Notes for Luther Paul SIGSBEE
1900 census, Cicero, Cook Co., IL page 147
Sigsbee Luther head b. July 1851 age 48 married 20 yrs. b. NY parents b. NY Commercial traveler
Georgia A. wife b. Sept 1854 age 45 1 child, 1 living b. MA parents b. ? looks like Hwharisshin
Paul R. son b. July 1880 age 19 b. MA
1910 census, 25th WD St. Louis, St. Louis Co., MO
Sigsbee Luther P. head age 59 married 2x, married 2 yrs. b. NY parents b. NY Commercial traveler, wholesale dry goods
Minnie A. wife age 37 married 1x, 0 children b. MO
1920 census,St. Louis, St. Louis Co., MO page 31
Stattler Hotel
Sigsbee Luther lodger age 69 single b. NY parents b. NY Salesman ?oract Company
1920 census, St. Louis, St. Louis Co., MO page 92B
Sigsbee Minnie W. head age 36 married b. KS Fa: England Mo: WI
Wickham Clara W. sister age 30 widow b. KS Fa: England Mo: WI
Virginia A. niece age 1 yr 11mos. b. FL Fa: at sea Mo: KS
1930 census, St. Louis, St. Louis Co., MO page 165
Sigsbee Minnie head age 47 widow age 1st marriage 24 b. MO Fa: England Mo: WI manager department store
Database: Boston, Massachusetts Directory, 1890
Name Business Name Occupation Location 1 Location 2 City State Year
L. P. Sigsbee 874 Adams, Dorchester Boston MA 1890
Index to Marriage Records St Joseph County 1860-1920 Letters O-S inv 2 of 2
Author: Indiana Works Progress Administration
Sigsbee Luther P Minnie A Weaver Aug 12 1907
http://www.historical-museum.org/history/war/cs.htm From The Commodore’s Story, by Ralph M. Munroe and Vincent Gilpin. Miami: Historical Association of Southern Florida, 1985. First published 1930
It is not known if the following is truth or fiction, but Luther Paul was a clerk to his brother at this time. Later, there appeared to be a distancing of the brothers in their personal relationship giving rise to the thoughts that this story might in part be true.
Then troops came, camped on the Royal Palm grounds, and as in the Civil War, were an infernal nuisance. The men to a great extent were simply scum, and though they had good officers, were completely out of control. One of them tried to force his way into the house of a brother of Commodore Sigsbee; Mr. Sigsbee shot him down, and gave himself up to the Commander-in-Chief, who simply placed a special guard on Sigsbee's property. The troops would march down to Coconut Grove, and often spent the noon hour on the Barnacle grounds, when the Commodore would be hard put to it to preserve both the peace and his property. All the men were fascinated by the coconuts, and of course helped themselves, but one New Orleans company of released prisoners tried to shoot them off the trees. As this would inevitably kill the trees, the Commodore managed to stop it, and then turned with relief to a company of Texans—some of the "cowboy desperadoes" heartily feared by everybody, who were really by far the most decent of the lot, and extremely appreciative of such little favors as were shown them. Immediately, however, there was a terrific crash behind him, and he turned, to see one of the ex-convicts collapsed on the ground, with coconuts scattered about him. He had been halfway up one of the trees when a huge bunch of nuts which had its stem half shot off gave way and completely overwhelmed him. They thought him dead, but he eventually revived; and then the Texans drove off the entire New Orleans outfit, and warned it permanently off the place!
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