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Below is a family biography included in the book, Portrait and biographical record of Lehigh, Northampton and Carbon counties, Pennsylvania published in 1894 by Chapman Publishing Company. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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JACOB SEIP, a leading citizen of Palmer Township residing in Seipsville, is a member of a family that has been long and honorably connected with the history of Northampton County. He is a descendant of good old Revolutionary stock, his great-grandfather Seip having enlisted in the Colonial army and endured all the sufferings and privations that befell the heroes of that conflict. Born in this county, February 23, 1823, he is a son of Peter and Elizabeth (Schnabel) Seip, also natives of Northampton County. His paternal grandfather, also born here, was the son of a German, who, crossing the Atlantic, founded the family in America. In Northampton County, where he at once settled, he became a very prominent citizen, and the village of Seipsville was named in his honor. The well known Seip’s Hotel was built by him in 1780, and is now in the hands of the fifth generation.
After attending the schools of Palmer Township for some time, our subject became a student in the city schools of Easton, and the education there obtained has been since extended by systematic reading upon historical and current topics of interest. Agriculture has been his life occupation, though at various times he has been interested in other lines of activity. For several years he conducted the Seip’s Hotel, in which he met with fair success.
The first marriage of Mr. Seip united him with Miss Annie M. Edelman, who bore him four children, namely: Peter H.; Emma E., wife of Peter J. Hess; John J. and Sarah M., wife of Oscar E. Bower. For his second wife he married Miss Ella E. Frankenfleld, and their union has been blessed by the birth of two daughters, Carrie S. and Lula E. Mrs. Seip and her daughters are intelligent, amiable and hospitable, and their pleasant home is one of the most popular in the neighborhood.
In addition to his substantial and coveniently arranged residence in Seipsville, Mr. Seip is the owner of a tract of one hundred and thirty acres of well improved land, the value of which has been increased by modern improvements. While in the main he has been Democratic in his opinions, he is inclined to be independent, and in local matters casts his ballot for the candidate whom he deems best qualified for office, irrespective of political ties. Interested in educational matters, he has served as School Director of the township. Frequently he has been called upon to serve as a member of the jury. His life has been honorable and upright, and he deserves the success he has gained.
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This family biography is one of the numerous biographies included in the book, Portrait and biographical record of Lehigh, Northampton and Carbon counties, Pennsylvania published in 1894 by Chapman Publishing Company.
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