According to our sources at Ancestry.com (currently worked by his grandson James) when Charles Thomas Kleiber was born on April 14, 1917, in Detroit, Michigan, his father, Benjamin, was 23 and his mother, Mildred, was 20. He married Loretta Rose Graf on February 15, 1941, in Wyandotte, Michigan. They had three children in 14 years. He died on May 30, 1995, in Oakwood, Michigan, at the age of 78.

Charles T Kleiber was a WW2 Veteran and father of 3 children. He was James Grandfather but died several years before James was born. Charles was a huge baseball fan and a very good player himself. He got a single in a game against Hal Newhauser who went on to become a hall of fame player. Growing up in Lincoln Park he was a pitcher and Barney McCloskey (who played for the Tigers) was his catcher. Although he was drafted by Cleveland, World War 2 came along and he never played in the minor or major leagues. However he did lead the Ford team to several world championships during his 37 year career with the Ford Motor Company.