Person:Ernest Sias (6)

Ernest Jeremiah Sias
d.1955
m. 31 Aug 1858
  1. Mary Arminda Sias1862 -
  2. William Franklin Sias1864 -
  3. Puella Jane SiasAbt 1867 -
  4. Rev. Charles Arba Sias1869 - 1936
  5. Delatus Miles Sias1872 -
  6. Gertrude P Sias1875 -
  7. Ernest Jeremiah Sias1877 - 1955
  8. George Montague Sias1879 -
  9. Benjamin Moro Sias1883 - 1975
  • HErnest Jeremiah Sias1877 - 1955
  • WAlma Demarest1882 - 1974
Facts and Events
Name Ernest Jeremiah Sias
Gender Male
Birth[1] 23 Jun 1877 Fontanelle, Adair, Iowa
Census[2] 1880 Fontanelle, Adair, Iowa
Marriage to Alma Demarest
Other[3] ABT 1933/1955 Lincoln, NebraskaLincoln Aeronautical Institute - Preseident Organization
Death? 1955
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BIOGRAPHY: Who's Who in Nebraska 1940 - Lancaster Co.

BIOGRAPHY: SIAS, ERNEST J: President & Manager Flying School; b Fontanelle, Ia; s of Jeremiah Sias-Emma Aspinwall; ed Cotner Coll BA 1907; m Alma Demarest, Lincoln; d Margaret (Mrs. Wendell Harding); 1907 after graduation from coll assoc with lyceum & Chautauqua movement, org first lyceums & Chautauquas in many central & western states, lectured to lyceum, Chautauqua, coll & uni audiences in US & Canada, org Tabernacle Chris Ch of Lincoln & served as pastor 3 years; 1920- pres & gen mgr Lincoln Airplane & Flying Sch, rated by Civil Aeronautics Authority as advanced flight & ground sch & govt approved mechanics sch, approved by US air corps as training base for air corps cadets; by the end fo (sic) 1939 had trained more than five thousand pilots & mechanics; C of C; AF&AM; Uni Club; Tabernacle Chris Ch; Rep; hobbies, golf, motoring, fishing; off 2415 O; res 2645 Van Dorn, Lincoln.

References
  1. LDS. International Genealogical Index. (version 5.0).
  2. Church of Latter Day Saints. 1880 US Census Transcriptions. (http://familysearch.org)
    T9-0325 Pg 52A.
  3. Nebraska State Historical Association.

    Sias, Ernest J., 1877-1955.
    Papers; 1933-1955; 600 items, 0.5 cubic feet.President of the Lincoln Aeronautical Institute. Papers relate to the Institute and Sias's efforts to establish a training program for veterans, organize air service in Nebraska, and promote air transportation.