Maria Siegfried ^{2 3}

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Maria appeared in the household of William Smith in a census in 1880 in West Brunswick Twp., Schuylkill, PA. ^{4 4} The 1880 census recorded William Smith, farmer, 56, living with wife Fietta, 52; Alexander, 19; William, 17; Christianna, 14; Salem, 11, and William's brother, Emanuel, 47.

Next door is William's son, Alfred, farmer, 30, with wife Maria, 19, son Morris, 9 months old born in Aug 1879, and his brother, Thomas, farm hand, 27.

On the same census page is Joseph Smith, 11, a servant in the home of Lewis Riegle, 35, and his wife, Sylletta, 30, who is William Smith's daughter, with her children Edward, 13; Arabella, 4; and daughter Neide M., 1.

Their neighbor is farmer Henry Smith, 50, widowed, living with his niece, Mary Smith, 22; and three servants.

The next household is James Siegfried, 30, living with wife Emaline, 32, who is William Smith's daughter, with her children Maria, 11; and sons Abner, 5, and Alvin, 2.

Two households later is Peter Smith, farmer, 62, living with wife Catharine, 65; and son James, 36.

Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

2. She appeared in the household of Catherine in a census in 1900 in West Brunswick Twp., Schuylkill, PA. ^{5 5} The 1900 census recorded Kate Smith, widow, farmer, 77, born Feb 1823, living with her son, James, farm laborer, 56, Feb 1844. Kate was married 45 years ago in 1855.
Next door is farmer James Seigfreid, 48, Jan 1852, married for 31 years to wife Emeline [nee Smith], 54, Mar 1846. Emeline had birthed 7 children, 6 alive in 1900, and four were living with her: Alvine, shoemaker, 21, Sep 1878; Irwin, farm laborer, 19, Jun 1880; Jennie, 16, Nov 1883; and Emily, 14, Sep 1885.
Their neighbor is farmer John Smith, 49, Jan 1851, married for 24 years to wife Isabella [also nee Smith], 43, Aug 1856. She had birthed 11 children, all alive and living with her: Janet, 23, Oct 1876; Edward, 21, Apr 1879; Mason, 18, Oct 1881; Robert, 16, Mar 1884; daughter Valley, 13, Sep 1886; Annie, 11, Mar 1889; Charles, 8, Feb 1892; May, 6, Sep 1893; Sadie, 3, Jun 1896; Lizzie, 2, Jan 1898; and Katie, 10 months, Jul 1899. Also in the home is John's uncle Harry [Henry] Smith, 71, Jan 1829.
Two homes away is Alfred Smith, 49, Jul 1859, married for 21 years to wife Maria, 38, Apr 1862. She had birthed four children all living with them: Morris, 20, Aug 1879; Bertha M., 14, Aug 1885; Elsie M., 8, Oct 1891; and Celia E., 4, Oct 1895.
Atop the following census page is Thomas Smith, farmer, 46, born Aug 1853, living with wife Katie, 27, May 1872; son Irwin, 12, Jun 1887; and daughter Mabel, 11, Jul 1888; and Sallie, 7, Aug 1892. Also with them is Emanuel Smith, 67, born in 1832. Thomas and Katie were married for 13 years and she had birthed a total of 3 children, all alive in 1900.
Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

Maria married Alfred Smith, son of William Smith and Fietta Werner, on 15 Mar 1879 in Orwigsburg, Schuylkill, PA.^{1 2} (Alfred Smith was born on 27 Jul 1850 in West Brunswick Twp., Schuylkill, PA,^{6 7 8} died on 15 Aug 1925 in West Brunswick Twp., Schuylkill, PA ^{7 8} and was buried on 20 Aug 1925 in Orwigsburg: Salem Evangelical Cemetery, Schuylkill, PA ^{7 8}.)