Anna (Satorious) Siert, 89
September 17, 1850 ~ January 19, 1940
Portrait in paper as well as picture of home; death date from tombstone; newspaper clipping and photo from Barb Sandvold of Blair, a descendant.
Mrs. Anna Siert—A pioneer is dead
Mrs. Siert Dies: Was First Mother in Pioneer Blair
Early Settler’s Son Was First White Child Born in Blair in 1869.
Mrs. Anna Siert, 89, who as a young wife of 18 became the mother of the first child born in Blair, died at her home, 611 west Washington Street, early last Friday morning. She had been in ill health the past year, but was not bedfast.
Mrs. Siert’s son, the late Henry Siert, born May 21, 1869, was Blair’s first birth. He was born only two months after the town lots had been sold here.
Funeral services for Mrs. Siert were held at the family residence at 2 p.m. Monday, the Rev. Arthur F. Mitchell of St. Mary’s Episcopal church officiating. Six grandsons and the husband of a granddaughter served as pallbearers. They were Harry Siert of Omaha, Harold Siert of Omaha, Robert, Paul and William Siert of Blair, and Kenneth DeLong of Florence. Mrs. Siert was buried in Blair cemetery beside the grave of her husband, Henry, Sr., who died in 1899.
Anna Satorious, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Joseph Satorious, was born September 17, 1850, at Cologne, Germany. When 15 years old, she came to America with her family and they settled first in Omaha. The family later moved to the St. Helena community in Cedar county, but Anna meanwhile had been married in 1868 to Henry Siert, and remained in Omaha with her husband.
Here in 1868
Mr. and Mrs. Siert arrived here in the fall of 1868 by stagecoach, the year before Blair was founded. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Beekmann were then farming on the present site of Blair, and the Sierts spent the winter of 1868-69 at their home.
In all the ensuing 70 year, Mrs. Siert had been a continuous resident of Blair. She had not even left the city on vaations. Mr. and Mrs. Siert were well-known in pioneer Blair. Mr. Siert, a carpenter and contractor, built many of Blair’s residences and business buildings.
Mrs. Siert was the last of 12 daughters. Two sisters, Cecelia, 91, and Helena, 93, died last October only four days apart.
Surviving Mrs. Siert are two daughters, Kate and Margaret, at home; four sons: Frank, Paul, Charles and Fred Siert, all of Blair; 13 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. A brother, Christian, of Wynot, also survives. Three sons, Henry, George and Peter, and a daughter, Martha, preceded her in death.
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Sources: Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society, pictures/copy of obituary from descendant Barb (Siert) Sandvold. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska library. Additional information below is courtesy of the National Archives, and from the tombstones.
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The large stone is for Anna & Henry. In the middle of the front row, Father is for Henry and Mother is for Anna. Beside them are Kate (Katherine)(Jan 17, 1871-Jan. 24, 1966); Martha (July 27, 1877-May 2, 1928); Father Henry (Oct. 25, 1842-Sept. 26, 1989); Mother Anna (Sept. 17, 1850-Jan. 19, 1940); Margaret (Sept. 10, 1872-Sept. 12, 1945); Peter J (May 14, 1884-May 31, 1939).
In the back (west) row are 6 more stones, reading left to right: Chris (Nov. 9, 1880-Mar. 18, 1943); Harold R (Nov. 9, 1880-Mar. 18, 1943); Fred (Oct. 6, 1882-Oct. 21, 1969); Minnie, wife of Fred (Dec. 5, 1886-Aug. 7, 1941); Franz (Feb. 19, 1874-May 4, 1959); Lena (Nov. 8, 1878-May 14, 1964)
All these are in Block 34, Lot 5, graves 1-12
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Although Anna knew some English, German was still her most comfortable language. Anna used a large blue and white granite-ware coffee-pot to brew coffee for the family, including 2nd-grade grandsons who stopped in from school to visit her. She threw in an egg to settle the grounds. The family still has some of Henry's old wood-working tools--Henry and their sons were known in Blair for their skill at building. Source: Conversation with descendant Barb Siert
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September 17, 1850 ~ January 19, 1940
Portrait in paper as well as picture of home; death date from tombstone; newspaper clipping and photo from Barb Sandvold of Blair, a descendant.
Mrs. Anna Siert—A pioneer is dead
Mrs. Siert Dies: Was First Mother in Pioneer Blair
Early Settler’s Son Was First White Child Born in Blair in 1869.
Mrs. Anna Siert, 89, who as a young wife of 18 became the mother of the first child born in Blair, died at her home, 611 west Washington Street, early last Friday morning. She had been in ill health the past year, but was not bedfast.
Mrs. Siert’s son, the late Henry Siert, born May 21, 1869, was Blair’s first birth. He was born only two months after the town lots had been sold here.
Funeral services for Mrs. Siert were held at the family residence at 2 p.m. Monday, the Rev. Arthur F. Mitchell of St. Mary’s Episcopal church officiating. Six grandsons and the husband of a granddaughter served as pallbearers. They were Harry Siert of Omaha, Harold Siert of Omaha, Robert, Paul and William Siert of Blair, and Kenneth DeLong of Florence. Mrs. Siert was buried in Blair cemetery beside the grave of her husband, Henry, Sr., who died in 1899.
Anna Satorious, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Joseph Satorious, was born September 17, 1850, at Cologne, Germany. When 15 years old, she came to America with her family and they settled first in Omaha. The family later moved to the St. Helena community in Cedar county, but Anna meanwhile had been married in 1868 to Henry Siert, and remained in Omaha with her husband.
Here in 1868
Mr. and Mrs. Siert arrived here in the fall of 1868 by stagecoach, the year before Blair was founded. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Beekmann were then farming on the present site of Blair, and the Sierts spent the winter of 1868-69 at their home.
In all the ensuing 70 year, Mrs. Siert had been a continuous resident of Blair. She had not even left the city on vaations. Mr. and Mrs. Siert were well-known in pioneer Blair. Mr. Siert, a carpenter and contractor, built many of Blair’s residences and business buildings.
Mrs. Siert was the last of 12 daughters. Two sisters, Cecelia, 91, and Helena, 93, died last October only four days apart.
Surviving Mrs. Siert are two daughters, Kate and Margaret, at home; four sons: Frank, Paul, Charles and Fred Siert, all of Blair; 13 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. A brother, Christian, of Wynot, also survives. Three sons, Henry, George and Peter, and a daughter, Martha, preceded her in death.
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Sources: Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society, pictures/copy of obituary from descendant Barb (Siert) Sandvold. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska library. Additional information below is courtesy of the National Archives, and from the tombstones.
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The large stone is for Anna & Henry. In the middle of the front row, Father is for Henry and Mother is for Anna. Beside them are Kate (Katherine)(Jan 17, 1871-Jan. 24, 1966); Martha (July 27, 1877-May 2, 1928); Father Henry (Oct. 25, 1842-Sept. 26, 1989); Mother Anna (Sept. 17, 1850-Jan. 19, 1940); Margaret (Sept. 10, 1872-Sept. 12, 1945); Peter J (May 14, 1884-May 31, 1939).
In the back (west) row are 6 more stones, reading left to right: Chris (Nov. 9, 1880-Mar. 18, 1943); Harold R (Nov. 9, 1880-Mar. 18, 1943); Fred (Oct. 6, 1882-Oct. 21, 1969); Minnie, wife of Fred (Dec. 5, 1886-Aug. 7, 1941); Franz (Feb. 19, 1874-May 4, 1959); Lena (Nov. 8, 1878-May 14, 1964)
All these are in Block 34, Lot 5, graves 1-12
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Although Anna knew some English, German was still her most comfortable language. Anna used a large blue and white granite-ware coffee-pot to brew coffee for the family, including 2nd-grade grandsons who stopped in from school to visit her. She threw in an egg to settle the grounds. The family still has some of Henry's old wood-working tools--Henry and their sons were known in Blair for their skill at building. Source: Conversation with descendant Barb Siert
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Anna (Satorious) Siert, 89
September 17, 1850 ~ January 19, 1940
Portrait in paper as well as picture of home; death date from tombstone; newspaper clipping and photo from Barb Sandvold of Blair, a descendant.
Mrs. Anna Siert—A pioneer is dead
Mrs. Siert Dies: Was First Mother in Pioneer Blair
Early Settler’s Son Was First White Child Born in Blair in 1869.
Mrs. Anna Siert, 89, who as a young wife of 18 became the mother of the first child born in Blair, died at her home, 611 west Washington Street, early last Friday morning. She had been in ill health the past year, but was not bedfast.
Mrs. Siert’s son, the late Henry Siert, born May 21, 1869, was Blair’s first birth. He was born only two months after the town lots had been sold here.
Funeral services for Mrs. Siert were held at the family residence at 2 p.m. Monday, the Rev. Arthur F. Mitchell of St. Mary’s Episcopal church officiating. Six grandsons and the husband of a granddaughter served as pallbearers. They were Harry Siert of Omaha, Harold Siert of Omaha, Robert, Paul and William Siert of Blair, and Kenneth DeLong of Florence. Mrs. Siert was buried in Blair cemetery beside the grave of her husband, Henry, Sr., who died in 1899.
Anna Satorious, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Joseph Satorious, was born September 17, 1850, at Cologne, Germany. When 15 years old, she came to America with her family and they settled first in Omaha. The family later moved to the St. Helena community in Cedar county, but Anna meanwhile had been married in 1868 to Henry Siert, and remained in Omaha with her husband.
Here in 1868
Mr. and Mrs. Siert arrived here in the fall of 1868 by stagecoach, the year before Blair was founded. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Beekmann were then farming on the present site of Blair, and the Sierts spent the winter of 1868-69 at their home.
In all the ensuing 70 year, Mrs. Siert had been a continuous resident of Blair. She had not even left the city on vaations. Mr. and Mrs. Siert were well-known in pioneer Blair. Mr. Siert, a carpenter and contractor, built many of Blair’s residences and business buildings.
Mrs. Siert was the last of 12 daughters. Two sisters, Cecelia, 91, and Helena, 93, died last October only four days apart.
Surviving Mrs. Siert are two daughters, Kate and Margaret, at home; four sons: Frank, Paul, Charles and Fred Siert, all of Blair; 13 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. A brother, Christian, of Wynot, also survives. Three sons, Henry, George and Peter, and a daughter, Martha, preceded her in death.
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Sources: Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society, pictures/copy of obituary from descendant Barb (Siert) Sandvold. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska library. Additional information below is courtesy of the National Archives, and from the tombstones.
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The large stone is for Anna & Henry. In the middle of the front row, Father is for Henry and Mother is for Anna. Beside them are Kate (Katherine)(Jan 17, 1871-Jan. 24, 1966); Martha (July 27, 1877-May 2, 1928); Father Henry (Oct. 25, 1842-Sept. 26, 1989); Mother Anna (Sept. 17, 1850-Jan. 19, 1940); Margaret (Sept. 10, 1872-Sept. 12, 1945); Peter J (May 14, 1884-May 31, 1939).
In the back (west) row are 6 more stones, reading left to right: Chris (Nov. 9, 1880-Mar. 18, 1943); Harold R (Nov. 9, 1880-Mar. 18, 1943); Fred (Oct. 6, 1882-Oct. 21, 1969); Minnie, wife of Fred (Dec. 5, 1886-Aug. 7, 1941); Franz (Feb. 19, 1874-May 4, 1959); Lena (Nov. 8, 1878-May 14, 1964)
All these are in Block 34, Lot 5, graves 1-12
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Although Anna knew some English, German was still her most comfortable language. Anna used a large blue and white granite-ware coffee-pot to brew coffee for the family, including 2nd-grade grandsons who stopped in from school to visit her. She threw in an egg to settle the grounds. The family still has some of Henry's old wood-working tools--Henry and their sons were known in Blair for their skill at building. Source: Conversation with descendant Barb Siert
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September 17, 1850 ~ January 19, 1940
Portrait in paper as well as picture of home; death date from tombstone; newspaper clipping and photo from Barb Sandvold of Blair, a descendant.
Mrs. Anna Siert—A pioneer is dead
Mrs. Siert Dies: Was First Mother in Pioneer Blair
Early Settler’s Son Was First White Child Born in Blair in 1869.
Mrs. Anna Siert, 89, who as a young wife of 18 became the mother of the first child born in Blair, died at her home, 611 west Washington Street, early last Friday morning. She had been in ill health the past year, but was not bedfast.
Mrs. Siert’s son, the late Henry Siert, born May 21, 1869, was Blair’s first birth. He was born only two months after the town lots had been sold here.
Funeral services for Mrs. Siert were held at the family residence at 2 p.m. Monday, the Rev. Arthur F. Mitchell of St. Mary’s Episcopal church officiating. Six grandsons and the husband of a granddaughter served as pallbearers. They were Harry Siert of Omaha, Harold Siert of Omaha, Robert, Paul and William Siert of Blair, and Kenneth DeLong of Florence. Mrs. Siert was buried in Blair cemetery beside the grave of her husband, Henry, Sr., who died in 1899.
Anna Satorious, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Joseph Satorious, was born September 17, 1850, at Cologne, Germany. When 15 years old, she came to America with her family and they settled first in Omaha. The family later moved to the St. Helena community in Cedar county, but Anna meanwhile had been married in 1868 to Henry Siert, and remained in Omaha with her husband.
Here in 1868
Mr. and Mrs. Siert arrived here in the fall of 1868 by stagecoach, the year before Blair was founded. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Beekmann were then farming on the present site of Blair, and the Sierts spent the winter of 1868-69 at their home.
In all the ensuing 70 year, Mrs. Siert had been a continuous resident of Blair. She had not even left the city on vaations. Mr. and Mrs. Siert were well-known in pioneer Blair. Mr. Siert, a carpenter and contractor, built many of Blair’s residences and business buildings.
Mrs. Siert was the last of 12 daughters. Two sisters, Cecelia, 91, and Helena, 93, died last October only four days apart.
Surviving Mrs. Siert are two daughters, Kate and Margaret, at home; four sons: Frank, Paul, Charles and Fred Siert, all of Blair; 13 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. A brother, Christian, of Wynot, also survives. Three sons, Henry, George and Peter, and a daughter, Martha, preceded her in death.
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Sources: Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society, pictures/copy of obituary from descendant Barb (Siert) Sandvold. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska library. Additional information below is courtesy of the National Archives, and from the tombstones.
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The large stone is for Anna & Henry. In the middle of the front row, Father is for Henry and Mother is for Anna. Beside them are Kate (Katherine)(Jan 17, 1871-Jan. 24, 1966); Martha (July 27, 1877-May 2, 1928); Father Henry (Oct. 25, 1842-Sept. 26, 1989); Mother Anna (Sept. 17, 1850-Jan. 19, 1940); Margaret (Sept. 10, 1872-Sept. 12, 1945); Peter J (May 14, 1884-May 31, 1939).
In the back (west) row are 6 more stones, reading left to right: Chris (Nov. 9, 1880-Mar. 18, 1943); Harold R (Nov. 9, 1880-Mar. 18, 1943); Fred (Oct. 6, 1882-Oct. 21, 1969); Minnie, wife of Fred (Dec. 5, 1886-Aug. 7, 1941); Franz (Feb. 19, 1874-May 4, 1959); Lena (Nov. 8, 1878-May 14, 1964)
All these are in Block 34, Lot 5, graves 1-12
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Although Anna knew some English, German was still her most comfortable language. Anna used a large blue and white granite-ware coffee-pot to brew coffee for the family, including 2nd-grade grandsons who stopped in from school to visit her. She threw in an egg to settle the grounds. The family still has some of Henry's old wood-working tools--Henry and their sons were known in Blair for their skill at building. Source: Conversation with descendant Barb Siert
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