Isaac Siegfried, Biography, Submitted by Chester H. Neff, August 1999. Reference: Chapter XLVI, Page 1364, History of Hancock County, Edited by Charles J. Scofield, Chicago Publishing Company, 1921. SIEGFRIED, Isaac, a highly respected resident of Ferris, and a retired farmer of Hancock County, is now enjoying well earned leisure. He was born in Northampton County, Pa., August 12, 1843, a son of Charles and Susanna (Laub) Siegfried, natives of the same county. In 1857 the family came west to Hancock County, and located on a farm in Carthage Township, where for some years the father was a renter, but he later bought a farm of seventy-four acres in Rock Creek Township, living on it until he died in 1884, the mother surviving him until 1902. They had eleven children, they being as follows: Samuel, who died in the Union Army; Isaac; Charles W., Mary and Augustus, all of whom are deceased; James, who lives at Kansas City, Mo., Jacob, who lives at Denver, Col.; Lewis, who lives at Ferris; Sarah Jane, who died in childhood; and Ellen who is deceased. When he was fourteen years old, Isaac Siegfried began working for neighboring farmers, and consequently had but little opportunity to attend school. After about twelve years he began farming for himself in Sonora Township, renting land for six years, and then buying eighty acres of improved land in Rock Creek Township, where he lived until 1889. At that time he bought another farm of 160 acres, to which he moved, continuing to operate the other one as well, and doing general farming. In the fall of 1914 he rented his land to his sons, moved to Ferris, where he had bought property, and here he still resides. Still later, he bought the old farm of his father, consisting of seventy-four acres, and also rents it. In February, 1871, Mr. Siegfried was married to Mary H. Thornber, born in Rock Creek Township, a daughter of Henry Thornber, who came to Hancock County in 1842. Mr. and Mrs. Siegfried had the following children born to them: Henry, who is deceased; Lucy, who is Mrs. C. C. Neff, of Sonora Township; May, who died at the age of one year; Lee, who lives in Rock Creek Township; Laura, who died in infancy; and Ernest, who lives in Rock Creek Township. In politics, Mr. Siegfried is an independent Democrat. --------------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Chet Neff