William Sydow was born Graffenhagan, Germany October 8, 1848, and died in Blair, Nebraska August 27, 1922, aged 73 years, 1 month and 19 days.

Mr. Sydow came to America in 1869, and settled at Watertown, Wis., later he went to northern Wisconsin and then to Michigan and worked at the sawmills and copper mines. He came to Nebraska in 1872, and settled near Hooper. In 1879 he helped build the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha R.R. from Oakland to Sioux City.

Mr. Sydow was married to Augusta Jordon at Oakland, Nebr. April 3, 1881, and to this union ten children were born, six boys and four girls, three of whom died in infancy.

In 1885 the deceased took a homestead five miles northwest of Pender, Nebr. where he made his home for 28 years. He came to Blair in 1913 where he has continued to live until the time of his death. He leaves to mourn, his wife, his sons, Harry F. and Stephen of Alexandria, Nebr.; Warner and Walter of Hartford, S.D.; and Harvey of Blair. His daughters, Mrs. Bernard Holmes of Casper, Wyoming; and Augusta of Blair; and five grandchildren, one brother, Chris of Winside, Nebr.

Brother Sydow was confirmed in the German Lutheran church in the “Fatherland”. He had suffered long weeks and months, and knowing he could not get well, he prayed the dear Lord to take him home, and requested his friends to ask God for his release.

#2-31 Aug., 1922 - The Tribune - William

WILLIAM SYDOW IS CALLED TO REST AFTER LONG ILLNESS William Sydow closed his eyes to all things earthly on Sunday evening at 11 o’clock after many months of suffering from cancer of the stomach, aged 73 years, 10 months and 19 days.

William Sydow was born in Graffenhager, Germany October 8, 1848, and at an early age was confirmed in the German Lutheran church. He came to America in 1869 and located at Watertown, Wis., and later went to northern Wisconsin and Michigan where he worked for some time in the sawmills of the great pinery states and also in the copper mines. In 1872 he came to Washington county, Nebraska and settled near Hooper. In 1878 he helped to build the C. St. P.M. & O. railroad from Oakland to Sioux City.

On April 8, 1881 he was married to Miss Augusta Jordan at Oakland, Nebr., and followed farming near there for four years. He then homesteaded five miles northwest of Pender, where he lived for twenty eight years. During this time ten children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Sydow, six boys and four girls, three of whom passed away in infancy. Nine years ago he moved with his family to Blair and purchased the Hatch home on east South street where he resided until is life closed.

The funeral was held at the home this Thursday afternoon, Rev. J. A. Johnson officiating. The pallbearers were his five sons and a nephew, Emil Sydow.

There survives to truly mourn the loss of a kind husband and father the widow, two daughters, Mrs. Hattie Holmes of Casper, Wyo. and Miss Augusta Sydow of Blair and five sons: Harry F. and Stephen Sydow of Alexandria, Nebr., Warner and Walter of Hartford, S.D. and Harvey of Blair. One brother, Chris also survives him and resides at Winside, Nebr.

The children were all present at the funeral. Interment was made in the Blair cemetery.

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

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