Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William Findley Siggins and Edith Diennie Nelson




Husband William Findley Siggins 1 2

           Born: 30 May 1822 - Youngsville, Brokenstraw Twp, Warren Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Sep 1899 - Youngsville, Brokenstraw Twp, Warren Co, PA 3
         Buried: 


         Father: Judge William Siggins (1789-1875) 1 4 5 6
         Mother: Mary "Polly" Wilson (1795-1855) 1 2 5


       Marriage: 4 Sep 1850 - Jamestown, Chautauqua Co, NY 1 3



Wife Edith Diennie Nelson 1 2

            AKA: Edith Diana Nelson 7
           Born: 26 Apr 1826 - Busti, Chautauqua Co, NY 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Dec 1915 3
         Buried: 


         Father: Normandus Nelson (1798-1861) 8
         Mother: Prudence Bushnell (1803-1881) 9




Children
1 M Clarence Herbert Siggins 1 10

           Born: 2 Jun 1851 - Youngsville, Brokenstraw Twp, Warren Co, PA 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Catherine Louise Black (1855-      ) 11
           Marr: 13 May 1874 - Plumer, Cornplanter Twp, Venango Co, PA 11


2 M Dr. Ernest L. Siggins 1 10

           Born: 25 Jul 1853 - Brokenstraw Twp, Warren Co, PA 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Maude M. George (1859-      ) 12
           Marr: 24 Dec 1882 - Columbus, Platte Co, NE 12


3 M Frank Morris Siggins 1 10

           Born: 23 May 1867 - Youngsville, Brokenstraw Twp, Warren Co, PA 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Alice Bertha Agrelius (1868-      ) 12
           Marr: 23 Oct 1889 - Youngsville, Brokenstraw Twp, Warren Co, PA 12



General Notes: Husband - William Findley Siggins


He held all of the town offices: school director for twelve years, burgess for two terms, justice of the peace for two years, and other minor offices. He was a teacher for twenty years in early life, and taught the first graded school in Youngsville, Pennsylvania. He was postmaster under James K. Polk. He was engaged in the lumber business, but retired from active business in 1873.

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Sources


1 J. S. Schenck, History of Warren County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1887), BP 86.

2 Emma Siggins White, Genealogical Gleanings of Siggins and Other Pennsylvania Families (Kansas City, MO: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1918), Pg 177.

3 Emma Siggins White, Genealogical Gleanings of Siggins and Other Pennsylvania Families (Kansas City, MO: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1918), Pg 180.

4 —, Book of Biographies, 37th Judicial District, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 321.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 542.

6 Emma Siggins White, Genealogical Gleanings of Siggins and Other Pennsylvania Families (Kansas City, MO: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1918), Pg 169.

7 Emma Siggins White, Genealogical Gleanings of Siggins and Other Pennsylvania Families (Kansas City, MO: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1918), Pg 184.

8 Emma Siggins White, Genealogical Gleanings of Siggins and Other Pennsylvania Families (Kansas City, MO: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1918), Pg 180, 196.

9 Emma Siggins White, Genealogical Gleanings of Siggins and Other Pennsylvania Families (Kansas City, MO: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1918), Pg 194, 196.

10 Emma Siggins White, Genealogical Gleanings of Siggins and Other Pennsylvania Families (Kansas City, MO: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1918), Pg 181.

11 Emma Siggins White, Genealogical Gleanings of Siggins and Other Pennsylvania Families (Kansas City, MO: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1918), Pg 182.

12 Emma Siggins White, Genealogical Gleanings of Siggins and Other Pennsylvania Families (Kansas City, MO: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1918), Pg 183.


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