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biography from Portrait & Biographical Album of Mahaska Co., Iowa, 1887
BYRON V.
SEEVERS, attorney at law, and a
resident of Oskaloosa, is a son of Robert
and Ellen (Bryant) Seevers, and was born in
Coshocton County, Ohio, March 3. 1847.
The father of our subject was in early life a
portrait painter, but later engaged in the nursery
business and also at farming. He was a native of
Belmont County, Ohio, born Dec. 9, 1807, and is now
residing near the southeast part of Oskaloosa. Our
subject's mother was born Aug. 14, 1825, in Ohio,
and is yet living. Three children were born of the
parental union: George W., an attorney of Des
Moines, Iowa; Byron V., our subject, and William
A., a grocer of Oskaloosa.
When our subject was but six years old his
parcuts came to this county, and purchased 160 acres
where they now live. Young Seevers attended the
common schools of Oskaloosa until 1867, when he
supplemented the education received therein by
matriculating at Franklin College, Ohio, and after
following the curriculum of that institution until
June, 1872, he graduated therefrom with honors.
Returning to his home in Oskaloosa, Mr. Seevers
entered the law office of Lafferty & Johnson, and
studied jurisprudence under their instruction for
about two months. He was admitted to practice
in 1875, and energetically followed the practice of
his profession until 1880. He was in partnership
with Mr. J. O. Malcolm until March, 1880, when he
was elected Mayor of Oskaloosa, and since that
time has not opened an office.
Mr. Seevers was married at Oskaloosa, to Miss
Laura, daughter of William T.
Portrait & Biographical Album of Mahaska Co., Iowa, 1887
Mahaska County, Iowa Genealogy