Person:Robert Seaver (5)

CENSUS RECORDS:

In the 1860 US Census for New York, the Robert B. Seaver family resided in Stockholm township, St. Lawrence County, NY. The family included Robert B. Seaver (male, age 34, farmer, born NY, $2,000 in real property, $1,000 in personal property), Candace Seaver (female, age 36, housewife, born NY), Maria Seaver (female, age 8, born NY), Emily (age 7), born NY), Cynthia Seaver (female, age 4, born NY) and Charles Seaver (male, age 7/12, born NY) [LDS Microfilm 0,803,853, page 555, house #172].

In the 1870 US Census, the Robert R. Seaver family resided in Stockholm, St. Lawrence County, New York. The family included Robert R. Seaver Jr. (male, age 45, farmer, born NY), Candis Seaver (female, age 46, keeping house, born NY), Maria L. Seaver (female, age 18, attending school, born NY), Emily S. Seaver (female, age 17, attending school, born NY), Ada Seaver (female, age 14, attending school, born NY), Chellis Seaver (male, age 10, attending school, born NY), Lyndon Seaver (male, age 7, born NY) and Elma Seaver (female, age 5, born NY). [LDS Microfilm 0,552,598, page 251, dwelling #376].

In the 1880 US Census, the Robert R. Seaver family resided in Stockholm, St. Lawrence County, New York (transcribed as SeaNer rather than SeaVer). The household included Robert R. Seaver (self, married, male, white, age 54, born NY, farmer, father born NH, mother born unknown), wife Hepza A. Seaver (married, female, white, age 51, born VT, keeping house, parents born NH), son Lyndon K. Seaver (single, male, white, age 17, born NY, at home) and daughter Elma M. Seaver (single, female, white, age 12, born NY, at home). The full census record can be found on FHL Microfilm 1,254,926, page 65D [FHL 1880 US Census database at www.familysearch.org].

In the 1900 US census, the Robert Sever family resided in Stockholm township, St. Lawrence County, New York. The household included Robert Sever (head, white, male, age 74, born July 1826, married, born NY), son Lowden Sever (son, male, white, age 36, born Dec 1864, single, born NY), daughter Lillian A. Sever (white, female, age 29, born Feb 1871, single, born NY), daughter Mildred S. Sever (white, female, age 9, born Oct 1891, single, born NY), son Harold Sever (white, male, age 8, born Jan 1892, single, born NY) and daughter Elena S. Sever (white, female, age 2, born Oct 1898, single, born NY). The complete census record can be found in volume 228, ED 141, sheet 8, line 52 of the 1900 US census for New York. [1900 census soundex for New York, S160, FHL Microfilm 1,246,855]. It is probable that Lillian is the wife of son Lowden (probably Lyndon), and the three young children belong to Lyndon and Lillian.