Fifth Generation 
Fifth Generation 20. Mary Leona Seago was born on Sep 8, 1895 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi, died on Jan 4, 1980 in Iuka, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi at age 84, and was buried in Rowland Mills Cemetery, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi.8 The cause of her death was Stomach cancer.
She appeared on the 1900 Census on Jun 25, 1900 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi. 3
Mary married Henry Dalton Woodley,9 son of Jude S. Woodley and Elizabeth Schull, on Nov 12, 1916 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi.9 Henry was born on Oct 21, 1892 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi,9 died on Mar 20, 1983 in Iuka, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi9 at age 90, and was buried in Rowland Mills Cemetery, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi.8,9 The cause of his death was Heart attack.9
27 F i. Josie Inez Woodley .9
28 M ii. John Edgar Woodley .9
29 F iii. Ludie Lonette Woodley .9
30 F iv. Laura Ilene Woodley .9
31 F v. Margie Elizabeth Woodley .9
32 F vi. Ruben Carmon Woodley .9
33 M vii. James Aaron Woodley .9
34 F viii. Ercell Maurine Woodley .9
35 F ix. Betty Jo Woodley .9
21. Cora Blanche Seago 9 was born on Feb 7, 1897 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi, died on Oct 5, 1985 in Iuka, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi at age 88, and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi.10 The cause of her death was Complications from a broken hip.
She appeared on the 1900 Census on Jun 25, 1900 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi. 3
She appeared on the 1920 Census on Feb 10, 1920 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi. 4
Cora married Henry A. Dial 9 on Jun 15, 1928 in Iuka, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi.9 Henry was born on Nov 1, 1898,9 died on Feb 5, 1961 in Iuka, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi9 at age 62, and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi.9 The cause of his death was Heart attack.9
36 M i. Theron Seago was born on Nov 26, 1916 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi, died on Jul 19, 1931 in Tishomingo Co., Mississippi at age 14, and was buried in Mt. Gilead Cemetery, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi.
37 F ii. Opal Dial .9
38 F iii. Edith Mae Dial .9
39 M iv. William Joyce Dial .9
22. Georgia Gertrude Seago 9 was born on Sep 18, 1898 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi, died on Sep 13, 1974 in Iuka, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi at age 75, and was buried in Iuka Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi. The cause of her death was Cancer.
She appeared on the 1900 Census on Jun 25, 1900 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi. 3
Georgia married Walter Smith Whitfield.9 Walter was born on Mar 20, 1891 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi,9 died on Sep 28, 1956 in Booneville, Prentiss Co., Mississippi9 at age 65, and was buried in Rowland Mills Cemetery, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi.8,9 The cause of his death was Tuberculosis.9
40 F i. Gladys Irene Whitfield .9
41 F ii. Olivia Gertrude Whitfield .9
42 M iii. Noel Dossie Whitfield .9
43 M iv. James Clay Whitfield .9
44 F v. Mabel Eloise Whitfield .9
45 F vi. Clara Mildred Whitfield .9
23. Frank Seago was born on Mar 5, 1900 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi and died on Jul 14, 1982 in Pensacola, Florida at age 82.
He appeared on the 1900 Census on Jun 25, 1900 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi. 3
Frank married May Norris 9 in 1917 in Iuka, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi.9 May was born in 1902 in Iuka, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi9 and died in 1947 in Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi9 at age 45.
46 F i. Vestal Seago 9 was born in 1922 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi.9
Vestal married Johnny Mann 9 in 1938.9
47 F ii. Hildred Seago 9 was born in 1924 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi.9
Hildred married someone Chambers.9
24. Andy Seago was born on Mar 5, 1900 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi, died on Feb 2, 1982 in Iuka, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi at age 81, and was buried in Mt. Gilead Cemetery, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi.2 The cause of his death was Emphysema.
He appeared on the 1900 Census on Jun 25, 1900 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi. 3
He appeared on the 1920 Census on Feb 10, 1920 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi. 4
Andy married Maude Hearn,9 daughter of William Benjamin Hearn and Ida Francis, on Nov 12, 1922 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi.9 Maude was born on Feb 17, 1903 in Texas.9
48 M i. Chester Ray Seago .9
49 F ii. Mossie Dell Seago 9 was born on Feb 4, 1926 in Iuka, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi.9
Mossie married Leroy Smith 9 in 1943.9
Mossie next married Buford Wilson.9
50 F iii. Charlene Seago 9 was born on Mar 5, 1930 in Bellefontaine, Webster Co., Mississippi.9
Charlene married Jim Freese 9 in 1950.9
51 M iv. Andy Eugene Seago 9 was born on Jul 29, 1937 in Bellefontaine, Webster Co., Mississippi.9
Andy married Sylvia 9 in 1956.9
Andy next married Kathy 9 in 1986.9
52 F v. Geraldine Frances Seago 9 was born on Mar 7, 1939 in Bellefontaine, Webster Co., Mississippi.9
Geraldine married Marshall Dees 9 in 1956.9
Geraldine next married Lacey Lawler 9 in 1983.9
25. Sadie "Ruth" Seago was born on Dec 8, 1903 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi,11 died on Aug 25, 2004 in Lexington, Holmes Co., Mississippi at age 100, and was buried on Aug 28, 2004 in Odd Fellows Cemetery Lexington, Holmes Co., Mississippi.
General Notes: Sadie "Ruth" Seago was the sixth child born to Lemmie Dossie Seago and Lou Tishiey "Ludie" McNutt. Her older siblings were Mary Leona, Georgia Gertrude, Cora Blanche and twin brothers, Frank and Andy. She had one younger sibling, Dalton Gilbert. When Ruth's father died, the oldest child was twelve and the youngest was one. Since her father died when she was only three and a half years old, Ruth has no memory of him except for a few photographs.
Growing up in the early 1900's without a father meant that Ruth and her siblings had many chores to do. As each child reached a certain age, they were expected to help with the chores appropriate for that age. She enjoyed going to school and liked to read, write and work math problems. When she was in the ninth grade, she dropped out of school to help more with the chores at home. In order to provide food for their families, most people back then raised large gardens and spent much of the hot, summer days canning the many vegetables those gardens produced.
As Ruth got older, she and her friends and cousins attended dances and church functions. At one of those functions, she met Noah Lester Moore. One day before her twenty-first birthday, they were married at the Tishomingo County Courthouse in Iuka, Mississippi. They moved near Fulton, Mississippi, in Itawamba County. After Eloise and Dutch were born, they moved to rural Holmes County.
They first lived in a small shotgun house. Edith and Jean were born while they lived there. Then they built a nicer white house. Minette, Melvin and Billie were born there. Noah hired Bertha to help Ruth with the cooking, cleaning, washing, ironing, and caring for the children. Ruth's mother also came for lengthy visits when the twins and Billie were small. In 1944 the family moved into a new brick house approximately two miles North of Lexington on Highway 17. In 1948 their last child, Loretta, was born.
Ruth was a homemaker. With her large family, there was no time to seek outside employment. However, she did provide day care for Pam and Mark, two of her grandchildren, while their mothers worked. At one time she also provided day care for two of her great-nieces. She occupied her time by cooking, cleaning the house, washing and ironing the clothes. In the spring she always planted a big garden. The children who had not yet left home helped her pick the vegetables and can them in order to have food for the winter. When she went to her garden, she always wore a shirt with long sleeves and her bonnet.
After Noah's death, Ruth's lifestyle continued in much the same way. Her mother instilled in her a good work ethic and she was always busy with some household chore, working in her yard and garden, or cutting out patterns and piecing quilt tops. Later, she would quilt the tops and share them on special occasions with her children and grandchildren. Those occasions were usually when they graduated from high school or married. She enjoyed watching the soap operas each afternoon. The highlight of her week was going to Sunday school and church each Sunday. She served as secretary of her Sunday school class and sang alto with the LLL choir when it was their turn to perform.
In 1981 she was diagnosed with chronic leukemia and lymphoma. On July 18, 1985, she fell in the oncologist's office in Jackson and broke her left hip. She recovered from that injury and continued to live alone. On April 26, 1996, while planting flower seeds, she fell and broke her right hip. After that surgery she developed a staph infection and the prosthesis had to be removed. For the past six years, Otis Lee Sly/Sanders has been Ruth's caregiver on weekdays. A family member has provided her care at night and on weekends.
She appeared on the 1920 Census on Feb 10, 1920 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi. 4
She appeared on the 1930 Census on Apr 21, 1930 in Holmes Co., Mississippi. 12
Sadie married Noah Lester Moore, son of George Calvin Moore and Ella Lou Bonds, on Dec 7, 1924 in Iuka, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi.13 Noah was born on Oct 29, 1898 in Iuka, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi,11 died on Mar 10, 1973 in Lexington, Holmes Co., Mississippi11 at age 74, and was buried on Mar 11, 1973 in Odd Fellows Cemetery Lexington, Holmes Co., Mississippi.11
General Notes: Noah Lester Moore, husband of Sadie Ruth Seago Moore, was born in a log house on what is now known as Sardis Church Road in rural Tishomingo County.
Noah was the fourth child born to George Calvin Moore and Ella Lou Bonds. His three older siblings were James Farmer, William Hafford and Melvie. His seven younger siblings were Hershel Bill, Ida Bell, Carrie Lee, George Guy, Amy Caroline, Blanche Frances and Fannie.
Very little is known about Noah's younger years. He had four siblings who did not reach old age.
Noah married Sadie Ruth Seago. They lived near Fulton. Mississippi, until after Eloise and Dutch were born. Then they moved to rural Holmes County and lived at Crossroads. Edith, Jean, Minette, Melvin and Billie were all born while they lived there. In 1944, they moved into their new brick house on Highway 17. In 1948 their eighth child, Loretta, was born. She was the only one of the children born in a hospital. The rest were born at home.
In his early years, Noah logged and owned a sawmill. After he sold his sawmill, he raised cattle for as long as he lived. Noah loved to read his children's school library books. He enjoyed robbing bee trees and sharing the honey with his family. He enjoyed attending basketball games when some of his daughters were playing. Noah wasn't much of a talker. He sat in his rocking chair and chewed his Days Work tobacco. He drove to town most days and visited with his friends at Howard Terry's garage and at Simpson, Stepp and Lott Lumber Company.
His other six siblings also enjoyed longer lives. Farmer died at seventy-nine, Hershal at seventy-two, Ida Bell at seventy-nine, Carrie at eighty-six, Amy at ninety-one, and Blanche at eighty-two. Most of them died of congestive heart failure or from a stroke. Blanche died of complications from lung problems.
He appeared on the 1900 Census on Jun 26, 1900 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi. 14 Census taker list Nora as the "Daughter" of George Moore. This should of course be son, "Noah."
He appeared on the 1910 Census on May 5, 1910 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi. 15 The census index list Noah as "Mary."
He appeared on the 1920 Census on Feb 11, 1920 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi. 16
He appeared on the 1930 Census on Apr 21, 1930 in Holmes Co., Mississippi. 12
53 F i. Lilla "Eloise" Moore was born on Sep 12, 1925 in Fulton, Mississippi.
General Notes: Lilla "Eloise" Moore was born at the family's home in Fulton, Mississippi. She moved with her mom, dad, and little brother to Holmes County in 1927.
Eloise attended Bethesda Consolidated School near Lexington through the eighth grade and graduated from Lexington High School on May 26, 1944. While she was in high school she entered an essay contest sponsored by the Mississippi Bar Association. She won third place with her essay entitled What Mississippi High School Students Can Do to Help Win the War. On May 22, 1946, she received an associate of arts diploma from Holmes Junior College in Goodman, Mississippi.
That fall she began her teaching career with only her junior college degree. Each summer she would attend Delta State Teachers' College in Cleveland, Mississippi. She had already taught four years before she received her bachelor of science degree in elementary education from DSTC on August 8, 1950. She continued to teach each fall and further her education each summer by attending Mississippi Southern College in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She received her master's degree in elementary education on August 12, 1953. She was an honor student at every school she attended. Her teaching experience was:
1946-47 Ebenezer School - Ebenezer, Mississippi - Grades 1,2,3
1947-48 Cascilla School - Cascilla, Mississippi - Grade 1
1948-49 Walnut School - Vance, Mississippi - Grade 1
1949-50 Tippo School - Tippo, Mississippi - Grades 5,6
1950-52 Tutwiler Elementary School - Tutwiler, Mississippi - Grades 2,5
1952-65 Tchula Consolidated School - Tchula, Mississippi - Grade 2
1965-94 Central Holmes Academy - Lexington, Mississippi - Eloise taught nearly all the elementary grades and served as elementary principal part of the time.
After teaching forty-eight years, Eloise retired in May 1994. Jobs she has had since retirement have been: clerk at Family Dollar from January through May 1995; clerk at Bill's Dollar Store from June 1995 through September 1996; and clerk at Cohen's Department Store from April 1996 until the present time.
She married Leo Alderman at the Baptist pastor's home in Long Beach, Mississippi. They do not have any children. However, her younger siblings have always felt as though they had a second mother. In many of their travels through forty-nine states, eleven Canadian provinces, the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Cozumel, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Cuba and Mexico, one or more of the younger sisters or brothers accompanied them, especially on their annual Fourth of July trips to Florida and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
For many years she and Leo enjoyed camping with friends. In 1991 they purchased a motor home large enough to invite friends and family to camp with them. They camped all over the United States including Alaska and all of the provinces of Canada. Due to Leo's failing health, their last trip was in 1997 when they went west to British Columbia.
In addition to traveling, Eloise enjoys clipping coupons and recipes. She helps the other sisters care for their invalid mother. God has bestowed many blessings upon her. She loves to share those with her family and many friends in Lexington. On August 8, 2002, Eloise and Leo celebrated fifty years of marriage. They were honored by her five sisters and Ruby with a dinner at her mother's house on Highway 17.
She appeared on the 1930 Census on Apr 21, 1930 in Holmes Co., Mississippi. 12
She will appear on the 1940 Census in Lexington, Holmes Co., Mississippi.
She will appear on the 1950 Census in Lexington, Holmes Co., Mississippi.
She will appear on the 1960 Census in Lexington, Holmes Co., Mississippi.
She will appear on the 1970 Census in Lexington, Holmes Co., Mississippi.
She will appear on the 1980 Census in Lexington, Holmes Co., Mississippi.
She will appear on the 1990 Census in Lexington, Holmes Co., Mississippi.
She will appear on the 2000 Census in Lexington, Holmes Co., Mississippi.
Lilla married Leo Ersal Alderman, son of Robert Fulton Alderman and Sibbie Rebecca Pierce, on Aug 8, 1952 in Long Beach, Mississippi. Leo was born on Nov 24, 1922 in Benton, Mississippi, died on Oct 22, 2002 in Lexington, Holmes Co., Mississippi at age 79, and was buried on Oct 24, 2002 in Odd Fellows Cemetery Lexington, Holmes Co., Mississippi.
General Notes: Leo Ersal Alderman, husband of Lilla Eloise Moore Alderman, was born near Benton, Mississippi, in Yazoo County. When his parents first married, they lived in Yazoo County. They later moved to Holmes County where they reared their large family in the Tolarville community. Their last move was back to Yazoo County.
In 1943 Leo graduated from Coxburg Consolidated School. After working for awhile in Laurel, Mississippi, he attended many night courses at Holmes Junior College in Goodman, Mississippi. He also attended Jackson Commercial College. He took a course from Cook Radio School in Jackson, Mississippi, and received a certificate when the course was completed.
Leo entered the Army in 1944 during World War II. For his basic training, he was sent to Camp Joseph T. Robinson in Little Rock, Arkansas. After he completed basic training, he was stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia. He served a tour of duty in England and France and attained the rank of Corporal. At the Normandy Beach landing a shell exploded near him and damaged his eardrum. Leo was awarded a Purple Heart because of this injury. He did not continue with his group but did spend some time in Paris and London.
After his honorable discharge in 1946, he worked for A & N Refrigeration in Indianola, Mississippi. In 1950 Simpson, Stepp, and Lott Lumber Company hired him as a lumber salesman. He spent the next thirty-five years working for that company in Lexington, Mississippi, and retired in November 1984.
Leo and Eloise were married at the Baptist pastor's home in Long Beach, Mississippi. When Leo was younger his hobbies were traveling, fishing and making things in his shop. He was active in the Lexington Lions Club and once served as the club's president. After his retirement, he enjoyed playing cards, working crossword puzzles, watching TV and going on lengthy vacations with family and friends in his motor home. He and Eloise have visited forty-nine states, eleven Canadian provinces, the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Cozumel, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Cuba and Mexico.
He and Eloise did not have children. On August 8, 2002, they had been married for fifty years.
+ 54 M ii. Dutch Raburn Moore was born on Feb 15, 1927 in Fulton, Mississippi, died on Jul 28, 2006 in Bath, South Carolina at age 79, and was buried in Bath, South Carolina.
+ 55 F iii. Edith Corrine Moore was born on Oct 6, 1929 in Holmes Co., Mississippi.
+ 56 F iv. Willie Jean Moore was born on Jan 16, 1933 in Holmes Co., Mississippi.
+ 57 F v. Dorothy "Minette" Moore was born on Jul 15, 1938 in Holmes Co., Mississippi.
+ 58 M vi. Lester "Melvin" Moore was born on Jul 15, 1938 in Holmes Co., Mississippi.
+ 59 F vii. Billie Ruth Moore was born on May 23, 1940 in Holmes Co., Mississippi.
+ 60 F viii. Frances "Loretta" Moore 13 was born on Aug 8, 1948 in Lexington, Holmes Co., Mississippi.13
26. Dalton Gilbert Seago Sr. was born on Jun 19, 1906 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi, died on Mar 28, 1972 in McComb, Pike Co., Mississippi at age 65, and was buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Pike Co., Mississippi. The cause of his death was Emphysema.
He appeared on the 1920 Census on Feb 10, 1920 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi. 4
Dalton married Lena Rosella Taylor.9 Lena was born on Jul 31, 1907 in Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi,9 died on Aug 18, 2003 in McComb, Pike Co., Mississippi9 at age 96, and was buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Pike Co., Mississippi.9,17
61 F i. Ludie Augusta Seago .9
62 M ii. James Clayton Seago .9
63 M iii. Dalton Gilbert Seago Jr. .9
64 M iv. David Earl Seago .9
65 M v. Jimmie Dossie Seago .9
66 M vi. Kenneth Franklin Seago 9 was born on May 31, 1940 in Bellefontaine, Webster Co., Mississippi,9 died on Dec 16, 1958 in McComb, Pike Co., Mississippi9 at age 18, and was buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Pike Co., Mississippi.9
67 M vii. Gene Arnold Seago .9