Person:Olney Seaver (1)

SOURCE: JMSeaver #334-iv

BIRTH: 24 May 1841 Williamstown VT (IGI)

DEATH: 23 Jul 1923 (JMS)

MARRIAGE: to Maria C. Carpenter 13 Dec 1865 (JMS)

MILITARY:

Olney F. Seaver, a resident of Williamstown VT, enlisted as a Private in the Union Army on 22 August 1862, and enlisted in Company D, 12th Infantry Regiment of Vermont on 4 October 1862. He mustered out of his unit on 14 July 1863 in Brattleboro VT ["Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers," Historical Data Systems, Provo UT, accessed at "American Civil War Soldiers" database on www.ancestry.com].

RESIDENCE: always lived in Williamstown VT. At time of his death, was said to be the oldest descendant of Deacon Robert Seaver (#320). Practically all of the data in JMSeaver's book which refers to descendants of Deacon Robert Seaver was supplied by Olney.

OCCUPATION: Farmer (JMS)

CENSUS:

In the 1870 US census, the Olney F. Seaver family resided in Williamstown, Orange County, VT. The household included Olney F. Seaver (age 29, farmer, $4,000 in real property, $1,770 in personal property, born VT), Marcia O. Seaver (age 25, keeping house, born VT), Carl W. Seaver (age 1, born VT), Amanda (age 66, at home, born VT) and Fannie Seaver (age 32, born VT). [1870 US census for Orange County, VT, LDS Microfilm 0,553,121, page 516, dwelling #170, family #177].

In the 1880 US census, the Olney F. Seaver (age 39, born VT, farmer, father born VT) family resided in Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont. The household included wife Marcia O. Seaver (age 35, keeping house, father and mother born VT) and son Carl W. Seaver (age 11, born VT, at home). [LDS Microfilm 1,255,246, page 261C].

In the 1900 US Census, this family resided in Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont. The household included Olney F. Seaver (head of household, white, male, born May 1841, age 59, married 34 years, born VT, parents born VT, a farmer, owns farm with a mortgage), Marcia O. Seaver (wife, white, female, born Sep 1844, age 55, married 34 years, born VT, parents born VT), Carl W. Seaver (son, white, male, born May 1869, age 31, married 5 years, born VT, parents born VT, a farmer), Marie Seaver (daughter-in-law, white, female, born Dec 1875, age 24, married 5 years, 1 child born, 1 living, born NY, parents born Wales) and Hugh L. Seaver (grandson, white, male, born Jan 1897, age 3, single, born VT, father born VT, mother born NY) [National Archives Microfilm Series T623, Roll 1692, Page 320, ED 155, Sheet 5, Line 34].

In the 1910 US Census, the Olney Seaver family resided in Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont. The household included head Olney Seaver (white, age 68, first marriage, married 42 years, born VT, parents born VT, farmer, works on a farm), wife Marie Seaver (white, age 65, first marriage, married 42 years, born VT, parents born VT, 2 children born, 2 living), son Carl Seaver (white, age 40, first marriage, married 15 years, born VT, parents born VT, farmer, works on farm), daughter-in-law Mariea Seaver (white, age 35, first marriage, married 15 years, born NY, parents born Wales, 2 children born, 2 living), grandson Alan Seaver (white, age 13, single, born VT, father born VT, mother born NY), grandson Howell Seaver (white, age 8, single, born VT, father born VT, mother born NY) and brother Rodney Seaver (white, age 71, widowed, married 12 years, born VT, parents born VT) [NARA Microfilm T624, Roll 1615, ED 150, sheet 6B, page 297, dwelling #91, family #116].

In the 1920 US Census, this family resided in Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont. The household included Olney F. Seaver (head of household, male, white, age 78, married, born VT, parents born VT, a farmer, works on dairy farm, owns home with a mortgage), Marcia O. Seaver (wife, female, white, age 75, married, born VT, parents born VT), Carl W. Seaver (son, male, white, age 50, married, born VT, parents born VT, a farmer, works on dairy farm), Marie Seaver (daughter-in-law, female, white, age 44, married, born NY, parents born Wales), and Howell A. Seaver (grandson, male, white, age 18, single, born VT, father born VT, mother born NY, a laborer, works in grain and feed store) [National Archives Microfilm Series T625, Roll 1873, Page 182, ED 49, Sheet 3, Line 19-23].