Frances (Freeman) Seeley of Genesee Co., MI

The death notice of Frances Seeley in the Flint Journal dated 21 March 1923, was found in the same column as a relative of mine. [Mrs. Seeley was not related to me]


Her parents were Chester & Ellen (Davis) Freeman and can be found on the 1880 census below:

1880 MI Bay, Bay City
Chester FREEMAN 58 NY Lawyer NOVA SCOTIA NY
Ellen O. FREEMAN Wife 55 NH At Home MA MA
Hellen O. FREEMAN Dau 30 NY At Home NY NH
Haydena E. FREEMAN Dau 20 NY At Home NY NH
P. May FREEMAN Dau 17 NY At Home NY NH
Isabell R. FREEMAN Dau 12 NY At Home NY NH

Marriage of Edward F. Seeyle & Frances C. Freeman can be found here.

1880 MI Genesee, Forest
Frank E. SEELY Self M W 27 MI Laborer OH MI
Frances C. SEELY Wife M W 27 NY Keeping House NY NY
Ella L. SEELY Dau S W 5 MI MI NY
May V. SEELY Dau S W 11M MI MI NY

Oldest daughter , Ella, married Willis Carr 10 April 1895 in Genesee Co., MI. Daughter May married Charles Lown on 20 November 1901 in Davison, Genesee Co., and daughter Eunice married Henry G. Dickinson on 6 Nov 1907.

Frances (Freeman) Seeyle's mother's obituary:

Index: SAGINAW COURIER HERALD
Tuesday, May 06, 1902 (7)

Name: FREEMAN, ELLO
Maiden Name: DAVIS
Spouse's Name: CHESTER H.
Child Of: JEREMIAH
Birth Date: 00/00/1825
Birth Place: TEMPLE, NH
Death Date: 05/00/1902
Miscellaneous
Misc: WIDOW/HUSBAND WAS BAY CO. PIONEER ATTY.

The death record of France's sister (Mrs. Stuart B. Warren):
Name: Magdelena S. Warren
Death date: 20 Jul 1884
Death place: Bay City, Bay, Michigan
Gender: Female
Age at death: 24 years
Estimated birth year: 1860
Birth place: Michigan
Father name: Chester H. Freeman
Mother name: Ellen Freeman
Occupation: Housewife
Film number: 2363673
Digital GS number: 4207813
Image number: 195
Reference number: p 77 rn 439
Collection: Michigan Deaths 1867-1897

The marriage record of another sister:
Groom name: Franklin B. Smith
Groom age: 38 years
Groom birth year: 1851
Groom birth place: Waterford, Oakland Co.
Bride name: Pendita M. Freeman
Bride age: 28 years
Bride birth year: 1861
Bride birth place: Bay City
Marriage date: 28 Aug 1889
Marriage place: Bay City, Bay, Michigan
Father of groom name: Dudley J. Smith
Mother of groom name: Martha Windiate
Father of bride name: Chester H. Freeman
Mother of bride name: Ellen O. Davis
Film number: 2342486
Frame number:
Digital GS number: 4207809
Image number: 96
Reference number: v 3 p 168 rn 1371
Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925

Obituary of Frances Seeyle's brother-in-law:
Index: SAGINAW COURIER HERALD
Sunday, November 28, 1915 (1)
Name: SMITH, F. BRUCE
Spouse's Name: MAY F. FREEMAN
Married: 00/00/1899
Spouse's Death: 06/26/1913
Child Of: DUDLEY J. & MARTHA
Birth Date: 08/27/1851
Birth Place: WATERFORD, OAKLAND CO., MI
Death Date: 11/28/1915
Death Place: SAGINAW, MI
Miscellaneous
Year Moved to US/Saginaw: TO SAGINAW 05/00/1861
Misc: BLIND /GRADUATED SAGINAW HIGH 1872/NEWSPAPERMAN/STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE DRIVEN BY ROBERT PETERS