John Raymond Seymour b. 13 Jul 1879 Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States d. 29 May 1952 Ilion, Herkimer County, New York, United States

1879 - 1952 (72 years)

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Name	John Raymond Seymour [1, 2, 3]
Birth	13 Jul 1879	Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Gender	Male
Census	18 Jun 1880	Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States [4]
	1880 United States Federal Census
Census	22 Apr 1910	Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States [7]
	1910 U.S.
	According to Mary Kaune Seymour, the family was in Davenport while Ray attended The Palmer School of Chiropractic.
Occupation	22 Apr 1910	Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States [7]
	Filer at a government arsenal
	According to Mary Kaune Seymour, Ray worked nights at the arsenal while he attended school during the day.
Residence	22 Apr 1910	Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States [7]
	317 W. 16th Street
Census	1 Jun 1915	Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States [8]
	1915 New York State
	John and his family shared the house his father owned.
Occupation	1 Jun 1915	Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States [8]
	assembler
Residence	1 Jun 1915	Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States [8]
	Litchfield Street
Draft Registration Card	12 Sep 1918	Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States [2]
	World War I
Occupation	12 Sep 1918	Ilion, Herkimer County, New York, United States [2]
	Repairman at Remington Arms Company
Residence	12 Sep 1918	Ilion, Herkimer County, New York, United States [2]
	304 Litchfield Street
Census	1 Jan 1920	Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States [9]
	1920 Federal
Occupation	1 Jan 1920	Ilion, Herkimer County, New York, United States [9]
	assembler at Remington Arms
Residence	1 Jan 1920	Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States [9]
	304 Litchfield Street
Census	1 Apr 1930	Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States [10]
	United States
	Raymond Seymour, Head, M, 50, [b. Bet Apr 1879 and Apr 1880], New York, Married, Chiropractor (Own home), $18 real estate, first married age 21 Charlotte Seymour, Wife, F, 46, [b. Bet Apr 1883 and Apr 1884], New York, Married, first married age 18 Raymond Seymour, Son, M, 21, [b. Bet Apr 1908 and Apr 1909], New York, Single Kenneth Seymour, Son, M, 18, [b. Bet Apr 1911 and Apr 1912], New York, Single Clyde Oliver Seymour, Son, M, 13, [b. Bet Apr 1916 and Apr 1917], New York, Single
Occupation	1 Apr 1930	Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States [11]
	Chiropractor (Own home)
Residence	1 Apr 1930	Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States [12]
	306 Litchfield Street
Residence	8 Apr 1935	Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States [6]
Census	8 Apr 1940	Frankfort, Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States [6]
	1940 Federal
Occupation	8 Apr 1940	Frankfort, Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States [6]
	gun repairer in an arms factory
Residence	8 Apr 1940	Frankfort, Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States [6]
	304 Litchfield Street
Residence	1941	Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States [13]
	203 Litchfield Street
Alt. Birth	Between Apr 1946 and Apr 1947	New York [14]
Census	1 Apr 1950	Ilion, Herkimer County, New York, United States [15]
	Kenneth L. Seymour, Head, M, 38, [b. Bet Apr 1911 and Apr 1912], Iowa, Married, Assembler Guns (Guns Manufacturing) Mary C. Seymour, Wife, F, 36, [b. Bet Apr 1913 and Apr 1914], New York, Married Beverly A. Seymour, Daughter, F, 15, [b. Bet Apr 1934 and Apr 1935], New York, Single Loraine J. Seymour, Daughter, F, 14, [b. Bet Apr 1935 and Apr 1936], New York, Single Constance M. Seymour, Daughter, F, 12, [b. Bet Apr 1937 and Apr 1938], New York, Single Kenneth L. Seymour, Son, M, 10, [b. Bet Apr 1939 and Apr 1940], New York, Single Mary A. Seymour, Daughter, F, 6, [b. Bet Apr 1943 and Apr 1944], New York, Single John R. Seymour, Son, F, 3, [b. Bet Apr 1946 and Apr 1947], New York, Single
Name	John Seymour [6, 9]
Name	Ray Seymour [1, 16]
Name	Raymond Seymour [4, 17, 18]
Residence	1 Apr 1950	Ilion, Herkimer County, New York, United States [14]
	46 Maple Place
Family Search ID	L7Z9-PS8
Family Search Link	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7Z9-PS8
Death	29 May 1952	Ilion, Herkimer County, New York, United States [3, 5]
	Address: Ilion Hospital Ilion, New York
Burial	Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States [5]
	Address: Oak View Cemetery Frankfort, New York
Person ID	I162	Loomis Family
Last Modified	31 Jan 2025

Father	John Seymour, b. 18 Jun 1853, Baden, Prussia, Germany d. 23 Nov 1934, Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States (Age 81 years)
Mother	Adeline M. Lints, b. 9 Jul 1852, Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States d. 25 Mar 1915, Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States (Age 62 years)
Marriage	22 Feb 1873	, , New York, United States [19]
Family ID	F109	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Charlotte Hotaling, b. 1883, , , New York, United States d. Oct 1969, Wilmington, , New York, United States (Age 86 years)

Marriage Abt 1901 Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States [3]

Children

+	1. Donald Everett Seymour, b. 26 Mar 1906, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States d. 1978 (Age 71 years)
+	2. Raymond Eugene Seymour, b. 10 Dec 1908, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States d. 5 Sep 1998, Ambler, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 89 years)
+	3. Kenneth Leroy Seymour, b. 24 Feb 1912, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States d. 19 Nov 2003 (Age 91 years)
+	4. Clyde Oliver Seymour, b. 6 May 1916, Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York, United States d. 1999 (Age 82 years)

Family ID F42 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 11 Jan 2021

Event Map

	Birth - 13 Jul 1879 - Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States
	Census - 1880 United States Federal Census - 18 Jun 1880 - Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States
	Marriage - Abt 1901 - Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States
	Census - 1910 U.S. - 22 Apr 1910 - Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States
	Occupation - Filer at a government arsenal - 22 Apr 1910 - Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States
	Residence - 317 W. 16th Street - 22 Apr 1910 - Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States
	Census - 1915 New York State - 1 Jun 1915 - Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States
	Occupation - assembler - 1 Jun 1915 - Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States
	Residence - Litchfield Street - 1 Jun 1915 - Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States
	Draft Registration Card - World War I - 12 Sep 1918 - Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States
	Occupation - Repairman at Remington Arms Company - 12 Sep 1918 - Ilion, Herkimer County, New York, United States
	Residence - 304 Litchfield Street - 12 Sep 1918 - Ilion, Herkimer County, New York, United States
	Census - 1920 Federal - 1 Jan 1920 - Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States
	Occupation - assembler at Remington Arms - 1 Jan 1920 - Ilion, Herkimer County, New York, United States
	Residence - 304 Litchfield Street - 1 Jan 1920 - Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States
	Census - United States - 1 Apr 1930 - Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States
	Occupation - Chiropractor (Own home) - 1 Apr 1930 - Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States
	Residence - 306 Litchfield Street - 1 Apr 1930 - Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States
	Residence - 8 Apr 1935 - Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States
	Residence - 203 Litchfield Street - 1941 - Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States
	Alt. Birth - Between Apr 1946 and Apr 1947 - New York
	Census - 1 Apr 1950 - Ilion, Herkimer County, New York, United States
	Residence - 46 Maple Place - 1 Apr 1950 - Ilion, Herkimer County, New York, United States
	Death - Address: Ilion Hospital Ilion, New York - 29 May 1952 - Ilion, Herkimer County, New York, United States
	Burial - Address: Oak View Cemetery Frankfort, New York - - Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States

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Sources

[S28] Mary Kaune Seymour, Mary Kaune Seymour's Memories -- Legacy, (N.p.: Not published, 2000.), 20.
[S86] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry. http://www.ancestry.com : 02/26/2012.), 5 Oct 2013, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 Oct 2013), John Raymond Seymour, serial number 3839; Registration State: New York; Registration County: Herkimer; Roll: 1753739; Draft Board: 2.
[S29] New York., Newspaper: Unknown name, "John R. Seymour," 1952.
[S234] New York, Herkimer County, U.S., New York, Herkimer, County, Frankfort -- 1880 Census, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 1999), 5 Oct 2013, T9, roll 837, Town of Frankfort, enumeration district (ED) 024, p. 67B, dwelling 432, family 436.
[S139] Oak View Cemetery (Herkimer County, New York; Cemetery Street in Frankfort), Grave Markers: Oak View Cemetery (Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York), Seymour, John Raymond and Charlotte H. marker, personally read, 2013.
[S165] 1940 US Census, Ancestry.com, (1940 United States Federal Census. Digital image, Ancestry.com. https://ancestry.com; citing National Archives microfilm publication T627, roll m-t0627-02543.), Frankfort, Frankfort, Herkimer, New York, ED 22-7, Line 77, family 138, John Seymour.
[S235] Iowa, Davenport, U.S., Iowa, Davenport, Scott -- 1910 Census, (http://ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2006), T624, roll T624_423, Davenport, enumeration district (ED) 0140, sheet 58 (stamped), p. 11A, dwelling 183, family 254, John Seymour household, accessed 21 Jun 2015.
[S236] New York, Herkimer, New York, Herkimer, Frankfort -- 1915 New York State census, (Digital images. Ancestry.com. http://ancestry.com : 2012), Frankfort, p. 8, line 14, John Seymour household; (http://ancestry.com : accessed 21 Jun 2015); citing State population schedules, 1818. Albany, New York.
[S230] 1920 US Census, Ancestry.com, (1920 United States Federal Census. Digital image, Ancestry.com. https://ancestry.com; citing National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll T625_1243.), Frankfort Village, Frankfort Town, Herkimer, New York, ED 7, Page 21A, Line 44, dwelling 328, family 412, John Seymour.
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[S7] New York. Utica., Newspaper: Utica Observer-Dispatch (FultonHistory), "Weddings in the O-D parish: Seymour--Hollenbeck," 1941, p. Four; digital images.
[S504] 1950 US Census, Ancestry.com, (1950 United States Federal Census. Digital image, Ancestry.com. https://ancestry.com; citing National Archives NAID 43290879, roll 5268.), Ilion, Herkimer County, New York, Enumeration District: 22-25, Page 6, Line 30, dwelling 80.
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John Seymour

Frankfort— John Seymour, 81, died in his home, 304 Litchfield Street, Frankfort, last night, Nov. 23, 1934, after an illness of two months.

Born in Germany, June 18, 1853, he came to Frankfort at the age of 14 and had since resided in this village and vicinity. He married Adeline Lints Feb. 22, 1873. She died in 1915.

Mr. Seymour, a farmer, had been retired for 15 years. He attended the Methodist Church.

Surviving are four sons, Arthur, Herbert, Raymond, Frankfort, and Eugene, Albany; five grandchildren.

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