Catherine Sahr

1910 - 2001  (91 years)

• Name	Catherine Sahr
  Birth	18 May 1910	O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  	Certificate of Birth for Katherin Sahr
  History	6 Apr 1917 (6 years)	US Enters World War I
  Census	1920 (9 years)	McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 8, living on 208 Singer Avenue, McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania with her parents.
  History	24 Oct 1929 (19 years)	Black Thursday, Great Depression Begins
  Census	1930 (19 years)	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [6]
  In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 67, living on 1250 Faulkner Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with her parents. She was a sales person in a department store
  Age: 19
  Census	1940 (29 years)	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [7]
  In the 1940 US Census, she was recorded as age XX, living at 1119 Newcomer Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
  Age: 29
  Address: 1119 Newcomer Street
  History	7 Dec 1941 (31 years)	Attack on Pearl Harbor
  Census	1950 (39 years)	Ingram, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [8]
  In the 1950 US Census, she was recorded as age 59, living at 225 Scotia Street, Ingram, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
  History	20 Jul 1969 (59 years)	Moon Landing
  Residence	2001 (90 years)	Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [3]
  Obituary	31 Mar 2001 (90 years)  [9]
  SIGMUND CATHERINE M. (SAHR) Formerly of South Park Twp, age 91, on Wednesday, May 30, 2001; wife of the late William A. Sigmund; beloved mother of William A. (Margaret) of Newark, DE, Dr. Thomas F. (Marcy) of Johnstown, PA and Donald R. (Joanne) of Bethe Park; also survived by 12 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Friends received Friday, 2-4 and 7-9pm at PAUL L. HENNEY MEMORIAL CHAPEL, INC. 5570 Library Rd, BETHEL PARK. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, 10am, at St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin Church, Whitehall. Interment will follow at Jefferson Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial contributions to St. Gabriel Church, 5200 Greenridge Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15236.. Published by The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 31 May 2001
  Death	30 May 2001	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2, 3, 5, 9]
  Burial	2 Jun 2001	Jefferson Memorial Park, Pleasant Hills, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Jefferson Memorial Park,  Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania   [2, 9]
  She is buried in Section G08 WELL Lot 31A
  	Just a moment...
  Siblings	5 brothers and 5 sisters
  > 1. Adam Albert Sahr,   b. 21 Feb 1886, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. ▻ Hazel Louise Boston,  m. 19 Aug 1908 > 2. Louise C. Sahr,   b. 6 Nov 1887, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 2 Jan 1974, South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California. U.S.A.  (Age 86 years) ▻ James Tate,  m. Abt 1908 > 3. Marie Sahr,   b. 15 Sep 1889, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 2 Feb 1990, Beaver, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 100 years) ▻ Amon Walls Love,  m. Aft 7 Jun 1911 > 4. John Konrad Sahr,   b. 5 Oct 1891, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 13 Mar 1929, Shaler Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 37 years) ▻ Anna Mildred Lackner + 5. Louis Leo Sahr,   b. 9 Apr 1894, Rankin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 9 Sep 1969, Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years) ▻ Elizabeth Eleanor Pschirer,  m. 16 May 1917 > 6. Margaret Dolores Sahr,   b. 9 Sep 1897, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S.A. d. 30 May 1934, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 36 years) ▻ William George Stein > 7. Albert Martin Sahr,   b. 16 Jan 1900, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 2 May 1944, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 44 years) ▻ Doris Edna O'Neil,  m. 20 Aug 1928 > 8. Lauretta Sahr,   b. 28 Feb 1902, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 7 Jan 1978, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years) ▻ William Roberts Nusser,  m. 1928 > 9. Gertrude Elizabeth Sahr,   b. 7 Oct 1904, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 16 Feb 1994, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, U.S.A.  (Age 89 years) ▻ William Clement Hanley, Sr. > 10. Francis Joseph Sahr,   b. 4 Mar 1907, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 9 Dec 1993, North Hills, Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.  (Age 86 years) ▻ Norberta M. Lackner > 11. Catherine Sahr,   b. 18 May 1910, O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 30 May 2001, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 91 years) ▻ William Anthony Sigmund,  m. Abt 1911
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Conrad Sahr   (Grandfather)  Apollonia Lösch  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I11979
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: Her name on her certificate of birth begins with a "K", but she appears to have spelt it "Catherine" throughout her life.

  
  

Father	Albert M. Sahr,   b. 11 Nov 1863, Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany d. 24 May 1933, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 69 years)
Mother	Margaret Elizabeth Merdian,   b. 6 Dec 1865, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany d. 18 Jul 1941, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 75 years)
Family ID	F1322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner	William Anthony Sigmund,   b. 31 Jan 1906, Allegheny City, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 29 Jul 1992 (Age 86 years)
Marriage	Abt 1911  [10, 11]
Age at Marriage	She : ~ 7 months - He : ~ 4 years and 11 months.
Children	1933 to 1940
1. William Sigmund (c1933-____) 2. Thomas Sigmund (c1938-____) 3. Donald Sigmund (c1940-____)
Family ID	F9766	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	25 Jan 2026




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Catherine Sahr(1910 – 2001) 2Albert M. Sahr(1863 – 1933) 4Conrad Sahr 8 16 17 9 18 19 5Anna Maria Wenz 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Margaret Elizabeth Merdian(1865 – 1941) 6Conrad Merdian(1838 – 1919) 12Georg Anton Merdian(1810 – 1877) 24Joannes Conrad Merdian(1770 – ) 25Eva Catherina Dörzapf(Abt 1776 – ) 13Margaretha Hatzenbühler(1814 – 1870) 26Joannes Georg Hatzenbühler(1796 – 1850) 27Maria Apollonia Garrecht 7Apollonia Wolff(1837 – 1907) 14Joannes Adamus Wolff(1799 – 1872) 28Joannes Jacobus Wolff(1754 – ) 29Maria Catharina Goetz 15Eva Margaretha Bolz(1802 – 1827) 30Matthäus Bolz 31Apollonia Lösch

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 May 1910 - O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1920 - McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1930 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1940 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1950 - Ingram, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Residence - 2001 - Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Death - 30 May 2001 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Burial - 2 Jun 2001 - Jefferson Memorial Park, Pleasant Hills, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  🟢 [S26] Bureau of the Census, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: McKees Rock Ward 3, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1514; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 180; Image: 284 . 🟡 [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 61011291 Catherine M. Sigmund . 🟢 [S10] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011) . 🟢 [S575] Pennsylvania, Birth Records, 1906-1908, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Certificate of Birth for Katherin Sahr . 🟢 [S101] Social Security Administration, Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015) . 🟢 [S20 ] Bureau of the Census, 1930 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1982; Page: 39A; Enumeration District: 0331; Image: 886.0; FHL microfilm: 2341716 . 🟢 [S21] Bureau of the Census, 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3670; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 69-590 . 🟢 [S2303] Bureau of the Census, 1950 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 20212), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Ingram, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 662; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 2-417 . 🟢 [S2647] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Obituary of Catherine M. Sigmund, (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 31 May 2001, page 30) . 🟢 [S561] unknown newspaper, Obituary of Louis L. Sahr, (Pennsylvania: unknown newpaper, 1969) . 🟡 [S117] Feightner, Margaret Ann, Scully-Sahr Genealogy, (Virginia: manuscript, 1990) .