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-====== Willard Franklin Seymour ======
+Please see [[william_franklin|William Franklin Seymour]]
-WILLARD FRANKLIN<sup>8</sup> SEYMOUR, (//[[122.Constantine|Allen]]//<sup>7</sup>,
+Family lore says that this man's name was "Willard Franklin Seymour".
-//[[122.Constantine|Constantine]]//<sup>6</sup>, //[[061.Uriah|Uriah]]//<sup>5</sup>,
+In 1906 (4 years after his death), his grandson was named "Willard
-//[[020.John|John]]//<sup>4</sup>, //[[008.John|John]]//<sup>3</sup>,
+Franklin" (presumably in his honor).
-//[[003.John|John]]//<sup>2</sup>, //[[001.Richard|Richard]]//<sup>1</sup>),
-born 16 Feb 1836 in Oneida Co., N.Y.; married 27 Oct 1858 in Joliet, Will Co.,
-IL to [[:ryan:sarah_mary|Sarah Mary RYAN]]; d. 20 July 1902 in Lead, Lawrence
-Co., S.D.
-Notes for WILLARD FRANKLIN SEYMOUR:\\ Obituary Post & Record, Rochester, MN July
+However, recent research has revealed that his true full name was (and
-, 1902 Page 2, Column 3. One of the oldest settlers.\\
+always had been) "//William// Franklin Seymour".  It would seem that the
+family got it wrong - and the new name stuck.
-Obituary Post & Record - August 1, 1902, Page 5, Column 1. Received education at
+Here is a list of documents that show his name and how it was spelled.
-Hanover academy. Came to Minnesota territory in 1856 with his cousin, the first
+Note that there are seven documents created while he was alive that list
-Mrs. O.P. Whitcomb in Eyota, and bought a preemption in Orion township (NW 4
+his name as "William" - and //**none**// that list is as "Willard".
-Sec. 1, Orion Township). In 1858 went to Illinois and married Sarah Ryan. He
-brought his bride through Winona in a lumber wagon, heavily freighted with
-lumber, household goods and table provisions. Buried in Eyota Town Cemetery,
-later moved to Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester.\\
-He died at his daughter's house in Lead, South Dakota.\\
+The final clue against the "Willard" name is that he has a younger brother
+named "Willard".  This man was born when William was 12 years old.  He
+later moved to Minnesota and was living near his older brother in the
+census -- but then he died in 1871 at the age of 23.
-Had known Sarah from when he lived in Paris Hill, New York.\\
+^ Date ^ Name on document ^ Description of document ^
+| 1850 | **Wm**               | (census)    |
-More About WILLARD FRANKLIN SEYMOUR:\\ Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Rochester,
+| 1857 | Frank                | (Minnesota state census) |
-Olmsted County, Minnesota\\ Cause of Death: Struck with paralysis (stroke)\\
+| 1858 | **William Franklin** | (marriage) |
-Education: Hanover Academy\\
+| 1860 | Frank                | (census) |
+| 1863 | W F                  | (Civil War registration) |
-More About WILLARD SEYMOUR and SARAH RYAN:\\ Marriage: October 27, 1858, Joliet,
+| 1865 | W F                  | (Minnesota state census) |
-Illinois\\
+| 1870 | W F                  | (census) |
+| 1873 | **William F**        | (Mabel's birth registration) |
-^ Children: ^^^^
+| 1875 | **Wm F**             | (Minnesota state census) |
-| i. | Carrie Salome, b. 7 Sep 1859, Orion Twp, Olmsted Co, MN; d. 12 Jun 1936, Rochester, Olmsted Co, MN. |
+| 1878 | W F                  | (Land ownership map) |
-| ii. | [[Frank Allen]] |
+| 1880 | **William**          | (census) |
-| iii. | George Willard, b. 14 Aug 1863, Orion Twp, Olmsted Co, MN; d. 1 Jul 1864, Orion Twp, Olmsted Co, MN; bur. Oakwood Cemetery, Rochester, MN. |
+| 1885 | **William**          | (Minnesota state census) |
-| iv. | Lucy Mary, b. 11 Jan 1866, Orion Twp, Olmsted Co, MN; She resided, 1925, Lead, Lawrence Co, SD; d. 26 Feb 1927, Lead, Lawrence Co, SD. |
+| 1896 | W F                  | (Land ownership map) |
-| v. | William Marshall, b. 14 May 1869, Orion Twp, Olmsted Co, MN; d. 14 Jul 1869, Orion Twp, Olmsted Co, MN; bur. Oakwood Cemetery, Rochester, MN. |
+| 1900 | Franklin W           | (census) |
-| vi. | Emma Velona, b. 28 Oct 1870, Orion Twp, Olmsted Co, MN. She resided, 1925, Eyota, Olmsted Co, MN; d. 13 Nov 1952, Rochester, Olmsted Co, MN. |
+| 1902 | W. Franklin          | {headstone) |
-| vii. | Mabel Nellie, b. 9 Feb 1872, Orion Twp, Olmsted Co, MN. She died, 1958; bur. Oakwood Cemetery, Rochester, MN. |
+| 1902 | **Wm. Franklin**     | (obituary) |
-| viii. | Charles James, b. 9 Jul 1875, Orion Twp, Olmsted Co, MN. He resided, 1925, Great Falls, Cascade Co, MT; d. 2 Apr 1932, Great Falls, Cascade Co, MT. |
+| 1903 | W. Franklin          | (probate) |
-| ix. | Leon Potterton, b. 7 Jul 1879, Orion Twp, Olmsted Co, MN. He resided, 1925, Regina, Canada; d. 21 Nov 1951, Ladner, BC, Canada; bur. 24 Nov 1951, Ladner, B.C. Canada. (73) |
+^ These documents were all created after he died ^^^
+| 1939 | Willard Franklin     | "A History of the Seymour Family" p.211 |
-====== Pictures ======
+| 1951 | Willard Franklin     | (Leon Potterton's birth registry -- reported by sister, Velona France) |
+| 1958 | Willard              | (Mabel's obituary) |
-Click on a picture for a closer look...
+| ??? | Willard Franklin      | "Our Eyota Neighbors of Pioneer Days, 1850s-60s" by Edith Price Wright |
-| {{willard_franklin_seymour.jpg?300|Willard Franklin Seymour portrait}} | {{willard_and_sarah_1896.jpg?300|The family of Willard Franklin and Sarah Mary (Ryan) Seymour}} | {{:ryan:sarah_mary_ryan_seymour_portrait.jpg?300|Sarah Mary (Ryan) Seymour portrait}} |