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Jay Seymour 1848–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1848

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 28 Apr 1894

Death Location: Burr Oak, St. Joseph County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: William Seymour

Mother: Eva Sailor

Spouse(s): Melinda Whiteman

Children(s): Lottie Seymour, Arden Seymour, Clarence SEYMOUR, Alma Seymour, George Seymour

The story of Jay Seymour began in 1848 in Illinois. In 1860, Jay Seymour resided in Township 20 N Range 10 E, Champaign, Illinois, USA. Jay Seymour married Melinda Malavia Whiteman, and had children including Alma Mable Seymour, Arden Roy Seymour, Clarence Jay Seymour, George Ayres Seymour, Lottie Seymour. Jay Seymour passed away in 1894 in Burr Oak, St. Joseph County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Jay Seymour began in 1848 in Illinois.
  • In 1860, Jay Seymour resided in Township 20 N Range 10 E, Champaign, Illinois, USA.
  • Jay Seymour married Melinda Malavia Whiteman, and had children including Alma Mable Seymour, Arden Roy Seymour, Clarence Jay Seymour, George Ayres Seymour, Lottie Seymour.
  • Jay Seymour passed away in 1894 in Burr Oak, St. Joseph County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jay Seymour's Ancestors

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Jay Seymour
1848–1894
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
William Ayres Seymour
1784–1862
West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Eva Sailor
1818–1894
Avon Township, Lorain County, Ohio
Grandparents
Allyn (Seymour) III
1757–1828
West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Amelia ((Millie) (Twin of Timothy)) Stanley
1759–1846
West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Johann (Fredrick Seiler) Saylor
1798–1876
Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA/ or Canada
Elizabeth Hines
1800–1885
Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Allyn Seymour
1729–1760
Elizabeth Smith
1730–1781
Samuel Stanley🧬
1731–1793
Joanna Goodman🧬
1736–1800
Johann Saylor
1753–1806
(Eva) Rothenberger
1760–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Timothy Sr
1696–1749
Rachel Allyn
1694–1756
Nathaniel Smith
1701–1776
Mercy Smith
1706–1765
Samuel Stanley🧬
1703–1769
Anne 🧬
1706–1764
Timothy Goodman
1706–1786
Joanna Wadsworth
1710–1768
Johan MD
1721–1803
Anna Maurer
1726–1810
Peter Saylor
1721–1803
Anna Maurer
1726–1810

Jay Seymour's Descendants

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Jay Seymour (1848–28 Apr 1894) m. Melinda (Malavia) Whiteman (Nov 1858–20 Oct 1912)
  1. 1. Lottie Seymour 1880–1939 m. Homer (L) Harding 1871–1937 m. Elmer (J) Milliman 1877–1963 m. Elmer (J) Sickner 1885–1963 m. Frank Bunce 1891–1946 m. Frederick Hotchkiss 1874–1940
    1. 1. Goldie Kinney 1897–1944 m. Stanley (Ambrose) Mitchell 1900–1947 m. Charles (Earl) Kelly 1905–1970 m. Patrick (Charles) Kinney 1893–1959
      1. 1. Kenneth (Charles) Kinney 1915–1919
      2. 2. Ronald Mitchell 1935–2011
      3. 3. Jean (Louise) Roston 1930–2005 m. Robert (Janes) Wilson 1928–2003 m. William (Jerald) Boston 1928–1974
        1. 1. Judy (K) Boston 1945–1988
        2. 2. Nancy (Jean) Boston 1948–2006
      4. 4. Richard Kinney 1913–1978 m. Alice Kinney 1914–2000 m. Esther Switzer 1921–1984 m. Murial (A) Schnabelrauch 1926–2017
        1. 1. Kathleen (Marie) Kinney 1949–2009
        2. 2. Sharon (L.) Kinney 1945–1996
      5. 5. Carl (Burton) Harriman 1925–1987 m. Lillian (Irene) Smith 1923–1966
      6. 6. Donald (L) Kinney 1919–1974
      7. 7. Dorothy (Helen) Kinney 1919– m. Stanley (Harrison) Gragg 1916–1964
  2. 2. Arden (Roy) Seymour 1879–1906
  3. 3. Clarence (Jay) SEYMOUR 1881–1947 m. Ethel (E.) Buck 1884–1951 m. Berneice Hause 1886–1960
    1. 1. Ruth (Fanchon Seymour Yeagla) Brown 1906–1980
  4. 4. Alma (Mable) Seymour 1882–1918 m. Donald (Ervin) Bennett 1881–1966
    1. 1. Nettie (Laudra) Bennett 1915–2004
    2. 2. Infant Bennett 1907–1907
  5. 5. George (Ayres) Seymour 1886–1934 m. Lula Valentine 1880–

Jay Seymour's Timeline

7 Records

1848
abt 1848
Birth of Jay Seymour in Ohio
Ohio
1848
1848
Birth of Jay Seymour in Illinois
Illinois
1860
1860
Age 12
Jay Seymour resided here in Township 20 N Range 10 E, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Township 20 N Range 10 E, Champaign, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 32
Jay Seymour resided here in Burr Oak, St Joseph, Michigan, USA
Burr Oak, St Joseph, Michigan, USA
1890
Jun 1890
Age 42
Jay Seymour resided here in Burr Oak, Saint Joseph, Michigan, USA
Burr Oak, Saint Joseph, Michigan, USA
1894
28 Apr 1894
Age 46
Death of Jay Seymour in Burr Oak, St Joseph, Michigan
Burr Oak, St Joseph, Michigan
1895
18 Jan 1895
Age 47
Jay Seymour resided here in Owosso, Michigan, USA
Owosso, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1848
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Burr Oak, St Joseph, Michigan; Roll: 603; Page: 252B; Enumeration District: 189
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 20 N Range 10 E, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: M653_160; Page: 518; Family History Library Film: 803160
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Illinois

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 20 N Range 10 E, Champaign, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 20 N Range 10 E, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: M653_160; Page: 518; Family History Library Film: 803160

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Burr Oak, St Joseph, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Burr Oak, St Joseph, Michigan; Roll: 603; Page: 252B; Enumeration District: 189

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Jun 1890
    Event Place: Burr Oak, Saint Joseph, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Vet

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1895
    Event Place: Owosso, Michigan
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Owosso Times - 18 Jan 1895 - Page 6, 18 Jan 1895

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1895
    Event Place: Owosso, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Owosso Times; Publication Date: 18 Jan 1895; Publication Place: Owosso, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mattoon, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Michigan, United States
    Record Source: Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Purr Oak
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Weekly Expositor; Publication Date: 4 May 1894; Publication Place: Brockway Centre, Michigan, USA; ,0.5987777,0.34563455,0.6615267&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1894
    Event Place: Burr Oak, St Joseph, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Packets, Ca. 1835-1886; Index, 1835-Ca. 1920; Author: Illinois. County Court (Champaign County)
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Weekly Expositor; Publication Date: 4 May 1894; Publication Place: Brockway Centre, Michigan, USA; ,0.5987777,0.34563455,0.6615267&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Burr Oak, St. Joseph County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Champaign, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Packets, Ca. 1835-1886; Index, 1835-Ca. 1920; Author: Illinois. County Court (Champaign County)

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