Husband: Christopher Seese, Sr.
Also known as: Christopher Cease 1
Born: ca 1794 2
Died: Mar-20-1882 in Tyler Co, WV
Buried: (unmarked) in Sees Family Cemetery, Stringtown, Tyler Co, WV 3
Census: 1850 in Tyler Co, (W)VA
Military: War of 1812 (Virginia Militia, Capt. Gabriel T. Wilkinson's Company) 4
Father: Michael Seese
Mother: Civilla ___
Other spouse 2
Wife: Rachel Tucker
Also known as: Rachael Tucker 1
Marriage Bond: Apr- 6-1815 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 1
Married: Apr- -1815 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 1
Born: ca 1794 in Virginia 2
Died: 1853 5
Buried: in Sees Family Cemetery, Stringtown, Tyler Co, WV 3 (see note 1)
Father: Josiah Tucker
M Child 1: Christopher Seese, Jr. Born: Feb- -1829 6 Census: 1880, 1900, 1910 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1850 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Wife: Dorcus Stackpole b. ca 1830 d. Jan-28-1889
M Child 2: Eugenius Jacob Sees Census name: Eugenis Sees Born: May-23-1834 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 3,2,7 Died: Mar-11-1921 in Wirt Co, WV 3 Buried: in Rockhold Cemetery, near Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV 3 Census: 1850 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Wife: Christena Davis b. Jan-14-1831 d. Jan-27-1895 Also known as: Christiana Davis Marriage license: Jul- 3-1854 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 8 Married: Jul- -1854 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 7
M Child 3: Jonas Sees Census name: Jones Sees Born: ca 1838 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2 (see note 2) Died: May- 1-1879 in Tyler Co, WV Census: 1870 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 9 Wife: Temperance Mayfield b. Oct- 2-1835 d. Mar-20-1910 Married: Jun-15-1854
Sources: (1) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (2) 1850 Census, Tyler County, (W)VA. (3) Findagrave.com. (4) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (5) Headstone (year only) (6) 1900 Census, Tyler County, WV. (7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Leuzena (?) Sees, 20, son of Christopher Sees; and Christena Ash, 22, dau of Robert Davis. Residence Doddridge County. Marriage license issued July 3 1854. (NOTE: It is assumed that the marriage itself took place on or shortly after this date.), MR p. 9 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11789575&Type=Marriage. (9) 1860 Census, Tyler County, (W)VA. Event Notes Note (1) Marker is a rock carved "R. S. 1853" There is no marker for her husband Christopher, although family documents indicate that he is buried next to his first wife Rachel. Note (2) Age 12 in 1850 Census would put birth in about 1838, while age 24 in 1860 Census puts it at abot 1836. Age at death calculates to a birth date of Aug-11-1839