1879 - 1958

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• Birth	26 Dec 1879	Odin,Marion Co. Il.   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Feb 1958	Custer Co. Miles City,Mt   [2]
  Buried	Abt 13 Mar 1958	Tacoma,Pierce County,Washington   [3]
  Person ID	I87821	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2003 00:00:00
  Father	Charles Wesley SEELYE, b. 24 Apr 1840, Westmoreland,Oneida County,New York
  Mother	Sarah Frances PARSONS, b. 13 Apr 1846, Portsmouth,Norfolk Co. Va.
  Family ID	F38279	Group Sheet
  Family	Mary Esther TIPTON, b. 12 Feb 1894, Hill City,Pennington County. Sd
  Married	24 Oct 1921	Deadwood,Lawrence Co. Sd.   [4]
  Children	> 1. Wesley Harrison SEELYE, b. 24 Aug 1922, Helena,Lewis & Clark Co. Mt. > 2. Mary Helen SEELYE, b. 12 Jan 1925, Helena,Lewis & Clark Co. Mt. > 3. Daniel Parsons SEELYE > 4. SEELYE
  Family ID	F38342	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Charles Parsons SEELYE b. 26-Dec-1879 Odin, Marion Co. IL. d. 21-Feb-1958 Custer Co. Miles City, MT m. 24-Oct-1921 Deadwood, Lawrence Co. SD Mary EstherTIPTON b. 12-Feb-1894 Hill City, Pennington Co. SD d. 7-Jan-1971 Eatonville,Pierce Co. WA. Charles Parsons Seelye, son of Charles and Sarah Frances (Parsons) Seelye, was born Dec.26, 1879 in Marion County, IL. Information priorstates Charles born, Dec 26.,1880 in Springfield, IL. Copy of 1880 Census:Marion County, IL. Page 157, June 7, 1880 Head of household: Charles WesleySeelye Head, Charles age 41 Farmer b, NY wife, Sarah,age 31, b, VA son, Frederick H, age 14, b, MIN son, George E, age 12, b, IL daughter, Libby V, age 10, b, IL daughter, Effie A, age 7, b, IL daughter, Annis M, age 5, b, IL daughter, Martha B, age 3, b, IL son, Charles P, age 6/12 b, IL 1880 US Census Census Place: Odin, Marion, Illinois Source: FHL Film 1254234 National Archives Film T9-0234 Page 157A Relation Sex Marr RaceAge Birthplace Charles SEELYE Self M M W 41 NY Sarah SEELYE Wife F M W 31 VA Frederick H.SEELYE Son M S W 14 MN George E. SEELYE Son M S W 12 IL Libby V. SEELYE Dau F S W 10 IL Effie A. SEELYE Dau F S W 7 IL Annie M. SEELYEDau F S W 5 IL Martha B. SEELYE Dau F S W 3 IL Charles P. SEELYE Son M S W5M IL Copy of birth record State of Illinois, Marion County. Unnamed male child born Dec. 26, 1879 Marion Co. Il. to: Sarah Frances (Parsons) and Charles W Seeley. Record indicates this was the Seventh (7) child born to this person. With This information it is safe to say Charles Parsons Seelye was this Child. Note the spelling of Seeley on the birth record and changed to Seelye on the Census report. He moved with the family to a homestead 5 miles east of Blunt in the Dakota Territory from IL. about 1883. On Nov. 8, 1917 heenlisted into the U.S. Army at Fort George Wright, WA. and by occupation a surveyor. The Meuse-Argonne offensive , of which he was a part of, was to be a47 day ordeal; one of the longest toughest battles ever endured by an American army. The fourth phase, under general Perishing- Black Jack and Douglas MacArthur, began Nov. 1, 1918. American infantry advanced behind a heavy barrage. Allied bombers plastered German supply and communication lines, ammunition dumps and moving columns. Three batteries on 14 inch gums pounded enemy rail line at the rear. By night fall the whole army moved forward. Then for thenext two days,it stormed across the Meuse. A week later the war was over and later became known as World War 1. On June 23, 1919 he was honorably discharged from Company B of the 23rd Engineers as a Corporal at Fort D.A. Russell, WY. with travel pay to Glasgow, MT. Two hundred thirty-one dollars and thirteencents in my pocket and still single-not bad - for all in a days work! On Oct. 24, 1921 he was married to Mary Esther (Tipton) Hale, born Feb. 12, 1894 at Hill City, SD in Deadwood, Lawrence Co, SD. To this union was born; Wesley Harrison Seelye ,Aug. 24, 1922 at Helena, MT Mary Helen Seelye, Jan. 12, 1925 in Helena, MT. Along with Mary Esther first child, Nola May Hale born at Ranch creek, MT. the family moved to Juneau, AK in 1926. Daniel Parsons Seelyewas born Dec. 20, 1926 at Juneau, AK : Audrey Joyce was born July 5, 1933 at Juneau, AK. He was divorced, 1937 from Mary Esther and sent to the Federal Prison at McNeill Island , WA. After his release from the Federal prison he returned to Forsyth, MT. He passed away at 5:30 P.M. Feb. 21, 1958 at the V.A. Hospital in Miles City, Custer Co. Mt. It has been said that his former wife said "if he likes it so well in Montana let them bury him there." At the request of the sons his body was taken to Tacoma, Pierce Co. WA. For burial at theMountain View Memorial Park Cemetery. (Veteran's

• Sources

  [S1372] #1491, 157. [S1373] #1492. [S1374] #1493. [S2118] #2033, Lawrence,Co. SD.