The George Stier family in 1913
From left to right: Wilford holding Lester, Dorothy holding a cat, Irene, George, and Ruby holding baby Francis. Josephine can be seen above Irene looking through the screen door. This photograph was taken at their home on Main Street in Waterford in 1913.
In March of 1913, the George Stier family moves from the Town of Norway to Waterford. They move into the 'Gunderson' residence on Main Street.
One month later, on April 12, 1913, Francis Alvin was born. Francis was George and Josephine's seventh child.
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George and Josephine's fifth child, George Edward, is born on February 14, 1910
On October 27, 1908, George and Josephine have their fourth child, a daughter, Dorothy Mae
The November 16th , 1907 article has the headline of : "Nearly Lost Their Lives" the article says: "Louis Wagner and Allie Rothering were as close to death for a short time Tuesday evening as they cared to be. Thanks to the heroic work of Chas E. Reed, Robert Zabler, George Stier and a few others they are alive today. The young men [Wagner and Rothering] are employed as clerks in the store of C.G. Foltz & Son, and about 5:30 o'clock Tuesday evening went to the mill pond to take out a boat and put it up for the winter. They rowed out into the stream nearly two hundred feet, when the boat struck a stump or a log and a board in the bottom of the boat was stove in. The boat filled with water immediately and sank under them. Their calls for help were heard by Mr. Reed and others who hurried to their assistance. But this was no easy matter. No boat was near, and when a scow was procured it was found this was badly waterlogged. But the scow was manned and reached Wagner and Rothering when they were about to give up. They had clung to the sides of the boat until they were numb with the cold and nearly exhausted. They were unable to swim on the account of the weight of their clothing, both wearing overcoats.
When they were brought to shore by their rescuers, both men fell to the ground unconscious. They were carried to the home of Mr. Reed, where Drs. Prouty and Newell, assisted by Mrs. Reed and others worked over them for all they were worth. Wagner regained consciousness about 8 o'clock, and about an hour later Rothering opened his eyes to find he was still in the land of the living."
Left to right: Wilford, George, and Ruby
George and Josephine's first child, Ruby was born on June 28, 1904. For more about Ruby, click here.
A photograph of George and Josephine taken in 1901 before they were married
George Stair was the tenth and youngest child of Carl Christian ('Charles') Stier and Auguste (ne'e Bucholz) Stier. George was born June 3, 1878 at the family farm near Waterford in the Town of Norway, Racine County. The 1880 Town of Norway Census is very interesting as it shows all ten children listed, with young George listed as "1" year old. The 1880 census also shows Carl Christian ("Charley Steer") and shows his father Heinrich still living with them age 72, listed as "Henry Steer". Auguste is not listed as she had died prior to the 1880 census. When George was born, like his parents, and his siblings, his last name was spelled Stier. George kept the spelling Stier into his adulthood. I have found records of George's name being spelled 'Stier' at least into 1917, at which time he would have been 39 years old. George was the only member of his family to eventually change the spelling of his name to 'Stair'. All other relatives, all of his siblings and their families, kept the original spelling of 'Stier'. The only document that I have found to shed some light on the change in spelling of the name is George's Certificate of Baptism. On the certificate (see below), his name is spelled 'Stier', with the word 'Stair' in parenthesis, I assume for phoenetic reasons. Did George use this document later in life as a form of I.D., and use the Stair spelling as to match what was in the parenthesis?
George Stair FamiLY
July 25, 1914, Josephine Georgeann is born. Josephine is George and Josephine's eighth child. For more about Josephine, click here.
December 7, 1916, Hazel Mae is born. Hazel is George and Josephine's ninth child. For more about Hazel, click here.
January 15, 1918: George and Josephine's tenth child is born, a daughter they name Pearl Olene. For more about Pearl, click here.
June 2, 1919: Homer Floyd is born. Homer is George and Josephine's eleventh child. For more information about Homer, and many pictures, click here.
August 1, 1921: Howard Elwood is born. Howard is George and Josephine's twelfth child. For more about Howard, click here.
February 3, 1924: George and Josephine's thirteenth and last child is born, a daughter they name Virginia A.
For more information about Virginia and pictures of her, click here.
To see the George Stair farm in Mukwonago, where his family lived for many years, click here.
The George Stier family in 1910
Left to right: Wilford, Irene, Josephine holding baby George, Dorothy and Ruby.
This picture was taken in the Town of Norway, Racine County in 1910.
On Tuesday November 12, 1907 George Stier and a few other people saved the lives of two men who were drowning in freezing cold water. The Burlington Standard Democrat newspaper printed an article about the life saving heroics on the front page of their November 16, 1907 edition. The following is a copy of the 1907 article. I will also type below the article exactly what it says, as the article is somewhat hard to read.
On February 22, 1907, Irene M., George and Josephine's third child is born.
For more information and pictures of Irene, click here.
George and Josephine's second child, Wilford Francis, was born on October 31, 1905.
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On December 29, 1901 George married Josephine "Josie" Jacobson
To see their marriage document , click here.
George John Christian Stier (Stair) at approximately 21 years of age
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