Barron and Siegal family papers, 1930-2002, MSS 1126
- Repository
- Heinz History Center
- Title
- Barron and Siegal Family Papers
- Creator
- Barron and Siegal Family
- Collection Number
- MSS 1126
- Extent
- 3.25 linear feet (1 box, oversize photographs)
- Date
- 1930-2002
- Abstract
- The Barron and Siegal families are descended from Aaron Siegal, who immigrated to the United States in 1907 with three of his six children and was later joined by his wife Rachel Gross Siegal and his remaining children. Meyer Barron (c.1868-1943) immigrated to Mount Pleasant, Pa. from his native Russia about 1901. His four sons started businesses in nearby towns. This collection includes family photographs, genealogical research and family trees, and legal documents, including marriage certificates and wills, of members of the Barron and Spiegel families and their descendants.
- Language
- The material in this collection is in English.
- Publisher
- Heinz History Center
- Address
- 1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
library@heinzhistorycenter.org
URL: https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org
History
Aaron Siegal immigrated to the United States in 1907 with three of his six children and was later joined by his wife Rachel Gross Siegal and his remaining children. Their children were Jennie and her husband Sam Shaffer, Isadore and his wife Rose Berkowitz Siegal, Hyman and his wife Sara Siegal, Louis Siegal, Samuel Siegal, and Rebecca and her husband Max Smilovitz. Their grandchildren include Ethel Shaffer, Ben Siegal, Ida Shaffer, Goldie Smilovitz, Dora Smilovitz, and Rebecca Siegal.
Meyer Barron (c.1868-1943) immigrated to Mount Pleasant, Pa. from his native Russia about 1901. He was a peddler and later a junk dealer. With his wife Bessie, he had nine children, Sarah, Mary, Louis, Lena, David, William, Rose, Blanche and Morris.
The four boys all started businesses in nearby towns. Morris Barron ran a used car lot in Mount Pleasant. Louis Barron opened the Hollywood Shop clothing store in Connellsville, Pa. David and William Barron ran a department store in Masontown, Pa.
William Barron married Ida Shaffer, who was from the Hill District of Pittsburgh. They lived in Masontown for several years before moving to Uniontown, Pa. They had three children, a daughter, Myrna Sheila, and twin boys, Richard Allen and Robert Michael. Myrna Barron married Jerome Giannopoulos of Uniontown. Myrna Giannopoulous was the first woman elected to be president of Tree of Life Congregation in Uniontown.
Scope and Content Notes
This collection includes family photographs, genealogical research and family trees, and legal documents, including marriage certificates and wills, of members of the Barron and Spiegel families and their descendants.
Conditions Governing Access
None.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Myrna Giannopoulous in Accession #2015.0104.
Preferred Citation
Barron and Siegal Family Papers, 1930-2002, MSS 1126, Rauh Jewish Archives Thomas and Katherine Detre Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Kara Flynn in 2017-03-10.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with the Senator John Heinz History Center. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Thomas and Katherine Detre Library and Archives of the Senator John Heinz History Center.
Related Materials
Myrna Giannopoulos oral history, 07/24/2015, 2015.0105, Thomas and Katherine Detre Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center.
Subjects
- Masontown (Pa.)
- Uniontown (Fayette County, Pa.)
- Jewish Archives
- Jews--Pennsylvania
- Jewish families--United States.
- Jewish businesspeople--Pennsylvania
- Jews--Social life and customs--Pennsylvania--Fayette County.