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John Jacob Ziegler 1907–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Dec 1907

Birth Location: Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 9 Nov 1971

Death Location: Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Henry Ziegler

Mother: Sadie Dunkle

Spouse(s): Anna Decker

Children(s): Sadie Ziegler, Julia Ziegler, John Ziegler, Margaret Ziegler, Allen Ziegler, William Ziegler

The story of John Jacob Ziegler began in 1907 in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1910, John Jacob Ziegler resided in Reading Ward 11, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1920, John Jacob Ziegler resided in Reading Ward 11, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. John Jacob Ziegler married Anna Mae Decker, and had children including Allen L Ziegler, George Ziegler, John Jacob Ziegler, Julia A Ziegler, Margaret Helen Ziegler, Sadie M Ziegler, William W Ziegler. John Jacob Ziegler passed away in 1971 in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of John Jacob Ziegler began in 1907 in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1910, John Jacob Ziegler resided in Reading Ward 11, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1920, John Jacob Ziegler resided in Reading Ward 11, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • John Jacob Ziegler married Anna Mae Decker, and had children including Allen L Ziegler, George Ziegler, John Jacob Ziegler, Julia A Ziegler, Margaret Helen Ziegler, Sadie M Ziegler, William W Ziegler.
  • John Jacob Ziegler passed away in 1971 in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Ziegler
1880–1960
Birth Location: Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sadie Dunkle
1881–1966
Birth Location: Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Anna Decker
1905–1963
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Sadie Ziegler
1927–1975
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Julia Ziegler
1927–1999
Birth Location: Lancaster, Berk, Pennsylvania,USA
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John Ziegler
1929–1997
Birth Location: Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Margaret Ziegler
1930–2019
Birth Location: Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Allen Ziegler
1934–2021
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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William Ziegler
1935–2018
Birth Location: Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Ziegler's Ancestors

Self
John Ziegler
1907–1971
Birth Place: Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Henry Walter Ziegler
1880–1960
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Sadie (May) Dunkle
1881–1966
Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) Dunkel
1849–1919
Greenwich, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Emma Dunkle
1850–1906
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Jr.
1816–1864
Anna Guldin
1816–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Dunkel
1776–1841
Charlotta Engel
1780–1852

John Ziegler's Descendants

1.
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John (Jacob) Ziegler (6 Dec 1907–9 Nov 1971) m. Anna (Mae) Decker (1905–21 Sep 1963)
  1. 1. Sadie (M) Ziegler 1927–1975 m. Walter Lime 1915–
  2. 2. Julia (A) Ziegler 1927–1999 m. Theodore (Albert) Spirelis 1927–1999 m. Lawrence (F.) Sacco 1932–2018
    1. 1. Sheila (Ann) Spirelis 1946–1991
    2. 2. Victoria Spirelis 1949–2022 m. Kenneth (Marion) Gray 1944–2014
  3. 3. John (Jacob) Ziegler 1929–1997
  4. 4. Margaret (Helen) Ziegler 1930–2019 m. Thomas (P.) Allen 1930–2023
  5. 5. Allen (L) Ziegler 1934–2021 m. Gloria (Jean) Rothenberger 1932–2004
  6. 6. William (W) Ziegler 1935–2018

John Ziegler's Timeline

8 Records

1907
6 Dec 1907
Birth of John Jacob Ziegler in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 3
John Jacob Ziegler resided here in Reading Ward 11, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Reading Ward 11, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 13
John Jacob Ziegler resided here in Reading Ward 11, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Reading Ward 11, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 23
John Jacob Ziegler resided here in Reading, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Reading, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 28
John Jacob Ziegler resided here in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania
Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 33
John Jacob Ziegler resided here in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 43
John Jacob Ziegler resided here in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
1971
9 Nov 1971
Age 64
Death of John Jacob Ziegler in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1907
    Event Place: Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03678; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 70-10
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Reading Ward 11, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1537; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 94
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 2341735
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Reading Ward 11, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1314; Page: 4b; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1375327
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: 814; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 78-78

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Reading Ward 11, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Reading Ward 11, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1314; Page: 4b; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1375327

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Reading Ward 11, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Reading Ward 11, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1537; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 94

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Reading, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 2341735

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03678; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 70-10

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03678; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 70-10

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: 814; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 78-78

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1971
    Event Place: Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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