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A Geneology Collection by Debbie Mills
Carrie Banks
Born: ABT. 1873 in Ironton, Sauk Co., Wisconsin
Parents: William Walter Banks and Angeline Simmons
Siblings: Frederick J., Alfred, Mary E., , Wilbert, Ira O., Jenny, Wm. Walter
Marriage: Edward Seifert (1866-1940)
Children: Ruby (1892), Fern (1893), Claude (1896), Marguerite (1899), Velma (1903), Alice (1907), Norma (1910)
Death: after 1938 (Carrie should show up in the California death index if she died after 1940, but her name isn’t found, unless she remarried or died somewhere else. Carrie Seifert shows up in voter registration records in 1942))
Census:
1930 US Census, Santa Clara, San Jose
Edward Seifert, 62, owns property, value 7,000, owns radio, age 24 at first marriage, garage man
Carrie, wife, age 56, b WI
Alice, 22, b CA, stenographer
Norma, 20, b CA
1920 US Census, California, Santa Clara, San Jose
Edward Seivert, age 57, year of immigration 1870, proprietor of garage
Carrie, 46, b WI
Marguerite, 20, b NB
Eva, 18, b NB, bookeeper at garage
Velma, 16, b Oregon
Alice, 12, b CA
Norma, 10, b CA
1910 US Census, California, Santa Clara, San Jose
Edward D. Seifert, 43, b Germany, 1st marriage, married 19 years, year of immigration 1875; liveryman
Carrie L., 37, b WI, 8 children born, 8 alive
Ruby, 18, b NB, stenographer at law office
Fern, 16, b NB
Claude 13, b NB
Marguerite J., 11, b NB
Eva, 9, b NB
Velma, 7, b Oregon
Alice, 3, b CA
Norma E., 6 months, b CA
1900 US Census, N, Dawson Co, Grant township:
Edw Seifert, born Dec. ‘66, age 33, married ?10 years, b Germany, parents b Germany, farmer
Carrie, wife, b Jan ‘73 WI, parents b NY, age 27, 4 children born, 4 alive
Ruby, daughter, 8, b April ‘92 NB
Fern, 6, b Sept. ‘93 NB
Claude, 3, b Aug. ‘96 NB
Marguerite, 11 months, b June ‘99 NB
1880 US Census, Nebraska, Dawson Co, Precinct 2:
Wm Banks, age 52, blacksmith, born NY, father born New Hampshire, mother born NY; Angeline E. age 46, born NY, father born NY, mother born (?) Iowa - not legible; Jenny age 12, born WI; Wm. age 8 born WI; Carrie age 7 born WI; Hattie Thornton, age 3 granddaughter, born WI
Misc:
There is a voter registration in 1916-1920 for Edward D. Seifert, broker, and Mrs. Carrie L. ‘Seifet’, hswf, 247 W. San Carlos, both republicans
1938 & 1942 for Edward D. (democrat), auto dealer and Mrs. Carrie L. Seifet, occupation Hswf, (republican), address 1130 Martin
Edward is listed in California death index 11/7/1940, birth year 1866, birth “elsewhere” (not in US)
In the “History of Santa Clara County”: Among the first contracts were those for the Los Altos Grammar School, the private residence of Paul Shoup, the President of the Southern Pacific Railroad, at Los Altos, the Ed Seifert garage at San Jose, and the bridge across Guadelupe Creek, at west Santa Clara street, in San Jose. (This was referring to William Radtke, carpenter/contractor) pg. 1357
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