Person:Charles Seaver (2)

MARRIAGE: to Mary Wilcox, daughter of Freeland Wilcox of Brooklyn (JMSeaver, 1924).

BIOGRAPHY:

For many years he and his brother Daniel conducted a department store business in Brooklyn NY under the name of Seaver Brothers. During the World War he served in France as a YMCA secretary with headquarters at Paris, engaged in keeping the YMCA posts near Paris supplied. Was in Paris at the time of the bombardment by the German "Big Berthas". Now lives at Smithtown Branch, Long Island.

CENSUS RECORDS:

No census entry was found for this family in the 1900 US Census Head of Household Index at www.heritagequestonline.com. A search for surname Seaver/Seavers/Seever/Seevers/Sever/Severs/Leaver, etc in Kings County NY revealed no Charles, Chas or C. of the approximate age. Likewise, a search using just the given name Charles, Chas. or C. for Kings County NY produced no results. Finally, a no name search for males of the appropriate age range and birthplace produced no results in each of the 31 Brooklyn wards.

In the 1910 US Census, Charles Seaver (boarder, male, white, age 44, first marriage, married 22 years, born NY, father born NY, mother born NH, an inspector, works for department store) resided at 1343 51st Street in the 30th Ward of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York [National Archives Microfilm Series T624, Roll 984, Page 317, ED 1062, Sheet 1B, Dwelling #11, Family #12, Line 88].

In the 1910 US census, the rest of this family resided at 1335 (?) 83rd Street in the 30th Ward of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. The household included Mary E. Seaver (head, female, white, age 42, first marriage, married 21 years, 2 children born, 2 living, born PA, father born NY, mother born PA, own income, owns home with a mortgage), Florence W. Seaver (daughter, female, white, age 19, single, born NY, father born NY, mother born PA) and Arthur F. Seaver (son, male, white, age 15, single, born NY, father born NY, mother born PA) [National Archives Microfilm Series T624, Roll 985, Page 107, ED 1085, Sheet 5B, Dwelling #88, Family #95, Lines 84-86].

In the 1930 US Census, the remnant of this family resided on Maple Avenue in Smithtown, Suffolk County, New York. The family included head Charles A. Seaver (male, white, age 62, married, first at age 25, born NY, parents born NY, a farmer, works on a chicken farm, owns home, worth $36,000), son Arthur F. Seaver (male, white, age 34, married, first at age 22, born NY, parents born NY, a farmer, works on a chicken farm), daughter-in-law Dorothea Seaver (female, white, age 31, married, first at age 19, born NY, parents born NY), grandson Arthur F. Seaver (male, white, age 11, single, born NY, parents born NY), granddaughter Penelope Seaver (female, white, age 10, single, born NY, parents born NY) and grandson William H. Seaver (male, white, age 5 months, born NY, parents born NY) [National Archives Microfilm Series T626, Roll 1652, ED 111, Page 10A, dwelling #189, family #190].