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William Berkley , Sr. Seay 1894–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar 1894

Birth Location: Wilson, Louisiana

Death Date: 15 Aug 1966

Death Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama

Father: John Seay

Mother: Lena Pipes

Spouse(s): Ida McKinney, Helen Nichols

Children(s): James Seay, Louise Seay, William Seay

William Berkley , Sr. Seay was born in 1894 in Wilson, Louisiana, the child of John Berkley Seay And Lena Blanche Pipes. William Berkley , Sr. Seay married Helen Sarah Amelia Nichols, Ida Myrtle Mckinney, and had children including James Akin Seay, Louise Elizabeth Seay, Peggy Myrtle Seay, William Berkley Jr Seay. William Berkley , Sr. Seay passed away in 1966 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.

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Biography

  • William Berkley , Sr. Seay was born in 1894 in Wilson, Louisiana, the child of John Berkley Seay And Lena Blanche Pipes.
  • William Berkley , Sr. Seay married Helen Sarah Amelia Nichols, Ida Myrtle Mckinney, and had children including James Akin Seay, Louise Elizabeth Seay, Peggy Myrtle Seay, William Berkley Jr Seay.
  • William Berkley , Sr. Seay passed away in 1966 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Seay
1856–1896
Birth Location: Halls Station, Georgia
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Lena Pipes
1857–1941
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Spouses(s)

Ida McKinney
1893–1940
Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
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Helen Nichols
1912–1978
Birth Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Children(s)

James Seay
1924–1982
Birth Location: Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama
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Louise Seay
1916–1997
Birth Location: Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama
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William Seay
1913–1964
Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
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William Seay's Ancestors

Self
William Seay
1894–1966
Birth Place: Wilson, Louisiana
Parents
John Berkley Seay
1856–1896
Halls Station, Georgia
Lena (Blanche) Pipes
1857–1941
Mississippi
Grandparents
Charles (Boardman) Pipes
1821–1873
Adams County, Mississippi
Melissa (Jane) East
1829–1893
Great-Grandparents
William East
1803–1883
Elizabeth Forbes
1800–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas East
1771–1840
Nancy Caldwell
1778–1844

William Seay's Descendants

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William (Berkley , Sr.) Seay (21 Mar 1894–15 Aug 1966) m. Ida (Myrtle) McKinney (21 Jul 1893–17 Mar 1940) m. Helen (Sarah Amelia) Nichols (19 Jan 1912–28 Feb 1978)
  1. 1. James (Akin) Seay 1924–1982
  2. 2. Louise (Elizabeth) Seay 1916–1997 m. John (Franklin , Jr.) Weir 1914–
  3. 3. William (Berkley , Jr.) Seay 1913–1964 m. Gladys Long 1911–
    1. 1. Iii (Seay William) Berkley 1948–1986

William Seay's Timeline

2 Records

1894
21 Mar 1894
Birth of William Berkley , Sr. Seay in Wilson, Louisiana
Wilson, Louisiana
1966
15 Aug 1966
Age 72
Death of William Berkley , Sr. Seay in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1894
    Event Place: Wilson, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1966
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
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