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HISTORY or BUCKS COUNTY. 



versary of his married life, at which all his 

 children and grandchildren were present. 

 His widow Antoinette survived him over 

 ten years, dying November i, 1898. They 

 were the parents of five chddren, all m 

 whom are still living : Augustus, of Phila- 

 delphia; Pauline, who married (first; 

 Francis Roach, and is now the wife of 

 Joseph Merkle, of Doylestown; Charles 

 Louis, of Doylestown; Peter, of Doyles- 

 town; and Annie, wife of Bernard Mc- 

 Ginty, the veteran job printer of Doyles- 

 town. Augustus, the eldest son, married 

 Mary Taylor, and they are the parents of 

 six children, all of whom reside in Phila- 

 delphia, except one. They are: Clara, wife 

 of A. Fries Shive, of Doylestown; Nettie, 

 wife of Harry Goldsmith; Julia, wife of 

 John Friend; Marv, wife of Dr. Borger; 

 Henry and Agnes, who are single. Bernard 

 and Annie CSiegler) McGinty are the pa- 

 rents of five children: Antoinette, Kath- 

 arine, Helen, Allen and Frank. The fam- 

 ily are all members of St. Mary's Roman 

 Catholic church. 



CHARLES LOUIS SIEGLER, Sr., D. 

 D. S., of Doylestown, second son of Mathew 

 and Antoinette (Eckerly) Siegler, whose 

 arrival in America from the fatherland is 

 mentioned in the preceding sketch, was 

 born in the province of Baden, Germany, 

 July 17, 1845, and accompanied his mother 

 to America at the age of five years. He 

 was reared to the age of sixteen years m 

 Hilltown, Bucks county, and attended the 

 public schools there. Removing with his 

 parents to Doylestown in i860 he studied 

 dentistry with the late Dr. Andrew J. 

 Yerkes, and at the latter's death in 1868 

 continued his practice until 1872. On April 

 1 of that year he started to practice dentis- 

 try on his own account at his present loca- 

 tion on State street, where he has since 

 practiced and has built up a large and 

 lucrative business. Dr. Siegler represents 

 a fine type of German-American citizen- 

 ship, and is one of the highly respected citi- 

 zens of the town. He is deeply interested 

 in local affairs and institutions, but takes 

 little part in partisan politics. He is a 

 member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic 

 church, of St. Joseph's Beneficial Society, 

 and an active member of the German Aid 

 Society of Doylestown, of which he has 

 been a trustee for many years. He is also 

 a member of the Mannaerchor Society. 



Dr. Siegler married, February 5, 1873. 

 Catharine Kearns, of Hilltown, Bucks 

 county, who was born in Norriton township, 

 Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, May 

 IS, 1852, and is a daughter of John and 

 Catharine (Kennedy) Kearns, both natives 

 of Ireland, he of Drogheda, county Louph, 

 and she of Carrick-on-Suir, county Tipper- 

 ary. John Kearns came to America in 

 1839, and was married to Katharine Ken- 

 nedy at Norristown in 1844. She had ac- 

 companied her parents, John and Kath- 

 arine Kennedy, from Ireland some years 

 previously. Dr. Siegler and Katharine 



Kearns were married at St. Agnes' Roman. 

 Catholic Church at Sellersville by Reverend 

 Father Hugh McLoughlin. Five children 

 were born to this marriage, in Doyles- 

 town: Katharine and John, who died in in- 

 fancy; and Estelle, C. Louis, and FranK, 

 all of whom reside with their parents. 



C. LOUIS SIEGLER, Jr., eldest sur- 

 viving son of Charles Louis and Katharine 

 (Kearns) Siegler, was born in Doyles- 

 town, Bucks county, Pennsylvania, Octo- 

 ber 2, 1878. His earliest education was ac- 

 quired at St. Mary's parochial school,. 

 Doylestown. He later attended Doylestown 

 seminary, and graduated from the Roman 

 Catholic high school in Philadelphia in 

 1896. In the same year he entered the den- 

 tal department of the University of Penn- 

 sylvania, and graduated with honors in the 

 class of 1899. He located on Main street 

 in his native town, where he has since 

 practiced his chosen profession with suc- 

 cess. He is a member of the State Dental 

 Association, and stands high in his profes- 

 sion. He is a member of St. Joseph's So- 

 ciety and the German Aid Society of 

 Doylestown. 



PETER SIEGLER, youngest son of 

 Mathew and Antoinette (Eckerley) Sieg- 

 ler, was born in Hilltown township, Bucks 

 county, Pennsylvania, June 16, 1852, and 

 came with his parents to Doylestown in his 

 seventh year. He was reared in Doyles- 

 town and acquired his education at the 

 Doylestown public schools. In 1871 he en- 

 tered the employ of Louis Spellier, at that 

 time an eminent jeweler and watchmaker 

 in Doylestown, with whom he remained for 

 three years. Having mastered the mysteries 

 of the craft he went to Lambertville, New- 

 Jersey, and entered the employ of Rudolf 

 Talcott. Mr. Talcott having sold his 

 jewelry establishment at the end of three 

 months, Mr. Siegler went to Trenton, New 

 Jersey, where he was employed at his trade 

 for a short time, and then returned to- 

 Doylestown and took charge of the jewelry 

 and watchmaking department in the store of 

 Henry Y. Moyer, on State street, where he 

 remained for five years, the latter part of 

 the time having an interest in the business. 

 In the winter of 1883-4 he and his brother- 

 in-law, Bernard McGinty, purchased the 

 site of his present establishment and erected 

 the present store and printing offices, Mr 

 Siegler taking possession of his present 

 jewelry store on June 6, 1884. "By pro- 

 fessional skill and close attention to busi- 

 ness he has built up a nice business, and 

 is one of the solid conservative business 

 men of the county seat. He is a member 

 of the German Aid Society, of St. Joseph's 

 Society, Sciota Tribe, I. O. R. M., and the 

 Mannaerchor Society. He married. Octo- 

 ber 31, 1884, Rosa E. Schmutz, daughter of 

 John and Katharine Schmutz, who was 

 born in Doylestown township, both her 

 parents being natives of Germany, her 



