Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-11-03
JOSEPH X. SEA.IaN, WE'LL
KNOWN RESIDENT, DIES

/ UI whose serious illness was mad,
| in last weeks Democrat. died at
| his home here Thursday morning al
! about IL o'clock. His death came
after an eight days illness, prior to
which time, however, he had been
in noticeably failing health. H
had for some years suffered more
or less from heart trouble and
| asthma
Joseph Kelly Seaman was a de-
scendant of pioneer families of this
| locality. He was born Feb. 27,
1851, making him 81 years and
eight months of age at the time of
his death. He was son of the
late Jesse and Lucy Kelly Seaman
and was, we are informed, the old
est native male resident of McCon-
| nelsville His two brothers died III
early life-Harry Seaman at the age
of IL years, and Rufus at the age OF
three. He spent all of his life in
this place, with the exception of a
year or so spent in Philadelphia,
preceding his marriage to Evie Hol-
brook, which occurred Nov. 10,
1880. His wife died Sept 6, 1918.
They were the parents of four chill
dren-Nira, who is the wife of VIM.
III. Moore. near Wauchula, Fla. !:
Blanche, wife of John Bolen, Zanes-
vile, o.; Joseph Seaman, who is To-
Gated in Grand Rapids, Mich, and
+ Lawrence n. Seaman who has made
his home here with his father. Be-
sides the sons and daughters, Mr.
Seaman leaves four grandchildren
Elizabeth, Blanche and Eva Bolen
and John Allen Seaman. The de-
ceased, in his early life, while yet
. in school, learned the printing
trade The trade he followed, how
ever, for many years, was that of
tailor; and for a period of two years
he was engaged as the river bridge
tender For the last nine years he
was employed as janitor at the
court house, and up to the last
week of his life, was engaged III
looking after that work. He had
also during the last several years
helped considerably at odd times II
looking after the delivery of pur-
chases from the Dover grocery. III
early life Mr.. Seaman became a
member of the Presbyterian church
here. He continued in that faith
One of the outstanding habits of his
life, we are told, was his reading Of
the Bible-this he did regularly OF
nights, and on the last night, before
stricken with his fatal illness, he
engaged in this reading as had been
his custom for some time.
Funeral services were held at the
home of his relatives-the Kelly
home, Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock, and in the absence OF, Mr..
Seaman's pastor Rev. T. E. Leon
ard, were conducted by Rev. H. Ell.
Scott, pastor of the Methodist Epis-
copal church. Burial was not made
until Sunday afternoon at one
O'Clock, owing to the fact that the
son Joseph had not been able to get
here in time for the funeral SER
vices Saturday Two hymns were
read by the officiating minister, at
the funeral. Those serving as pail
bearers were Messrs. M. M. Rich
ardson, Jason Drury, James Chris
tie, George Lowell, Walter MORN
and John Dover. Burial was made
in the McConnelsville cemetery.
The daughter Mrs. Mira Moore
was not in attendance at the fu-
neral. The daughter Mrs. Blanche
Bolen was here during her fathers
last illness, and her two older
daughters joined her for the fu
neral, and Joseph Seaman and his
son John Allen came for the burial
service. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Brown of Rose Farm were also in
attendance at that service.