George Sigler (abt. 1776 - 1828)

Born about 1776 in Frederick VA

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Sell) Sigler — married 30 Oct 1797 in Frederick VA

Descendants

Died 11 Aug 1828 at about age 52 in Ross Co., Ohio

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Biography

(Bold references: [1] indicate primary/reliable sources.)

• First Name: George ^[1][2]
• Last Name: SIGLER ^[1][2]
• Alternate Last Name: SEAGLER ^[3]
• Alternate Last Name: ZIEGLER^[4]

• Birth: 1776 ^[5][6]
• Birth Place: Frederick, VA ^[7][5] or MD ^[1]

• Father: Jacob SIGLER ^[1][5][8]
• Mother: Margaret HOLEMAN (?)
• Alternate Mother: Rachel MOFFITT (1799—1860) ^[5]

• Marriage: to Mary Ann SELL (or SCELL or SILL ^[2]) ^[3][5][8]
• Marriage Date: 10 Oct 1797 ^[3][5]
• Marriage Place: Frederick County, VA. (Father, Jacob Sigler was surety to the marriage.) ^[3][5]

• Children: 8

1. Daughter, Elizabeth SIGLER, (30 Apr ^[8] 1798—4 Jun ^[8]1848), m: Thomas COLLINS, (10 Nov 1793—24 Dec 1856). (Had a son, George SIGLER, (26 Jan 1831—28 Sep 1835, at 4y8m2d) ^[9][5]
2. Daughter, Susannah' SIGLER (1800 - 1896), m: Ashbell MERRILL ^[5][8]
3. Son, John SIGLER, (1805, VA—1895 or 1 Apr 1896 ^[8]), m: Hester B. MEEKER-JUVENALL, (1798, NY—?) ^[5] (Had a daughter named Mary L., died at 2 yrs), br: Sigler cemetery. ^[9] In 1870, was living in Ross Co., as a carpenter, owned home worth $1000. ^[10]
4. Son,George SIGLER, (1809 or '08^[8]—1864) ^[5]
5. Son, Adam SIGLER, (30 Nov ^[8] 1810 —1 May ^[8] 1884) ^[9][5]
6. Daughter, Margaret SIGLER (26 Jan 1813—3 Jul 1876 ), m: Wheeler G. WIGHT or WHITE (14 Oct 1803—10 Jan 1873). (Had a daughter, Catharine WIGHT (Nov 1845—22 Feb 1849 at 3y3m) ^[9][5][8]
7. Son, Joseph S. SIGLER, (1817 or '20 or '19 ^[8]—1902) ^[5]
8. Daughter, Mary Ann SIGLER (1821—18 Jul ^[2][8] 1907), m: John WETER, (—8 Feb 1867). (They had at least 2 children: Jacob WETER, (19 Aug 1849—22 Oct 1852 at 3y2m4d) and Joseph WETER, (?—8 Sep 1857) ^[2][9][5]

• 1805-1807: Arrived to Ross County. Jacob SIGLER and his son George came from Frederick County, MD and settled south of Salt creek. ^[1] The SIGLER, SELL and RITTENOUR families came together from Virginia to Ross, OH. ^[7][5]

• Death Date: 11 Aug 1828 (52 yrs) ^[5][11]
• Alternate Death Date: 11 Dec 1828 ^[9][8]
• Death Place: Ross Co., Ohio ^[5]
• Buried: Sigler Cemetery, Jefferson Twp, Ross, OH ^[5][9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} "The County of Ross: A History of Ross County, Ohio" by Henry Holcomb Bennett Selwyn, pg 293
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} MaryAnnWeter death "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNS-62RY : 9 October 2014), George Sigler Or Ligler in entry for Mary Ann Weter, 18 Jul 1907; citing Death, Jefferson Township, Ross, Ohio, United States, source ID 19, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 281,660.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Marriage cert. "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRHD-Q3D : 5 December 2014), George Seagler and Mary Scell, 30 Oct 1797; citing Frederick, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 31,456.
4. ↑ Father's FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=158955651
5. ↑ ^{5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18} FindAGrave/George "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKX-FYLV : 13 December 2015), George Sigler, 1828; Burial, , Ross, Ohio, United States of America, Sigler Cemetery; citing record ID 38408127 or: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38408127
6. ↑ family search/LL4H-HHM https://familysearch.org/tree/person/LL4H-HHM/details
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Blaun W Sigler History (1971)
8. ↑ ^{8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12} warehouse family tree http://genealogy.thewares.net/people.php?person=00871
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6} Sigler cemetery list http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohross/Cemetery%20Inscrip/sigler_cemetery.htm
10. ↑ 1870 Census http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohross/Census/1870_census_jefferson_twp_1.htm
11. ↑ Death cert.? (NEED CONFIRMATION) "Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F68V-524 : 12 December 2014), George Sigler, 1828; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 182,776.

Other Family Trees

• familysearch/LL4H-HHM: [1] (My tree, begins at David Frantz [2] , (6 gen descendents, 2 gen ancestors)

• warehouse family tree: [3] (2 gen descendants, 2 gen ancestors)

• FIndAGrave/George: [4] (4 gen descendant, 2 gen ancestors)