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I am looking for information or descendants for Joseph Zieglar & Jane Morrell. Jane
was my great grand aunt.
I have the following information on Joseph
The following is mostly from the history of St. Joseph County: It is about Joseph Ziegler
Joseph G Ziegler. Back to Virginia must we turn to tracing the lineage of Joseph Zigler.
That section of the country which cradled so much of our national history became the home
of his ancestors in early colonial days, and the representative of the family have been
loyal and devoted sons of the republic. He was born in Botetourt county, Virginia Augusts
17, 1827 a son of Samuel and Margaret (Garwood) Ziegler also natives of the Old Dominion.
The father who was a wagon maker came to south bend in the spring of 1834 but later took
up his adobe on Palmer prairie, and subsequently on Portage prairie remaining in German
township until his son Joseph was sixteen years of age. He afterward operated a saw mill
on the Terree Coupee prairie for three or four years and his death occurred in New
Carlisle when he had reached the age of seventy years his widow surviving him for five
years. In their family were ten children with of who grew to years of maturity, and four
Joseph, Hi!
ram, John and Jane are now living. Hiram is a resident of South Dakota, John resides on
the Terre Coupee near New Calisle, and Jane is the wife of Granville Wollman also of New
Carlisle. The four who are deceased are Mary, who became the wife of Aaron Miller and
died ath the age of sixty nine years, William who resided in St. Joseph county until his
death at the age of seventy six years, James who was thirty years of age at th time of his
death and Martha who became the wife of Abel Hatfield and died in south Bend at the age of
thirty years.
Joseph Sigler the eldest of the children remained at home for years after attaining the
age of maturity working at the carpenter's trade and he aslo spent twenty five years
in the employ of Studebaker Brothers assisting in the construction of Thier large
factories. Previous to this time however in 1859 he had gone to California to secure a
change of climate and there worked at his trade in quarts mills et., for eleven years when
he returned to St. Joseph county and associated himself with he Studebaker as a mechanic,
serving for a few years as foreman of their carpenter work. In the fall of 1899 he came
to Lakevill exchanging a five acre tract in South Bend for his home here which is one of
the oldest ones of locality, having been settled by a Mr. Moon in a very early day and has
changed hands many times since the residence having been erected by the original owner.
The tract consists of one hundred and twenty acres ninety acres of which are under
cultivation and the Van!
dalia railroad passes through the place. For some years past Mr. Ziegler had been
disabled from paralysis and he is passing the evening of a long and useful life in the
midst of family and friends.
Mr. Ziegler gives his political support to the Republican party and for fifty years has
held membership relations with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His career has been
an active useful, honorable one and by reason of his well spent life he enjoys the high
regard of his fellow citizens.
I have the following about Jane Morrell:
South Bend Tribune October 26, 1907
Mrs. Jane Zigler wife of Joseph Zigler died at her home in Union township Friday afternoon
of heart trouble after an illness of three days. The deceased was 74 years of age and had
lived in Union township about nine years. She leaves a daughter Miss Addie Zigler besides
her husband. The funeral service will be held at the residence Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock and the remains will be taken to Lakeville for interment.
If you have any other information about these people are where they might have lived
please contact me.
Thank You
1 Joseph G Ziegler - 1909
. +Jane Morrell 1831 - 1907
........ 2 Addie Ziegler 1868 -