William I. SEAL

• General Notes
  • b. IL
    m. Daviess Cty, IN 20 May 1902 to Elizabeth Jane (Bessie) WALKER
    
    William I. SEAL was the fourth of 11 children born to George and Mary SEAL.  He and his family moved from Illinois to Indiana between October 1882 and January 1885, by which latter date William was just shy of his seventh birthday.  In June 1900, when William was 28 years old, the family was living in eastern Barr Township in Daviess County.  He met his wife Elizabeth Jane ("Bessie") WALKER there, and they married on 20 May 1902.  In 1910 and 1920 they were living in Loogootee.  By 1930 they had moved to Indianapolis, where they lived on E. Michigan.
    
    f/m b. "United States"/IN (1930 census)
    
    1900 US Census (Jun 18), no street or house no. indicated, living in "East half," Barr Twp, Daviess Cty, IN, head of h/hold is George SEAL, farmer, married 31 years, age 49, b. Oct 1850 IN, f/m b. KY/VA, living with wife Mary 47, b. Apr 1853 IN, f/m b. IN/IN, 11/11 children surviving, and 9 children:  farm hand Clarence J. 28 IL, b. Oct 1871, dentist William I. 22 IL, b. Feb 1878, teamster son (Oll.) W. 19 IL, b. Jul 1880, (all other children "at school":) Anna B. 17 IL, b. Oct 1882, son Winfred 15 IN, b. Jan 1885, Mary A. 13 IN, b. Feb 1887, James D. 10 IN, b. Jan 1890, George F. 6 IN, b. Aug 1893, and Cecil 3 IN, b. Nov 1896.  There is a total of four SEAL heads of h/hold in Barr Twp in 1900.
    
    record citation:
    Year: 1900; Census Place: Barr, Daviess, Indiana; Roll: T623 365; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 1
    
    Unable to locate in extant 1890 census records.
    
    1880 US Census (Jun 7 & 8), residing in Harter Twp, Clay Cty, IL, head of h/hold is farmer George SEAL, age 29, b. KY, f/m b. KY/VA, living with wife Mary 26 IN, f/m b. IN/IN, and four children, all b. IL:  son Julian 9, Clarence 7, dtr Laurie 6, and William 2.  All but William are "at school."  H/hold includes Geroge's father William SEAL77 KY, f/m b. MD/"(KY)" and Sophia SEAL 71 MD, f/m b. MD/MD.  Also two farm laborers.  This is the only SEAL head of h/hold in Clay Cty, IL in 1880.
    
    record citation:
    Year: 1880; Census Place: Harter, Clay, Illinois; Roll: T9_182; Family History Film: 1254182; Page: 361C; Enumeration District: 153; Image: 0145.
    
    Note:  This family would be easy to trace further back.
    

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