlva for his father. He would come to Alva near harvest time andremain until the wheat was sown in the fall. He would haul the farmtractor to and from Alva on a one ton Chevrolet truck. In 1934 Harold was employed by the Phillips Petroleum Co. that had adistributing point at Ute Park, MN. By accident he dropped a barrelfull of oil on his foot and was in the Miners Hospital in Raton forsix weeks. While here Harold made the acquaintance of Theresa EmilyStevens, daughter of Frank W. and Theresa Stevens, nee Kelly. Haroldand Theresa were married Oct. 7, 1934 and moved to Alva in Feb. 1935.Harold rented the O. A. Cline farm eight miles east and four milessouth of Alva. A son Dale Bruce was born. In 1939 Harold was one of seven in Woods County selected to purchase afarm in Woods County under the tenant purchase program of the farmSecurity Administration. The farm purchased was the one owned by hisfather Edward Gustav Kletke located six and one-half miles northwestof Alva. Their second son Edward Martin was born and Harold and Theresaremodeled the house and added more rooms. They did diversifiedfarming, paying particular attention to wheat growing and livestock;dairy cattle being a line in which he spent much energy. Later Haroldworked with the Agricultural Soil Conservation, surveying for pondsand terraces in Woods County. They became the parents of twins, a boy Jason Daniel and a daughterJoyce Dianne. Theresa died in Apr. 1948 leaving the twins three yearsold. Eddie seven, and Dale nearly nine. Dale Bruce attended Goodwell College, where he received his degree inAnimal Husbandry. He married Virginia Lou Durham, daughter of LaceyColeman Durham and Ruth Durham, nee Bridge in Raton, NM. Dale andVirginia have four children, Dale Bruce Jr., Catherine Ann, RachelLynn, and Daniel Brian. Edward Martin completed high school and attended Goodwell College inthe Panhandle. Edward is married to Barbara Litterell, daughter ofElbert and Edith Litterell, nee Shaddy. Edward's interests are farmingand ranching near Alva. They have one son Jeffrey Scott. Jason Kletke attended Northwestern. he married Virginia Baker and theyhave one son Robin Edward. Later Jason married Patricia FrancesSievers, daughter of William and Faye Sievers, nee Chapman. Pat hasthree children Michael, Alisa, and Todd white. Jason does carpenterwork in Alva and during the summer months custom harvesting. Joyce attended NWOSU and received a BS degree. She is teaching inLahoma, OK. She married Max Morse of Dacoma. Max is the son of Ray andPearl Morse, nee Ikler. Max finished his college work at Northwestern,majoring in Business Education. Max is employed with the Far Gas Co-opin Enid, OK. They live in Lahoma. Harold and his family are members of the Lutheran Church. Harold stilllives on the farm northwest of Alva.

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Titel	Familienstammbaum Engelken
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Hochgeladen	2014-12-22 06:03:51.0
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