On the 1860 Census, Seymour was listed in Hickory Hill, Texas living with his parents. On the 1870 Census, he was listed in Paris, Texas living with his parents. On the 1880 Census, he was listed in Paris, Texas living with his parents. He received a law degree from Cumberland University in Tennessee. On the 1900 Census, he was listed as a lawyer in Paris, Texas with his wife Ella, sons William and Aiken, and daughters Erma, Eliza, Zue, and Pearle. On the 1910 Census, he was listed as a lawyer in Paris, Texas with his wife Ella, sons William, Aikin, and Seymour, and daughters Jane, Pearle, Zue, and Flora. He practiced law in Paris, Texas. He specialized in corporate and railroad law and was licensed to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. He was a conservative Democrat and vigorously opposed the election of James Hogg as Texas Governor and the creation of the Texas Railroad Commission. He also opposed public education, feeling that every family should be responsible of the education of their own children, and that no one should be taxed to provide education for another person's child. He was active in the Texas Volunteer Firemen's Association and served as its president. He was an active investor, he owned numerous farms in and around Paris, and served as president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Paris, which closed in 1933. On the 1920 Census, he was listed as a lawyer in Paris, Texas with his wife Ella, sons William and Seymour, and daughter Flora. On the 1930 Census, he was listed in Paris, Texas with his daughter Jane, son-in-law Richard Wood, granddaughters Ella, Ann, and Mary, daughter Pearle, and granddaughters Judith and Pearle.
THE DETROIT NEWS-HERALD, 30 Jan 1936 from microfilm in Clarksville Library: 'Paris -- E. S. 'Seymour' Connor, 80, retired lawyer, died Monday morning at his home. Services will be held Tuesday afternoon at the home. A son of the late Capt. O. C. and Mary Ann America Connor, he had lived here since he was 12 years of age, when the family came here from Hughes Springs, Cass County. He is survived by 7 children: Mrs. Dick Wood and Mrs. Flora Wilson of Paris; Mrs. J. H. Johnson of Corpus Christi, Mrs. John R. Gibbons of Dallas, Mrs. Wyatt Baldwin of Beaumont, Aikin Connor of San Antonio and Seymour Connor, Jr., United States Army, Panama Canal Zone.'
THE DETROIT NEWS-HERALD, 30 Jan 1936 from microfilm in Clarksville Library: 'Paris -- E. S. 'Seymour' Connor, 80, retired lawyer, died Monday morning at his home. Services will be held Tuesday afternoon at the home. A son of the late Capt. O. C. and Mary Ann America Connor, he had lived here since he was 12 years of age, when the family came here from Hughes Springs, Cass County. He is survived by 7 children: Mrs. Dick Wood and Mrs. Flora Wilson of Paris; Mrs. J. H. Johnson of Corpus Christi, Mrs. John R. Gibbons of Dallas, Mrs. Wyatt Baldwin of Beaumont, Aikin Connor of San Antonio and Seymour Connor, Jr., United States Army, Panama Canal Zone.'
On the 1860 Census, Seymour was listed in Hickory Hill, Texas living with his parents. On the 1870 Census, he was listed in Paris, Texas living with his parents. On the 1880 Census, he was listed in Paris, Texas living with his parents. He received a law degree from Cumberland University in Tennessee. On the 1900 Census, he was listed as a lawyer in Paris, Texas with his wife Ella, sons William and Aiken, and daughters Erma, Eliza, Zue, and Pearle. On the 1910 Census, he was listed as a lawyer in Paris, Texas with his wife Ella, sons William, Aikin, and Seymour, and daughters Jane, Pearle, Zue, and Flora. He practiced law in Paris, Texas. He specialized in corporate and railroad law and was licensed to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. He was a conservative Democrat and vigorously opposed the election of James Hogg as Texas Governor and the creation of the Texas Railroad Commission. He also opposed public education, feeling that every family should be responsible of the education of their own children, and that no one should be taxed to provide education for another person's child. He was active in the Texas Volunteer Firemen's Association and served as its president. He was an active investor, he owned numerous farms in and around Paris, and served as president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Paris, which closed in 1933. On the 1920 Census, he was listed as a lawyer in Paris, Texas with his wife Ella, sons William and Seymour, and daughter Flora. On the 1930 Census, he was listed in Paris, Texas with his daughter Jane, son-in-law Richard Wood, granddaughters Ella, Ann, and Mary, daughter Pearle, and granddaughters Judith and Pearle.
THE DETROIT NEWS-HERALD, 30 Jan 1936 from microfilm in Clarksville Library: 'Paris -- E. S. 'Seymour' Connor, 80, retired lawyer, died Monday morning at his home. Services will be held Tuesday afternoon at the home. A son of the late Capt. O. C. and Mary Ann America Connor, he had lived here since he was 12 years of age, when the family came here from Hughes Springs, Cass County. He is survived by 7 children: Mrs. Dick Wood and Mrs. Flora Wilson of Paris; Mrs. J. H. Johnson of Corpus Christi, Mrs. John R. Gibbons of Dallas, Mrs. Wyatt Baldwin of Beaumont, Aikin Connor of San Antonio and Seymour Connor, Jr., United States Army, Panama Canal Zone.'
THE DETROIT NEWS-HERALD, 30 Jan 1936 from microfilm in Clarksville Library: 'Paris -- E. S. 'Seymour' Connor, 80, retired lawyer, died Monday morning at his home. Services will be held Tuesday afternoon at the home. A son of the late Capt. O. C. and Mary Ann America Connor, he had lived here since he was 12 years of age, when the family came here from Hughes Springs, Cass County. He is survived by 7 children: Mrs. Dick Wood and Mrs. Flora Wilson of Paris; Mrs. J. H. Johnson of Corpus Christi, Mrs. John R. Gibbons of Dallas, Mrs. Wyatt Baldwin of Beaumont, Aikin Connor of San Antonio and Seymour Connor, Jr., United States Army, Panama Canal Zone.'
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