Seeley Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Seeley Family

1,563 Seeley records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

1,563Records in our database

1832Earliest birth

3Documented families

2Biographies

See the Seeley family trees →133 Seeley families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

1,563 Seeley records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Michigan (337 of 1,563)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Lyian Seeley, born 1832, Whiteside County, Illinois

Most common first names

Charles38 Mary35 James32 Robert32 George31 William31 John23 Dorothy17 Earl16 Harry15 Richard15 Alice14

Documented families

Seeley families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Seeley family of Henry CountyIowaStarts: Eli Seeley (b. 1812)Most recent: George Lincoln Seeley (b. 1865)

Family records from county histories (2)

William H. Seeley b. 1811O Brien County, IowaStarts: William H. Seeley (b. 1811), from Oneida County, New YorkMost recent: William H. Seeley William H. Seeley b. 1839O Brien County, IowaStarts: William H. Seeley & Mary Ann Loucks, from Buffalo, New YorkMost recent: Nettie Seeley, Hattie Seeley, Archie Seeley

The earliest Seeleys in the county histories

Jesse SeeleyBorn 1808Medina County, Ohio Eli SeeleyBorn 1812Henry County, Iowa Julius SeeleyBorn 1823, Yates CountyWashington County, Iowa James P. SeeleyBorn 1845Fillmore County, Nebraska H. H. SeeleyBorn 1846Atchison County, Missouri George Lincoln SeeleyBorn 1865, Harrison townshipHenry County, Iowa

Family trees from the public record

133 Seeley families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

8 Seeley death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

11 Seeley people in 9 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (2)

William Beeler SeeleyBorn 1862 · Henry County, Iowa George Lincoln SeeleyBorn 1865 · Henry County, Iowa

Done-for-you research

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Common questions

Seeley genealogy: FAQ

Where were Seeley ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 1,563 Seeley records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Michigan (337), then Ohio (256) and Wisconsin (205).

How far back does the Seeley family tree go?

The earliest Seeley birth in our database is 1832: Lyian Seeley, Whiteside County, Illinois. We have pieced together 133 Seeley family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Seeley family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Seeley family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.