Andrew Kleb, born in 1856, grew up near New Kentucky, where his grandfather, Conrad Kleb, had come to settle years before. In 1891 he married Victoria Kriegel, and had seven children. In 1907 the Klebs moved to the Klein Community and began farming the area near Hooks Airport.

Kleb Intermediate opened on August 23, 1993 in honor of the Kleb Family.