Seals, W. A. J.

SEALS, STEWART, WESTGATE, HERTZOG

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Date: 11/29/2008 at 17:55:31

SEALS, W. A. J.
dealer in clothing and gents' furnishing goods; Monroe; born in Greene Co., Penn. in 1828. H married Miss Sarah J. STEWART, of the same place in 1848; she was born in 1828. They moved to Pittsburgh in 1862; thence to this place (Monroe) in 1867. They have four children - Mary E. (now Mrs. WESTGATE), Leroy C., Martha (now Mrs. William HERTZOG) and Fannie. During the war of the rebellion, Mr. SEALS enlisted in the 8th Penn. Reserve Corps; served about one year and was honorably discharged. In politics, he is Republican; himself and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. He is one of the charter members of the I. O. O. F. Lodge at this place. His clothing store is on the south side of the square; he is an old hand at the business, and keeps a large assortment. He can sell goods as cheap as they can anywhere in Central Iowa. ~ Fairview Township Biographies "The History of Jasper County" (Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1878)