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A Moment in History The life of

The Seybold Children

The infant son of Seth Seybold   B:1898  D: 22 Mar 1898              

 Age 2 months The tombstone is missing. The only information we have concerning this burial is found in the following newspaper article:      SEYBOLD,  Infant of Seth   B:1898    d: 22 Mar 1898 ate 2 mo.

 Springfield MO Republican Mar 23, 1898.   “The two months old infant of Seth Seybold died yesterday of bronchial pneumonia at the Sage farm, three miles east of Springfield.  The remains will be buried this morning at the Union Campground cemetery.”  In Greene Co. MO 1900 Census, ED. 61, p. 1154 Vol 7, Sheet 23, North Campbell Twp. Seth Seybold age 28 living with Joseph and Leah Seybold.  

 Greene County MO archives had no marriage record for Seth Seybold or ownership of property.  Plat book records of Greene County show a W.W. Sage owning property in Sec. 22 Taylor Township with the post office address as Ozark, MO. (this was in the year 1884).

A daughter of W.W. Sage (Mary E.) is also buried in Union Campground Cemetery.  She was 3 years old,  1 month ad 25 days.

BY Jean Rayl 2016