Sievers, Wilhelm 1842-1925

SIEVERS, TONNER

Posted By: Linda Mohning (email)
Date: 10/6/2011 at 20:01:55

Word reached Remsen last Saturday evening from Wilmont, Minn., that Wilhelm Sievers, another pioneer Remsen resident who had lived in Wilmont for the past six years, had passed away at his home there Saturday morning. Wilhelm Sievers was a natiave of Germany where he was born 76 years ago. He came to the United States in his early manhood, settling in Chicago where he worked at the carpenter’s trade. At the outbreak of the Civil war he enlisted in the Union infantry and served throughout the great conflict from which he was mustered out with an honorable discharge at his close. He then returned to Chicago where he soon was united in marriage to Miss Anna Tonner, also of the city. After their marriage the couple came to Iowa, settling in Carroll county, where he continued at the carpenter trade. It was while living in Carroll that Mr. Sievers became acquainted with the late Henry Sievers and his family who were also living there and chiefly because of the likeness of names and of their residence as neighbors there was formed and developed a friendship which continued throughout the remainder of their lives. The two Sievers families left Carroll county and came to Remsen together in 1881, and Wilhelm and his wife resided in town for a short time and then went to farming north of town. In 1904 they retired and came to town where they erected a comfortable home in Hoffman’s addition at the south end. Six years ago when Mr. Sievers’ health began to fail, the couple moved to Wilmont, Minn. In order to be near their boys who gave them all the comforts and care at their command in their parents’ declining years. The sons are August and George Sievers, who with their mother, are left to mourn the departure of a devoted father and husband. The funeral was held Tuesday. – Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, Feb 3, 1925, page 2.