Mary Ellen (Messersmith) Seerley (1911)

SEERLEY

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 8/28/2010 at 16:47:21

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, October 19, 1911
Page 1

Mrs. Wm. Seerly of Madison township, died on Tuesday of this week after an illness extending over a period of several weeks. The funeral and burial services are held today at the Worthington church. The Seerlys are among the older families of Madison township, moving to that vicinity some time in the fifties.
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The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, October 19, 1911
Page 1, Column 6

Mrs. Wm. Seerley of Madison township died at her home Wednesday of pneumonia. The funeral occurred at 11 0'clock Thursday. Mrs. Seerley had been sick only a short time..

She was the wife of Wm. Seerley who died two years ago and was the member of a large family. The family is one of the oldest and most prominent in the county and the mother of it was one of the most honored and loved. Mrs. Seerley was over eighty years old.
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Coordinator's note: Full maiden name taken from son Francis' Iowa Death Certificate.

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