Civil War Veteran
Private, Co. G, 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry

Enlisted on 28 Aug 1861; Mustered Out on 20 Sept 1864.
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William P. Siggins, one of the oldest and most highly respected citizens of Forest county, died suddenly at his home in West Hickory at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon, Oct. 15, 1917, of heart disease, aged 77 years and 5 months. Mr. Siggins was born on May 15, 1840, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Siggins, and has been a life-long resident of this county. On Aug. 6, 1861, he enlisted in the United States service and was discharged at the expiration of his term on Sept. 20, 1864, after three years of gallant and noble service.

At the close of the war Mr. Siggins returned to farm life and later engaged as a producer when oil was discovered in this section. On November 9, 1864, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Walters, of East Hickory, and by this union nine children were born, all of whom survive, with the exception of William, who died in 1912. Until the time of his death Mr. Siggins was unusually active for one of his years attending personally to all his affairs. On Sunday before his death he, with his wife and grandson, visited his sister, Mrs. Jane Barnes, of Ripley, N.Y., making the trip by automobile. On Monday he was visited by his brother, Dr. J.B. Siggins, of Oil City, who invited him to walk over to an oil lease in that vicinity. Mr. Siggins declined, not because of his physical condition, but because he desired to make some repairs to his motor car. He died a few hours later. Business was suspended and schools closed throughout the afternoon and hundreds of persons from the surrounding towns visited the home to pay their last tribute to a very dear friend. Among those from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Perry Smith of Ridgway. Services were conducted at the grave by members of the G.A.R., of whom only nine remain. Interment was in the Siggins Family Cemetery.