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Jira Joseph Seely
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Jira Joseph Seely 1 2 3 4 5
- Born: 11 August 1843, Farmington, IL 2 4 5
- Marriage (1): Emily America Arnspiger on 22 October 1865 in Portland, OR 1 2 3
- Died: 5 January 1883, Portland, OR at age 39 2 5
- Buried: After 5 January 1883, Portland, OR 5
 Burial Notes:
Plot: Block 13 Lot 38 Burial Space 1N
No visible marker
Find A Grave Memorial# 70724513
Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Tualitan Precinct, Clackamas County, OR on 27 July 1870. 4
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.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Portland, OR on 9 June 1880. 3
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.
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Jira married Emily America Arnspiger, daughter of George Henry Arnspiger and Martha Lorinda Bell, on 22 October 1865 in Portland, OR.1 2 3 (Emily America Arnspiger was born on 17 December 1847 in Quincy, IL,2 3 6 7 8 9 10 died on 10 January 1924 in Portland, OR 1 2 7 10 and was buried after 10 January 1924 in Portland, OR 10.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Tualitan Precinct, Clackamas County, OR on 27 July 1870. 4
1870 US Census
Page 3, Family 1113, Roll 1285
Tualitan Precinct, Clackamas County, Oregon
J. Seely..26..IL..Teaching School
America Seely..23..IL..Keeping House
George Seely..3..OR
Seth Seely..2..OR
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Portland, OR on 9 June 1880. 3
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
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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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Sources
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Jo Arnspiger, "Descendents of George Heinrich Ernstberger" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jarnspiger; Updated: 2005-02-07 02:45:02 UTC (Mon)).
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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).
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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; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 Apr 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1083.
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1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Tualitan Precinct, Clackamas County, Oregon, p. 3, dwelling 1126, family 1113, Jira Joseph Seely and Emily America Arnspiger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Oct 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1285.
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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.
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Deb Ernspiker-Woodrow Prather, "Deb's Family and her Connections" (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/o/o/Deb-Woodrow/index.html; Updated September 5, 2000), http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/o/o/Deb-Woodrow/GENE4-0004.html.
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Roger Lee Roberson, Jr., "Roberson-Tyner Family Tree" (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/o/b/Roger-L-Roberson-Jr/index.html; Updated June 22, 2003).
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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; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Oct 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.
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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; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1287.
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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.