Klein Family History & Genealogy

Herman John Klein was born in 1854 at Jagsthausen, Wurttemberg, Germany, and died at age 67 years old on March 9, 1922 at Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Herman John Klein.

Shirley Debra (Samanie) Klein was born on July 17, and died on March 9, 2018 at Hospice house in Ocala, Marion County, Florida United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Shirley Debra (Samanie ) Klein.

Amanda Elise (Klein) Ringkvist was born on September 22, 1891 to Herman John Klein and Mary Anna Schmid, and had siblings Fred J. Klein, Matilda Libby Klein, William Herman Klein, Mary K. Klein, Bertha Elsa Klein, Louise Klara Klein, Elizabeth Emma Klein, Rose Marie Klein, and Herman Jacob Klein. She married Carl "Charlie" August Edvard Ringkvist, and had children Robert Charles Ringkvist, Esther Elsa Ringkvist, Paul Victor Ringkvist, Hilda Joyce Ringkvist, and Iris Elaine Ringkvist. Amanda Ringkvist died at age 94 years old on July 26, 1986 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Amanda Klein .

Bertha Elsa Klein was born on September 27, 1895 at Waltz, Wayne, Michigan, and died at age 98 years old in 1993 at Albion, Calhoun, Michigan. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Bertha Elsa Klein.

Our Founder Felix Klein, Founder and president of the National Society for Graphology, founder and president of the National Bureau of Document Examiners, and a past president of the American Association of Handwriting Analysts began his study of graphology in his birthplace, Vienna, Austria, at the age of thirteen. He was a practicing graphologist all of his life and lectured and gave seminars throughout the United States, and in Canada, England, Germany, Israel, and Mexico. Mr. Klein came to the United States in 1940 after spending six months each in the concentration camps at Dachau and Buchenwald. While in those camps, he formulated his theory of directional pressure as a result of studying changes in the handwriting of his fellow inmates. He translated and condensed Dr. Pulver’s “Symbolism in Handwriting” from the original German, and was the author of 22 monographs, including “The Character Structure of Neuroses,” “The Psychology of the Handwriting of the Child,” “Intelligence in Handwriting,” “Rhythm, Ground-rhythm and Beyond,” and “Emotional Release in Handwriting.” His contribution to the scientific validity of graphology is described in his 44-page paper comparing the accuracy of matching TAT (Thematic Apperception Test) with graphological personality profiles, a research project conducted at Hunter College, New York in 1973. Mr. Klein did extensive work in personnel selection for major companies and banks, vocational guidance, and individual analyses, all through his company, Manhattan Handwriting Consultant. A consultant to the United Nations, to AT&T and to the State of New York, Felix Klein was a top-ranked questioned documents examiner and testified in over 150 court cases in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, New Mexico and Nevada, as well as in Geneva, Switzerland and the island of St. Vincent’s. In 1979 he was called to Ghana, Africa to testify in a case involving a major political figure. It was probably as a teacher that Felix Klein was most known and loved. He held classes at his New York City office in all levels of graphology: Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced, Master Research, and Psychology for Graphologists. He also offered correspondence courses at all levels and had correspondence students from all over the U.S., Canada, England, Sweden, Israel, and Australia. Felix Klein appeared on numerous television and radio shows, among them the Canadian Broadcasting Company’s TV version of “60 Minutes,” “ What’s my Line,” The Alan Douglas, Alan Burke, Jerry Williams, Long John Nebel, and Candy Jones shows, as well as the radio stations of Harvard, Brown and Boston Universities. A prominent clinical psychologist once wrote to Felix, “…with your knowledge of graphology and psychology, you’re the only one I know who speaks and understands both ‘languages.’” Wherever Felix spoke, his warm, caring personality and his naturalness and keen sense of humor generated enthusiastic responses from young and old alike.

Frank Klein was born on July 5, 1907 at Brooklyn in Kings County, New York United States, and died at age 65 years old in 1972 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Frank Klein.

David Klein was born on January 15, 1934 in Oradea, Oradea County, BH Romania, and died at age 10 years old in May 1944 in Oswiecim, Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Poland. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember David Klein.

Elizabeth Emma Klein was born on December 10, 1899 at Waltz, Wayne, Michigan to Herman John Klein and Mary Anna Schmid, and had siblings Amanda Klein, Fred J. Klein, Matilda Libby Klein, William Herman Klein, Mary K. Klein, Bertha Elsa Klein, Louise Klara Klein, Rose Marie Klein, and Herman Jacob Klein. Elizabeth Klein died at age 86 years old on April 1, 1986 at Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth Emma Klein.

Herman Jacob Klein was born on November 30, 1906 at Scio Twp., Washtenaw, Michigan to Herman John Klein and Mary Anna Schmid, and had siblings Amanda Klein, Fred J. Klein, Matilda Libby Klein, William Herman Klein, Mary K. Klein, Bertha Elsa Klein, Louise Klara Klein, Elizabeth Emma Klein, and Rose Marie Klein. Herman Klein died at age 90 years old on March 6, 1997 at Sun City, Maricopa, Arizona. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Herman Jacob Klein.

Heinrich Klein died in 1927. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Heinrich Klein.

Mary K. Klein was born on November 1, 1893 at Waltz, Washtenaw, Michigan to Herman John Klein and Mary Anna Schmid, and had siblings Amanda Klein, Fred J. Klein, Matilda Libby Klein, William Herman Klein, Bertha Elsa Klein, Louise Klara Klein, Elizabeth Emma Klein, Rose Marie Klein, and Herman Jacob Klein. Mary Klein died at age 96 years old in 1989 at Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary K. Klein.

Haley Renne Klein was born on November 17, 1991. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Haley Renne Klein.

Rose Marie Klein was born on October 25, 1902 at Washtenaw County, Michigan to Herman John Klein and Mary Anna Schmid, and had siblings Amanda Klein, Fred J. Klein, Matilda Libby Klein, William Herman Klein, Mary K. Klein, Bertha Elsa Klein, Louise Klara Klein, Elizabeth Emma Klein, and Herman Jacob Klein. Rose Klein died at age 36 years old on September 13, 1939 at Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rose Marie Klein.

Khaim Klein was born on July 14, 1939 in Oradea, Oradea County, BH Romania, and died at age 4 years old in May 1944 at Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi Concentration Camp and Museum 20 Więźniów Oświęcimia, in Oświęcim, Powiat oświęcimski County, Małopolskie Poland. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Khaim Klein.

Fred J. Klein was born on September 29, 1885 at Detroit, Wayne, Michigan to Herman John Klein and Mary Anna Schmid, and had siblings Amanda Klein, Matilda Libby Klein, William Herman Klein, Mary K. Klein, Bertha Elsa Klein, Louise Klara Klein, Elizabeth Emma Klein, Rose Marie Klein, and Herman Jacob Klein. Fred Klein died at age 86 years old on August 11, 1972 at Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Fred J. Klein.

Matilda Libby Klein was born on October 2, 1887 at Waltz, Wayne, Michigan to Herman John Klein and Mary Anna Schmid, and had siblings Amanda Klein, Fred J. Klein, William Herman Klein, Mary K. Klein, Bertha Elsa Klein, Louise Klara Klein, Elizabeth Emma Klein, Rose Marie Klein, and Herman Jacob Klein. Matilda Klein died at age 87 years old in 1974 at Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Matilda Libby Klein.

Janet Barbara (Klein) Knipfing was born to George Lee Klein (1917 - 1988) and Theodora G. Bruno (1921-2017). She had siblings George and Lee Ann Klein. Janet Klein married Joseph Valentine Knipfing Jr. (1930 - 2006) on February 4, 1961 in Hempstead, New York. They had three children: Gary Joseph (born 1961), Kevin George (born 1965) and Leslie Ann Knipfing (born 1974). Their son, Gary Joseph Knipfing, was better known as Gary Valentine, an actor and standup comedian. Their son, Kevin George Knipfing, was better known as Kevin James, also a well-known actor.

Nicholas Scott Klein was born circa 2001 in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania United States to Rachelle Marie Klein and Keith Stephen Klein, and has siblings Keith Scott Klein Jr. and Julia Rose Klein. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Nicholas Scott Klein.

Francis Joseph Klein Jr. was born on August 21, 1964 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States to Francis Joseph Klein and Linda Anne Klein, and has siblings Keith Stephen Klein, Cheryl Lynn Klein, and Gloria (Klein) Varallo. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Francis Joseph Klein Jr..

Keith Stephen Klein was born on June 7, 1966 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Keith Stephen Klein.