SECOND GENERATION - BROTHERS AND SISTERS
John Sigler (Jacob) married Nancy Agnus Wales in Surry County, North
Carolina, in 1791. While the family lived in Rowan County, North
Carolina, three children (Amos Mansfield Sigler, Jacob Sigler, and Elizabeth
Sigler) were born from 1795 to 1798. The family then moved to Robertson
County, Tennessee, and six more children (Hanna Sigler, John Sigler, Jane
Sigler, Margaret Sigler, Phillip Sigler, and Nancy Sigler) were born from 1801
to 1813. John died in 1819 and is buried in Robertson County, Tennessee.
Margaret Sigler (Jacob) married John Holeman in Rowan County, North
Carolina, in 1787. The family lived in North Carolina and eight children
(Mary M. Holelman, John Holeman, Jacob Holeman, Phillip Holeman, Rebecca Holeman,
Frances Holeman, Absalom Holeman, and Elizabeth A. Holeman) were born from 1787
to 1802. The family then moved to Robertson County, Tennessee, where
Margaret Holeman was born in 1804. The family continued their journey and
settled in Caldwell County, Kentucky, where five more children (Squire Holeman,
Samuel Holeman, William H. M. Holeman, Nancy Holeman, and Catherine Holeman)
were born from 1806 to 1816. Margaret died in 1854 in Caldwell
County, Kentucky.
David Sigler (Jacob) married Margaret Beck in Surry County, North
Carolina in 1797. The family lived in North Carolina. Levi
Bassett Sigler may have been their son, and was born there in 1802.
That relationship us under dispute among the family researchers. The family afterwards moved to
Caldwell County, Kentucky before 1822.
Jacob Sigler (Jacob) married Mary Holeman in Rowan County, North
Carolina, in 1800. The family moved to Caldwell County, Kentucky, and six
children (Sarah Sigler, John Sigler, William Sigler, Catherine B. Sigler,
Elizabeth S. Sigler, and Daniel Eldon Sigler) were born from 1804 to 1822.
Jacob died in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1875 and is buried in Caldwell
County, Kentucky.
George Sigler (Jacob) was born in North Carolina and married Elizabeth
Jones in Robertson County, Tennessee, in 1805. The family moved to
Kentucky and six children (Margaret Sigler, Mary Sigler, Jacob J. Sigler, Nancy
Jane Sigler, Eli J.
Sigler, and Elizabeth Sigler) were born from 1807 to 1833. George died in
Kentucky in 1846.
Elizabeth (Betsey) Sigler (Jacob) was born in North Carolina and
married George Larkin Nall in 1805. The family moved to Robertson County,
Tennessee, by 1811 and a daughter, Catherine, was born. Elizabeth died in
Kentucky after 1850.
THIRD GENERATION - FIRST COUSINS
George Wales (Mary, Jacob) was born in Rowan County, North
Carolina, and Married Jane Asher in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1820.
The family lived in Caldwell County, Kentucky, and a daughter, Elvira Amanda
Wales, was born. Elvira married Spencer Washington Calvert in Caldwell
County, Kentucky, in 1841. George's father was a brother of his Uncle John Sigler's wife, Nancy Agnus Wales.
George died in Farmersville, Caldwell County, Kentucky, at the age of thirty in
1827.
Amos Mansfield Sigler (John, Jacob) was born in Rowan County,
North Carolina, and moved to Robertson County, Tennessee, when he was about five
years old. He moved to Caldwell County, Kentucky, and married his cousin,
Elizabeth Alzira Holeman (Margaret, Jacob) in 1819. The family lived in
Caldwell County, Kentucky, where twelve children (George Washington Sigler,
Patience H. Sigler, Clarissa Sigler, Mary Jane Sigler, Elizabeth Sigler, Squire
M. Sigler, Sarah Sigler, Francis Uriah Sigler, Pernecie Sigler, Rebecca Sigler,
Amos Mansfield Sigler, and Hesterine Sigler) were born from 1819 to 1846.
Amos died in Caldwell County, Kentucky, and is buried on a farm near Shady
Grove, Crittenden County, Kentucky in 1864.
Jacob Sigler (John, Jacob) was born in Rowan County North
Carolina, and moved with his family to Robertson County, Tennessee, when he was
about three years old. Jacob married Malinda Roberts and the family lived
in Webster County, Kentucky. Ten children (John Robert Sigler, Isaac W.
Sigler, Alphred W. Sigler, Phillip Sigler, David Sigler, Jessee Sigler, Francis
Jett Sigler, Jacob Henry Sigler, Malinda J. Sigler, and Cornelius Sigler) were
born from 1818 to 1841. Jacob died in Webster County, Kentucky, in 1872
and is buried in the Old Chalybeate Springs Cemetery on his farm near the Union
County, Kentucky, boundary. His children deeded one acre of land from his
estate to the Chalybeate Church (Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States
of America) on February 5, 1877. The deed is recorded on page 10 in deed
book 12.
John Holeman (Margaret, Jacob) was born in North Carolina and
moved with his family first to Robertson County, Tennessee, and then to Caldwell
County, Kentucky. John married Mary James in Union County, Kentucky, and
died in Union County, Kentucky, in 1839.
Squire Holeman (Margaret, Jacob) was born in Caldwell County,
Kentucky, and married Margaret Sigler in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in
1824. Squire died in Union County, Kentucky, in 1840.
William H. M. Holeman (Margaret, Jacob) was born in Caldwell
County, Kentucky, and married Catherine Baker in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in
1832. The family lived in Hopkins County, Kentucky, when the first four
children (Malinda P. Holeman, Jesse Holeman, Pernecy Holeman, and Jefferson
Holeman) were born from 1833 to 1841. The family moved to Caldwell County,
Kentucky, where three more children (Ervin J. Holeman, Casandra W. Holeman, and
Miles B. Holeman) were born from 1843 to 1848. William died in 1861 in
Webster County, Kentucky, and is buried in the Shiloh Cemetery in Webster
County, Kentucky.
Frances Holeman (Margaret, Jacob) was born in North Carolina and
moved with her family first to Robertson County, Tennessee, and then to Caldwell
County, Kentucky. She married Caswell Mason in 1816. The family
lived in Caldwell County, Kentucky, while seven children (Philip D. Mason, Henry
J. Mason, Elijah T. Mason, Mansel Mason, Tibatha Jane Mason, Caroline Mason, Mary
C. Mason, John Webster Mason, Sarah Jane Mason, Phoebe Ann Mason, Joseph Overton
Mason, and James Caswell Mason) were born from 1817 to 1844. Sometime
between 1853 and 1858, Frances moved to Hardin County, Illinois. Frances
died in 1871 in Hardin County, Illinois, and is buried in the Smyrna Cemetery in
Hardin County, Illinois.
Levi Basset Sigler (David, Jacob) was born in North Carolina and
moved with his family to Caldwell County, Kentucky. Levi married Patsy
Rind in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1822. In 1829, Levi married Adah
Beck in Livingston County, Kentucky. The family lived in Hopkins County,
Kentucky and eight children (Martha R. (Patsy) Sigler, Margaret Ann Sigler,
David H. Sigler, Beulah Sigler, Mary Green Sigler, Levi Bassett Sigler, William
Whitman Sigler, and Susan P. Sigler) were born from 1830 to 1850. Sometime
between 1859 and 1865, the family moved to Webster County, Kentucky. Levi
died in 1881 in Webster County,
Kentucky.
Jane Sigler (John, Jacob) was born in Robertson County,
Tennessee, and married Lawrence Nall in Gallatin County, Illinois, in
1828. The family had five children (Larkin Nall, William L. Nall, David
Nall, Jacob Nall, and Martha Nall). Jane died in 1889 in Webster County,
Kentucky and is buried on the Ramsey farm in Webster County, Kentucky.
FOURTH GENERATION - COUSINS
William French Holeman (Jacob, Margaret, Jacob) was born in
Caldwell County, Kentucky, and married Mary Sigler (George, Jacob) in Union
County, Kentucky, in 1829. After Mary died, William married Nancy W.
Holeman (Elizabeth, John, Jacob) in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1832.
Six children (Mary Jane Holeman, Elizabeth A. G. Holeman, M. I. Holeman, nancy
Malvina Holeman, and Louisa Holeman) were born from 1833 to 1843. William
died in 1855 and Nancy died in 1856. Both of them died in Webster County,
Kentucky, and are buried in Old Chalybeate Springs Cemetery in Webster County,
Kentucky.
Patience H. Sigler (Amos, John, Jacob) was born in Caldwell
County, Kentucky. Patience married James Morehead in Caldwell County,
Kentucky, and six children (Nancy Jane Morehead, Enoch Amos Morehead, Mary
Morehead, James Morehead, and Permelia Morehead) were born. Patience died
in 1859 in Webster County, Kentucky.
George Washington Sigler (Amos, John, Jacob) was born in
Caldwell County, Kentucky, and married Nancy N. Calvert in Caldwell County,
Kentucky, in 1840. While the family lived in Caldwell County, Kentucky,
two children (Francis Marion Sigler and William Washington Sigler) were born in
1841 and 1843. Another child, Alfred W. Sigler, was born in 1845.
The family then moved to Webster County, Kentucky, and four children (James
Harvey Sigler, Spencer Ulihu Sigler, Amos Jackson Sigler, and George Brady
Sigler) were born from 1847 to 1853. After Nancy died in 1857, George
married Ann Lee Russell Whitworth in 1858. Four more children (Mary Jane
Sigler, John A. Sigler, Dicy Alzira Sigler, and David Wesley Sigler) were born
from 1858 to 1863. George died in 1867 in Webster County, Kentucky, and is
buried in Old Chalybeate Springs Cemetery in Webster County, Kentucky.
Amos Jackson Sigler and George Brady Sigler died in Kansas.
Francis Uriah Sigler (Amos, John, Jacob) was born in Caldwell
County, Kentucky, and married Margaret Ann Sigler (Levi, David, Jacob) in
Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1856. Margaret was born in Hopkins County,
Kentucky. While the family lived in Caldwell County, Kentucky, ten
children (Sadie Sigler, David Mansfield Sigler, James Sanford Sigler, Mary
Theodosia Sigler, Levi Ashley Sigler, Francis Uriah Sigler, Henry Pearl Sigler,
Seldon Utley Sigler, Margaret Dorcas Sigler, and Ada Katherine Sigler) were born
from 1857 to 1874. The family then moved to Webster County, Kentucky,
where George William Sigler was born in 1876. Francis died in 1882 and
Margaret died in 1918. Both of them died in Crittenden County, Kentucky,
and are buried in Shady Grove Cemetery in Crittenden County, Kentucky.
Mary Jane Sigler (Amos, John, Jacob) was born in Caldwell
County, Kentucky, and married James Swansie Neil in Caldwell County,
Kentucky, in 1848. The family lived in Saline County, Illinois, and two
children (James H. Neil and Martha Ann Neil) were born in 1855 and 1863.
Mary died in 1888 in Saline County, Illinois, and is buried in Wolf Creek
Cemetery in Saline County, Illinois.
David Sigler (Jacob, John, Jacob) was born in Webster County,
Kentucky, and married Charlotte Elizabeth Wallace in 1848. Eight children
(Marcus Lafayette Sigler, Lucy Anne Sigler, Malinda J. Sigler, Dicey F. Sigler,
Jacob Franklin Sigler, William Henry Sigler, Sarah Evelyn Sigler, and Rufus
Bethel Sigler) were born from 1849 to 1874. After Charlotte died,
David married Martha A. Lively in Webster County, Kentucky, in 1874 and four
children (Milton E. Sigler, Edward A. Sigler, Joseph Arthur Sigler, and Elijah
A. Sigler) were born from 1878 to 1886. David was buried in Old Chalybeate
Springs Cemetery, Webster County, Kentucky, in 1904. David is buried
between Charlotte and Martha.
Samuel Holeman (Nancy, Margaret, Jacob) was born in Caldwell
County, Kentucky, and married Melvina Cowan in Union County, Kentucky, in
1850. The family lived in Union County, Kentucky, and eleven children
(John R. Holeman, Permelia Catherine Holeman, William D. Holeman, James T.
Holeman, Nancy Rebecca Holeman, Samuel Huston Holeman, Elizabeth Holeman, Jacob
Madison Holeman, Sylvanus Holeman, George Huston Holeman, and Ed Holeman) were
born from 1852 to at least 1874. Samuel died in 1911 in Union County,
Kentucky, and is buried in the Cowan/Holeman Cemetery in Union County, Kentucky.
Mary Green Sigler (Levi, David, Jacob) was born in Hopkins
County, Kentucky, and married Harrison W. Drennan in Hopkins County, Kentucky,
in 1859. The family lived in Webster County, Kentucky, when William L.
Drennan was born in 1862. Aaron Estes Drennan was born in 1865. Mary
died in Jefferson County, Illinois, in 1919 and is buried in Thurwood Cemetery
in Franklin County, Illinois.
Cynthia Campbell (Mary, Margaret, Jacob) was born in Caldwell
County, Kentucky, and married Isaac Holeman in 1832. The family lived in
Caldwell County, Kentucky, and seven children (Edward Holeman, Mary Elizabeth
Holeman, Sarah Jane Holeman, Lavania T. Holeman, William Chesley Holeman, Enoch
Ashby Holeman, and Georgia Ann Holeman) were born from 1834 to 1846. After
Isaac died sometime between 1850 and 1856, Cynthia married Richard Goodman in
Jefferson County, Illinois. The family moved to Franklin County, Illinois,
and all of the children except Edward, who was somewhere between sixteen and
twenty-two years old at the time that the family moved, married in Franklin County, Illinois, from 1857 to
1864. Several generations of descendents of Cynthia Campbell and Isaac
Holeman have lived in Franklin County, Illinois, and are buried there.
FIFTH GENERATION
William Washington Sigler (George, Amos, John, Jacob) was born
in Caldwell County, Kentucky. William married Sarah L. Burnett in Union
County, Kentucky, in 1863 and three children (Nettie B. Sigler, Laurd Sigler,
and Ollie Sigler) were born. William married Mary E. Roberts Oakes and
another child, Spencer Brady Sigler, was born in 1892. The family moved to
Massac County, Illinois, and William was buried in the IOOF Cemetery in
Metropolis, Massac County, Illinois, in 1919.
William Henry Sigler (David, Jacob, John, Jacob) was born in
Webster County, Kentucky. William married Sarah Francis Hearin in Webster County,
Kentucky, in 1880 (Webster County, Kentucky, Book 10, Page 68). The family lived in Webster County, Kentucky, when
Rufus Sigler was born in 1881 and then moved to Crittenden County, Kentucky,
where five more children (John David Sigler, Dennis Sigler, Robert Sigler,
Marion Alvis Sigler, and Ludie Elizabeth Sigler) were born from 1882 to
1897. The family moved to Sullivan, Union County, Kentucky, where William
became the law enforcement officer. William was buried in Mount Pleasant
Cemetery, Sullivan, Union County, Kentucky, in 1923.
Gertha May Sigler (William, Levi, David, Jacob) and Robert L.
Sigler (William, Levi, David, Jacob) were born in Webster County, Kentucky, in
1882 and 1891. They moved to Saline County, Illinois. Robert died in
1937 and Gertha died in 1966. Neither of them married and both of them are
buried in Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois.
Henry Pearl Sigler (Francis, Amos, John, Jacob) was born in
Caldwell County, Kentucky and married Florence A. Brown in Caldwell County,
Kentucky, in 1891. The family lived in Caldwell County, Kentucky, and
three children (Jessie Sigler, Ollie Gooch Sigler, and Dolly Mable Sigler) were
born from 1895 to 1903. Henry was buried in Maple View Cemetery in
Crittenden County, Kentucky in 1946.
Seldon Utley Sigler (Francis, Amos, John, John) was born in
Caldwell County, Kentucky, and married Frances E. Thomas in Webster County,
Kentucky, in 1893. The family lived in Caldwell County, Kentucky, and five
children (Lizzie N. Sigler, Edna Allene Sigler, Rubie Lee Sigler, Rudolph
Sigler, and Winnie Sigler) were born from 1894 to 1906. Seldon died in
Webster County, Kentucky, and was buried in Shady Grove Cemetery, Crittenden
County, Kentucky, in 1951.
Euel Absey Sigler (George, Daniel, Jacob, Jacob) was born in
Caldwell County, Kentucky. Euel married Fanny E. Morris in 1913 or 1914
and a son was born in 1914. Euel married Edella Barnes in Providence,
Webster County, Kentucky, in 1924. The family lived in Paducah, McCracken
County, Kentucky, where Milton Frederick Sigler, another son, and a daughter
were born from 1927 to 1934. Euel died in Paducah, McCracken County,
Kentucky, and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Princeton, Kentucky, in
1962.
James Lexie Holeman (Jesse, Samuel, Margaret, Jacob) was born in
Caldwell County, Kentucky. James married Cora Bell Jones in Caldwell
County, Kentucky, in 1903. Luther Niles Holeman was born in 1905 while the
family lived in Dawson Springs, Hopkins County, Kentucky, and Hardy Monroe
Holeman was born in 1908 while the family lived in Caldwell County,
Kentucky. James married Murphy Duncan around 1910. Ethel Holeman was
born in 1911; Dimple Holeman was born in 1913 while the family lived in Tyler,
Pemiscot County, Missouri; and Dollie Holeman was born in 1916 while the family
lived in Caldwell County, Kentucky. After Murphy died, James married
Bettie Stallins Jackson in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, in 1921.
James married Sallie Melvina Lockhard in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, in
1921. Two children (Dorothy Holeman and Imogene Holeman) were born in 1922
and 1924 in Herrin, Williamson County, Illinois. James died in Williamson
County, Illinois, and was buried in Cana Cemetery, Johnson County, Illinois, in
1971.
Orleana McNary Calvert (Orleana, William, Jacob, Jacob) was born
in Caldwell County, Kentucky. Orleana married James William Workman in
Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1893 and seven children (Charles Leonard Workman,
Lester Volney Workman, Lexie Melon Workman, Erbie Allen Workman, James Ford
Workman, Infant Workman, and Issac Newton Workman) were born from 1893 to
1916. Orleana died at the age of ninety-four and was buried in Dunn
Cemetery, Dawson Springs, Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1972.
David Bane Sigler (George, Daniel, Jacob, Jacob) was born in
Caldwell County, Kentucky, and married Pauline Hollingsworth in Marshall, Saline
County, Missouri, in 1927. The family lived in Paducah, McCracken County,
Kentucky, and Helen Laurn Sigler and two other daughters were born from 1928 to
1932. David died at the age of eighty-three in and was buried in Paducah,
McCracken County, Kentucky in 1991.
SIXTH GENERATION
Robert Sigler (William, David, Jacob, John, Jacob) was born in
Crittenden County, Kentucky, and married Blanche Cartmell Sales in Union County,
Kentucky, in 1913. Two daughters were born in Union County, Kentucky, in
1922. Robert died in Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky, sometime from 1918
to 1920.
Marion Alvis Sigler (William, David, Jacob, John, Jacob) was
born in Crittenden County, Kentucky, and married Rosabell Woodring in Gallatin
County, Illinois, in 1920. Two sons were born in Union County, Kentucky in
1923 and 1925. A daughter was born in Webster County, Kentucky, in
1927. Marion died in Webster County, Kentucky, and was buried in Rock
Springs Cemetery, Wheatcroft, Webster County, Kentucky, in 1934.
John David Sigler (William, David, Jacob, John, Jacob) was born
in Crittenden County, Kentucky, and married Maude May Shields in Gallatin
County, Illinois, in 1906. A son was born in 1907. After Maude died,
John married Anna Etta Burkalow in Gallatin County, Illinois, in 1920. A
son and two daughters were born from 1922 to 1935. John died in Wheatcroft,
Webster County, Kentucky, in 1948.
Charles Doris Sigler (Richard, Francis, Jacob, John, Jacob) was
born in Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky, and married Loretta E. Schmidt in
Evansville, Vanderburg County, Indiana in 1917. Charles died in
Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, in 1953.
Rufus Sigler (William, David, Jacob, John, Jacob) was born in
Webster County, Kentucky, and married Maude Brightman in Crittenden County,
Kentucky in 1904. Rufus moved to southern Illinois and learned the craft
of mining coal and became a member of the coal miners union. Upon his
return to Kentucky, Rufus married Ollie Agnes Adams in Union County, Kentucky,
in 1914. The family lived first in DeKoven and later in Sturgis, Union
County, Kentucky. A son, Robert Henry Sigler, was born in 1917.
Rufus died in Union County, Kentucky, in 1962 at the age of eighty and was
buried in Pythian Ridge Cemetery in Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky.
Dennis Sigler (William, David, Jacob, John, Jacob) was born in
Crittenden County, Kentucky, and married Sarah Ruby Shields in Gallatin County,
Illinois, in 1907. Two daughters were born in 1905 and 1908. Dennis
died in Vanderburg County, Indiana and was buried in Sunset Memorial Park,
Vanderburg County, Indiana, in 1976.
William Marshall Seeley (Mary, Martha, Elizabeth, John, Jacob)
was born in Caldwell County, Kentucky, and married Alma Cash in 1946. The
family lived in Lyon County, Kentucky, where a son was born in 1947 and a daughter was
born in 1953. William died in Lyon County, Kentucky, and was buried in
Saratoga Church Cemetery, Lyon County, Kentucky, in 1980.
William Francis Sigler (David, Francis, Amos, John, Jacob) was
born in Caldwell County, Kentucky, and married Mary Frances (Mae) Montgomery in
Webster County, Kentucky, in 1919. A daughter was born in Caldwell County,
Kentucky, in 1920 and another daughter was born in 1923. William died in
Crittenden County, Kentucky, and was buried in Shady Grove Cemetery, Crittenden
County, Kentucky, in 1983.
Dewey Donald Sigler (Eldon, David, Levi, David, Jacob) was born
in Webster County, Kentucky, and married Clara Frances Patterson in
Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1921. The family lived in
Webster County, Kentucky, and a son was born in 1923. After Clara died,
Dewey married Nell Irene Guilliland in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1940.
The family lived in Caldwell County, Kentucky, where two sons and daughter were
born from 1941 to 1944. Dewey died in Caldwell County, Kentucky, and was
buried in Shady Grove Cemetery, Crittenden County, Kentucky, in
1985.
SEVENTH GENERATION
Joseph Beverly Travis (Reba, Eldon, Patience, Amos, John, Jacob)
was born in Webster County, Kentucky, and married Verna May Howton in Caldwell
County, Kentucky, in 1951. The family lived in Caldwell County,
Kentucky, where two sons and a daughter were born from 1952 to 1956.
Joseph died in Caldwell County, Kentucky, and was buried in Pleasant Hill
Cemetery, Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1963.
Ellar Wicks (John, Nancy, Patience, Amos, John, Jacob) was born
in Caldwell County, Kentucky, and married Elmer Huron Gore in O'Bion County,
Tennessee, in 1908. A daughter was born in 1909 and a son was born.
Ellar died in Graves County, Kentucky, in 1964.
William Rufus (Bundy) Sigler (John, William, David, Jacob, John,
Jacob) was born in Union County, Kentucky, and married Flora Belle Pruitt in
Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, in 1907. Eleven children were born
from 1931 to 1953 in Union County, Kentucky. William was buried in Rock
Springs Cemetery, Webster County, Kentucky, in 1973.
Robert Henry Sigler (Rufus, William, David, Jacob, John, Jacob)
was born in Union County, Kentucky, and married Rubye Louise Collins in Union
County, Kentucky, in 1940. Robert and Rubye moved to Union County, New
Jersey, where three children (Robert Thomas Sigler, Mary Alice Sigler, and
Willie Joe Sigler) were born from 1941 to 1948. Robert became a chemical
operator while the family lived in New Jersey. The family lived in Will
County, Illinois, during the 1953-1954 school year and then lived in Pike
County, Ohio, from 1954 to 1959. Work became available closer to home and
the family moved to Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, in 1959. Rubye
died in 1983 at the age of sixty-three due to a long history of cancer. Robert remarried in 1985 and died at the age of seventy-eight in his
home in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, early on a January morning in 1996
while preparing to go to an appointment at the doctor's office. Both
Robert and Rubye are buried in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, McCracken County,
Kentucky. Much of the genealogy data used in this web
site was collected by Robert and Rubye from the 1960's through the
1990's.
EASTERN TENNESSEE HEARTLAND
SECOND GENERATION
Phillip Sigler (Jacob) was born in Loudoun County, Virginia, and moved
with his family to Rowan County, North Carolina. Phillip married Frances
(Fanny) Nall in North Carolina in 1787. The family lived in North Carolina
while seven children (Margaret Sigler, Jacob Sigler, John Sigler, Nancy Sigler,
Fanny Sigler, William Nall Sigler, and Abenida Sigler) were born from 1793 to
1798. About 1799, the family moved to Grainger County, Tennessee, where
four more children (Polly Sigler, George Sigler, Eliza Sigler, and Matilda
Sigler) were born from 1800 to 1811. Sometime after 1817, Phillip and
Frances moved to Bledsoe County, Tennessee, where Frances died in 1832 and
Phillip died in 1835.
THIRD GENERATION
Abenida Sigler (Phillip, Jacob) married William Lawry in Grainger County,
Tennessee, in 1817 and died in Warren County, Tennessee, in 1884.
CENTRAL ILLINOIS HEARTLAND
SECOND GENERATION
Catherine Sigler (Jacob) was born in Loudoun County, Virginia. She
moved with her family to Rowan County, North Carolina, and, at the age of
fifteen, married Samuel Wales Busey in 1794. Catherine and Samuel moved to
Shelby and Franklin Counties in Kentucky where seven children (Matthew Wales
Busey, Edith Busey, Jacob Busey, Mary Busey, Lazarus Whitehead Busey, Catherine
Busey, and Samuel Andrew Jackson Busey) were born from 1798 to 1813. The
family moved to Washington County, Indiana, and two more sons, John H. Busey and
Singleton Wilson Busey, were born in 1815 and 1818. Samuel died in Putnam
County, Illinois, in 1844 and Catherine died in Urbana, Champaign County,
Illinois, in 1845.
THIRD GENERATION
Matthew Wales Busey (Catherine, Jacob) married Elizabeth Bush in Washington County,
Indiana, in 1821. Eight children (Louisa Jane Busey, Simeon Harrison Busey,
Mary Cerelda Busey, Sarah A. Busey, Samuel Thompson Busey, Elizabeth Frances
Busey, and Matthew D. Busey) were born. Elizabeth Bush Busey died in
Champaign County, Illinois, in 1880.
FIFTH GENERATION
James Elbert Sigler (David, Levi, David, Jacob) was born in
Webster County, Kentucky, and maried Mary Belle Lawson in Webster County,
Kentucky. The family lived in Webster County, Kentucky, while six children
(Froy Sigler, Lawson Sigler, Heulett Sigler, Morris Marvin Sigler, Meda Ellen
Sigler, and Thelma Majorie Sigler) were born from 1896 to 1903. Froy,
Lawson, and Heulett died in January, 1896, in Webster County, Kentucky, at the
ages of four years, two years, and one year. James died in 1930 in
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, and was buried in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Illinois.
Eurie Vernon Sigler (James, Jacob, George, Jacob) was born in
Clay, Webster County, Kentucky, and married Ora Ann Tosh in Clay, Webster
County, Kentucky, in 1886. The family lived in Webster County, Kentucky,
where four children (Ruby Sigler, Vivian M. Sigler, Henrietta Sigler, and
Matilda L. Sigler) were born from 1916 to 1925. Eurie died in 1955 in
Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois.
SIXTH GENERATION
Morris Marvin Sigler (James, David, Levi, David, Jacob) was born
in Webster County, Kentucky, and married Flora Culver. Two sons were born
in 1945 and 1948. Morris died in 1951 in Springfield, Sangamon County,
Illinois.
SEVENTH GENERATION
Leona Dean Baker (Ethel, James, Jesse, Samuel, Margaret, Jacob)
was born in Pulleys Mill, Williamson County, Illinois, and married Robert D.
Buffington. Two daughters and a son were born in Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Illinois, and another son was born in Champaign, Champaign County,
Illinois. Leona died in 1984 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, and was
buried in Parkview Cemetery, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois.
CENTRAL INDIANA HEARTLAND
SECOND GENERATION
Mary Sigler (Jacob) was born in Loudoun County, Virginia.
She moved with her family to Rowan County, North Carolina, and, at the age of
seventeen, married Samuel Wales in 1791. The family lived in Rowan County,
North Carolina, and seven children (Margaret Wales, Sarah Wales, George Wales,
Jacob Wales, Isaac Wales, Sabra Wales, and William Winford Wales) were born from
1792 to 1818. Mary and Samuel moved to Indiana to be with their son,
Isaac, and his family. Mary died in 1845 in Bartholomew County, Indiana,
and is buried there.
SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI HEARTLAND
THIRD GENERATION
John Sigler (Jacob, Jacob) was born in Caldwell County,
Kentucky, and married his first cousin, Margaret (Peggy) Sigler (John, Jacob),
in 1831 in Caldwell County, Kentucky. Margaret was born in Robertson
County, Tennessee. The family lived in Caldwell County, Kentucky, where
eight children (Emiline S. Sigler, Sanford William Sigler, Jacob J. Sigler,
James A. Sigler, Ben S. Sigler, Daniel W. Sigler, Peggy J. Sigler, and Mildred
A. Sigler) were born from 1832 to 1850. Another child (John E. Sigler) was
born in 1854. Sometime between 1850 and 1858 the family moved to Texas
County, Missouri, where two more children (Lewis Allen Sigler and Daniel Marcus
Sigler) were born in 1858 and 1867. Margaret died in 1872 in Texas County,
Missouri.
FOURTH GENERATION
Emiline S. Sigler (John, Jacob, Jacob) and (Margaret, John,
Jacob) married Israel Starling in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1853.
Sanford William Sigler (John, Jacob, Jacob) and (Margaret, John,
Jacob) married Mary E. Ramsey in 1867.
Jacob J. Sigler (John, Jacob, Jacob) and (Margaret, John, Jacob)
married Susan. The family lived in Missouri and five children (Martha E.
Sigler, Joseph A. Sigler, Charles L. Sigler, John A. Sigler, and Minnie G.
Sigler) were born in Missouri from 1862 to 1873.
Peggy J. Sigler (John, Jacob, Jacob) and (Margaret, John, Jacob)
married Thomas Jefferson Boster in 1871 in Texas County, Missouri.
John E. Sigler (John, Jacob, Jacob) and (Margaret, John, Jacob)
married Martha Miller in 1874.
Lewis Allen Sigler (John, Jacob, Jacob) and (Margaret, John,
Jacob) married Golda D. and five children (Eddie L. Sigler, Nora F. Sigler, Rosa
M. Sigler, Alpha C. Sigler, and Willie A. Sigler) were born in Missouri from
1886 to 1899.
Daniel Marcus Sigler (John, Jacob, Jacob) and (Margaret, John,
Jacob) married Mary.
NORTHEAST TEXAS HEARTLAND
THIRD GENERATION
William Nall Sigler (Phillip, Jacob) was born in North Carolina
and married Eliza Garner in 1819 in Knox County, Tennessee. The family
lived in Perry County, Alabama, when five children (Rufus Bolivar Sigler, Louisa
Sigler, Byron C. Sigler, Francis Sigler, and Amanda Sigler) were born from 1826
to 1834. The family moved to Texas. William married Julia Ann.
William died in Texas in 1850.
Eliza Sigler (Phillip, Jacob) was born in Grainger County,
Tennessee, and married John Allen around 1836 in Tennessee. Eliza died in
1870 in Texas.
Margaret Sigler (Phillip, Jacob) was born in North Carolina and
married William Hutcheson in Grainger County, Tennessee, in 1809. Margaret
died in and was buried in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1873.
George Sigler (Phillip, Jacob) was born in Grainger County,
Tennessee, and married a lady whose last name was Hutcheson. George died
in Texas.
Matilda Sigler (Phillip, Jacob) was born in Grainger County,
Tennessee, and married Alfred Hutcheson. Matilda died in and was buried in
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.
FOURTH GENERATION
Rufus Bolivar Sigler (William, Phillip, Jacob) was born in Perry
County, Alabama, and moved to with his family to Texas. Rufus married
Martha Anna Bell Holeman about 1854 and Mary Ann Medley in 1872. A son,
Harry Lee Sigler, was born in 1873 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.
NORTHWEST OREGON HEARTLAND
THIRD GENERATION
Catherine Busey (Catherine, Jacob) was born in Shelby
County,Kentucky, and married Thompson Spencer in 1828 in Boone County,
Indiana. The family lived in Vermillion County, Illinois, when three
children (Eliza Ann Spencer, Samuel Spencer, and Margaret Jane Spencer) were
born from 1829 to 1832. The family moved to Boone County, Indiana, where
five children (Isaac Spencer, Josiah Spencer, Singleton Spencer, James Spencer,
and Katherine Spencer) were born from 1835 to 1844. The family then moved
to Iowa where three more children (Andrew Spencer, Thomas Spencer, and Sarah
Elen Spencer) were born from 1846 to 1851. The family strted the journey
to Oregon on the Oregon Trail in 1852. Catherine's husband, Thompson
Spencer, died on the Oregon Trail on September 5, 1852. Their daughter,
Sarah Elen Spencer, also died on the Oregon Trail in 1852. Catherine died
in 1865 in Scapoose, Columbia County, Oregon.
FOURTH GENERATION
Samuel Spencer (Catherine, Catherine, Jacob) was born in Vermillion County, Illinois,
and married Mary B.
Carter.
Margaret Jane Spencer (Catherine, Catherine, Jacob) was born in Vermillion County, Illinois,
and married John
Ewry.
Isaac Spencer (Catherine, Catherine, Jacob) was born in Boone County, Indiana,
and married Eliza
Hunter.
Josiah Spencer (Catherine, Catherine, Jacob) was born in Boone County, Indiana,
and married Christina
Gordon in 1876 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington. A daughter,
Catherine Bucy Spencer, was born in 1877 in Pioneer, Clark County,
Washington. Josiah and Christina also had five other children (Christina
Gordon Spencer, Winna Josephine Spencer, Tressa Geneve Spencer, Gordon Janet
Spencer, and Stanley J. Spencer). Josiah died in 1894 in Portland,
Multnomah County, Oregon.
Katherine Spencer (Catherine, Catherine, Jacob) was born in Boone County, Indiana,
and married Major
Carrol.
FIFTH GENERATION
Catherine Bucy Spencer (Josiah, Catherine, Catherine, Jacob) was born
in Pioneer, Clark County, Washington, and married Lester Alvin Gipson in 1910 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
Thay had at least five children (Lesley Bucy Gipson, Jean Ellen Gipson, Eldon
Gale Gipson, Donna Lois Gipson, and Rodney Rayford Gipson). The family
lived in Orenco, Washington County, Oregon in 1919. Catherine died in 1942
in Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon.
SIXTH GENERATION
Rodney Rayford Gipson (Catherine, Josiah, Catherine, Catherine,
Jacob) was born in in Orenco, Washington County, Oregon, and married Daphne Belle in 1941 in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon.
A daughter and three sons were born. Rodney died in 1987 in Beaverton,
Washington County, Oregon.
SOUTHWEST
MISSOURI HEARTLAND
THIRD GENERATION
John Sigler (John, Jacob) was born in Robertson County, Tennessee, in 1806 and
moved to Caldwell County, Kentucky. John married Catherine Nall
(Elizabeth, Jacob), his first cousin, in 1831. Five sons (Wilea Jenkins Sigler,
Enoch Webster Sigler, Jacob Sigler, Peter Bartlett Sigler, and John Wesley
Sigler) were born from 1832 to 1840. The family then moved to Toulon,
Stark County, Illinois, and two more sons (Allen E. Sigler and Albert Ross
Sigler) were born from 1843 to 1845. The family moved to Springfield, Sangamon
County, Illinois, where two daughters (Mary Melissa Sigler and Susan R. Sigler)
were born in 1847 and 1849. In 1853, the family moved to Cass County, Missouri.
Catherine died in Bates County, Missouri, in 1870 and is buried there. John moved to
Jasper County, Missouri, and married Emma Buell in 1879. John moved around
and was in Cherokee County, Kansas from January through April of 1880.
John died in
Jasper County, Missouri, in 1883 and is buried there.
Hanna Sigler (John, Jacob), married her first cousin, Phillip
Holeman (Margaret, Jacob), in 1817. Hanna was born in Robertson County,
Tennessee, and Phillip was born in North Carolina. The family lived in
Caldwell County, Kentucky, where seven children (Squire Holeman, Thomas Holeman,
Margaret Holeman, James Holeman, Lydia J. Holeman, Elizabeth J. Holeman, and
Jacob Holeman) were born from 1819 to 1836. Phillip died in 1838 in
Caldwell County, Kentucky. Hanna then married Aflred Hart in 1847 in Union
County, Kentucky, and W. E. Hart was born in 1848. Around 1855, the
family moved to Southwest Missouri. Hanna died in 1888 in Montevalo,
Vernon County, Missouri, and was buried in Olive Branch Cemetery, Vernon County,
Missouri.
FOURTH GENERATION
Wilea Jenkins Sigler (John, John, Jacob) married Jane Williams in Henry County,
Missouri, in 1855. The family lived in Bates County, Missouri. Their
daughter, Matilda Sigler, was born in 1857 and their son, Perry Franklin Sigler,
was born in 1860.
Enoch Webster Sigler (John, John, Jacob) married Helen Champlin and moved to
Iowa. Their daughter, Rosa Mae Sigler, was born in 1868.
Jacob Sigler (John, John, Jacob) married Amanda Louise Holeman
(Squire, Hanna, John, Jacob), his first cousin's
daughter, in Vernon County, Missouri, in 1860. The family lived in Bates
County, Missouri. A daughter, Mary J. Sigler, was born in 1860.
Jacob died in 1862 and was buried in Vernon County, Missouri.
Peter Bartlett Sigler (John, John, Jacob) married Malinda Sewell in Clay County,
Indiana, around 1865. While the family lived in Granby, Newton County,
Missouri, seven children (Claude Sigler, Lillie Mae Sigler, Mamie Elsie Sigler,
Adriean Gother Sigler, Pearle S. Sigler, Grace Sigler, and Maud Stella Sigler)
were born from 1866 to 1880. The family then moved to Joplin, Jasper
County, Missouri, and another son, Leonard Sigler, and daughter, Mable
Sigler, were born in 1883 and 1885. Peter died in 1920 in Independence,
Montgomery County, Kansas, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Jasper County,
Missouri.
John Wesley Sigler (John, John, Jacob) married Sarah E. Denham Frazier in Cass
County, Missouri, in 1865. The family lived in Joplin, Jasper County,
Missouri. Five children (Jennie W. Sigler, John William Sigler, Frankie T.
Sigler, Gertrude N. Sigler, and Myrtle Sigler) were born from 1866 to
1880. John, Sarah, and several of their children are buried in Fairview
Cemetery.
Allen E. Sigler (John, John, Jacob) returned to Illnois and married Elizabeth around
1869/1870. The family lived in Knox County, Illinois. Five children
(Charles Sigler, Joseph P. Sigler, Stella M. Sigler, Odie E. Sigler, and Louis
A. Sigler) were born from 1875 to 1883.
Albert Ross Sigler (John, John, Jacob) married Elizabeth Lankford in Granby, Newton
County, Missouri in 1868. The family lived in Arkansas. Two sons,
Albert R. Sigler and John Sigler, were born in 1870 and 1871.
Mary Melissa Sigler (John, John, Jacob) married Charles E. Tappana in Sac County,
Iowa, in 1864. The family lived in Iowa for at least a year until their
first daughter, Euretta Tappana was born in 1865. The family moved to
Granby, Newton County, Missouri, where seven children (Audrey Tappana, Arthur E.
Tappana, Walter Lewis Tappana, Leslie Vertis Tappana, Katie May Tappana, Don
Carlos Tappana, and Claude Leroy Tappana) were born from 1867 to 1881. The
family then moved to Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, where three more children
(Floyd L. Tappana, Waemona Tappana, and Mary Tappana) were born from 1884 to
1887. Mary and Charles are buried in Web City, Jasper County, Missouri.
Lydia J. Holeman (Hanna, John, Jacob) was born in Caldwell
County, Kentucky, and moved with her family to Union County, Kentucky, where she
married William Lynn Shelton in 1849. The family lived in Union County,
Kentucky, while two children (John J. Shelton and William B. Shelton) were born
in 1851 and 1853. Sometime between 1853 and 1855, the family moved to
Missouri where eight children (Henry R. Shelton, Margaret Shelton, Martha
Shelton, Jeff D. Shelton, Lydia F. Shelton, Elisa R. Shelton, James E. Shelton,
S. Eutha Shelton, and Charles Shelton) were born from 1855 to 1878. Lydia
died in 1910 in Vernon County, Missouri, and was buried in Olive Branch
Cemetery, Vernon County, Missouri. Henry married Ellen Polk in Vernon
County, Missouri in 1880.
Jacob Henry Sigler (Jacob, John, Jacob) was born in Webster
County, Kentucky, and married his first cousin, Elizabeth J. Holeman (Hanna,
John, Jacob) and (Phillip, Margaret, Jacob) in Union County, Kentucky, in
1853. Elizabeth was born in Caldwell County, Kentucky. The family
moved to Camden County, Missouri, by 1855 and Melissa Irene Sigler was born in
1855. Elizabeth married Elijah M. Shelton in 1859 in Vernon County,
Missouri, and died sometime between 1860 and 1863 in Vernon County, Missouri.
EAST CENTRAL ARKANSAS HEARTLAND
FOURTH GENERATION
Philip D. Mason (Frances, Margaret, Jacob) was born in Caldwell
County, Kentucky. Philip married his cousin, Margaret Holeman (Hanna,
John, Jacob) in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1838. Margaret died in 1842
and was buried in Old Chalybeate Springs Cemetery, in Webster County,
Kentucky. Philip married his first cousin, Mary Ann Holeman (Jacob,
Margaret, Jacob) in Union County, Kentucky, in 1842. Mary was born in
Livingston County, Kentucky. Seven children (Jacob Caswell McCoy Mason,
Margaret Ann Mason, Thomas Jefferson McFarland Mason, Phillip Preston McGoodwin
Mason, Frances Mason, Phoebe Ann Mason, and William Bryant McClain Mason) were
born from 1845 to sometime after 1852. Philip died in 1873 and Mary died in
1908. Both Philip and Mary died in White County, Arkansas, and are buried
in Bethlehem Cemetery, White County, Arkansas.
FIFTH GENERATION
Thomas Gregory Holeman (Thomas, Hanna, John, Jacob) was born in
Union County, Kentucky. Around 1880, Thomas married Mary Ellen Maberry.
Thomas died in 1921 in Drew County, Arkansas.
Jacob Caswell McCoy Mason (Philip, Frances, Margaret, Jacob) was
born in Union County, Kentucky, and married Elizabeth J. Kelley in Montgomery
County, Illinois, in 1865. Jacob married Lady May Davis McChesney in Van
Zandt County, Texas, in 1889. Jacob died in St. Francis County, Arkansas,
in 1934.
Margaret Ann Mason (Philip, Frances, Margaret, Jacob) was born
in Caldwell County, Kentucky, and married Merrival F. Dumas in 1892.
Margaret died in 1935 in Pulaski County, Arkansas.
Thomas Jefferson McFarland Mason (Philip, Frances, Margaret,
Jacob) was born in Caldwell County, Kentucky, and was killed by a train at a
young age in White County, Arkansas.
Phillip Preston McGoodwin Mason (Philip, Frances, Margaret,
Jacob) was born in Caldwell County, Kentucky, and married Elizabeth Van Hooser.
EAST CENTRAL KANSAS HEARTLAND
FOURTH GENERATION
Thomas Holeman (Hanna, John, Jacob) was born in Caldwell County,
Kentucky, and married Dorcas Ann Taylor in 1848. The family lived in Union
County, Kentucky, where four Children (Lydia Jane Holeman, James Philip Holeman,
John Squire Holeman, and Thomas Gregory Holeman) were born from 1849 to
1856. The family then moved to Cedar County, Missouri where two more
children (Nancy Ann Holeman and George W. Holeman) were born in 1858 and
1861. Thomas died in 1899 in Greenwood County, Kansas.
FIFTH GENERATION
Lydia Jane Holeman (Thomas, Hanna, John, Jacob) was born in
Union County, Kentucky, and married Levi Morgan in 1864 in Pettis County,
Missouri. Lydia died in 1917 in Greenwood County, Kansas, and was buried
in Fall River Cemetery, Greenwood County, Kansas.
John Thomas Holeman (Squire, Hanna, John, Jacob) was born in
Union County, Kentucky. John married Emma Phelps Howard in 1882 in Barton
County, Missouri. John died in 1938 in Crawford County, Kansas and was
buried in Sheffield Cemetery, Crawford County, Kansas.
EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA HEARTLAND
FOURTH GENERATION
Casandra W. Holeman (William, Margaret, Jacob) was born in
Caldwell County, Kentucky, and married James Polk Smith in Webster County,
Kentucky, in 1864. Ten children (Maxie Taylor Smith, Benjamin C. Smith,
Jefferson D. Smith, Cannie Smith, Cory Smith, Mollie N. Smith, William N. Smith,
James Ira Smith, Stella Mae Smith, and Pearl G. Smith) were born from 1864 to
1887. The family lived in Moody, Howell County, Missouri, when James Polk
Smith died in 1889. After James died, the family moved to and settled in
the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory. Casandra died in 1926 in Wetumka,
Hughes County, Oklahoma.
FIFTH GENERATION
George W. Holeman (Thomas, Hanna, John, Jacob) was born in Cedar
County Missouri. George married Vansha O. Harris Powell in 1893 in
Muskogee County, Oklahoma. George died in 1916 in Muskogee County,
Oklahoma.
James Philip Holeman (Thomas, Hanna, John, Jacob) was born in
Union County, Kentucky, and moved with his family to southwest Missouri.
James married Sarah E. Scott about 1871 in Missouri. James died in 1919 in
Creek County, Oklahoma.
John Squire Holeman (Thomas, Hanna, John, Jacob) was born in
Union County, Kentucky. John moved to southwest Missouri with his family
and married his first cousin, Malissa Irene Sigler (Elizabeth, Hanna, John,
Jacob) and (Jacob, Jacob, John, Jacob) in Camden County, Missouri, in
1855. After Malissa died, John married Mary Jane Lowe. Malissa died
in 1927 and John died in 1935. Both John and Malissa died in Creek County,
Oklahoma.
Claude Sigler (Peter, John, John, Jacob) was born in Granby,
Newton County, Missouri, and married Anna Ramssey in 1889 in Thurman, Newton
County, Missouri. Claude died in 1942 in Tulas, Tulsa County, Oklahoma,
and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
Adrian Gother Sigler (Peter, John, John, Jacob) was born in
Pierce City, Lawrence County, Missouri, and married Mattie E. Hibbs in 1898 in
Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri. Adrian died in 1957 in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Oklahoma, and was buried there.
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS HEARTLAND
FIFTH GENERATION
James Harvey Sigler (George, Amos, John, Jacob) was born in
Union County, Kentucky, and married Lettie Jane Russell in 1866 in Dixon, Webster
County, Kentucky. The family lived in Webster County, Kentucky, and five
children (Nancy Georgia Sigler, Laura Belle Sigler, Pearl Sigler, James Henry
Sigler, and Noah Jackson Sigler) were born from 1868 to 1876. The family
moved to Kansas and Quizzie Florance Sigler was born in 1878 in Reno County,
Kansas. The family moved to Kingman County, Kansas, and three more
children (Charles Spencer Sigler, Guye Sigler, and Arthur Sigler) were born from
1880 to 1883. James died in 1910 in Kingman County, Kansas.
SIXTH GENERATION
Qizzie Florence Sigler (James, George, Amos, John, Jacob) was
born in Reno County, Kansas, and married a man whose first name and middle
initial was Blake M. Qizzie died in 1901 in Kingman County, Kansas.
Charles Spencer Sigler (James, George, Amos, John, Jacob) was
born in Burbon County, Kansas, and married Alta Mae Vaughan in 1902. The
family lived in Norwich, Kingman County, Kansas, while six children (Valda
Sigler, Laura Elva Sigler, Iris Sigler, Infant Sigler, Elvira Sigler, and Beryl
Florence Sigler) were born from 1901 to 1916. Charles died in 1954 in
Kingman County, Kansas.
NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO HEARTLAND
FIFTH GENERATION
Thomas Jefferson Shelton (Christine, Jacob, Margaret, Jacob) was
born in Union County, Kentucky. Thomas married Elizabeth Melton. He
then married Caroline Goodloe Gruelle in 1872 and Blanche Rutherford in
1902. Thomas died in 1929 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado.
SIXTH GENERATION
Estelle Ann Cobb (Paulina, Jesse, Jacob, John, Jacob) was born
in Boxville, Union County, Kentucky, and married William Thomas Harris.
Eight children (Verge Dell Harris, Marlin Harris, Karlene Harris, Elmer Harris,
Stacey Harris, Lloyd Harris, Lillina Harris, and Virgil Harris) were born from
1898 to 1918. Estelle died in 1950 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado.
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN HEARTLAND
FIFTH GENERATION
Ernest Sigler (David, Levi, David, Jacob) was born in
Webster County, Kentucky, and married Alice Melinda Orr in Shawneetown, Gallatin
County, Illinois, in 1891. The family lived in Crittenden County,
Kentucky, when four children (Roy Sigler, John Leonard J. Sigler, Mary Ruby
Sigler, and Katherine Ellen Sigler) were born from 1893 to 1899. Another child
(David Orr Sigler) was then born. The family lived in Providence, Webster
County, Kentucky, when five children (Albert Sigler, Sarah Lucile Sigler, Bessie
McNeal Sigler, Helen Sigler, and Grace Sigler) were born 1902 to 1909.
Sometime after 1909, the family moved to Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County,
Michigan. Ernest died in 1934 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan,
and was returned to Kentucky and was buried in Webster County, Kentucky.
SIXTH GENERATION
Four of the children died during their youth. Roy Sigler
(Ernest, David, Levi, David, Jacob) was four years old when he died in
1897. Sarah Lucile Sigler (Ernest, David, Levi, David, Jacob) was five months
old when she died in 1905. Helen Sigler (Ernest, David, Levi, David, Jacob)
was three years old when she died in 1912. Albert Sigler (Ernest, David, Levi,
David, Jacob) was fifteen years old when he died in 1917.
John Leonard J. Sigler (Ernest, David, Levi, David, Jacob)
married Harriett Davis Kingston in 1919.
Mary Ruby Sigler (Ernest, David, Levi, David, Jacob) married
Ellis Mahlon Kirkwood in 1920 in Nashville, Washington County, Illinois. A
son was born in Webster County, Kentucky, in 1921. Keith Sigler Kirkwood
(Mary, Ernest, David, Levi, David, and Jacob), and a daughter were born in
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, in 1923 and 1925.
Katherine Ellen Sigler (Ernest, David, Levi, David, Jacob)
married Joseph John Smith in 1920 in South Bend, St. Joseph County,
Indiana. The family moved to Graham, Young County, Texas, where a daughter
was born in 1921. Katherine died in 1983 in Beeville, Bee County, Texas.
David Orr Sigler (Ernest, David, Levi, David, Jacob) married
Janet Finch in 1930 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. The family
lived in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, when a daughter was born in
1941.
Bessie McNeal Sigler (Ernest, David, Levi, David, Jacob)
married Henry A. Tenbusschen in 1930 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, County,
Michigan. The family lived in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, when two
sons were born in 1934 and 1939.
Grace Sigler (Ernest, David, Levi, David, Jacob) married
Maurice Elwood Aldrich in 1935 in Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois. A son
was born in 1938 and a daughter was born in 1943 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County,
Michigan.
WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI HEARTLAND
FIFTH GENERATION
Harry Lee Sigler (Rufus, William, Phillip, Jacob) was born in
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, and married Edna Theodora Elinora Diz in 1897
in Rose Valley, Saline County, Missouri. While the family lived in
Saline County, Missouri, four children (Forest Dewey Sigler, Medley Alonzo
Sigler, Paul Owen Sigler, and Edna Lee Sigler) were born from 1898 to
1905. A son, Elbert Linden Sigler, was born in 1910 in Lamar, Powers
County, Colorado, and a daughter, Gail Wilson Sigler, was born in 1911 in
Lajunta, Otero County, Colorado. Paul Owen Sigler died at the age of
twenty-one years. Edna Lee Sigler died at the age of three months and
Elbert Linden Sigler died at the age of twenty-three months. Harry died in
1945 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
SIXTH GENERATION
Medley Alonzo Sigler (Harry, Rufus, William, Phillip, Jacob) was
born in Saline County, Missouri, and married Hazel Iola Tensley. Alvin Lee
Sigler and two other sons were born in Kansas City, Jackson County,
Missouri, from 1922 to 1923.
SEVENTH GENERATION
Alvin Lee Sigler (Medley, Harry, Rufus, William, Phillip, Jacob)
was born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, and married Ivalah Lucile
Bagley in 1942 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. A son was born in
1947 and a daughter was born in 1950.
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA HEARTLAND
FIFTH GENERATION
Lillie Mae Sigler (Peter, John, John, Jacob) was born in Granby,
Newton County, Missouri, and married James Collings. Lillie died in Los
Angeles County, California.
Pearl S. Sigler (Peter, John, John, Jacob) was born in Granby,
Newton County, Missouri, and married a man whose last name was Waymire.
Pearl died in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, and was buried in Los
Angeles County, California.
Grace Sigler (Peter, John, John, Jacob) was born in Granby,
Newton County, Missouri, and married William D. Douglas in Joplin, Jasper
County, Missouri, in 1896. Grace died in and was buried in Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, California.
Leonard Sigler (Peter, John, John, Jacob) was born in Joplin,
Jasper County, Missouri, and married Edith (Eda) Bailey in Joplin, Jasper
County, Missouri, in 1902. The family lived in Joplin, Jasper County,
Missouri, while five children (Linnie May Sigler, Freda Pearl Sigler, Ada Ruth
Sigler, Leonard Aarthur (Bud) Sigler, and Martha Elizabeth Sigler) were born
from 1902 to 1911. The family moved to Los Angeles, Los Angeles County,
California sometime between 1911 and 1914. Two more children (Jack Edward
Sigler and Ralph Bartlet Sigler) were born in 1914 and 1919. Leonard died
in 1964 in Van Nuys, Los Angeles County, California, and was buried in Forrest
Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.
David H. Sigler (David, Levi, David, Jacob) was born in Webster
County, Kentucky, and married Maggie Forsythe Wallace in 1895 in Webster County,
Kentucky. The family lived in Webster County, Kentucky when Aura Sigler
was born in 1896. David married Norah E. Phelps in 1903. While the family
lived in Fairfax, Osage County, Oklahoma, five children (Orval J. Sigler, Erwin
Lloyd Sigler, Meredith Sigler, Cloy Jewel Sigler, and Ilda Allene Sigler) were
born from 1904 to 1915. The family moved to San Diego, San Diego County,
California. David died in 1955 in San Diego, San Diego County,
California, and was buried in Cypress View Ma Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego
County, California.
SIXTH GENERATION
Linnie May Sigler (Leonard, Peter, John, John, Jacob) was born
in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, and married Ervin Kelty in Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, California, in 1921. Linnie died in 1993 in Chandler,
Maricopa County, Arizona and was buried in Forrest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, Los
Angeles County, California.
Freda Pearl Sigler (Leonard, Peter, John, John, Jacob) died in
1905 at the age of six months and was buried in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri.
Ada Ruth Sigler (Leonard, Peter, John, John, Jacob) was born in
Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, and married Clarence D. Poulsen. Ada died
in and was buried in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, in 1962.
Martha Elizabeth Sigler (Leonard, Peter, John, John, Jacob) was
born in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, and married Frank Daulks. Martha
died in 1934 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.
Jack Edward Sigler (Leonard, Peter, John, John, Jacob) was born
in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, and died at the age of four in
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.
Ralph Bartlet Sigler (Leonard, Peter, John, John, Jacob) was
born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, and married Jessie Viola Johnson in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, in 1940.
Ralph died in 1999 in Yucaipa, San Bernadino County, California.
Leonard Arthur (Bud) Sigler (Leonard, Peter, John, John, Jacob)
was born in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, and married Ruth Muriel Hooper in
1933 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. The family lived in
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California where Bonnie Ruth, two other
daughters, and a son were born from 1934 to 1945. The family moved to
Lawndale, Los Angeles County, California, and another son was born.
Leonard also married Alicia Barragan. Leonard died in 1970 in Los Angeles,
Los Angeles County, California.
Cloy Jewel Sigler (David, David, Levi, David, Jacob) was born in
Fairfax, Osage County, Oklahoma, and married Howard Ollested. Cloy died in
1970 in San Diego, San Diego County, California.
Erwin Lloyd Sigler (David, David, Levi, David, Jacob) was born
in Fairfax, Osage County, Oklahoma, and married Mary Louise Thacher in Las
Vegas, Clark County, Nevada. A son was born in 1940 and another son was
born in 1948 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Califronia.
SOUTH ARIZONA HEARTLAND
SIXTH GENERATION
John William Sigler (John, John, John, John, Jacob) was born in
Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, and married Mary Selima Smith in 1907 in
Missouri. The family lived in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, when Dora
Willetta Sigler was born in 1910. The family moved to East Hollow, Jasper
County, Missouri, and five more children (Ralph Robert Sigler, Ruth Marguerite
Sigler, Lela Lorraine Sigler, John William Sigler, and Violet Louise Sigler)
were born from 1912 to 1921. John died in 1933 in Mesa, Maricopa County,
Arizona, and was buried in Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona.
SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA HEARTLAND
SIXTH GENERATION
Nancy Georgia Sigler (James, George, Amos, John, Jacob) was born
in Wichita, Sedgewick County, Kansas, and married Harry A. Brown in 1886 in
Wichita, Sedgewick County, Kansas. The family lived in Wichita, Sedgewick
County, Kansas, when a daughter, Laura May Brown, was born in 1888. Nancy
died in 1944 in Beaver City, Furnas County, Nebraska and was buried in
Wilsonville, Furnas County, Nebraska.
SEVENTH GENERATION
Laura May Brown (Nancy, James, George, Amos, John, Jacob) was
born in Wichita, Sedgewick County, Kansas, and married Marion Elton Mitchell in
1911 in North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska. The family lived in
Wilsonville, Furnas County, Nebraska, where five children (Eloyce Lorene
Mitchell, Georgia Leota Mitchell, Helen Annette Mitchell, Clifford Harry
Mitchell, and Dean Harrison Mitchell) were born from 1912 to 1921. Laura
died in 1934 in Hayward, Alameda County, California, and was buried in
Wilsonville, Furnas County, Nebraska.
NORTH MISSOURI HEARTLAND
SIXTH GENERATION
Robert Garrett Sigler (Francis, Phillip, Jacob, John, Jacob) was
born in Union County, Kentucky, and married Irma Kobler in 1905. The
family lived in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, when a daughter, Catherine
Louise Sigler, was born in 1910. Robert died at the age of eighty-nine in
1969 and was buried in Edgewood Cemetery, Chillicothe, Livingston County,
Missouri.
NEW MEXICO HEARTLAND
SIXTH GENERATION
Iva Bess Sigler (David, George, Amos, John, Jacob) was born in
Union County, Kentucky. Iva first married Brocton Riggs and then married
Dale B. Walker. Iva died in 1971 in New Mexico.
SOUTHEAST TEXAS HEARTLAND
SIXTH GENERATION
Katherine Ellen Sigler (Ernest, David, Levi, David, Jacob) was born in
Crittenden County, Kentucky, and married Joseph John Smith in 1920 in South
Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. The family lived in Graham, Young
County, Texas when a daughter was born. Katherine died in 1983 in
Beeville, Bee County, Texas.
EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI HEARTLAND
SIXTH GENERATION
Daniel Shelby Sigler (Arby, Daniel, Daniel, Jacob, Jacob) was
born in Caldwell County, Kentucky, and married Sharon R. Wooten in 1965. A
daughter was born in 1967. Daniel died in 1990 in St. Louis, St. Louis
County, Missouri, and was buried in Lake Charles, Memorial Park, St. Louis, St.
Louis County, Missouri.
NORTH CALIFORNIA HEARTLAND
SEVENTH GENERATION
Dora Willetta Sigler (John, John, John, John, John, Jacob) was
born in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri. Dora moved with her family to
Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, and married Hugh H. (Bud) Rogers around 1930,
possibly in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona. The family lived in Brawley,
Imperial County, California, in 1931 when a son was born. The family then
returned to Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, where a daughter was born in 1933
and another son was born in 1934. The family moved to Martinez, Contra
Costa County, California, and another daughter was born in 1935. After
Hugh returned from military service during World War II in 1945, the family
moved to Shasta County in North California. Dora died in 1971 in Redding,
Shasta County, California.
EAST CENTRAL TEXAS HEARTLAND
SEVENTH GENERATION
James Reagan Sigler (Marion, William, David, Jacob, John, Jacob)
was born in Sullivan, Union County, Kentucky, and married Grace Woodland Lamour
in 1946 in Bryan, McClennan County, Texas. The family lived in Marlin,
McClennan County, Texas, when a son was born in 1947 and a daughter was born in
1950. James died in 1974 in Waco, McClennan County, Texas.
CALIFORNIA HEARTLAND
SEVENTH GENERATION
Keith Sigler Kirkwood (Mary, Ernest, David, Levi, David, Jacob)
was born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, and married Margaret Arlene
Haglund in 1946 in Portland, Oregon. The family lived in Wakefield, Wayne
County, Nebraska, when a son was born in 1947. The family moved to
Wichita, Sedgewick County, Kansas, and a daughter was born in 1952. The
family returned to Wakefield, Wayne County, Nebraska, where another son was born
in 1954. The family then moved to Seattle, King County, Washington, where
another daughter was born in 1958. Keith died in 1981 in California.
Mary Melissa Sigler and Charles Edward Tappana
Descendents (Incomplete)
Contributed by Dolores L (Boots) Stilley McDaniel Marlena
(Edna, Don, Mary, John, John, Jacob)
Wife: Mary Melissa Sigler (John, John, Jacob)
Born: 01/24/1847 Peoria, IL
Died: 11/22/1928 Webb City, MO
Husband: Charles Edward Tappana
Born: ?/?/1836 Madrid Spain
Died: 01/23/1906 Seligman, MO
Married: 1863 -1864 - IA
Children:
2 Euretta Tappana dob: 1865 Iowa
2 Audrey Tappana dob: 1866 Mo
2 Arthur Edward Tappana dob: 1867 MO
2 Walter Louis Tappana dob: 1868 MO
2 Leslie Vertress Tappana dob: 1872 MO
2 Catherine May (Katy) dob: 1874 MO dod: 10/12/1884 MO
2 Don Carlos Tappana dob: 1877 MO dod: 04/13/1942 MO
2 Claude Leroy Tappana dob: 1878 MO
2 Floyd Lissenbe Tappana dob: 1882 MO
2 Wannie Naomin Tappana dob 1885 MO
To my knowledge all children of Charles Edward Tappana & Mary Melissa
Sigler except Euretta were born around Grandby or Webb City and also died in
that area.
Don Carlos Tappana (Mary, John, John, Jacob)
Wife: (1st) Blanche Estelle Robb dob:03/07/1882 Charleston, W VA
dod: 02/16/1958 (divorced Died and buried in Cherryvale, KS
Children:
3 Bessie Opal Tappana (Collier) dob: 09/??/1899 Webb City, MO
dod: 1960’s Dallas, TX
3 Edith May Tappana (Miller) dob: 03/30/1901 Webb City, MO
dod: 10/16/1980 Pomona CA
3 Edna Leslie Tappana dob: 01/13/1905 Webb City, MO
dod: 11/06/1976 KS
Don & Blanche divorced and Don married Ollie MacAboy? I have no
information except she is also buried in Webb City.
Bessie Opal Tappana (Don, Mary, John, John, Jacob)
Married, Robert (Bob) Collier abt. 1916
Children:
4 Billie (female)
4 Robert (Bob) Jr.
Edith May Tappana (Don, Mary, John, John, Jacob) -
Married, Will Thomas Miller abt. 1918
Children:
4 Geneva May Miller dob: 10/10/1920
4 Wilma Louise Miller dob: 11/23/1922
4 John Thomas Miller dob: 03/04/1926
4 Don Carlos Miller dob: 02/26/1928 dod: 11/25/1979 CA 4 Mary Rebecca Miller
dob: 06/06/193 dod: 06/11/1931 Wb Cty
4 Ray Edward Miller dob: 10/03/1932
4 William Terry Miller dob: 10/27/1934
4 Sharon Rose Miller dob: 03/22/1938
4 Richard Lee Miller dob: 11/02/1940 dod: 04/07/1952
Ray Edward Miller (Edith, Don, Mary, John, John, Jacob)
Married, Minnie Jean Norton 02/06/1954 MO
Children:
5 Ray Edward Miller, jr dob: 02/03/1955 Joplin, MO
5 John William Miller dob: 03/26/1956 San Jose, CA
5 Richard lee Miller dob: 08/04/1959 Joplin, MO
5 Cynthia Ann Miller dob: 08/31/1963 Denver, CO
John William Miller (Ray, Edith, Don, Mary, John, John, Jacob)
Married, Marciel Susan Wienberger in CO
Child:
6 Christopher Michael Miller dob: 11/19/96 CO
Richard Lee Miller (Ray, Edith, Don, Mary, John, John, Jacob)
Children:
6 Richard Lee Miller jr. dob: 10/12/1978 CO
6 Jennifer Marie Miller dob: 06/06/1980 CO
Cynthia Ann Miller (Ray, Edith, Don, Mary, John, John, Jacob)
Married, Jay Dee Boden 12/17/1983 CO
Child:
6 Virinda Marie Boden CO
Edna Leslie Tappana (Don, Mary, John, John, Jacob) (Three Husbands)
Married, Noble Dilling 03/15/1921 Tulsa, OK (divorced 1928) (1st
Husband)
Children:
4 Lawrence S Dilling dob: 01/27/1922 Tulsa, OK dod: 03/1982 Wich. KS
4 Betty Louise Dilling dob: 02/10/1925 Tulsa, OK
Lawrence S Dilling (Edna, Don, Mary, John, John, Jacob)
Married Frieda Hadley 03/1944
Children:
5 Gary Dilling abt. 1949 ? in Wichita, KS
5 Sharon (Sherry) Dilling abt. 1947? In Wichita, KS dod: ?/?/2000
Betty Louise Dilling (Edna, Don, Mary, John, John, Jacob)
Married, Marvin E Page 05/25/1942
Children:
5 Duane Page born in Wichita, KS (adopted)
5 Denise Page born in Wichita, KS (adopted)
Edna Leslie Tappana Dilling Stilley (Don, Mary, John, John, Jacob)
Married, John Frederick Stilley 08/10/1931 Tulsa, OK (2nd Husband)
Child:
4 Dolores Loraine (Boots) Stilley 07/20/1932 Tulsa, OK
Dolores L (Boots) Stilley (Edna, Don, Mary, John, John, Jacob)
Married, W L McDaniel 09/01/1947
Children:
5 Daniel (Danny) Lee McDaniel dob: 06/03/1948 CA
5 Randall (Randy) W. McDaniel dob: 09/03/1953 CA
Daniel Lee McDaniel (Dolores, Edna, Don, Mary, John, John, Jacob)
& LaVerne Adair Rutledge
Child:
6 Jessica (Jessie) Leigh McDaniel dob: 09/13/1982 CA
Randall W McDaniel (Dolores, Edna, Don, Mary, John, John, Jacob)
Married, Sheila Rasmussen - Nicholson 1975
Children:
6 Rhonda Nicholson - McDaniel (adopted by Randy)
6 Wonda Nicholson - McDaniel (adopted by Randy)
6 Dallas Nicholson - McDaniel (adopted by Randy)
6 Chaiz Arrow McDaniel dob: 02/1978 CA
6 Chastity Lynn McDaniel dob:12/1979 CA
6 Dakota W McDaniel dob:02/1981 CA
Edna Leslie Tappana Dilling Stilley (Don, Mary, John, John, Jacob)
Married Wendell Dooley 1935 in Wichita Ks (3rd Husband)
(Edna & Wendell died and buried in Cherryvale, Ks)
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Addenum: I have a copy of Mary Melissa Sigler's certificate of death if
needed......
Her birth certificate lists her mother as Katherine Nall & her father as
John Sigler.
Her grandfather in other papers is listed as Larkin Nall, Ggrandfather Martin
Larkin Nall & GGGGrandfather as Martin Nall or Nalle born in England abt.
1670/died in Essex County VA
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My name is Dolores L (Boots) Stilley McDaniel Marlena
Residence: Petaluma, CA (will give street address to persons requesting)
email: DMarlena@aol.com
Information brief re: D Marlena
Born in Tulsa, OK : Moved to CA at age 14, eloped and married at 15,
completed education in CA.
Profession: Writer/Business Owner/Investigator/Security Manager - Public
Relations
Avocation: Pianist/Artist/Dancer/Little Theater/Poet (still sell art work,
semi-pro)
Christian: Teacher - Counselor in Christian Church
Family person
Loves, nature, animals (not so fond of animals of prey)
Retired in 1992 due to advancing Multiple Sclerosis
