Johan Gotlieb Sieffert, son of Johan Friedrich and Hannah Eliza (née Redlich) Seiffert, was born on 4 May 1839 in Pommerzig, Prussia. He married Joahann Louise, daughter of Johann and Johanna Louise (née Kuhn) Walter, on 11 August 1870. The couple had two children: John Frederick (Fred) — born on 10 June 1871 at Paraparap, married Anna Maria Elizabeth Mary Petzke on 1 February 1899 at Christ Church Church of England in Echuca, married Mary Simmons, died on 27 July 1968 at Geelong aged 97 years, buried at Freshwater Creek Cemetery Johann Gottlieb — born in 1872 at Mount Moriac Louise died on 15 April 1873 at Pettavel and was buried at Freshwater Creek Cemetery. Johan Gottlieb then married Augusta Elbelena Baensch. They had the following children: Charles Heinrich — born on 11 December 1875 at Mount Moriac, married Anna Maria Louisa Baensch, died in 1954 at Ballarat Ferdinand — born on 29 April 1877 at Mount Duneed, married Lily Simmons in 1903, died on 12 November 1953 at Balwyn aged 76 years Emma — born on 16 December 1878 at Mount Moriac, died on 16 Jun 1879 aged 6 months at Paraparap He also owned 35 acres in the Parish of Barrabool containing 35 acres with a four roomed house built of wattle and daub with a thatched roof which was let for £22 per year. Allotment h of section 35 Parish of Duneed 70 acres used for grazing. This land was fenced. Johan Gotlieb died on 7 April 1879 and was buried at the Freshwater Creek Lutheran Cemetery. His will was in German. An affidavit signed by Robert Renzow, head teacher and teacher of the English language at Germantown State School, testified that the translation of the will was correct. |
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The opportunity to own larger farms appealed to many farmers in the Mount Moriac district. Many selected land at Tallygaroopna in the 1870s when the land there was opened up for selection. The map below shows a group who were related or knew each other. Pine Lodge Creek provided a permanent water supply to John and Mary Argus, and their widowed daughter, Matilda Trewin. John and Elizabeth Coldwell, with their daughters Mary Ann (born 1873) and Matilda Adelaide (born 1874) also moved to the same district. William Wisely also came from Mount Moriac.
James was said to have founded the township of Tallygaroopna, a name with the meaning of "two blackfellows quarrelling". In the 1880s, as a tribute to him, there was a proposal to name the town Coldwellton. The thoughts of selecting land at Tallygaroopna came from meeting Sherbourne Sheppard, the man after whom Shepparton was named. At the time Sheppard was working in his father-in-law's firm, JB Were.
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