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     Catharine Roosevelt Kissam was born in 1802.¹ She married Francis Armstrong Livingston, son of Col. William Smith Livingston and Catherine Lott.¹ Catharine Roosevelt Kissam died in 1878.¹

     Helena Kissam married Philip Livingston Hoffman, son of Colonel Martin Hoffman and Alida Livingston.¹

     Mary Louise Kittridge was born circa 1903.¹ She married Channing Woodbury Sewall, son of Frank Woodbury Sewall and Sarah Elizabeth Evans, on 26 August 1928 in Newmarket, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.¹

     Annie Kitts married William Vivian.¹

     Alice Emily Kizer was born in 1904.¹ She was the daughter of John Wood Kizer and Louise Ellen Curtis.¹ Alice Emily Kizer died in 1990.¹

     Carol Alden Kizer was born in 1945.¹ She was the daughter of Curtis Alden Kizer and Betty Barton Booth.¹ Carol Alden Kizer died in 1981.¹

     Curtis Alden Kizer was born in 1918.¹ He was the son of John Wood Kizer and Louise Ellen Curtis.¹ Curtis Alden Kizer married Betty Barton Booth in 1944.¹

     Egbert Alden Kizer was born in 1879.¹ He was the son of Nathaniel Bruce Kizer and Alice Etella Alden.¹ Egbert Alden Kizer married Anne L. Harrington.¹

     Egbert Aldine Kizer Jr. was born in 1911.¹ He was the son of Egbert Alden Kizer and Anne L. Harrington.¹

     John Alden Kizer was born in 1909.¹ He was the son of Egbert Alden Kizer and Anne L. Harrington.¹

     John Wood Kizer was born in 1876.¹ He was the son of Nathaniel Bruce Kizer and Alice Etella Alden.¹ John Wood Kizer married Louise Ellen Curtis.¹ John Wood Kizer died in 1929.¹

     Katherine Louise Kizer was born in 1903.¹ She was the daughter of Egbert Alden Kizer and Anne L. Harrington.¹

     Loretta A. Kizer was born in 1883.¹ She was the daughter of Nathaniel Bruce Kizer and Alice Etella Alden.¹ Loretta A. Kizer died in 1884.¹

     Margaret Louise Kizer was born in 1906.¹ She was the daughter of John Wood Kizer and Louise Ellen Curtis.¹ Margaret Louise Kizer died in 1987.¹

     Nathaniel Bruce Kizer was born in 1853.¹ He married Alice Etella Alden, daughter of Joseph Wood Alden and Jeanette Tucker.¹ Nathaniel Bruce Kizer died in 1929.¹

     Priscilla Alden Kizer was born in 1909.¹ She was the daughter of Egbert Alden Kizer and Anne L. Harrington.¹

     Elizabeth Van Kleeck was born in 1788.¹ She married Dr. Peter Wendell, son of Jacob Harmanus Wendell and Gertrude Lansing.¹ Elizabeth Van Kleeck died on 11 November 1846.¹

     Walter Kleinefelter was born in 1898.¹ He married Florence Louise Dana, daughter of Charles Henry Dana and May Louise Hill.¹

     Albert Key Klingender was born in 1865 in Lower Bebington, Cheshire, the birth was registered in the September quarter in the Wirral.^1,2 He was the son of Melchior George Klingender and Frances Eugenia Key.¹

     Ernestine J.K. Klingender's birth was registered in the quarter ending September 1859 in the Liverpool, Lancashire, registration district.¹ The marriage of Ernestine J.K. Klingender and William Power? or Henry O'Hara was registered in the quarter ending September 1876 in the St. Pancras, London, registration district.²

     Henry Key Klingender was born circa 1855 in Lancashire.¹ He was the son of Melchior George Klingender and Frances Eugenia Key.¹

     Henry Sewall Key Klingender was christened on 20 September 1858 at St. Mary's, Liverpool, Lancashire.¹ He was the son of Melchior George Klingender and Frances Eugenia Key.¹

     Melchior George Klingender was born circa 1823 in Waltham Abbey, Essex.¹ He married Frances Eugenia Key, daughter of Philip Barton Key Jr. and Maria Laura Sewall, on 25 April 1854 in Thibodaux, La Fourche, Louisiana.^2,3,4 Melchior's death was registered in the quarter ending March 1881 in the West Derby registration district.⁵
"On 17 April 1866 there was a suit in the Admiralty Court on behalf of he Government of the United States of America as plaintiffs to obtain possession of the vessel The Gibraltar otherwise Sumpter. This vessel had been purchased in the year 1861 by the then Government of the Confederate States of America, and having been armed and otherwise equipped, proceeded to sea and cruised in the West Indies and elsewhere and captured divers vessels belonging to subjects of the United States. In the month of January, 1862, she put into the port of Gibraltar, where she was sold to Melchior George Klingender, who subsequently employed her in running the blockade, in which service she continued until the close of the war, when, having put into Liverpool, she was arrested in this suit. No appearance had been entered of any person as owner to dispute the right of the plaintiffs, and the usual notices having been given, the Court was now moved to decree possession of her to the plaintiffs."

Ostensibly, Klingender was a Liverpool businessman who also acted as Fraser, Trenholm & Co’s advertising agent. He is also generally supposed to have been the paymaster for the crews of the Alabama. Klingender, however, was much more than a glorified clerk. In 1864 Charles Prioleau organized a Grand Bazaar in Liverpool to earn money for the Southern Prisoners’ Relief Fund. This was one of the most glamorous events ever held in Liverpool, and titled British ladies were patronesses. Mrs. Klingender was one of the ladies holding a stall, which is indicative of the Klingenders high ranking in the social scale. Ethel Seabrook Nepveux writing for the Confederate Historical Association of Belgium.⁶

     Philip Key Klingender's birth was registered in the quarter ending September 1867 in the West Derby registration district; but born in Liverpool.^1,2,3 He was the son of Melchior George Klingender and Frances Eugenia Key.¹

     Wilhelmina Key Klingender was born on 29 October 1863 in Waterloo, Lancashire, though the 1871 and 1881 Census shows Bebington, Cheshire.^1,2 She was the daughter of Melchior George Klingender and Frances Eugenia Key.¹ Wilhelmina Key Klingender was christened on 31 October 1871 at St Peter's, Liverpool, Lancashire.² The marriage of Wilhelmina Key Klingender and Richard John Stranger was registered in the quarter ending December 1881 in the Williton, Somerset, registration district.³

     Sophie Klovis was born in Germany. She married Adam Roehm.¹

     Clarence J. Klumph was born on 22 February 1882 in Ashtabula, Ohio.¹ He married Minnie Edith Sewall, daughter of Noah Amos Sewall and Mary Adeline Kuhn, on 21 September 1904 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.¹ Clarence J. Klumph died on 3 July 1955 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Hot Springs, Arkansas, at the age of 73 following a heart attack.²

     Edward M. Knable married Mary Eloise Adams, daughter of Francis Marion Adams and Mary Myrtle Sewall.¹

     Dorothy Frances Knapp was born on 3 October 1923 in Rolfe, Pocahontas County, Iowa.¹ She married Grant Laverne Sewall, son of Le Roy Oran Sewall and Anna Florine Hembre.¹ Dorothy Frances Knapp died on 7 September 1999 in Northridge, Los Angeles County, California, at the age of 75.¹

     Florence Knauf was the daughter of Joseph Knauf.¹ Florence Knauf married Palmer Sewell Gray, son of William T. Gray and Emma Lavinia Sewell, on 3 September 1919 in Houghton, Michigan.¹