Abigail SEAMAN

  General Notes:

1840 CENSUS, Ohio, Clinton County, Union Township ("Rees Gaddis" is head of a household with 1 male 20-40 (himself); 1 female 40-50; and 1 female 50-60. (From later census records, it is known that Rees(e) Gaddis was born in Ohio. The male 20-40 in Union Township, Clinton County, Ohio could certainly be the Rees Gaddis represented in this online genealogy file. The female 50-60 could be his mother Abigail, who was born about 1781)

1850 CENSUS, Illinois, Tazwell County ("Abigail," age 69, born in Pennsylvania, is in the household of her son, "Reese," age 43, "Farmer") (They are the only two individuals in the household) (The surname is accurate as "Gaddis" in this census)

1860 CENSUS, Illinois, Tazewell County, Tremont Township, P. O. Tremont ("Abigail," age 78, born in Virginia, is in the household of her son "Reese," age 52, "Farmer," and his wife "Martha," age 28) ("Gaddis" is "Gaddus" in this census)

1870 CENSUS, Illinois, Tazewell County, Hopedale Township, P. O. Hopedale ("Abigail," age 80, born in Virginia, is in the household of her son "Reese," age 60, "Farmer," and his wife "Martha A.," age 30) ("Gaddis" is "Gradis" in some census indexes)

1873 DEATH, Abigail (Seaman) Gaddis, at 91 years 1 month 28 days (according to her gravestone)

According to Abigail's gravestone at Antioch Cemetery in Tremont, Tazewell County, Illinois, she died at "91 years 1 month 28 days". Using that information, her date of birth calculates "December 26, 1781."

Abigail married John GADDIS. (John GADDIS was born in Pennsylvania and died in 1807 in Greene County, Ohio.)