SIGRIST family!

[Jaci]

Hi all! I'm new to this board and thought I'd introduce myself! My name is Jaci (pronounced Jackie) (Sigrist) Woodruff.  I'm almost 28 years old and have been interested in family history for a long time.  I'm so lucky to still have both of my paternal grandparents and they have been very helpful in my quest to find out more about my family.  My grandmother has been able to give me info about my great, great, great grandfather, PHILIP SIGRIST, but that is as far back as I can go.  I know nothing about his parents. 
  PHILIP had a brother named JOHN.  The family moved from Alsace Lorraine France to the US (PA,  I think) when Philip was young.  Later, Philip and John moved to Missouri where they married a set a sisters, twins, I believe.  (I think it was the WALTERS sisters. One was Kathleen???)
  My great grandfather was James Taylor (J.T.) Sigrist.  He married Hazel Fern Jackson.  He comitted suicide in the early 1970's. He thought he had cancer, only to discover he did not.
  My grandfather is James Raphel (J.R.) Sigrist and he married Audrey Melvina (Temple).  I am the eldest grandaughter on the Sigrist side.
  If anyone has ANY info on the Sigrist family from Alsace Lorraine France, please let me know! Thanks in advance!

[Paul E]

Hi Jaci

Welcome to rootschat!  This is a good place if you have specific queries you want help resolving.  Try a post on one of the immigrant / emigrant boards for advice on tracing French family history - that might yield results.

Good luck!

Paul

[Chattykathy]

Hi Jaci,  welcome to Rootschat!   Don’t know where you are from, so if any abbreviations don’t make sense, just ask.

FYI,
US Census are taking on the “10’s”, 
There is no 1890 Census (lost to fire)
1930 is the last one published. 
1940 won’t come out until 2012
There is no national data base for births, marriages and deaths.
If a persons death was reported to Social Security Administration, it may turn up in the SSDI, however, Soc. Sec. created in the 30’s --  no computer till 1962!  So most info will be late 1960 and on.

There were no referential dates associated with your group so hope I’ve got the right bunch! 

Also Found Sigrist's in PA from Germany. 
Sigrist's in CA from Switzerland
and then scatterings everywhere!

All below are Township of Rochester, Andrew Co., Missouri (MO)  (except for one 1910 Entry in Chicago noted).

1870
John J. Sigrist 37 b. France Farmer
Catherine – wife 35 b. OH
John L.  11 b. MO
Baker 27 b. NY  Shoemaker   (possibly a boarder in the household)

1870
Phillip Sigrest 37 b. France  Farmer
Mary L.  33 
Emma 13     MO
Buphis ? 10  MO
Charley 6     MO
Willie 2 mos.  MO

John and Phillip were  living next door to each other in 1870

1880
John J. Sigrist 47 b. 1833 France  F/M: France  Farmer
Catherine  M.  44 b. OH  F: Prussia M: Holland
John L. son 20 b. MO  Works for Farm
Louisa F. 22 Dau-in-law b. IN  F: OH  M: IN
Charlotte Dunham or Durham niece 12
Cara A. (could be Cora)  Dunham or Durham niece 2
Benjamin Beville 36  b. MO  F: NC  M: VA   RR Sta Agent    Boarder??

1880
Phillip Sigrist 46 b. 1834 France F/M: France  Wagon Maker & J.H.
Mary L. Wife 42 b. OH  F: Prussia  M: Baden
Rufus E 18 b. MO
Charles C. 16 b. MO
Cora E. 8 b. MO

1900
John J. Sigrist 57 b. Jan 1833 France  F/M: France  Married 42 years  Immigration Year: garbled entry but says in US 67 yrs after so assuming 1833
Catherine 64 b. Sep 1835 OH  F/M: Ger  Married 42 years   3 children born; 1 Living
Clara Gdau   16 b. May, 1884 MO  F: MO  M: OH

1910
John L. Sigrist  40 b. Nov. 1859 MO  F: France: M: OH  Married @ 20 yrs old  Farmer
Frances  42 b. Mar, 1858 OH    F/M: IN   8 Children born; 7 living
Edwin D  17 b. Nov. 1882 MO
Ida 14 b. Oct., 1885 MO
Lucy 13 b. Mar 1887 MO
Kate S. 11 b. Oct. 1888 MO
Freda 9 b. Mar 1890 MO


1910
Census Image improperly scanned;  can only see Index listing

John L. Sigrist b. 1860 MO Age 50       

On the same Census Page:
Charles C. Sigrest b. 1864 MO Age 46


1910 Chicago, Cook Co., IL
James Z. Zimmerman 30  b. MO  F/M; OH   Married 3 years   Meat Inspector
Clara wife 25 b. MO  F/M: IN       Married 3 years  2 Children born; 1 living
James R. 2 b. MO
John J. Sigrest Grandfather-in-law  77 Widow b. in France  M/F: France   
Immigration:  1834


1920
John J. Sigrest 60 b. 1860 MO  F: France  M: PA  Laborer – Bridge
Frances wife 61 b. IN    F: OH  M: IN   Farmer


1930
John L. Sigrest 70 Married @ 20 yrs old  b. in MO  F: France   M: OH
Louisa F.  70 Married @ 22  b. IN  F: OH  M: IN

John Sigrist
b. Jan 2, 1883
d. Oct. 1964 in MO
SSN: 490 42 7026


Hope this works for you.
kathy

[Christopher]

Hello Jaci,

You may find this site www.kindredtrails.com/france.html helps you in your search.

Best Wishes,

Christopher