Dempsey Seybold
1828 - 1920 (91 years)-
Name Dempsey Seybold Born Sep 08, 1828 Parke county, Indiana, USA 
Gender Male Died Jul 16, 1920 Buried Valley Cemetery, Parke county, Indiana, USA Notes - Dempsey had a lengthy obituary that appeared in the Rockville (IN) Tribune on Tuesday, July 20, 1920. Among other things it mentioned that he had been a devoted Methodist for over 70 years. He was disqualified for service in the Civil War because of physical weakness. In 1890 he was appointed a member of the State Board of Agriculture.
Listed on 1860 Indiana census:
Seybold, Dempsey, M, Parke cty, Raccoon twp, p 435, line 15A, 31 years, b. Indiana, Farmer.
Biography from History of Clay Co., Indiana, Vol. I,
au: William Travis, publ. 1909
Dempsey Seybold, son of Dempsey and Elizabeth (Kerr) Seybold, natives of Pennsylvania, of German and Irish descent, respectively, who emigrated from Kentucky to Indiana in 1818, locating in Parke county, entering a quarter section of land, on which the father soon afterward established a trading post and store. Here the subject of this sketch was born, September 8, 1828. Dempsey Seybold, Sr., was a soldier of the War of 1812, a Whig in politics, a man of industry and integrity, who died in the month of June, 1835, a victim of cholera, aged 44 years, and at the time of his death was probate judge of the county. Dempsey Seybold, Jr., grew up on the farm, of which he took charge when but fourteen years of age. At twenty-one he and a brother rented the farm. On the first day of June, 1850, he married Margaret Martin, of Parke county, who died August 17, 1863, leaving four of the seven children born to them. In 1864 he married Nancy F. Martin, sister of the deceased wife. She died in 1866, leaving one daughter. For his third wife he married Mrs. Mary Hansel, to whom were born two children. Dempsey Seybold has enjoyed the confidence and esteem of his neighbors and fellow-citizens all along through life. In 1857 he was elected a member of the board of township trustees, then re-elected to the same position. He has rendered the community a most substantial service in the settlement of estates, having disposed of thirty or more, some of which were much complicated, having rendered satisfaction in this capacity all along the line. In 1860 he was largely instrumental in organizing and putting on foot the Bridgeton district fair, and in 1879 was a member of the State Board of Agriculture, the first and only Clay countian ever honored with this position, and was also the superintendent of the cattle department of the state fair for the same year. In 1880 he was nominated by the Republican party for member of the State Legislature and defeated by a majority of only sixty-two votes.
Person ID I3554 mykindred Last Modified Mar 2, 2005
Father Dempsey Seybold, b. Apr 26, 1791, Virginia, USA , d. Jun 03, 1835, Parke county, Indiana, USA (Age 44 years) Mother Elizabeth Kerr, b. Sep 18, 1793, Mason county, Kentucky, USA , d. Feb 02, 1868, Parke county, Indiana, USA (Age 74 years) Married Jan 22, 1815 Fleming county, Kentucky, USA - Their marriage not found in Fleming county records.
Notes - Dempsey and Elizabeth (Kerr) Seybold, natives of Pennsylvania, were of German and Irish descent. They emigrated from Kentucky to Indiana in 1818, locating in Parke county, entering a quarter section of land, on which Dempsey soon established a trading post and store. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, a Whig in politics, and a man of industry and integrity. He died in the month of June, 1835, a victim of cholera, aged 44 years, and at the time of his death was probate judge of the county.
Family ID F1300 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Margaret Martin, b. circa 26 Jun 1831, Indiana, USA , d. Aug 17, 1863, Parke county, Indiana, USA (Age ~ 32 years) Married Jun 01, 1850 Notes - 1860 Indiana Census, Parke county, Raccoon township, pg 435, lines 15-21, family 425/435:
Surname, Given Name, Sex, Age, Birth, Occupation
Seybold, Dempsey, M, 31, Indiana, Farmer
Seybold, Margaret, F, 28, Indiana
Seybold, Charles W., M, 10, Indiana
Seybold, William S., M, 7, Indiana
Seybold, Henson E., M, 4, Indiana
Seybold, Rosetta, F, 2, Indiana
Seybold, Dempsey, M, 11/12, Indiana
Children 1. Charles W. Seybold, b. circa 1850, Parke county, Indiana, USA , d. Bef 1920 (Age ~ 69 years)2. Albert B. Seybold, b. circa 28 Mar 1852, Parke county, Indiana, USA , d. Jan 17, 1854, Parke county, Indiana, USA (Age ~ 1 years)3. William S. Seybold, b. circa 1853, Parke county, Indiana, USA , d. Bef 1920 (Age ~ 66 years)4. Henson E. Seybold, b. circa 1855, Parke county, Indiana, USA , d. Jun 05, 1868, Parke county, Indiana, USA (Age ~ 13 years)5. Rosetta Seybold, b. circa 1858, Parke county, Indiana, USA , d. Aug 08, 1866, Parke county, Indiana, USA (Age ~ 8 years)6. Dempsey Seybold, b. Nov 12, 1860, Parke county, Indiana, USA , d. YFamily ID F1318 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Nancy F. Martin, b. circa 1835, d. Apr 02, 1866, Parke county, Indiana, USA (Age ~ 31 years) Married 1864 Children 1. Margaret Seybold, b. 1864, Parke county, Indiana, USA , d. Y2. Mary A. Seybold, b. 1865, Parke county, Indiana, USA , d. Y3. twin Seybold, b. Apr 04, 1866, d. Apr 04, 1866 (Age 0 years) 4. twin Seybold, b. Apr 04, 1866, d. Apr 04, 1866 (Age 0 years) Family ID F1329 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 3 Mary Kalley, b. Jun 23, 1838, d. Y Children 1. Flora Seybold, b. circa 1876, Parke county, Indiana, USA , d. YFamily ID F1326 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Dempsey had a lengthy obituary that appeared in the Rockville (IN) Tribune on Tuesday, July 20, 1920. Among other things it mentioned that he had been a devoted Methodist for over 70 years. He was disqualified for service in the Civil War because of physical weakness. In 1890 he was appointed a member of the State Board of Agriculture.
