Person:Leo Seaver (3)

CORRESPONDENCE:

Details on the family names and dates were obtained from Robin Seaver (robin@@#pioneerasphalt.net) and his mother Evelyn (Wilson) Seaver (whinery@@charter.net) via email on 30 March 2006.

MILITARY SERVICE:

Leo Frank Seaver registered for the World War I draft on 5 June 1917 in Portage, Columbia County, Wisconsin. He was age 22, born 12 October 1894 in Darien, Wisconsin. He was Caucasian, a natural born US citizen, with no previous military service. He resided at 411 S. Conant in Portage, Wisconsin, and was employed as a manager of a shoe department at Loomis Company in Portage, Wisconsin. He was married, with a dependent wife. He was tall, medium build, grey eyes, black hair, with no disabilities (World War I Draft Registration Cards, database on www.ancestry.com, also on FHL Microfilm 1,674,591).

CENSUS RECORDS:

In the 1930 US Census, this family resided at 314 Broadway in Madison township, Jefferson County, Indiana. The household included Leo Seaver (head, male, white, age 36, married, first at age 22, born WI, parents born PA/England, an asst. manager, works in dry goods store, rents home for $40/month), Jennie Seaver (wife, female, white, age 36, married, first at age 22, born WI, parents born WI/WI), Frederic Cobb (brother-in-law, male, white, age 16, single, born WI, parents born WI/WI) and Cora Cobb (mother-in-law, female, white, age 58, widowed, born WI, parents born WI/WI) (Leo Seaver household, 1930 US Census Population Schedule, Lines 79-82, Dwelling #430, Family #437, ED 6, Page 15B, National Archives Microfilm Series T626, Roll 595).