Ellis Butler Sigler (1828 - 1862)

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Biography

Ellis was the son of Daniel Sigler and Margaret Ann Elizabeth (Snider) Sigler of Monroe County, Alabama.^[1]He married Rebecca Jane Williamson in 1848. In the late 1850's, Ellis relocated his family along with brothers James Monroe and Jacob Snider and settled near Sugartown, Louisiana.^[2]He and his brother Jacob enlisted in the CSA on April 19, 1862 in New Orleans.^[3]

Ellis died three days after Jacob during the Civil War in Vicksburg, Mississippi.^[4][5]

Ellis Butler Sigler and Rebecca Jane Williamson Sigler had 7 children:

Rufus Elijah Sigler 1848–1918

Emily Ann Sigler 1850–1883

Mary Ann Sigler 1850–1882

James Monroe Sigler 1852–1919

Adella Sigler 1854–1918

George Ellis Sigler 1858–1939

William Albert Sigler 1859–1890

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFP3-YBK : 19 March 2020), Elis Sigler, 1860
2. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F395-VBW : 2 April 2020), Ellis Sigler in entry for George Sigler, 07 Jun 1939; citing Pitkin, Vernon, Louisiana, certificate number 8325, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 2,358,378.
3. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS42-J6X : 4 December 2014), E.B. Sigler, Private, Company F, 28th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry (Thomas'), Confederate; citing NARA microfilm publication M378 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 27; FHL microfilm 881,483.
4. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVD-XG62 : 27 July 2019, Ellis Butler Sigler, 1862; Burial, Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, United States of America, Cedar Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 16674902, Find a Grave.
5. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVD-XG62 : 27 July 2019), Ellis Butler Sigler, 1862; Burial, Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, United States of America, Cedar Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 16674902, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

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