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The Tie That Binds

MARTHA BEELER: (2)
daughter of Isaac Beeler and Jane Hughes
Born: 14 May 1822 Wayne Co., IN
Died: 9 November 1912 Lee Co., IA
Burial: Sharon Cemetery, Lee Co., IA
Married: 1 May 1845 Dover, Lee Co., IA Bk. 1, page 152,  record # 516
     ELI SEELEY
     son of Abner Seeley and Lucy Osborne
     Born: 7 May 1813 Fairfield Co., CT
     Died: 4 April 1896 Lee Co., IA
     Burial: Sharon Cemetery, Lee Co., IA

CHILDREN OF ELI AND MARTHA:

1. Eli Seeley
     b. 2 July 1848
     d. 7 July 1848 Lee Co., IA
2. Lucy Jane Seeley + Samuel Benjamin Davis
3. Marietta Seeley
     b. 24 September 1854 Lee Co., IA
     d. 24 June 1880
     burial: Sharon Cemetery
4. Theodore F. Seeley
     b. 5 December 1856 Lee Co., IA
     d. 1 March 1897
     burial: Sharon Cemetery
5. Ada M. Seeley
     b. 25 October 1859 Lee Co., IA
     d. 26 June 1881 Lee Co., IA
     burial: Sharon Cemetery
6. William Beeler Seeley + Elizabeth Ketcham
7. George Lincoln Seeley
     b. 15 May 1865 Lee Co., IA
     d. 14 May 1897
     burial: Sharon Cemetery
8. Benjamin Eli Seeley
     b. 1869 Lee Co., IA
     d. 9 June 1869 Lee Co., IA
     burial: Sharon Cemetery

SOURCES:
1850 Ft. Madison, Lee Co., IA Federal Census
Enumeration date: 24 October 1850 Page: 386B
Dwelling - Family 1450 - 1450
There are no children in the household.

1860 Harrison Twp, Lee Co., IA
Enumeration date: 25 & 26 June 1860  Page: 284
Dwelling - Family 375 - 361

1870 Harrison Twp., Lee Co., IA Federal Census
Enumeration date: 20 August 1870  Page: 156A, line 15
Dwelling - Family 170 - 170

1880 Harrison Twp., Lee Co., IA Federal Census
ED: 9, Page: 115C, line 38
Enumeration date: 5 & 7 June 1880
Dwelling - Family 60 - 61
Lucy Davis and Mable are visiting in the home.

1900 Harrison Twp., Lee Co., IA
ED: 61, sheet 1, line 31
Enumeration date: 1 June 1900 Page: 306A
Dwelling - Family 9 - 9

1910 Center Twp., Henry Co., IA Federal Census
ED: 33, sheet 6, line 59
Enumeration date: 29 April 1910 Page: 82
Dwelling - Family 132 - 135
Martha is 89, widowed, she has borne 7 children, 2 children living

Reference from Seeley Genealogic Society
SGS # 119_L_8
ELI SEELEY (8) [Abner(7), Nathan(6), Nathan(5), James(4), Nathaniel(3), Nathaniel(2), Robert(1)]

Updated 7 January  2008     Contact Virginia L. Aldridge