Wiebcke Catherine Sierk

Wiebcke Catherine Sierk

• Father: Henry Sierk b. 27 May 1823, d. 12 April 1909
• Mother: Lena Oldswager b. circa 1829, d. circa 1852

• Wiebcke Catherine Sierk was born on 12 March 1852 in Preußen.
• She was known as Catherine.
• Marcus Oldswager and Abel Sievers arrived in the Port of New York on 1 October 1853, accompanied by Wiebcke Catherine Sierk from Hamburg aboard the Ship Talleyrand (master Gideon Young), carrying about 220 passengers.
• Henry Sierk and Elsabe Oldswager appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Bennington, Wyoming County, New York. Other members of the household included Wiebcke Catherine Sierk, Jacob Sierk, Marcus Sierk, Anna Sierk, John Sierk and Marcus Oldswager. Nephew Marcus Oldswager also is enumerated in the Bennington household of his parents.
• Henry Sierk and Elsabe Oldswager, appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Bennington, New York, living next to Elsa's parents.. Other members of the household included Wiebcke Catherine Sierk, Jacob Sierk, Marcus Sierk, Anna Sierk, John Sierk, Henry Sierk Jr., Claus Sierk, Ida Sierk, George A. Sierk, Mary Sierk and Lena Sierk.
• She married Anton Geise, son of Franz Wilhelm Geise and Margaretha Singhover, on 7 May 1875 in Bennington, New York.
• Anton Geise and Wiebcke Catherine Sierk appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Bennington, New York. Other members of the household included William Geise, Henry Geise, George Geise, Anton Singhover and Christine (?)
• Anton Geise and Wiebcke Catherine Sierk appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Bennington, New York. Other members of the household included Henry Geise, Lena Geise, Etta Geise, Anthony Christ Geise, Catherine Geise, Anna Geise, Leo L. Geise and Carl Frederick Geise.
• Anton Geise and Wiebcke Catherine Sierk appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Bennington Township, Wyoming County, New York, at Church Street. Other members of the household included Leo L. Geise, Carl Frederick Geise and Anthony Christ Geise.
• Wiebcke Catherine Sierk became a widow at the 12 August 1921 death of her husband Anton Geise.
• The following appeared on 12 August 1921 in the Batavia Daily News: Anthony Geise, for 63 years a farmer near Attica and Varysburg, died at 12:20 o'clock today from a cerebral hemorrhage, which he suffered on Tuesday.
       Mr. Geise was born in Germany on September 2, 1846, and came to America 65 years ago, locating in Attica. Forty years ago he married Miss Catherine Sierk, who survives him, with four sons, William G., Henry, George and Leo Geise, all of Attica and vicinity; three daughters, Mrs. George Geitner, Mrs. Samual Bey and Miss Catherine Geise, all of Attica; two brothers, Philip Geise of Varysburg and Gregory Geise of Bennington; a half brother, Christian Geise of Bennington, and a sister, Mrs. Joseph Glor of Allegany.
       Funeral services for Mr. Geise will be held at 9:30 o'clock on Tuesday morning at St. Vincent's church and the burial will take place in St. Vincent's cemetery. The Rev. Michael Moynihan, D.D., D.C.L., will officiate.
• Wiebcke Catherine Sierk died on 15 May 1930 at age 78.
• She was interred at Saint Vincent Cemetery, Attica, Wyoming County, New York.
• The following appeared on 22 May 1930 in The Wyoming County Times: (Attica) The funeral service for Mrs. Catherine Sierk Geise took place Monday morning at St. Vincent's church where the Rev. Bernard Gill officiated at the solemn requiem mass. Mrs. Geise died Thursday noon following a severe stroke of appoplexy a week ago. She was survived by her daugher Miss Catherine Geise, who kept house for her mother, four sons, William, Henry, Leo of Attica, and George of Benington with two other sisters, Mrs. Samuel Bey and Mrs. George Geitner. Mrs. Geise was born March 12, 1852, the daughter of Henry and Magdalene Sierk and besides her children she is survived by three brothers, Henry, Marcus and Fred and four sisters Mrs. John Schlenker, Mrs. Anna VanValkenberg, Mrs. Charles Johnson and Mrs. Charles Ripstein. Mrs. Geise was the widow of the late Anthony Geise. Burial was made at St. Vincent's cemetery.

• Last Edited: 6 Aug 2014

• Charts: Descendants of SIERK Jacob & Wiebke Volkens