Finding Aid for the Sibley and Webb Cemeteries Records

Title: Finding Aid for the Sibley and Webb Cemeteries Records
Description: This collection consists of transcribed gravestone markings from Sibley and Webb cemeteries. The gravestone markings range from the mid-1800s to mid-1900s. The Webb Cemetery records were transcribed by Francis A. Miller.
Subject: Genealogy
Family history
Creator: Nicole Schlagel, Archivist, Midwest Genealogy Center
Publisher: Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri
Date: 2016
Rights: Rights Information
Format: Portable Document File Format; 349 KB; 2 pages.
Language: English
Type: Text
Identifier: sibley and webb cemeteries records_v01.pdf
extracted text: Sibley and Webb Cemeteries records

Collection Summary
Title
Sibley and Webb Cemeteries records
Date
Mid-1800s to Mid-1900s
Extent
1 archival box

Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1087-SWCR
Processed by: Nicole Schlagel, 2016; finding aid created by Nicole Schlagel, 2016

Administrative History
Sibley Cemetery is located in Sibley, MO. This cemetery dates back to the early 1800s and was used as a
cemetery for soldiers stationed at Fort Osage as well as early pioneers. Burials within the cemetery
continued through the 20th century. It is the oldest cemetery in Jackson County, Missouri as well as the
oldest Euro-American cemetery located in Western Missouri.
Webb Cemetery is located northwest of Pattonsburg in Daviess County, MO. This cemetery began on
the property of Thomas Hanley Webb, who purchased the land in 1845. It was first a family cemetery
but grew to contain the burials of those living in this area.

Scope and Content
This collection consists of transcribed gravestone markings from Sibley and Webb cemeteries. The
gravestone markings range from the mid-1800s to mid-1900s. The Webb Cemetery records were
transcribed by Francis A. Miller.

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Sibley and Webb Cemeteries records

Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 3 series.
Series 1, Sibley Cemetery
[Records arranged alphabetically by surname]
Series 2, Webb Cemetery
[Records arranged alphabetically by surname]
Series 3, Index to records of Sibley and Webb cemeteries [3 ½ -inch floppy disk]

Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Records within this collection are housed in an archival box.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated Norma Hart.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the administrative history:
 Dexheimer, Harry. “Jackson County-Sibley (Fort Osage) Cemetery.” The Prairie Gleaner 21
(1990): 68-69.
 Historic Sibley Missouri. “The Sibley Cemetery.” Accessed January 26, 2016.
http://historicsibleymo.com/thehistoryof/sibleycemetery/.
 Hutchinson, Gilbert L., ed., Pattonsburg: 100-Year Story 1877-1977. Shawnee Mission, KS: KesPrint, Inc., 1977.

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Item sets: Finding Aids

Media: https://content.mymcpl.org/files/original/a4a75900afa855bf6adf92274913b380.pdf

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