GEORGE F. SIEGEL, farmer, P. O. Slocum,
was born in Germany, February 6, 1837, a son of John N. and
Peterine Siegel, both of whom were born in Germany, where they
died. George F. came to this country in 1853, and located in
Wyoming county, Pa., where he spent one year, and then (in
1854) removed to this county. In early life he worked at
various occupations, but finally settled down to farming. In
1861 he removed to his present place of residence, a farm of
fifty-seven acres of land, all now under cultivation, thus
showing Mr. Siegel to be a man of industry and thrift. In 1861
he married Miss Maria S., daughter of George and Susanna
Belles, and to this union were born eight children: Wellington,
Clarence, Frederick, Matthias, Charles, George, Augustus and
Elsie. Mr. Siegel is a practical farmer far beyond the average;
he is a man of intelligence, and believes in the golden rule
which in his life is exemplified. While not a professed
Christian, yet he is a good man, and in religious faith leans
toward the Lutheran doctrine. He has held several township
offices with much credit. Mrs. Maria S. Siegel is a descendant
of Col. John Lutsey, a German by birth, but a British subject
and soldier who was sent to this country to fight the Americans
during the Revolutionary war. He was taken prisoner and
afterward became loyal to the American cause. At the close of
the struggle he settled in Newport township, Luzerne Co., Pa.,
on a large tract of land, some of which is now possessed by his
heirs, or descendants. His children were six in number: Josiah,
the grandfather of Mrs. Siegel, being one of his sons, who
proved himself a mighty pioneer in his day, and an experienced
and inveterate hunter. His family consisted of ten children,
Susanna, the fifth in order of birth, being the mother of Mrs.
Siegel by her husband, George Belles.
