Seay, J. W.

SEAY, OWENS

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Date: 11/29/2008 at 17:56:22

SEAY, J. W.
Farmer; Sec. 20; P. Monroe; born in Washington Co., Va. in 1822; moved to this State in 1846; settled in Jefferson Co., remaining there three years, at the end of which time he moved to this county and settled on the farm he now resides on, thus becoming the first settler between Skunk River and Monroe. Previous to his leaving Virginia, he married Miss Mary OWENS. They were married March 1, 1846. They have seven children - Elizabeth, Jessie, John, Peter, James W., Mary Ellen, Beverly and Thomas. Mr. SEAY owns 220 acres of land. Politically, he is a Democrat; he has held various local offices. ~ Fairview Township Biographies "The History of Jasper County" (Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1878)