Peter's Death Certificate

Peter Seibert's Picture

Peter Seibert, Jr.

born 18 Sep 1843 in Killbuck, Holmes, Ohio

died 16 Apr 1921 in Plain Twp.,

Stark County, Ohio

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Photo History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Photo History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio 1890-1920

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Here you will find pictures of some of the old buildings in this county where so many of the Ohio SEIBERT families lived. Kathy has 130 SEIBERT names in her database.

Peter Seibert Family Tree descendants

Children of Peter Seibert and Katherine Hoffman:

• Caroline Seibert, born 13 Mar 1869 (twin)


• Phebe Seibert, born 13 Mar 1869 (twin)


• Alice Ellen Seibert, born 06 Jun 1872


• Frank L. Seibert, born 27 Mar 1875


• Wesley J. Seibert, born 09 May 1876


• Kertis Seibert, born 09 Jun 1878


• Ida E. Seibert, born 25 Jun 1882


• Flora Seibert, born Abt. 31 May 1884


• Samuel S. Seibert, born 07 Aug 1889

There are so many other descendants of Peter with both of his wives that there is not room to list all of them. Here is the line of his son, Frank.

Children of Frank Seibert with first wife, Tyronna Day Hershberger:

• Vernon A. Seibert, born 25 Mar 1902


• Charles Seibert, born 25 Mar 1902


• Herbert Leroy Seibert, born 19 Mar 1911

Children of Frank Seibert with second wife, Van Edith Ballard:

• Leland Leonard Seibert, born 09 Feb 1920

This photo was taken 17 October 1924

Peter Seibert, Jr.

Louisville Herald, Stark Co., Ohio

21 April 1921

Peter Seibert died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J.J. Snyder, at Middlebranch Saturday morning at the age of 76 years. He is survived by three sons and two daughters, Frank and Wesley Seibert and Mrs. Forest Shearer of Canton, and Mrs. Snyder and Curtis Seibert of Middlebranch. Mr. Seibert lived at Fairhope for many years and was well known in this vicinity. Funeral services were held at the Snyder home, on Monday afternoon, Rev. P.H. Welsheiomer officiating. Interment was made in the Rowland Cemetery at Canton.

A Short History of Peter Seibert, Sr.

A short history of Peter Adam Seibert, patriarch

• 1820 Peter was born Jan 28th in Ransweiler, county of Kaiserslautern, Bavaria, Germany to Johann and Marie Margarethe Haas Seibert.


• 1842 After his father's death in Germany, Peter and his mother came to America and settled in Holmes County.


• 1843 Peter married Magdalena Elizabeth Rausch on March 29th. Peter and his family lived in the Winesburg area of Holmes County for a few years.


• 1847 The family moved to Killbuck Township in Holmes County and bought a forty acre farm there.


• 1860 They moved to Tuscarawas County. In the Ragersville section of the county Peter bought a farm. That area today is still called Seibert's Hill.


• 1865 Magdalena died


• 1866 Peter married Margaret Hochstetler Bixler, widow of Christian Bixler and mother of two. They had 6 children.