SIEGEL, Sam (Shlomo)^[1]

1895 - 1931  (36 years)

• Name	SIEGEL, Sam (Shlomo)
  Birth	Mar 1895	Moinesti, Romania   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	auto mechanic   [1]
  Death	Mar 1931	Bronx, NY   [1]
  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.
  Person ID	I2955	Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	SIEGEL, Moses
  Mother	SUGARMAN, Edith (Ida),   b. 15 May 1868   d. 25 Jan 1919 (Age 50 years)
  Family ID	F1070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	GREENBERG, Goldie,   b. 23 Sep 1895, Galati, Romania d. 9 Nov 1951 (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	4 Jun 1922
  Children	1. SIEGEL, Jerome   2. SIEGEL, Mel (Moishe),   b. 18 Aug 1923   d. 8 Jun 2006, Tuscon, AZ (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F1068	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Mar 1895 - Moinesti, Romania Death - Mar 1931 - Bronx, NY  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S292] Lari Siegel.