Person:Ernest Seaver (2)

MILITARY SERVICE:

Ernest Sewell Seaver registered for the World War I draft on 12 September 1918 in Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin. He was age 45, born 19 December 1872. He was white, a natural born US citizen. He resided at 164 North Harland (?) Avenue in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and was employed in advertising by Ringland Bowling (?) of Kenosha. His nearest relative was Mildred Seaver, at the same address. He was medium height, medium build, blue eyes, dark hair, with no disabilities (World War I Draft Registration Cards, database on www.ancestry.com, also on FHL Microfilm 1,674,740).

CENSUS RECORDS:

In the 1900 US Census, this family resided at 572 Garden Street in the 5th Ward of Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin. The family included head Harry (sic) Seaver (white, male, born Dec 1872, age 27, married 3 years, born NH, parents born NH, a barber, rents a house), wife Emma C. Seaver (white, female, born May 1878, age 22, married 3 years, 2 children born, 2 living, born English Canada, father born England, mother born English Canada), daughter Dorothy Seaver (white, female, born Nov 1897, age 2, single, born WI, father born NH, mother born English Canada) and daughter Mertilla Seaver (white, female, born Dec 1899, age 4 months, single, born WI, father born NH, mother born English Canada) [National Archives Microfilm Series T623, Roll 1794, page 111, ED 5, Sheet 19, Line 12].

In the 1910 US Census, this family resided at 129 Third Street in the 5th Ward of Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin. The family included Harry (sic) Severs (head, male, white, age 38, first marriage, married 13 years, born NH, parents born NH, a barber, has own shop, rents a house), Emma Severs (wife, female, white, age 27, first marriage, married 13 years, born NF (Newfoundland?), father born England, mother born NF), Dorothy Severs (daughter, female, white, age 12, single, born WI, father born NH, mother born NF), Mertella Severs (daughter, female, white, age 10, single, born WI, father born NH, mother born NF), Mildred Severs (daughter, female, white, age 7, single, born WI, father born NH, mother born NF), Lucile Severs (daughter, female, white, age 3, single, born WI, father born NH, mother born NF) and Gertrude Hark (cousin, female, white, age 14, single, born WI, father born England, mother born WI) [National Archives Microfilm Series T624, Roll 1715, Page 166, ED 28, Sheet 17B, Line 96].

In the 1920 US Census, the Ernest S. Seaver family resided at 91 West Street in the 4th Ward of Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire with his sister Myrtle E. Pond. The family included Myrtie E. Pond (head of household, female, white, age 51, widow, born NH, parents born NH, owns home free of mortgage), Ernest S. Seaver (brother, male, white, age 46, widowed, born NH, parents born NH, a machine operator, works in chair factory), Dorothy N. Tauck (niece, female, white, widow, born WI, parents born NH), Edgar E. Tauck (grand-nephew, male, white, age 4, single, born WI, father born NH, mother born WI), Mildred E. Seaver (niece, female, white, age 17, single, born WI, father born NH, mother born WI), Lucille E. Seaver (niece, female, white, age 12, single, born NH, father born NH, mother born WI) and Eugene G. Seaver (nephew, male, white, age 9, single, born NH, father born NH, mother born WI). [National Archives Microfilm Series T625, Roll 1006, Page 123, Lines 11-17].