Brief Life History of William Elem
When William Elem Seley was born on 17 December 1860, in Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Benton Seley, was 27 and his mother, Lucretia F. Findley, was 21. He married Clara Ann Radcliff on 24 December 1885, in Corning, Adams, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. He lived in Carbon, Adams, Iowa, United States in 1925 and Grant Township, Union, Iowa, United States in 1930. He died on 27 July 1930, in Creston, Union, Iowa, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Nevinville, Adams, Iowa, United States.
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- W E Seley, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
- William E. Seley, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- W E Seley, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1869
Historical Boundaries: 1869: Union, Iowa, United States
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Seeley . This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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