Shannon M. Thomas | Mostly Genealogy

I have some alerts set up on Ebay to let me know when anything is posted with some of my surnames and even some places.  One of the alerts I get is anything Siegfried related.  About a month ago I was alerted to a picture of a woman and on the back of the picture is written Emma Siegfried {I'm pretty sure it says Mrs Emma Siegfried} and of course I bought the photo .   The other thing I noticed on the back of the photo was the photographer's name and that it says Reading PA.   {I know some of the Siegfried's come from that area}. I looked in my Legacy database to see if I have an Emma Siegfried . . . and I do!  One is my great aunt born in 1926 {the photo is not of her} and the other is Emma Lydia Shellhammer Siegfried born in 1862 {I don't think it is of her but it could be}. Emma Siegfried {front} Emma Siegfried {back} In the picture below are my 2nd Great Grandparents William Andrew Siegfried {who is also my half 2nd great uncle} and Emma Lydi...

William Andrew Siegfreid is my 2nd great grandfather.  He is the son of William Henry and Eve Greenzwig Siegfried. William was born 21 October 1857 in Millport, Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon county, Pennsylvania and he died on 16 February 1927 in Sugarloaf Township, Luzerne county, Pennsylvania. William married Emma Lydia Shellhammer in 1880.  They had the following children: Otto Siegfried William Edger Siegfried Arthur Siegfried -- I'm not sure if this is really another child or if he is Archibald...more things for my to do list! Archibald (Archie) Siegfried Cassia Siegfried Charles Crawford Siegfried Darwin Wesley Seigfreid (my great grandfather) Gertrude Siegfried Harry Siegfried Harty Titus Siegfried Hattie Siegfried Dorothy Siegfried County Historical Maps of Pennsylvania  (Harrisburg, Pa.: Archives Publishing Company of Pennsylvania, Incorporated, (donated) 1950). Digital version at  FamilySearch Books Online  - free. I ...