John Morris Seay (1851 - 1923)

Born 8 Aug 1851 in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Virginia Roberta (Coley) Seay — married 17 Dec 1873 in Lynchberg, Virginia, United States

Husband of Mary Frances (Kelly) Seay — married 4 Jan 1898 in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 27 May 1923 at age 71 in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States

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Biography

John was born in 1851. He was the son of Andrew Jackson Seay and Mary Ann Wood.^[1] He married Virginia Robert Coley, daughter of Winston and Malinda Coley, in 1873.^[2] After Virginia died, he married Mary Frances O'Brien (nee Kelly) in 1898.^[3]

In 1880, John was working as a shoemaker.^[4] John became a police officer in the city of Lynchburg, prior to this photo of 1886. By the 1900 Census, he had attained the rank of Police Sergeant.^[5] Sometime prior to 1908, John became the Chief of Police of the City of Lynchburg, Virginia.^[6] He remained Chief of Police until at least January of 1920.^[7]

He died in 1923.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR7-PLXB : 16 August 2019), John Morris Leay, 27 May 1923; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond. - indexed incorrectly, should be Seay; see image
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRJ7-V7T : 29 January 2020), John Morris Seay, 1873.
3. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR32-NSG : 29 January 2020), John Morris Seay, 1898.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPP-3FQ : 16 July 2017), John M Seay, Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 52, sheet 306A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,359.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMJV-TF8 : accessed 22 September 2020), Jno M Seay, Lynchburg city Ward 2, Campbell, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 85, sheet 12B, family 223, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,734.
6. ↑ https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Kelly-21281
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJVM-7ZW : accessed 22 September 2020), John M Seay, Lynchburg Ward 2, Lynchburg (Independent City), Virginia, United States; citing ED 8, sheet 15B, line 79, family 331, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1896; FHL microfilm 1,821,896.
8. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR7-PLXB : 16 August 2019), John Morris Leay, 27 May 1923; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond. - indexed incorrectly, should be Seay; see image

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