Who's Who inHenry County, 1940 |
Henry
County IAGenWeb 1940 Who's Who |
SEELEY, BENJAMIN ELI: |
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Farmer & Stock Raiser; b La Crew, Iowa (1) June 9, 1896; s of William
Beeler Seeley-Elizabeth Ketcham; ed Mount Pleasant HS 1914; U of Iowa,
BA 1922; U of Penn, 1916-17; Iowa St Coll, 1919-20; Beta Theta Pi; m
Martha Stewart Aug 28, 1926 Chariton; s Judson Beeler; d Susan Stewart,
Nancy Martha; 1922-33 with father farmer, stockraiser & banker, Henry &
Lee Cos; 1933- caring for father’s est, Henry Co; Citizens State Bank,
Donnellson, 1933- chmn of bd; during World War AS in US army, commd 2nd
lt, in service 18 months; Amer Legion post 58; Amer & Iowa St Aberdeen
Angus Breeders Assns; 1903- mbr Cemetery Assn, treas; Farm Bur; 4-H Boys
Club work; BSA; C of C; Mount Pleasant Golf & Country Club, past dir;
AF&AM 8; Scot Rite 32 degree; Kaaba Shrine; Sharon Presby Ch; Rep;
hobby: golf; father b in Lee Co, active in politics & civic affairs;
grandparents among early settlers in Iowa; off & res 400 Broadway, Mount
Pleasant. (1) La Crew, Iowa is now only a crossroad located 18 miles south & 2 miles west of Mount Pleasant. |
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Key to Abbreviations From Who's Who in Iowa, by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940. Transcribed by Alayna Vantiger, March 2021. |
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