Husband: John P. ZEIGLER (1,5)
Birthdate: 8 Jan 1814 (1,2,5,6,7,8)
Birthplace: St. Gallen, Switzerland (1,5,6,7,8,12)
Death date: 8 Jan 1892 (1,2,5)
Place of death: Longview, Gregg, Texas (1,5)
Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Longview, Gregg, Texas (2)
Father: Pankraz ZEIGLER (1,3,5)
Mother: Anna Magdalena SCHEITLIN (1,3,5)

Marriage date: 8 Mar 1854 (1,5)
Marriage place: Texas (1,5)

Wife: Martha Ann SAMPLE (1,5)
Birthdate: 3 Jan 1832 (1,2,5,6,7,8)
Birthplace: Bibb County, Alabama (1,5,6,7,8,10)
Death date: 27 Aug 1892 (1,2,5)
Place of death: Longview, Gregg, Texas (1,5)
Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Longview, Gregg, Texas (2)
Father: James SAMPLE (4,5,10)
Mother: Mariah ABNEY (4,5,10)

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: James H. (5,6,7,8)
Sex: M
Birthdate: 10 Dec 1854 (2,5,6,7,8)
Birthplace: Jefferson, Cass, Texas (5,6,7,8)
Death date: 26 Jul 1887 (2,5,9)
Place of death: Lampasas, Lampasas, Texas (5,9)
Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Longview, Gregg, Texas (2)
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: Never married

Child No. 2: Maria Alabama (5,6,7,8,12)
Sex: F
Birthdate: 10 Feb 1857 (2,5,6,7,8,11)
Birthplace: Jefferson, Cass, Texas (5,6,7,8,11)
Death date: 28 Oct 1932 (2,5,11)
Place of death: Longview, Gregg, Texas (5,11)
Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Longview, Gregg, Texas (2,11)
Marriage date: 21 Nov 1895 (1,5,12,14)
Marriage place: Longview, Gregg, Texas (5,12)
Spouse's name: Robert Finis ECHOLS (5,11,12,14)

Child No. 3: Mollie Marinda (5,6,7,13)
Sex: F
Birthdate: 7 Mar 1859 (2,5,6,7,13)
Birthplace: Gilmer, Upshur, Texas (5)
Death date: 30 Nov 1927 (2,5,9,13)
Place of death: Longview, Gregg, Texas (5,9,13)
Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Longview, Gregg, Texas (2,9)
Marriage date: 7 Jan 1879 (13)
Marriage place: Longview, Gregg, Texas
Spouse's name: Leroy TRICE (5,9,13)

Child No. 4: John Price (5,6,7,8)
Sex: M
Birthdate: 16 May 1863 (2,6,7,8,5)
Birthplace: Gilmer, Upshur, Texas (5,6,7,8)
Death date: 15 Jun 1916 (2,5,9,11,15)
Place of death: Longview, Gregg, Texas (5,9,11,15)
Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Longview, Gregg, Texas (2)
Marriage date: 19 Oct 1897 (9,14)
Marriage place: Longview, Gregg, Texas (5,9)
Spouse's name: Marguerite Vivian SCAIFE (5,9)

Child No. 5: Romania (5,6,7,8)
Sex: F
Birthdate: 22 Oct 1866 (2,5,6,7,8,9)
Birthplace: Marshall, Harrison, Texas (5,6,7,8,9)
Death date: 12 Sep 1914 (2,5,9)
Place of death: Longview, Gregg, Texas (5,9)
Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Longview, Gregg, Texas (2)
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: Never married

Child No. 6: George Sample (5,6,7,8)
Sex: M
Birthdate: 19 Feb 1870 (2,5,6,7,8)
Birthplace: Upshur County, Texas (5,6,7,8)
Death date: 26 Jan 1896 (2,5)
Place of death: Longview, Gregg, Texas (5,9)
Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Longview, Gregg, Texas (2)
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: Never married

Child No. 7: Maud Abney (5,6,7,8,9)
Sex: F
Birthdate: 8 Mar 1872 (2,5,6,7,8)
Birthplace: Longview, Gregg, Texas (5,6,7,8)
Death date: 4 Nov 1895 (2,5)
Place of death: Longview, Gregg, Texas (5,9)
Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Longview, Gregg, Texas (2)
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: Never married

Child No. 8: Annie E. (5)
Sex: F
Birthdate: 17 Jan 1876 (2,5)
Birthplace: Longview, Gregg, Texas (5)
Death date: 23 Sep 1878 (2,5)
Place of death: Longview, Gregg, Texas (5)
Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Longview, Gregg, Texas (2)
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: Never married
 
 
Documentation:
(1) Zeigler Family Bible.
(2) Greenwood Cemetery, headstone, Longview, Gregg, Texas.
(3) St. Mangen Church, registers, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
(4) Probate record, Upshur County, Texas.
(5) Mildred P. Zeigler, wife of grandson, Roland Scaife Zeigler.
(6) 1860 United States Federal Census, Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas.
(7) 1870 United States Federal Census, Pittsburg, Upshur County, Texas.
(8) 1880 United States Federal Census, Precinct No. 1, Gregg County, Texas.
(9) Newspaper, Longview, Gregg, Texas.
(10) Abney H. Brewer, "The Legacy of Samuel Abney, Senior, Revolutionary Patriot" (Houston, Texas: Marketing Research Services, 2008), 25.
(11) Death certificate, Texas State Department of Health.
(12) Gregg County Genealogical Society, "Gregg County, Texas Family Histories" (Evansville, Indiana: M. T. Publishing Co., Inc., 2004), 141.
(14) Marriage record, Gregg County, Texas.
(15) Probate record, Gregg County, Texas.