Elizabeth Ann (Stracener) Seals (abt. 1824 - aft. 1880)

Born about 1824 in Alabama

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Died after 1880 after about age 56 in Arkansas

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Biography

Elizabeth Ann Stracener was b. ca. 1824 in AL, daughter of Michael Stracener and Elizabeth (Brashear) Stracener

She married Wilburn R Seale/Seals 7 Nov 1842 in St Clair County, AL^[1].

Her father, Michael Stracener named her in both a gift deed and in his will:

In the gift deed, "Elizabeth Seales wife of Wilborn Seals" and 6 of her siblings received equal shares of Michael's property located in St Clair Co, AL ^[2]

In Michael's will as his married daughter Elizabeth received an additional $50 (her brothers and unmarried sister received $100^[3]

She and Wilburn lived in St Clair county through 1880 after which they moved to Pike County AR and lived with his son William E Seals.

Timeline

1850 Federal Census, St Clair AL "Elizabeth A, age 26"^[4]
• 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 AL, Coosa Valley, p57, household #380, ^[5]
•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, St Clair AL, Kelly's Creek, dwelling 95, ^[6]
• "William R" Seales, age 49, born Alabama,
• "Elisabeth", age 46, born Alabama, cannot read or write
• "Elisabeth", age 17, born Alabama
• Jasper N, age 12, born Alabama
• William E, age 10, born Alabama
• Henry P, age 7, born Alabama
• Mary E, age 5, born Alabama

1880 Federal Census, St Clair AL, "Wilburn Ceils" Beat No. 12, p18, household #148,^[7]
• Wilburn "Ceils" age 59, born Alabama
• Elizabeth, age 58, born Alabama , both parents born Alabama
• Henry, age 14, born Alabama
• Mary, age 12, born Alabama

Death

Both Elizabeth and Wilburn are buried in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Newhope, Pike, AR but there is no information on the stones.^[8] Latest record found at this time is the census of 1880 in St Clair county AL, so death is later than that.

Sources

1. ↑ St. Clair, AL marriage records, 1819-1847, p.149
2. ↑ Gift deed of Michael Stracener, White co. AR, 18 Sep 1856, recorded in St. Clair, AL Deeds D:221:
3. ↑ Michael Stracener of Royal Tsp, White County, AR, filed 26 Jan 1855
4. ↑ "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.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch : 13 December 2017),
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch : 22 May 2014), Alabama > St. Clair > Precinct 12 > image 14 of 36; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch: 24 December 2015), Alabama > St Clair > Mundine > ED 119 > image 18 of 28; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
8. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 90262009, Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Newhope, Pike, AR. Cemetery record compiled in 1986