Genealogy: Sieferts and a few others
Howdy all! The Old Man here. In my last blog I covered a lot of the Vaskie/Frederick lines, so this one will talk about the Sieferts, Hookers, Bowlins, and maybe a few others. The Siefert line is from Grandma Ige, or Mildred Eileen. First things first. Do Not Ever Call Her Mildred, Millie, or any other nickname for Mildred. Even though she's been dead for over a decade, I can promise you she still hates her first name. I don't remember her getting mad a whole lot, but calling her Mildred would flat out piss her off. We thought it was funny. In this line, I am fortunate that was given the awesome opportunity to be around and know a great grandparent. Not a lot of people get to meet their great grandparents and, as a kid, old people tended to creep me out a bit. Luckily, I didn't feel that way about my great grandparents. I thought they were cool. The Siefert line in Jackson County Illinois started off with John Michael Siefert, but apparently he went by Michael. He was ...