Jeduthan Seely Jr. was born in Cayuga county, New York, in 1807 and came to Prophetstown in June, 1834, and settled adjoining the village of Portland, but within the present limits of Prophetstown. Mr. Seely married Miss Mariba Foy. Their children have been: Marvin, who died in 1851; Tamson, wife of Jones B. Nichols, living in Prophetstown; William F., who died in 1876; Emily Martin; and Celestia, wife of E. Laban Ballou, living in Prophetstown.

Extracted from History of Whiteside County, Ills., Edited by Charles Bent, Morrison, Illinois, 1877

[Jeduthan is SGS #2664 – Jeduthan/Juduthen; Jeduthan/Juduthen; Ebenezer, David; John; Benjamin; Nathaniel; Robert]