Person:Charles Seaver (73)

MILITARY RECORDS:

Charles Adams Seaver registered for the World War I draft on 12 September 1918 in Gardner, Massachusetts. He was age 39, born 22 December 1878, white, a native born US citizen. He resided at 159 (?) Main Street in Gardner MA, and was employed as a teamster by Heywood ??? on Church Street in Gardner. His nearest relative was his wife Gladys Seaver at the same home address. He was medium height, slender build, blue eyes, light hair, and no disqualifying disabilities [World War I Draft Registration Card database, on www.ancestry.com, taken from FHL Microfilm 1,684,562].

Charles Adams Seaver registered for the World War II draft in the Fourth Registration in 1942. He resided at 3157 Main Street in Hartford, Connecticut. He had no telephone number. He was age 62, born in Templeton, Massachusetts on 22 December 1879. Mrs. Helen McFarland, residing at 445 Ashburnham Street in Fitchburg, Mass. was listed as the person who will always know your address. He was employed by Isadore Case at 3157 Main Street in Hartford, Connecticut. (Viewed at www.ancestry.com in the U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 database).

CENSUS:

In the 1910 US Census, Charles Seaver (head, male, white, age 30, first marriage, married 3 years, born MA, parents born MA, unreadable occupation) and his wife Gladys Seaver (female, white, age 25, first marriage, married 3 years, 0 children born, born MA, father born MA, mother born NH) resided at 178 N. Main Street in Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts [NARA Microfilm Series T624, Roll 627, ED 1750, Sheet 36B, page 143, dwelling #333, family #501].

In the 1920 US Census, this family resided at 185 Park Street in Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts. The family includes Charles Seaver (head of household, male, white, age 40, married, born MA, parents born MA, a foreman, rents home), Gladys Seaver (wife, female, white, age 35, married, born MA, father born MA, mother born NH) and Jarlena Seaver (daughter, female, white, age 4-0/12, single, born MA, parents born MA) [National Archives Microfilm Series T625, Roll 745, Page 222, ED 77, Sheet 14, Line 17].

In the 1930 US Census, Charles A. Seaver (lodger, male, white, age 57, married, first at age 27, born MA, parents born MA, a teamster, works for hospital, rents room for $7.50 per month) resided at Gardner State Col0ony for the Insane in Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts [National Archives Microfilm Series T626, Roll 963, Page 7B, ED 189, Line 71]. Hodge Seaver (wife, female, white, age 45, married, first at age 21, born MA, father born MA, mother born NH, rents home for $20/month) and Julena E. Seaver (daughter, female, white, age 14, single, born MA, parents born MA) resided at 172 Pine Street in Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts [National Archives Microfilm Series T626, Roll 963, Page 8A, ED 196, dwelling #96, family #187].