Arnold Sieweke was born in Lubeke, Westphalia, Germany [Lippe, Lubbecke Nortdrhein, Westphalia] on May 28, 1851, and died as he was approaching his seventy-ninth year, November 30, 1929.
In 1870 he came to the United States as an orphan boy, settling in St. Louis, Mo., where he learned his trade, cabinet-making, in which he was an expert. In that same city over fifty-years ago, he was married to Mary Schneidermeyer, who passed away July 13, 1926, and was buried in the Garnett Cemetery.
After a time they left St. Louis and moved to Cameron, Mo. They came to Anderson County about forty-four years ago and have since made this place his home. While in Germany he united with the Lutheran church.
He was the father of ten children, three having died and lie buried in Se. Louis. One son, Edward, who was a Spanish-American war veteran, passed away twenty-six years ago and is buried in the plot with his mother. Six children still survive him: Mrs. Mary K. Potter of Harper, Kas; Fred of Eudora; George of Sheridan, Wyo.; Mrs. Tillie Didlot, also of Sheridan; William, of Santa Ana, Calif., and Joseph of Kansas City, Mo. Ten grandchildren also survive him besides quite a company of friends.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 o’clock at the Farris-Adams chapel, conducted by L.H. Rupert, pastor of the Methodist church. Music was furnished by Mrs. Nadjy Meisenheimer. Burial was in the Garnett cemetery with other members of the family. Mrs. Mary K. Potter of Harper; George Sieweke, of Eudora and Joseph Sieweke of Kansas City were in attendance at the funeral.