Sievers Family Search

Hi Sandy:

   �

   The titles wife, daughter, etc does not necessarily mean that the
   listed relationship is to your relative.� The wife could be his aunt
   the daughters could be the aunt's daughters or maybe his sisters.

   �

   However, I am betting that the "wife"� was the mother of all the
   others and Heinrich was her oldest son and Tekla was her oldest
   daughter.� As the oldest adult son, Heinrich was responsible for all
   of them.

   �

   If you go to Germany, where would you go?� You don't know where they
   came from.

   �

   However, with six people, there just has to be a paper trail
   somewhere.

   �

   Gale

     Hi Gale,
     Thanks for your help. Yes, I did look at the whole manifest, but it
     is �
     the weirdest thing. If you look at the others with my gg
     grandfather �
     they NEVER show up again.....anywhere. I know he landed in 1856 in
     New �
     Orleans, La. I also know he spent his life in Ruma, Randolph
     County, �
     Il. I have a census for 1870,1880, and 1900. Never have i found
     info �
     on the others that show on the manifest. It's like they
     disappeared?? �
     Plus, look at the ages, he was 21yrs. but it says there was a
     daughter �
     Catherina 17yrs and Tekla 24 yrs. Then, a wife that was 49yrs.?? �
     Someone once told me that maybe he was "just bringing them over".
     �
     because they were all women and usually � women would not travel by
     �
     themselves. What do you think? I have tried to search for each of
     them �
     on Ancestry and have had no luck. But I did find my gg grandfather.
     �
     Any suggestions??
     I also found my gg Uncle Gottlieb Sievers.....but once again I
     still �
     can not find where they come from in Germany. My husband says I am
     �
     "true German" because I have been at this on my own for almost 10
     �
     years......and wont quit. I want to visit Germany one day soon, to
     see �
     where my famiy came from.
     Blessings & Joy,
     sandy sievers cooper
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     > � HI Sandy:
     >
     > � �
     >
     > � Did you check the whole manifest for the ship Stella?
     >
     > � �
     >
     > � Here is what I find.� � It includes aparently a whole family
     of
     > � Seivers.
     >
     > � �
     >
     > � [1]First name [2]Last name [3]Occupation [4]Age [5]Sex
     [6]Arrived
     > � [7]Origin [8]Ship
     > � CATHARINA [9]SIEVERS DAUGHTER 17 F 28 Oct 1856 GERMANY STELLA
     > � HEINRICH [10]SIEVERS PEASANT 21 M 28 Oct 1856 GERMANY STELLA
     > � TEKLA [11]SIEVERS DAUGHTER 24 F 28 Oct 1856 GERMANY STELLA
     > � GEFINA [12]SIEVERS WIFE 49 F 28 Oct 1856 GERMANY
     >
     > � �
     >
     > � GEFINA � � [13]SIEVERS CHILD, YOUNGSTER 7 � F 28 Oct 1856
     GERMANY �
     > STELLA
     > � MARGARETHA [14]SIEVERS DAUGHTER � � � � 10 F 28 Oct 1856
     GERMANY �
     > STELLA
     >
     >
     > � �
     >
     > � �
     >
     > � �
     >
     > � GOTTL. [15]SIEVERS BUTCHER 15 M 22 May 1863 GERMANY BORUSSIA
     >
     > � �
     >
     > � This all comes from Castle Garden, the forerunner of Ellis
     Island.
     >
     > � �
     >
     > � [16]WWW.CastleGarden.org
     >
     > � �
     >
     > � You can get a complete list of the manifist for the dates of
     �
     > interest
     > � by intering the Sievers name and the years 1856 for one and
     1856 for
     > � the other.� � Then select the ships Stella for one and
     Borussia for �
     > the
     > � other.� � Delete the Sievers name and use the wild card *� �
     >
     > � �
     >
     > � Gale
     >
     > � �
     >
     > � �
     >
     > � Gale
     >
     >
     >
     > � � Good Evening to All,
     > � � I have been trying to put together my family history. I am
     finding
     > � � out �
     > � � it is very hard from the US. � My gg grandfather was
     Heinrich
     > � � Gottlieb �
     > � � Sievers. From what I have been able to find out he was born
     �
     > October
     > � � �
     > � � 1832 in Germany. On October 28, 1856 he landed in New �
     > � � Orleans,Louisiana, USA. He left out of the port of Bremen
     on the
     > � � ship �
     > � � named the Stella. I was told Bremen's records were
     destroyed �
     > during
     > � � �
     > � � the war??? He died in Red Bud,Illinois,USA on March 4,
     1908. His
     > � � ship �
     > � � log said he was from Hannover,Germany. A couple census
     reports in
     > � � �
     > � � Illinois just said Germany. But on his death certificate
     his son
     > � � was �
     > � � the information giver, and the son said his father was from
     > � � Hamburg?? �
     > � � I do know � � Heinrich Gottlieb had a younger brother named
     > � � Gottlieb. �
     > � � Gottlieb was born July 18, 1848 in Germany. He came to
     America May
     > � � 22, �
     > � � 1863 and landed in New York,NY. Any.....help would be a
     blessing �
     > at
     > � � �
     > � � this point. Thanks for yall's time in reading this.
     > � � sandy sievers
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     >
     > References
     >
     > � 1.
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     >
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     > � 2.
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     > � 3.
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     &p_first_name=&p_last_name=
     > %&co_code
     >
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     > � 6.
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     ived&p_first_name=&p_last_name=
     > %&co_code
     >
     =-1&o_code=-1&m_mid=18368&m_arr_date_end=1856&m_arr_date_start=1856
     > � 7.
     file://localhost/webmail/quick_search_result.php?sort=desc&type=ori
     gin&p_first_name=&p_last_name=
     > %&co_code
     >
     =-1&o_code=-1&m_mid=18368&m_arr_date_end=1856&m_arr_date_start=1856
     > � 8.
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     p&p_first_name=&p_last_name=
     > %&co_code
     >
     =-1&o_code=-1&m_mid=18368&m_arr_date_end=1856&m_arr_date_start=1856
     > � 9.
     file://localhost/webmail/quick_search_detail.php?p_id=4154222
     > � 10.
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     > � 11.
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     > � 12.
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     > � 13.
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     > � 14.
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     > � 15.
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Oh…now that would make sense. I do know that Gottlieb Sievers was to go back to Germany to visit" his parents" in April of 1880 or 1881. It was in the Jefferson County Democrat of House Springs,MO. I do have a copy of this. Since I had tried everything I could think of with my gg grandfather Heinrich Gottlieb Sievers, I started searching his brother. I agree, there should be a paper trail but I have not found any. I checked with the church Heinrich went to and there is no mention of the others. Also, census reports for New Orleans and Illinois and MO. Gottlieb is in their records as a god father to one of Heinrich's children. Any thoughts?? Or ideas???

As far as going to Germany......I would have to have more of an exact location to search/visit. I made contact with a lady who works for the church in Hanover, Germany. She said most all records were there. At the time, we just could not afford the amount it would cost for her to search for me. I figured I would try to get as much info in the US before going there.