CHAPTER XXX.

THE CHILDREN OF BOYINGTON C. AND CORNELIA

SEATON.

PETER NEWCOMB CUSHMAN SEATON, the first-born son of "Uncle Boy" and "Aunt Cornelia," was born at Henderson, New York on October 10, 1850. He lived in the neighborhood of his birthplace until he was seventeen years of age, when he moved to Charles City, Floyd county, Iowa, and engaged in farming. "Cush" was as full of fun as a bee-sting is of poison, and that is about as full as it is possible to be, and it is a wonder that he, as well as most other boys, ever lived through the thoughtless scrapes of his younger days, after he began to run on the streets and mingle with other boys of his own age.

In the year 1871 he married Ella Genevieve Clark, his cousin, and daughter of Frances Phidelia (Seaton) Clark, who married E. M. Clark.

Cushman and Ella were married at Charles City, Iowa, on December 16, 1871, by C. B. Hamlin. Their children were: 1. Zua Olga; 2. Jennie Cornelia, 3. Jessie Angelia, the latter two being twins; and 4. Fay Cushman.

It was in 1877, I believe, that Cousin Cushman moved from Charles City to Algona, in the same State, and there followed farming for some time, then operated a tow mill and hay press. In 1887 the family made another move, this time to Orange City, where Cushman again managed a tow mill and hay press for several years. Then he took up electric-light work, directing the electric-light plant of that city for about two years, when, on account of poor health, he gave up that work and moved to Springfield, South Dakota, and began farming again. After raising one crop in Dakota he moved to Birch Tree, Shannon county, Missouri, starting on October 10, 1894. At the latter place he followed farming until in May, 1899, when he took the back track

for Springfield, South Dakota, where he lived at the writing of this poor sketch of a superior gentleman, in January, 1902.

WALLACE SEATON, another son of this family, has kept his doings. to himself, so far as the writer is concerned, except that he is a sailor on the Great Lakes.

MAUD SEATON, the daughter of the family, is the wife of Charles N. Smith, in Rochester, New York, where her father lived until the time of his death. They have no children, but lavish their affections on some choice cats of an aristocratic breed, Angoras. Their home is as tasty and tidy as anyone could wish,-a model, in fact. Their location was at St. Paul street when the writer was there in the summer of 1901.

THE ONLY CHILD OF LEONARD AND HATTIE SEATON.

FLORENCE C. SEATON, the only child of Leonard, Jr., and Hattie (Bates) Seaton, was born in Henderson, New York, in 1856. She was a bright, vivacious, happy girl, the particular chum of my sister, Clara Jennie Seaton. They were in the same classes at school, and jointly won a prize as the best spellers in the school, or county, neither having missed a word in spelling during the

term.

In the course of time she married Doctor W. G. Terry, a practicing physician of Henderson, where we visited them for a short time in 1901, making the acquaintance of the rest of the family at that time.

Mrs. Terry was an active member of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, having been the secretary of the society until her health failed. She was also a member of the Eastern Star Lodge and the Grange, as well as of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and of the Universalist Church of Henderson.

Doctor and Mrs. Terry have raised two bright, interesting children, now grown to manhood and womanhood. Richard Seaton Terry, the elder, is a full-fledged lawyer, having graduated from the Albany (New York) Law School, and Hattie, "the married baby," as her mother fondly spoke of her, has joined her fortunes

with Professor J. Aiken Montague to found a home of their own, and is the happy mother of a son and heir, Terry Seaton Montague, born August 7, 1905, at Henderson, New York. Professor Montague is probably a cousin of the writer's room-mate at Union Academy, David A. Montague, and of Harrison Montague, who swung the birch over us in the Henderson school in the days of our callow youth, and still once more, of Joel Montague, who was the last teacher in the Old North School House while we attended that venerable institution.

Professor Montague was principal of the village school at Henderson in 1901, while we were there.

Mrs. Terry was a great sufferer from something like neuralgia during the closing years of her life. She died at the family home in Henderson, New York, on June 21, 1902, mourned by all who knew her. Mrs. C. L. Boyce was a constant attendant upon Mrs. Terry in her last illness. No daughter could have done more for a mother.

We are reminded that "Death loves a shining mark," and Mrs. Terry will be sadly missed in her home village, where she was always prominent in social, literary, and religious work. She was a fine elocutionist and was always ready to give her services in helping and training others to help in church and other entertainments.

Her funeral was held in the Universalist Church, of which she was an active working member, Rev. George Adams officiating. The interment was at the Evergreen Cemetery.

THE CHILDREN OF SAMUEL G. AND ELLEN (GRAHAM) SEATON.

Fred Albert Seaton was born at Kingston, Wisconsin, November 22, 1857. He was married to Mary E. Kellog, and they have three children: Florence, Blanch, and Hazel. Their home is in or near Chicago, Illinois.

MARY SEATON, daughter of Samuel G., was born at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, December 11, 1862, and married to Myron S. Kellog, by whom she has two children, Leorard Seaton Kellog and Florence Kellog, both of whom are unmarried, I believe.

FANNIE SEATON was first made acquainted with the other members of the family at Kingston, Wisconsin, on March 1, 1866. She was later married to Frank A. Mower, and has presented her husband with one child, Annie Louise Mower.

JANE SEATON was born September 12, 1868, at Kingston, Wisconsin. She married William F. Brabrook, Jr. They have one child, a son, whose name is Ralph Seaton Pope Brabrook.

ELLEN GRAHAM SEATON, born August 13, 1870, at Kingston, Wisconsin, married Cyril Larkin Coussens. They have no children, so far as we know.

LOUISE SEATON was born at Chicago, Illinois, on May 11, 1873, and married Fred Osborne Munn when she had finished her education in school and in the home. They have one heir, whose name is Robert Osborne Munn.

CHAPTER XXXI.

THE ONLY CHILD OF CHAUNCEY E. AND SARAH E. (GRANNIS) SEATON,

JULIA SEATON, only daughter of Chauncey E. and Sarah E. Seaton, was born on May 11, 1868, at Owatonna, Minnesota. On account of the well-known modesty of her father we have no account of her early life, though the proud parents of a first-born child are not usually chary of their praises of their treasure. But, from the nature of the case, we feel sure she had everything that could add to her happiness, including a liberal education. No home, however, can be made so attractive to young people that they do not, after a while, want one of their own, and this case was no exception to the general rule. So Julia Seaton gave her heart and hand into the keeping of Mr. Albert Walter Frost. The ceremony that made them husband and wife was performed by the Reverend George C. Tanner, of Faribault, Minnesota, at No. 3360 Calumet avenue, Chicago, Illinois, at the home of the happy bride's. parents, on the last day of the year 1890.

THE ONLY CHILD OF AMBROSE B. AND AMELIA F. (SELFRIDGE)

SEATON.

CHAUNCEY CHARLES, or CHARLES CHAUNCEY, SEATON, the only child of Ambrose B. and Amelia F. Seaton, was born October 16, 1881, at Marshalltown, Iowa, but was spared to his loving parents: less than one short year, dying on the third of July of the year following that in which he was born, and in the same city.

Inscrutable are the ways of Providence, and past finding out, that this little rosebud should have been taken from his doting parents just as he began to twine the tendrils of his love about their hearts. They could have supplied his every want and educated him to fill an honored and useful place in the world, dispensing love and comfort to the needy of his abundance; while