====== Gilbert Seymour ======

//Note: This information was supplied by Paul Carleton Seymour.//

GILBERT<sup>9</sup> SEYMOUR (//[[willet8|Willet]]//<sup>8</sup>,
//[[william7|William Jr.]]//<sup>7</sup>, //[[william6|William]]//<sup>6</sup>, 
//[[038.samuel|Samuel]]//<sup>5</sup>, //[[015.samuel|Samuel]]//<sup>4</sup>,
//[[006.Matthew|Matthew]]//<sup>3</sup>, //[[002.Thomas|Thomas]]//<sup>2</sup>,
//[[001.Richard|Richard]]//<sup>1</sup>), born 1839 in Thompkins, Delaware, NY, 
died 1896 in Thompkins, Delaware, NY.  Married Amanda (1841-1931 b: New Jersey).

^ Children (born in Thompkins, Delaware, NY): ^^
| Durwood | 1863 |
| R. Helena | 1865 |
| D. Mary | 1868 |
| W. Stanford | 1870 |
| [[clinton10|H. Clinton]] | 1872 |

**Gilbert Seymour (1839-1896) and Amanda Seymour (1841-1931)**

//The following information comes from the book 'Holt! T'Other Way' by L. C.
Wood.  GG Grandpa Gilbert Seymour is mentioned on page 222 in a section
about Cannonsville. That section says://

"Quite a bit of lumbering was done from this locality.  At Cannonsville was
the Gillete mill, the Huntington mill below the village, 21/2 miles farther
down was the old Kelseymill, and just below this mill was the "Fletch"
Palmer mill. Steersmen were: James Ostrom, James Lovelace, John Sprague,
Sherman Sutton, Israel Gillette, Henry and Steve Durfee, "Shep" Smith, James
Hunt, Johannas Frazier, of Kelsey, and John B. Kelsey. Caleb "Cal" Kelsey
was a steersman from Cannonsville who lived to the age of 104 years. He
rafted quite a bit on this section of the West Branch and in his younger
days walked home from trips down the river. "Squire" used a willow cane one
year to help him along on his long trek to the headwaters of the noted
rafting stream, and, after reaching home, stuck the willow cane into the
ground along the river on his farm. The cane took root, grew into a
struggling bush and finally spread out into a beautiful will tree. Thirty
years ago this tree was felled, it having grown to a diameter of seven feet,
and 18 cords of two-foot wood were cut from its trunk and branches. Alfred
Beers was another of the older steersmen from Cannonsville, as were Jacob
Hathaway and his son Samuel A.

**William Seymour was one of the pioneer lumbermen in this vicinity and one
of his sons, Willett, followed in his father's footsteps. Two of Willet's
sons, Ezekiel and Gilbert Seymour were steersmen. **Willet Seymour's eldest
son, Alonzo, went in business with him and the two rafted many thousands of
feet of timber down the river**."**

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Here's a photo of Gilbert's wife, my great-great grandma Amanda Seymour, who
was born in New Jersey, but I don't know her maiden name.  I learned of
Gilbert and Amanda via the Tompkins, NY 1880 census.  On which we see that
Gilbert listed himself as a farmer, but we know from the book excerpt that
he also was at least a part time lumberman as well.  You can also see that
Clinton's older brother, although 17, was listed as a full time farmer too.
It's also interesting to see a couple of families had recently arrived from
England.