Seibert

Ahnentafel - 12

Stephen Seibert
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Elmer Francis Seibert
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Frances Louise Seibert
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Jeffrey Craig Duskin

Father: Jacob Sajbel

Mother:  Mary Rajz

Baptism: December 20, 1885 in Rudnik, Kosice, Kosicky, Slovakia

Immigration: 1900

Married:  Dora Fanny Mizlo; February 12, 1906 in New Salem, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania

Children:

• Martin Seibert - November 6, 1906 in Orient, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania
• Stephen Martin Seibert - December 1, 1907 in New Salem, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania
• Frank Sibert - September 1, 1909 in Dawson Twp., Colfax Co., New Mexico Terr.
• Kathryn Joan Seibert - January 16, 1911 in New Mexico Terr.
• Mary Ann Seibert - November 12, 1912 in Dawson Twp., Colfax Co., New Mexico
• Elmer Francis Seibert - July 6, 1916 in Bettendorf, Scott Co., Iowa
• John Thomas Seibert - July 14, 1921 in Washington Twp., Muskingum Co., Ohio

Widowed:  February 19, 1964

Died:  March 4, 1969 in Bettendorf, Scott Co., Iowa

Burial:  Mt. Olive Cemetery, Zanesville, Muskingum Co., Ohio
Gravestone GPS: 39° 56' 41" N, 81° 58' 38" W

Census:

• 1920 Federal - Dawson Twp., Colfax Co., New Mexico
• 1930 Federal - Washington Twp., Muskingum Co., Ohio
• 1940 Federal - Washington Twp., Muskingum Co., Ohio
• 1950 Federal - Washington Twp., Muskingum Co., Ohio

Occupation: Steve was a coal miner, moving his family often between 1908 and 1920 following mining work.  In about 1908 they moved from Pennsylvania to Dawson Twp. in the New Mexico Territory.  They spent brief periods of time in Oregon, near Salt Lake City, Utah and in Bettendorf, Iowa, returning often to New Mexico before settling near Zanesville, Ohio in 1920 and turning to farming.

Religion:  Catholic; member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Zanesville, Muskingum Co., Ohio

The genesis of the Seibert surname for this family is unknown for sure, but likely bad interpretation during immigration.  Steve had brothers who lived in Pennsylvania and used the surnames Sible & Saybel.  I've been aware of & corresponded with some of the Saybels for several years. Recent genealogical research done after being contacted by a (at that time) potential Sible cousin in 2025, coupled with DNA linkage to another Sible cousin led to the older brother, who I was aware of, but attributed to an incorrect surname. All Steve's' siblings immigrated later than Steve, in fact Steve & Dora had left Pennsylvania for New Mexico before any of them arrived.  Further work has led to the discovery that Steve had 2 uncles who had immigrated to Fayette Co. in the 1880s, both using the surname Sebell, as well as identifying Jacob's father and 2 other sisters.  I have also found many more people in the Fayette Co. area with suspiciously similar sounding surnames who could potentially be related too, so there's more detective work to come.
Steve and his children, while in most earlier records being identified as Sibert, generally all later used the Seibert spelling consistently except for Frank, who used Sibert throughout his life.  In 2005 in Rudnik, Slovakia the following surnames were present and could be where Seibert/Sibert/Saybel/Sible derived from:  Sabó/Szabo, Sabol/Szabol and Sajbel.  (The variations without the "z" reflect the Slovak spelling and with the "z" the Hungarian spelling.)  My speculation has been that the latter is the most likely, as it might account for the long I sound, and my more recent discoveries have strengthened that belief.
Source: http://www.cisarik.com/0_Rudnik_Kosice_okolie_KI_AbaujTorna_AbovTurna.html

c. 1906

1950's