Harry H. Von Seggern1,2,3,4

Family Chart
ID# 24464, (1868 - 1957)
FatherJohn R. Von Seggern5,6 (26 May 1845 - 10 Sep 1909)
MotherLouisa S. Wieman7,6 (11 Nov 1846 - 9 Dec 1903)

Key Events:

Birth: 19 May 1868, Cincinnati, Ohio8,9,10
Marriage: 10 Dec 1890, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Lydia S. Tieman (14 Jul 1868 - 15 Nov 1935)11,12,13
Death: 18 Jun 1957, Cincinnati, Ohio14,15
Burial: 21 Jun 1957, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio15
ChartsDescendants of Maximilian Friderich Wiemann and Anna Maria Margaretha Elisabeth Lüken
AncestryThe Wieman Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Harry H. Von Seggern was born on 19 May 1868 in Cincinnati, Ohio.8,9,10
     He was presumably with his parents when they were living at his mother's parents' home, 102 Gest St., Cincinnati, about 1869, but they were not listed there in the 1870 census and have not been found elsewhere.16 He moved to 97 Gest St. with his parents by 1871.17
     He appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the household of his parents, John R. Von Seggern and Louisa S. Wieman.5
     Harry married Lydia S. Tieman, daughter of Charles Tieman and Sophia Schroeder, on 10 Dec 1890 in Hamilton Co., Ohio, with Rev. Hugo G. Eisenlohr officiating.11,12,13
     Harry and Lydia lived for several years after they married at 97 Gest St., Cincinnati, where he had lived with his parents as a child, and where other members of his mother's family lived at various times.18 They moved to 3148 Jefferson Ave. about 1896.19
     He was a surveyor for the City Water Works in Cincinnati after his marriage, until they moved to Clermont County.20

Moving to a Farm --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---


     Harry and Lydia moved to Clermont Co., the county to the east of Cincinnati, where Harry took up farming, before 1900.21 They appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Union Twp., Clermont Co., Ohio, enumerated 7 Jun 1900, reporting they rented their farm. Their daughter Louise was listed as living with them.3
     Harry and Lydia returned to the city about 1904, when they were living at 3163 Vine St.22 They moved to 2635 Jefferson Ave. about a year later.23
     He was a florist when they returned to the city. He became a machinist about 1907.24
     Harry and Lydia appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 2809 Alice St., enumerated 15 Apr 1910, reporting they rented their home. Their daughter Louise was listed as living with them.25
     He was a shipping clerk at a printing company by 1920, and an elevator operator at a factory building by 1930.26,27
     Harry and Lydia appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 1965 Fairfax Ave., enumerated 17 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their home. Their daughter Louise was listed as living with them.28
     Harry and Lydia appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the household of his daughter Louise and her husband, Joseph Edward Foley.29
     His wife died on 15 Nov 1935 in 3208 Observatory Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio.30

Living at the Cincinnati Altenheim --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---


     Harry appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 3241 Burnet St., enumerated 3 Apr 1940, as a guest in the Cincinnati Altenheim.31
     The Cincinnati Altenheim was established in 1891 by a group of wealthy Germans in Cincinnati as a home for elderly Germans. The home was open to men aged 65 and over. Located on the corner of Elland and Burnet, it was first known as the Deutscher Altenheim but after the start of World War I, it became the Cincinnati Altenheim. In later years the name changed to the Cincinnati Old Men’s Home and then the Home for Aged Men. Unlike many of the old aged homes at that time, The Altenheim let their residents live as if they were in their own private home.32
     Harry appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 30 Elland Circle, enumerated 28 May 1950, as an inmate at the Cincinnati Home for Aged Men.33
     Harry died on 18 Jun 1957 in Cincinnati, Ohio, at age 89.14,15 He was buried on 21 Jun 1957 in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio.15

Children:
     Children with Lydia S. Tieman:

  • Mauree Von Seggern34 (abt 11 Oct 1891 - 22 Jul 1892)
  • Louise Henrietta Von Seggern3,25,35 (25 Dec 1894 - 6 Oct 1993)

Citations

  1. [S13546] J. R. Von Seggern household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as Harry H. Von Seggern.
  2. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 114:156, Harry H. Von Seggern and Lydia Tieman.
  3. [S13548] Harry H. Von Seggern household, 1900 U.S. Census, Clermont Co., Ohio.
  4. [S13555] The Cincinnati Altenheim, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as Harry H Von Seggern.
  5. [S13546] J. R. Von Seggern household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  6. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Harry H. VonSeggern, burial card.
  7. [S13546] J. R. Von Seggern household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as son of her husband.
  8. [S13546] J. R. Von Seggern household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows age 12 and state.
  9. [S13548] Harry H. Von Seggern household, 1900 U.S. Census, Clermont Co., Ohio, shows month, year, age 32, and state.
  10. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Harry H. VonSeggern, burial card, shows date, city, and state.
  11. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 114:156, Harry H. Von Seggern and Lydia Tieman, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  12. [S13548] Harry H. Von Seggern household, 1900 U.S. Census, Clermont Co., Ohio, shows married 9 years.
  13. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record forLydia T. Von Seggern, burial card, shows him as her husband.
  14. [S13552] Harry H Von Seggern obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer, shows date and city.
  15. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Harry H. VonSeggern, burial card, shows date.
  16. [S10413] William's Cincinnati Directory, 1867, pg 473, and 1869, pg 570, shos them at 102 Gest St.
  17. [S10413] William's Cincinnati Directory, 1871, pg 698.
  18. [S10413] William's Cincinnati Directory, 1892, pg 1544.
  19. [S10413] William's Cincinnati Directory, 1896, pg 1518.
  20. [S10413] William's Cincinnati Directory, 1892, pg 1544; and 1898, pg 1644.
  21. [S13548] Harry H. Von Seggern household, 1900 U.S. Census, Clermont Co., Ohio, shows occupation as farmer.
  22. [S10413] William's Cincinnati Directory, 1904, pg 1982.
  23. [S10413] William's Cincinnati Directory, 1905, pg 1735.
  24. [S10413] William's Cincinnati Directory, 1904, pg 1982, shows occupation as florist; 1907, pg 1867, shows occupation as machinist.
  25. [S13549] Harry Von Seggern household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  26. [S13550] Harry Vonseggern household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as shipping clerk and industry as printing co.
  27. [S13551] Joseph E. Foley household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as elevator operator and industry as factory building.
  28. [S13550] Harry Vonseggern household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  29. [S13551] Joseph E. Foley household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  30. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record forLydia T. Von Seggern, burial card,, shows date, address, city, state, and at residence.
  31. [S13555] The Cincinnati Altenheim, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  32. [S13557] "The Altenheim, Cincinnati Home for Aged Men."
  33. [S13556] Cincinnati Home for Aged Men, 1950 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  34. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Mauree Von Seggern, burial card.
  35. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 347:438, Joseph Edward Foley and Louise Henrietta Von Seggern.