Person:Daniel Seaver (1)

MARRIAGE: to Jane Akhurst, daughter of Capt James Smith of Brooklyn (JMSeaver, 1923)

BIOGRAPHY:

Member of Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Day Star Lodge #798, F & A.M., Warden of St. Phillip's Protestant Episcopal Church, Secretary-Treasurer of Seaver Brothers department store, 5102 6th Ave Brooklyn. Organized his employees into a branch of the Red Cross during the WW active in sale of govt bonds. [JMSeaver, 1923].

CENSUS RECORDS:

In the 1900 US Census, this family resided near 84th and 10th Avenue in the 30th Ward of Brooklynboro, Kings County, New York. The household included Daniel Seaver (head, white, male, born Dec 1869, age 31, married 7 years, born NY, parents born NY, a merchant, owns home free of mortgage), Jane Seaver (wife, white, female, born Feb 1870, age 30, married 7 years, 4 children born, 4 living, born NY, father born NY, mother born England) and Lloyd Seaver (son, white, male, born Jan 1894, age 6, single, born NY, parents born NY) [National Archives Microfilm Series T623, Roll 1068, Page 196, ED 552, Sheet 3A, Dwelling #34, Family #34, Lines 2-4]. This lists four children born and living to Jane Seaver, but the other three children are not listed for some reason.

In the 1910 US Census, this family resided at ??? 84th Street in the 30th Ward of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. The household included Daniel B. Seaver (enumeration is very light, indexed as "Merrill B. Seavers" on www.HeritageQuestOnline.com, head, male, white, age 41, first marriage, married 17 years, born NY, parents born NY, Secretary and Treasurer, works at dry goods department store, owns home with a mortgage), Jane A. Seaver (wife, female, white, age 43, first marriage, married 17 years, 6 children born, 5 living, born NY, father born Ireland (?), mother born NY), Loyd B. (?) Seaver (son, male, white, age 15, single, born NY, parents born NY), James D. Seaver (son, male, white, age 14, single, born NY, parents born NY), Ann A. (?) Seaver (daughter, female, white, age 12, single, born NY, parents born NY), Charles H. Seaver (son, male, white, age 10, single, born NY, parents born NY) and Jane A. Seaver (daughter, female, white, age 9/12, single, born NY, parents born NY) [National Archives Microfilm Series T624, Roll 985, Page 108, ED 1085, Sheet 6A, Dwelling #95, Family #150, Lines 17-23].

In the 1920 US Census, this family resided at 1063 85th Street in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. The family included head Daniel B. Seaver (male, white, age 50, married, born NY, father born MA, mother born NY, a merchant, works in retail dry goods, owns home with a mortgage), wife Jane A. Seaver (female, white, age 49, married, born NY, parents born NY), son Lloyd B. Seaver (male, white, age 26, single, born NY, parents born NY, an office clerk, works in a trust company), son James B. Seaver (male, white, age 23, single, born NY, parents born NY, a proprietor, works as auto sales rep), daughter Ann A. Seaver (female, white, age 22, single, born NY, parents born NY), son Charles H. Seaver (male, white, age 20, single, born NY, parents born NY), and daughter Jane A. Seaver (female, white, age 9, single, born NY, parents born NY) [National Archives Microfilm Series T625, Roll 1157, page 105, ED 500, Sheet 14B, Line 52].

In the 1930 US Census, Daniel B. Seaver (head, male, white, age 60, widowed, married first at age 23, born NY, parents born NY, a merchant, works in dry goods, rents home for $70/month) resided on H Avenue between 72nd and 73rd Streets in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York [National Archives Microfilm Series T626, Roll 1500, ED 1726, Page 2A, family #344].