Born in Flat Rock, Crawford, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Harvey Funk
and Lauretta (Johnson) Funk
Wife of
Clarence Albert Seaney
— married
25 Aug 1898 in Crawford, Illinois, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 82
in Crawford, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Jul 2011
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Biography
Alta was born in 1878. She was the daughter of Samuel Funk and Lauretta Johnson. [1]
In 1880 she was 2 and living with her parents, Samuel and Laura, in Illinois. [2]
Alta married Albert A Seaney on 25 August 1898 in Crawford, Illinois, United States.[3]
In 1900 Alta and Albert were living in Illinois. Alta's brother William was living with them. [4]
In 1910 they were living in Illinois with 2 sons: Albert Samuel and Virgil D. [5]
In 1920 the four of them were living in Illinois. [6]
In 1930 they were all still living in Illinois. Alta's father Samuel was living with them. [7]
In 1940 they were living in Illinois. Their son Bertie was living with them. [8]
In 1950 the 3 of them were still living together in Illinois. [9]
She passed in 1960.
Alta was buried in Seaney Cemetery, Flat Rock, Crawford County, Illinois. [10]
Sources
- ↑ "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V22K-RYC : 11 January 2020), Alta Jane Funk, 1878.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFDV-WQY : 13 January 2022), Alta Funk in household of Samuel Funk, Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q292-DVCX : 4 November 2017), Albert A Seaney and Alta Funk, 25 Aug 1898; citing , Crawford, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,310,116.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS7K-3W1 : 25 January 2022), Alta J Seaney in entry for Albert Seaney, 1900.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK8P-4GB : accessed 20 January 2023), Alta Seaney in household of Albert Seaney, Prairie, Crawford, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 31, sheet 6A, family 123, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 283; FHL microfilm 1,374,296.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJWV-MGS : 1 February 2021), Alta J Seaney in entry for Albert C Seaney, 1920.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSTY-4W1 : accessed 20 January 2023), Alta J Seaney in household of Burt Seaney, Honey Creek, Crawford, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 21, sheet 8A, line 15, family 183, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 509; FHL microfilm 2,340,244.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW4F-L29 : 8 January 2021), Alta Seaney in household of Bert Seaney, Honey Creek Township, Crawford, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 17-2, sheet 5B, line 41, family 96, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 791.
- ↑ 1950 census
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61336234/alta-jane-seaney: accessed 20 January 2023), memorial page for Alta Jane Funk Seaney (8 Jan 1878–14 Jan 1960), Find A Grave: Memorial #61336234, citing Seaney Cemetery, Flat Rock, Crawford County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Kathy Kuenstler Hursta (contributor 46990380).
See also:
- FamilySearch Person: MR85-SWZ
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