Person:John Seaver (51)

MARRIAGE: to Mary Tassey Patterson (JMSeaver)

BIOGRAPHY:

He accumulated considerable data of his ancestors. His biography was published in the February 1911 issue of the "Cleveland Engineers' Society Record". He was founder of Wellman-Seaver-Morgan Co, manufacturers of giant cranes for the US Navy. (JMSeaver, 1924)

CENSUS RECORDS:

In the 1900 US Census, this family resided in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The household included John W. Seaver (head, white, male, born Feb 1855, age 45, married 9 years, born PA, parents born ??, a mechanical engineer, owns home free of mortgage), Mary Seaver (wife, white, female, born Apr 1868, age 32, married 9 years, 3 children born, 3 living, born PA, parents born ??), John Seaver (son, white, male, born Jul 1893, single, born PA, parents born PA), Charlotte Seaver (daughter, white, female, born Feb 1895, age 5, single, born PA, parents born PA), and Hugh D. Seaver (son, white, male, born Nov 1896, age 3, single, born PA, parents born PA) [National Archives Microfilm Series T623, Roll 1260, Page 133, ED 214, Sheet 8B, Dwelling #160, Family #160, Lines 74-78].

In the 1910 US Census, this family resided in Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The family included John W. Seaver (head of household, male, white, age 54, first marriage, married 19 years, born WI, parents born NY, a civil engineer, works in own office, owns home with a mortgage), Marie P. Seaver (wife, female, white, age 45, first marriage, married 19 years, 4 children born, 4 living, born PA, father born SC, mother born PA), John Seaver (son, male, white, age 16, single, born PA, father born WI, mother born PA), Charlotte D. Seaver (daughter, female, white, age 15, single, born PA, father born WI, mother born PA), Hugh D. Seaver (son, male, white, age 13, single, born OH, father born WI, mother born PA) and William P. Seaver (son, male, white, age 8, single, born OH, father born WI, mother born PA [National Archives Microfilm Series T624, Roll 1164, Page 123, ED 10, Sheet 9A, Line 23-28].