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When J.E. Oakley sold the parcel to Delphia V. Seeley in 1914, it was the beginning of over 35 years of ownership by the Seeley family. Delphia Vienna Berkshire Seeley (1869-1949) and George Seeley (1868-1947) were from Illinois and Pennsylvania, respectively, and lived in Superior before moving to Louisville. When they purchased this house, they had eight children (William Leslie, Helen, Cora Belle, Clifton, Archie, Charlotte, Raymond, and Margaret). A Seeley family tree on Ancestry.com includes these photos identified as showing Delphia and George Seeley of Louisville: 0 jai. -,.. .1 1 The 1920, 1930, and 1940 census records show the Seeley family to be living in this location on Lincoln Ave. In 1920, George was a miner and they had five children living with them. In 1930, George was working on the construction of a dam for a water reservoir and they had no children living with them. In 1940, they were still living in the home without children and George appears to have been retired. Louisville directories show that George Seeley also worked as a cement worker. In 1918, two addresses given for members of the Seeley family were 9 Lincoln Ave. and 10 Lincoln Ave., which suggests that the two houses were still on the property. (It is not out of the ordinary that two consecutive numbers would have appeared on the same side of the street. Property addresses changed and became more standardized in 1939.) The following photo is from the 1948 County Assessor card for 517 Lincoln. The 1948 card has handwriting across the front that says "For reference only," suggesting that the house was remodeled after 1948.