Pedigree of Brian L. Lightfoot Jira Joseph Seely

Lucius Alexander Seely
(1820-1896)

Sophia Huldah Buckman
(1824-1900)

Jira Joseph Seely
(1843-1883)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Emily America Arnspiger

Jira Joseph Seely ¹ ² ³

Born: 11 August 1843, Farmington, Sangamon, Illinois, United States ² ³
Marriage (1): Emily America Arnspiger on 22 October 1865 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States ¹
Died: 5 January 1883, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States at age 39 ³
Buried: After 5 January 1883, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States ³

bullet Burial Notes:

Plot: Block 13 Lot 38 Burial Space 1N
No visible marker

Find A Grave Memorial# 70724513

bullet Noted events in his life were:

1. 1870 US Census, 27 July 1870, Tualitan Precinct, Clackamas, Oregon, United States. ² 1870 US Census
Page 3, Family 1113, Roll 1285
Tualitan Precinct, Clackamas County, Oregon
J. Seely..26..IL..Teaching School
(Living with wife and 2 sons.)

2. 1880 US Census, 9 June 1880, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States. ¹ 1880 US Census
Page 375C, District 101, Family 151, Roll 1083
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
J. J. Seely..Self..37..IL..Lathe Sawyer
(Living with wife and 7 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 11 Aug 1843, then his age should have been 36 instead of 37.

Jira married Emily America Arnspiger, daughter of George Henry Arnspiger and Martha Lorinda Bell, on 22 October 1865 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.¹ (Emily America Arnspiger was born on 17 December 1847 in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States,¹ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ died on 10 January 1924 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States ⁶ and was buried after 10 January 1924 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States ⁶.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

2. 1880 US Census, 9 June 1880, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States. ¹ 1880 US Census
Page 375C, District 101, Family 151, Roll 1083
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
J. J. Seely..Self..37..IL..Lathe Sawyer
E. A. Seely..Wife..32..IL..Keeping House
G G. Seely..Son..13..OR..Attending School
S. S. Seely..Son..11..OR..Attending School
W. W. Seely..Son..9..OR..Attending School
A. A. Seely..Dau..7..OR
L. A. Seely..Son..6..OR
H. H. Seely..Son..3..OR
M. M. Seely..Dau..1..OR

bullet Marriage Notes:

Jira and Emily must have had a slight sense of humor when it came to naming their children. All of them except Lucius Alexander have duplicate initials. For example, George Gaston = "G. G.". The exception of Lucius Alexander was because he was named after Jira's father.
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1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, enumeration district (ED) 101, p. 375C, family 151, Jira Joseph Seely and Emily America Arnspiger; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 30 Apr 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1083.

2 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Tualitan Precinct, Clackamas County, Oregon, p. 3, dwelling 1126, family 1113, Jira Joseph Seely and Emily America Arnspiger; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 12 Oct 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1285.

3 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 30 Apr 2016), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70724513.

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, enumeration district (ED) 83, sheet 9A, dwelling 181, family 181, James Green Stephens and Emily America Arnspiger; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 12 Oct 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

5 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, enumeration district (ED) 228, sheet 17A, family 335, James Green Stephens and Emily America Arnspiger; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 7 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1287.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 2 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=45964246.

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Jira Joseph Seely ¹ ² ³