William Riley Seaboalt was the great-grandson of Johannes Seybold, a Palentate from the Bavarian area of Germany, who emigrated to America from Rotterdam in October 1754 aboard the English vessel "Friendship". His son, Johannes Sebold (b. 1759) married Maria Hauer and lived in Berks County, PA where William Riley's father, Johaimer Sebold was born August 11, 1785. When Johaimer grew up he took the name John Seabolt. He moved to Tennessee and in 1810 married Mahaly Kelly in Wilson County. He served in a Tennessee regiment during the Creek Indian War and for his service he was awarded a land bounty in Henry County by the Tennesse governor. It was there, in Henry County, that on July 30, 1831 their sixth and last child, William Riley Seaboalt was born
In 1836, John Seabolt moved his family from Henry County, TN to Parthenon, Newton County, Arkansas. There, they were neighbors of Samuel Hudson, the discoverer of the famous Diamond Cave.
In 1849 William Riley married Sarah Jane Rowland. She was the daughter of Stephen Rowland and granddaughter of James Rowland, Rev War Patriot from NC.
William and Sarah had eight children in the following order: William Riley Jr (1851), Thomas James (1853), Stephen Roland (1855), Mahala Jane (1857), John Dennis (1859), Ezkiel Washington (1862), George Raymond (1865) and Sarah Isabell (1868).
When the Civil War came the Confederate Conscript Law was passed in early 1862 requiring all able body men between 18 and 45 years of age to serve in the Confederate Army. W. R. was given a date to report and he refused to do so. In July 1862, Capt. H. C. Bickey was appointed to round up the conscripts...which he did marching them to Elm Springs in Washington County, Ark. where they received several weeks of training and drilling. With winter approaching and being short of supplies, the men were furloughed, sent home, and told to report back the following spring. With the spring reporting date approaching, William Riley and about 300 other men from Newton County, including Capt. Bickey, crossed the border to Springfield, Missouri and on June 10, 1863 William Riley enlisted as a Private in Capt. McCoy's Company "F", 1st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry Volunteers (Union). He was promoted to Sargent on Feb. 3, 1864. He was mustered out of the service at Fort Smith, Arkansas on August 10, 1865. He was listed as a Union veteran in 1895 Census of Union Veterans.
Following the Civil War on 24 October 1865 he was sworn in as Sheriff of Newton County serving one two-year term. In this capacity, he was also the chief tax collector for the county.
In the fall of 1870 W.R. moved his family to Edom, Van Zandt County, Texas where he purchased 320 acres of land from the L. H. Gideon grant. In the fall of 1873, he sold his land in Van Zandt County and moved to Hill County for one year. In 1874 he settled for good on his 320-plus acre farm near Avalon in Ellis County.
In November 1874 his oldest son, William Riley Jr. was murdered by outlaw Daniel Evans near Eufaula, Indian Territory as he was traveling to Arkansas to visit relatives. In his murder trial at Ft. Smith before newly appointed Judge Isaac Parker, Evans was found guilty. Then, on September 3, 1875, he was hung with 5 other outlaws at Ft. Smith.
On December 18, 1878 W.R. was one of the founding members of Chambers Creek Masonic Lodge #499.
W. R.'s wife, Sarah Jane, died August 24, 1895. W. R. then married a second time in 1896 to Martha "Matti" (Green) Maberley. There is no record of what became of Mattie after W.R. died.
In 1836, John Seabolt moved his family from Henry County, TN to Parthenon, Newton County, Arkansas. There, they were neighbors of Samuel Hudson, the discoverer of the famous Diamond Cave.
In 1849 William Riley married Sarah Jane Rowland. She was the daughter of Stephen Rowland and granddaughter of James Rowland, Rev War Patriot from NC.
William and Sarah had eight children in the following order: William Riley Jr (1851), Thomas James (1853), Stephen Roland (1855), Mahala Jane (1857), John Dennis (1859), Ezkiel Washington (1862), George Raymond (1865) and Sarah Isabell (1868).
When the Civil War came the Confederate Conscript Law was passed in early 1862 requiring all able body men between 18 and 45 years of age to serve in the Confederate Army. W. R. was given a date to report and he refused to do so. In July 1862, Capt. H. C. Bickey was appointed to round up the conscripts...which he did marching them to Elm Springs in Washington County, Ark. where they received several weeks of training and drilling. With winter approaching and being short of supplies, the men were furloughed, sent home, and told to report back the following spring. With the spring reporting date approaching, William Riley and about 300 other men from Newton County, including Capt. Bickey, crossed the border to Springfield, Missouri and on June 10, 1863 William Riley enlisted as a Private in Capt. McCoy's Company "F", 1st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry Volunteers (Union). He was promoted to Sargent on Feb. 3, 1864. He was mustered out of the service at Fort Smith, Arkansas on August 10, 1865. He was listed as a Union veteran in 1895 Census of Union Veterans.
Following the Civil War on 24 October 1865 he was sworn in as Sheriff of Newton County serving one two-year term. In this capacity, he was also the chief tax collector for the county.
In the fall of 1870 W.R. moved his family to Edom, Van Zandt County, Texas where he purchased 320 acres of land from the L. H. Gideon grant. In the fall of 1873, he sold his land in Van Zandt County and moved to Hill County for one year. In 1874 he settled for good on his 320-plus acre farm near Avalon in Ellis County.
In November 1874 his oldest son, William Riley Jr. was murdered by outlaw Daniel Evans near Eufaula, Indian Territory as he was traveling to Arkansas to visit relatives. In his murder trial at Ft. Smith before newly appointed Judge Isaac Parker, Evans was found guilty. Then, on September 3, 1875, he was hung with 5 other outlaws at Ft. Smith.
On December 18, 1878 W.R. was one of the founding members of Chambers Creek Masonic Lodge #499.
W. R.'s wife, Sarah Jane, died August 24, 1895. W. R. then married a second time in 1896 to Martha "Matti" (Green) Maberley. There is no record of what became of Mattie after W.R. died.
William Riley Seaboalt was the great-grandson of Johannes Seybold, a Palentate from the Bavarian area of Germany, who emigrated to America from Rotterdam in October 1754 aboard the English vessel "Friendship". His son, Johannes Sebold (b. 1759) married Maria Hauer and lived in Berks County, PA where William Riley's father, Johaimer Sebold was born August 11, 1785. When Johaimer grew up he took the name John Seabolt. He moved to Tennessee and in 1810 married Mahaly Kelly in Wilson County. He served in a Tennessee regiment during the Creek Indian War and for his service he was awarded a land bounty in Henry County by the Tennesse governor. It was there, in Henry County, that on July 30, 1831 their sixth and last child, William Riley Seaboalt was born
In 1836, John Seabolt moved his family from Henry County, TN to Parthenon, Newton County, Arkansas. There, they were neighbors of Samuel Hudson, the discoverer of the famous Diamond Cave.
In 1849 William Riley married Sarah Jane Rowland. She was the daughter of Stephen Rowland and granddaughter of James Rowland, Rev War Patriot from NC.
William and Sarah had eight children in the following order: William Riley Jr (1851), Thomas James (1853), Stephen Roland (1855), Mahala Jane (1857), John Dennis (1859), Ezkiel Washington (1862), George Raymond (1865) and Sarah Isabell (1868).
When the Civil War came the Confederate Conscript Law was passed in early 1862 requiring all able body men between 18 and 45 years of age to serve in the Confederate Army. W. R. was given a date to report and he refused to do so. In July 1862, Capt. H. C. Bickey was appointed to round up the conscripts...which he did marching them to Elm Springs in Washington County, Ark. where they received several weeks of training and drilling. With winter approaching and being short of supplies, the men were furloughed, sent home, and told to report back the following spring. With the spring reporting date approaching, William Riley and about 300 other men from Newton County, including Capt. Bickey, crossed the border to Springfield, Missouri and on June 10, 1863 William Riley enlisted as a Private in Capt. McCoy's Company "F", 1st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry Volunteers (Union). He was promoted to Sargent on Feb. 3, 1864. He was mustered out of the service at Fort Smith, Arkansas on August 10, 1865. He was listed as a Union veteran in 1895 Census of Union Veterans.
Following the Civil War on 24 October 1865 he was sworn in as Sheriff of Newton County serving one two-year term. In this capacity, he was also the chief tax collector for the county.
In the fall of 1870 W.R. moved his family to Edom, Van Zandt County, Texas where he purchased 320 acres of land from the L. H. Gideon grant. In the fall of 1873, he sold his land in Van Zandt County and moved to Hill County for one year. In 1874 he settled for good on his 320-plus acre farm near Avalon in Ellis County.
In November 1874 his oldest son, William Riley Jr. was murdered by outlaw Daniel Evans near Eufaula, Indian Territory as he was traveling to Arkansas to visit relatives. In his murder trial at Ft. Smith before newly appointed Judge Isaac Parker, Evans was found guilty. Then, on September 3, 1875, he was hung with 5 other outlaws at Ft. Smith.
On December 18, 1878 W.R. was one of the founding members of Chambers Creek Masonic Lodge #499.
W. R.'s wife, Sarah Jane, died August 24, 1895. W. R. then married a second time in 1896 to Martha "Matti" (Green) Maberley. There is no record of what became of Mattie after W.R. died.
In 1836, John Seabolt moved his family from Henry County, TN to Parthenon, Newton County, Arkansas. There, they were neighbors of Samuel Hudson, the discoverer of the famous Diamond Cave.
In 1849 William Riley married Sarah Jane Rowland. She was the daughter of Stephen Rowland and granddaughter of James Rowland, Rev War Patriot from NC.
William and Sarah had eight children in the following order: William Riley Jr (1851), Thomas James (1853), Stephen Roland (1855), Mahala Jane (1857), John Dennis (1859), Ezkiel Washington (1862), George Raymond (1865) and Sarah Isabell (1868).
When the Civil War came the Confederate Conscript Law was passed in early 1862 requiring all able body men between 18 and 45 years of age to serve in the Confederate Army. W. R. was given a date to report and he refused to do so. In July 1862, Capt. H. C. Bickey was appointed to round up the conscripts...which he did marching them to Elm Springs in Washington County, Ark. where they received several weeks of training and drilling. With winter approaching and being short of supplies, the men were furloughed, sent home, and told to report back the following spring. With the spring reporting date approaching, William Riley and about 300 other men from Newton County, including Capt. Bickey, crossed the border to Springfield, Missouri and on June 10, 1863 William Riley enlisted as a Private in Capt. McCoy's Company "F", 1st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry Volunteers (Union). He was promoted to Sargent on Feb. 3, 1864. He was mustered out of the service at Fort Smith, Arkansas on August 10, 1865. He was listed as a Union veteran in 1895 Census of Union Veterans.
Following the Civil War on 24 October 1865 he was sworn in as Sheriff of Newton County serving one two-year term. In this capacity, he was also the chief tax collector for the county.
In the fall of 1870 W.R. moved his family to Edom, Van Zandt County, Texas where he purchased 320 acres of land from the L. H. Gideon grant. In the fall of 1873, he sold his land in Van Zandt County and moved to Hill County for one year. In 1874 he settled for good on his 320-plus acre farm near Avalon in Ellis County.
In November 1874 his oldest son, William Riley Jr. was murdered by outlaw Daniel Evans near Eufaula, Indian Territory as he was traveling to Arkansas to visit relatives. In his murder trial at Ft. Smith before newly appointed Judge Isaac Parker, Evans was found guilty. Then, on September 3, 1875, he was hung with 5 other outlaws at Ft. Smith.
On December 18, 1878 W.R. was one of the founding members of Chambers Creek Masonic Lodge #499.
W. R.'s wife, Sarah Jane, died August 24, 1895. W. R. then married a second time in 1896 to Martha "Matti" (Green) Maberley. There is no record of what became of Mattie after W.R. died.
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