Person:John Seaver (102)

MILITARY RECORDS:

John Angus Seaver registered for the World War I draft on 12 September 1918 at Athol, Massachusetts. He was age 18, born 2 May 1900, white, a US citizen by father's naturalization. He resided at 3 Ash Street in Winchenden, Worcester County, Massachusetts, and was employed as an expressman by American ??? Co. in Winchenden MA. His nearest relative was Edward A. Seaver, his father, at the same address. He was tall, medium build, blue eyes, light brown hair, with no disqualifying disabilities [World War I Draft Registration Card database, on www.ancestry.com, taken from FHL Microfilm 1,684,564].

CENSUS RECORDS:

In the 1930 US Census, this family resided at 70 Chandler Street in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. The household included John Seaver (head, male, white, age 28, married, first at age 20, born French Canada, father born MA, mother born French Canada, rents home for $18/month), Florence Seaver (wife, female, white, age 28, married, first at age 20, born MA, father born RI, mother born French Canada), Florence Seaver (daughter, female, white, age 6, single, born MA, father born French Canada, mother born MA), John Seaver Jr (son, male, white, age 4, single, born MA, father born French Canada, mother born MA), Henry J. Howard (father-in-law, male, white, age 56, married, first at age 24, born RI, parents born French Canada), Rose H. Howard (mother-in-law, female, white, age 51, married, first at age 20, born French Canada, parents born French Canada), and Arthur G. Howard (brother-in-law, male, white, age 23, single, born RI, father born RI, mother born French Canada) [National Archives Microfilm Series T626, Roll 971, Page 1A, ED 115, dwelling #2, family #6].