Title
MR . AND MRS. ALBERT SIEVERS
Creator
Mrs. Ivan Sievers
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TOWNSHIP 140N RANGE 93W
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MR . AND MRS. ALBERT SIEVERS
Albert J. Sievers was born in Illinois on Sept. 28, 1885 to William and Dorothy (Dohrmann) Sievers. When two weeks old, he with his family moved to Albert City, la.
He had three brothers and eight sisters. When still a very young boy he went to Chicago and worked in a foundry. About 1901 he came to North Dakota to work for his uncle L. D. Dohrmann, who lived north of Taylor. He worked there about six years. About 1907 he proved up on a homestead in Dunn County in the Hirschville area. In 1911 or 1912 he purchased a quarter of land northeast of Taylor in sec. 26, twp. 140, R. 93 from Fred and Louisa Dohrmann. He built on this land while still homesteading. The first living quarters were in a granary. He moved to this place about 1914. The homestead land was sold to A1 Travis.
Emma Sievers was born in sec. 22, twp. 140, r. 94 north of Gladstone to Robert and Bertha Muecke on the Muecke homestead on May 28, 1890. Later the family moved to the farm in section 29, twp. 140, R. 94, where Joe Muecke now lives. Her brothers were Charles (deceased), Fred and Joe both living north of Gladstone, Clara (Mrs. Paul Wieglanda) of Salem, Ore., Sophie (Mrs. Peter Boehrnson (deceased), Sadie (Mrs. Karl Kruger) of Werner, N.D.
Emma, when still very young, worked for her uncle Fred Schalpman and later for the Ned Culvers and Hans Boehrnsons. One fall Emma and her brother Fred loaded and hauled bundles for the threshing crew of Paul and Fred Wieglanda. They hauled the bundles to the stack while their folks stacked them.
Emma was married to Albert Sievers on Nov. 21, 1917. They lived on the quarter of land in sec. 26, twp. 140, R. 93 N.E. of Taylor. Later they bought in sec. 27, twp. 140, r. 93, one quarter from the Farmers State Bank, which was railroad land, and two quarters from Alex Abraham and a quarter in sec. 22.
Later they sold one quarter in sec. 22 and a quarter in sec. 27.
Five children were born to them, Elvin now of Milton-Freewater, Ore.; Bertha, Mrs. Dave Claridge (deceased); Ivan, Taylor, N.D.; Irene, Mrs. Herold Bliss, of Walker, la.; Alfreda, Mrs. Virgil Dale, of Roseburg, Ore.
During the depression years Albert at one time worked in the beet fields in Montana.
In 1948 Emma and Albert moved to Oregon City, Ore. On a small farm. Later they moved to Milton-Freewater, Ore. On a small acreage. They lived for a short time in Roseburg, Ore. For a few months they cared for seven grandchildren who were left without a mother. They moved to a home in Milton-Freewater where Albert passed away in 1969. Emma continued to live there until she was unable to live alone. She lived for a short time with her son Elvin and family. She spent two months in a nursing home recuperating from a serious illness in 1976. Later that year she moved to Roseburg, Ore. Where she still makes her home with her daughter Alfreda and family.
In 1948 Ivan was married to Beryl Fisher. She was born to Frank and Viola (Toepke) Fisher a half mile south of the town of Antelope. She attended Union College in Lincoln, Neb. And Dickinson State College, and taught in elementary schools in Stark and Morton counties. After their marriage they lived on the Sievers' farm, renting until 1958 when they purchased the farm from Ivan's parents. Their farming operations now include about 1400 acres.
Two children LuAnne of Lincoln, Neb., employed with the State Department of Roads as a film librarian; Dennis with his wife, the former Vernell Hanson of Hallock, Minn.; who live in a trailer home on the farm and has been farming with his folks.
For ten months Ivan and Beryl also cared for Sharon and Susan Claridge when they lost their mother, who was a sister of Ivan's. The twins now live in Milton-Freewater, Ore.
Ivan also does much mechanical work in his farm shop. When only a youngster he was very much mechanically inclined, always making something or tearing down and making over.
At one time Ivan with his brother Elvin somehow got their motorcycle in their upstairs bedroom to overhaul it. He also does carpenter work. In short he does anything that has to be done.
Ivan recalls that in the summer months they drove two miles in a Model T Ford morning and evening to a north pasture where they milked cows and returned home with the milk in cans to be separated. In the winter months the cows were housed on the farmstead.
Dennis has followed in his father's footsteps, being a mechanic and carpenter. He attended college in Lincoln, Neb. And taking a course in mechanics. He also worked for Ridler Construction and Carlson Construction in Dickinson, N.D. He and his wife are licensed contractors. Their main occupation, though, is farming.
By Mrs. Ivan Sievers
Albert J. Sievers was born in Illinois on Sept. 28, 1885 to William and Dorothy (Dohrmann) Sievers. When two weeks old, he with his family moved to Albert City, la.
He had three brothers and eight sisters. When still a very young boy he went to Chicago and worked in a foundry. About 1901 he came to North Dakota to work for his uncle L. D. Dohrmann, who lived north of Taylor. He worked there about six years. About 1907 he proved up on a homestead in Dunn County in the Hirschville area. In 1911 or 1912 he purchased a quarter of land northeast of Taylor in sec. 26, twp. 140, R. 93 from Fred and Louisa Dohrmann. He built on this land while still homesteading. The first living quarters were in a granary. He moved to this place about 1914. The homestead land was sold to A1 Travis.
Emma Sievers was born in sec. 22, twp. 140, r. 94 north of Gladstone to Robert and Bertha Muecke on the Muecke homestead on May 28, 1890. Later the family moved to the farm in section 29, twp. 140, R. 94, where Joe Muecke now lives. Her brothers were Charles (deceased), Fred and Joe both living north of Gladstone, Clara (Mrs. Paul Wieglanda) of Salem, Ore., Sophie (Mrs. Peter Boehrnson (deceased), Sadie (Mrs. Karl Kruger) of Werner, N.D.
Emma, when still very young, worked for her uncle Fred Schalpman and later for the Ned Culvers and Hans Boehrnsons. One fall Emma and her brother Fred loaded and hauled bundles for the threshing crew of Paul and Fred Wieglanda. They hauled the bundles to the stack while their folks stacked them.
Emma was married to Albert Sievers on Nov. 21, 1917. They lived on the quarter of land in sec. 26, twp. 140, R. 93 N.E. of Taylor. Later they bought in sec. 27, twp. 140, r. 93, one quarter from the Farmers State Bank, which was railroad land, and two quarters from Alex Abraham and a quarter in sec. 22.
Later they sold one quarter in sec. 22 and a quarter in sec. 27.
Five children were born to them, Elvin now of Milton-Freewater, Ore.; Bertha, Mrs. Dave Claridge (deceased); Ivan, Taylor, N.D.; Irene, Mrs. Herold Bliss, of Walker, la.; Alfreda, Mrs. Virgil Dale, of Roseburg, Ore.
During the depression years Albert at one time worked in the beet fields in Montana.
In 1948 Emma and Albert moved to Oregon City, Ore. On a small farm. Later they moved to Milton-Freewater, Ore. On a small acreage. They lived for a short time in Roseburg, Ore. For a few months they cared for seven grandchildren who were left without a mother. They moved to a home in Milton-Freewater where Albert passed away in 1969. Emma continued to live there until she was unable to live alone. She lived for a short time with her son Elvin and family. She spent two months in a nursing home recuperating from a serious illness in 1976. Later that year she moved to Roseburg, Ore. Where she still makes her home with her daughter Alfreda and family.
In 1948 Ivan was married to Beryl Fisher. She was born to Frank and Viola (Toepke) Fisher a half mile south of the town of Antelope. She attended Union College in Lincoln, Neb. And Dickinson State College, and taught in elementary schools in Stark and Morton counties. After their marriage they lived on the Sievers' farm, renting until 1958 when they purchased the farm from Ivan's parents. Their farming operations now include about 1400 acres.
Two children LuAnne of Lincoln, Neb., employed with the State Department of Roads as a film librarian; Dennis with his wife, the former Vernell Hanson of Hallock, Minn.; who live in a trailer home on the farm and has been farming with his folks.
For ten months Ivan and Beryl also cared for Sharon and Susan Claridge when they lost their mother, who was a sister of Ivan's. The twins now live in Milton-Freewater, Ore.
Ivan also does much mechanical work in his farm shop. When only a youngster he was very much mechanically inclined, always making something or tearing down and making over.
At one time Ivan with his brother Elvin somehow got their motorcycle in their upstairs bedroom to overhaul it. He also does carpenter work. In short he does anything that has to be done.
Ivan recalls that in the summer months they drove two miles in a Model T Ford morning and evening to a north pasture where they milked cows and returned home with the milk in cans to be separated. In the winter months the cows were housed on the farmstead.
Dennis has followed in his father's footsteps, being a mechanic and carpenter. He attended college in Lincoln, Neb. And taking a course in mechanics. He also worked for Ridler Construction and Carlson Construction in Dickinson, N.D. He and his wife are licensed contractors. Their main occupation, though, is farming.
By Mrs. Ivan Sievers