Individual Details
Harriet Urith SEYMOUR
(28 NOV 1899 - 19 MAY 1988)
Events
| Birth | 28 NOV 1899 | Rantoul, Franklin Co., KS | |||
| Death | 19 MAY 1988 | Kansas |  |  | |
| Burial | Ruhamah Cem., Rantoul, Franklin Co., KS | | |||
| Occupation | a school teacher | ||||
| Religion | a Baptist |
Families
| Father | James Owen SEYMOUR (1855 - 1944) |
| Mother | Catherine Charlotta "Bird" WILSON (1863 - 1940) |
| Sibling | Quincy Russell SEYMOUR (1889 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Edgar Wilson SEYMOUR (1890 - 1918) |
| Sibling | James Owen SEYMOUR II (1893 - 1981) |
| Sibling | Charlotta SEYMOUR (1895 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Benjamin McCune "Mac" SEYMOUR (1897 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Fannie SEYMOUR (1901 - 1992) |
| Sibling | Fred SEYMOUR (1904 - 1988) |
Notes
Death
Taken from funeral notice
IN MEMORY
Harriet U. SEYMOUR, daughter of James O. and Bird Wilson SEYMOUR was born November 28, 1899, at Rantoul, Kansas and passed away May 19, 1988, at Ottawa, Kansas. She was a lifelong resident of Kansas; her professional life was devoted to teaching in the pubic schools.
She received her elementary and secondary education at Rantoul and was a member of the first graduating class of Rantoul High School in 1919. After teaching in rural schools for several years, she attended Ottawa University, graduating with the class of 1926. She later completed a Master's degree at the University of Kansas.
She began her teaching career with two years at Elm Grove rural school east of Ottawa and she taught the primary room of the Rantoul Elementary School for one year. She taught in secondary schools in North Central Kansas, including Clifton and Barnes. She returned to Franklin County in 1944 to teach mathematics and Latin at Ottawa High School until her retirement in 1966. Her teaching was marked by toughness and attention to detail, leavened with humor and wit.
She was a member of Ruhamah Baptist Church, a life member of Franklin County Historical Society, and a member of American Association of University Women, Delta Kappa Gamma, Ottawa University Alumni Association, University of Kansas Alumni Association and Ottawa Area Retired Teachers Association.
She is survived by her sister, Fannie SEYMOUR of Rantoul, and a brother Fred SEYMOUR, of Topeka. She is also survived by nine nieces and nephews; Nadine PETERS of Ottawa, Harold SEYMOUR of Manhattan, Beth JAPP of Gainesville, Texas, Tom SEYMOUR of LaVale, Maryland, Edgar SEYMOUR of Attica, New York, Max SEYMOUR of Ottawa, James O. SEYMOUR of Murrysville, Pennsylvania, Fred R. SEYMOUR of Brookings, South Dakota, and Ann Seymour UKENA of Topeka, Kansas.
She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, and a sister. Her brothers, Quincy SEYMOUR and Edgar SEYMOUR, were killed in action in France during the final stages of World War I; Edgar on September 28, 1918, and Quincy on November 7, 1918. A brother B. Mac SEYMOUR passed away on August 4, 1980, and James Owen SEYMOUR passed away on March 28, 1981. Her sister, Charlotta STRATTON passed away on May 24, 1985. A niece, Dortha Mae SEYMOUR passed away in 1943, and a nephew, Robert STRATTON died in 1985.
She treasured her family history and heritage, her ancestors including a Kansas pioneer family arriving in Franklin County in 1857 and a man who signed the Declaration of Independence and contributed heavily to the writing of the Constitution. She traveled widely, in this county and abroad, and was always generous in sharing her travel experiences with her family and community.
Her involvement with, her concern for, and her contributions to the lives of her nieces and nephews and their families combined to make her an aunt held high in esteem, affection and respect.
Endnotes
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