From the DAR application of my grandmother, Addie Estella Offerle Lesser:
Addie Offerle Lesser was the daughter of
ANN ELIZABETH ZEIGLER
b. 4 Sep 1844 at Warren Co., PA
d. 13 May 1831 at Warren, PA
m. Adam Offerle
3 May 1866 at
Warren, PA
b. 20 Feb 1842 at Alsace, FR
d. 5 Sep 1921 at Warren, PA
Ann Elizabeth Zeigler was the daughter of
WILLIAM ZEIGLER b. 20 Oct 1816 at Center Co. PA
d. 9 Mar 1903 at Warren, PA
m. Margaret Sweet
17 Jun 1840
b. 26 Feb 1817 at Steuben Co., NY
d. 9 Jun 1875 at Warren, PA
William was the son of
GEORGE ZEIGLER b. 31 Mar 1795 at Baltimore Co., MD
d. Iowa
m. (1) Catherine Murray abt 1815
b. 16 Apr 1794
George Zeigler was the son of
PETER ZEIGLER b. abt 1760 at York, PA
d. 14 Apr 1819/20 at Flemington,
Clinton Co., PA m. (1) Dawson abt 1815
d. abt 1802
Peter Zeigler was a 1st Class Private, PA archives 6th series, Vol. 2, p.
618, Capt. George Long's Company of York Co. Militia, Lancaster, PA, dated
Jan 7, 1778.
Peter Zeigler had the following children by his first wife:
Elizabeth b. 1 Nov 1788 m. John Keith
Jacob b. 5 Dec 1791 m. Catherine Lesher
Peter b. 17 Nov 1794
* George b. 13 Mar 1795 m. Catherine Murray
Michael b. 12 Jan 1800 m. Mary Ann Murray
Peter also had the following children by his 2nd wife - Rebecca Roates:
Catherine
Susan
John
Daniel
Kesiah
Julia Ann
Information from National DAR # 321466 using references from a small paper
back book, the "Zeigler Genealogy"
by John A. M. Zeigler, PhD. DD. sponsored by the
Peter Zeigler Association 1935
If anyone has knowledge of where a copy of this book can be obtained,
please let me know.
Jeanne Lesser Richards 970-586-5902
Walter & Jeanne Richards
Estes Park, Colorado
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