JOHN H. KLETT, Avon, New York.
John H. Klett has not been numbered with the engineers of the Erie Railroad a very long time, but the few months that he has, have been sufficient to demonstrate that he is one of the most promising engineers on the road. The son of John Klett, a maltster of Avon, New York, he was born in that city, and after securing a good education, worked with his father until 1886. He then entered the service of the Erie, working in the shops in various capacities until 1888, when he was advanced to fireman. For the ensuing eleven years he ran on the Rochester Division in this capacity, receiving a merited promotion to engineer in 1899. Since then he has run in the freight service on the Rochester Division, where his efficient running and good judgment have won him many encomiums, both from superiors and his fellow workmen.

Excerpted from: "American Locomotive Engineers, Erie Railway Edition," H.R. Romans Editor; Crawford-Adsit Company Publishers, Chicago, IL 1899.

From the March, 1911 issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
We extend our sympathy to Engineer J.H. Klett, in the loss of his eldest sister, Miss Uertha Klett, who died very suddenly at her home in Avon, N.Y., on February 3rd (1911). Her mother and father, two sisters and one brother, survive her.