LIFE LONG FRIENDS

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PICTURED ABOVE: The Kottig house (center) at 2938 Golden Ave. and the Sieber house (far right) 

Long before coming to America, the Kottig and Sieber families were friends and neighbors in Epe, Germany. Sometime in the early 1880's, both families decided to leave their homeland behind and travel together to America to find a new life. When they first arrived, the families shared a small house they rented together in the bottoms on Eastern Ave. in the East End of Cincinnati.   

In 1891, to escape the floods, George Kottig bought property up on "Nanny Goat Hill" at 2938 Golden Ave. for $420.00. There he built a house for his growing family for a cost of approximately $1,500.00 That was a lot of money for a man only making $60 a month working on the railroad.  

Around the same time, the Siebers bought the adjoining lot at 2940 Golden Ave. and built their home. The two properties were connected in the rear by a sidewalk and gate. There, the two families remained friends and neighbors living out their lives.

KANIS.US NOTE: Nearly 150 years later, members of the fourth and oldest living generation of the Sieber family still remain in Cincinnati. Our family's paths have crossed over the years. They too are aware of the Epe, Germany to Cincinnati, Ohio journey and how the two families got their start together here in America.

- from a History of The Corcoran and Kottig Families; Written by Mary Frances Kanis I on the event of Cecilia Kottig Corcoran’s 80th Birthday Celebration, The Beaumont Inn, Harrodsburg, Kentucky, May 7, 1997