Nicholas B. Klaine was born in Bordentown, N. J., on February 5, 1839. He came with his parents to Rock Island, Illinois, in 1851, where he lived until 1859. He was married in August, 1859, to Miss Julia Kinkaid, a native of Missouri. He then moved to St. Louis, Mo. He enlisted in August 1862, in Company K, Tenth Missouri Cavalry. he was commissioned Second Lieutenant. and commanded his company one year. He participated in all the battles of his command and was mustered out in May, 1864. He went to Warrensburg, Mo., in 1865, and began the publication of the Warrensburg Standard, which he continued for ten years. He served both as City Clerk and City Councilman. He represented Johnson County, Missouri, in the State Legislature (1869–1870) and was Supervisor of Registration of Johnson County (1866).
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