Generation No. 7
THOMAS BROWNFIELD SEATON (HIRAM PEGLEG, JAMES CARMICHAEL, FRANCIS, ELIZABETH "BETTY" KENNER, MARGARET ESKRIDGE, GEORGE) was born 19 Feb 1843 in Pennsylvania, and died 1920. Burial: Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Washington. He married (1) MINERVA (SALLY) ALDRIDGE 3 Jul 1877. She was born 19 Mar 1856 (alt:1855) in Pleasant Hill, Cass Co., Missouri (alt: Johnson County, Missouri), and died 7 Mar 1879 (alt. 28 Mar 1879) in Cass Co., Missouri. Burried in Reed Cemetery, Cass Co., Missouri. He married (2) MARY ELLEN LONGACRE 8 Feb 1880 in Cass Co., Missouri, daughter of JOHN LONGACRE and RUTH LONGACRE. She was born 7 May 1851 in Cass County, Missouri, and died 22 Nov 1900 in Washington.
Born in Pennsylvania, USA on 19 Feb 1843 to Hiram Seaton and Mary Fisher. Thomas Brownfield married Mary Ellen Longacre and had 6 children. Thomas Brownfield married Minerva Aldridge and had a child.
Notes for THOMAS BROWNFIELD SEATON:
"Thomas Seaton, downriver from Keller, would refuse service to anyone who drank alcohol or differed with him politically; he simply told them to 'Go back to Keller for your crossing'," wrote Ruth Kirk and Carmela Alexander in their book "Exploring Washington's Past: A Road Guide to History."
Ferries on the Columbia have a long history. In the early years of this century - before the Grand Coulee Dam drowned the stretch of river and created today's placid Franklin Roosevelt Lake in its place in the early 1940s - at least 16 little ferries operated on about a 50 mile stretch around the Keller route.
The ferries carried gold miners, white settlers and native Americans (from the sprawling Colville Indian Reservation which borders the Columbia's north shore) across the river. Some early ferry operators were quirky individuals and laws unto themselves.
Child of THOMAS SEATON and MINERVA ALDRIGE is:
i. CORA LEE SEATON, b. 29 Jan 1879, Cass Co., Missouri; d. Apr. 1977, Chelan, Chelan, Washington, age 98. Burial: Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Washington.
Born in Cass, Missouri, USA on 29 Jan 1879 to Thomas Brownfield Seaton and Minerva Aldridge.
Children of THOMAS SEATON and MARY LONGACRE are:
ii. BALIS SEATON, b. 16 Nov 1880, Cass County, Missouri; d. 1 Nov 1905, Spokane, Washington.
Born in Cass, Missouri, USA on 16 Nov 1880 to Thomas Brownfield Seaton and Mary Ellen Longacre.
iii. CLEVELAND SEATON, b. 22 Feb 1881; d. 5 Jan 1885.
Born in Cass, Missouri, USA on 22 Feb 1885 to Thomas Brownfield Seaton and Mary Ellen Longacre.
iv. BESSIE SEATON, b. 2 Mar 1882; d. 30 Mar 1970. Burial: Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Washington.
Born in Cass, Missouri, USA on 2 Mar 1882 to Thomas Brownfield Seaton and Mary Ellen Longacre. Bessie married Dumas.
v. HALLEY SEATON, b. 13 Oct 1883; d. 4 Jan 1887.
Born in Cass, Missouri, USA on 1884 to Thomas Brownfield Seaton and Mary Ellen Longacre.
vi. SAMUEL JONES SEATON, b. 19 Aug 1886, Kansas City, Missouri; d. 19 Apr 1971, Coulee Dam, Washington.
Born in Cass, Missouri, USA on 19 Aug 1886 to Thomas Brownfield Seaton and Mary Ellen Longacre. Sam Jones married Mary Bertossa.
vii. JOHN ELMER SEATON, b. 20 Jun 1888; d. 27 Jun 1933.
Born in Cass, Missouri, USA on 20 Jun 1888 to Thomas Brownfield Seaton and Mary Ellen Longacre.
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Generation No. 8
JOHN ELMER SEATON (THOMAS BROWNFIELD, HIRAM PEGLEG, JAMES CARMICHAEL, FRANCIS, ELIZABETH "BETTY" KENNER, MARGARET ESKRIDGE, GEORGE) was born 20 Jun 1888, and died 27 Jun 1933. He married EUNICE (unknown). Burial: Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Washington.
Notes for EUNICE:
Eunice was for many years a very rigid 3rd grade teacher, but considered in later years by her former students as one of the best. She would often discipline her students by wrapping them on the knuckles with her ruler, or pulling their hair (told to Charles Seaton as a very young boy by his mother Rene). Charles' mother kept him from being Eunice's student for these reasons.
Children of JOHN SEATON and EUNICE are:
i. MARY SEATON, b. 1912.
ii. FRANK SEATON, b. 25 Nov 1913, Soap Lake, Washington; d. 1974, Wenatchee, Washington.
iii. RUTH SEATON, b. 7 Sep 1915, d. 22 Sep 1965, Coulee Dam, Washington.
BESSIE SEATON (THOMAS BROWNFIELD, HIRAM PEGLEG, JAMES CARMICHAEL, FRANCIS, ELIZABETH "BETTY" KENNER, MARGARET ESKRIDGE, GEORGE) was born 2 Mar 1882. She married CHARLIE DUMAS 3 Jul 1905 in Davenport, Lincoln, Washington. She died 30 Mar 1970. Burial: Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Washington.
Notes for BESSIE SEATON:
Cared for her brother Sam's son Clair when he left home as a teenager. She retained many historic pictures which were given to Clair's son, Charlie via her daughter, Rhea.
Her obituary appears in the May 3 post in this blog.
Notes for CHARLIE DUMAS:
Namesake of Clair's son, Charles (Charlie) Seaton, born in 1946.
Children of BESSIE SEATON and CHARLIE DUMAS are:
i. RHEA DUMAS, b. 13 Apr 1906, d. 1 Feb 1997; married BUD COLEMAN.
ii. PETE DUMAS.
What an interesting amount of information. I am the grandson of Cora Seaton Rinker who, as you know, is the daughter of Tom and Minerva.
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