Daniel W. Klepinger

As printed in 1909

DANIEL W. KLEPINGER.

Daniel W. Klepinger, superintendent of the Harrison township public schools of Montgomery county, was born October 7, 1862, in Madison township and represents one of the oldest families of the county. It is known that John Klepinger was the ancestor of the Klepinger people. He was born in Germany January 31, 1774. On the 31st of December, 1799, he married Elizabeth Benkard, who also was born in Germany. Unto this union were born ten children. The two oldest were George, who was born October 19, 1800; and John, born May 26, 1802. All of the Klepingers now living in Montgomery county are descendants of these two sons. John Klepinger, the great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch, and his wife removed with their family from Pennsylvania, where they first settled after coming to this country, to Ohio in 1815 and settled on a farm in Madison township, Montgomery county. Later they removed to Indiana, locating near Lafayette on the Tippecanoe battleground. This John Klepinger died October 12, 1833.

Daniel W. Klepinger was a grandson of the second son of the above mentioned union and is the third child in a family of six children born unto Newton and Sarah Klepinger. His boyhood days were spent on the farm in Madison township, a mile southeast of Trotwood. While a boy he did such work as naturally falls to the lot of a farm lad, working diligently in the fields through the summer months, while in the fall he entered the rural school, therein pursuing his studies until with the return of spring he was again obliged to assist in the farm work.

Determining to become a teacher, Mr. Klepinger entered the Ohio Normal university at Ada in the fall of 1882. After spending thirty weeks in this university, he began to teach in subdistrict No. 9, Madison township, then known as the Keener school. Two years later he temporarily gave up teaching for further study and was graduated from the university at Ada in 1888. Since that time he has been continually engaged in the profession of teaching, having had charge of elementary schools in Harrison, Jefferson and Van Buren townships. After which he served as superintendent of Washington township for two years and of Madison township for four years. During the past ten years he has been superintendent of the Harrison township schools. He has always regarded the profession of teaching as a very responsible but also as a delightful one.

Under his supervision the high schools of both Madison and Harrison townships were placed upon a firm foundation. As an educator he has done excellent work, holding to high ideals and continually seeking out new methods to improve the schools and enhance the grade of work done therein. On the

ist of September, 1908, he was appointed a member of the comity board of school examiners for a term of three years.

In 1892 Daniel W. Klepinger and Jennie May Miller were united in marriage and unto them were born five children, one son having died in infancy. The others are: Miriam Edna, Troy Emerson, Robert Miller and Evangeline. The family home is now in Harrison township near Dayton.

Mr. Klepinger has thus far spent his life in this county, giving his attention to educational work. He has displayed much ability to impart readily and clearly to others and the power which he has manifested as an organizer have made the schools under his supervision of the highest grade.

As printed in History of the city of Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio (1909). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.