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Jacob was born in either Berks or Lancaster County in Pennsylvania about 1805. His wife Elizabeth was also born in the same area about 1810, she died January 1874 in Missouri. I believe he spent his life in the Strasburg and Paradise areas in Lancaster County. Jacob and Elizabeth had five sons, all of which served in the Civil War. Their names were John (my ancestor), William, Jacob, Eli, Hugh and Samuel. It is possible they may have also had a daughter Elizabeth, but this can not be proven at this time. Jacob abandoned his wife and younger sons in 1851 and did not support them from that time on.

1) John Siverd was born in Lancaster County, Pa on April 26, 1830. He married Susanna Boley, daughter of George Boley and Catherine Mehring on 5 January 1854. This marriage more than likely occured in Lancaster County. It is believed that he served in a Civil War Regiment from Indiana County, Pa. John died in Waco Texas on 20 July 1904.

2) William Siverd was Septeember,1831in Lancaster County. He married Rachel Ann about 1858. Before 1862 he moved to Chester County, Pa. He served in the 124th Pa Infantry, Company E. William and Rachel Ann and they had three children: James (1860) and Ida (1863), the last is unknown. He spent the remainder of his life in Chester County where he died of stomach cancer on January 7, 1902.

3) Jacob Siverd w as born in Lancaster Countyin October of 1832. He served in the 79th Pa Infantry as a principal musician. His bugle is on display at the Gettysburg Civil War Museum. He was a brick layer by trade. After the war he moved to Missouri where he married Esther and had three children. Two of the children are Helen (1876) and Millard (1877). He lived for thirty years in Kansas City and died of Bright's Disease on December 27,1902.

4) Eli Siverd was born about 1835. Between 1860 and 1861 he moved to Lansing, Michigan. It is here he enlisted as a corporal in the 3rd Infantry Regiment, Company G. He was killed in action on the first day of battle at Seven Pines Virginia on May 31, 1862 and is buried there. After his death he was promoted to Sgt. 1st Class. Eli's name appears on a civil war monument near Ganser Library at Millersvillle University (for faculty and students killed during the war), Millersville, Pa. He is buried in Seven Pines National Cemetery, Virginia

5) Hugh Siverd was born December 28, 1840. He moved to Ohio before 1860 and served in the First Calvary regiment of Ohio. He married Alice Atkinson in 1878 at Liberty, Missouri. Before 1873 he moved to Kansas where he became constable of Winfield in 1884. Hugh and Alice had five known children: Mary E. (1869), Mabel (1872), Anthony (1876), Annie (1879) and John William (1893). He was murdered by bootleggers on October 25, 1893. A star is on the pavement at the site of his death.

6) The youngest of Jacob and Elizabeth's children is Samuel. He was born about 1845. He served in the same Regiment and his brother Jacob. Samuel married Mary about1865. Before 1870 they settled in Philadelphia. They had five children: Kate (1867), Eva (1870), George (1874), Lolo (1875) and Elwood (1877). He died on August 8, 1907 and is buried in Hampton National Cemetary in Virginia.

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