WILLIAM HENRY KLUG
WILLIAM HENRY KLUG. Extensive and impor-
tant operations in real estate have brought William H.
Klug to a prominent position among the successful
business men of Detroit. For over a quarter of a
century he has been connected with this line of activ-
ity and he has so directed his efforts as to develop
and improve the city as well as to promote his in-
dividual prosperity. He is of European extraction
and was born August 24, 1870, a son of Henry and
Dorothy (Niebauer) Klug, who brought their three
sons to the United States in 1870 in order that
they might escape the military oppression of their
native land and enjoy the blessings and privileges of
a free country. The family' at once came to Michigan
and located near Detroit. The father had been ac-
tively engaged in business in the country of his birth,
but he was not long permitted to enjoy his new
home, as he passed away two weeks after the arrival
of the family in Michigan. The mother courageously
took up the task of rearing her little family in a
strange land and accepted any honest employment
which was offered, in order that she might provide
them with the necessities of life. For many years
she labored unceasingly and uncomplainingly in order
that her children might have the benefit of an educa-
tion and her self-sacrificing efforts were well repaid,
for her sons have become successful business men and
highly respected citizens of the state. John, the eldest
of the family, is an engineer for the Detroit United
Railway; Fred is a resident of Pontiac; and William
H. is a substantial business man of Detroit.'
The last named acquired his early education in the
public schools of Detroit, after which he was appren-
ticed to the trade of carpenter and builder. He then
took up electrical work, steamfitting, plumbing, and
plastering, so that he might thoroughly fit himself
for his chosen life work — that of general contracting
and building. In 189.5, having acquired a compre-
hensive knowledge of the requirements necessary for
success in the builder's line, and his previous experi-
ence having been in positions of overseeing and of
other responsibilities for contractors and builders in
the general building line, he was convinced that his
mastery of that work fitted him to enter that field
himself. He started in business on his own account
and purchased vacant property, which he improved
with attractive modern homes. He was among the
first to launch an enterprise of this character in the
city and the homeseeker found his proposition a most
attractive one, so that Mr. Klug had no difficulty in
disposing of his property. His business has grown
steadily from year to year with the development of
the city, until it has now assumed extensive and
profitable proportions. He is recognized as a thor-
oughly reliable and progressive business man, who has
never resorted to questionable or unfair methods in
his transactions with the public. He has built and
sold over six hundred homes and also owns several
fine properties in the city, being recognized as one
of the leading building and real estate operators of
Detroit. Mr. Klug has other interests of various
kinds, being a large owner of stock in the Lincoln
Bond & Mortgage Corporation, The National Mortgage
Corporation, and the Commercial State Savings Bank.
On the 16th of November, 1899, Mr. Klug was united
in marriage to Miss Rosette Wegener, a daughter of
Ernest and Louise (Kohn) Wegener, prominent resi-
dents of this city. Four children have been born to
this union: Gertrude Dorothy Louise, whose birth oc-
curred May 11, 1902, and who graduated from the
Eastern high school in 1919; Mildred Wilhelmina Ro-
sette, born July 17, 1911; Eleanor Bertlia Augusta,
born August 27, 1913; and Wilford John Adolph, born
November 26, 1914, who is the only male representa-
tive of the family in his generation.
Mr. Klug is independent in his political views, and
his religious faith, as well as that of his family, is
indicated by his membership in the Emanuel Methodist
Episcopal church, in the work of which he is actively
and helpfully interested, being a member of the build-
ing committee and also of the board of trustees. He
is a prominent Mason, having attained the thirty-
second degree in the Scottish Rite Consistory and
being a member of the Mystic Shrine. He is also
identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
while socially he is connected with the Caravan Club
and the Masonic Country Club. As the architect of
his own fortunes he has builded wisely and well, and
the force of his personality, the keenness of his in-
sight and the soundness of his judgment have brought
him to a position of prominence in the real estate
circles of Detroit. His operations have been con-
ducted on an extensive scale and he has gained finan-
cial independence, while at the same time the city
has greatly profited by his enterprise and progressive-
ness. Mr. Klug resides at 3987 Seyburn avenue, where
he built his home in 1906.
tant operations in real estate have brought William H.
Klug to a prominent position among the successful
business men of Detroit. For over a quarter of a
century he has been connected with this line of activ-
ity and he has so directed his efforts as to develop
and improve the city as well as to promote his in-
dividual prosperity. He is of European extraction
and was born August 24, 1870, a son of Henry and
Dorothy (Niebauer) Klug, who brought their three
sons to the United States in 1870 in order that
they might escape the military oppression of their
native land and enjoy the blessings and privileges of
a free country. The family' at once came to Michigan
and located near Detroit. The father had been ac-
tively engaged in business in the country of his birth,
but he was not long permitted to enjoy his new
home, as he passed away two weeks after the arrival
of the family in Michigan. The mother courageously
took up the task of rearing her little family in a
strange land and accepted any honest employment
which was offered, in order that she might provide
them with the necessities of life. For many years
she labored unceasingly and uncomplainingly in order
that her children might have the benefit of an educa-
tion and her self-sacrificing efforts were well repaid,
for her sons have become successful business men and
highly respected citizens of the state. John, the eldest
of the family, is an engineer for the Detroit United
Railway; Fred is a resident of Pontiac; and William
H. is a substantial business man of Detroit.'
The last named acquired his early education in the
public schools of Detroit, after which he was appren-
ticed to the trade of carpenter and builder. He then
took up electrical work, steamfitting, plumbing, and
plastering, so that he might thoroughly fit himself
for his chosen life work — that of general contracting
and building. In 189.5, having acquired a compre-
hensive knowledge of the requirements necessary for
success in the builder's line, and his previous experi-
ence having been in positions of overseeing and of
other responsibilities for contractors and builders in
the general building line, he was convinced that his
mastery of that work fitted him to enter that field
himself. He started in business on his own account
and purchased vacant property, which he improved
with attractive modern homes. He was among the
first to launch an enterprise of this character in the
city and the homeseeker found his proposition a most
attractive one, so that Mr. Klug had no difficulty in
disposing of his property. His business has grown
steadily from year to year with the development of
the city, until it has now assumed extensive and
profitable proportions. He is recognized as a thor-
oughly reliable and progressive business man, who has
never resorted to questionable or unfair methods in
his transactions with the public. He has built and
sold over six hundred homes and also owns several
fine properties in the city, being recognized as one
of the leading building and real estate operators of
Detroit. Mr. Klug has other interests of various
kinds, being a large owner of stock in the Lincoln
Bond & Mortgage Corporation, The National Mortgage
Corporation, and the Commercial State Savings Bank.
On the 16th of November, 1899, Mr. Klug was united
in marriage to Miss Rosette Wegener, a daughter of
Ernest and Louise (Kohn) Wegener, prominent resi-
dents of this city. Four children have been born to
this union: Gertrude Dorothy Louise, whose birth oc-
curred May 11, 1902, and who graduated from the
Eastern high school in 1919; Mildred Wilhelmina Ro-
sette, born July 17, 1911; Eleanor Bertlia Augusta,
born August 27, 1913; and Wilford John Adolph, born
November 26, 1914, who is the only male representa-
tive of the family in his generation.
Mr. Klug is independent in his political views, and
his religious faith, as well as that of his family, is
indicated by his membership in the Emanuel Methodist
Episcopal church, in the work of which he is actively
and helpfully interested, being a member of the build-
ing committee and also of the board of trustees. He
is a prominent Mason, having attained the thirty-
second degree in the Scottish Rite Consistory and
being a member of the Mystic Shrine. He is also
identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
while socially he is connected with the Caravan Club
and the Masonic Country Club. As the architect of
his own fortunes he has builded wisely and well, and
the force of his personality, the keenness of his in-
sight and the soundness of his judgment have brought
him to a position of prominence in the real estate
circles of Detroit. His operations have been con-
ducted on an extensive scale and he has gained finan-
cial independence, while at the same time the city
has greatly profited by his enterprise and progressive-
ness. Mr. Klug resides at 3987 Seyburn avenue, where
he built his home in 1906.
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