*Formally Ida Adele Siebecker’s page*

Ida Adele Siebecker is my (Heather) Great-Grandmother and my grandpa, Carroll William Rollins “Pat” Pattison’s mother. Her story is mainly featured under her husband Frank Arthur Pattison. I am so excited to finally find her middle name in 2023, Adele! I will start the Siebecker family with Ida’s father William Phillip Siebecker.

~~1840~~

William Phillip Siebecker was born on November 1, 1846, in Waldeck, Germany, to parents Heinrich Wilhelm Siebecker 1819-1899 and Wilhelmine Christiane Graf Siebecker 1823-1876.

~~1850~~

When William Phillip Siebecker was young he came to America with his family from Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemburg, Germany, on the ship The Elizabeth Hamilton. They arrived on October 1, 1851, at either Castle Garden or Ellis Island. When I visit there in the future, I will check. It’s been said that they left Germany after the Revolutionary Disturbance of 1848.

~~1850~~

On October 1, 1951, William Siebecker Sr brought his family to Sauk County, Wisconsin, eventually buying land in the town of Sumpter. You can see where their land was on the map in Section 3 near the number 6 or in Section 4 between 8 & 9.

William’s land in section 9 near the river below

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Future wife of William Siebecker, Henretta Franziska “Francis” Schwartz, was born on September 11, 1856, in Baraboo Wisconsin (this is an older picture).

~~1860~~

Name	Relation	Age	Sex	Occu- pation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Birth- place	Attended School
William Sie- becker	Head	40	M	Farmer	$8,000	$1200	Germany
Christine	Wife	36	F	Do- mestic			Germany
Louise	Dau.	16	F				Germany	Yes
William	Son	14	M				Germany	Yes
Charley	Son	12	M				Germany	Yes
Fredrick	Son	11	M				Germany	Yes
Christine	Dau.	10	F				Germany	Yes
Robert	Son	5	M				WI
Caroline	Dau.	3	F				WI
Ida	Dau.	2	F				WI
George Sie- becker	?	60	M	Farm- laborer			Germany
William Sie- becker	?	64	M	Farm- laborer			Germany

In this 1860s census, we see William’s parents William and Christine living in Kingston, Sauk County, Wisconsin. William Sr is farming and has a farm worth $8,000. In today’s money that’s about $302,000. Louise, William, Charley, Fredrick, and Christine were attending school in Kingston. It looks like George 60, and William 64, at the bottom, maybe William Sr brothers, uncles, or father? I haven’t researched that far yet.

~~1870~~

On October 19, 1873 (Contracted Date) or November 9, 1873 (Certificate Date), William Phillip Siebecker married Miss Henrietta Franziska “Frances” Schwarz from Baraboo, Wisconsin, in Sauk County, Wisconsin. Witnesses were William and Francis’s uncles, Wilhelm Graf and Freidrich Schwarz.

William and Frances outside of their house at 745 Mound Street in Baraboo, Wisconsin.

(pictured at an older age)

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William 30, and Francis 18, welcomed their firstborn son, William David Siebecker on January 7, 1875, in Merrimac Township, Sauk County, Wisconsin.

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William 32, and Frances 20, welcomed baby number two, Clara C Siebecker on October 18, 1877, in Sauk County Wisconsin. My prediction of her middle name is Christiane based on how all the women in the family were naming their daughters. If anyone has a picture of Clara or knows her actual middle name, I would love to add it.

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William and Frances welcomed their second daughter and third born Alvina Caroline Siebecker on January 21, 1879, in Sauk County, Wisconsin

When Alvina was born William was 34 years old and Frances was 22 years old

~~1880~

The 1885 Wisconsin state census is very limited in information. We know that only William was born in Germany. I’m not sure how they added Ida as one of the counted females as this was taken in June and she was born in July.

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William and Frances welcomed daughter number three and fourth born Ida Adele Siebecker on July 5, 1885, in Merrimac, Sauk Co, Wisconsin. Ida is my (Heather) Great Grandmother.

~~1890~~

Ida age 6 and Alvina age 12 had perfect school attendance

Ida, her sisters, and their brother William could possibly be in this late 1890s District 3 school picture.

Ida age 12

Clara, Alvina, and Ida attend a party for William Brant. Also in this newspaper clip, are a few relatives of the girls, the Graff and the Eschenbachs.

~~1900~~

Name

Relation

Birth Month & Year

S E X

Color or  Race

Age

Married/ Single/ Widowed

Child. Born/ Living

Education At School/ Read/ Write

Birth-place

Father Birth- Place

Mother Birth-Place

Occupation

Siebecker, William

Head

1846

M

W

54

M/43yr

-No, Yes, Yes

GRM

GRM

GRM

Farmer

Frances

Wife

1855

F

W

45

M/43yr

4/4

No, Yes, Yes

WI

GRM

GRM

At Home

William

Son

1875

M

W

25

S

No, Yes, Yes

WI

GRM

WI

Farm Laborer

Clara C

Dau

1877

F

W

23

S

No, Yes, Yes

WI

GRM

WI

–

Alvina C

Dau

1879

F

W

21

S

No, Yes, Yes

WI

GRM

WI

–

Ida A

Dau

1885

F

W

15

S

Yes, Yes, Yes

WI

GRM

WI

School

Because of a fire in 1921, most of the 1890 census reports were destroyed. This is the first federal census report we see of Ida. The family is living in Merrimac, Sauk County, Wisconsin. William and Frances have been married for 43 years. Ida’s father and brother are farming, and her mother is at home. Clara 23, and Alvina 21, are out of school. Ida 15, is attending school.

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A license has been issued to William David and Miss Elsie Stocker to wed.

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William David married Miss Elsie Stocker, daughter of Adam and Dora Stocker, of Switzerland, on September 11, 1901, in Sauk City, Wisconsin. The wedding was held at the Rights of Reformed Church. Witnesses were Lorenz Keller, Alvina Siebecker, Albert Stocker and Anna Graf. Another important bit of info, William David is a dentist in Wisconsin.

William and Elsie would have three children

Dorothy Frances 1903- 1997,

William Lee 1905-1981,

and Ruth Alice 1913-1956

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Ida graduated from Baraboo High School in 1902

In 1902 Ida graduated from Baraboo High School, Wisconsin.

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Mr. Frank Arthur Pattison 22, from Lodi, Wisconsin, married Miss Ida Adele Siebecker 18,

on April 20, 1904, in Evansville, Indiana. Ida and Frank would have five children together,

Frank Arthur Jr 1906-1995,

Robert Marion 1910-1998,

Edith Ida 1911-1984,

Carroll William Rollin “Pat” Pattison 1914-2000,

and Shirley Alice 1917-2007.

Ida’s uncle, Robert George Siebecker, was a prominent Chief Justice of Wisconsin. He will have a page under Siebecker in the future. Robert was married to Josephine La Follette. Josephine’s brother, Robert “Fighting Bob” La Follette will also have his own page. Check them out as they were very influential in Wisconsin and Washington DC.

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This picture of Ida with niece Dorothy (William David and Elsie’s daughter) was taken in January 1904.

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In this 1905 Sauk, Merrimac County Wisconsin census we see William 59, is still farming and has Charles Scharar 28, as his farm hand. Frances 48, is listed as a Domestic (homemaker). Clara 28, and Alvina 26, are at home.

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Miss Clara Siebecker married Mr. Charles Frederick Graf on February 10, 1909, in Sauk County, Wisconsin.

Clara and Charles would have three children:

Lee Carl 1912-1947,

Herbert Carl 1917-1999

Charles Louis “Carl” 1922-2007

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Frank and Ida Pattison moved to Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana.

Frank would get a job at the Lewiston Brewery where he was the refrigeration engineer around 1908 before prohibition was instated in 1920. Ida worked at the brewery as a bookkeeper.

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Miss Alvina Caroline Siebecker 30, married Mr. Carl Eschenbach 27, of Merrimack Wisconsin, on October 10, 1909, in Merrimack Wisconsin. It looks like it was a quiet wedding. Carl and Alvina would have two children together,

Florence Frances 1911-1994 and

Phillip Charles 1913-1994

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~~1910~~

Name	Relation	Age	Marital Status	Children Born/ Children Living	Birthplace	Fathers Birth- place	Mother’s Birth- place	Language Spoken	Occupation	Can Read/ Write?	Farm, Own or Rent
Siebecker, William	Head	64	M 36y	4/4	Germany	Germany	Germany	English	Farmer	Yes, Yes	Yes, Own Home
Frances	Wife	54	M 36y	4/4	WI	Germany	Germany	English		Yes, Yes
Eschenbach, Charles	Head	28	M -1y		WI	Germany	Germany	English	Farmer	Yes, Yes	Yes, Rents from F-I-L
Alvina	Wife	30	M -1y	0/0	MT	Germany	WI	English		Yes, Yes

Name	Relation	Age	Marital Status	Children Born/ Children Living	Birthplace	Fathers Birth- place	Mother’s Birth- place	Language Spoken	Occupation	Can Read/ Write?	Farm, Own or Rent
Siebecker, William	Head	42	M 9y		WI	Germany	WI	English	Dentist	Yes, Yes	No, Own Home
Elsie	Wife	33	M 9y	2/2	Switzerland	Switzerland	Switzerland	English	None	Yes, Yes
Dorothy	Daughter	6	S		WI	WI	Switzerland		None
William Lee	Son	5	S		WI	WI	Switzerland		None
Stocker, Albert	Brother-in-Law	25	S		Switzerland	Switzerland	Switzerland	English	Student	Yes, Yes
Taylor, John	Lodger	25	S		IA	WI	WI	English	Teacher/ Public Sch	Yes, Yes

Name	Relation	Age	Marital Status	Children Born/ Children Living	Birthplace	Fathers Birth- place	Mother’s Birth- place	Language Spoken	Occupation	Can Read/ Write?	Farm, Own or Rent
Graf, Charles	Head	42	M 1y		WI	Germany	Germany	English	Farmer	Yes, Yes	Yes, Own Home
Clara	Wife	33	M 1y	0/0	WI	Germany	WI	English		Yes, Yes

Name	Relation	Age	Marital Status	Children Born/ Children Living	Birthplace	Fathers Birth- place	Mother’s Birth- place	Language Spoken	Occupation	Can Read/ Write?	Farm?
Pattison, Frank	Head	28	M 6yr		WI	NY	MO	English	Stationary Engineer	Yes, Yes	No, Rent Home
Ida A	Wife	25	M 6yr	2/2	WI	Ger	WI	English		Yes, Yes
Arthur F	Son	3	S		WI	WI	WI	English
Marion R.L	Son	3/12	S		MT	WI	WI	English

These are the family’s 1910 census reports. Only a couple errors but nothing major. We can see that everyone is still in Wisconsin except for Frank and Ida who are in Montana. Charles and Alvina live next door to William and Frances. William and Frances have four grandchildren so far. William David and Elsie have a border staying with them along with Elsie’s brother Albert.

Frank, Ida, Robert “Marion”, Edith Ida, and Frank Aurthur Pattison Jr circa 1912

I love a good family portrait.

~~~~~

William and Frances celebrated their 40th anniversary with many friends and family.

Sounds like fun was had.

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I love this photo so much! William and Frances’s grandchildren Frank “Arthur” Jr, Marion, Edith, and Carroll “Pat” Pattison. Oh, my grandpa’s (Pat) smile. When he wasn’t grumpy, he had the best smile. This picture was pre-1917.

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This is Frank “Arthur” Jr at roughly 10 years old (1916). I cannot imagine being able to send my 10-year-old over 1000 miles (probably by train) to visit their grandparents. That must have been quite the adventure for Frank Jr.

Ida’s parents William & Francis moved into this house in 1914. 745 Mound Street, Baraboo, Wisconsin. Here’s what it looks like now. It’s just missing all the ornate trim moldings. All of the barns and outbuildings are gone and now there are many houses on Mound Street.

~~~~~

William David and Elsie’s daughter Dorothy was on the 1918 basketball team.

~~~~~

This is William David’s 1918 Draft Register Card. These cards are great for information. We see that William is 43 years old. He is a self-employed Dentist in Maraton County Wisconsin. William is of medium height, slender build, blue eyes, and dark brown hair. We also see his handwriting and signature.

~~1920~~

Name

Relation

Home Own/Rent

Mortgage Yes/No

Sex

Age

Marital Status

Immigration Year

Attending School

Can Read/Write

Birthplace

Father’s Birth- place

Mother’s Birth- place

Occupation/ Industry

Siebecker, William

Head

Own

No

M

74

M 47y

1848 (Nat- 1858)

Yes, Yes

Waldeck, Germany

Waldeck, Germany

Waldeck, Germany

None (Retired Farmer)

Frances H

Wife

F

63

M 47y

Yes, Yes

Wisconsin

Wartenburg, Germany

West Prussia, Germany

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Not sure of the exact year of this photo but it is the clearest picture we have of William and Frances. They are standing in front of their house on 745 Mound Street in Baraboo (pictured above) William is retired.

Name

Relation

Home Own/Rent

Mortgage Yes/No

Sex

Age

Marital Status

Immigration Year

Attending School

Can Read/Write

Birthplace

Father’s Birth- place

Mother’s Birth- place

Occupation/ Industry

Siebecker, William D

Head

Owned

No

M

44

M-19y

Yes, Yes

Wisconsin

Germany

Wisconsin

Dentist General Practice

Elsie

Wife

F

41

M-19y

1886 (Nat-1901)

Yes, Yes

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland

Dorothy

Daughter

F

16

S

Yes

Yes, Yes

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Switzerland

William

Son

M

14

S

Yes

Yes, Yes

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Switzerland

Ruth

Daughter

F

6

S

Yes

Yes, Yes

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Switzerland

Stocker, Dorothy

Mother-in-Law

F

69

WD

1881 (Alien)

Yes, Yes

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland

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We see William David and Elsie living in Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin. William David has his dentist’s office in Wausau. Dorothy, William Lee, and Ruth are attending school. Elsie’s mother Dorothy, from Switzerland, is living with them.

Name

Relation

Home Own/Rent

Mortgage Yes/No

Sex

Age

Marital Status

Immigration Year

Attending School

Can Read/Write

Birthplace

Father’s Birth- place

Mother’s Birth- place

Occupation/ Industry

Graf, Chas F

Head

Own

No

M

57

M

Yes, Yes

Wisconsin

Germany

Germany

Farm/Own Account

Clara C

Wife

F

43

M

Yes, Yes

Wisconsin

Germany

Wisconsin

Lee C.W

Son

M

7

S

Yes

Yes, Yes

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Herbert C

Son

M

2 9/12

S

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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We see Charles and Clara living in Sumpter, Sauk County, Wisconsin. Charles is a farmer. Their son Lee is attending school.

Name

Relation

Home Own/Rent

Mortgage Yes/No

Sex

Age

Marital Status

Immigration Year

Attending School

Can Read/Write

Birthplace

Father’s Birth- place

Mother’s Birth- place

Occupation/ Industry

Eschenbach, Charles

Head

Own

No

M

38

M-11y

Yes, Yes

Wisconsin

Massachusetts

Wisconsin

Farmer/ General Farm

Alvina

Wife

F

40

M-11y

Yes, Yes

Wisconsin

Germany

Wisconsin

Florence

Daughter

F

8

Yes

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Philip

Son

M

6

Yes

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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On line 2 we see Charles’s mother Agusta Eschenbach lives next door with his sister and brother-in-law. They are all living in Merrimac Township, Wisconsin.

Name

Relation

Home Owned

Mortgaged

Sex

Age

Marital Status

At School

Read/ Write

Birth- place

Father’s Birth- place

Mother’s Birth- place

Occupation

Pattison, Frank

Head

Owned

Yes

M

37

M-16y

Yes, Yes

Wisconsin

New York

Missouri

Stationary Engineer

Ida

Wife

F

36

M-16y

Yes, Yes

Wisconsin

Germany

Wisconsin

Arthur

Son

M

13

S

Yes

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Marion

Son

M

9

S

Yes

Montana

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Edith

Daughter

F

7

S

Yes

Montana

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Carroll

Son

M

5

S

Montana

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Shirley

Daughter

F

2 11/12

S

Montana

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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We see Ida and her family living in Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana. Ida’s husband Frank was a stationary engineer at The Lewistown Brewery right before prohibition started. Arthur, Marion, and Edith are attending school.

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Ida and daughter Shirley 3 1/2, travel to Baraboo to visit her parents William and Frances.

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Fire in William David and Elsie’s garage

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When I was thirteen my parents divorced (1927). Edith, Shirley, and I went to Wisconsin to live with our mother’s relatives (William and Frances). We were there for about six to eight months.

–Carroll “Pat” Pattison

**Update, I found Ida and Frank’s divorce in the 1933 Lewistown Daily News. Yes, their middle initials are not accurate. It happens all the time. Ida says that Frank deserted the family on September 1, 1928. That makes sense as to why Ida sent Edith, Shirley, and Carroll “Pat” to Wisconsin.

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William Philip Siebecker passed away on October 19, 1929, at his home on Mound Street in Baraboo, Wisconsin. He was 83 years old.

Kingston Cemetery Merrimac, Sauk County, Wisconsin. Plot Row 6

F.A.G # ID60431193 

We visited the Kingston Cemetery in August 2020. It is a very beautiful cemetery in Wisconsin.

~~1930~~

Name

Relation

Home Own/Rent

Has Radio

Mortgage Yes/No

Sex

Age

Marital Status

Immigration Year

Attending School

Can Read/Write

Birthplace

Father’s Birth- place

Mother’s Birth- place

Occupation/ Industry

Siebecker, Frances

Head

Owned $2500

?

No

F

73

WD

Yes, Yes

Wisconsin

Germany

Wisconsin

Frances 73, has been widowed for a few months and is living at their house at 745 Mound Street.

Name

Relation

Home Own/Rent

Has Radio

Mortgage Yes/No

Sex

Age

Marital Status

Immigration Year

Attending School

Can Read/Write

Birthplace

Father’s Birth- place

Mother’s Birth- place

Occupation/ Industry

Siebecker, William D

Head

Owned

Yes

No

M

55

M-29y

Yes, Yes

Wisconsin

Germany

Wisconsin

Dentist Own Practice

Elsie

Wife

F

41

M-29y

1886 (Nat-1901)

Yes, Yes

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland

Ruth

Daughter

F

16

S

Yes

Yes, Yes

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Switzerland

Stocker, Dorothy

Mother-in-Law

F

79

WD

1881 (Alien)

Yes, Yes

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland

William David and Elsie are living and working in Wausau Wisconsin. Elsie’s mother Dorothy is living with them. Ruth is at home and attending school.

I believe this is one of Ruth’s school pictures.

Name

Relation

Home Own/Rent

Has Radio

Mortgage Yes/No

Sex

Age

Marital Status

Immigration Year

Attending School

Can Read/Write

Birthplace

Father’s Birth- place

Mother’s Birth- place

Occupation/ Industry

Graf, Charles

Head

Owned

Yes

No

M

62

M-20y

Yes, Yes

Wisconsin

Germany

Germany

General Farm/Own Acct

Clara

Wife

F

53

M-20y

Yes, Yes

Wisconsin

Germany

Wisconsin

Lee

Son

M

17

S

Yes

Yes, Yes

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Herbert

Son

M

13

S

Yes

Yes, Yes

Wisconsin

Wisconson

Wisconsin

Carl Louis

Son

M

8

S

Yes

Yes, Yes

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Charles and Clara are living in Sumpter, Sauk Co., Wisconsin. Charles is farming and all three boys are at home and attending school

Name

Relation

Home Own/Rent

Has Radio

Mortgage Yes/No

Sex

Age

Marital Status

Immigration Year

Attending School

Can Read/Write

Birthplace

Father’s Birth- place

Mother’s Birth- place

Occupation/ Industry

Eschenbach, Charles

Head

Owned

Yes

No

M

48

M-20y

Yes, Yes

Wisconsin

Germany

Germany

General Farm/ Own Account

Alvina

Wife

F

51

M-20y

Yes, Yes

Wisconsin

Germany

Wisconsin

Florence S

Daughter

F

18

S

Yes

Yes, Yes

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Phillip C

Son

M

17

S

Yes

Yes, Yes

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Charles and Alvina are living in Merrimac Wisconsin where Charles is a farmer. Florence and Phillip are attending school.

Name

Relation

Home Own/Rent

Has Radio

Mortgage Yes/No

Sex

Age

Marital Status

Immigration Year

Attending School

Can Read/Write

Birthplace

Father’s Birth- place

Mother’s Birth- place

Occupation/ Industry

Pattison, Frank

Head

Rent/ $27

?

M

49

M-26y

Yes, Yes

Wisconsin

Germany

Wisconsin

Engineer/Ice Plarer

Carroll

Son

M

15

S

Yes

Yes, Yes

Montana

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Shirley

Daughter

F

13

S

Yes

Yes, Yes

Montana

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

In 1930 Frank, Carroll, and Shirley are living in Tacoma Washington. Carroll “Pat” and Shirley are attending Lincoln High School. The picture of Pat is from his senior year. Frank listed himself as still married. I cannot find Ida on a 1930 census anywhere. Not sure if she’s still in Montana or maybe in Wisconsin?

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William David and Elsie visit mom Frances for her 75th birthday

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Frances, her sister Alma Brickley, daughter Alvina, and grandson Philip motored to William and Elsie’s house in Wausau. William and Alma were born on the same day an hour apart.

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6 years after Ida’s divorce from Frank Pattison, she married George Burns on November 22, 1933, in Hardin, Montana.

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After an illness lasting eight weeks, Mrs. Ida A. Burns, wife of George W. Burns, for the past ten years camp overseer for the Campbell Farming Corporation, died Monday night at ten o’clock at a local hospital. On January 25th Mrs. Burns was stricken with appendicitis at the Burns home at Camp 4 of the Campbell Farming Corporation, about 30 miles southwest of Hardin. Owing to the severely cold, stormy weather it was impossible to move her to a hospital at Hardin until February 11th, when she was operated on and it was discovered that the appendix had ruptured. Since that time she was critically ill, at times appearing better, then worse again, until death relieved her of her suffering. Mrs. Burns was born at Merrimac, Wisconsin, on July 5, 1885. She was twice married and by her first husband, T.A Pattison [sic], had five children, three sons, and two daughters, namely: Arthur Pattison of Lewistown, Montana, Robert Pattison of San Fransisco, California, and Carroll Pattison of Tacoma, Washington, and two daughters, Misses Edith and Shirley Pattison of Tacoma, Washington, all of whom-save the son Robert- with her husband, G.W. Burns, are here to attend the last sad rites. Mr. and Mrs. Burns were married at Hardin, on November 22, 1933. Funeral services will be held at two o’clock this Friday afternoon at the Bullis-Crilly funeral chapel. Rev. Fred C. Fulford, Pastor of Hardin Methodist Church, officiating. The interment will be in the Hardin cemetery. Mrs. Burns possessed many womanly virtues and was held in high esteem by all who knew her. She and her husband had a wide circle of friends who grieved at her taking away and who sympathized with the bereaved husband and children in their sorrow.

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Mrs. Burns is related to some prominent people back in the home state of Wisconsin. She is the niece of Chief Justice Sibecker of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin and is also related to the La Follette family, who are well known in the political world. This community extends sympathy to the family in this hour of sorrow and bids them take comfort in the thought we lay away our loved ones in the quiet city of the of the dead with the fond christian hope of a glorious resurrection morning. The sentiment of the following poem suggest the same idea;

I know not where his islands (are?) Their fronded palms in the air. I only know I cannot drift beyond His love and care. And so, besides the silent sea, we wait the muddled oar No harm from Him can come to me. On ocean or on shore.

-Source Unknown

Funeral services were held at the Hardin Methodist Church, Rev. F.C. Fulford the pastor, officiating at two o’clock, Friday afternoon, March 27, 1936. Mrs. JJ Ping and Mrs. W.A. Ransier with Mrs. W.J Brekke accompanying on the piano sang three hymns. The pallbearers were M.R. Calderwood, C.A. Corkins, Frank S. Morrison, E.C. Kuehn, R.P. Ross, and Carl E. Bowman. Internment was in the Hardin Cemetery (now Fairview Cemetery).

The cause of death was Encephalitis- Infection of the brain. This might have had something to do with her ruptured appendix she suffered in January. Carroll “Pat” said that there was a terrible snowstorm and she thought she could wait until the weather got better to see a doctor. Very sad.

Ida’s children left to right Robert “Marion”, Edith, Shirley, and Carroll “Pat” Pattison(not pictured is Frank “Arthur” Jr).

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William David was able to show everyone his travel videos from his hometown and trip out West. Does anyone still have these by chance?

~~1940~~

Name	Home Value	Relation	Sex	Marital Status	Age	Last Grade Atten.	Birth-place	Farm	Occupation	Industry
Siebecker, Frances	$2000	Head	F	WD	73*	7th	Wisconsin	No

I’m not sure why Frances listed herself as 73 again. She turned 84 in 1940.

Name	Home Value	Relation	Sex	Marital Status	Age	Last Grade Atten.	Birth-place	Farm	Occupation	Industry
Siebecker, William	$5800	Head	M	Married	55	College-4	Wisconsin	No	Dentist	Private Practice
Elsie		Wife	F	Married	61	HS-4	Switzerland
Stocker, Dorothy		Mother in law	F	Widowed	89	4th	Switzerland

Name	Home Value	Relation	Sex	Marital Status	Age	Last Grade Atten.	Birth-place	Farm	Occupation	Industry
Graf, Charles	$1800	Head	M	Married	72	7th	Wisconsin	Yes	Farmer	General Farm
Clara		Wife	F	Married	63	7th	Wisconsin
Carl		Son	M	Single	18	HS-3	Wisconsin

On Charles and Clara’s 1940 census, they are listed as Claud and Clara Grey if you go to look for this census. Carl is in his third year of high school. Charles is farming.

Name	Home Value	Relation	Sex	Marital Status	Age	Last Grade Atten.	Birth-place	Farm	Occupation	Industry
Eschenbach, Charles	$1000	Head	M	Married	58	8th	Wisconsin	Yes	Farmer	General Farm
Alvina		Wife	F	Married	61	8th	Wisconsin

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Sadly, Frances Henrietta Schwartz Siebecker passed away on December 12, 1944. She is buried next to her husband in the Kingston Cemetery in Merrimac, Sauk County, Wisconsin. I would suspect the cause of death to be natural causes? Let me know if you have the answer to that.

Kingston Cemetery Row 6

F.A.G.#67619526 · View Source

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Clara’s husband Charles Frederick Graf passed away on February 12, 1945. Son of Wilhelm Graf and Christiana Elizabeth Schultz Graf, who emigrated from Germany in 1858; Grandson of Georg Friederich Gotlieb Graeff and Caroline Moeser Graeff; Brother of William Johann Graf, Fredrick George Graf, Ida Wilhelmine Graf, and Emma L. Graf; Husband of Clara C. Siebecker Graf, whom he married in 1909; Father of Lee Carl Graf (Wife, Rose Irene Stephens Graf), Herbert C. Graf and Carl Louis Graf (Wife, Hazel M. Bruebecker Graf).

Charles’ father died in 1905 and he was left the operations of the farm; his widowed mother lived with him until her death in 1911. Charles F. Graf….. loving Husband, Father, Grandfather, Son, Grandson, Brother, Uncle, Nephew, and Cousin to many. Charles died in 1945 and is buried with his wife, Clara, and other family members in Kingston Cemetery, Prairie du Sac.

Kingston Cemetery Merrimac, Sauk County, Wisconsin. Row 6

F.A.G.#60467151 · View Source

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Alvina’s husband Charles Eschenbach passed away on February 7, 1947. He is buried at the
Walnut Hill Cemetery in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin.

Section O F.A.G#151129823 · View Source

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William and Frances’s grandson, Charles, and Clara’s son Lee Carl William Graf 35, passed away on December 1, 1947.

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(younger picture of Elsie)

William David’s wife Elsie passed away on November 12, 1949, in Wausau, Wisconsin.

Elsie’s F.A.G# 217625150 · View Source

~~1950~~

Name	Home Value	Relation	Sex	Marital Status	Age	Birth-place	Farm	Occupation	Industry
Eschenbach, Alvina		Head	F	Widowed	71	Wisconsin
Graf, Clara		Wife	F	Widowed	73	Wisconsin

Clara and Alvina are the only two Siebecker children to make it to 1950. Both women are now widowed. The 40s had to be tough on them. Lots of loved ones had passed away. Alvina is living in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin, and Clara lives next door to her son Carl, his wife Hazel, and their son David, in Sumpter, Sauk County, Wisconsin.

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Alvina Caroline Siebecker Eschenbach passed away at the age of 74, on March 9, 1954, in Sauk County. She is buried at the Walnut Hill Cemetery in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin, s/w Charles Eschenbach, Section O F.A.G.#151130353 · View Source

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William David and Elsie’s widowed daughter Ruth Siebecker Rollins takes a job in Pakistan for the US Government in the summer of 1955.

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This is very sad. Just under a year of being in Pakistan, William and Frances’s granddaughter Ruth 41, daughter of William David and Elsie, passed away from complications of polio overseas during a library mission for the government. According to her marriage announcement to Dean Rollins in 1937, she was a chemistry librarian. There were 25 pages in the packet from the US Embassy so I posted 8 of the ones I found most relevant. She is buried next to her husband at the Burr Oak Cemetery Burr Oak, Winneshiek County, Iowa,  F.A.G.# 147892038 · View Source

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Daughter of William P. Siebecker and Frances Schwartz Siebecker; Sister of Alvina Siebecker (Mrs. Charles Eschenback) and William Siebecker; Wife of Charles F. Graf, whom she married in 1909; Mother of Lee Carl Graf (Wife, Rose Irene Stephens Graf), Herbert C. Graf and Carl Louis Graf (Wife, Hazel M. Bruebecker Graf).

Clara C. Siebecker Graf…. Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Daughter, Granddaughter, Sister, Aunt, Niece and Cousin.

Clara died on July 18, 1959, at the age of 82. She is buried with her husband and other family members in Kingston Cemetery

Merrimac, Sauk County, Wisconsin. Row 6 F.A.G.#60467241 

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William David Siebecker passed away on August 20, 1958, at the age of 83.

He is laid to rest next to his wife Elsie at the Restlawn Memorial Park in

Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin, William David’s F.A.G.# 217625190 · View Source

~~1960-Present ~~

These are mostly all of the passing of William and Frances’s grandchildren.

William Davis and Elsie’s son William Lee Sibecker passed away at the age of 78, on May 9, 1981, in Gardnerville, Nevada

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Ida and Frank’s daughter Edith Ida Pattison Cornford passed away at the age of 72, on August 4, 1984, in Auburn, King County, Washington

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Alvina and Charles’s son Phillip Eschenbach passed away at the age of 81, on March 22, 1994. He was a dairy and beef farmer his whole working life.

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Alvina and Charles’s daughter Florence Frances Eschenbach Blum passed away at the age of 83, on November 17, 1994, in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin.

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Ida and Frank’s son Frank Arthur Pattison Jr 88, passed away on February 22, 1995, at the Fulton Medical Center in Georgia.

Not the best picture to post of Frank Jr but this was when he was arrested in 1952. Frank and my grandpa Carroll “Pat” look very similar in appearance. When I first found this record, I thought my grandpa had been arrested.

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William David and Elsie’s daughter Dorothy Frances Sibecker 93, passed away on March 6, 1997, in Tucson Arizona at the age of 93. She was a librarian at the University of Arizona with almost 40 years of service. She was buried next to her parents at the Restlawn Memorial Park in Wausau, Wisconsin.

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Ida and Frank’s son Robert Marion Pattison 88, passed away on July 28, 1998, in Redondo, King County, Washington. Robert Marion served in the Navy as a Chief Shipfitter and served in WWII

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Clara and Charles’s son Herbert Carl Graf 82, passed away on June 17, 1999, in Oshkosh Wisconsin. Herbert was a chiropractor in Oshkosh for over 40 years. He served in the Navy during WWII

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Ida and Frank’s son Carroll “Pat” Pattison 85, passed away on July 1, 2000. He was a Captain in the U.S. Army Air Force. More about my Grandpa Pat can be found on his own page and his father Frank’s page also.

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Clara and Charles’s son Charles Louis “Carl” Graf passed away on June 2, 2007, at the age of 85. He was a farmer in Sumpter Wisconsin. Carl was the Treasurer at the Merrimac Mutual Insurance Company and also at the Kingston Cemetery. He was also a former board member and president of the Sumpter Township.

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Ida and Frank’s daughter Shirly Alice Pattison Parks 90, passed away on November 24, 2007, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

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The Siebecker Family has been one of my favorite relatives to research. I will have a few more pages of the next generation done hopefully by Summer of 2025. Do you have any stories or memories of anyone on here you’d like to add? I am currently organizing into year two very large boxes of family pictures and Roller Skating memorabilia. My dad Larry Pattison and his cousin Gary Englund are digitizing 8mm plus other types of film. I have 8 videos uploaded to YouTube. Here is a link to one that has Carroll “Pat” Pattison in it https://youtu.be/O3EzZt1Bo7Y.

Thank you for reading. Let me know if you have pictures, stories, or favorite memories of anyone on this page. 

-Family members in Bold have their own page on this website where you can find more about their story. 

-F.A.G# are FindaGrave.com reference numbers if you to start your own virtual cemetery through their app.

-I find most of my information in State or County books, family genealogy books, libraries, Google searches, and personal stories and pictures given to me

• Ancestry.com
• FamilySearch.org
• Wikitree.com
• Fold3.com
• Newspapers.com

I do this to preserve our family history for us and future generations. I  keep the website ad-free because who wants to see ads. I do take donations and I truly appreciate everyone who has donated so far. You know who you are 🙂 We have a Venmo set up now @Eric-Puryear-3 to make donations easier or there is a link on the top of the If The Genes Fit homepage.

Thank you again for reading and remember if you count back 10 generations, it took 2,046 people to come together at separate times in history just to make you!