Franklin News-Herald, Tuesday, Feb 21 1961:
Mrs. Margaret "Maggie" Seekins, 90, of 10 Monroe Street, on of Oak Hill's oldest and best known residents, died in her residence at 6 am today, following several years of failing health. She was born in the Baker Hill district Sept. 15, 1870, daughter of Warren and Sally Lepley Brink.
She was united in marriage with Henry O. Seekins March 1, 1888, and he died in May, 1937.
She resided in the Oak Hill area more than 60 years. She was a member of the Oak Hill Evangelical United Brethren Church and was a former member of the Ladies Aid Society there.
Surviving are two sons and a daughter, William Ray and J. Warren Seekins, and Mrs. Edith Finch, all of Franklin; nine grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren; a brother, William Brink of Cooperstown; and several nieces and nephews. Two daughters preceded her in death, Myrtle in 1904 and Mrs. Almeda McCleery in 1959.
Services will be at 2 pm Thursday at Oak Hill Evangelical United Brethren Church, with Rev. Clair Tucker officiating. Interment will be in Franklin Cemetery.
Franklin News-Herald, Tuesday, Feb 21 1961:
Mrs. Margaret "Maggie" Seekins, 90, of 10 Monroe Street, on of Oak Hill's oldest and best known residents, died in her residence at 6 am today, following several years of failing health. She was born in the Baker Hill district Sept. 15, 1870, daughter of Warren and Sally Lepley Brink.
She was united in marriage with Henry O. Seekins March 1, 1888, and he died in May, 1937.
She resided in the Oak Hill area more than 60 years. She was a member of the Oak Hill Evangelical United Brethren Church and was a former member of the Ladies Aid Society there.
Surviving are two sons and a daughter, William Ray and J. Warren Seekins, and Mrs. Edith Finch, all of Franklin; nine grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren; a brother, William Brink of Cooperstown; and several nieces and nephews. Two daughters preceded her in death, Myrtle in 1904 and Mrs. Almeda McCleery in 1959.
Services will be at 2 pm Thursday at Oak Hill Evangelical United Brethren Church, with Rev. Clair Tucker officiating. Interment will be in Franklin Cemetery.
Family Members
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Susan Eva Brink Cheney
1855–1944
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Maria Betsy Brink Neeley
1858–1932
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Jonathan W. Brink
1860–1952
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Hiram Brink
1862–1887
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Ambrosia Jane "Brosia" Brink Shirley
1865–1932
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Mary Ann Brink Deeter
1865–1953
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Eliza Beatrice Brink Baker
1868–1935
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William Samuel Brink
1875–1965
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Elmira Glendora Brink Dille
1877–1937
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