[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 149 (Wednesday, October 3, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2061]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING THE SEAGO FAMILY AND SEAGOVILLE, TEXAS

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                          HON. JEB HENSARLING

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, October 3, 2007

  Mr. HENSARLING. Madam Speaker, I would like to honor the members of 
the Seago Family as they gather in Seagoville, Texas, for their annual 
family reunion.
  The Seago family has had a long history in the United States. The 
family's presence in the United States was first recorded in 1740, when 
John Seago married Margaret Birmingham at St. Luke's Parish in Queen 
Anne's County, Maryland. From there the family moved to North Carolina 
and their descendants spread all over the country.
  The city of Seagoville, Texas was founded in the 1870's by a 
descendant of John and Margaret Seago, Tillman Kimsey ``T.K.'' Seago. 
He opened a general store in 1876, which attracted people to the area. 
A small community formed there and later that year it became known as 
Seago. In 1910, the United States Postal Service changed the name of 
the town to Seagoville.
  Each year the Seago family hosts an annual family reunion, which they 
have done for over twenty years. This year the event is particularly 
important because the family will be gathering for the first time in 
the city that was named for one of the ancestors, Seagoville, Texas. 
Family members will travel from every corner of this great nation to 
attend. The festivities begin on Thursday, as members start arriving, 
and continue through Sunday, when they begin to make their journeys 
home. The reunion will coincide with SeagoFest, a festival held each 
year in Seagoville.
  Madam Speaker, as the Representative of the City of Seagoville, it is 
my pleasure to recognize the Seago Family for over 250 years in America 
and the City of Seagoville for the many contributions it makes to the 
Fifth District, the State of Texas, and the United States of America.

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