Sorilda Belle (Morford) Seaman (1845 - 1916)

Born 12 Apr 1845 in Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Alonzo Thomas Seaman — married 3 Mar 1864 in Mason, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Apr 1916 at age 70 in Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Sorilda Belle Morford was born on April 12, 1845.

The 1850 U.S. Census for Mason, Mason County, Kentucky, finds the following family: Isaac Morford, age 43, pattern maker, born PA; Mary Imogene Morford, age 19; James R. Morford, age 16, tobacconist; Adelia M. Morford, age 15; Eugene S. Morford, age 13; Arilda Bell Morford, age 4; John Robert Morford, age 3; Mary Ann Morford, age 69, born NJ. All the children were born in Kentucky.

Belle married Alonzo Seaman on March 3, 1864, in Mason County, Kentucky.

The 1870 U.S. Census for Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky, finds the following household: Alonzo Seaman, head, male, age 26, born KY; Bell Seaman, wife, female, age 25, born KY; William Seaman, male, age 4, born OH; Robert Seaman, male, age 1, born KY.

The 1880 U.S. Census for Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, finds the following family: Alonzo Seaman, male, age 37, occupied as a grocer, born PA, parents born in England; Belle Seaman, wife, age 35, born KY, parents born in PA; William Seaman, son, age 14, born KY; Robert Seaman, son, age 11, born KY; Jennie, daughter, age 9, born KY; Leslie, son, age 6, born KY; George, son, age 4, born KY, Carie, daughter, age five months, born KY.

The 1900 U.S. Census for the 1st Ward, Enumeration District 136, Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma, finds the following family: Alonzo Seaman', male, age 57, born June 1842 in PA, parents born England, married 36 years, baker; Bell Seaman, wife, age 55, born April 1845, 8 children born and 7 living, born KY, father born NJ, mother born PA; Jennie Seaman, daughter, age 28, born March 1872 in KY, single, schoolteacher; Carrie Seaman, daughter, age 17, born Nov 1882 in KY, single, in school; Grace Seaman, daughter, age 15, born Aug 1884 in KS, single, in school; Gladys Seaman, granddaughter, age 8, born Sept 1891, KY; Paul Seaman, grandson, age 6, born Feb 1894, KY.

The 1910 U.S. Census for Guthrie Ward 1, Logan County, Oklahoma, finds the following family: Alonzo Seaman, head, age 67, white, occupied as a baker in a bakery, born PA, father born PA, mother born England; Belle Seaman, wife, age 65, white, born KY, father born NJ, mother born, PA; Grace Seaman, daughter, age 24, white, born KS. Also listed is Elizabeth Derfunder (sp?), niece, age 18, seamstress, born KY.

Sorilda Belle Morford Seaman died on April 11, 1916. She is buried in Summit View Cemetery in Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma, with her husband.

Sources

• United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6WSS-WXM?cc=1401638&wc=95R4-JW5%3A1031325101%2C1032269701%2C1032269702 : 9 April 2016), Kentucky > Mason > Mason county > image 97 of 339; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F47H-VQN : 11 February 2018), Alonzo T. Seaman and Sorilda Belle Morford, 03 Mar 1864; citing , Mason, Kentucky, reference ; FHL microfilm 281,847.

• United States Census, 1870, , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWG-BRM : Tue Mar 05 08:55:37 UTC 2024), Entry for Alonzo Seaman and Bell Seaman, 1870.

• United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZ7-84R : 14 January 2022), Alonzo Seaman, Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

• United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6LKZ-MGQ?cc=1325221&wc=9B76-3TY%3A1030549701%2C1030658301%2C1031182201 : 5 August 2014), Oklahoma Territory > Logan > ED 136 Guthrie Township Guthrie City (east 5th) Ward 1 > image 58 of 103; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQ9-417 : accessed 18 March 2022), Alonzo Seaman, Guthrie Ward 1, Logan, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 122, sheet 14A, family 248, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1260; FHL microfilm 1,375,273.

• Find-A-Grave Memorial for Sorilda Belle Morford Seaman