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June 6, 1795. When old enough, in 1821, he went to sea, but the vessel in which he sailed was swallowed up by the insatiable ocean, and neither the ship nor he was ever heard of afterward.

ANDREW SEATON 3d died at three years and nine months old, having been born December 13, 1796, and died September 11, 1780.

MARY E. SEATON, the second daughter in the family, of the same name, was born at Hancock, December 9, 1798. She married Jesse Hawley, residing at Dunham, P. I., where he died, leaving one daughter. Second, Mary married Thomas R. Greenleaf, September 11, 1826, and lived at Salisbury, then at New Philadelphia, Ohio, where he died. Mary E. died at Lebanon, Missouri, May 3, 1873. Her children were: Elvira, Charles, and Andrew, born in Salisbury and died young. George Henry, born in Salisbury, November 5, 1833, was in the commission business in Chicago and in St. Louis for several years. He was also a banker for twenty years in Lebanon, Missouri. He married Eliza Harrison, and had three children.

As Mrs. Greenleaf, Mary had two children, George and Andrew Greenleaf. The family lived for a while in Mayslick, Mason county, Kentucky, where Mr. Greenleaf was a prosperous merchant. He visited relatives in Greenup, Kentucky, about 1840, since which time we have no mention of his family.

ANDREW SEATON, the second of that name in this family, was born August 18, 1800, and married Celinda Nabors. They had two children, Mary and Lucy. Andrew Seaton died in 1841, at Cleveland, Ohio. We have no further record of the children.

TYLER SEATON was born at Hancock, October 26, 1802. He was at New Orleans, Louisiana, and in Texas, but the last heard of him he was on Lake Ponchartrain, in Louisiana. It is supposed that he died of cholera in that State.

REED PAGE SEATON was born at Charlestown, Massachusetts, July 25, 1805, and died at Medina, Ohio, July 13, 1877. He married Frances Henrietta Abbott (who survived him), on November 27, 1834.

Their children were: James, born December 13, 1834, married Mary Wornack, and resides at Grayson, Carter county, Kentucky. Emma Ismenia, born April 1, 1839; married Nathan McClure, who died in Washington, leaving a son, who is a graduate of the Columbus (Ohio) Law School. Emma Ismenia married, second, Thomas H. Johnson, a resident of Medina, Ohio.

ISAAC BOWERS SEATON was born March 14, 1809. He lived in New Philadelphia, Ohio, from which place he moved to Fort Dodge, Iowa. He died August 21, 1866.

CHAPTER XLV.

THE CHILDREN OF GEORGE SEATON, SON OF KENNER.

CHARLES D. SEATON, son of George and grandson of Kenner, was born in Madison county, Kentucky, in October, 1803. He married Elizabeth Payne, in Jefferson county of the same State, in 1827. He is supposed to have continued to live in the State made famous by its beautiful women, fine horses, and good whisky, until in 1844, when he moved to Columbus, Adams county, Illinois, at which place he made his home up to the time of his death, on April 3d, 1872.

There were born to these good people eleven children, of whom only four were living in 1902. The names of the children were: 1. Apphia; 2. James Allen; 3. Jane; 4. George K.; 5. Sarah; 6. Mary Louise; 7. Lavina; 8. Herbert; 9. Maud. The names of the other two do not appear on our roster.

Charles D. Seaton was a Democrat in politics until his son, James Allen, was wounded by the Confederates while he was serving his country in the Union Army during the War of the Rebellion, after which time he was a staunch Republican during the rest of his days. When the rebels injured his son they touched the father in a tender place, and his sympathies were transferred from the Democrats to the Republicans. Not that it is to be understood that all Democrats were rebel sympathizers,-far from it, but many were. As General John A. Logan said: "I do not say all Democrats were rebels, but I do say that all rebels were Democrats."

ALLEN ROSE SEATON, brother to Charles D., was born April 28, 1808, in Jefferson county, Kentucky, where he was married to Sarah Pound, who was born there on August 7, 1811. She died at Hall, Morgan county, Indiana, January 31, 1884; and Allen died at the same place on September 6, 1895, at 80.

The children of Allen and Sarah Seaton were: John P.; George W.; Charles; Richard, who died at four and a half years old; James P.; Grafton W.; Mary Elizabeth; Sarah Jane; and Apphia M.

JOHN SIMPSON SEATON, the next son, was probably born in Kentucky. He qualified himself as a physician, and lived at Louisville, Kentucky, the last heard of him. He married Mary Kellar, and had one daughter. Both mother and daughter died soon after the birth of the latter, and John S. married Mary Hicks some time later. There were four children: Blanch; Crittenden; Curran; and Eliza, of whom we have no further mention. John S. died in Louisville, aged seventy-four years.

JESSE D. SEATON, the youngest of the family, married Lucinda Hill, a widow, whose maiden name was Crump. They are reported not to have been blessed with children. Jesse D. served his county for four years as Sheriff. He died in Louisville, Kentucky; and further than that deponent saith not, and history is as silent as the grave.

MARY (POLLY) SEATON married John Miller. Their children were: Sarah Miller, who lives in Louisville, Kentucky; Peter Galt Miller; Henry C. Miller; Emory; and Selden.

Mrs. Mary Miller is said to be interested in genealogy and to delight in discoursing on the subject. It was of her son Peter Galt Miller, that Rev. James A. Seaton wrote: "He is one of the best men alive."

From The Christian Companion, of Louisville, Kentucky, of June 28, 1905, we learn that he was president of Bridgeford & Company, manufacturers of stoves and ranges, having worked his way up from messenger-boy by diligence and integrity. He was a director in the Louisville Water Company, and held official positions in other important business enterprises. He was a faithful member, an elder in the Broadway Christian Church, a regular attendant and worker in the Sunday-school and prayermeeting. Although a busy man of affairs, he found time to do a great deal of preaching for churches within reach of Louisville.

He was unassuming and unpretentious in all that he did. He married Miss Kate Dodge, and the union was a most congenial and happy one. To this union five children were born. A little girl died many years ago; the other four, two young men and two young ladies, remain. We have not learned the names of the children, except that one daughter was Kate Galt Miller. portrait and biographical sketch of him were printed in the Christian Companion.

ELIZABETH SEATON married Thomas M. S. Reynolds. Their children were: Simpson; George; Theodore; and eight others, whose names have not been mentioned to us. The family moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, from Kentucky. The eldest son, Simpson Reynolds, was a lumber dealer at Seward, Nebraska, the last we heard of him.

SARAH SEATON, the youngest child in the family and the only living representative in 1903, was born March 3, 1828, in Jefferson county, Kentucky, and was married to John Ward Jean, on February 11, 1847, by Joseph A. Sweeney. Mr. Jean was born in Henry county, Kentucky, on April 10, 1821, and died January 16, 1897. He was a saddler and harness-maker by trade, and he cultivated some land. For the last twenty years before his death he followed farming only.

There were born to these good people eleven children, all of whom were born in or near Jeffersontown, Kentucky.

1. George Noel Jean was born April 8, 1848. He was married to Nettie Berkele November 7, -, by Elder Randolph. He learned his trade with his father, but when married he moved to Garrard county at the solicitation of his father-in-law, and engaged in farming; but after a few years he was appointed Government Storekeeper. He is now Deputy Internal Revenue Collector, and lives at Danville, Kentucky, but still owns his farm. There has been only one child raised by George and Nettie Jean, Dr. George William Jean, who was sent to the Philippine Islands as a Lieutenant Surgeon after that memorable first of May when Dewey surprised the whole world at Manila Bay. About one year in that climate, with the work he had to do, was too much for the

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