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Oliver Seetin

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Oliver Seetin

Birth
Death
11 Feb 1961 (aged 79)
Burial
Emmett, Gem County, Idaho, USA GPS-Latitude: 43.8880833, Longitude: -116.5017917
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Oliver Seetin, a prosperous ranchman who owns and resides upon a well improved farm property a mile and three quarters south of Emmett, first came to Idaho in 1906 from Miami county, Kansas. He is a native son of the Sunflower state, his birth having occurred in Franklin county, Kansas, May 20, 1881, his parents being Thomas and Elizabeth (Phillips) Seetin, the former born in Ohio and of Irish descent, his parents having come from the Emerald isle.

Reared in his native state, Oliver Seetin pursued his education in the public schools of Kansas and after attaining his majority was married in Miami county, that state, on the 11th of December, 1905, to Miss Winnie Woods, whose birth occurred in Franklin county, Kansas, on the 10th of September, 1889, her parents being Joseph and Ann (Shelton) Woods, who came to the United States from England, the former coming in March, 1883, and the latter in April, 1884.

In the year after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Seetin came to Idaho and spent one winter at Emmett. In the spring of 1908 they removed to a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres near Sweet, Idaho, and he proved up on that property. He also purchased another tract of one hundred and sixty acres adjoining, making his farm then one of three hundred and twenty acres. Still later he further increased his holdings, extending the boundaries of his property until it embraced four hundred and eighty acres. Upon that ranch he resided until the spring of 1918, when he sold the property and afterward spent a year at La Grande, Oregon. But both he and his wife preferred Idaho as a place of residence and in the spring of 1919 they returned to this state and made investment in their present excellent ranch south of Emmett. This is one of the most attractive forty-acre farms in the Emmett section. Throughout much, of his life Mr. Seetin has given his attention to agricultural pursuits, although in Kansas, in early life, he was a railroad fireman and brakeman, following that line of business for about eight years in all, first in Kansas and later in Oregon. His efforts are now concentrated upon his agricultural activities and he raises hay, grain, beef cattle and hogs.

To Mr. and Mrs. Seetin have been born five children; Bernice Winifred, born January 20, 1907; Evian Pearl, December 25, 1908; Eva Olive, born January 18, 1911; Lena Blanche, April 6, 1913; and William Oliver Jackson, commonly known as Jack, born February 28, 1916. Both Mr. and Mrs. Seetin are supporters of the democratic party. He has never sought or held office other than school director, preferring to give his time and attention to his business affairs, which have been well directed, and his energy has brought to him a substantial measure of success.
Published in History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains Vol. 3 by James H. Hawley 1920
This info provided by FAG contributor #47429422 02 03 2014
Oliver Seetin, a prosperous ranchman who owns and resides upon a well improved farm property a mile and three quarters south of Emmett, first came to Idaho in 1906 from Miami county, Kansas. He is a native son of the Sunflower state, his birth having occurred in Franklin county, Kansas, May 20, 1881, his parents being Thomas and Elizabeth (Phillips) Seetin, the former born in Ohio and of Irish descent, his parents having come from the Emerald isle.

Reared in his native state, Oliver Seetin pursued his education in the public schools of Kansas and after attaining his majority was married in Miami county, that state, on the 11th of December, 1905, to Miss Winnie Woods, whose birth occurred in Franklin county, Kansas, on the 10th of September, 1889, her parents being Joseph and Ann (Shelton) Woods, who came to the United States from England, the former coming in March, 1883, and the latter in April, 1884.

In the year after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Seetin came to Idaho and spent one winter at Emmett. In the spring of 1908 they removed to a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres near Sweet, Idaho, and he proved up on that property. He also purchased another tract of one hundred and sixty acres adjoining, making his farm then one of three hundred and twenty acres. Still later he further increased his holdings, extending the boundaries of his property until it embraced four hundred and eighty acres. Upon that ranch he resided until the spring of 1918, when he sold the property and afterward spent a year at La Grande, Oregon. But both he and his wife preferred Idaho as a place of residence and in the spring of 1919 they returned to this state and made investment in their present excellent ranch south of Emmett. This is one of the most attractive forty-acre farms in the Emmett section. Throughout much, of his life Mr. Seetin has given his attention to agricultural pursuits, although in Kansas, in early life, he was a railroad fireman and brakeman, following that line of business for about eight years in all, first in Kansas and later in Oregon. His efforts are now concentrated upon his agricultural activities and he raises hay, grain, beef cattle and hogs.

To Mr. and Mrs. Seetin have been born five children; Bernice Winifred, born January 20, 1907; Evian Pearl, December 25, 1908; Eva Olive, born January 18, 1911; Lena Blanche, April 6, 1913; and William Oliver Jackson, commonly known as Jack, born February 28, 1916. Both Mr. and Mrs. Seetin are supporters of the democratic party. He has never sought or held office other than school director, preferring to give his time and attention to his business affairs, which have been well directed, and his energy has brought to him a substantial measure of success.
Published in History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains Vol. 3 by James H. Hawley 1920
This info provided by FAG contributor #47429422 02 03 2014

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