Abe Cline was the farmer who was the employer of Mary Glass in 1916 when she disappeared. Dave Cline Jr. was his brother.
Abe was a very successful farmer, utilizing sustainable farming practices before they were known or widely utilized. He was named after his grandfather. Cline Road is named after Abe, the Cline Farm used to be on this road.
1885: Born in Coffeyville, Kansas.
1903: Abe attends the Manhattan Agricultural College (Kansas State University)
1908: Appointed Parker township Republican delegate.
1913: Marries Lyde Boedery at age 27.
1916: Abe testifies in his brother Dave Cline Jr’s murder trial.
1919: Abe’s Aberdeen-Angus cattle is recognized among the best in the entire country.
1920: Abe sells the old Cline farm to the Amherst Oil Company.
1921: Abe elected County Commissioner.
1952: Wife Lyde dies at age 67.
1966: Abe dies at age 80 in Coffeyville
Sources:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67312924/abraham_winfield-cline