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Submitted: 6/2/11 • Approved: 6/2/11 • Last Updated: 7/29/12 • R537438-G0-S3
Son of Augustus Caulincourt & Mary Alice Crull Orcutt
Husband of Martha Ann Yocham
December 10, 1848 in Vanceburg, Lewis County, Kentucky
June 17, 1901 in Oakland, Marion County, Arkansas
The following is taken from the following link: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rgw&id=I07381
Seymour Woodford Orcutt was born December 10th, 1848, at "noon in the day" at Vanceburg, Lewis County, Kentucky, according to the family record kept by his parents, Augustus C. and Mary Crull Orcutt. Mote, as Seymour was called, had an older brother, Dolph. Mote and Dolph, unlike the younger brothers yet born, were old enough to have had memories of living in Kentucky, on the banks of the Ohio River, before the family began it's series of western movements beginning in 1857. River travel on the Ohio was brisk and varied at this time. The Orcutt brothers would no doubt have spent a lot of time at the water watching people in all manner of watercraft traveling the river. Perhaps they were treated to "rides" on the riverboat piloted by their uncle, Thomas Collier. No doubt they spent hours at the water's edge fishing, investigating the banks, and being typical boys with a place to play and explore that would be the envy of any kid. Dolph and Mote would have been expected to help out in the store owned and ran by their father, and his partner, James Todd. This experience in business without a question was impressed on their minds, for as the boys grew to be men they proved capable of making whatever venture they pursued payoff, be it farming, or operating a retail business. Although few facts are actually known about Mote's early years, knowing the times and places he lived give insight into his life. The years from the time of Mote's birth until moving from Kentucky were turbulent because of the accelerating controversy over the States Rights and slavery issue. The conflict was at it's worse on the "border states", naturally, because people of both views were living literally side by side. Many friends and even relatives split over the issues fast coming to a head. This must have been an exceedingly hard time for Augustus Orcutt, born, and with ties in the north, a member of the Whig and Republican political parties, and raised in the south. Some of the families that were married into the Orcutt family at that time had strong ties and loyalties with the people of the south. In 1857, with the threat of succession and war becoming more and more imminent, Augustus decided to move the family out of Kentucky. It was to be more than 10 years before the family would finally locate for any length of time in one place. Seymour Woodford Orcutt married Martha Ann Yocham late in 1869, or very early in 1870. The Orcutt family settled on the White River in Marion County, Arkansas on land bought from Martha's father, Jacob Yocham. The day of the land transaction, January 8 1870, was Martha's 18th birthday. Martha had pale blonde hair and black eyes. Mote and Mat, as Martha was known, lived for a while in Marion County. Their first son Adolphus De Lorraine was born at Orcutt Flat in Jan 1872. Sometime after this, and before 14 Dec 1873 ,when the next son, James Emery was born, they had moved to near Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas. Mote had obtained a farm in Sycamore Twp, and was farming it by late 1872. Two more sons were born while the family were living in Montgomery Co. They were Augustus Theodore, (Dode) born 20 Oct 1875, and, Andrew Murray, born, Nov 1879. In late 1880, or early 1881 Mote moved the family back to Orcutt Flat in Marion Co., Arkansas. Mote had kept his farm in Arkansas while the family had been living in Kansas. The next event in the family was the birth of Seymour "Moat"Jr. in April of 1882. The next son, Charles Lee, was born in Oct 1886. The only girl to survive infancy was Mary Louise, born Jan 1892. Moat and Martha bought and sold land in Marion Co. many times in the next ten year period. On May 6, 1898 they signed a Mortgage With Power of Sale in favor of the Keet and Roundtree Dry Goods Co., Springfield, Mo., in the amount of $589.89 for stock to open a new dry goods store in Oakland, as Orcutt Flat had come to be known. In the Marion County newspaper, The Mountain Echo, October 27, 1898 in the Oakland items ran a short paragraph saying that; "Mr. S.W. Orcutt has a new dry goods store just completed and is ready for business." Dode Orcutt would later relate of experiences growing up on the White River. One thing he and his brothers would do was to jump horses off from a cliff into the river. Dode and his brothers fished the White River, and enjoyed hunting the surrounding countryside.
Contributed on 6/2/11 by jacobflippin
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