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     Deborah Scranton was born on 3 December 1697 at East Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA. She was the daughter of John Scranton and Elizabeth Bishop. Deborah Scranton died on 6 November 1749 at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA, at age 51.¹

     Ebenezer Scranton was born on 16 March 1695 at New Haven, New Haven County, CT, USA.¹ He was the son of John Scranton and Elizabeth Bishop. Ebenezer Scranton died on 6 October 1774 at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA, at age 79.¹

     Elizabeth Scranton was born on 4 November 1692 at East Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA. She was the daughter of John Scranton and Elizabeth Bishop.

     John Scranton was born in 1641 at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA. He married Mary Seward on 12 March 1674 at Guilford, New Haven County, CT.¹ John Scranton married Mercy Johnson, daughter of William Johnson and Elizabeth Bushnell, in 1688 at New Haven, New Haven County, CT, USA.¹ He married Elizabeth Bishop at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, on 16 December 1691. John Scranton died on 2 September 1703 at Guilford, New Haven County, CT.¹

     Mercy Scranton was born in 1688 at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA.¹ She was the daughter of John Scranton and Mercy Johnson.

     Mary Seabury was born in 1832 at NY, USA. Age 37 at death. She married James Lansing Cady at NY on 3 December 1856. Mary Seabury died on 1 February 1869 at Waterville, Oneida County, NY, USA.¹

     She married Keith David Denslow at VA, USA, on 20 May 1978.

     Flora Genevieve Seay was born in April 1858 at IN, USA. Birth date from 1900 census. She was the daughter of John Hillery Seay and Mary Jane Kidwell. She married William Louis Brown at IN in 1876. Married 24 years at the 1900 census.. Flora Genevieve Seay died in 1932 at IN.

     Frances (Fannie) Seay was born in 1865 at IN, USA. She was the daughter of John Hillery Seay and Mary Jane Kidwell.

     Frank (Frankie) Seay was born in 1870 at IN, USA. He was the son of John Hillery Seay and Mary Jane Kidwell.

     John Hillery Seay was born on 23 February 1835 at Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN, USA. He married Mary Jane Kidwell on 19 August 1855 at Daviess County, IN, USA. John Hillery Seay died on 18 May 1923 at age 88.

     Walter F. Seay was born in 1856 at IN, USA. He was the son of John Hillery Seay and Mary Jane Kidwell.

     Clayton Secord was born circa 1865. He married Susan Baker at NY, USA, circa 1890.

     Eliza Betsey Secord was born in 1838 at NY, USA. She married Abraham Swick Dean, son of William Dean and Margaret Swick, at NY. Eliza Betsey Secord died on 22 December 1907 at NY.

     Myrtle Marcene Seekings was born on 21 January 1888 at Ellington Twp, Tuscola County, MI, USA. She married Calvin Francis Hendrick, son of Orson Albert Hendrick and Frances (Fannie) Grace Downing, on 5 November 1906 at MI, USA.

     Myrtle had a second marriage to Herbert C. Spaulding, born about 1877.

     Cora M. Seel was born on 8 January 1889 at Bainbridge, Berrien County, MI, USA. She was the daughter of William Frederick Seel and Lucinda Arney.

     Hazel A. Seel was born on 9 July 1893 at Bainbridge, Berrien County, MI, USA. 1900 census. She was the daughter of William Frederick Seel and Lucinda Arney.

     Stella B. Seel was born in July 1890 at Bainbridge, Berrien County, MI, USA. 1900 census. She was the daughter of William Frederick Seel and Lucinda Arney.

     William Frederick Seel was born on 13 September 1863 at Berrien County, MI, USA. Death Certificate.¹ He married Lucinda Arney on 9 March 1887 at Bainbridge, Berrien County, MI, USA. William Frederick Seel appeared on the census of 1900 at Benton Harbor, Berrien County, MI, USA. The census lists the family as: William Seel, Sep 1863, widower, born MI, parents born Germany, Grocer; dau Cora M, Jan 1889, 11, born MI; parents born MI; dai Stella B., Jul 1890, 9, born MI; dau Hazel A, Jul 1896, born MI.. He married Cordelia (Delia) Valencourt at Copemish, Manistee County, MI, USA, on 5 November 1908.² William Frederick Seel appeared on the census of 1910 at Benton Harbor, Berrien County, MI. The census lists the family as: William Seal, 47, married 3rd time, 1 year, born MI, parents born Germany; wife Delia, 39, married 2nd time, 1 year, 3 children, 3 living; dau Hatta b, 19, born MI; dau Hazel A., 16, born MI; step dau Clara M., 14, born MI; step dau Elsie H., 13, born MI; step son Harold H. 11, born MI.. He died on 5 April 1911 at Benton Harbor, Berrien County, MI, at age 47.¹ He was buried at Crystal Springs Cemetery, at Benton Harbor, Berrien County, MI, USA, .

     At the 1910 census of Benton Harbor, MI, William is head of the household, with wife Cordelia and her children by her first marriage; Elsie, Clara and Harold.
     At the 1900 census he is a widower with his children.

     Michelle Ann Seeley is the daughter of Roger Elmer Hill and Janis Lee Masters.

     He married Ardith Elaine Bonney circa 1970.

     Alexander W. Semple was born in 1808 at PA, USA. He married Mary Finley at OH, USA. Alexander W. Semple appeared on the census of 1840 at Steuben, Jefferson County, OH, USA. The census lists the family as: A. W. Semple, 1 male 5 to 10, 1 male 20 to 30; 2 females under 5, 1 female 5 to 10, 1 female 30 to 40.. He appeared on the census of 1860 at Steubenville, Jefferson County, OH, USA. The census lists the family as: Alexander Semple, 57, Dentist, born PA; Mary, 47, born PA; dau Julia, 24, at home, born OH, dau Mary, missionary teacher, born OH ; dau Emma, 20, at home, born OH; day Margaretta, 18, student, born OH; dau Hattie, 14, born OH; son Charles, 11, born OH; dau Fannie, 11, born OH.. He appeared on the census of 1870 at Steubenville, Jefferson County, OH. The census lists the family as: Alexander Semple, 56, $11,000, Densist, born PA; Mary, 55, born PA; Relta, female, 24, born OH; Hettie, 21, born OH.. He appeared on the census of 1880 at Steubenville, Jefferson County, OH. The census lists the family as: Alexander Semple, 71, dentist, born PA; wife Mary F., 68, born PA; dau Margaretta, 34, born OH; dau Hettie C. Daugherty, 32, born OH; son-in-law Franklin Daugherty, 36, dry goods sales, born OH.. He died in 1889 at Steubenville, Jefferson County, OH.

     Charles Semple was born in 1848 at Steubenville, Jefferson County, OH, USA. He was the son of Alexander W. Semple and Mary Finley.

     Emma Semple was born in 1839 at Steubenville, Jefferson County, OH, USA. She was the daughter of Alexander W. Semple and Mary Finley.

     Fannie Semple was born in 1848 at Steubenville, Jefferson County, OH, USA. She was the daughter of Alexander W. Semple and Mary Finley.

     Hattie Semple was born in September 1848 at Steubenville, Jefferson County, OH, USA. Birth date from 1900 census. It doesn't agree with date in 1860 census. She was the daughter of Alexander W. Semple and Mary Finley. Hattie Semple married Franklin Daugherty in 1878 at OH, USA. Married 22 years at the 1900 census..

     Julia Semple was born in 1835 at Steubenville, Jefferson County, OH, USA. She was the daughter of Alexander W. Semple and Mary Finley. Julia Semple married Unknown Mairs before 1896 at OH, USA.

     Margaretta Semple was born in December 1844 at Steubenville, Jefferson County, OH, USA. Birth date from 1900 census. She was the daughter of Alexander W. Semple and Mary Finley.

     Mary Jane Semple was born on 17 July 1836 at Steubenville, Jefferson County, OH, USA.³ She was the daughter of Alexander W. Semple and Mary Finley. Mary Jane Semple was also known as Hotchkin. She married Henry W. Hotchkin at Steubenville, Jefferson County, OH, on 21 October 1860.^4,5 Mary Jane Semple appeared on the census of 1900 at Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA. The census lists the family as: Mary J. Hotchkin, age 63, b 7-1836 in OH; dau Lucy K., age 22, b 8-1877 in Ind. Terr; dau Hettie D., age 21, b 1-1879 in Ind. Terr., gs Ebenezer Walner, age 11, b 8-1888 in Ind. Terr., gd Marie Hotchkin, age 11, b 10-1888 in Ind. Terr. 14 184 10 5. She appeared on the census of 1910 at Stigler, Haskell County, OK, USA. The census lists the family as: Lucy K. Forrest, wd, age 32, b OK, parents b OK; Mamie, stepdau, age 22, b OK; Breckenridge, stepson, age 18, b OK; Minnie, stepdau, age 15, b OK; Lena, stepdau, age 12, b OK; Josephine, stepdau, age 10, b OK; Mary S. Hotchkin, mother, age 75, wd, b OK(?), parents b PA; Cyrus S. Kingsbury, cousin, age 51, wd, b OK, parents b PA.. She died on 31 August 1917 at Stigler, Haskell County, OK, at age 81.³ She was buried in September 1917 at Stigler Cemetery, at Stigler, Haskell County, OK, USA, . This grave has been viewed and photographed by the Compiler.
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     Ernest Trice Thompson in Presbyterian Missions in the Southern United States, says that Mary was a cultured young society girl who had come to Indian Territory by boat and wagon in 1856 at the age of nineteen. She married Henry while at Bennington in 1860. Mary taught school and the family lived in Caddo from 1883 to 1887, and then in Paul’s Valley until 1891, and then Wynnewood for the next five years. She was placed in charge of the Oklahoma Presbyterian College for Girls after its formation in 1896. With the able assistance of her son Ebenezer, this school grew. The school was originally named the Calvin Institute after Rev. C. J. Ralston gave $200 to the Home Missions Committee to establish the school in memory of his son who drowned at the age of 4 years. The school had originally been under the direction of Rev. R. K. Mosely from 1894 to 1896 until the responsibility was given to Mary in 1896. Mary consecrated her life and her forty years of service to the Indians. Besides being a teacher, she worked as a friend, nurse, doctor and spiritual advisor. Into her classroom at every station she carried her bible and taught it just as she taught her regular classes. It was a habit of hers to give away marked copies of the New Testament. Her last words as she lay dying were “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet.” Mary’s piousness was shown by an event that happened late in her life when she was returning from Oregon to Oklahoma where she had been ministering to the Klamath Indians and visiting her son Alex. Her children were waiting for her at the train station but she did not return as expected. They found her the following day getting off the train and her explanation was that it had been a Sunday and she felt that she must not ride the train on a day that she should be in church. She had made a stop to attend church. Mary is buried in the Stigler City Cemetery under a white marble stone, that the Compiler had to remove the weeds from to read the inscription, “Came to Indian Territory as a Missionary to the Choctaw Indians in 1857. Taught for 40 years among the Choctaws and Chickasaws.”
     Her obituary, published in the Durant newspaper (name and date not on the clipping), is worth copying completely. “The death of Mrs. Hotchkin on last Friday evening at Stigler, Oklahoma marked the passage of a long life in the Indian service. During the past three years her work has been among the Klamath Indians of Oregon. Last January the department gave her a vacation and she came east to visit her son, E. Hotchkin, of this place, and two daughters, Hettie McIntire and Lucy K. Forrest of Stigler, OK. She suffered a stroke of paralysis in July and lingered in a paralyzed condition until August 31 when she died. Mrs. Hotchkin was born in 1836 in Steubenville, Ohio. She came to the Choctaw country as a mission teacher in 1857. The journey was a memorable one . . . down the Mississippi by boat to Gaines Landing and across the state of Arkansas in wagons. Her first year was at Wheelock. The children were all Indian , none of them knew any English and she knew no Choctaw. Yet at the end of the year, she knew Choctaw and they could speak and write English. She taught Indian schools 40 consecutive years, teaching at Wheelock, Goodwater, Mayhew, Old Bennington, Caddo, Chikika, Wynnewood, and Durant. She came to Durant in 1896 with her son, E. Hotchkin, and taught in the Calvin Institute. Durant College grew out of this school and later Oklahoma Presbyterian College. Mrs. Hotchkin was married in 1860 to Henry W. Hotchkin, son of Ebenezer Hotchkin, missionary to the Choctaws in Mississippi in 1828. Nine children were born of this union, six of whom are yet living. Mr. Charley Semple of Caddo, now deceased, was her youngest brother. He came with her from Steubenville, Ohio, in the 60’s and made his home here with her. Many older citizens of Durant remember well the deceased, and it is for them that these words are written.”
     Mary tells her own story of how she became a Missionary in The Presbyterian Survey, dated Oct 1935. She said that the story started when Dr. Scudder, of India, visited Steubenville, Ohio in 1846 or 1848 and lectured to the Sundayschool children in the Second Presbyterian Church. When he closed his lecture, he said, When you go home ask your mother to let you write in your bible, “Mr. Schudder asked me to be a Missionary.” Mary did write this in her bible at the age of 10 or 12 years old and over the following years wondered if she were really meant to be a Missionary. Mary says that she was totally unprepared for the hard life in Indian country and at one early point, Dr. Kingsbury offered to send her home.
     Shortly after her husband Henry's death Mary had a serious accident. she was thrown from a buggy by a team of young mules and left in the woods for some time with a broken hip. The hip never healed properly and for the rest of her life she walked with crutches.
     Much of this story is told by her son Ebenezer, as he remembers it told to him by his mother but unfortunely there are almost no dates in the biography.^6,7,8,9,10

     William F. Semple Dr. was born in 1832 at Steubenville, Jefferson County, OH, USA. Age 38 at the 1870 census of Mt Vernon, OH. He was the son of Alexander W. Semple and Mary Finley.