Genealogy: Family Histories
Stier Family
Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly
Last Revised 11/24/2008
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"Yesteryear in Sussex: Fred Stier's Blacksmith Shop", by Fred H. Keller, Yesteryear in Sussex Revisited, page 35-36. Where Cain's Service Station stands today was once the center of Sussex, the "Four Corners." [Main and Maple Ave.]. Charles Cooling, an English immigrant, operated Cooling's Carriage and Wagon Shop on the southeast corner. Fred Stier took over the shop around the turn of the century, It became Stier's Blacksmith Shop. This picture was taken in 1906. Only four individuals can be identified today. Those beginning third from left; Fred Stier, Francis Stier, Roy Stier and William Smith. Stier was a good iron smith but not a businessman. He had a habit of marking work down on a blackboard with chalk. Occasionally it got erased and occasionally his wife would come down to copy all the accounts from the blackboard and they'd be gone. In a 1900 bill made out by Fred's wife the price to set one horse shoe was 20 cents anf four for the bargain price of 70 cents! |
Descendants of Jakob Stier
Generation No. 1
1. JAKOB1 STIER was born 01 Nov 1815 in Germany, and died 27 Jul 1903 in German Evangelical Zion Church/Redeemer United Church of Christ Cemetery, Sussex.
Notes for JAKOB STIER:
Relatives of Jacob Stier came from Germany last week expecting to make their home in this country in the future. Waukesha Freeman, May 19, 1892
More About JAKOB STIER:
Emigration: 02 May 1883, On ship Salier from Bremen to New York (Source: New York Passenger Lists, 1851-1891, age 67, no other Stier family with him.)
Children of JAKOB STIER are:
2. i. PHILIP
2 STIER, b. 26 Jan 1842; d. 08 Oct 1903, German Evangelical Zion Church/Redeemer United Church of Christ Cemetery, Sussex.3. ii. PHILIP JACOB STIER, b. 27 Jun 1847, Neuhofen, Germany; d. 27 Aug 1933, German Evangelical Zion Church/Redeemer United Church of Christ Cemetery, Sussex.
Generation No. 2
2. PHILIP2 STIER (JAKOB1) was born 26 Jan 1842, and died 08 Oct 1903 in German Evangelical Zion Church/Redeemer United Church of Christ Cemetery, Sussex. He married MARY ?. She was born 26 Aug 1841, and died 18 Mar 1902 in German Evangelical Zion Church/Redeemer United Church of Christ Cemetery, Sussex.
Notes for PHILIP STIER:
Mr. Philip Stier died last Tuesday morning, October 13, after an illness of five days. Although his family knew he was not well, his death came very unexpectantly and sudden. The deceased was born in Neuhofen, Bavaria, Germany. In 1882 he came with his wife and three daughters to America and later settled on a farm near Sussex, Waukesha County. Here he lived for the last 21 years, a quiet life. His wife died about 18 months ago. He had sold his farm and had an auction billed at which to dispose of personal property, but died prior to holding the same. It was his intention to retire from farm life and enjoy a few days of rest. He leave two daughters and one brother to mourn him. He was 62 years and 8 months of age. Great sympathy is felt for the bereaved family. Waukesha Freeman, October 22, 1903
Children of PHILIP STIER and MARY ? are:
i. CARRIE
3 STIER, b. 14 Nov 1879; d. 09 Jun 1896, German Evangelical Zion Church/Redeemer United Church of Christ Cemetery, Sussex.Notes for CARRIE STIER:
Miss Carrie is attending the German school at Merton. Waukesha Freeman, October 22, 1891
ii. "FRANKIE" STIER.
Notes for "FRANKIE" STIER:
Miss Frankie Stier has returned to Dr. Warner's of Waukesha, where she has been for the past year. Waukesha Freeman, March 5, 1891
iii. 3RD STIER.
3. PHILIP JACOB2 STIER (JAKOB1) (Source: Waukesha Freeman, August 30, 1933.) was born 27 Jun 1847 in Neuhofen, Germany (Source: 1930 Federal Census, age 82 living with daughter-in-law in Sussex. German Evangelical Zion Church/Redeemer United Church of Christ Cemetery.), and died 27 Aug 1933 in German Evangelical Zion Church/Redeemer United Church of Christ Cemetery, Sussex (Source: German Evangelical Zion Church/Redeemer United Church of Christ Cemetery.). He married (1) ANNA MARIE EISENHAUER 14 Nov 1872 in Germany. She was born 17 Oct 1849 in Germany, and died 19 Jun 1908 in German Evangelical Zion Church/Redeemer United Church of Christ Cemetery, Sussex.
Notes for PHILIP JACOB STIER:
The new barn of Jacob Stier, which was raised recently, is already completed and warmed. Waukesha Freeman, June 11, 1891
More About PHILIP JACOB STIER:
Emigration: 18 Aug 1883, Arrived New York from Bremen, Germany on ship Werra, listed as "Thel Stier".
Funeral: Abt. 31 Aug 1933, From daughter Elizabeth Manke's home at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon to Lutheran church in Sussex.
Political: Apr 1902, Lisbon town Treasurer. Waukesha Freeman, April 3, 1902
More About PHILIP STIER and ANNA EISENHAUER:
Marriage: 14 Nov 1872, Germany
Children of PHILIP STIER and ANNA EISENHAUER are:
4. i. FREDERICK "FRED"
3 STIER, b. 1874, Bavaria, Germany; d. Abt. 1924.5. ii. MARIE STIER, b. Abt. 1877, Germany.
6. iii. JACOB "JAKE" STIER, b. Abt. 1880, Germany.
7. iv. JOHN P. STIER, b. 16 Feb 1884, Wisconsin; d. 21 Dec 1936, German Evangelical Zion Church/Redeemer United Church of Christ Cemetery, Sussex.
v. FRANCES STIER.
Notes for FRANCES STIER:
Miss Frances Stier, formerly of Waukesha, but for several years matron of the Milwaukee County Asylum, is about to take her departure on a visit to Europe and will be absent three or more months. Miss Stier is a sister of Mrs. Otto Ohrmund. Waukesha Freeman, June 11, 1908.
vi. MARY STIER, m. ? KAY.
Notes for MARY STIER:
Fred Stier and his sister Mrs. Mary Kay, were called to Milwaukee by the serious illness of their mother. Waukesha Freeman, June 18, 1908
Child of PHILIP JACOB STIER is:
vii. ELIZABETH
3 STIER, b. 1876, Germany; d. 1956, German Evangelical Zion Church/Redeemer United Church of Christ Cemetery, Sussex; m. AUGUST F. MANKE, 06 Dec 1904 (Source: Waukesha Freeman, December 6, 1933.); b. 1875; d. 1964, German Evangelical Zion Church/Redeemer United Church of Christ Cemetery, Sussex.More About AUGUST MANKE and ELIZABETH STIER:
Marriage: 06 Dec 1904 (Source: Waukesha Freeman, December 6, 1933.)
Generation No. 3
4. FREDERICK "FRED"3 STIER (PHILIP JACOB2, JAKOB1) was born 1874 in Bavaria, Germany, and died Abt. 1924 (Source: Milwaukee 34 097.). He married MARY A. SMITH (Source: Waukesha Freeman, Nov. 10, 1904.) 28 Jun 1899, daughter of FRANK A. SMITH. She was born 1881 (Source: Waukesha Freeman, Apr. 6, 1933, page 8, celebrated his 73rd birthday on April 1, 1933.), and died Aft. 1933.
Notes for FREDERICK "FRED" STIER:
New York Passenger Lists, 1851-1891
Name: friedr (Unknown) Stier
Arrival Date: 18 Aug 1883
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
Destination: Wisconsin
Place of Origin: Bavaria
Ship Name: Werra
Port of Arrival: New York
Line: 54
Microfilm Roll: 469
List Number: 1049
More About FREDERICK "FRED" STIER:
Emigration: 18 Aug 1883, Arrived New York from Bremen, Germany on ship Werra (Source: New York Passenger Lists, 1851-1891.)
Occupation: Horse Blacksmith
More About FREDERICK STIER and MARY SMITH:
Marriage: 28 Jun 1899
Children of FREDERICK STIER and MARY SMITH are:
8. i. FRANCIS
4 STIER, b. 23 May 1900; d. Oct 1965.9. ii. ROY STIER, b. 21 Feb 1902; d. 13 Feb 1983.
10. iii. PHILIP "CHINEE" J. STIER, b. 30 Sep 1906; d. 23 Sep 1996, Millway Nursing Home, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
iv. FREDERICK "FRITZ" M. STIER, JR., b. 07 Jan 1914 (Source: Waukesha 0301 000033, 1920 Federal Census, age 5.); d. 15 Jun 1996, Vacaville, Solano, California; m. ALICE E. SHANE; b. 05 Aug 1916 (Source: SSDI.); d. 07 Jan 2000, Palmer, Matanuska Susitna, Alaska (Source: SSDI.).
5. MARIE3 STIER (PHILIP JACOB2, JAKOB1) was born Abt. 1877 in Germany. She married F. OTTO OHRMUND Abt. 28 Jul 1887 (Source: Waukesha Freeman, Were married Monday of paper's issue on July 28, 1887.).
Notes for MARIE STIER:
Marie Stier and F. Otto Ohrmund married at German Reformed Church, Waukesha, by Rev. F. Kuenzler, Monday evening at 8:30 p.m. Waukesha Freeman, July 28, 1887
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The Misses Jessie and Marie Ohrmund, and Master Arthur (all of Waukesha), will spend New Year's Day with Mr. Philip Stier of Sussex, Wis. Waukesha Freeman, January 1, 1903
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Mr. and Mrs. Otto Ohrmund, and son Arthur, of Hartford, formerly of Waukesha. They are doing finely at Hartford and their boys (?) are employed in the big factory where autos and agricultural machinery are made. Waukesha Freeman, June 11, 1908.
More About F. OHRMUND and MARIE STIER:
Marriage: Abt. 28 Jul 1887 (Source: Waukesha Freeman, Were married Monday of paper's issue on July 28, 1887.)
Children of MARIE STIER and F. OHRMUND are:
i. JESSIE
4 OHRMUND.ii. MARIE OHRMUND.
iii. ARTHUR OHRMUND.
6. JACOB "JAKE"3 STIER (PHILIP JACOB2, JAKOB1) was born Abt. 1880 in Germany. He married INA CHILDRENS. She was born 1883 in Sussex, Waukesha, Wisconsin (Source: Robert "Bob" Davis 5/9/05.).
More About JACOB "JAKE" STIER:
Residence: 1941, Blackie, Canada (near Calgary)
Child of JACOB STIER and INA CHILDRENS is:
11. i. JAMES
4 STIER, b. 20 May 1912, Blackie, Alberta, Canada; d. 20 Jan 1998, High River, Alberta, Canada.
7. JOHN P.3 STIER (PHILIP JACOB2, JAKOB1) was born 16 Feb 1884 in Wisconsin, and died 21 Dec 1936 in German Evangelical Zion Church/Redeemer United Church of Christ Cemetery, Sussex. He married EMMA HOHLWECH 1909. She was born 02 Jan 1886 (Source: 1920 Federal Census, age 37, SSDI gives birth yr as 1886.), and died Nov 1982 in German Evangelical Zion Church/Redeemer United Church of Christ Cemetery, Sussex.
More About JOHN P. STIER:
Occupation: 30 May 1934, Appointed Sussex Postmaster
More About EMMA HOHLWECH:
Name 2: Emma Hohwech
More About JOHN STIER and EMMA HOHLWECH:
Marriage: 1909
Children of JOHN STIER and EMMA HOHLWECH are:
i. EVA MARIE
4 STIER, b. 1912 (Source: 1920 Federal Census, age 13.); d. 23 Apr 1928, German Evangelical Zion Church/Redeemer United Church of Christ Cemetery, Sussex.ii. ROBERT JOHN STIER, b. 26 Sep 1914 (Source: SSDI.); d. 04 Feb 1991; m. MARYLEE (MARILEE) BABINOC, St. Alban's
Episcopal Church, Sussex (Source: Waukesha Freeman, Waukesha Freeman, February 7, 1940Wedding occurred on Saturday before this issue.).Notes for ROBERT JOHN STIER:
A pretty wedding took place at St. Alban's church at 2 o'clock on Saturday afternoon when Miss Marylee Babinoc, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Babinoc of 638 South 65th st., Milwaukee, became the bride of Robert John Stier, son of Emma Stier of this village (Sussex). The Rev. Charles Parmiter performed the ceremony.
The bride wore white brocade with pressed
velvet flowers, long train on dress, finger tip veil with crown of seed pearls. She carried a bouquet of yellow tea roses with white sweet peas and white ribbon. She was attended by Anna Babinoc of 638 S. 65th st., Milwaukee, as maid of honor, who wore blue net over blue satin and carried pink roses with white sweet peas and a long blue ribbon. Mr. Stier was attended by his cousin, Hilbert Manke, as the best man. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Elmer Kurtz, organist of St. Alban's church, played the wedding march. The wedding was private, being attended by only a few witnesses.After the ceremony, the bride and groom and
their attendants went to Menomonee Falls to have their pictures taken after which a wedding dinner was served at the groom's home, covers being laid for the following guests other than the bridal party of four: Mr. and Mrs. Michael Babinoc, George Babinoc, Hilda Zeller, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Kramer, Mrs. Emma Stier, and the Misses Catherine, Betty and Maryanna Stier.Mr.
and Mrs. Stier left for a short honeymoon trip. Mr. Stier has rented his mother's farm and took possession the first of the month. Mrs. Stier and three daughters will live in the upstairs rooms of the Stier farm house. Waukesha Freeman, February 7, 1940More About ROBERT JOHN STIER:
Name 2: Robert Stier
Occupation: Abt. Mar 1978, Was a farmer and is presently self-employed as a trencher. He served as Sussex Fire Chief for 12 yrs and is a long time member of the village board. As a baseball pitcher, he was said to huff and puff and hitch up his pants before every pitch he threw. (Source: Sussex Sun, Tuesday, March 14, 1978, Fred H. Keller.)
More About MARYLEE (MARILEE) BABINOC:
Residence: Bef. 07 Feb 1940, 638 S. 65th St., Milwaukee
More About ROBERT STIER and MARYLEE BABINOC:
Marriage: St. Alban's
Episcopal Church, Sussex (Source: Waukesha Freeman, Waukesha Freeman, February 7, 1940Wedding occurred on Saturday before this issue.)iii. MARJORIE K. STIER, b. 07 Oct 1916; d. 24 Nov 1995, Madison, Dane, Wisconsin; m. MARVIN KRAMER; b. 25 Oct 1910; d. Mar 1963.
iv. KATHERINE STIER, b. Abt. 1918; d. 12 Oct 2004.
Notes for KATHERINE STIER:
Not married as of January 14, 1955 (Waukesha Freeman issue)
Stier, Katherine E., died Oct. 12, 2004, age 86 years. Sister of Maryanna Hart. Sister-in-law of Marilee Stier. Aunt of Robert (Patricia) Kramer, Michael Kramer, Jacqueline Jenerrete, John, Bette, John (Sharon) Magnusson, Gary (Mary) Magnusson, Cynthia (Thomas) Geppert, Diane (Robert) Becker, Ronald (Debra) Hart, Jeffrey (Shelli) Hart and Barbara (Jeff) Key. Further survived by great-nieces and nephews, great-great-nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends. Preceded in death by her parents, John and Emma; sisters, Eva, Marjorie and Betty; and brother, Robert. Visitation Thurs., Oct. 14, 2004 at St. Alban's Episcopal Church, W239 N6440 Maple Ave., Sussex from 3PM until time of Mass at 5PM. Private burial in the Church cemetery.
v. ELIZABETH "BETTY" E. STIER, b. 18 Mar 1921; d. 20 Dec 2002, Saukville, Ozaukee, Wisconsin; m. SVEN J. MAGNUSSON, 21 Jun 1947, St. Alban's
Episcopal Church, Sussex; b. 04 Jul 1912; d. 16 Mar 1988, Sussex, Waukesha, Wisconsin.Notes for ELIZABETH "BETTY" E. STIER:
Mrs. John Stier is spending some time with her daughter, Mrs. Sven Magnussen and family at Lake Five
. Mrs. Magnussen and infant daughter, Cynthia Camille, returned home from Mt. Sinai hospital, Milwaukee, Tuesday. Two small brothers are welcoming their sister home. Waukesha Daily Freeman, August 2, 1955Magnusson, Elizabeth E. "Betty", (nee Stier) Died on Dec. 20, 2002. Age 81 years.
Wife of the late Sven. Mother of Dr. John (Sharon), Gary (Mari) Maack Magnusson and Cynthia (Dr. Tom) Geppert. Sister of Maryanna (Hart) and Katherine Stier. Further survived by 7 grandchildren, other relatives and friends. A memorial service will be held Sat., Dec. 28, 2002 at St. Albin's Episcopal Church, W239 N6440 Maple Ave., Sussex at 11AM. Burial to follow in the church cemetery.More About ELIZABETH "BETTY" E. STIER:
Education: 1936, Graduate Sussex High school (Source: Fred Keller Sussex Sun.)
Notes for SVEN J. MAGNUSSON:
He spent his summers working at the Mammoth Spring Canning company, and save up a nest-egg of $1,300. He told the story that his father had promised to him that he would match each dollar he saved so he could go to the University of Wisconsin. His funds lasted two years. Source: Fred Keller, Sussex Sun.
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Sven J. Magnusson, Sussex,
philosophy major at the university expects to spend part of his vacation at Lake Kegonsa with David Parson, Chicago, also a student at the university. Mr. Magnusson is a member of the university fencing team and attended the meet at Chicago recently. he is also a member of the Green International, League of Industrial Democracy, and of Wesley Foundation, student church group. Thursday, April 13, 1933--------------
Editor's note: Student/Socialist League of Industrial Democracy...which was originally called the Intercollegiate Socialist Society. Green International - early environmental organization ?
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He then joined the Civilian Conservation Corps and did his service at Clam Lake. Normal pay was $30 per month, but because of his college education, he was made a clerk, a
nd given a raise to $45 per month, of which, $30 was sent home. Source: Fred Keller, Sussex Sun.--------
1936 - Sven attending Carroll College
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In 1939, Magnusson completed his University of Wisconsin education and he ultimately became a CPA, working for the Milwaukee Telephone Company. Source: Fred Keller, Sussex Sun.
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Srgt. Sven Magnussen arrived Thursday from a southern camp to spend a few days' furlough with his mother, Mrs. John Magnussen, and family. Waukesha Freeman, June 30, 1943
December 20, 1944, Mrs. John Magnussen, received word her son Sven is missing in Belgium
January 17, 1945, hears Sven is prisoner in Germany
February 21, 1945, Has received official notice through the National Red Cross that her son, Sven, is a prisoner of Germany.
June 13, 1945, received a
telegram from the U. S. government, that her son, Sven, who was a prisoner of the Germans, has been liberated and is safe.---------
Drafted into Army - There was basic
training at Camp Walters in Mineral Wells, Texas. By January, 1943, he was made a corporal (Note: his advancement in rank above) after taking a non-commissioned officer training course. He rose to the rank of lieutenant after completing further training at Camp Shelby, Miss.During
the Battle of the Bulge, his unit was captured in December, 1944. His address became "First Lt. Sven J. Magnusson, Offizie slager 64, Germany, via New York, NY" Source: Fred Keller, Sussex Sun.More About SVEN J. MAGNUSSON:
Education 1: 1928, Graduated two-year Sussex High school
Education 2: After retirement he went back to the Univ. Of Wisconsin and
learned Swedish so he could travel to his mother country. (Source: Fred Keller Sussex Sun.)Education 3: 1930, Graduated Salutatorian from Waukesha High School
More About SVEN MAGNUSSON and ELIZABETH STIER:
Marriage: 21 Jun 1947, St. Alban's
Episcopal Church, Sussexvi. MARYANNA STIER, m. VIRGIL RONALD "BUTCH" HART, 22 Aug 1942, St. James, Lannon (Menomonee Falls), Waukesha, Wisconsin; b. 24 Apr 1918, Waukesha Co.; d. 10 Feb 1994, Home (of cancer), Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin.
More About VIRGIL HART and MARYANNA STIER:
Marriage: 22 Aug 1942, St. James, Lannon (Menomonee Falls), Waukesha, Wisconsin
Generation No. 4
8. FRANCIS4 STIER (FREDERICK "FRED"3, PHILIP JACOB2, JAKOB1) was born 23 May 1900, and died Oct 1965 (Source: SSDI.). He married NELLIE TESKY.
More About FRANCIS STIER:
Residence: 24 Sep 1941, West Bend, Washington, Wisconsin
Child of FRANCIS STIER and NELLIE TESKY is:
i. SHIRLEY
5 STIER.
9. ROY4 STIER (FREDERICK "FRED"3, PHILIP JACOB2, JAKOB1) was born 21 Feb 1902 (Source: SSDI.), and died 13 Feb 1983. He married JESSIE BROWN 20 Jun 1928 in St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Sussex, Waukesha, Wisconsin, daughter of WILLIAM BROWN and SUSAN WHITEHEAD. She was born 23 Oct 1906 (Source: SSDI.), and died 20 Jan 1975.
Notes for ROY STIER:
Roy was always fond of the fact that his wife graduated from high school while he bragged about going to the school of hard knocks. Roy became a prominent local "do it all" as he served almost 35 yrs on the village board, first as a trustee, and then as a four term village president. Simultaneously, he served 42 yrs on the Sussex Fire Department, three yrs as Chief. Today [1977], Roy lives in the same house he grew up in on Main ST., next to St. Alban's Cemetery. Seventy-five years young, he claims to be the the oldest living Sussex resident to have spent his entire life in Sussex. Source: Sussex June Brides of 50 years ago, by Fred H. Keller, Sussex Sun, Tuesday, June 7, 1977
More About ROY STIER:
Occupation 1: Blacksmith
Occupation 2: 15 Jun 1933, Has his new garage well under way on the vacant lot just east of his residence, having the basement dug and the foundation laid. (Source: Waukesha Freeman, June 15, 1933.)
More About ROY STIER and JESSIE BROWN:
Marriage: 20 Jun 1928, St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Sussex, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Child of ROY STIER and JESSIE BROWN is:
i. AUDREY JEAN
5 STIER, b. 23 May 1933, St. Mary's Hospital, Milwaukee (Source: Waukesha Freeman, June 1, 1933.).Notes for AUDREY JEAN STIER:
Not married in 1955, still in Waukesha Freeman as Stier.
10. PHILIP "CHINEE" J.4 STIER (FREDERICK "FRED"3, PHILIP JACOB2, JAKOB1) was born 30 Sep 1906, and died 23 Sep 1996 in Millway Nursing Home, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Source: SSDI.). He married RUTH E. SEABORN 23 Aug 1947, daughter of STEPHEN SEABORN and EDITH ?. She was born 26 Apr 1918 (Source: SSDI.), and died 20 Feb 2003 (Source: SSDI.).
Notes for PHILIP "CHINEE" J. STIER:
Nickname "Chinee" due to his exploits as an early Waukesha County aviator and plane owner. Flew plane out of Sussex airfield where Quadgraphics is today.
For their honeymoon, Philip and Ruth flew to Calgary, Alberta, Canada to visit uncle Jake Stier about 100 miles from Banff and Lake Louise. On the way home the plane crashed, both ok, but Ruth took the train home leaving Philip behind to repair the plane and fly it home.
Notes for RUTH E. SEABORN:
Stier, Ruth E., (Nee Seaborn) Found peace Feb. 20, 2003, age 84 yrs. Wife of the late Philip. Mother of Philip (Marge) and Rev. Mary De May. Grandmother of Karen Kline, Bill (Jenny) Kline, Katie (fiancee Mike) Kline, Ryan Stier and Jon Stier. Great-grandmother of Hailey Connor and the late Alexandra Kline. Funeral services Mon. Feb. 24 at St. Alban's Episcopal Church, W239 N6440 Maple Ave., Sussex at 10 AM. Private burial Lisbon Central Cemetery. Ruth was a member of the Horne Mudlitz Ladies Auxiliary.
More About PHILIP STIER and RUTH SEABORN:
Marriage: 23 Aug 1947
Children of PHILIP STIER and RUTH SEABORN are:
12. i. PHILIP S.
5 STIER.ii. MARY DE MAY STIER, m. PHILIP MANKE.
11. JAMES4 STIER (JACOB "JAKE"3, PHILIP JACOB2, JAKOB1) was born 20 May 1912 in Blackie, Alberta, Canada, and died 20 Jan 1998 in High River, Alberta, Canada. He married HILDA LOVE. She was born in Vulcan, Alberta, Canada, and died 31 Mar 2005.
More About JAMES STIER:
Occupation: Operated gas station in Blackie, Alberta, Canada; bus driver for Greyhound Bus Lines.
Children of JAMES STIER and HILDA LOVE are:
i. GAIL
5 STIER.More About GAIL STIER:
Residence: May 2005, Vancouver Island
13. ii. WAYNE STIER.
iii. PAUL STIER.
More About PAUL STIER:
Occupation: Licensed helicopter pilot.
iv. ALLEN STIER.
More About ALLEN STIER:
Occupation: Owns family farm near Blackie, Alberta, Canada
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Sussex Gothic: The old Charles Cooling house built prior to 1864 sits just east of Cain's Service Station, Main and Maple Ave. This picture was taken in 1905. Little Roy and Francis Stier pose with their grandmother, Mary Smith Stier. Mary was a granddaughter of Jeremiah Smith, an early pioneer in the area of today's Howard Lane, Hwy 164, and Hillside Rd. Jeremiah was married to Ann Rebecca Weaver, A daughter of John Weaver, one of the founders of Sussex-Lisbon. This relationship makes Roy Stier, past president of the Village of Sussex, a direct descendant to the founding Weaver brothers. Today Roy Stier lives in retirement across from his boyhood home and claims to be the oldest continuous living Sussex resident of the village. Source: Fred H. Keller, Yesteryear in Sussex Revisited, page 36, published c. 1979. |
Retrospect: Stier estate auction attracted a crowd of 300
Roy Stier (1902-1983) of Sussex came from a long line of great men and women.
Posted: October 15, 2008, Sussex Sun
By Fred H. Keller, Sussex Village Historian
First of two parts
Roy Stier (1902-1983) of Sussex came from a long line of great men and women.
He was directly related to Melinda Weaver, Lisbon’s first woman settler; to Gen. Joe Warren, an officer killed at Bunker Hill during the Revolutionary War; and to James Weaver, “the father of Sussex-Lisbon.”
Roy’s father, Fred, was one of the 16 men who signed the petition to incorporate Sussex as a village.
Roy Stier was born Feb. 21, 1902, near Sussex’s beginning at the “four corners” of Maple Avenue and Main Street. He lived his whole life in a one-block area around St. Alban’s Cemetery, which he served for a time as sexton and where he is now buried.
He served more than 35 years on the Sussex Village Board, eight years as its president, 1957-61 and 1965-69, before calling it quits.
Important actions during his presidency included acquiring Sussex Village Park in 1958 and starting work on the wastewater treatment plant and the municipal water system.
He was a charter member in 1922 of the Sussex Fire Department, serving it as a volunteer for 40 years, and as it chief, 1948-51. He was also a charter member in 1939 of the Sussex Lions Club, serving as club president 1948-49.
He married Jessie Brown on June 20, 1928, when he was 26. They had one surviving daughter, Audrey Stier Schlegel.
Soon after his marriage to Jessie, he acquired the former Medhurst home across the street from the home where he was born and grew up. The old address system put it at 808 Main St. Today that gray and white painted house is at N64 W23956 Main St., immediately west of Sussex Auto and east of St. Alban’s Cemetery.
There he practiced his life trade, mechanics and blacksmithing, initially calling it Stier’s Garage.
He later joined with Al Schroeder to sell and service farm machinery under the business name Stier and Schroeder.
Schroeder eventually left and started Schroeder Implement in Templeton (now eastern Sussex).
Stier later rented out his garage to Clem Strobel, who changed the name to Sussex Auto.
Roy often boasted in his declining years that he was “the oldest person in Sussex who has lived here all his life.”
After 80 years in Sussex, he spent his last months with his daughter, Audrey, in Santa Cruz, Calif., where he died Feb. 13, 1983, just a week short of 81 years. His daughter returned his body to Sussex for a funeral at St. Alban’s on Feb. 21, 1983, the day after what would have been his 81st birthday.
Stier served as village president when the population of Sussex was just breaking 1,000 and died when it was nearing 4,000. Today it is about 10,000.
Audrey auctioned off Roy’s estate March 13, 1983. More than 300 people attended.
Retrospect: Memories bought and sold at Roy Stier estate auction
Second of two parts
Posted: October 22, 2008, Sussex Sun
By Fred Keller, Sussex Village Historian
The seller was Audrey Stier Schlegel, his only daughter, who had already sorted out and shipped to her home in Santa Cruz, Calif., the items she wanted for herself.
Auctioneer Rollie Bast and his son, Ron, ran the auction in front of the livery stable in the backyard, selling tools from Stier’s machine shop, household furnishings, lawnmowers, snowblowers, outboard boat motors, gasoline and electric motors, lumber, antiques, old collectibles and an 11-year-old Ford LTD with only 32,000 miles on it and a reputation of being cared for by a top mechanic.
People started to congregate as early as 7:30 for the 9 o’clock start of the Sunday morning event. The weather was ideal: cool but comfortable if you dressed appropriately.
Lisbon Constable David Gettelman was the first to arrive and held the No. “1” bidding paddle, but ended the day without buying anything.
The auction was like old home week as friends and neighbors gathered to banter among themselves about the merits of what was being offered.
The veteran father-son auctioneers were off and running at precisely 9 a.m., and Rollie Bast said he hoped everyone had gone to the early services at their churches. If they hadn’t, he said, “Give us your money and we will see that it goes for a good cause.”
Rollie had a way of rolling words off his tongue: “We have a mess-a-laneous box here,” he would say. “Who will give me a dollar to start it off?”
A big bidding battle developed between two bankers from the old Sussex Farmers & Merchants (F&M) Bank, who were separated by the boisterous crowd and didn’t know they were bidding against each other – bank President Richard Krug and Operations Manager Dale Tietz – for a shiny metal box embossed with “Sussex State Bank.”
The bidding began at $5 and quickly went up to $32.50 before Krug discovered he was bidding against his employee. At that point, he bowed out, saying, “Let Dale have it.”
The box was from the original Sussex State Bank (1911-38), before F&M took it over. (That oldest of Sussex banks is now the Associated Bank.)
A toy Bissel rug cleaner sold for $11, a coffee grinder with a drawer for $25, a rolling pin with a porcelain roller for $32, a sheet metal weathervane horse for $21, two old steel coal shovels for $6.50, an old egg basket for $32 and a trio of planing hatchets for $5.
A box of old newspapers (including a World War I Armistice Day issue from Nov. 11, 1918) went for $11.
Veteran Lisbon politician Art Manke beat me out for an electric power saw, getting it for $5, but I won a bidding battle with John Hesse of Lannon for some old Sussex calendars from the 1920s and ’30s, which cost me $27.50.
Today these calendars – from Podolske’s Hardware, Sussex State Bank and Sussex Garage – are on the walls of the Sussex-Lisbon Area Historical Society Museum. Later I bought a series of Will Rogers F&M Bank calendars from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Wayne Volden bought a souvenir Milwaukee Braves fan for $19. Local lumber mogul Charles Zimmermann bid on a stack of 12-inch-wide wild-cherry wood planks that had been cut from a forest tree in Brown’s Woods (today Thousand Oaks subdivision), but was beat out by a $125 bid.
A big item was an Ariens snowblower that went for $460. A small older one went for $85, and a working Toro lawnmower went for $15. Wood planers went for $5 to $15 each.
Jane Burg bought an unlikely combination, a porcelain thunder jug and a cake-storing tin, for $5.
Finally, near the end of the auction, the 1972 Ford went for $1,325 to Alfred Endlich of Germantown. Built like a tank, the car still needed some transmission work.
Roy Stier’s possessions had all found new owners. Some caused groans and some chuckles, and a few brought tears from the winners and losers.