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Seth Merrill GATES, Congress, NY (1800-1877)

GATES, Seth Merrill, a Representative from New York; born in Winfield, Herkimer County, N.Y., October 10, 1800; moved with his parents to Sheldon, Genesee (now Wyoming) County, N.Y. in 1806;…

Seth W. BROWN, Congress, OH (1841-1923)

BROWN, Seth W., a Representative from Ohio; born near Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio, January 4, 1841; attended the public schools; during the Civil War served in Company H, Seventy-ninth…

Seth Wallace COBB, Congress, MO (1838-1909)

COBB, Seth Wallace, a Representative from Missouri; born near Petersburg, Va., December 5, 1838; attended the common schools; joined a volunteer company from his native county in 1861 and…

Seth Hartman YOCUM, Congress, PA (1834-1895)

YOCUM, Seth Hartman, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Catawissa, Columbia County, Pa., August 2, 1834; attended the rural schools; went to Philadelphia in 1850 and learned the…

Enos

(Encyclopedia) EnosEnosēˈnŏs [key], in the Bible, son of Seth.

patriarch, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) patriarchpatriarchpāˈtrēärk [key], in biblical tradition, one of the antediluvian progenitors of the race as given in Genesis (e.g., Seth) or one of the ancestors of the Jews (e.g.,…

Methuselah

(Encyclopedia) MethuselahMethuselahmēthy&oomacr;ˈzələ [key], in the Bible, descendant of Seth; son of Enoch. He is said to have lived 969 years. It is also spelled Mathusala.

Lamech

(Encyclopedia) LamechLamechlāˈmĕk [key], in the Bible. 1 Descendant of Cain and therefore accursed. He was the father of Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain. 2 Descendant of Seth and father of Noah.