Lucius Alexander Seely, one on Oregon's 1851 pioneers, died at his home near Wilsonville, in Clackamas county, November 5, at 8:15
P.M. He was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Bishop Seely, and was born in Ogden, St. Lawrence county, N. Y., August 10, 1820. With
his parents, at the age of 16, he moved to Illinois, and was educated at Potsdam academy. In 1842, at the age of 22, he married Miss
Sophia H. Buckman in Farmington, Ill., and resided there about eight years, farming. With six other families they made up an emigrant
team of oxen and crossed the plains without any serious accident. A six months' trip landed them in Baker Prairie, now Canby, in
October, where they remained six years, then removed to Linn City, now the paper and pulp mill's site in Oregon City, where they
remained only one year. They then moved to their home near Wilsonville.

To Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Seely were born eight sons and one daughter, and they had one daughter adopted in infancy, Jiva J., George
B., Hattie B. and Ben J. were born in Illinois; Frank F. on the steamer James P. Flint, coming up the Columbia river on their journey
to Oregon; Bishop Judson L. at Canby; Robert, Ina and Edward R. in the log cabin. Hattie was married to James Whitmore, and in 1878
died at the home of her parents. Jiva, the eldest, was married, and died at his home in Portland in 1883. The remaining seven sons,
with their families, live near the old home.

Mr. Seely became a Christian at the age of 18 years, having joined the Presbyterian church in Illinois, and, after moving to
Oregon, united with the Congregational church, and died a firm believer in that faith. It has been often said of him and is very
true, that he was of a good, kind disposition, always ready to help the poor and needy.

He left behind a widow, seven sons, eight daughters-in-law, numerous grandchildren and scores of friends. He was buried at
Pleasant Hill, the services being conducted by the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Barber. Beautiful flowers covered the last resting-place, and
the funeral sermon was preached at Hoodview Sunday morning by the Rev. Mr. Barber.