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     Willard James Harris married Mary Ann Welsh.¹

     Mary Ann Welsh married Willard James Harris.¹

     Clifford Albert Morris married Gertrude Bell Ray.¹

     Gertrude Bell Ray married Clifford Albert Morris.¹

     Rudolf Manske married Luise Rutaf.¹

     Luise Rutaf married Rudolf Manske.¹

     Flora McDonald married Amos Lundy Eyestone.²

     William Albert Klinger is also referred to as William Albert Bieman in some sources.^4,3 He was born on 18 November 1904, Glasgow, Jefferson County, IA.^2,3,5,6 He was the son of Otis Wilson Klinger and Frances Barbara Gansert.¹ William Albert Klinger was baptized on 9 April 1905, First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, IA. The baptismal record, which is in German, lists both his biological parents (Otis Klinger and Frances Gansert) and his adoptive parents (J.H. "Beaman" and Louise Meier). It appears to list the date of birth as 9 April 1905.⁷ In May, 1905 William was adopted by Henry and Louise Bieman.³ At the time of the 1910 Census, "Willie", a 4-year old adopted son, was living in the household of Henry and Louise Bieman, in Waterloo Township, Black Hawk County, IA.⁸ He married Irene Mildred Shufelt, daughter of Claude Shufelt and Mary Goodenbour, on 7 January 1933, Williamstown Methodist Church, Williamstown, IA.^3,9 William was given a 60-day sentence after pleading guilty in federal court in Dubuque, IA, for the illegal sale of liquor on which federal tax had not been paid. He was brought to Waterloo to serve the time in Black Hawk County prison. A newspaper reported:
Four Brought to Waterloo.
Two northeast Iowa men, given sentences in federal court at Dubuque, Ia., for illegal sale of liquor on which federal tax was not paid, were brought Waterloo late Thursday to serve their terms in Black Hawk county jail. William A. Bieman, 34, Frederika farmer, was given a 60-day jail term after pleading guilty before Federal District Judge George C. Scott."
The Courier, December 9, 1938, Page 1.¹⁰ In 1940, William and Louise Bieman were farmers in Frederika Township, Bremer County, IA, where their household included William's step-son Orville Duecker.¹¹ William Albert Klinger died on 18 May 1994, Sumner, Bremer County, IA, at age 89.^12,3
Newspaper obituary:
FREDERIKA - William A. Bieman, 89, of Frederika, died Wednesday, May 18, at Hillcrest Home, Sumner, of natural causes; survivors include his wife, Irene; a son, Orville Duecker of Waterloo; two grandsons and three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Junior Klinger of Stoddard, Wis., and Percy Klinger of Prairie du Chien, Wis; and a sister, Blanche Hackett of Savannah, Ill; was preceded in death by four brothers; and three sisters; services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. John Lutheran Church, Frederika, with burial in Alcock Cemetery, rural Frederika; friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Rettig Funeral Home, Tripoli, and for an hour before services Friday at the church; Mr. Bieman farmed, then later owned and operated Phillips 66 Station in Frederika, retiring in 1967.
The Courier, May 19, 1994, Page 8.^13,3
He was buried on 20 May 1994, at Alcock Cemetery, Frederika, Bremer County, IA.³

     Infant son Klinger was born circa 1890.¹ He was the son of Otis Wilson Klinger and Frances Barbara Gansert.¹ Infant son Klinger died on 3 November 1890.¹ He was buried at Gresham Cemetery, Black Hawk County, IA.¹