Person:Edward Seaver (22)

MILITARY RECORDS:

Edward Seaver, Jr., registered for the World War I draft on 9 September 1918 in Needham, Massachusetts. He was age 39, born 18 November 1878, white, a native born US citizen. He resided at 31 Cleveland Road in Needham MA, and was employed as a marine engineer by the USS IS(?) Emergency Fleet Corp at 148 N. Broad Street in Philadelphia, PA. His nearest relative was Mrs. Grace W. Seaver of the same address. He was tall, medium build, blue eyes, red hair, no disqualifying exceptions [World War I Draft Registration Card database, on www.ancestry.com, taken from FHL Microfilm 1,684,747].

CENSUS RECORDS:

In the 1920 US Census, this family resided at 21 Cleveland Road in Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. The family included Edward Seaver (head of household, male, white, age 41, married, born MA, parents born MA, a mechanical engineer, rents home), Grace W. Seaver (wife, female, white, age 39, married, born MA, father born MA, mother born English Canada) and Whitmore Seaver (son, male, white, age 11, born MA, parents born MA) [National Archives Microfilm Series T625, Roll 723, Page 57, ED 212, Sheet 2, Line 37].

In the 1930 US Census, this family resided at 132 Fair Oaks Park in Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. The household included Edward Seaver (indexed as Leaver on Ancestry, head, male, white, age 51, married, first at age 29, born MA, parents born MA, a powerplant engineer, owns home worth $20,000), Grace Seaver (wife, female, white, age 49, married, first at age 26, born MA, parents born MA) and Russell Seaver (son, male, white, age 21, single, born MA, parents born MA) [National Archives Microfilm Series T626, Roll 935, Page 12B, ED 71, Dwelling #248, Family #300, Lines 64-66].