James Seelig (abt. 1854 - abt. 1911)

Born about 11 Feb 1854 in Ross Co., Ohio, USA

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Descendants

Died about 1911 at about age 56 in Medina Co, Texas, USA [uncertain]

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Biography

James was born about 1853. He is the son of Joseph Seelig and Mary Palmer. ^[1]

1860 census -- Huntington Twnp., Ross Co., Ohio, USA

Joseph Seelig, age 38, male, , farmer, $1500 real estate, $500 personal property, born Ohio; Mary Seelig, age 25, female, , born Ohio; James Seelig, age 7, male, , born Ohio, attended school; Edward Seelig, age 4, male, , born Ohio; Ellen Seelig, age 4, female, , born Ohio; Lewis Seelig, age 1, male, , born Ohio.

1870 census - Huntington Twnp., Ross Co., Ohio, USA

Joseph Selig, age 49, male, white, farmer, $3000 real estate, $900 personal property, born Ohio; Mary Selig, age 35, female, white, keeping house, born Ohio; James Selig, age 16, male, white, works on farm, born Ohio, attended school; Edward Selig, age 14, male, white, works on farm, born Ohio, attended school; Ellen Selig, age 14, female, white, attending school, born Ohio, attended school; Louis Selig, age 11, male, white, works on farm, born Ohio, attended school; Georg Selig, age 9, male, white, works on farm, born Ohio, attended school; Fletcher Selig, age 7, male, white, attending school, born Ohio, attended school; Andrew Selig, age 5, male, white, attending school, born Ohio, attended school; Jane Selig, age 3, female, white, at home, born Ohio; Casper Selig, age 1, male, white, at home, born Ohio.

1880 census -- Lake Forest Twnp., Logan Co., Illinois, USA

Weslie F Gasaway, white, male, age 28, married, farming, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Mary Gasaway, white, female, age 23, married, keeping house, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Mertie M Gasaway, white, female, age 6, single, at school, born Illinois, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, attended school; James Seelig, white, male, age 26, labor, single, laborer, born Ohio, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Virginia; Charles Sitivers, white, male, age 22, labor, single, laborer, born Kentucky, father born Kentucky, mother born Kentucky

1900 census -- Eagle Pass, Maverick Co., Texas, USA

James Seelig, head, white, male, born Feb 1854, age 46, married 11 years, born Ohio, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania, carpenter, rent house; Barbra Seelig, wife, white, female, born Sept 1867, age 32, married 11 years, 6 children/5 living, born Mexico, father born Mexico, mother born Mexico, emigrated 1875; Mary Seelig, daughter, female, white, born Dec 1889, age 10, single, born Mexico, father born Ohio, mother born Mexico, emigrated 1890, at school, attended school; Adella Seelig, daughter, female, white, born July 1891, age 8, single, born Texas, father born Ohio, mother born Mexico, at school, attended school; Hester Seelig, son, male, white, born Jan 1895, age 5, single, born Texas, father born Ohio, mother born Mexico; Adaline Seelig, daughter, female, white, born Sept 1896, age 3, single, born Texas, father born Ohio, mother born Mexico; Maggie Seelig, daughter, female, white, born Aug 1899, age 9/12, single, born Texas, father born Ohio, mother born Mexico;

Sources

"United States Census, 1860," Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCLQ-V9T : accessed 21 June 2015), James Seelig in household of Joseph Seelig, Huntington Township, Ross, Ohio, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 47, household ID 339, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 805,031.

"United States Census, 1870," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6VY-54F : accessed 21 June 2015), James Selig in household of Joseph Selig, Ohio, United States; citing p. 42, family 309, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,762.

"United States Census, 1880," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXV6-9KF : accessed 21 June 2015), James Seelig in household of Weslie F Gasaway, Lake Fork, Logan, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .

"United States Census, 1900," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3PF-B1Z : accessed 21 June 2015), James Seelig in household of Dorotio Morales, Justice Precinct 1 Eagle Pass town, Maverick, Texas, United States; citing sheet 30A, family 598, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,657.

1. ↑ A source for this information is needed.