Person:John Seaver (50)

SOURCE: Slight notes (LDS 1036892 Item 3)

BIRTH: 21 Mar 1881 Byron NY (Slight)

MARRIAGE: to Cornelia Southworth 1916 in Batavia NY (Slight)

OCCUPATION: Teller in Bank of Batavia, later Sec and Treas. of Woodworks (Slight)

MILITARY RECORDS:

John Beecher Seaver registered for the World War I draft on 12 September 1918 in Batavia, Genesee County, New York. He was age 37, born 21 March 1881, white, a native born US citizen. He resided at 312 East Main Street in Batavia NY, and was employed as a banker by the Bank of Batavia in Batavia NY. His nearest relative was Cornelia Seaver at the same address. He was tall, medium build, with gray eyes and gray hair [World War I Draft Registration Card database, on www.ancestry.com, taken from FHL Microfilm 1,753,735].

CENSUS:

In the 1920 US Census, this family resided at 312 East Main Street in the 5th Ward of Batavia, Genesee County, New York. The family included head Cornelia E. Southworth (female, white, age 78, widowed, born NY, parents born NY, owns house free of mortgage), daughter Cornelia S. Seaver (female, white, age 45, married, born Batavia NY, father born CT, mother born NY) and son-in-law John B. Seaver (male, white, age 38, married, born Byron NY, parents born NY, works in a bank) [National Archives Microfilm Series T625, Roll 1114, page 97, ED 178, Sheet 2B, Line 57].

In the 1930 US Census, this family resided at 312 East Main Street in Batavia, Genesee County, New York. The household included Cornelia E. Southworth (head, owns home worth $18,000, female, white, age 87, widow, born NY, parents born NY/NY, no occupation), John B. Saver (son-in-law, male, white, age 49, married, first at age 35, born NY, parents born NY/NY, a secretary, works for general woodwork company) and Cornelia S. Saver (daughter, female, white, age 55, married, first at age 41, born NY, parents born NY/NY) [National Archives Microfilm Series T626, Roll 1440, Page 22A, ED 13, Dwelling #371, Family #478, Lines 34-36].