Seeley Urias (1846 - 1897)

Born 1846 in Lorain, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ann Shea — married 2 Jun 1875 in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

Died 7 Jan 1897 at about age 51 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Pvt Seeley Urias served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 10 Jul 1862
Mustered out: 12 Jun 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 103rd OVI Company H and 183rd OVI Company A

Pvt Seeley Urias was born in 1846 in Lorain, Ohio, United States, son of John Urias (1801–~1878) and Ann (Youry) Urias (1815– ).

In the 1860 census Seeley (age 14) was in Pittsfield, Lorain, Ohio.^[1]

Along with his half brother Hiram (Van Guilder) Vanguilder (1836-1864), he served in Company H, 103rd Ohio Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. Hiram was captured, sent to Andersonville, where he died of disease. Seeley was more fortunate. Once out of the army, he applied for a soldier's invalid pension, September 3, 1865, which was issued as Certificate #77301.

Seeley was shown in the 1870 U.S. Census for Penfield Twp., Lorain County, Ohio residing with J.E. Marshal, 31, farmer, and his wife and daughter, at 22 years of age, working as a farm laborer. In the 1870 census Seely (age 22), Farm Laborer, was in Penfield, Lorain, Ohio.^[2]

About 1875, before his first child was born, he married Anna, possibly nee Shea. ^[3] for Anna filed for a widow's pension based on his army service January 27, 1897. It was issued as Certificate #451235.^[4]

Seeley and Anna had three children: 1. May, born in May of 1877; 2. Constance, born in February 1879, and 3. John J., born in August of 1879, according to the 1900 U.S. Census.

In the 1880 census Ceale (age 34), Roofer, was the married head of household in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.^[5]

Anna died December 6, 1939, and is buried in Painesville, Ohio.

At the time of his death from paralysis he resided at 80 Hackman Street (now East 36th Street) in Cleveland. He was buried in a plot set aside for Civil War veterans in Section 72 at Woodland Cemetery, January 12, 1897.Seeley apparently had no headstone until his daughter, Constance (married name Kintz of 12607 Britton Drive in Cleveland) ordered one March 28, 1940. ^[6][7]

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Sources

1. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Pittsfield, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: M653_1001; Page: 114; Family History Library Film: 805001
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #41616612 (accessed 18 April 2023)
   Seeley Urias (14) in Pittsfield, Lorain, Ohio. Born in Ohio.
2. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Penfield, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: M593_1235; Page: 575A
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #37954938 (accessed 18 April 2023)
   Seely Urias (22), Farm Laborer, in Penfield, Lorain, Ohio. Born in Ohio.
3. ↑ Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973: Cuyahoga County Archive; Cleveland, Ohio; Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1810-1973; Volume: Vol 19-20; Page: 158; Year Range: 1875 Apr - 1877 Aug Ancestry Record 1876 #1379428 Marriage:

   Name:	Seely Urias
   Marriage Date:	2 Jun 1875
   Gender:	Male
   Spouse:	Anna Shea

4. ↑ U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934: The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288; Roll: 484 Ancestry Record 4654 #1711024 U.S., Civil War Pension Index:

   Name:	Seely Urias
   Gender:	Male
   Unit:	H. 103 Ohio Inf.; H. 8 V.r.c.
   Filing Date:	2 Sep 1865
   Filing Place:	Ohio, USA
   Relation to Head:	Soldier
   Spouse:	Anna Urias

5. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 1006; Page: 56B; Enumeration District: 018
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #17480383 (accessed 18 April 2023)
   Ceale Ryns (34), married, Roofer, head of household in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA. Born in Ohio.
6. ↑ Ohio, U.S., Soldier Grave Registrations, 1804-1958: Ancestry.com. Ohio, U.S., Soldier Grave Registrations, 1804-1958 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: Graves Registration Cards Collection, Ohio History Connection, Columbus, Ohio. Ancestry Record 61438 #271609 Death:

   Name:	Seeley Urias
   Birth Date:	1847
   Birth Place:	Ohio
   Enlistment Date:	10 Jul 1863
   Death Date:	7 Jan 1897
   Death Place:	Cleveland, Ohio
   Burial Date:	12 Jan 1897
   Burial Place:	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
   Cemetery:	Woodland
   Rank:	Private

7. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13386562/seeley-urias: accessed 18 April 2023), memorial page for Seeley Urias (1847–6 Jan 1897), Find A Grave: Memorial #13386562, citing Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Joyce (contributor 831). Death:

   Name:	Seeley Urias
   Birth Date:	1847
   Birth Place:	Lorain County, Ohio, USA
   Death Date:	6 Jan 1897
   Death Place:	Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
   Cemetery:	Woodland Cemetery
   Cemetery Address:	Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
   Plot:	Section: 72. Tier: 05. Grave: 07.