Sigl, Wolfgang R.

Other Events:

• 1910 Census: 1910, Seymour, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; Ed147, page 08b
• Biography: 1911; History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 0721
• 1920 Census: 1920, Seymour, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; Ed 225 Page 12b
• Obituary: 10 Nov 1921; Appleton Post Crescent

Notes:

1910 Census:
Wolf Sigl 42
Mannie Sigl 31
John Meyer 25

Biography:
WOLF R. SIGL, proprietor of Oakland Farm, a well-cultivated tract of 120 acres of farming land lying in section 2, Seymour township, was born October 30, 1869, in Bavaria, Germany, and is a son of Sebastian Sigl, whose other children were George, Max, Teckla, Joe, John and Frank. Mr. Sigl cannot remember his mother, as she died when he was only four years old. Sebastian Sigl married again after his first wife's death, and the family came to the United States in 1876, stopping at Appleton, Wisconsin, two months and then moving on to Seymour township, two miles west of the present site of Oakland Farm. They located on ninety acres of wild land, on which Mr. Sigl erected a log house and barn, but a short time later moved across the line into Shawano county, where Mr. Sigl purchased 120 acres of wild land and again started in a log house. With the help of his sons he cleared the land from the wilderness, and erected good frame buildings, and at the time of his death, in 1890, when he was sixty-two years old, he was one of the substantial farmers of his community. By his second marriage he became the father of Wesley L., Charles A., Henry W., Edelia and Mary.
Wolf R. Sigl was seven years old when the family came to the United States, and his education was secured in the district schools. He grew up on the home farm, his boyhood being spent much the same as that of other farmers' sons at that time, and he was reared to the hard work of the uncultivated farm. When twenty-three years of age he started out for himself in the lumber mills, but in 1895 purchased forty acres of his present land, which was then in a totally uncultivated state. By hard work he managed to clear the land for cultivation, and when this had been accomplished he added another forty acres, and some time later forty acres more, and all this land has been cultivated to a highly productive state. He has a handsome farm residence, a 40x82 barn, with basement, and other good farm buildings, and here he carries on general farming and stock raising. Mr. Sigl has been uniformly successful in his operations and he is considered one of the good, practical agriculturists of Seymour township.
In 1895 Mr. Sigl was married to Mamie Meyers, who was born in Menominee, Michigan, in 1879, daughter of John Meyers. Mr. and Mrs. Sigl have had no children.

1920 Census:
Wolf Sigl 52
Mamie Sigl 42
Dorothy Sigl 9

Obituary:
WOLFGANG SIGL FUNERAL The funeral of Wolfgang Sigl who died of cancer at his home at Isaar Sunday was held from St. Sebastian Catholic church at Isaar Wednesday morning. Decedent was 54 years of age and is survived by is widow, adopted daughter, one sister and ten brothers, among the latter are John and Frank Sigl of Appleton, who attended the funeral.
Appleton Post-Crescent | Appleton, Wisconsin | Thursday, November 10, 1921 | Page 9

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rankin. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Vande Bogart and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schmurler have returned from Isaar where they attended the funeral of Wolfgang Sigl.
Appleton Post-Crescent | Appleton, Wisconsin | Thursday, November 10, 1921 | Page 5

Wolfgang married Meyers, Mamie 26 Nov 1895. Mamie was born Abt Aug 1878, Menominee, Menominee, Michigan, USA; died 11 Jun 1939. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Possibly Adopted? as mentioned in Father Wolfgangs obit