Re: Jacob Martin Kiefer
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Jacob Martin Kiefer
4/29/01
My gr-grandfather was John (Johann)Kiefer. JOHN KIEFER was born June 20, 1853, at Welschingen, Baden, Germany. He came to the United States in 1873. In 1879, at Early, IA, he was married to LENA ZEIN, also a German native who came to the United States on 17 May 1866 on the Ship ODER from Hamburg to New York. LENA's parents were CHRISTIAN ZEIN AND (step-mother),MARIA(JARTZ)ZEIN. In 1907, the family moved to Wilton, Burleigh County, North Dakota, where Mr. and Mrs. Kiefer celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1929 - The Wilton News reported, "the first Golden Wedding Anniversary to take place in Wilton". They had 12 children, but several died in infancy. The surviving children were: 1. MARY KIEFER FOSTER,b. Apr. 1880 married IRA CLYDE FOSTER in Centralia, Ill., 2. LOUISE ANN KIEFER, b. 13 Nov. 1882 in Nashua, Floyd Co. IA married GEORGE JOHN GURR in N.D., moved to SAPULPA, OK., both died in Santa Clara Co., CA, 3. JOHN KIEFER b. May 1883 in IA, died after 1900. 4. MINNIE KIEFER b. Feb. 15, 1891, married HARRY LEE BISSELL and moved to Monterey, CA, and had daughter, MARGARET ELIZABETH BISSELL(BURRIS)in 1909. MINNIE married #2 TED J. PURKISS of FLINT, MICHIGAN. 5. LENA KIEFER born 3 Mar. 1889 married JOHN MOSER and lived in Wilton, Burleigh Co. North Dakota. Lena died Dec. 18, 1974 in N.D. LENA had one daughter, Lola Gayey who was adopted. 6. JOSEPH KIEFER,born 3 July 1892 in Iowa married MABEL KNUDSON, dau. of Thomas and Anna (Gustafson). Joe served in WWII. Later, and alone he moved to Miami, Dade Co., Florida where he worked at Eddie Rickenbacker's Airport for Eastern Airlines. He passed away in Dec. 1969. 7. KATHRINE E. KIEFER born Aug. 1894 in Iowa married DEAN SMITH. KATIE died 2 Oct. 1956, both KATIE and DEAN are buried in Nyssa, Malheur Co., Oregon Cemetery. They had two daughters, DENA SMITH married CARROLL TUCKER of Warden, Wash., DORIS SMITH married AFTON PARIS of POCATELLO, IDAHO 8. MAGGIE KIEFER born Dec. 1896 died in 1909. Buried Riverview Cemetery, Burleigh Co., ND
I don't know if John Kiefer had siblings.
Barbara Lee West Email: [email protected]
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