Person:Joseph Seaver (12)

CENSUS RECORDS:

In the 1870 US Census, Joseph Sever (indexed as Saver, age 24, male, white, superintendent of a sawmill, born NY) and Augusta Sever (age 21, female, white, keeping house, born VT) resided in Hamilton township, Gratiot County, Michigan [National Archives Microfilm Series M593, Roll 672, page 66, Line 17].

In the 1880 US Census, this family resided in Newark, Gratiot County, Michigan. The household included Joseph H. Seaver (self, married, male, white, age 34, born NY, a banker, parents born NY), Louise Seaver (head, married, female, white, age 45, born NY, keeping house, parents born NY), Chaylon Seaver (cousin, single, male, white, age 22, born NY, farm laborer, parents born NY), Glen E. Barney (stepson, single, male, white, age 15, born MI, at school, parents born NY), Mary E. Barney (stepdaughter, single, female, white, age 13, born MI, at school, parents born NY), John Jeffrey (stepson, single, male, white, age 10, born MI, at school, parents born NY) and Ira Jeffrey (stepson, single, male, white, age 8, born MI, at school, parents born NY) [National Archives Microfilm Series T9, Roll 0580, page 538A, available at www.familysearch.org].

In the 1900 US Census, the Joseph Seaver family resided on Center Street in Ithaca, Gratiot County, Michigan. The family included head Joseph Seaver (white, male, born Feb 1846, age 54, married 20 years, born NY, parents born NY, real estate dealer, owns a house free of mortgage), wife Louie C. Seaver (white, female, born Mar 1835, age 65, married 20 years, 4 children born, 4 living, born NY, father born NJ, mother born CT) and son Glen E. Barney (?) (white, male, born Jun 1865, age 34, single, born MI, parents born NY, a bookkeeper) [National Archives Microfilm Series T623, Roll 712, Page 134, ED 51, Sheet 18, Line 56].

In the 1910 US Census, Joseph H. Seaver (head, male, white, age 63, 3rd marriage, married 1 year, born NY, parents born NY, a laborer, works for timber collimator, owns house with a mortgage) and Anna M. Seaver (wife, female, white, age 43 (?), second marriage, married 1 year, born MI, parents born Germany) resided on Center Street in Ithaca township, Gratiot County, Michigan [National Archives Microfilm Series T624, Roll 648, Page 151, ED 70, Sheet 2A, Line 24].

In the 1920 US Census, Joseph Seaver (head of household, male, white, age 73, married, born St. Lawrence County NY, parents born NY, no occupation, owns home with a mortgage) and Anne M. Seaver (wife, female, white, age 52, married, born MI, parents born Muhlenberg Germany) resided on Center Street in the 4th Ward of Ithaca, Gratiot County, Michigan [National Archives Microfilm Series T625, Roll 764, Page 71, ED 41, Sheet 7A, Line 1-2].