Henry Clemmons Seales (1869 - 1964)

Born 9 Jun 1869 in Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Goss) Seales — married 15 Dec 1894 in Clay Township, Howard, Arkansas, United States

Died 7 Dec 1964 at age 95 in Roaring Springs, Motley, Texas, United States

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Biography

Henry Clemmons Seales was born 9 Jun 1869 in Alabama^[1]. He was the son of James Seals and Mary Jenkins.

Henry, age 25 of Howard county, married Miss M E Goss [Mary Elizabeth Goss], age 20, 15 Dec 1894, Clay Twp, Howard County, Arkansas, USA. The license date was December 6.^[2]

Death

Henry died 7 Dec 1964 in Muleshoe, Bailey, Texas, in Green Memorial Hospital. Resident there for 18 years. Last address 224 East 5th Street. Son of "Jimmy Seales" and "Susan Jenkins"^[3]

He is buried in Roaring Springs Cemetery, Roaring Springs, Motley, Texas, USA. ^[4]

Timeline

1870:Federal Census, St Clair, Alabama, USA.^[5]
• James Seales, age 23, farmer, born Alabama
• Susan, age 23, born Alabama
• Charlotte, age 2, born Alabama
• Henry C, age 1, born Alabama
- James and Susan live adjacent to his brother Lewis A Seales.

1880: Federal Census, Blackwood Twp., Howard county, Arkansas.^[6]
• James "Seales" age 35, farmer, born Alabama, both parents born Alabama,
• Mary S, 34, born Alabama
• Charlotte L, 12, born Alabama
• Henry C, 10, born Alabama
• Logy Ann, 7, born Alabama
• Madison L, 3, born Arkansas
• Nealy, 1, born Arkansas

1900 Federal Census, Baker Clay & Mountain Twp, Howard, Arkansas, USA^[7]
Henry C Seals, born Jun 1869, age 30 Alabama
Mollie, born "Oct 1870," age 26, born Mississippi. married 5 years, 2 children, 2 living
Dela, born Oct 1895, Arkansas
Ola, born Nov 1898, age 1, born Arkansas

1906-1911. "H C Seales" and "M E Seales" had mortgage notes pair out over 6 years against property he held, S 1/2 of Southerly 1/4 of Sec 7, T6S of R28W, containing 80 acres or so.^[8]

1910 Federal Census, Clay, Howard, Arkansas, USA.^[9]
Henry C Seales, gae 40, married 14 years, born Alabama
Mary E, 37, 6 children, 6 living, born Mississippi, both parents born Alabama
Della V, 12, born Arkansas
Minnie O, 10, born Arkansas
Effie M, 8, born Arkansas
Eula D, 6, born Arkansas
Troy V, daughter, 4, born Arkansas
Artie M, daughter, 2, born Texas

1920 Federal Census, Justice Precinct 2, ED 56, Dickens, Texas, United States.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ death certificate data
2. ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6B19-FNB?cc=1417439&wc=QDM2-CSW%3A1589733447 : 18 March 2019), 004368493 > image 79 of 751; county offices, Arkansas.
3. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBB-QM4R?cc=1983324&wc=9TWP-SPD%3A263835801%2C284626501%2C284642501 : 22 July 2014), Death certificates > 1964 > Vol 149, certificates 074001-074500, Nov-Dec, Willacy-Bexar counties > image 197 of 515; State Registrar Office, Austin.
4. ↑ Headstone photo with contemporaneous dates at: Find a Grave, database and images accessed 07 May 2022), memorial page for Henry Clemmons Seales (9 Jun 1869–7 Dec 1964), Find A Grave: Memorial #126869766, citing Roaring Springs Cemetery, Roaring Springs, Motley County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Dave & Lee Burns (contributor 46802801) .
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch : 6 June 2019), Alabama > St. Clair > Precinct 12 > image 13 of 36; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch : 24 December 2015), Arkansas > Howard > Blackwood > ED 113 > image 16 of 17; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6WJW-QT1?cc=1325221&wc=9BWQ-DPX%3A1030551501%2C1032446701%2C1033443601 : 5 August 2014), Arkansas > Howard > ED 64 Baker, Clay & Mountain Townships > image 21 of 32; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ Howard county, Arkansas deed book 33:217
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RJ8-L5R?cc=1727033&wc=QZZQ-PB9%3A133642401%2C137813001%2C133653901%2C1589088856 : 24 June 2017), Arkansas > Howard > Clay > ED 22 > image 6 of 10; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRN8-776?cc=1488411&wc=QZJT-5T2%3A1037034201%2C1039819801%2C1037051101%2C1589332393 : 14 September 2019), Texas > Dickens > Justice Precinct 2 > ED 56 > image 12 of 15; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).