Seydlitz family archive / public collection
Family history,
shown with proof.
Every public statement here is tied to a displayed document or named record source. Research leads, conflicts, working family trees, and unsourced GEDCOM details stay in the private research workspace.
Verified record cards
What the public archive can show today.
These are source-backed record findings, not a claim that every relationship or date in the larger family research file has been independently certified.
Indexed vital record
Kiley James Seydlitz
A Nebraska birth-index entry identifies Mary E. Seydlitz as Parent 1. Exact vital details are kept private.
Citation: Nebraska Birth Index, 1912–2004 · Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Indexed vital record
Mary Ellen Seydlitz
A Nebraska birth-index entry identifies William J. Seydlitz as Parent 1. Exact vital details are kept private.
Citation: Nebraska Birth Index, 1912–2004 · Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Family-held record
Mary E. Seydlitz + Ted L. VanRiper
A Washington County, Arkansas marriage certificate identifies both parties and was filed 9 October 1990, Book 3-1, page 331.
View the certificate ↗Federal identification record
William John Seydlitz
A FamilySearch Social Security NUMIDENT entry lists Verner S. Seydlitz in the parent section.
Open cited record ↗Newspaper obituary
William Seydlitz · 1999
The obituary names Mary Van Riper as a daughter. The documented 1990 marriage record above explains the surname used in that notice.
View the clipping ↗Published family register
Benno Guido Gustav Leopold von Seydlitz
The 1888 register prints Benno’s name, 31 March 1854 birth date, and parents: Guido Alexander Maximilian and Amalie Adelhaid, née von Löper.
View the German original + translation ↗Newspaper death notice
Benno Seydlitz · 1939
The death announcement names Verner Seydlitz among Benno’s surviving children. Its conflicting birth-year statement remains in the private research file.
View the clipping ↗Archive standard
More records are being reviewed
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Why this archive looks different from a normal family tree: the public collection favors records over guesses. The larger research workspace remains private so the family can investigate leads without publishing them as settled history.