John came to Newton,Ks about 1894 and for a number of years he had a shoe repair shop on East Third.[ their is still a shoe repair shop in this location as off 2008]He moved out to his farm near Walton,Ks. about 1910. John and Maria[Mary]Klabau married in Newton,Ks. in 1892. Their children:John 1895-Karl 1898- Marie 1907-1924 Walter 1909. Birth dates
