Martha Emma (Kelton) Seibert (1875 - 1922)

Born 15 Feb 1875 in Hall County, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Johannas Seibert — married 27 Jun 1889 in Garden City, Blount County Alabama, USA

Descendants

Died 4 Feb 1922 at age 46 in Dundee, Archer County, Texas, United States

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Biography

Martha Emma Sibert (born Kelton) 1875 - 1922 Birth: Feb 15 1875 Hall Co.,GA.

Marriage: Johannas Seibert June 27 1889 Garden City,Blount Co.,Al.

Death: Feb 4 1922 Dundee,Archer Co.,Texas

Parents: Elias Kelton & Sarah Ann Thomason

Husband: Johannas Seibert 1867 - 1953

Daughter: Jewell Irene Belden (born Seibert) 1903 - 1957 ^[1]

Martha's Father Elias Kelton gave permission for her to marry Johannas Sibert in Garden City Alabama in 25 June1888 they were living in the home of W.M. Keith at the time. He is the father-in-law of Emma's sister Mary Frances Kelton Keith. The 1880 census for Hall County Georgia list Elish head age 32. Occ farmer

Sara wife age 35

Mary daughter age 12

John son age 10

Little son age 8

Avey daughter age 7

Emma daughter age 6

Alma daughter age 3

Lester son age 1

All born in Geogria From family's have learned the sibling's names Edna, Charles, Mary Frances (Fannie), John Fletcher, Lytle Alexander (Dock), Avie, Alma Lou, James Lester, and Joseph.

This would make her 14 at the time of the marriage. Irene told my mother she was three years old when they left Alabama to Oklahoma then on to Texas. They were back in Alabama in 1907/1908 May was born there in 1908 then the fifth child was born in Loco, Oklahoma in 1911. There they settled in Archer county Texas, In the Family there is a photo of Rice Ranch School/ Church where services were held, The ranch was owned and operated by the men who worked there, it is believed that John worked there and Emma taught the other children there.

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Sources

1. ↑ MyHeritage
2. ↑ This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

• Family letters and stories from Jewell Irene Sibert to Alma Jean Belden and Helen Moody.

Terry L Belden

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M35H-NFD : accessed 25 October 2017), Emma M Seibert in household of John Seibert, Justice Precinct 1 (part of voting precinct 18 & precincts 1 & 19), Smith, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 94, sheet 15A, family 271, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,669.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK5-M34X : 11 July 2016), Emma Kelton Seibert, 1922; Burial, Dundee, Archer, Texas, United States of America, Dundee Cemetery; citing record ID 47583239, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-389334372-1-12/martha-emma-sibert-born-kelton-in-myheritage-family-trees?s=216760841

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Acknowledgements

• Wikitree profile Kelton-76 was created by Michelle Hicks