Newsletter - Seeley Genealogical Society

8 Seeley Genealogical Society May 2010
SGS Queries (continued from page 7)
SGS Response: We have a lot of information on
Nehemiah’s descendants but nothing about a George
Seeley who might be related to him.
Mentor, northeast of Cleveland, is in Lake Co. OH,
which was formed in 1840 from parts of Geauga and
Cuyahoga counties.
In 1830 Nehemiah is in Medina County OH, south of
Cleveland. Nehemiah is age 30-40 and is listed next to
Levi Seeley age 40-50.
In 1820 in Mentor, Geauga, OH there is Robert Seeley
with 1 male 45, 3 females. Also Levi Seeley: 1
male >45, 2 females
In 1820 in Painesville, Geauga Co. there is Ira Seeley:
1 male 26-45, 1 male> 45, 2 females. Also Uri Seeley: 1
male 26-45, 5 females
If anyone can identify a possible George Seeley (old
enough in 1827 to vouch for Nehemiah) please contact
your Query Editor.
Query 1005-2 Submitted by Judy Mudge
(jamudge@att.net)
Judy and her mother have been trying to find ancestors
for Elisha B. Seeley. They have information on Elisha's
descendants, but need help finding his ancestors.
Here's what they have on Elisha B. Seeley and their
sources:
Elisha B. Seeley, b. abt. 1806 in New York, d. 22 Sep
1873 in Grand Ledge, Eaton, Michigan (Eaton Co., MI
Death Record #200, June 2, 1874, page 71).
Per Biography of his son, Oscar F. Seeley, MD, in the
Portrait and Biographical Record of Kalamazoo, Allegan &
Van Buren Counties, Michigan, page 696: His father,
Elisha Seeley was also a native of the Empire State, born
in the year 1808, and he was of English and French
descent. He was engaged in his occupation as a farmer in
New York until he came to Michigan in 1834, journeying to
his future home in the wilderness by water to Detroit and
by ox-team from that city into the interior of the Territory.
He entered a tract of Government land near Plainwell, in
Allegan County, and was one of the early settlers of that
section.
We have this biography on the SGS website along with
biographies of Elisha’s grandsons Harley Halstead Seeley
and Dana Elisha Seeley.
Elisha married (1) Sarah Halstead, daughter of Josiah
Halstead and Elsa ??? (information from Oscar Seeley's
biography referenced above). Sarah was born 01 May
1813 in Pennsylvania. She died 28 Nov 1869 in Chester,
Eaton, MI (Eaton Co., MI Death Record #376, page 21).
Their children:
Emeline Seeley, b. 27 Sep 1829 in New York, d. 19
Feb 1915 in Athens, Calhoun, MI
Oscar F. Seeley, b. 12 Jun 1832 in Rochester, Monroe,
NY. d. 18 Dec 1902 in Climax, Kalamazoo, MI
Myles Halstead Seeley, b. abt. 1833 in New York, d. 15
May 1900 in LeRoy, Calhoun, MI
Harley Miner Seeley, b. 16 Jun 1841 in Kalamazoo, MI,
d. 14 Nov 1900 in Climax, Kalamazoo, MI
Sarah Elsie Seeley, b. 6 Aug 1844 in Michigan, d. 21
www.seeley-society.net
Dec 1907 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, MI
Ruel E. Seeley, b. abt. 1848 in Michigan, d. 10 Nov
1869 in Chester, Eaton, MI
Elisha married (2) Martha Hampton, daughter of Daniel
Hampton and Elizabeth ???. She was born in 1817 in
Ohio. She died on 14 Aug 1873 in Chester, Eaton, MI.
They had no children
Elisha appears in the 1830 census of Pittsford,
Monroe, NY. In 1835 Elisha B. Seeley and Sarah Seeley
became "constituent members" of First Baptist Church in
Otsego, Allegan, MI. Judy found these Land Purchase
records: 1838-103.59 acres, Bronson, MI land office, 1838-
141.86 acres, Bronson, MI land office, 1839-33.64 acres,
Kalamazoo, MI land office. Elisha appears in the 1840
census of Cooper, Kalamazoo, MI, 1850 and 1860
censuses of LeRoy, Calhoun, MI and the 1870 Census of
Chester, Eaton, MI (with daughter and son-in-law Elsie and
John Fisher).
SGS Response: 1830 census of Pittsford, Monroe,
NY:
Elisha Seely: 2 males 20-30, 1 female under 5, 1
female 10-15, 1 female 15-20
There is also a Jared Seely: 1 male 5-10, 1 male 60-
70; 2 females under 5, 1 female 20-30. This led me to
Jared, Lemuel and Lemuel Jr in the 1820 census of
Volney, Oswego, NY. Jared, Lemuel Jr and an Elisha are
all sons of Lemuel Seeley, SGS#380r. This Elisha is SGS#
1186 but according to our information he has 2 wives,
neither being Sarah Halstead, and different children and
died in NY state in 1847.
The only other Elisha in the 1830 census is in New
Paltz, Ulster Co. NY:
1 male under 5, 2 males age 20-30, 1 female under 5,
1 age 15-20, 1 age 20-30.
However, one of the MI Land Records mentioned
above states that Elisha B Seeley is ‘of Monroe County,
NY’. George H Seeley and Philo Seeley of Washtenaw Co
MI were granted nearby parcels of land on the same date; I
don’t know if or how they might be related to Elisha.
Contact me if you have any information on Elisha B.
Query 1005-3 Submitted by Terry Seely Robinett
(robinettfamily@yahoo.com)
Terry is trying to find information on her greatgrandfather
John Seely b. 1843 in New Brunswick. Terry
has heard that John had 2 wives. She was told that he
married at a young age and his first son died at birth. He
supposedly couldn't forgive his wife and left her. He is
known to have had 6 children with his second wife Anna
Johnson of Minnesota / Swedish descent:
Ida May b. April 6, 1884 in Wisconsin Terry found her
in the 1900 census in Shell Lake, Washburn, WI age
16, living as servant to Mary C Ripley, a milliner. She
married Lewis Schwartz and died Feb.25,1927 in
Moscow, Latah, Idaho.
Alvaretta Seely b.Dec.15,1887 in Clearlake Polk WI -
Married Charles Little Thompson Apr. 10 ,1910 in
Spokane WA, d. Dec 7,1973 Moscow, Latah, ID
James Seely born July 6, 1889 Died July 14,1889 of
TB