Person:Joshua Seaver (5)

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Joshua Marshall Seaver
b.3 Sep 1830 Williamstown, Orange County, VT
d.3 Jul 1899 Manson, Calhoun County, IA (gravestone)
Parents and Siblings
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m. 3 Dec 1818
  1. Enoch Burnham Seaver1819 - 1888
  2. Asahel Bingham Seaver1821 - 1872
  3. Lucy Susannah Seaver1823 - 1862
  4. Cynthia Rosina Seaver1825 - 1842
  5. Jonathan Martin Seaver1828 - 1908
  6. Joshua Marshall Seaver1830 - 1899
  7. Elsie Caroline Seaver1834 - 1898
  8. Rev Ahira Harvey Seaver1837 - 1859
  9. Nancy Matilda Seaver1839 - 1900
  10. James Templeton Seaver1843 - 1863
Spouse and Children
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m. 26 Oct 1857
  1. Clarence Edward Seaver1859 -
  2. Wilbur Fremont Seaver1861 - 1925
  3. Mary Whaley Seaver1863 - 1868
  4. Rosa Belle Seaver1867 -
  5. Ahira Harvey Seaver1870 - 1881
  6. Florence Luella Seaver1872 -
  7. Nettie May Seaver1874 -
  8. Frederick Jay Seaver1877 - 1970
  9. Arthur Garfield Seaver1880 - 1973
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Facts and Events
Name Joshua Marshall Seaver
Gender Male
Birth? 3 Sep 1830 Williamstown, Orange County, VT
Marriage 26 Oct 1857 Prophetstown, Whiteside County, IL (IL MI)to Guilelma M. Sturtevant
Death? 3 Jul 1899 Manson, Calhoun County, IA (gravestone)


RELIGION: Was a radical in thought and feeling, as was most of his family. He claimed that he had considerable Scotch blood in his veins, but this probably came from his mother's side. (JMSeaver, 1924)

CENSUS:

In the 1860 US Census, this family resided in Prophetstown, Whiteside County, Illinois. The household included J.M. Sevier (age 29, male, carpenter, $800 in real property, $180 in personal property, born VT), Gulielma Sevier (age 23, female, born VT) and Clarence Sevier (age 1, male, born IL) [National Archives Microfilm Series M653, Roll 237, Page 906, dwelling #2086, family #2051, lines 32-34].

In the 1870 US census, this family resided in Johnson township, Webster County, Iowa. The household included J.M. Sever (age 39, male, farmer, $2,000 in real property, $600 in personal property, born VT), Elma Sever (age 34, female, born VT), Clarence Sever (age 11, male, born IL), Wilber Sever (age 9, male, born IL), Rosa Sever (age 3, female, born IA) and Harry Sever (age 7 months, male, born IA). [1870 US Census for Iowa, LDS Microfilm 0,545,924, page 489, dwelling #28, family #28].

In the 1880 US census, this family resided in Douglas, Webster County, Iowa. The household included J.M. Seaver (age 44, born VT, farmer, father and mother born VT), wife Elma Seaver (age 43, born VT, keeping house, father born VT, mother born NH), son Clarence Seaver (age 21, born IL, at home), son Wilbur Seaver (age 18, born IL), daughter Rosa B. Seaver (age 12, born IA, at home), son Ahira Seaver (age 10, born IA, at home), daughter Florence Seaver (age 8, born IA), daughter Nellie Seaver (age 5, born IA) and son Frederick Seaver (age 3, born IA). [1880 US Census on CD-ROM, full census record on LDS FHL Microfilm 1,254,369, page 438C].

In the 1900 US Census, the remnant of this family resided in Lincoln township, Calhoun County, Iowa. The family included head Gulielma Seaver (white, female, born Sep 1836, age 63, widowed, 9 children born, 7 living, born VT, parents born NH) and son ____ Seaver (presumably Arthur, white, male, born Oct 1880, age 19, single, born IA, parents born VT, at school) [National Archives Microfilm Series T623, Roll 421, page 85, ED 28, Sheet 10, Line 94].

J.M. Seaver (born 3 September 1830, died 3 July 1899) and Elma M. Seaver (born 23 September 1836, died 5 December 1900) are interred at Rose Hill Cemetery in Manson, Calhoun County, Iowa.

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