Submitted by: Robin Kline

Elizabeth (Bessie) Clementine Blair 

Elizabeth (Bessie) Clementine Blair was born 19 March 1883 in Loudon Tennessee. She was the daughter of William Wiley Blair and Mary Frankie Browder. She married William Lowry Kline II  in Loudon Co. Tennessee on the 10th of September 1905 William was the son of William Lowry (Budd) Kline and Margaret (Maggie) Josephine Hall and was born July 31 1879. William and Bessie made their home on the Kline farm which had been in the family since the mid 1800's.  William and Bessie had 5 children 
 
 

James Franklin (Jim), Margaret Frances Kline Matlock, Elizabeth Kline Jones, William Lowry Kline III, and Wiley Blair Kline

William Lowry Kline III born 5 July 1906 in Loudon he married Ethel Watson of Escambia Co. Al. on the 27th of Feb 1932. William and Ethel attended the University of Tennessee William graduated with a degree in engineering, he enlisted in the army becoming Captain he served during WWII in the corps of Engineers.  After the war William owned and operated the Watson Kline Hardware store in Flomation, Escambia Co. AL. William died 30 Oct 1963.
 
Wiley Blair Kline was born 3 Aug 1908 in Loudon Tennessee. Blair was a batchlor and worked for the State of Tennessee. He died the 10th of April 1976.
 
James Franklin (Jim) Kline was born 25th of Aug 1910 he married Grace Pettit the 6th of April 1939. Jim and Grace lived on the edge of the Kline farm and helped oversee the operation of the farm Jim died 13 Feb 1982. 
 
Elizabeth Kline was born 6 Aug 1917 she married Herbert O. Jones 2 Jan 1942. Elizabeth had no children she and Her husband lived in Loudon Tn. 
 
Margaret Frances Kline was born 18 Apr 1918 she married Frank Matlock March 6 1937 Franes died 9 April 1991.
 
William Lowry Kline II died 12 April 1933 on Blairs Ferry when he fell between the engine and the paddle wheel of the ferry and broke his back. Bessie died 10 Jun 1965 they are buried at the Steekee Cemetery Loudon TN.