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Louis Seelig

30 June 1876 – 19 December 1947

Louis Seelig was born at New York City on 30 June 1876, the son of David Seelig and Amelia Oppenheimer, and married Sarah Moore at Manhattan on 21 February 1906. Their daughters were Florence Rose, born 1909, and Emma, born about 1916. The family was in Brooklyn in 1910, 1915 and 1930. By 1940 Sarah was dead and he was living at 63 as a widower in the Brooklyn household of his son-in-law George Yelverton. He died at Manhattan on 19 December 1947, aged 70. He is a direct ancestor of Gina Cacace, and entered this archive in August 2026 when his daughter's marriage record showed that the woman previously in her place was someone else. See finding 117.

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Louis Seelig was born at New York City on 30 June 1876, the son of David Seelig and Amelia Oppenheimer, and married Sarah Moore at Manhattan on 21 February 1906. Their daughters were Florence Rose, born 1909, and Emma, born about 1916. The family was in Brooklyn in 1910, 1915 and 1930. By 1940 Sarah was dead and he was living at 63 as a widower in the Brooklyn household of his son-in-law George Yelverton. He died at Manhattan on 19 December 1947, aged 70. He is a direct ancestor of Gina Cacace, and entered this archive in August 2026 when his daughter's marriage record showed that the woman previously in her place was someone else. See finding 117.

Born at Manhattan, New York City, New York Died at Manhattan, New York City, New York

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Sarah Moore

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Date unknown: Brooklyn, New York City, New York

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New York City, New York
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Ocala, Marion County, Florida
Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Manhattan, New York City, New York

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30 June 1876

Born at New York City

Son of David Seelig and Amelia Oppenheimer; christened at Manhattan.

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21 February 1906

Married Sarah Moore at Manhattan

He was 29 and she 26. Their daughter Florence Rose followed three years later.

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February 1938

Applied for a Social Security number

At 61. The application names both his parents and is the last record that certainly concerns him.

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1940

A widower in his son-in-law's house

Aged 63, in Brooklyn with George and Emma Yelverton and their two small daughters. Sarah had died at some point in the previous ten years.

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19 December 1947

Died at Manhattan

Aged 70, twelve years after Sarah, and buried on 22 December. He had been retired about fourteen years.

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Louis Seelig household, 1930 census, Brooklyn

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Marriage of Louis Seelig and Sarah Moore, Manhattan, 21 February 1906

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Obituary of Mrs Florence R Mayer, Ocala Star-Banner, 1 September 1997

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Christening of Louis Seelig, Manhattan, born 30 June 1876

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Louis Seelig, Social Security application, February 1938 (NUMIDENT)

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George Yelverton household, 1940 census, Brooklyn Assembly District 15

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Death of a Louis Seelig, Manhattan, 19 December 1947

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Death of Sarah Seelig, Brooklyn, 18 November 1935

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David Seelig household, 1900 census, Manhattan Ward 14

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What we still don't know

[RESOLVED] His death was carried for one day as a probable and is now recorded as his. The certificate's parents field names Susan Dugan — his mother-in-law, not his mother — which is a mistake only somebody in this family could make. See finding 119.
His occupation. The 1910, 1915, 1930 and 1940 censuses all have a column for it and none has been read for it yet. The 1947 record, if it is his, says he had been retired fourteen years — so since about 1933, at 57.
His parents' origins. The 1930 census gives both as German-born, but that is a statement about them made by somebody else, and no record naming David's or Amelia's own birthplace has been read.
Whether Bernard was his only brother. David Seelig and Amelia Oppenheimer had at least two sons; the 1880 or 1900 census would give the whole family.
[MINOR CONFLICT] The 1900 census gives his birth as January 1877 where his christening and his Social Security application both give 30 June 1876. The two documents that agree are preferred; the census month is noted and not used.

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