Posted on: GreenLake Co. Wi Bios Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/GreenLakeBios/36 Surname: SEALY, TRADER, THRUSHER, HIGGS ------------------------- Commemorative Biographical Record of the Upper Lake Region J.H. Beers & Co. Chicago, 1905 G929.3775 C736 Microfiche Pg. 132-133 JOHN E. SEALY, sheriff of Iron county, has been a well known citizen of Hurley since his coming there in 1886. He is a native of Wisconsin, having been born in Berlin, Green Lake County, Dec. 22, 1858. His parents, John E. and Eliza (HIGGS) SEALY, were natives, respectively, of Ireland and England. John E. SEALY, Sr., came to the United States when a young man and settled at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, where he found employment as a well driller. He followed that occupation until his death, which occured June 1, 1873. His wife survived him only a year. They had a family of five children, all of whom but one are living, John E. being the third eldest........On March 22, 1885, Mr. SEALY married Nettie TRADER, daughter of Henry and Alvira (THRUSHER) TRADER. For many years Mr. TRADER was a liveryman of New London, but he and his wife are now living on a farm in Outagamie county, Wis. Mrs. SEALY was the eldest of their family of six children. To Mr. and Mrs. SEALY have been born the following children: Florence, Earl, John, Maud, Marie and Clarence, at home, and Arthur, deceased.