>From 1880 census, Hopkins: 68/68 Siefken, John F. M 38 Married Oldenburg Ol Ol Etha C. F 42 M wife Hanover Ha Ha Annie M. F 2 Single daughter IL Ol Ha (born abt 9 May 1878 according to "Births in Whiteside Co." by Sweger.) Gerd M 65 Widow Father Ha Ha Ha Susie....It's possible, just from looking at places of birth, that Gerd was Etha's father, especially if it was Etha reporting to the census taker. Just a thought. >From "Marriages in Whiteside Co. 1856-1882" by Sweger: SIEFKEN - TANISON, 15 June 1876 (Whiteside Sentinel) mar 14 June 1876 by Rev. Edward H. SMITH; J. F. SIEFKEN and Mrs. Etha C. TANISON, both of Clyde. >From "Index to Naturalization Records": Type Volume Page Date SIEFKEN (?) NICHOLAS Intention A INT p235 11 Mar 1871 SIEFKEN, NICHOLAS Final B FIN p364 25 Mar 1875 SIEFKEN, JOHN FRED Intention A INT p381 2 Oct 1884 Dawn Everling [email protected] http://www.isd.net/dcurtis1 for Whiteside Co. Resource List ----- Original Message ----- From: Susie <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 6:44 AM Subject: Siefken's > Posted on: Whiteside Co. Illinois Queries > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Whiteside/10917 > > Surname: Siefken > ------------------------- > > Re: SIEFKEN's in WHITESIDE CO, IL. > Looking for information on Gerd M. Siefken, John Fred Siefken, and Etha > C. Siefken. All were born in Germany according to the cenus records. These > 3 appear in 1880 IL cenus. Annie M., John and Etha's daughter, eventually > married Charles O. Hanson. > > > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > >