Sebring Ohio Historical Society
126 North 15th Street
Sebring, Ohio 44672
330-938-6920  
Children:
Jan Roelofse Sebring, 1631-1703  Came to America 1652 aboard the ship, De Bonte Koe (The
Spotted Cow) to New York
Married:  Adrianna Polhemius 1644-1685
Children:
Cornelis Sebring 1660-?
Married to Aelyje Lubbertsen

Ida, 1664-?
Married to Issac Billew

Lucas Sebring, 1666-?
Married to Merritje Dorlandt

Johannes Sebring, 1673-?
Married to Aeltje Leffertse 1705-?
Children:
Abraham, 1738-1813
Married Christina Sebring 1743-?

Elizabeth, 1677-?

Daniel Sebring, 1682-?
Married to Catherine Leberteen

Maristje, 1685-?
Married to Mordecai McKinney

Roelof Janse Sebring, 1675-1756
Married Chrystyntje Volkertse, 1678-1752 Great grandfather was Guelyn Vigne, 15??-1632, came to
Manhattan on an exploratory and trading voyage from the Netherlands
Children:
Johannes Sebring, 1702-1773
Married 1726 Elinor Aeten/Auten
Children:
Roeloff Sebring, 1728-1775/6
Married to Mary

Elizabeth, 1730

Christina, 1734

Agnes, 1736

Elinor, 1741

Thomas Sebring, 1744-1815
Married 1774 to Rachel Lee
Children:
Johathan Sebring, 1782-1879
Married to Sarah Courson

William Sebring, 1783-1868
Children:
William Sebring Jr., 1823-1843

John Sebring, 1793-1886
Married to Rachel Courson

Fulkard Sebring, 1745-1822
Married 1769 to Leasman,
Married 1785/6 to Hourning

John Sebring, 1738-1777
Married to Ana Smith in 1763
Children:
Henry Sebring, 1764-1855
Married Elizabeth Bennett

George Sebring, 1789-1852
Married Oct. 2, 1856 Elizabeth A. Larkins 1836-1910
Children:
Oliver Howard Sebring July 14, 1857-July 24, 1929
1. Married Sept. 5, 1876 Matilda 'Tilly' Jane Hume, 1860-1939
Children:  
Anna May Murphy Nov. 11, 1878-1942
Married William L. Murphy
Children:
Edwin T. Murphy (adopted)

Bert H. Sebring 1879-1931
Married Pauline Crook
Children:
Kathleen
Married Dr. Overlander

Francis Sebring, Died young

Pearl Taylor  1881-1948
Married Homer J. Taylor
Children:
Eileen
1.  Married Harold M. McNutt
2.  Married Edwin O Davidson

Raymond  B. Sebring July 2, 1884-Oct. 23, 1886, Buried at Riverview Cemetery, E.
Liverpool, Ohio

Hazel Cliff  Sept. 4, 1888-April 3, 1969
Married Ray Y. Cliff
Children:
Harriet Elizabeth (Betty)
Married Donald Grove

Martha Jane
Married William Benecke

Wilda Belle August 5, 1893-May 24, 1967


George Eugene Sebring Feb. 15, 1859-Jan. 4, 1927
1. Married 1879 Anne Louise Harrison, 1861-1895
Children:
Harry Orvel Sebring 1881-1950
Married Elsa Marie Roderus
Children:  
Harry Orvel Sebring, Jr.
Married Margaret Dulles

Leila Louise

Ethel Marie Rose  1893-?
Married Rev. Samuel Rose
Children:
Eleanor Lee
Married  1.  Smith,
        2.  Wagner

Winifred Jean
Married James Waldo Jr.

Judith Adele
Married Lewis Hopkins

Malcolm Sebring Rose

2. Married Feb., 1897 Cora Harris, 1871-1966
Children:
Leland Harris Sebring  1897-1901

George Eugene Sebring Jr.
Married Theon Hart
Children:
George Eugene Sebring, III

Leland Hart Sebring
Married Martha Duck

Payne Murray Sebring  1904-?
Married Adda Ruth Amy
Children:
Amy Verdelle
Married William Medilin

William Harris Sebring
Married Anne Theresa Palmer

Jacquelyn Cora
Married Thornton Wells Trevelyan

Dorothy Wooden  1907-1972
Married Warren Wooden
Children:
Norma Louise
Married Muriel Wilkerson

Warren Wooden, Jr.
Married Mary Ann Sinesh

Ellsworth (Evis) Henry Sebring July 5, 1861-1937
1. Married December, 1884 Lyda Croxall Hancock, 1863-1891
Children:
Elsie Winifred Clarke  1885-?
Married George Clarke
Children:
Stephen Ellsworth
Married Mary Elizabeth Tusler

George Sebring Clarke
Married Geneva Olive Marking

2. Married Sept., 1895 Edna Florence Coyle, 1872-1924
Children:
Kenneth Coyle Sebring  1896-1969
Married 1.  Irma Hildebrandt
    2.  Mary Dooley
Children:  unknown mother
Abigal
Married George Sinko

David Coyle Sebring
Married Barbara Mann

Thelma Virginia Keplinger  1898-1963
Married Lyman Dwight Keplinger
Children:
Lyman Dwight Keplinger, Jr.
Married Patricia Smith

Elizabeth Medille Moon  1901-?
Married William Harrison Moon

Inez Katheryn Riker  1905-1973
Married Burton M. Riker
Children:
Richard Larry Riker
Married Jeaqnne Bailey

Bruce Riker
Married Joyce Lofgren

Margaret Edna Ott  1907-1975
Married Gordon Joseph Ott
Children:
David Gordon Ott
Married Janice Kelley

Dorris Helen Holleran 1909-1991
Married Charles Brent Holleran
Children:
Brenda Holleran Miranda
Married Jose Miranda

Joseph Sebring: May 10, 1863-September 16, 1890 Buried at Riverview Cemetery, E.
Liverpool, Ohio

Frank Albert Sebring July 20, 1865-Nov. 23, 1936  twin of Eva
1. Married Sept. 19, 1884 Emma Louisa Harbison, 1864-1927
Children:
Charles Leigh Sebring 1885-1970
Married 1. Jessie Marie Morgan
           Child:  Evelyn
             daughter:  Conradine Uran
                Children:  Suzanne and Barbara

Married 1.  Robert Noaker
          2.  Don Belloe

Josephine Jane Sebring
Married Roy Everett Smail
   daughter:  Suzanne

Barbara Lee Sebring
Married Allen Gage
     Children:  Carol Leigh, Barbara Allen, Conradine Chance, Marilyn Miles, Jane Anne

Helen Laurie Gahris 1886-1919
Married Willard Irwin Gahris ?-1924
Children:
Gretchen Sebring Gahris Keller
Married Jay Harrison Keller

Frank Harbison (Tode) Sebring 1889-1934
Married Margaret Henrietta Ramsey
Children:
Willis Ramsey Sebring
died at age 5

Shirley Margaret
Married Dedrick Godwin

Frank Harbison Sebring, Jr.
Married Barbara June O'Keeffe

Ruth Glenora Gray 1894-?
Married James Gray

Nina Elizabeth Walker 1896-1966
Married Delos Walker
Children:
Judith
Married Alexander Mellon Laughlin

Nina
Married Carroll Livingston Wainwright

Doris Marjorie Keely-Phillips 1900-1963
Married 1.  Kendall Keely
Children:
Kendall Keely, Jr.
Married Lucille Mignault
        2.  Phillips

Eva Sebring Norris July 20, 1865-1956  twin of Frank
1. Married May 18, 1882 Rev. John Henry Norris, 1860-1929
Children:
Gertrude Florence Macrory 1884-
Married Harry Boyd Macrory
Children:
Eva
Married Harold Seaman

Boyd Ellsworth Macrory
Married Eleanor Aimes

George Norris Macrory
Married Helen Strehle

Paul David Macrory
Married Kathleen McLain

John Robert Macrory, died young

Harry Blair Macrory
Married Juanita Bryan

Louis Content Cope Walter  1893-
Married 1.  Barach Ashton Cope
Children:
Florence Jane Cope
Married James Murphy McDonald
  2.  Simeon Walter

Frederick E. Sebring Oct. 4, 1868-Dec. 13, 1925
1. Married May 21, 1891 to Kate Gracy Surls, 1872-1950
Children:
Mary Elizabeth Andrews 1894-1966
Married Frank William Andrews
Children:
Sarah Jane

Susan Sebring
Married George Weaver

Kathryn
Married Robert Rastetter

Frank William Andrews, Jr.
Married to Betty Mitchell


Beth Turner, adopted
Married Howard McCalmot

Eva Louise McCalmont  1896-1987
Married Howard David McCalmont
Children:
Mary Louise
Married Jack G. Lorimer

Winifred Sebring
Married to Francis Carlson

Rev. Howard David McCalmont
Married Ruth Ellen Van Eerden                 

William Henry Sebring Sept. 27, 1870-Dec. 9, 1904, hit by train
1. Married Sept. 22, 1898 Eva Huston, Aug. 5, 1875-1965, Mt. Hope College
Children:
Earl Eugene Sebring 1899-1978 OSU, Worked at pottery until he was 45, then moved to  
California for 10 years, and then to Florida.
Married Dorothy Jean Hills
Children:
William Arthur, killed at age of 10

Winifred Ann
Married Jack C. Bryarly

Robert Earl Sebring
Married Christine Johnson

Virginia Louise Sebring Gugler May 29, 1902 to July 15 1974.  Ohio Wesleyan U., School teacher,
then married
Married Robert Hugo Gugler, Head purchasing agent for Upjohn Pharmaceutical Co.
Children:
Marilyn Sue
Married Howard Burnell

Robert Sebring Gugler
Married Joyce Lynn Weisman

Eva Huston Sebring then married Harry E. Bright, Mt Union College, Masters, Columbia
Univ. Theological, Doctorate, Ohio Wesleyan Univ.
Children:
Dr. Robert H. Bright, DDS, OSU, U. Penn., Masters Degree in Medicine Oral Surgeon in
Dayton, Ohio until 1980   
Children:
Bonnie, Remedial Reading Teacher

Barby, Artist in Toledo, Ohio

Rev. Harry E. Bright Jr., Ohio Wesleyan, Yale School of Divinity     

Emma Sebring Albright Barclay August 28, 1872-1956  twin to Charles
1. Married Nov., 1890 to
Charles J. Albright, 1871-1910
Children:
Mary Lucille McClure 1892-1948
Married Francis Lynn McClure
Children:
Robert Lynn McClure

Francis Ray
Married to Geraldine Faye Pettit

Charles Lynn

Ruth Ann passed away 3-10-2012, interred Grandview Cemetery, Sebring
Married Edward Joseph Shaughnessey

Charles Raymond Albright December 1893-1894

Donald Sebring Albright 1896-1939
Married Pearl Latshaw
Children:
Dorothy Jean
Married Donald R. Prittie

Donald Sebring Albright, Jr.
Married Barbara Hoierman

Joanne
Married Jack Eugene Walter

Melvin Albright  Nov. 1899-?

Mildred Elizabeth Lindsay  1898-1959

Charles Albright Jr.  Nov. 1903- Apr. 1954

2. Married 1918 James Barclay 18??- 1949.

Charles: Aug. 28, 1872-March 3, 1877, buried in Riverview Cemetery, East Liverpool, Ohio

Roelof Janse Sebring's Children, Continued
Cornelius Sebring, 1703-1786
Married Annetje Van Aredallen
Children:
Annetje, 1749
Married to Denis Boice

Catherine, 1751
Married to Harmonus Van Derripe

Rulof Sebring, 1753
Married to Phoebe Pretersen

Christina, 1759
Married to Peter Corine

Volkert Sebring, 1705-1796
Married to Marytje Aeten
Children:
Roeloff Sebring, 1729-1782
Married to Catherine Aeten
Children:
Mary, 1760-1845
Married Aug. 28, 1783 to Folkerd Sebring, 1759-?

John Sebring, 1731-1804
Married to Nellie Van Voorhees
Children:
Folkerd Sebring, 1759-1837
Married Mary Sebring, 1760-?

Femmitje, 1766-1834
Married Cornelius Sebring, 1763-1828

Folkerd Sebring, 1734-1802/3
1.  Married to Van Tuyl
2.  Married to Van Neste
Children:  unknown which mother
Cornelius Sebring, 1763-1828
Married Femmitje, 1766-1834

Elizabeth, 1736-?

Cornelius Sebring, 1738-1816

Marya, 1740-?
Married to Thomas Aeten

Christina Sebring, 1743
Married to Abraham Sebring 1738-1813
Children:
Leffert Sebring, ?

Thomas Sebring, 1745-?
Married to Sara Aeten

Dereck Sebring, 1709-1757
Married 1732 to Maria Van Arsdallen
Children:
Chrystine, 1734-?

Derck Sebring, 1740-1820
Married to Madelena Steele

Catlinte, 1742-?

Maryce Sebring, 1751-?

Annetje, 1711-?
Married to Harpert Pieterson
Children:
Cornelus, ?

Meltie, 1749-?

Jan Sebring, 1713-?
The Sebring Family Tree
Margaret Sebring Ott, on right
1910
Margaret and Gordon Ott,
Most of those in this country and many in Canada who bear the Sebring name trace their roots to a
common Dutch ancestor, Jan Roelofse Sebring.  Your Catherine and the Sebrings who founded towns of
the same name here and in Florida are no exception.  Most of what is known about the Sebrings was
collected by E. E. Sebring and other family members and published in 1974 as the volume Sebring
Collections.  The information below showing the connection between your ancestor Catherine and our
Sebrings was taken from that volume.

   Catherine Sebring was b. 28 Mar 1787 in NJ and d. 15 May 1877 in NY.  She is buried at McNeil
Cemetery in Ovid, Seneca county NY.  She m. 22 May 1804 Joshua Coshun, b. 16 Sept 1774 in Neshanic
NJ.  There wasn't a death date listed for him but he is buried at Gospel Lot cemetery, Ovid NY.  Catherine
was his second wife with the first being Catherine Van Voorhees, b. 30 Aug 1774 and d. 27 Sep 1802 in
Neshanic NJ.

   Catherine Sebring was the daughter of Abraham Sebring, b. 23 Jun 1758 in Bridgewater, Somerset
County NJ and d. 16 April 1839.  He is buried at Le Compte Cemetery, Ovid NY.  He m. 5 April 1780 Jo

   Abraham Sebring was the son of Folkerd Sebring, b. 11 Jan or Feb 1734 probably in Bridgewater NJ
and d. ? 1802, and his second wife Mary Van Tuyl, 17? - 1768.

     Folkerd Sebring was the son of Volkert Sebring, b. 1705 Flatbush, Long Island NY and d. 8 July 1796
in Somerset County NJ.  Volkert m. 5 April 1729 his second wife Marytje Aeten or Auten, b. 17? And d. 9
Oct 1780.

     Volkert Sebring was the son of Roelof Jans Sebring, b. 1675 in Flatbush, Long Island NY and d. 1756
in Somerset County NJ.  Roelof Jans m. c. 1700 Chrystyntje Volkertse, b. 1678 Bushwyck, Long Island
NY and d. prior to 1752.

     Roelof Jans Sebring was the son of Jan Roelofse Sebring, b. 1631 in Beyle, Drenthe, Netherlands and
d. after 1703.  Jan Roelofse m. Adrianna Polhemus, b. c. 1644 probably on the island of Itamarca Brazil
and d. prior to 1702.

     I will quickly trace our Sebrings from George and Elizabeth (Larkins) who were the parents of the
siblings who founded Sebring OH and later Sebring FL.  Taking this line back to a common ancestor will
show you the relationship between your Sebring line and this one.

   George E. Sebring, 1834-1915, m. Elizabeth A. Larkins, 1836-1910.  George was the son of George
Sebring, 1789-1852 and Margaret Ingram c. 1805-1819.  This George was the son of Henry Sebring,
1764-1855 m. Elizabeth Bennett, 1766-1856.  Henry Sebring was the son of John Sebring, 1738-1777 m.
Anna Smith, 17?-17?.  John Sebring was the son of Johannes Sebring, 1702-1773 and Elinor Aeten or
Auten, 17?-<1790.  Johannes Sebring was the son of Roelof Jans Sebring and Chrystyntje Volkertse.  This
would make Johannes Sebring a brother of Volkert Sebring from your line and the common ancestors
Roelof Jans Sebring and Chrystyntje Volkertse.