Marcus "Mark" Seely was born Oct. 29, 1847, in Osceola, Tioga Co., PA; d. July 8, 1932 in Nelson, Tioga Co., PA. Married Jan. 1, 1871 in Nelson to Susan E. Losey, b. Jun. 26, 1850, in Nelson; d. 1894 in Osceola. Sue's parents were Artemus Losey, born 1797 in Orange Co., NY, and Eleanor Brown House, born 1816 in CT.
Mark was the eldest of 3 children of Mary Ann Campbell, b. 1826 in Nelson, Tioga Co., PA, d. there 1875; and Allen Seely, born 1826 in Osceola, died there in 1909.
Mark was the proprietor of a dry goods store1 and drug store on the main street of Nelson, opposite the old post office. Mark was a mainstay of the Beecher's Island Presbyterian Church. And he was Treasurer of the 1893 - 1895, 1903, 1905 & 1908 Campbell Reunions and president of the 1902 reunion and the 1920 "Cousins Dinner".
Mark and Sue (Losey) Seely had two children:
1. My mother, Jessica HOYT Thompson, always referred to Canada mint candy as "Mark's best" because of her childhood memories of buying it at Mark's store-wbt.
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