John R. SEALS^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1870 - 1955  (84 years)   Has 18 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	John R. SEALS
  Census	1870	Franklin Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  Birth	Fri 15 Apr 1870	Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 3, 6]
  	Birth date of 4-15-1871 on his death certficate has to be incorrect, since he was born for the 1870 census.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880 (9 years old)	Center Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Occupation	Clerk / Taxi Service  [1, 4]
  Residence	1893 (22 years old)	California, Washington Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [4]
  Residence	1955 (84 years old)	Rices Landing, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Death	Tue 1 Mar 1955	Curry Home, Franklin Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 5, 7]
  	Cause: Gangrene
  Age	84 years
  Burial	Fri 4 Mar 1955	Highland Cemetery, California, Washington Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Siblings	4 brothers and 2 sisters
  > 1. Matthew G. SEALS           b. Mon 15 Sep 1873, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA           d. Thu 1 Feb 1951, Centerville, Washington Co., PA  (Age 77 years) ▻ Julia HURTON,  m. Sat 1 Jun 1895   2. Martha J. SEALS           b. 1873, Pennsylvania, USA > 3. Ella A. SEALS           b. Mon 4 Jan 1875, Woodruff, Jackson Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA           d. Mon 4 Mar 1918, East Pike Run Twp., Washington Co., Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 43 years) ▻ William Henry MOORE,  m. Mon 23 Nov 1891 > 4. Harrison Lee SEALS           b. Thu 10 Aug 1876, Pennsylvania, USA           d. Sat 27 Jul 1918, Ashtabula General Hospital, Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, USA  (Age 41 years) ▻ Lena L. LEWIS,  m. Thu 24 Dec 1896 ;   Marian {unknown} > 5. Rufus K. SEALS           b. Mon 10 Nov 1879, Leonardsville, Washington Co., PA           d. Sun 25 Sep 1966, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, USA  (Age 86 years) ▻ Tillie J. PEPPERS,  m. Wed 13 Sep 1899 ;   Ella LIEBER,  m. Fri 1 Jun 1928 > 6. Charles Ellsworth SEALS           b. Wed 11 Jul 1888, Leonardsville, Washington Co., PA           d. Fri 30 Sep 1977, San Diego, San Diego Co., California, USA  (Age 89 years) ▻ Mildred Hazel LAMB,  m. Thu 16 May 1912
  Person ID	P3533	Cole/Tanner Families
  Last Modified	Fri 7 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	William Henry Harrison SEALS           b. Sun 29 Mar 1846, Sycamore, Washington Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA           d. Wed 7 Jun 1911, East Pike Run Twp., Washington Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Anna H. GARNER           b. Sun 31 May 1846, Sycamore, Washington Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA           d. Fri 24 Jan 1913, East Pike Run Twp., Washington Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1870  [8]
  Age at Marriage	William : ~ 23 years and 9 months old - Anna : ~ 23 years and 7 months old.
  Children	7 children
  1. John R. SEALS           b. Fri 15 Apr 1870, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA           d. Tue 1 Mar 1955, Curry Home, Franklin Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 84 years)   2. Matthew G. SEALS           b. Mon 15 Sep 1873, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA           d. Thu 1 Feb 1951, Centerville, Washington Co., PA  (Age 77 years)   3. Martha J. SEALS           b. 1873, Pennsylvania, USA   4. Ella A. SEALS           b. Mon 4 Jan 1875, Woodruff, Jackson Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA           d. Mon 4 Mar 1918, East Pike Run Twp., Washington Co., Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 43 years)   5. Harrison Lee SEALS           b. Thu 10 Aug 1876, Pennsylvania, USA           d. Sat 27 Jul 1918, Ashtabula General Hospital, Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, USA  (Age 41 years)   6. Rufus K. SEALS           b. Mon 10 Nov 1879, Leonardsville, Washington Co., PA           d. Sun 25 Sep 1966, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, USA  (Age 86 years)   7. Charles Ellsworth SEALS           b. Wed 11 Jul 1888, Leonardsville, Washington Co., PA           d. Fri 30 Sep 1977, San Diego, San Diego Co., California, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Census 1800s		Seals, William Henry Harrison & Anna H. (Garner) - Census 1870 Franklin Township, Greene Co., PA
  		Seals, William Henry Harrison & Anna H. (Garner) - Census 1880 Center Township., Greene Co., PA
  Census 1900s		Seals, William Henry Harrison & Anna H. (Garner) - Census 1900 California Boro, Washington Co., PA
  		Seals, William Henry Harrison & Anna H. (Garner) - Census 1910 East Pike Run Township, Washington Co., PA
  Family ID	F1018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dessa Linda DOWLIN           b. Wed 23 Apr 1873, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA           d. Sat 19 Sep 1942, Jefferson, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 69 years)  [9]
  Marriage	Tue 29 Aug 1893	Waynesburg, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [4, 5]
  	By Rev. A. W. White, Minister of the Gospel
  Age at Marriage	John : 23 years and 4 months old - Dessa : 20 years and 4 months old.
  Marriage License	Tue 29 Aug 1893	Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [4]
  Children	2 sons and 2 daughters
  1. Pauline Frances SEALS           b. Thu 5 Aug 1897, California, Washington Co., Pennsylvania, USA           d. Tue 7 Jan 1958, Greene County Memorial Hospital, Waynesburg, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 60 years)   2. {female} SEALS           b. Sat 7 Jul 1906, California, Washington Co., Pennsylvania, USA   3. John W. SEALS           b. Fri 9 Oct 1908, California, Washington Co., Pennsylvania, USA   4. Paul Thomas SEALS           b. Thu 5 Aug 1915, Rices Landing, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA           d. Wed 16 Mar 1932, Jefferson, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 16 years)
  Marriage		Seals, John R. & Dessie Linda (Dowlin) - Marriage License
  Family ID	F10480	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	Wed 29 Jul 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1 John R. SEALS(1870 – 1955) 2 William Henry Harrison SEALS(1846 – 1911) 4 Vincent SEALS(1826 – 1847) 8 John SEALS(1801 – 1856) 16 Capt. James SEALS(1755 – 1832) 32 James SEALS, Sr.(1725 – 1797) 33 Sarah {unknown}(1727 – 1785) 17 Sarah Elizabeth BROWN(1769 – 1846) 34 William BROWN(1725 – 1779) 35 Mary LOPP(1730 – ) 9 Mary BUSH(Cal 26-JUN-1802 – 1866) 18 36 37 19 38 39 5 Susan Jane CAGE(Abt 1828 – ) 10 20 40 41 21 42 43 11 22 44 45 23 46 47 3 Anna H. GARNER(1846 – 1913) 6 Mathew GARNER(1820 – 1893) 12 24 48 49 25 50 51 13 26 52 53 27 54 55 7 Sarah MASTERS(1825 – 1851) 14 28 56 57 29 58 59 15 30 60 61 31 62 63

  
  

• Death Records

  Seals, John R. - Death Certificate

  
  

• Reference

  David L. Cole. " John R. SEALS". The Cole/Tanner Family Tree. https://colegenealogy.net/getperson.php?personID=P3533&tree=tree1 (accessed July 31, 2026).