Wilhelm Siepmann (1831 - 1885)

Born 18 Mar 1831 in Heißen, Kreis Mülheim an der Ruhr, Rheinprovinz, Preußen, Deutsches Reich

Husband of Caterina (Lang) Siepmann — married about 13 Mar 1856 in Luxembourg, Belgium

Descendants

Died 28 Apr 1885 at age 54 in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Biography

Wilhelm Siepmann was born 1831 in Heißen, Kreis Mülheim an der Ruhr, son of the miner Johann Siepmann and his wife Catharina nee Ufer.^[1] He was baptized on 9 Apr 1831 in Mülheim. ^[2]

He was a miner.

On 13 Mar 1856 he married Caterina (Lang) Siepmann (1835-1900) in Luxemburg.^[3]

Their first child Katherine Jeanette (Siepmann) Hartgenbusch (1856-1920) was born 9 Jun 1856 in Temmels/Saarland.

They moved to Oberhausen.

Their 2nd child Frederick William Siepmann (1860-1920) and all further children were born in Oberhausen.

In 1867, he was living in Oberhausen, Section IV No. 46 1/4. ^[4]

In 1883, he was living in the same house, with the day-labourer Albert Siepmann (a relative?) ^[5]

He died 28.04.1885 in Oberhausen. At the time of his death, he still was living in Oberhausen, house Section IV, No. 46 1/4. The death was reported by his wife Catharina Siepmann nee Lang.^[6]

Several of his children emigrated to Iowa/USA in the 1880s.

Sources

1. ↑ Death Record Oberhausen 152/1885
2. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ND24-XC3 : 25 March 2020), Wilhelm Siepmann, 1831.
3. ↑ "Luxembourg, Registres d'état civil, 1796-1941," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-61W3-W2H?cc=1709358&wc=9RY7-829%3A130045801%2C131529801 : 21 August 2019), Luxembourg > Mariages 1847-1868 > image 413 of 1501; Archives nationales de Luxembourg (National Archives), Luxembourg.
4. ↑ Adreß-Buch des Bezirks der Königl. Kreis-Gerichts-Deputation Broich (1867), III Stadt Oberhausen, Einwohnerverzeichnis, S. 177 Wilhelm, Bergmann, IV 46 1/4
5. ↑ Oberhausen im Adressbuch des Kreises Mülheim, 1883
6. ↑ Death Record Oberhausen 152/1885

Article listing all the children with the original German version of their names:
From the Official gazette for the administrative district of Düsseldorf No. 47, 16. Feb 1909 page 677 No. 2342 (summary only)
The Oberhausen savings bank sues the descendants of the deceased couple Wilhelm Siepmann
1. Katharina Siepmann
2. Wilhelm Siepmann
3. Friedrich Wilhelm Siepmann
4. Maria Alwine Siepmann
5. Franziska Wilhelmine Siepmann
6. Eduard Albert Siepmann
7. Gertrud Johanna Maria Siepmann
8. Maria Henrika Karoline Siepmann
9. Johann Josef Siepmann
10. Peter August Siepmann
the whereabouts of 1-5, 7, 8, 10 are unknown, for payment of the outstanding mortgage interest from a mortgage of 1,400 thalers on a property in Oberhausen and summons them to court 29 Apr 1909.

Repeated: Official gazette for the administrative district of Düsseldorf No. 54, 1. Mar 1909 page 430 No. 2712

2nd summon 24 May 1909: Official gazette for the administrative district of Düsseldorf No. 79, 25. Mar 1909 page 630 No. 3971, Official gazette for the administrative district of Düsseldorf No. 84, 31. Mar 1909 page 677 No. 4297 ,

Acknowledgments

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Research Notes

see also familysearch with an interesting picture of the family

Albert Siepmann lives 1913 on Roonstr. 34: Adressbuch Oberhausen 1913, Roonstr.

Article in the official gazette 1909

The house with the mortgage is very likely Oberhausen, Section IV No. 46 1/4, where Wilhelm lived most of his life. Is it the same as Roonstr. 34?
(I.e. Was Albert able to pay the outstanding mortgage and stay in his fathers house?)

We can assume the name list is in order of birth. - This was ususal, and it is for the children with known birth dates.

Other trees for this family claim Alwine to be the youngest child - but according to the list, she was born between Friedrich Wilhelm and Franziska Wilhelmine, that is 1861-62.
She probably is called Maria which is a very common name and difficult to find..
1909 here whereabouts already were unknown - she probably moved away.
I could not find her in the NRW death record 1875-1938. She either died later or has moved to another region. (Or the name is badly transcripted, of course.)

Same with Eduard Albert: looking at the list, he was born 1864-1868.

I found this death record, which is likely Albert (but unfortunately, parents names are not mentioned in this period): Landesarchiv NRW, Abteilung Rheinland, PA 3103 (Personenstandsregister Sterbefälle), Nr. 23005 Sterberegister 1929, No. 953 Eduard Albert Siepmann, born 5 Mai 1865, died 10 Sep 1929, living Roonstraße 34, married to Margaretha Grohmann. Eduard Albert Siepmann (1864-1929)

So it is him in the 1913 Adress book above Adressbuch Oberhausen 1913, Roonstr.

Can he also be the Albert living with Wilhelm in 1883? He was only 18 then.