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Hazel saw a list of Beal's property at the time of his death, and it was valued at $40,000, which didn't last until Emily's death, because she married a music ian - Benjamin Sebring - who was not a good financier, but the three older boys , John,
Joe, and George managed to get college educations, and became doctors before it was all gone.
The family moved to Illinois where Uncle John's lived ever after. Uncle Joe went to Chamois, MO and the family came there too, and th ere Grandmother died after giving her youngest son Willie Sebring to her brothe r, Henry Marquand and his wife.
When Papa and Mama were married they took the next little boy to live with them. His name was Bennie, and Ruley stayed with U ncle Joe.
Grandma's tombstone is quite unique. Her Wagner sons never forgave h er second marriage, though I think they frew ashamed of that, as they grew olde r and wiser. On the tombstone they put, "To the memory of Emily, erected by her sons John,
Joseph, George and Harvey Wagner." No Sebring name on the stone!
All I heard of grandmother Emily is that she was a wonderful housekeeper and co ok, and the educated men of her day enjoyed talking with her because she was so intelligent and quick-witted, and she received some money from France at one t ime! We
can use our imaginations around all of that quite pleasantly!
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