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[Broderbund Family Archive #258, Ed. 1, Naturalization Records: Philadelphia, 1789-1880, Date of Import: Jan 17, 2002, Internal Ref. #1.258.1.1283.2]
[Note difference in name. Is this the same John Klausfelder??]
Document Name: John L. Klausfelder
Country of Former Allegiance: Germany
Date of Declaration of Intent: Oct 08, 1855
Court of Declaration of Intent: Pennsylvania Supreme
Date of Oath of Allegiance: Sep 28, 1860
Court of Oath of Allegiance: Common Pleas
His obituary read:
Klausfelder, John
John Klausfelder, an aged former resident of West Point, died at the
state hospital, Norristown, Wednesday morning of last week, aged 73
years. He was an inmate of the hospital for about a year and a half.
Deceased was born in Germany, and came to this country more than 50
years ago. He was a farmer by occupation. A coincidence worthy of
note is the fact that Mr. Klausfelders' wife died this same week in
May four years ago. Deceased is survived by three sons and one
daughter: Charles, of Creamery; Emil, of Collegeville; Augustus, of
Camden, N.J., and Emeline, wife of Levi Siegfried, of West Point.
Information from the 1880 Census: Sig and Christina were living in Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, PA. Sig was a farmer. Emmaline was attending school. Sig was born in Bavaria as were his parents. Christina was born in Wurtemburg and her father was born in Baden and her mother in Wurtemburg.