Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameRichard SEELY 
23, p G26; gives Seeley as surname
23, p G26; gives Seeley as surnameBirth31 Oct 1908, Petitcodiac, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada2212,2213, age 34
ImmigrationAug 1914, Fresno, Fresno, California2214 Age: 5
FatherRobert SEELY (~1874-<1914)
MotherMary Alicia Prouse SMITHERS (~1882-1945)
Individual Notes
• U.S. Citizen from before his draft registration. His mother Mrs. Charles H. Anderson is given as “person who will always know your address.”2212
• The prespective benedict, only son of Mrs. C. H. Anderson of Berkeley, is a U C. and Boalt Hall of Law graduate.2211
• SEELY – Entered into rest in this city, March 18, 1950, Richard Seely, loving husband of Betty Gaylord Seely of Sacramento also survived by his stepfather, Dr. Charles H. Anderson of Sacramento, and an aunt, Mrs. Jean Seely of St Johns, New Brunswick, Canada; a native of Canada, aged 41 years.2215
• [excerpts] Services will be held in the East Lawn Chapel Wednesday at 11 AM for Richard Seely, Sacramento attorney who died of a heart ailment Saturday night. He was 41.
Seely was legal adviser in the state department of finance. Previously, he had served as a deputy district attorney and conducted a private practice in Sacramento.
A native of New Brunswick, Canada, Seely graduated from St. Mary’s College and was admitted to the state bar in 1935 after graduating at California Law School.
Entombment will be in the East Lawn Mausoleum.2217
• Seely, who is associated with the district attorney’s office is the son of the late Robert Seeley and the late Mrs. Charles Howe Anderson. His stepfather, Charles Howe Anderson also resides in Sacramento. He is a graduate of the University of California and the Boalt Hall of Law and is state vice president of the Exchange Club.2218
• The prespective benedict, only son of Mrs. C. H. Anderson of Berkeley, is a U C. and Boalt Hall of Law graduate.2211
• SEELY – Entered into rest in this city, March 18, 1950, Richard Seely, loving husband of Betty Gaylord Seely of Sacramento also survived by his stepfather, Dr. Charles H. Anderson of Sacramento, and an aunt, Mrs. Jean Seely of St Johns, New Brunswick, Canada; a native of Canada, aged 41 years.2215
• [excerpts] Services will be held in the East Lawn Chapel Wednesday at 11 AM for Richard Seely, Sacramento attorney who died of a heart ailment Saturday night. He was 41.
Seely was legal adviser in the state department of finance. Previously, he had served as a deputy district attorney and conducted a private practice in Sacramento.
A native of New Brunswick, Canada, Seely graduated from St. Mary’s College and was admitted to the state bar in 1935 after graduating at California Law School.
Entombment will be in the East Lawn Mausoleum.2217
• Seely, who is associated with the district attorney’s office is the son of the late Robert Seeley and the late Mrs. Charles Howe Anderson. His stepfather, Charles Howe Anderson also resides in Sacramento. He is a graduate of the University of California and the Boalt Hall of Law and is state vice president of the Exchange Club.2218
Census
• 1920 Census: Fresno, Fresno, California. Age 11, b Canada English. Parents b Canada English. Single. Alien.2219
• 1930 Census: Berkeley, Alameda, California. Age 21, b Canada English. Single. Stepson in family of Charles Anderson. No employment.2220
• 1940 Census: Central Township, Sacramento, California. Age 30, b Canada English. Head. Single. Attorney, Private Practice. Living alone.2221
• 1930 Census: Berkeley, Alameda, California. Age 21, b Canada English. Single. Stepson in family of Charles Anderson. No employment.2220
• 1940 Census: Central Township, Sacramento, California. Age 30, b Canada English. Head. Single. Attorney, Private Practice. Living alone.2221
Spouses
Birth8 May 1909, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan2209
Birth23 May 1909, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan2165
Death13 Sep 20032210 Age: 94
BurialSunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Contra Costa, California
ResidenceSan Francisco (1932)2209
ResidenceDeath residence zip: 94708; Locality: Berkeley, Alameda, California (Kensington)
FatherDr. Albion Walter HEWLETT (1874-1925)
MotherLouise REDINGTON (1880-1959)
Individual Notes
• She was a psychiatrist.2023, p 1
• [excerpts] Louise Hewlett of San Francisco, a relative of the Whitney family, prominent here in earlier days, and Richard Seely, of Berkeley, will be married about May 1. A reception for members of the families will follow at the home of the bride-elect’s mother, Mrs. Albion Walter Hewlett.
Louise attended Miss Burke’s and was graduated from Stanford, where she was a Delta Gamma. Her brother is Capt. William Redington Hewlett, U. S. A., now stationed in Arlington, Va. His spouse is the former Flora Larson of Berkeley.
The prespecctive [sic] benedict, only son of Mrs. C. H. Anderson of Berkeley, is a U C. and Boalt Hall of Law graduate.2211
• [excerpts] Louise Hewlett of San Francisco, a relative of the Whitney family, prominent here in earlier days, and Richard Seely, of Berkeley, will be married about May 1. A reception for members of the families will follow at the home of the bride-elect’s mother, Mrs. Albion Walter Hewlett.
Louise attended Miss Burke’s and was graduated from Stanford, where she was a Delta Gamma. Her brother is Capt. William Redington Hewlett, U. S. A., now stationed in Arlington, Va. His spouse is the former Flora Larson of Berkeley.
The prespecctive [sic] benedict, only son of Mrs. C. H. Anderson of Berkeley, is a U C. and Boalt Hall of Law graduate.2211
Census
• 1910 Census: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan. Age [unreadable], b MI.2201
• 1920 Census: San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Age 10, b MI. Parents b CA. Listed as Louise R.2202
• 1930 Census: San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Age 20, b MI. Single. Parents b CA. Living in household of her mother.2203
• 1920 Census: San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Age 10, b MI. Parents b CA. Listed as Louise R.2202
• 1930 Census: San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Age 20, b MI. Single. Parents b CA. Living in household of her mother.2203
Marriage1 May 1943, San Francisco, San Francisco, California23, p G26; marriage only,2222
Marr MemoGrace Cathedral chapel
Marriage Notes
• Marriage License: SEELEY-HEWITT–Richard Seeley, 34, and Louise Hewlett, 33, both Berkeley.2213
Birth3 Nov 1915, Nevada County, California2237
Death23 Jun 2011, Carmel-By-The-Sea, Monterey, California2237 Age: 95
BurialEast Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, Sacramento, California2237
EducationBA, UC Berkeley, 19372237
Residenceof Sacramento2215
FatherRalph Wright GAYLORD (1878-1962)
MotherJeanette WATSON (1883-1953)
Individual Notes
• The bride is a graduate of the University of California where she was affiliated with the Alpha Chi Omega Sorority.2218
• daughter of Ralph and Jeanette Gaylord.2237
• daughter of Ralph and Jeanette Gaylord.2237
Marriage28 Feb 1946, Sacramento?, Sacramento, California2218