Person:Malcolm Seaver (1)

SOURCES: JMSeaver #225-iv-1

BIRTH: 8 Apr 1886 Charlestown MA (JMS)

MARRIAGE: Mabel Ross, 2 Oct 1907 (JMS)

RELIGION: Protestant (JMS)

OCCUPATION: Musical Director at Beacon Theater, Boston. Leader of Seaver's Military Band (JMS)

RESIDENCE: in 1923, 25 Bradshaw St, Medford MA.

MILITARY RECORDS:

Malcolm Benjamin Seaver registered for the World War I draft on 12 September 1918 in Medford, Massachusetts. He was age 32, born 8 April 1886. He resided at 10 Height (?) Avenue in Medford MA, and was employed as a musician by Jacob Lowrie of 45 Tremont Street in Boston MA. He was white, a native born US citizen. His nearest relative was his wife, Mable Alma Seaver of the same address. He was tall, medium build, brown eyes, brown hair, with no disqualifying disabilities [World War I Draft Registration Card database, on www.ancestry.com, taken from FHL Microfilm 1,674,420].

CENSUS RECORDS:

In the 1920 US Census, this family resided at 10 Wright Avenue in the 5th Ward of Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The family included Malcom B. Seaver (head of household, male, white, age 35, married, born MA, father born MA, mother born English Canada, a musician, works in a theater), Mabel A. Seaver (wife, female, white, age 35, married, born MA, father born English Canada, mother born Sweden), and Douglas M. Seaver (son, male, white, age 18, single, born MA, parents born MA) [National Archives Microfilm Series T625, Roll 715, Page 6, ED 322, Sheet 6, Line 46].

In the 1930 US Census, this family (indexed as Searer) resided at 25 Cushing Street in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The family included head Malcolm B. Seaver (male, white, age 44, married, at age 21, born MA, father born MA, mother born English Canada, owns home, worth $7,500, a music director, works in a theater), wife Mabel A. Seaver (female, white, age 44, married, at age 21, born MA, father born English Canada, mother born Sweden), son Malcolm D. Seaver (male, white, age 18, single, born MA, parents born MA,) and mother Katharine C. Seaver (female, white, age 70, widowed, born English Canada, parents born English Canada, immigrated 1881, naturalized) [NARA Microfilm Series T626, Roll 925, ED 334, Sheet 13A, dwelling #210, family #298].