C. A. Seger submitted by Conley Wolterman A farmer of Garfield Township, Ida County, Iowa, was born near Erie, Whiteside County, Illinois, March 21, 1857, a son of Amos B. Seger, a native of Rumford, Oxford County, Maine. The father enlisted at Erie, Illinois, in the 75th Illinois Volunteer Infantry for 3 years, was wounded at Perryville, Ky., and died at Port Byron, Illinois at the age of 49 years. C. A. Seger's mother was Hannah nee Noyes, born at Cooper's Mills, Maine, and died at Port Byron, Illinois in 1884, aged about 50 years. C. A. Seger had 4 brothers and 3 sisters. C. A. Seger moved with his family to Rock Island County, Illinois, in 1865 and he was reared on a farm. He also spent sometime in the mines and on the Mississippi River. In 1882, he located on 160 acres of wild land in Garfield Township, Ida County, Iowa, which he improved. He built a good residence, a barn 32 x 46 feet, a grove, orchard, mill, and other necessary improvements. He had been a Township Assessor, and a President of the Farmers' Alliance. He was united in marriage to Mary DeVinney in 1879 at Rock Island County, Illinois. Mary was the daughter of John and Fannie (Cook) DeVinney, residents of Rock Island County, Il. C. A. Seger and Mary had 5 children: Howard, DeRay, Jessie, Vincent, and Lucy Pearl.

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