Clara Louise Siekman1,2,3

ID# 12532, (1890 - 1994)
FatherWilliam Frederick Siekman7,8,9 (6 Jan 1840 - 19 Sep 1918)
MotherWilhelmina Louise Wieman4,5,6 (23 Nov 1850 - 19 Nov 1933)

Key Events:

Birth: 8 Nov 1890, Burlington, Boone Co., Kentucky10,11,12
Marriage: 1 Oct 1921, Burlington, Boone Co., Kentucky, George Robert Hewett (31 May 1882 - 3 Sep 1952)13,14,15
Death: 22 Aug 1994, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky16,17
Burial: 25 Aug 1994, Petersburg Cemetery, Petersburg, Boone Co., Kentucky18,19
ChartsDescendants of Jobst Wilhelm Wiemann
AncestryThe Wieman Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Clara Louise Siekman was born on 8 Nov 1890 in Burlington, Boone Co., Kentucky.10,11,12
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Bullittsville, Boone Co., Kentucky, in the household of her parents, William Frederick Siekman and Wilhelmina Louise Wieman.7 She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Bullittsville, Boone Co., Kentucky, in the household of her parents.8
     Clara was named an heir in the will of her father, dated 6 Dec 1915, to receive an equal share with her siblings and half-siblings in all his property after the death of his widow.20
     She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Burlington, Boone Co., Kentucky, in the household of her mother.6
     Clara married George Robert Hewett, son of Daniel M. Hewett and Virginia Beemon, on 1 Oct 1921 in Burlington, Boone Co., Kentucky.13,14,15
     Clara and George Robert Hewett lived at a hotel in Burlington, Kentucky, after they married. They operated it for the winter because the owner was ill and wanted to spend the winter in Florida. Places to live were almost impossible to find, but finally they got two large rooms with a family, where their first child was born.21
     Clara and George moved to Jersey Ave., Sayler Park, on 26 Nov 1922 to a cottage owned by her sister and brother-in-law, Cora and John Nieman. Two years later they moved to a house on Hillside Ave., and after another two years moved to a duplex on the George Nieman. They lived there four years.21
     After 1923 her mother lived with her two daughters. She lived with Clara in the summer and with Cora in the winter, until she and her husband bought the Gottschalk house, and then she lived with them full time until her death.22
     Clara and George appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 6900 Home City Ave., enumerated 9 Apr 1930, reporting they rented their home, for $15 per month, and did not own a radio. Their children Robert and Norma were listed as living with them.23
     Clara and George moved the corner of Monitor and Home City Ave. 1 Mar 1931, where they lived for six years. Finally, they bought a home at 257 Twain Ave., moving there 8 Feb 1937.21
     On 2 Dec 1935 Clara and her brother Frederick, and their step-sisters Cora Marie Snyder and Johanna Marie Doering, sold their shares in the land in Boone Co., Kentucky, that her father had left them all in his will, subject to the life-estate of his widow, who had died in Dec 1933. They received $6,000 for their interests in four parcels totaling 272 acres.24
     Clara and George appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 257 Twain Ave., enumerated 3 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $5,000, and that they had lived in the same city in 1935. Their children Robert and Norma were listed as living with them.25
     Clara and George appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 257 Twain Ave., enumerated 11 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm.26
     Her husband died on 3 Sep 1952 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio.27,28
     Clara died on 22 Aug 1994 in Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky, at age 103.16,17 She was buried on 25 Aug 1994 in Petersburg Cemetery, Petersburg, Boone Co., Kentucky.18,19

Children:
     Children with George Robert Hewett:

  • Robert Henry Hewett29,30,31 (18 Jul 1922 - 14 Oct 1999)
  • Norma Lousie Hewett32,33,31 (7 Aug 1925 - 5 Apr 2014)

Citations

  1. [S705] Garland, "Descendants of Friedrich W. and Anna Maria Rodefeldt Wieman", shows name as Clara Louise Siekman, and reports an Affidavit of Descent filed in Boone County, Kentucky Deed Book 73 pp 89-90, listing Clara Hewitt as an heir of William Siekman, and a deed at pp 157-8 in the same book showing Clara Hewitt conveying title of her inheritance to William's son Henry.
  2. [S706] William Siekman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Boone Co., Kentucky, shows name as Clara, with surname shown as a dash, which would normally mean the same as the one above, Doering, but apparently is supposed to refer to the head of household.
  3. [S710] Hewett, "Recollections of My Family", shows name as Clara Sieman Hewett.
  4. [S706] William Siekman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Boone Co., Kentucky, shows Clara as the daughter of Wilhemina's husband, and that they had been married 10 years.
  5. [S1732] William Siekman household, 1910 U.S. Census, Boone Co., Kentucky, shows Clara as daughter of Wilhelmena's husband, and that they had been married 20 years.
  6. [S708] Minnie Siekman household, 1920 U.S. Census, Boone Co., Kentucky.
  7. [S706] William Siekman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Boone Co., Kentucky.
  8. [S1732] William Siekman household, 1910 U.S. Census, Boone Co., Kentucky.
  9. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Clara Louise Hewett, Soc. Sec. No. 289-36-7037.
  10. [S706] William Siekman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Boone Co., Kentucky, shows month, year, age 9, and state.
  11. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Clara Louise Hewett, Soc. Sec. No. 289-36-7037, shows date, city, and state.
  12. [S13429] Clara L Sieckman Hewett obituary, Lexington Herald-Leader, shows age 103 at death 22 Aug 1994 and native of Burlington.
  13. [S13434] George Hewett household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 39, and hers as 30.
  14. [S13429] Clara L Sieckman Hewett obituary, Lexington Herald-Leader, shows her as his widow.
  15. [S705] Garland, "Descendants of Friedrich W. and Anna Maria Rodefeldt Wieman", citing Clara Siekman Hewett, "Recollections of My Family", shows date, city, county, and state.
  16. [S13429] Clara L Sieckman Hewett obituary, Lexington Herald-Leader, shows died Monday, at Sayre Christian Village.
  17. [S894] "Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000," Ancestry.com, record for Clara L. Hewett, citing vol 49 cert. no. 24454, shows date, county, and state.
  18. [S13429] Clara L Sieckman Hewett obituary, Lexington Herald-Leader, shows services Thursday and cemetery.
  19. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 100963875, Clara Louise Siekman Hewett, includes tombstone photo.
  20. [S13452] Wills, Boone Co., Kentucky, 14:474-5, will of Wm. Siekman.
  21. [S710] Hewett, "Recollections of My Family."
  22. [S710] Hewett, "Recollections of My Family", pg 3.
  23. [S13434] George Hewett household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  24. [S13453] Deeds, Boone Co., Kentucky, 73:157-8, Fred Siekman and wife Della, Cora Nieman and husband John, Hannah Scothorn and husband L. C., and Clara Hewitt and husband George, to Henry Siekman and wife Blanche, 2 Dec 1935.
  25. [S13436] George R. Hewett household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  26. [S13438] George R. Hewett household, 1950 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  27. [S1250] George R. Hewett, Certificate of Death, shows date, hospital, city, and county.
  28. [S710] Hewett, "Recollections of My Family", shows date.
  29. [S13434] George Hewett household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband.
  30. [S13436] George R. Hewett household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband.
  31. [S13429] Clara L Sieckman Hewett obituary, Lexington Herald-Leader.
  32. [S13434] George Hewett household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows girl as daughter of Clara's husband.
  33. [S13436] George R. Hewett household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows shows the girl as daughter of Clara's husband.