Klein, John

Born: 1813-XX-XX New York

Flourished: 1835-1859 Sangamon County, Illinois

Klein was a farmer in Sangamon County, Illinois, as early as 1835. In 1846, he married Cynthia Ann Bryant, who was sixteen years younger than him. In 1859, John and Cynthia divorced, and John retained custody of their four children. Lincoln & Herndon represented Cynthia.

Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales, Logan County, 69:27, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL; Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, Sangamon County, 4 June 1846, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL; U.S. Census Office, Seventh Census of the United States (1850), Sangamon County, IL, 188; Klein v. Klein, Martha L. Benner and Cullom Davis et al., eds., The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln: Complete Documentary Edition, 2d edition (Springfield: Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, 2009), https://lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org/Details.aspx?case=139746.