Robert Seymour attended the district school in his boyhood and was educated to farming, an occupation which he has followed with success through the many years of his well spent life. During this time he has maintained and increased the improvements of the homestead, and now owns an estate aggregating 740 acres.
Mr. Seymour was married in 1849 to Sallie Ann Burch and they have reared to maturity the following named children: James P.; Martha E. and Mary A. (twins); Wilmeth J., and Serilda L., the last named deceased. The wife and mother died in 1872. In August, 1872, Mr. Seymour was married to Mary Ella Wright, daughter of Thomas Wright. Mr. and Mrs. Seymour live happily in their pleasant home on the farm, enjoying the comforts and many of the luxuries of life. Their labors and responsibilities are light, as their farm is leased and cultivated by others. Mr. Seymour has been a lifelong member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Class Leader and steward of the same for forty-five years. He lives the simple life, and votes in support of Prohibition principles; has served his district as School Director six years, and is familiarly and affectionately known as "Uncle Robert" by his friends and associates.
(HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ILLINOIS & HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY Munsell Publishing Company, Publishers, 1906.)
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Son of John and Sarah Seymour.
Married Sally Burch on February 22, 1849.
She died in 1872. He then married Miss Mary Ella Wright. No children were born to his second marriage.
Survived by the following children: Mrs. J. H. Rawlings, Mrs. T.W. Deere, and Mrs. A.D. Gibson.
Also survived by two brothers: Jarrett Seymour of Jacksonville and George W. Seymour.
Preceeded in death by his wives, two sons: James Pulliam Seymour and George W. Seymour; and one daughter: Mrs. Serilda Rawlings; and two infant children.
Preceded by the following brothers: Jackson, Edward, and Henry Seymour; and three sisters: Mrs. Agnes Austin, Mrs. John Hutchinson, and Mrs. Millie Woodmansee.
Sources:
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~ilmaga/morgan/cemetery/providence/
obits/seymour.html#robert
Jacksonville Daily Journal, March 21, 1916
Robert Seymour attended the district school in his boyhood and was educated to farming, an occupation which he has followed with success through the many years of his well spent life. During this time he has maintained and increased the improvements of the homestead, and now owns an estate aggregating 740 acres.
Mr. Seymour was married in 1849 to Sallie Ann Burch and they have reared to maturity the following named children: James P.; Martha E. and Mary A. (twins); Wilmeth J., and Serilda L., the last named deceased. The wife and mother died in 1872. In August, 1872, Mr. Seymour was married to Mary Ella Wright, daughter of Thomas Wright. Mr. and Mrs. Seymour live happily in their pleasant home on the farm, enjoying the comforts and many of the luxuries of life. Their labors and responsibilities are light, as their farm is leased and cultivated by others. Mr. Seymour has been a lifelong member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Class Leader and steward of the same for forty-five years. He lives the simple life, and votes in support of Prohibition principles; has served his district as School Director six years, and is familiarly and affectionately known as "Uncle Robert" by his friends and associates.
(HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ILLINOIS & HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY Munsell Publishing Company, Publishers, 1906.)
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Son of John and Sarah Seymour.
Married Sally Burch on February 22, 1849.
She died in 1872. He then married Miss Mary Ella Wright. No children were born to his second marriage.
Survived by the following children: Mrs. J. H. Rawlings, Mrs. T.W. Deere, and Mrs. A.D. Gibson.
Also survived by two brothers: Jarrett Seymour of Jacksonville and George W. Seymour.
Preceeded in death by his wives, two sons: James Pulliam Seymour and George W. Seymour; and one daughter: Mrs. Serilda Rawlings; and two infant children.
Preceded by the following brothers: Jackson, Edward, and Henry Seymour; and three sisters: Mrs. Agnes Austin, Mrs. John Hutchinson, and Mrs. Millie Woodmansee.
Sources:
obit on rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
~ilmaga/morgan/cemetery/providence/
obits/seymour.html#robert
Jacksonville Daily Journal, March 21, 1916
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