Brief Life History of Michael M.
When Michael M. Sees was born on 23 February 1834, in Clarksburg, Harrison, Virginia, United States, his father, Jeremiah Seese, was 29 and his mother, Catharine Crimm, was 38. He married Arsanna "Arizona" Martin in September 1859, in Harrison, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Harrison, Virginia, United States in 1850 and West Virginia, United States in 1870. He died on 7 September 1899, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Sees Cemetery, Adamsville, Harrison, West Virginia, United States.
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- Michael Cease in household of Jeremiah Cease, "United States Census, 1860"
- Michel Sees, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
- Michael in entry for Thomas A Sees and May A Swiger, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
1861 · The Battle of Manassas
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
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German: variant of Seese .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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