SIEGEL, Sam (Shlomo)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: auto mechanic

Notes:

From granddaughter Lari Siegel:
Information for Sam Siegel is sketchy at best. He was born 1895 in Moinesti, Romania. On the marriage license, he lists his parents as Luis Siegel and Ida Botler. Mel of course, insisted his paternal grandparents were Edith Sugarman and Kalman Segal. Again, this contradicts the other primary sources.
Moinesti was a small town the size of Amenia, New York. Now, if you've been paying attention, and I know that you have, that's small. If you wanted action, you had to go to Pietra Neamt.
Whoever Mel's paternal grandparents were, they supposedly died in the great flu pandemic. The Segals probably arrived in New York between 1912 and 1915. Sam had several siblings and somewhere along the way, they changed their name from Segal to Siegel.
Sam, who worked as an iron worker, was drafted and served in the Great War where he was injured in France. A survey of American Jews who served in the war states he held the rank of First Class Private, entering the Army October 1917. He was a machine gunner for 11 months in the Toul Sector, St. Mihiel, and the Muse Argonne. He was wounded in the right leg October 7, 1918 and was sent to the American Hospital Base 26.
Between the shooting and ducking Sam found time to collect coins.

Married life was bumpy for Goldie and Sam and this is how Mel learned Yiddish. For you never shout in front of the children but if you have to, do it in a foreign language.
September 1926, found the Siegels with another son, Jerome. Trust me, I wish he was THE Jerry Siegel from Cleveland who co-created Superman. But, it was not to be. This Jerry Siegel grew up, had two kids, lived in Queens, smoked cigars, and worked in the rag business in New York.

Sam married GREENBERG, Goldie on 4 Jun 1922. Goldie (daughter of GREENBERG, Elias (Abraham Hillel) and BERLIANT, Anna "Lisa") was born on 23 Sep 1895 in Galati, Romania; died on 9 Nov 1951. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. SIEGEL, Jerome
2. SIEGEL, Mel (Moishe) was born on 18 Aug 1923; died on 8 Jun 2006 in Tuscon, AZ.

Moses married SUGARMAN, Edith (Ida). Edith was born on 15 May 1868; died on 25 Jan 1919. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]