Person:Cassius Seaver (1)

MILITARY:

Cassius Bennett Seaver, age 40, registered for the World War I draft on 12 September 1918 in Ludlow, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He resided in North Wilbraham in Hampden County, Massachusetts. His birth date was 22 March 1878, he was white, and a native born US citizen. He was employed as an assembler at Westinghouse Manufacturing Company in Springfield, Massachusetts. His nearest relative was his daughter, Florence Seaver, of North Wilbraham. He was medium height, medium build, with gray eyes and brown hair [World War I Draft Registrations, Database on www.ancestry.com, extracted from LDS Microfilm 1,684,521].

CENSUS:

In the 1910 US Census, the Cassius B. Seaver family resided at 2433 Massachusetts Avenue in the 11th Ward of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The family included head of household Cassius B. Seaver (male, white, age 32, first marriage, married 11 years, born MA, parents born MA, a house carpenter), wife Imogen E. Seaver (female, white, age 36, first marriage, married 11 years, 3 children born, 3 living, born MA, parents born MA), son Ernest D. Seaver (male, white, age 9, single, born MA, parents born MA), daughter Florence F. Seaver (female, white, age 4, single, born MA, parents born MA) and daughter Evelyn M. Seaver (female, white, age 10 months, single, born MA, parents born MA) [NARA Microfilm Series T624, Roll 597, ED 788, Sheet 9A, Page 165, dwelling #98, family #160].

In the 1920 US Census, this family resided at 284 South Main Street in Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts. The family included Cassius L. Seaver (head of household, male, white, age 41, widowed, born MA, parents born MA, a carpenter, works for Flyn & Bld (?) Company), Florence E. Seaver (daughter, female, white, age 14, single, born MA, parents born MA), Evelyn Seaver (daughter, female, white, age 10, single, born MA, parents born MA), and Vera Seaver (daughter, female, white, age 8, single, born MA, parents born MA) [National Archives Microfilm Series T625, Roll 701, Page 1, ED 81, Sheet 1, Line 87].

In the 1930 US Census, this family resided at 29 Spring Street in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The household included Cassius Seaver (head, male, white, age 52, married, first at age 21, born MA, parents born MA, a piano tuner, works in piano factory), Flora Seaver (wife, female, white, age 40, married, first at age 18, born MA, parents born MA), Clarence Seaver (son, male, white, age 4-2/12, single, born MA, parents born MA), Phyllis Seaver (daughter, female, white, age 4-2/12, single, born MA, parents born MA), George Collins (step-son, male, white, age 14, single, born MA, parents born MA), Phillip Collins (step-son, male, white, age 15, single, born MA, parents born MA), Esther Collins (step-daughter, female, white, age 16, single, born MA, parents born MA) and Josephine Smith (sister-in-law, female, white, age 27, married, first at age 17, born MA, parents born MA) [National Archives Microfilm Series T626, Roll 925, ED 334, Page 17A, Dwelling #288, Family #385].