Illinois: History of Cass County, Illinois, ed. William Henry Perrin. O. L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, Chicago, 1882. Cass County. ADOLPH H. SIELSCHOTT, sheriff elect, of Cass County, was born in the Kingdom of Hanover, on June 3, 1835. In 1854 he came to this country. He first did farm labor for about two years in the vicinity of Beardstown, after which he learned the carpenter trade. He followed his trade until 1862, when he engaged in merchandising until 1870. In 1868, he, in company with Robert Schmoldt, purchased a saw mill, located in the upper part of the City of Beardstown, which business the firm conducted with success until 1875. In the year 1876, Mr. Sielschott was elected to the office of Sheriff of Cass County, and has acceptably filled this responsible office since that time. During the years 1871 to 1874, Mr. Seilschott [sic] filled the office of Mayor of Beardstown, with the entire approval of the citizens of that prosperous and enterprising city. In 1862, Mr. Sielschott married Miss Ellen Peeper, a native of Hanover, who emigrated to this country with her parents while quite young. They have three children: Adolph F., Alice A., and Martha M. Sielschott Schmoldt Peeper = Hanover