My Seiber line begins with my great grandmother, Mira Katherine Seiber. She married Wesley P. Duncan and they had 12 children including my grandma, Myrtle C. Duncan (Barry).
I. Phillip Seiber
B. 1765 in Germany
D. 1845 in Frost Bottom, TNWife: Mary (Unknown) B. 1764 / M. 1795
Children:1. Phillip Seiber (b: 1788)
2. Samuel Seiber (b: 5 APR 1790 in Maryland)
3. John Seiber - (b: 1797 in Maryland)
4. Frederick Seiber (b: ABT. 1798)
5. Nimrod Seiber (b: 1803)
6. Robert Seiber (b: 1804)
7. Joseph Seiber (b: ABT. 1805)* Philip Seiber was a well-to-do land owner and slave holder. He was bushwacked (gunned down) near the door of his home in Frost Bottom, TN. This act set off a bloody feud between the Seibers and another Frost Bottom family (the Duncans).
II. John Seiber
B. 1797 in Maryland
D. Nov. 18, 1861 TN (Seiber Cemetery Frost Bottom)Wife: Malinda Lively (B. Abt1800 / M. Abt. 1817 in Anderson Co.)
Children:
1. Pleasant Seiber (b: 1818)
2. Levi Seiber - (b: 1821)
3. Joseph Seiber (b: ABT. 1822)
4. Katherine Seiber (b: 1824)
5. Phillip Seiber (b: 1828)
6. Stonewall Jackson Seiber (b: 2 JUN 1830 in Anderson Co., TN)
7. Clarissa Seiber (b: 1832 in TN)
8. Frederick Seiber (b: 18 NOV 1833 in Anderson Co., TN)
9. Hyram Seiber (b: 1836)
10. Malinda Seiber (: 1838)
11. George Seiber (b: 1840)
12. Mark Seiber (b: 1840)
13. Jourdan Seiber (b: Apr. 13, 1842)
14. Stephen Seiber (b: Feb. 28 , 1848)* Rev. John Seiber and Malinda (Millie) built their home, a mill, and a church at the juncture of the Hoskins Hollow Road with the Frost Bottom Road in Anderson County In addition, he owned much coal lands including one 5,000-acre tract (surveyed in 1834) on New River. Rev. John was a forceful preacher, but owning the church building may have inclined him to take certain liberties. In any event, he developed the habit of "dram drinking" which may have even improved his delivery, but the "dram drinking" developed until he was a habitual user of firewater to the extent that Millie nagged him constantly.
III. Levi Seiber
B: 1821
D: 1893Levi was a teacher and a preacher in Anderson County.
Wife: Mary Jane Taylor (B. 1830 / M. 1856)
Children:1. Myrie Catherine Seiber (b: 22 OCT 1857)
2. John Seiber (b: 1858)
3. Mary M. Seiber (b: 1861)
4. Margaret Seiber (b: 1863)
5. Elizabeth Seiber (b: 1864)
6. Henry Seiber (b: 1866)
7. Levi (Lee) Seiber (b: DEC 1869)IV. Levi (Lee) Seiber
B. Dec. 1869Wife: Mary Seiber (B. 1867)
Children:1. Gracy Seiber (b: Apr. 1890)
2. Frederick Seiber (b: Mar. 1892)
3. Mary E. Seiber (b: Sept.1895)
4. Mira Katherine Seiber - (b: Nov. 28, 1898)
5. John Seiber
6. Walter Seiber
7. Andy Seiber
8. Nettie Seiber
9. Hannah Seiber
10. Molly Seiber*Levi and Mary had 18 children (some died as infants), but these are the only ones I know about.
V. Myra Katherine Seiber
B: Nov. 28, 1898
D: Oct. 1988Husband: Wesley P. Duncan (April 2, 1893 - July 8, 1961)
Children:
1. Myrtle C. Duncan (March 7, 1917 - April 28, 2001)
2. Ina Duncan Cox
3. Alfred Duncan
4. Sanford Eugene Duncan (1924 - 1924)
5. Burley Duncan
6. Floella Duncan Brummett
7. Loretta Duncan (1927 - 1941)
8. Raymond Duncan
9. James David (JD) Duncan (Feb. 23, 1934 - 1966) - Anderson Memorial Gardens
10. Onard Leon Duncan (Jan.17,1936 - 1989)
11. Kathleen Duncan Jackson (Oct. 29, 1939 - April 15, 1999)
12. Suetta Duncan (B. 1941)
VI. Myrtle C. Duncan Barry
Birth: March 7, 1917
Died: April 28, 2001Husband: Walter Joseph Barry (Nov. 17, 1914 - April 24, 1991)
Myrtle (my grandma) was born in Windrock. She was the oldest of 12 children. She married Walter Joseph Barry in 1941. They later moved to Oliver Springs in Anderson County. Myrtle was a pianist and gave piano lessons for a number of years. She was a member of Community Baptist Church and later, Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church.
Children:
1. Joseph Wesley Barry (B. Sept. 2, 1942)
2. Kathryn Barry Sergeant (B. Sept. 20, 1944)
3. Steven Ronnie Barry (B. May 9, 1946)
* Source: Families of Roane County, TN: Seiber Family