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Jira Joseph Seely
(1843-1883)
Emily America Arnspiger
(1847-1924)
Peter James den Otter
(Abt 1846-)
Marie Hengelveld
(Abt 1851-)
William Waters Seely
(1870-1947)
Marie den Otter
(1876-1962)
Zella Agness Seely
(1894-1976)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Harold Simpson

2. Howard Bickford Oakleaf

Zella Agness Seely 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 3 June 1894, , Multnomah County, OR 1 2 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Harold Simpson in 1911 1 2
  • Marriage (2): Howard Bickford Oakleaf on 18 March 1952 1
  • Died: March 1976, Vancouver, WA at age 81 1
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Portland, OR on 4 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 86, Dwelling 196, Family 200
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Precinct 53; Ward 11; Oatman Street; house rented
Zella Seeley..Daughter..June 1894..5..OR
(Living with parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Portland, OR on 13 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 182, Dwelling 293, Family 299, Roll 1503
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, Precinct 285
136 Bryant; Home owned, with mortgage
Zella Agnes Simpson..Wife..25..OR
(Living with husband and adopted son.)
.

• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Seaside, OR on 4 April 1930. 4

1930 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 35, Dwelling 83, Family 84, Roll 1941
Seaside, Clatsop County, Oregon
311 2nd Street; Home owned, $10,000
Zella A. Simpson..Daughter..35..OR..Divorced, Married at age 17
(Divorced and living with her son at the home of her parents.)
.


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Zella married Harold Simpson, son of Edwin Simpson and Lucinda, in 1911.1 2 The marriage ended in divorce. (Harold Simpson was born in March 1887 in Oregon 1 2 and died after 1 January 1920.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Portland, OR on 13 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 182, Dwelling 293, Family 299, Roll 1503
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, Precinct 285
136 Bryant; Home owned, with mortgage
Harold Simpson..Head..32..OR..Machinist, Iron works
Zella Agnes Simpson..Wife..25..OR
Stanley V. Simpson..Son..6m..WA
.

• Harold Simpson and Zella Agness Seely were divorced before 1930.


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Zella next married Howard Bickford Oakleaf on 18 March 1952.1 (Howard Bickford Oakleaf was born on 25 March 1887 1 and died on 4 November 1970 in Seaside, OR 1.)


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Sources


1 F. L. Beller, "Ancestry of A. Helen Seely," database(http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=seely-1-7 : accessed 12 Oct 2009).

2 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, enumeration district (ED) 182, sheet 13A, dwelling 293, family 299, Harold Simpson and Zella Agness Seely; index and images (accessed 27 Mar 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1503.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, enumeration district (ED) 86, sheet 10B, dwelling 196, family 200, William Waters Seely and Marie Den Otter; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Oct 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Seaside, Clatsop County, Oregon, enumeration district (ED) 35, sheet 3A, dwelling 83, family 84, William Waters Seely and Marie den Otter; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 Sep 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1941.


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