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     Eliza Ann Siex was born on 27 August 1828.¹ She married Mordecai Dellinger, son of Philip C. Dellinger and Christina Wilkin. Eliza Ann Siex married William Dellinger, son of Philip C. Dellinger and Christina Wilkin, in 1865. Eliza Ann Siex died on 30 April 1905 at Conicville, Shenandoah Co., VA, at age 76. She was buried in May 1905 at Christ Reformed Church Cemetery, Conicville, Shenandoah Co., VA, Find A Grave Memorial# 62564418.

     Jacob Sifers was born in 1785 at Loudoun Co., VA. He married Nancy A. Romick. Jacob Sifers died in 1875 at Champaign Co., OH.

     Sarah Ann Sifers was born in December 1840 at Terre Haute, Champaign or Clark Co., OH, Both parents born in Virginia.¹ She was the daughter of Jacob Sifers and Nancy A. Romick. Sarah Ann Sifers married Alexander Pence, son of Joseph Pence Sr. and Magdalena Kauffman, on 4 February 1864 at Champaign Co., OH.² Sarah Ann Sifers died on 4 July 1917 at Champaign Co., OH, at age 76.

     Florinda Sigafoose was born on 2 February 1850 at Winchester, Frederick Co., VA. She was the daughter of (?) Sickafoose and Susan (?)¹ Florinda Sigafoose married George Alfred Windell, son of James Alfred Windle and Roxalene Burns Harmer.²

     Catherine Sigler married George Bearns. Catherine Sigler was born circa 1785.

     Daniel Sigler married Catharine (?).

     Earl R. Sigler was born on 28 April 1906 at Columbus, Franklin Co., OH.¹ He was the son of Harry Sigler and Freda Minnier.¹ Earl R. Sigler married Laura Katharine Wilson, daughter of Edmund Thomas Wilson and Maude H. Miller, on 24 July 1927 at Franklin Co., OH. Earl R. Sigler died in March 1960 at Broward Co., FL, at age 53.

     Elizabeth Ann Sigler was also known as "Betty". She was born on 19 August 1932 at Columbus, Franklin Co., OH. She was the daughter of Earl R. Sigler and Laura Katharine Wilson. Elizabeth Ann Sigler married Phillip Lowell Ebersbach, son of John Lowell Ebersbach and Edna Faye Holdren, on 30 December 1952 at Franklin Co., OH. Elizabeth Ann Sigler and Phillip Lowell Ebersbach were divorced; Bettie was divorced at the time of her death. Elizabeth Ann Sigler died on 14 July 2000 at Reynoldsburg, Franklin Co., OH, at age 67.

     Ella N. Sigler was born in May 1876 at Maryland.¹ She was the daughter of Daniel Sigler and Catharine (?) Ella N. Sigler married John Henry Barnhizer, son of David Barnhizer and Mary Catharine Miller, on 13 January 1897 at Polo, Ogle Co., IL, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763 - 1900:

GROOM BRIDE CNTY DATE VOL/PAGE LIC
Barnhizer, John H(S/O David&Kate) Sigler, Ella N(D/O Daniel&Kate) Ogle 01/13/1897 002/ 0008994.²

     Harry Sigler was born on 16 May 1880 at Ohio.¹ He married Freda Minnier circa 1904.¹ Harry Sigler died on 4 August 1927 at age 47. He was buried in August 1927 at Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin Co., OH.

     Joseph Daniel Sigler was born on 27 December 1845 at Alabama. He married Martha Arminda Farris. Joseph Daniel Sigler died on 17 July 1909 at Louisiana at age 63.

     Lucinda Irene Sigler was born on 12 February 1884 at Grant, Allen Par., LA. She was the daughter of Joseph Daniel Sigler and Martha Arminda Farris. Lucinda Irene Sigler married James Lafayette Windle, son of Robert Lafayette Windle and Lucinda Jane Clinton, on 6 September 1908 at Grant, Allen Par., LA. Lucinda Irene Sigler died on 21 August 1956 at Slessinger Nursing Home, Beaumont, Jefferson Co., TX, at age 72 Bubonic plague. She was buried in August 1956 at Oakdale Cemetery, Oakdale, Allen Par., LA, Findagrave #7177343.

     Mary Catherine Sigler was born on 28 September 1888 at Zanesville, Muskingum Co., OH. She married Clarence Eugene Owens, son of Stephen William Owens III and Emma Julia Lorena Butt, on 5 October 1905 at Columbus, Franklin Co., OH. Mary Catherine Sigler died on 9 December 1955 at Tampa, Hillsborough Co., FL, at age 67.

     Stanford Wilson Sigler was born on 30 November 1929 at Columbus, Franklin Co., OH. He was the son of Earl R. Sigler and Laura Katharine Wilson. Stanford Wilson Sigler married Loraine Joan Geis, daughter of James Orville Geis and Edythe Dorothy Weber, on 13 December 1950 at Franklin Co., OH, There are two marriage records in the ancestry.com databases -- the first is 22 NOV 1950, Franklin County. Possibly this was the license issue date. Stanford Wilson Sigler died on 16 February 1991 at age 61.

     Chaffe Leland O. Sigmon was born on 24 August 1902 at Nebo Twp., McDowell Co. (probably), NC.¹ He was the son of Millard Columbus Sigmon and Catherine Ann Eliza DeVault.¹ Chaffe Leland O. Sigmon married Vivian Cordelia Simmons, daughter of Charlie Hill Simmons and Bessie Caroline Pyatt, on 27 May 1933 at McDowell Co., NC. Chaffe Leland O. Sigmon died on 4 November 1945 at Erwin, Unicoi Co., TN, at age 43. He was buried in November 1945 at Nebo Cemetery, Nebo, McDowell Co., NC.

     Cheley Evelyn Sigmon was born on 17 September 1895 at Nebo Twp., McDowell Co. (probably), NC.^2,1 She was the daughter of Millard Columbus Sigmon and Catherine Ann Eliza DeVault.¹ Cheley Evelyn Sigmon married Oscar P. Fitzgerald, son of Thomas Lloyd Fitzgerald and Florence Leland Greeson, before 5 June 1917. Cheley Evelyn Sigmon died on 24 November 1978 at age 83.

     Dornea M. Sigmon was born on 1 June 1886 at McDowell Co. (probably), NC.¹ She was the daughter of Millard Columbus Sigmon and Catherine Ann Eliza DeVault.¹ Dornea M. Sigmon married Douglas Alexander Annis, son of George Annis and Mary Powell, in 1901.

     Iowa E. L. Sigmon was born on 4 June 1892 at Nebo Twp., McDowell Co. (probably), NC.^2,1 She was the daughter of Millard Columbus Sigmon and Catherine Ann Eliza DeVault.¹ Iowa E. L. Sigmon married Ernest E. Wade, son of Edward M. Wade and Lona (?), circa 1918. Iowa E. L. Sigmon died on 11 June 1952 at age 60. She was buried in June 1952 at Greenwood Cemetery, Belmont, Gaston Co., NC.

     Jackson J. Sigmon was born on 24 August 1831 at North Carolina.¹ He married Nancy Caroline (?).¹ Jackson J. Sigmon died on 29 December 1905 at age 74. He was buried in December 1905 at Glen Alpine Cemetery, Glen Alpine, Burke Co., NC.

     Laflin Lizzie Dakota Sigmon was born on 1 December 1905 at Nebo Twp., McDowell Co. (probably), NC.¹ She was the daughter of Millard Columbus Sigmon and Catherine Ann Eliza DeVault.¹ Laflin Lizzie Dakota Sigmon died on 11 November 1911 at age 5. She was buried in November 1911 at Glen Alpine Cemetery, Glen Alpine, Burke Co., NC.

     Mildred Lillian Chillson Sigmon was born on 31 January 1889 at Bridgewater, Burke Co., NC.² She was the daughter of Millard Columbus Sigmon and Catherine Ann Eliza DeVault.¹ Mildred Lillian Chillson Sigmon married Martin Lowern Hildebrand, son of Leander Portland Hildebrand and Sarah Jemima Burns, on 10 October 1910 at Bridgewater, Burke Co., NC. Mildred Lillian Chillson Sigmon died on 13 September 1952 at Bridgewater, Burke Co., NC, at age 63. She was buried in September 1952 at Bridgewater Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Bridgewater, Burke Co., NC.

     Millard Columbus Sigmon was also known as "Lum".
Note: From The Turkey Tail Tattler, Volume 1, Number 2, May 1999, page 2, Cindy Coleman - Editor

Men on the railroad called it Turkey Tail ...

What's In a Name?

According to Sketches of Burke County by Cordelia Camp, "the little town five miles west of Morganton … reaches an elevation of 1,315 feet, the highest point of the railroad in Burke County."
In 1868 the Southern Railroad was built through what is now Glen Alpine. By 1876, the little town consisted of "only two white families and one Negro."
Men on the railroad called it Turkey Tail because of a tree next to the railroad tracks that had the shape of a turkey tail.
J.D. Pitts set up a planing mill at this spot at the same time Columbus and Edmund Sigmun began operating a post office and store in 1876. The town's name was changed to Sigmundsburg and a building boom was underway.
In the early 1870's a hotel was built near Sigmundsburg called the Glen Alpine Springs Hotel. The hotel was supposed to have been the largest wooden structure in North Carolina and may have had as many as 100 guests at a time.
Possibly due to the popularity of the hotel, the town's name was changed again to Glen Alpine Station around 1883.
"Glen Alpine Station," writes The Morganton Star in its April 3, 1885 issue, "is located on the line of the W.N.C.R.R., six miles west of Morganton. It has rich territory to draw from, being surrounded with a thriving, industrious population of farmers who produce yearly large quantities of surplus corn, wheat, tobacco, pork and beef cattle, with Glen Alpine as their chief trading point.
"On our arrival there we found the people all at work like bees after the first approach of the spring flowers.
"We wound up by calling at Sigmon Bro., where we found the model postmaster, Columbus Sigmon, polite affable - always ready to look when the question is asked: 'Anything for John Smith … and if there is nothing for the Smiths is there anything for anybody in my neighborhood.'
"And the strongest proof that these people exhibit bit to show that they are a progressive people is that they are willing to patronage their county newspaper. In addition to the already large subscription list we have at that place, we added fifteen new names - all good men - and took some good orders for job work also for advertising. We predict a bright future for Glen Alpine Station."
The Glen Alpine Springs Hotel was closed in the 1890's. The word "Station" was dropped in 1896 and the town received the name Glen Alpine.

He was born on 21 June 1858 at Burke Co. (probably), NC.^1,2 He was the son of Jackson J. Sigmon and Nancy Caroline (?)³ Millard Columbus Sigmon married Catherine Ann Eliza DeVault, daughter of Jacob A. DeVault and Mary Ann Alexander, on 25 June 1883 at Glen Alpine, Burke Co., VA. Millard Columbus Sigmon died on 29 June 1936 at Burke Co., NC, at age 78. He was buried in 1936 at Glen Alpine Cemetery, Glen Alpine, Burke Co., NC.

     Pearl S. Sigmon was born on 25 July 1884 at Burke or McDowell Co., NC.¹ She was the daughter of Millard Columbus Sigmon and Catherine Ann Eliza DeVault.¹ Pearl S. Sigmon was baptized on 11 September 1884 at Lutheran Chapel, Glen Alpine, Burke Co., NC. She married Webb Kennedy. Pearl S. Sigmon married William Benjamin Sisk, son of Robert Harrison Sisk and Charity Elizabeth Patton, after 1913. Pearl S. Sigmon died on 25 January 1965 at Marion, McDowell Co., NC, at age 80. She was buried in January 1965 at Pinnacle Methodist Church Cemetery, Glen Alpine, Burke Co., NC.

     Tracy Katherine Sigmon was born on 26 May 1897 at Nebo Twp., McDowell Co. (probably), NC.^2,1 She was the daughter of Millard Columbus Sigmon and Catherine Ann Eliza DeVault.¹ Tracy Katherine Sigmon married Vann J. Griffin, son of William P. Griffin and Susan Hamilton, circa 1920. Tracy Katherine Sigmon died in May 1984.

     Waverly Santa Fe Vermont Sigmon was born on 7 November 1899 at Old Fort Twp., McDowell Co. (probably), NC.¹ She was the daughter of Millard Columbus Sigmon and Catherine Ann Eliza DeVault.¹ Waverly Santa Fe Vermont Sigmon died on 6 October 1906 at age 6. She was buried in October 1906 at Glen Alpine Cemetery, Glen Alpine, Burke Co., NC.

     William Leland C. Sigmon was born on 30 October 1934 at McDowell Co., NC. He was the son of Chaffe Leland O. Sigmon and Vivian Cordelia Simmons. William Leland C. Sigmon died on 14 June 1997 at Broward Co. (probably), FL, at age 62.

     Winnifred Nebraska Caroline Sigmon was born on 18 December 1890. She was the daughter of Millard Columbus Sigmon and Catherine Ann Eliza DeVault. Winnifred Nebraska Caroline Sigmon died on 16 February 1892 at age 1. She was buried in February 1892 at Glen Alpine Cemetery, Glen Alpine, Burke Co., NC.

     Myrtle E. Signor was born on 7 March 1916 at Rock Falls, Whiteside Co., IL. She married Harold Smith. Myrtle E. Signor died on 13 September 1997 at Whiteside Co., IL, at age 81. She was buried in September 1997 at Coloma Township Cemetery, Rock Falls, Whiteside Co., IL, Findagrave #126038104.

     Elva C. Sigsby was born on 30 October 1898.¹ She was the daughter of Jolly C. Sigsby and Amanda Barger.¹ Elva C. Sigsby married Clayton L. Lechner, son of Joseph S. Lechner and Naomi Price, on 9 June 1919 at Montcalm Co., MI, Ceremony by Rev. Geo. E. Stone.¹ Elva C. Sigsby died in 1982. She was buried in 1982 at Crystal Cemetery, Crystal, Montcalm Co., MI, Findagrave #27709170.

     Jolly C. Sigsby married Amanda Barger.¹