Amelia E. Kauss 1 2 3 4 5
- Born: 7 Feb 1869, Nerdarschien Province, Posen, Germany
- Marriage (1): Gustav Siewert on 12 Jun 1887
- Marriage (2): John Henry Carl Fasel on 18 Jun 1892
- Died: 16 Jan 1956, Manor, Travis County, Texas at age 86 6
- Buried: Cypress Mill Cemetery, Cypress Mill, Blanco County, Texas
General Notes:
Amelia came to America from Germany in 1885 according to the 1930 census. She arrived in New York and came to Texas by train. Her two brothers, Julius and August Kauss and a sister Pauline Kauss, were already in Texas. Amelia and August stayed in the Blanco County area. Their parents were Andre Kauss and Rosie Kiesner, both born in Germany. She first worked for the Goeth Family at Cypress Mill, Blanco County, Texas.
She married Gustav Siewert, who came from Posen, Germany, on 12 Jun 1887 and they had two sons, Otto and Ed. Gustav drowned around 1891 trying to cross Wallace Hollow near his home during a rain storm. Both boys passed away, possibly of whooping cough in 1894.
By the time of the 1900 census, she had borne 6 children with 4 still living. By the 1910 census, she had borne 10 with 7 still living. On the 1920 census, Amelia reported that she had become a naturalized citizen in 1916.
Amelia married Gustav Siewert on 12 Jun 1887. (Gustav Siewert was born in Germany and died about 1891 in Texas.)
Amelia next married John Henry Carl Fasel, son of John Peter Fasel and Margarete Klurentasch, on 18 Jun 1892. (John Henry Carl Fasel was born on 13 Jun 1859 in , Germany,7 died on 12 Oct 1943 in Cypress Mill, Blanco County, Texas 7 8 and was buried on 14 Oct 1943 in Cypress Mill Cemetery, Cypress Mill, Blanco County, Texas 7.). The cause of his death was heart failure.
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