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     Edwin Polladare Seward was born on 21 June 1799 at Florida, Orange County, NY, USA.¹ He married Mary Eleanor Terry on 3 April 1849 at Florida, Orange County, NY.¹ Edwin Polladare Seward died on 23 April 1872 at Florida, Orange County, NY, at age 72.¹ He was buried at Florida Cemetery, at Florida, Orange County, NY, USA.

     Louisa Cornelia Seward was born on 10 November 1851 at Florida, Orange County, NY, USA.² She was the daughter of Edwin Polladare Seward and Mary Eleanor Terry. She married Samuel Beriah Hotchkin at Florida, Orange County, NY, on 1 January 1873. Marriage date in her obituary..^1,2 Louisa Cornelia Seward appeared on the census of 1880 at Florida, Orange County, NY. The census lists the family as: Hotchkin, Louisa C., age 28, b NY; son Edwin S. age 6, b OH; dau Clara, age 4, b NY; son McLeod, age 1, b NY; they are boarders in the home of Sarah A. Robins. Samuel is now in Las Animas Co., CO.. She died on 25 June 1931 at Medicine Lodge, Barber County, KS, USA, at age 79. Winfield Daily Courier gives a death date of 25 June 1935 and location of death as Medicine Lodge, KS..³ She was buried at Union Cemetery, at Winfield, Cowley County, KS, USA. Compiler viewed these gravestones.
East 1/2, Lot 39, Block 2.

     At the 1880 census of Florida, Orange Co., NY, Louisa and her children are boarders with Sarah A. Robins., while Samuel is in Colorado living with Louisa's brother.

     Martha Seward was born on 4 January 1724 at Durham, Middlesex County, CT, USA. She married Daniel Seward at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA, on 25 October 1749.¹

     Daughter of Caleb Seward and Sarah Carr.

     Mary Seward was born on 28 February 1652 at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA. She married John Scranton II on 12 March 1674 at Guilford, New Haven County, CT.¹ Mary Seward died in 1688 at East Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA.¹ She was buried at Village Green, at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA.

     Prudence Seward was born on 4 October 1753 at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Daniel Seward and Martha Seward. She married Reuben Hodgkin at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, circa 1777. Prudence Seward died on 7 December 1815 at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, at age 62. Called wife of Rubin, age 62 in Nut Plains Cemetery records..² She was buried at Nut Plains Cemetery, at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA.³

     Tamison (Dolly) Seward was born on 14 January 1802 at Westford, Otsego County, NY, USA. She married Pomeroy Wright on 8 April 1821 at Westford Twp, Otsego County, NY, USA. Tamison (Dolly) Seward died on 13 February 1874 at Westford, Otsego County, NY, at age 72. She was buried at Westford Cemetery, at Westford, Otsego County, NY, USA.

     Ida May Sexton was born in 1873 at St Joseph, Buchanan County, MO, USA. She married Charles Leon Wixom, son of Guy Doubleday Wixom and Harriet Rebecca Hotchkin, on 16 November 1897 at Italy, Yates County, NY, USA. Ida May Sexton died on 18 April 1898 at Italy, Yates County, NY.
Naples Record, Wednesday, April 20, 1898
Mrs. Charles Wixom, of Italy Hill, died Sunday April 17.. She was buried at Italy Hill Cemetery, at Branchport, Yates County, NY, USA.

     Ida Virginia Sexton was born on 16 June 1890 at Russell County, VA, USA. She married Floyd Nathaniel Fields on 8 November 1906 at Castlewood, Russell County, VA, USA. Marriage Book #2, Page 147, Line 168
Floyd W. Fields of Scott Co., Virginia and Ida V. Sexson of Russell Co., Virginia were married at the home of the bride on November 8, 1906. Marriage preformed by the Reverend Elbert Isaacs of Castlewood, Virginia. According to the Index, Russell county 1853 - 1953 Index, shows where, when and by whom they were married. This page stated that the groom was born in Scott County, 26 years of age, a farmer and was widowed. His parents were Wesley and Martha Fields. The bride was born in Russell Co., 16 years of age and the daughter of WM and Lou Sexton.. Ida Virginia Sexton married William Brown Hart on 8 March 1944. Ida Virginia Sexton left a will in 1957 at St Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL, USA. Last Will and Testament of Ida Virginia (Fields) Hart

     I, Ida V. Hart (Ida V. Fields), legal address 1138 Cherry St., Kingsport, Tennessee, do hereby make, publish and declare this my last Will and Testament. In the manner and form following,
I bequeath my property at 1244 E. Sullivan and 1138 Cherry Streets at my death to my 5 children, namely, Ernest W, Fields, Retha Bevins, Myrtle Moorehouse, Alden Fields, and R. W. Fields, said property is to be rented after my death until all bills are paid including my burial expenses. Also 60 dollars I owe Della Edwards, borrowed money. Then same property can be sold and equally divided among my 5 children. All children must be agreeable, and agree on a reasonable price for said property. If one son, or daughter rents or looks after said property, he or she is to have a per cent, not less than 5 per cent, for car and other expenses to look after said property. The household goods are to be divided as follows: My bookcase and all my good books I want to give to Mafair Methodist Church, said books are to be marked, presented by Mrs. W. L. Hart and dated. The cedar chest and my rings are to go to Retha. The wedding ring quilt to go to Freddie Fields. The 9 diamond quilt to go to Gwenda Sue Moorehouse, the one with the blue lining is to go to R. W's baby, Larry Fields. The other new quilt to go to Lois's baby, Christine Endris. One new blanket to go to Gene Bevins. The other blanket in chest to go to Darlene's baby. My rocker, if still good, to go to Janice Fields and also my bible. My Roger's silverware to go to Claudine Fields, all my good dishes to go to Myrtle Moorehouse. All linens and my other quilts and blankets to be divided between Retha and Myrtle. Also any of my clothes they can use. The rest of my furniture any one can have that can use it, or sell same. Please love one another my children, be kind and generous with each other, please no hard feelings in the dividing of said property and may God bless, strengthen and keep you for Him until we meet again.
     Earnest E. Fields is to Executor of this will.

May 28, 1957
To whom it may concern. I am writing this my Last Will. To make a few changes in my 1st Will. I want my son Ernest W. Fields to be the Lawyer and see that everything is correct and in harmony. My sister Ella Dingus is to have all the furniture and linen that is at her house except the books and bookcase is to go to Mafair Church. If there is any books that my sister Ella Dingus wants she is to keep same. Myrtle is to keep dishes and my other things she has if she wants them. The cedar chest is to go to Retha. If there is any thing at your house you want Bonnie you keep it. If I don't get back alive from visiting my son and family, Ernest W. Fields. I want Hazel and Annett and Leonard to have the furniture they have and what ever in the way of property, notes, or money there is at my death after any bills or funeral expenses are paid. Some . . . .The rest of this hand written will is yet to be found. She died on 27 May 1970 at Bay Front Medical Center, St Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL, USA, at age 79. Obituary: Kingsport Times, Kingsport, Tennessee, Thursday, May 28, 1970
Mrs. Virginia Hart
Mrs Virginia Hart, 79, of St. Petersburg, Florida died Wednesday night in the Bay Front Medical Center in St. Petersburg. She had been in very good health until nearly three weeks ago when she suffered a stroke.
Born in Russell County, Virginia, Mrs. Hart lived in Castlewood, Virginia for several years and then moved to Kingsport in 1928. Her first husband, Floyd N. Fields, died in 1940. Mrs. Hart moved to St. Petersburg about 20 years ago.
While in Kingsport she was a member of the Mafair United Methodist Church and in Florida she was an active member in the Christ United Methodist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. R. C. (Retha) Bevins of Cedar Lake, Indiana, Mrs. Glen (Myrtle) Moorehouse of Kingsport, three sons, Ernest W. Fields of New Vernon, New Jersey, Alden H. Fields of Kingsport, R. W. Fields of San Francisco, California; two sisters, Mrs. Etta Salyer of Castlewood, Virginia and Mrs. Ella Dingus of Kingsport; three stepchildren of Nashville; 13 grandchildren and 118 great-grandchildren.
The body will be returned to Kingsport and funeral arrangements will be announced later. Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home is in charge.

Funeral Notice: Kingsport Times, Kingsport, Tennessee, Friday, May 29, 1070
Hart, Mrs. Virginia Fields
Funeral services for Mrs. Virginia Fields Hart will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Mafair Methodist Church with the Rev. Ben B. St. Clair officiating. Burial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday evening. She was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, at Kingsport, Sullivan County, TN, USA.

     Alberta Y. Seymour was born on 25 March 1906 at Lyme Twp, Huron County, OH, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Frank Ballard Seymour and Clara Sophornia Barnard. Alberta Y. Seymour married Harry B. Sherman on 22 August 1925 at Huron County, OH, USA. Alberta Y. Seymour died on 30 July 1985 at Norwalk, Huron County, OH, USA, at age 79.² She was buried at Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, at Attica, Seneca County, OH, USA. Sec B, Row 1, #27.

     Anna Kezia Seymour was born on 1 June 1854 at Huron County, OH, USA.¹ She was the daughter of George Washington Seymour and Charlotte Elizabeth Hotchkin. Anna Kezia Seymour married Albert Warren Young on 21 February 1899 at Bellevue, Huron County, OH, USA.² Anna Kezia Seymour appeared on the census of 1910 at Lyme Twp, Huron County, OH, USA. The census lists the family as: Anna S. Young, 53, widow, born OH; mother Charlotte Seymour, 82, widow, born NY. Has had 3 children, 2 living.. She died on 21 October 1933 at Bellevue, Huron County, OH, at age 79.¹ She was buried at Strong's Ridge Cemetery, at Strong's Ridge, Huron County, OH, USA.

     Elizabeth Ann Seymour was born on 1 October 1821 at Gibson, Susquehanna County, PA, USA. She was the daughter of John Seymour and Sarah Atherton Thatcher. Elizabeth Ann Seymour died on 13 June 1892 at Chicago, Cook County, IL, USA, at age 70.

     Ellen Seymour was born on 20 August 1840 at Huron County, OH, USA. She was the daughter of John Seymour and Sarah Atherton Thatcher. Ellen Seymour died on 4 October 1909 at Huron County, OH, at age 69. She was buried at Strong's Ridge Cemetery, at Strong's Ridge, Huron County, OH, USA.

     Ethawyn Seymour was born on 18 January 1904 at Lyme Twp, Huron County, OH, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Frank Ballard Seymour and Clara Sophornia Barnard. Ethawyn Seymour died on 20 March 2002 at Walled Lake, Oakland County, MI, USA, at age 98. She was buried at Immaculate Conception Cemetery, at Bellevue, Huron County, MI, USA.

     Wife of John V Lawler, married 4 Jun 1927 in Erie, OH.

     Frank Ballard Seymour was born on 24 October 1856 at Lyme Twp, Huron County, OH, USA. 1900 census.¹ He was the son of George Washington Seymour and Charlotte Elizabeth Hotchkin. Frank Ballard Seymour married Clara Sophornia Barnard in 1896 at OH, USA. Married 3 years at the 1900 census.. Frank Ballard Seymour appeared on the census of 1910 at Lyme Twp, Huron County, OH. The census lists the family as: Frank B. Seymour, age 53, married once 12 years, born OH, father born PA, mother born NY; wife Clara B., 41, married once, 12 years, 4 children, 4 living, bor OH, father born MA, mother born OH; son George B., age 11, born OH; daughter Ruth H., 9, born OH; daughter Ethellywn, 6, born OH; daughter Alberta, 4, born OH.
Living next door is the Barnard family.. He died on 22 March 1946 at Bellevue, Huron County, OH, USA, at age 89.¹ He was buried at Strong's Ridge Cemetery, at Strong's Ridge, Huron County, OH, USA.

     George Barnard Seymour was born on 28 June 1897 at Lyme Twp, Huron County, OH, USA. WWI Draft Registration 1917 to 1918 gives a date of 28 Jun 1898.^1,2,3 He was the son of Frank Ballard Seymour and Clara Sophornia Barnard. George Barnard Seymour married Dorothy White on 24 February 1923 at Huron County, OH, USA.⁴ George Barnard Seymour died on 14 September 1965 at Bellevue, Huron County, OH, USA, at age 68. Bellevue Hospital.^1,2 He was buried at Strong's Ridge Cemetery, at Strong's Ridge, Huron County, OH, USA.

     George Washington Seymour was born on 15 August 1824 at Gibson, Susquehanna County, PA, USA.¹ He was the son of John Seymour and Sarah Atherton Thatcher. He married Charlotte Elizabeth Hotchkin at Watertown, Jefferson County, NY, USA, on 29 April 1852.^2,3 He resided at Lyme Twp, Huron County, OH, USA, in 1855. George Washington Seymour appeared on the census of 1880 at Lyme Twp, Huron County, OH. The census lists the family as: John Seymour, 88, born CT, retired merchant; wife Sarah A., 82, born NY; son George, 56, farmer, born PA; daughter-in-law S Charlotte E., 52, born NY; grand daughter Anna K., 25, born OH, boarder William Bartlett, 20, (nephew of Charlotte E.).. He died on 14 January 1893 at Bellevue, Huron County, OH, USA, at age 68.^1,4 He was buried at Strong's Ridge Cemetery, at Strong's Ridge, Huron County, OH, USA.

     This marriage information comes from the Surrogate Court records in Jefferson Co, NY referring to her fathers estate. Marriage date comes from Stanley E. Harris Jr.

     James Richard Seymour was born on 30 November 1936 at Bellevue, Huron County, OH, USA. He was the son of George Barnard Seymour and Dorothy White. James Richard Seymour died on 5 February 1937 at Bellevue, Huron County, OH. He was buried at Strong's Ridge Cemetery, at Strong's Ridge, Huron County, OH, USA.

     John Seymour was born on 27 July 1791 at Kensington, Hartford County, CT, USA. He married Sarah Atherton Thatcher on 5 January 1820 at OH, USA. John Seymour died on 27 March 1881 at Lyme Twp, Huron County, OH, USA, at age 89. He was buried at Strong's Ridge Cemetery, at Strong's Ridge, Huron County, OH, USA.

     Robert William Seymour was born on 24 December 1923 at Lyme Twp, Huron County, OH, USA.¹ He was the son of George Barnard Seymour and Dorothy White. Robert William Seymour died on 23 November 1987 at Bellevue, Huron County, OH, USA, at age 63.¹ He was buried at Strong's Ridge Cemetery, at Strong's Ridge, Huron County, OH, USA.

     Ruth Hotchkin Seymour was born on 3 October 1900 at Lyme Twp, Huron County, OH, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Frank Ballard Seymour and Clara Sophornia Barnard. Ruth Hotchkin Seymour married Fred A. Balduff on 16 October 1926 at Huron County, OH, USA.² Ruth Hotchkin Seymour died in June 1989 at Norwalk, Huron County, OH, USA, at age 88.³ She was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, at Norwalk, Huron County, OH, USA.

     Sarah Maria Seymour was born on 3 July 1832 at Huron County, OH, USA. She was the daughter of John Seymour and Sarah Atherton Thatcher. Sarah Maria Seymour married William Blair on 21 June 1854 at Lyme Twp, Huron County, OH, USA. Sarah Maria Seymour died on 13 March 1923 at Chicago, Cook County, IL, USA, at age 90. She was buried at Graceland Cemetery, at Chicago, Cook County, IL, USA.

     William Lincoln Seymour was born on 16 August 1866 at Bellevue, Huron County, OH, USA. He was the son of George Washington Seymour and Charlotte Elizabeth Hotchkin. William Lincoln Seymour died on 29 December 1866 at Bellevue, Huron County, OH. He was buried at Strong's Ridge Cemetery, at Strong's Ridge, Huron County, OH, USA.

     Dale E. Shafer was born on 29 January 1907 at Hardin County, IA, USA.¹ He married Marian Lucille Hotchkin, daughter of Albert Lawrence Hotchkin and Frances Marion Wetzel, on 8 March 1946. The Waterloo Daily Courier says that Marian is the daughter of Mr and Mrs A. L. Hotchkin of Mason City and she was married on Friday to Dale Schafer of Iowa Falls at her parent home. She was a former teacher in the schools of Eldora, IA and had been recently teaching in Davenport, IA..² Dale E. Shafer died on 12 October 1992 at Eldora, Hardin County, IA, USA, at age 85.¹ He was buried at Eldora City Cemetery, at Eldora, Hardin County, IA, USA.

     Son of William and Bertha Smith Shafer, age 3 at census of Sherman, Hardin County, IA, likely born there.

     He married Vicki Smith at MI, USA, on 5 March 1966.

     Julia Ann Shank was born on 24 October 1807 at Aurora, Cayuga County, NY, USA.¹ She married Joel C. Witherell, son of Joseph Witherell and Mary Polly Fuller, at NY, USA. Julia Ann Shank appeared on the census of 1860 at Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI, USA. The census lists the family as: Julia Witherell, 52, boarding house operator, born NY; dau Fanny, 29, dress maker, born NY; Albert Hodge, 28, day laborer; John Witherell, 26, born NY, pilot; wife Cynthia, 18, born NY; 10 other unrelated boarders.. She died on 7 August 1895 at Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI, at age 87. SOURCE: Muskegon Weekly Chronicle-Thursday, Sept. 7, 1893, Page 2, Column 3


Obituary Mrs. Julia Ann Witherell
Mon, Mich., Special, Aug 7, 1895

"Mrs. Julia Ann Witherell, aged eighty-eight years died today. She came to Muskegon in '47 with her husband, J. C. Witherell, who built and operated the first sawmill in this city, it being on Mona Lake. He also built the first three mills on Muskegon Lake, which afterward became famous for it's numerous saw mills.

Source: Muskegon Weekly Chronicle
August 15, 1895 - Pg. 1, Column 4


"Mrs. Julia A. Witherell----Among the early settlers identified with Muskegon and it's development, few, if any were better known than was Mrs. Julia A. Witherell, who died on August 7, 1895. She had been sick and blind since March 25, 1870. Mrs. Witherell was born in Aurora, Stueuben County, N.Y on the 24th of October 1807. She came to Soulesville, Mich., fifty-six years ago, from thence with her husband to Grand Haven and thence to Mona Lake, where her husband built the first saw-mill, making use of the small stream for water power. Mr. Witherell was a carpenter ans assisted in building some of the first mills in Muskegon, particularly that of Wm. Lasely, the father of S. H. Lasley, now register of deeds. Mr. Witherell died in 1851."
Source: Historical Collections Made By The Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society--Volume 2, 1896, page 167

.¹ She was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, at Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI, USA.

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