Lewis A Seals (abt. 1847 - 1919)

Born about Sep 1847 in Alabama

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Descendants

Died 4 Jan 1919 at about age 71 in Polk county, AR

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Biography

Lewis A Seals/Seales was born Sep 1847 Alabama, ^[1] son of Wilburn R Seals and Elizabeth Ann Stracener

Lewis married Frances J Turner (“Fannie”) before 1867^[2]. Lewis was with his parents in St. Clair county, Alabama in 1850 and 1860, and with wife Frances in 1870.

Military

Confederate Cavalry: Lewis A enlisted in Co. C of Hardies battalion of cavalry reserves, probably when that unit was organized in June 1864, at age 17. ^[3] He was quite young but the regimental history states “There were about nine regiments and three battalions of reserves, composed for the most part of very young men, and they were organized principally for the defense of Mobile, AL, and the bay forts.”^[4]

Death

Lewis died 4 Jan 1919, in Pulaski, Arkansas^[5] bur. Daniel Cem. Wickes, Polk, Arkansas, ^[6] The cemetery records cite a death date of 4 Jan 1919, and describe the stone location as Section B, row 2.^[7]

Timeline

1850 Federal Census, St Clair Alabama "Elizabeth A, age 26"^[8]
• Wilburn R Seales, age 28, farmer, born Alabama, cannot read or write
• Elizabeth A, 26, born Alabama, cannot read or write
• Samuel V, 8, born Alabama
• James, 6, born Alabama
• Lewis A, 4, born Alabama
• Jonathan, 1, born Alabama

1860 Federal Census, St Clair Alabama, Coosa Valley, p57, household #380, ^[9]
•Wilburn Seal, 39, born Alabama
• Elizabeth, age 38, born Alabama, cannot read or write
• Samuel V B, age 17, born Alabama
• James, age 14, born Alabama
• Lewis A, age 12, born Alabama
• Elizabeth, age 7, born Alabama
• Jasper N, age 2, born Alabama

1870 Federal Census, pct 12, St Clair, Alabama, USA.^[10]
•Lewis A Seales, 23, farmer, born Alabama
• Frances, 25, born Alabama
• John E, 3, born Alabama -Lewis lived next door to his brother James.

1878: An announcement in the Shelby Sentinel noted that “Mr. L A Seales has moved to Arkansas,”^[11]

1880 he was recorded in Blackwood, Howard co. Arkansas census.^[12]
“Lewis A Seales, 32, farmer;
Fannie I, 35,
John E, 12;
Mary E,7;
William E, 3
- all born Alabama. Lewis' brother James is on the adjacent farm

1889 He received a Howard county land grant in 1889, in Sec.17, Twp 6S, R28W, adjacent to land owned by his brother James (see map above). ^[13]

1897 He sold this land 12 Oct 1897^[14]

By 1900 he was in Ozark, Polk co. Arkansas, widowed, living as a boarder. ^[15]

He operated a general store in Grannis, Polk, Arkansas. ^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ from census date, 1900. Headstone states b. 1844. In 1850 census he was 4 years old, 1860 he was 12, 1870 he was 23, and in 1880 he was 32, so all suggest the 1847 date as more likely than 1844.
2. ↑ Personal communication, Judy Hackworth, Arkadelphia, 2003
3. ↑ Forrest's Cavalry AND Gachet's Co., Cavalry AND Graves' Co., Cavalry AND Hardie's Battalion, Cavalry Reserves – index data only
4. ↑ [Source not located]
5. ↑ cause of death “Spanish influenza," date from Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950, vol 5, certificate 838
6. ↑ Headstone says “b. 1844, d. 1919" Find a Grave, database and images accessed 08 April 2022), memorial page for Lewis A. Seales (Sep 1844–1919), Find A Grave: Memorial #55389147, citing Daniel Cemetery, Wickes, Polk County, Arkansas, USA ; Maintained by Arkieologist (contributor 47246586) .
7. ↑ Personal communication from Judy Hackworth who visited the cemetery, to RHSeale MD|8 May 2001
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch: 12 April 2016), Elizabeth A Seals in household of William R Seals, St. Clair county, St. Clair, Alabama, United States; citing family 348, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch : 13 December 2017),
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6WQ3-3K?cc=1438024&wc=KGRV-SP8%3A518661001%2C519640901%2C519422201 : 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.).
11. ↑ The Shelby Sentinel, 17 Jan 1878, cited in Shelby Hist. Society Quarterly, Apr 2000 p14.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB8-Y4S?cc=1417683&wc=X4HR-6TL%3A1589394996%2C1589395588%2C1589395619%2C1589395012 : 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.)
13. ↑ BLM land grant index (34.256249,-93.9822875)
14. ↑ Howard, Arkansas Warranty deeds 33:357
15. ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Ozark, Polk, Arkansas; Roll: 72; Page: 22B;
16. ↑ Personal communication from Judy Hackworth to RHSeale MD| Aug 2000