Circa 1900 photo of Jean Sigler (1887-) & Leon Sigler Haskell (1891-1980)
I purchased the subject photo of a girl and young boy identified on the back of the mount:
"Leon Haskell
Jean Sigler Adams"
These individuals appear in Public Member Trees posted on ancestry.com. Leon is Jean's nephew. At the time of the 1900 enumeration, the two of them were living together in the Haskell household.
Jean Sigler, born 19 May 1887 in Rensselaer, Jasper Co., IN, was the daughter of a general merchandise dealer, George Sigler (1840-1907), and Sarah Jane Willey (1842-1923). Jean is listed in the 1900 Census data for Jackson Township, Newton Co., IN; the 1910 Census data for Chicago (resided at 6537 Lafayette Avenue), Cook Co., IL); the 1920 Census data for Chicago (resided at 1121 104th Place), Cook Co., IL; and the 1930 Census data for Chicago (resided at 1110 West 104th Place), Cook Co., IL.On 24 Jun 1915, she married a railroad foreman, James Franklin Adams (1875-). The couple had two sons: Roy Jackson Adams (1917-1980) and Robert O. Adams (1923-2007).
Leon Sigler Haskell, born 30 Mar 1891 in Mount Ayr, Newton Co., IN, died Dec 1980 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL, was the son of a carpenter turned post office clerk, Leander B. Haskell (1861-), and Anna (maiden name unknown) (1865-). Leon is listed in the 1900 Census data for Chicago (resided at 7616 Englenoch? Avenue), Cook Co., IL; the 1910 Census data for Chicago (resided at 6537 Lafayette Avenue), Cook Co., IL; and the 1920 and 1930 Census data for Chicago (resided at 1750 West 100th Street), Cook Co., IL. His WWI and WWII draft registration cards are available online. He married Clara Frances Everett (1886-). The couple had a son, Richard E. Haskell (1923-). Leon was employed as a public school teacher.
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