Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-03-09

Solomon Sisbsr, died Of dropsy
and . complication Of other disease,
st his home about two miles and Q
half east of town. 1t 5 o'clock on the
morning of the 4th inst, aged II
years and 26 days. Intsrment in
the Lost Creek Mennonite Cemetery,
on Tuesday, March 8, 1898. A wife
whose maiden name was Miss Cathar-
inc Sponhour, and q son Franklin
Sieber, and q daughter Miss Ella
Sieber survive him. He was good
citizen and was highly respected. He
was q member of the Juniata county
Sisber family, which was founded by
Christian Sieber, who came from
Berks county, in 1892, and aettled
about q mile and half east of Mif.
Aintown. The farm that be owned,
is now two farms, and one is owned
by Henry Siebsr, grand son. the
other by Samuel Strayer, who is also
related to the Sieber family by mar
riage, and 30 the farm that Christian
Sieber located on in 1892, one hun
dred and SIX years ago is still in
possession of the family. Christian
Sieber the founder of the family in
Juniata county had ten sons and
three daughters, and they acquired
many of the best lands in the county
and in their day and generation
were among the largest good land
holding families in the valley. Their
descendents own much valuable pro
perty at this time. The children of
Christian Sieber were John, Samuel;
Jonathan, Christian, Abram, Daniel,
Solomon, William, Joseph, David,
Elizabeth, who married Gideon Hal
demsn, Catbarine who married Joel
R,ckepbaugb, Mary who mar led
Jacob Rickenbach. Allsettledin Jun
iata county excepting Joseph, who
moved to Ackron. Ohio, and Catha-
rine vino with her husband moved to
Proutz Valley, Perry county, Pa.
The children of Christian Sieber Just
mentioned are all deceased excepting
Rev. Solomon Siebsr who resides at
Thompsontown, Juniata county.
The father of the deceased, the sub
jsct Of this notice was John Sieber.
oldest son of Christian Sisber. John
Sieber was born on the farm of his
father near Mifflin town, he was mar.
ried to Barbara Sausman, of Fayette
township, and bought farm adjoin
ing the one on which his wife was
born and raised south of McAlister-
vile. John Sieber had eleven chill
dren who reached the age of mstu
rity namely, Nancy, who m arried
Enos Bergy, father of John Bergy of
MIff1intown, Christian who married
Mary Stoner, who now lives in the
State of Indiana, Lizzie who married
Samuel Funk, of Center, Juniata
county, Solomon, Just now deceased,
married Cstharine Sponhour, lived
two and half miles east of .uiff1in-
town, Mary married John Beashor,
and lives in Fayette township, Bar
bara married John Price, of Yeager-
town, Miffiin county. Johh Sieber
married Mary Ssouffsr, who resides
near Jericho Mills, Juniata county,
Sallie was married to William Kurtz,
of the state Of Indiana; Joseph mar
ried Jennie Winey. of Richfeli,
Joseph owes the homestead farm of
his father John in Fayette township.
Enoch married Miss Yorgy, ard lives
in the State of Indiana, David mar
ried Minerva Dimm.. David's wife
was recently deceased. The deceased
Solomon Sieber was the fourth child
Of bis father John, srd WAS the first
one of the eleven children to die.
His funeral yesterday, was attended
by a large concourse of people. Sol
omon Sieber belonged to the Miffiin
town Lutheran church Rev Mr..
Fahs preached the funeral sermon.
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