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278. Elisha Seymour
278. ELISHA8 SEYMOUR (Edmund7, Elisha6, Elisha5, John4, John3, John2, Richard1), born at Skaneateles, N.Y., 27 Sept. 1823, died at St. Louis, Mo., 26 July 1902; married 2 Oct. 1844, POLLY ANN WHITMAN, born at Fairfield, Herkimer Co., N.Y., 14 Jan. 1824, daughter of Rev. John I. and Maria (Eaton).
He was a hotel keeper.
| Children: | |||
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| i. | Ivers W.9, b. 31 Oct. 1846; d. 25 July 1847. | ||
| ii. | Lloyd D., b. 29 July 1848; d. 21 May 1849. | ||
| iii. | Otto Lynn, b. at Manheim, N.Y., 1 Aug. 1852; d. 26 Sept. 1888; m. 28 Apr. 1874, Sarah J. Fletcher. Children: | ||
| I. | Ralph Fletcher10, b. at Milan, 111., 18 Mar. 1876; m. at Chicago, 111., 1 Jan. 1902, Harriet Engle Brown, b. at Defiance, Ohio, 18 June 1873, dau. of Frank G. and Katherine (Oliver). Children: | ||
| (1) | Ralph Fletcher11, b. at Evanston, 111., 28 Mar. 1904. | ||
| (2) | Serena, b. 24 Jan. 1906. | ||
| II. | Frederick Otto, b. at La Porte, Ind., 12 Sept. 1880; m. at La Porte, 31 July 1907, Elizabeth Arneda Doolittle, b. at Wanatah, Ind., 11 June 1880, dau. of Andrew Jackson and Eveline (Pike). Children: | ||
| (1) | Robert Turnbulln, b. 12 Aug. 1908. | ||
| (2) | Elizabeth Evelyn, b. 27 Sept. 1910. | ||
| (3) | Ruth, b. 11 Apr. 1915; d. ae. 15 mos. | ||
| III. | Laura, b. at La Porte, 3 Apr. 1882; m. at La Porte, 17 Oct. 1906, William Taylor, b. at Youngstown, Ohio, 12 Feb. 1880, s. of W. E. and Mary (Holly). Children: | ||
| (1) | Sarah Jane11, b. 23 Oct. 1907. | ||
| (2) | Julia Louise, b. 12 Sept. 1911. | ||
| iv. | Lilie M., b. 16 Sept. 1854; m. 19 Sept. 1876, Payton R. Keim of Marshalltown, Iowa. | ||
| v. | Annie, b. 4 Nov. 1863; res. Chicago, 111. | ||
RALPH FLETCHER10 SEYMOUR (1876- ) was educated at La Porte High School; studied architecture and figure at Cincinnati Art Academy; in Europe and Italy, 1903, 1913 and 1927; newspaper artist, 1898–9; publisher, Chicago, since 1899, designing type, borders, initials, etc., and issuing numerous fine editions of classics of English and foreign literature, privately printed. Instructor in composition and illustration, Art Institute of Chicago, 1907–17; etcher. Member and officer of Chicago Etchers Society, exhibiting his work at all general exhibitions. His etchings are in the permanent collections of the Sorbonne, Paris, Art Institute of Chicago, National Arts Club, Washington, and New York Public Library. He is secretary of the Chicago Indian Rights Association. He was twice awarded the Hoosier Art Salon prize for etchings, also the Chicago Etchers Society prize for etching. He is author of Across the Gulf. Club: Cliff Dwellers.
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