George Klein
George Klein, one of Lima's well-known citizens, who has been connected with the machine shops of the C., H. & D. Railway for over a quarter of a century, and is treasurer of the Citizens' Loan & Building Company, of Lima, was born in Baden Germany, in 1855, and is a son of Martin Klein, a native of Germany, who came directly to Lima in 1876.
George Klein was educated in his native land and was 17 years old when he came to Lima, Ohio. Here he entered the employ of the machine department of the C., H. & D. Railway, and there he has remained for 34 years, with the exception of one year when he worked in the Pennsylvania shops. He has an established reputation for reliability and efficiency.
In 1876 Mr. Klein was married to Lizzie Schnabel, who is a daughter of John Schnabel, a mechanic, who came from Germany and settled at Lima in 1853. Mr. and Mrs. Klein have five children, namely: Anna, who graduated at the Lima High School in 1896, and has been teaching in the public schools since 1897; Flora, who also graduated at the Lima High School, in 1902, and is a stenographer for the Chown Commercial Company, having also taken a business course; Bertha, who was graduated in 1903 for the Lima High School and is the wife of Herman Rable, a boiler-maker in the railroad shops at Lima; Charles, who is a machinist now serving his apprenticeship with the C., H. & D. Railway; and Lillian, who is a student in the Lima High School.
Mr. Klein and family belong to the German Reformed Church in which he has been an elder for a number of years. Fraternally he is an Odd Fellow. He is a man of quiet tastes, an independent thinker, and while not active in political life, he is always interested in all matters that promote the general welfare.