Son of Joseph W. Shatto and Eliza M. Parton
Never Married
Sieg Shatto was born in the first years of the civil war, most probably in Salt River Twp. Schuyler County where his parents were living at the time. He first appears in the 1870 census as son, Franz Siegel. Interestingly he evidently was named after the Union general, Franz Peter Sigel, that indicates his immediate family's political persuasion. His wider family was split between north and south in that war, his Shatto ancestors originally from Pennsylvania via Illinois and in-marrying lines from the south. Several Shatto uncles fought in Missouri Confederate infantry units and another joined a US Missouri cavalry unit. It is unclear whether his father was a war veteran - no records found other than his draft registration but he did return himself as a veteran in the 1890 census but no mention of unit or dates of service.
Sieg led a peripatetic life. He went from Missouri to Texas with his parents and then is found in Oregon in 1900, returned as a "railroad man". This is the only record found of him as working for the railroad. In 1910 he was living with his sister, M.E. Alexander (Martha), in Washington, returned as a farmer, and in 1920 and 1930 in Baker County, Oregon as a farm hand.
Whoever was the informant on his death certificate had his birth place wrong, but birth date is firm as it is consistent with his 1900 census return of Dec. 1862. Other than this certificate there is no indication he worked as a railroad engineer for 34 years.
It is assumed he is buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Baker City, this the only cemetery in Baker as indicated by his death certificate.
References:
US Census
1870: Missouri - Salt River Twp., Schuyler Co.
1880: Texas - District 25, Brown Co.
1900 & 1920: Oregon - Huntington, Baker Co.
1910: Washington - Sedro-Wolley, Skagit Co.
1930: Oregon - Weatherby Dist., Baker Co.
Special thanks to Diana Greb for providing Sieg's death certificate.
Never Married
Sieg Shatto was born in the first years of the civil war, most probably in Salt River Twp. Schuyler County where his parents were living at the time. He first appears in the 1870 census as son, Franz Siegel. Interestingly he evidently was named after the Union general, Franz Peter Sigel, that indicates his immediate family's political persuasion. His wider family was split between north and south in that war, his Shatto ancestors originally from Pennsylvania via Illinois and in-marrying lines from the south. Several Shatto uncles fought in Missouri Confederate infantry units and another joined a US Missouri cavalry unit. It is unclear whether his father was a war veteran - no records found other than his draft registration but he did return himself as a veteran in the 1890 census but no mention of unit or dates of service.
Sieg led a peripatetic life. He went from Missouri to Texas with his parents and then is found in Oregon in 1900, returned as a "railroad man". This is the only record found of him as working for the railroad. In 1910 he was living with his sister, M.E. Alexander (Martha), in Washington, returned as a farmer, and in 1920 and 1930 in Baker County, Oregon as a farm hand.
Whoever was the informant on his death certificate had his birth place wrong, but birth date is firm as it is consistent with his 1900 census return of Dec. 1862. Other than this certificate there is no indication he worked as a railroad engineer for 34 years.
It is assumed he is buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Baker City, this the only cemetery in Baker as indicated by his death certificate.
References:
US Census
1870: Missouri - Salt River Twp., Schuyler Co.
1880: Texas - District 25, Brown Co.
1900 & 1920: Oregon - Huntington, Baker Co.
1910: Washington - Sedro-Wolley, Skagit Co.
1930: Oregon - Weatherby Dist., Baker Co.
Special thanks to Diana Greb for providing Sieg's death certificate.
Son of Joseph W. Shatto and Eliza M. Parton
Never Married
Sieg Shatto was born in the first years of the civil war, most probably in Salt River Twp. Schuyler County where his parents were living at the time. He first appears in the 1870 census as son, Franz Siegel. Interestingly he evidently was named after the Union general, Franz Peter Sigel, that indicates his immediate family's political persuasion. His wider family was split between north and south in that war, his Shatto ancestors originally from Pennsylvania via Illinois and in-marrying lines from the south. Several Shatto uncles fought in Missouri Confederate infantry units and another joined a US Missouri cavalry unit. It is unclear whether his father was a war veteran - no records found other than his draft registration but he did return himself as a veteran in the 1890 census but no mention of unit or dates of service.
Sieg led a peripatetic life. He went from Missouri to Texas with his parents and then is found in Oregon in 1900, returned as a "railroad man". This is the only record found of him as working for the railroad. In 1910 he was living with his sister, M.E. Alexander (Martha), in Washington, returned as a farmer, and in 1920 and 1930 in Baker County, Oregon as a farm hand.
Whoever was the informant on his death certificate had his birth place wrong, but birth date is firm as it is consistent with his 1900 census return of Dec. 1862. Other than this certificate there is no indication he worked as a railroad engineer for 34 years.
It is assumed he is buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Baker City, this the only cemetery in Baker as indicated by his death certificate.
References:
US Census
1870: Missouri - Salt River Twp., Schuyler Co.
1880: Texas - District 25, Brown Co.
1900 & 1920: Oregon - Huntington, Baker Co.
1910: Washington - Sedro-Wolley, Skagit Co.
1930: Oregon - Weatherby Dist., Baker Co.
Special thanks to Diana Greb for providing Sieg's death certificate.
Never Married
Sieg Shatto was born in the first years of the civil war, most probably in Salt River Twp. Schuyler County where his parents were living at the time. He first appears in the 1870 census as son, Franz Siegel. Interestingly he evidently was named after the Union general, Franz Peter Sigel, that indicates his immediate family's political persuasion. His wider family was split between north and south in that war, his Shatto ancestors originally from Pennsylvania via Illinois and in-marrying lines from the south. Several Shatto uncles fought in Missouri Confederate infantry units and another joined a US Missouri cavalry unit. It is unclear whether his father was a war veteran - no records found other than his draft registration but he did return himself as a veteran in the 1890 census but no mention of unit or dates of service.
Sieg led a peripatetic life. He went from Missouri to Texas with his parents and then is found in Oregon in 1900, returned as a "railroad man". This is the only record found of him as working for the railroad. In 1910 he was living with his sister, M.E. Alexander (Martha), in Washington, returned as a farmer, and in 1920 and 1930 in Baker County, Oregon as a farm hand.
Whoever was the informant on his death certificate had his birth place wrong, but birth date is firm as it is consistent with his 1900 census return of Dec. 1862. Other than this certificate there is no indication he worked as a railroad engineer for 34 years.
It is assumed he is buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Baker City, this the only cemetery in Baker as indicated by his death certificate.
References:
US Census
1870: Missouri - Salt River Twp., Schuyler Co.
1880: Texas - District 25, Brown Co.
1900 & 1920: Oregon - Huntington, Baker Co.
1910: Washington - Sedro-Wolley, Skagit Co.
1930: Oregon - Weatherby Dist., Baker Co.
Special thanks to Diana Greb for providing Sieg's death certificate.
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