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Kit Carson County Pioneers:

Clinton C. and Nellie (Cunningham) Siggins, 9 South 51 West


His father married twice. B. B. Siggins and Elizabeth E. Walker married on 24 Feb 1856 in Lucas County, Iowa.



In 1860 Lake Gulch, Arapahoe County - Kansas Territory, B. B. Siggins is 33, born in Pennsylvania. Five other young men live with him.

December 1860 Gilpin County, Colorado "This afternoon at 4 o'clock a meeting of the bar was held in Nevada; Judge Mason presiding Judge, to commemorate the death of Col. Johnson, when after several eloquent addresses from Judge Hmbleton, Col. Rouell, Judge Muir and others. The following resolutions were drafted by a committee, consisting of Messrs. Hambleton, Muir, Rouell, Gest and Siggins... "

B.B. Siggins was probate judge from 1861 to 1863 in Gilpin County.




Druzilla E. Belnap, 38, born in Pennsylvania married Benjamin Baird Siggins in 1865.

In 1870 Warren County, Pennsylvania, B. B. Siggins is 40, D. E. Siggins 32, Emma Siggins 13, Laura Siggins 10, Clinton Siggins 8 born in Colorado, and Lida Siggins 3.

The 1871 Gilpin County taxes due for B. B. Siggins log house "Eureka at Central" were $10.10.

In 1880 Youngville, Pennsylvania, Ben. B. Siggins is 52, Drusilla E. Siggins 41 Wife, Emma E. Siggins 23 Daughter, Laura E. Siggins 20 Daughter, Clinton Siggins 18 Son born in Colorado, Lyda B. Siggins 13 Daughter, and Elizabeth Roney 69 Mother-in-law.

NELLIE'S FAMILY

In 1880 Warren County, Iowa, Jerry Cunningham is 45, Mary Cunningham 26 Wife, Archie Cunningham 11 Son, and Nellie Cunningham 10 Daughter.

Nellie Cunningham married Clinton C. Siggins on 20 April 1890, in Hugo, Lincoln, Colorado.

In April 1890 Clinton testified at a murder trial in Colorado Springs.


Clinton claimed 160 acres in section 2, 9 South, 51W in 1891.


In 1900 Boise, Idaho, Clinton is deputy recorder, born December 1863 in Colorado , married ten years to Nellie May 1870 in Iowa. She's had four kids, two living. Leona M. June 1891 in Iowa, and Jerry L. March 1894 in Idaho.

In 1910 Boise, Clinton C. Siggins is a bookkeeper in the recorder's office, 48, Nellie Siggins 40 Wife, Leona M. Siggins 19 Daughter, Jerry L. Siggins 16 Son, Howard E. Siggins 5 Son, and Edna L. Siggins 0 Daughter.

Clinton C. Siggins, filling the position of county auditor of Twin Palls county, was born at Golden, Colorado, December 31, 1862, his parents being Benjamin B. and Elizabeth (Walker) Siggins, the former a native of Pennsylvania, while the latter was born in Iowa. They were married at Chariton, Iowa, and the father, having studied for the bar, was admitted to practice and took up the active work of the profession in that state. He later removed to Golden, Colorado, where he became interested in mining and was also a partner of W. M. Telling in the practice of law. He there remained from 1860 until 1865, after which he spent some time in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While in Colorado he served as the first judge of Gilpin county. His last days were spent at Youngsville, Pennsylvania, where he passed away at the age of seventy-eight years, while his wife died in 1865. His political endorsement was given to the republican party. He ranked as an able lawyer, being a clear thinker and logical reasoner, while his careful and thorough preparation of his cases was one of the strong elements in his success in the courts.

Clinton C. Siggins spent his youthful days in Pennsylvania and acquired his education in the schools of that state. He was a young man of twenty-three years when in 1885 he removed to Thomas county, Kansas, where he filled the position of clerk of the court. He also engaged in the real estate business there until 1889, when he removed to Burlington, Colorado, where he established a real estate and insurance agency. The following year, however, he removed to Boise, Idaho, where he continued in the same line of business, and he also acted as clerk in the sheriff's office for a number of years. In 1909 he removed to Twin Falls and accepted a position as chief deputy in the office of the county clerk. He also spent two years as deputy sheriff and United States commissioner. On the 13th of January, 1919, he became clerk of the district court and ex-officio auditor and recorder and is likewise clerk of the board of county commissioners. Thus important official duties are claiming his attention and at the same time he is interested in business affairs, being secretary of the Hansen Bridge Commission and secretary of the Twin Falls County Hospital.

In 1889 Mr. Siggins was married to Miss Nellie Cunningham, a native of Des Moines, Iowa, and a daughter of Jerry Cunningham, who was engaged in the grocery business there. Mr. and Mrs. Siggins have four children: Leone, Jerry, Edwin and Edna. Mr. Siggins belongs to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Knights of Pythias, and in his political views he has always been a republican. He has had much to do with shaping the political history of various localities in which he has lived and in office has always been found most loyal to the trust reposed in him. His sterling worth is widely recognized and throughout Twin Falls county, where he is now filling the position of county auditor, he has gained many friends.


1886 Colby

Lida died the following year.
Lida B. Siggins Hyatt BIRTH 1867 DEATH 1887 BURIAL Youngsville Cemetery Youngsville, Warren County, Pennsylvania, MEMORIAL ID 107399433.

Decenber 1887
1887 Colby, Kansas

December 1887

April 1888

February 1889

May 1889

July 1889 Burlington Blade

Jerry and Josephine (Ballard) Cunningham, the latter of whom died in Warren county, Iowa, in 1877. Jerry Cunningham was born in Canada and from there went to Iowa as a pioneer in the early 'sos. He was long a prominent merchant and business man in Iowa but in 1904 came to Boise and since that year has lived in virtual retirement. There were two children born to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cunningham and concerning them the following brief data are here incorporated: Nellie is the wife of C. C. Siggins, of Twin Falls, Idaho; and Arch Cunningham was a Flagler newspaperman, then to Boise.

In 1930 Los Angeles, John V. Dingman is 43, Leona Dingman 39 Wife, Nellie M. Dingman 15 Daughter, Wilbur Dingman 13 Son, Jack Dingman 11 Son, Rex Dingman 8 Son, Clinton Siggins 67 Father-in-law, and Nellie Siggins 60 Mother-in-law.

Clinton C Siggins BIRTH 31 Dec 1862 Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, DEATH 9 Mar 1942 Los Angeles, California, BURIAL Inglewood Park Cemetery Inglewood, California, MEMORIAL ID 142347194.
"C. C. Siggins, 79, auditor of Twin Falls county from 1918 to 1926, died March 9 at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Edna Chatlin, Venice, Calif., where he and his wife had made their home during his illness, according to word received here today.
Mr. Siggins, a retired accountant, and official, had made his home in California for the past 19 years. At one time he engaged in farming in San Fernando valley.
He was born in Central City, Colo. He was a member of the Elks lodge while in Twin Falls. Funeral services were held March 12. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Nellie Siggins; two daughters, Mrs. Chatlin and Mrs. Leona Dingman, also of Venice; two sons, Jerry L. Siggins, Los Angeles, and Howard E. Siggins, Pasadena, and a sister, Mrs. Laura Messerly, Kansas City, Mo. Eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren also survive."

Nellie Cunningham Siggins BIRTH 26 May 1870 Iowa, DEATH 4 Feb 1963 Los Angeles, BURIAL Inglewood Park Cemetery, MEMORIAL ID 142347405.

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