Genesee-Oakland County MI Archives Biographies.....Siebenhar, William 1830 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

WILLIAM SIEBENHAR. There is no more representative man among the thrifty,
intelligent and public spirited German-American citizens of Genesee County, than
the one whose name we now give to our readers, whose farm is located on section
25, Atlas Township. He was born in Bavaria, Germany, July 1, 1830, and is a son
of Conrad and Margaret Siebenhar, both natives of Germany.

  When in his thirteenth year, our subject migrated to America with his mother
and the other members of the family, his father having preceded them by three
years. For a number of years they resided in Erie County, N. Y., and the boy
supplemented his fair German education by a good knowledge of English which he
picked up after coming to this country.

  The marriage of William Siebenhar and Louisa Weater a native of Prussia,
Germany, took place September 22, 1855, and to them have been granted seven
children, five of whom are living, namely: Amelia, wife of Lewis Sweers;
Charles, Frank, Edwin and Lewis. It was in 1873 that he came to Atlas Township,
Genesee County, from Oakland County, this State, where for several years he has
made his home. His line farm comprises one hundred and sixty acres of land in
good condition.

  Our subject is public spirited and enterprising, and has done much work for
the school district, of which he has been Moderator for three years, and it is
mainly through his exertion that the fine school building was erected in his
district. He is also a member of the Lutheran Church. In connection with farming
he raises a good grade of American-Merino sheep.

  Mr. Siebenhar showed his devotion to his adopted country, by enlisting March
15, 1862, in Company E, Seventy-eighth New York Infantry. It became a part of
the Army of the Potomac, the first general commander being George B. McClellan,
and took part in the battles of Harper's Ferry, Cedar Mountain, Anteitam, and
others of minor importance. On account of physical disability he received his
honorable discharge in September, 1864, after which he returned to New York, and
subsequently came to Oakland County, Mich. He is identified with the Ortonville
Post of the Grand Army, and receives a pension of $14 a month from the
Government. Mr. Siebenhar is well-known for his sterling integrity, a
characteristic handed down to him through generations of sturdy Teutonic
ancestry, and enjoys the confidence of the business community.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties,
Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of
the Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892


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