Jesse Tuck SEITZ
Blanche Pratt, 445 South 425 West, Tooele, UT 84074 More family information from Judy Keeler, RR #2 Box 177 Lot 20, Shelbyville, IL 62565: "Man's historical greatness is sometimes not necessarily measured by the accomplishments of that individual himself but more in terms of the accomplishments of his children and his grandchildren. All of us in some ways the sum total of our genes, our heritage and our training. So we would remember Jesse Tuck Seitz for his children and grandchildren and their remarkable contributions to the history of our country. "Jesse Tuck Seitz was born April 12, 1809, in North Carolina. His father, so the family history relates, was a native of Germany who immigrated into North Carolina before Jesse was born. The westward migration of this family would continue, for by 1830 we find the family in Overton County, Tennessee and by at least 1842 this family was in Carroll County, Arkansas. "It was in Overton County, Tennessee that the legacy of the Carroll County Seitz family had its beginning with the marriage of Jesse Tuck Seitz and Jane Smith. Their union would result in the birth of ten children, with six of them being born after the migration into this county. "So it was Jesse Tuck Seitz, his wife Jane of 'Jennie' and their four children, Abraham Augustine, Peter Brittan, Rebecca 'Becky', and Mary Ann who moved into Section 11, of Township 17, Range 24 in the early 1840's. After this migratory move, six other children, Nancy, Jesse Tucker Steel, Lawson Henry, Martha Jane 'Mattie', Daniel, and Susan Caroline Seitz would be born to this historic couple. "Some would no doubt record that Jesse Tuck Seitz was just a simple farmer, like many of his peers during the early history of Carroll County, and not worthy of mention as one of the giants of the first era our story. But including the marriages of his children and the accomplishments of them and their children in the field of mercantilism, they would set a standard in our history that few have equalled. "The limits of space will not allow us to mention each of these children and grandchildren and the inter-family relationships that were created by their marriages, but we would mention many of the historic Carroll County families that became inter-related to the Seitz family. These would include: Sisco, Sugg, Walker, Hale, McCollough, Reeves, Wilson, Norris, Whiteley, Sneed, Hittson, Stamps, Boatright, Coxsey, Fletcher, Freeman, Allred, Webb, Boyd, Maxwell, Howard, Nelson, Holmquist, Buell, Stafford, Orrell, and on the list could go. This list itself is almost a roll-call of honor of the historic families of the county. "It was two of Jesse Tuck Seitz' sons, Jesse Tucker Steel Seitz and Lawson Henry Seitz, who would establish the family name as a synonym for successful mercantile endeavors in Carroll County when they purchased the former general store of William Sneed at Osage. This business also established a pattern of profession that would continue through at least three generations of the family in a future that was yet to unfold in Carroll County. Frank Massie Seitz, a son of Jessie Tucker Steel Seitz, would carry this professional career into Green Forest when he founded Seitz's Dry Goods in a future era. Frank Massie Seitz's children--Ruby Aileen, John Tuck and Joe Chauncey Seitz--would continue this established career pattern into our own generation. "'A little better grade of goods for the same money, or the same grade of goods for less money,' became the hallmark slogan that the citizens of Carroll County would associate with the mercantile endeavors of the Seitz family. But these words were destined to be more than just words on a sign; they became a code of honor that would be practiced for many, many years by the members of this historic family. "So by his personal contributions, training and guidance the children and grandchildren of Jesse Tuck Seitz helped to create and foster a growing commercial environment in Carroll County. His was a classic American story of how the son of a German immigrant found success in the New World, but his is also a classic Carroll County history and we and those who went before us are richer because Jesse Tuck Seitz chose to pass our way. He was another of the formative giants from the first era of our history."
John C. Reeves of Arkansas, his Family. by Doyle C. Akers, Route 1, Box 317-C, Denison, Texas 75020. 1992.
"Gertrude May Seitz--Her Arkansas Years." Carroll County Historical Society Quarterly. Very nice 4-page article.
Biography, in "History of Northwest Arkansas" 1889. Carroll Co. "Lawson H. SEITZ, a member of the firm of Seitz Brothers, merchants of Osage, Carroll Co, AR is a native of the county, and was born on 22 Oct 1846. His parents, Jesse and Jane (SMITH) SEITZ, were natives of Overton Co, TN. They were married in their native state, and removed to AR about 1838. Settling on a farm in Carroll Co, they resided there until the death of the father on 8 Nov 1880. The mother is still living. Lawson H. SEITZ was reared at the home of his parents and spent his youth in working on the farm. In 1880 he engaged in cattle dealing, at which he continued very successfully for five years, when he and his brother engaged in merchandising, as successors to William SNEED. They carry a large stock of general merchandise, and have a good and established trade. Mr. SEITZ's marriage with Isabel SNEED, a daughter of Charles SNEED, was solemnized on 9 Feb 1887, and to them have been born six children, viz: T.B., J.T., Jennie, Maudie, C.S. and Mary Mc. Mrs. SEITZ was born and reared in Carroll Co, and is a member of the Methodist church. Mr SEITZ is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and is a Master Mason. Judy Keeler has more information on the SNEED family
Judy Keeler has more information on the WHITELEY family
He married Jane Smith 7 Mar 1830 at Overton, Tennessee . Jane Smith was born at Overton, Tennessee 20 Sep 1817 .
They were the parents of 11
children:
Abraham Augustine Seitz
born 12 Jan 1831.
Peter Britton Seitz
born 16 Nov 1832.
Margaret Seitz
born 14 Apr 1834.
Rebecca Ann Seitz
born 6 May 1837.
Mary Ann Seitz
born 19 Oct 1839.
Nancy Seitz
born 24 Mar 1842.
Jesse Tucker Steel Seitz
born 13 Sep 1844.
Lawson Henry Seitz
born 22 Oct 1846.
Martha Jane Seitz
born 15 Jan 1849.
Daniel Huston Seitz
born 3 May 1851.
Susan Caroline Seitz
born 26 Mar 1857.
Jesse Tuck Seitz died 8 Nov 1880 at Carroll Co., Arkansas .
Jane Smith died 1 Dec 1890 at Dry Fork, Carroll, Arkansas .