Crystal is requesting any information on Seelys in Benton Co., AR.? Cecil’s husband’s great-grandfather’s name is Cecil Andrew Seely (possibly spelled Sealy), b. in Aug 1869 in Benton Co., AR and d. 1907/8 in Allen, OK. He married Nannie Bell Russell 9 Sep 1888 in Wyat Cossett, AR. His father’s name was William H. Seely. Cecil & Nannie had a daughter, Desma Opal Seely, b. 2 Oct 1906 in Whitesboro, Grayson Co., TX. Desma m. William Thomas Atwood 7 Feb 1925. Crystal has been told that Cecil Andrew Seely was a Sheriff and was shot during a card game around 1907 or 1908 in Allen, OK.
A search of the three SGS Publications was made without success. No additional information as of 17 October 2000.
