Person:Lloyd Seaver (2)

MARRIAGE: to Olive Oatman Woodward, dau of Charles Herbert Woodward, of Watertown CT (JMSeaver, 1924)

Graduate of Cornell Univ. class of 1917. Joined American Field Service for ambulance duty with French Army in 1917 and received a citation from the French govt. Entered US Air Service after declaration of war by US. Made Lieut. qualified as pursuit pilot. His plane crashed, his arm was badly broken, and he was on disability list for remainder of war. Took a course for Federal Board for Vocational Training. Now employed with the H.K.GH. Silk Co, Watertown CT where he lives. Member St. Philip's P.E. church, Dyke Heights, Brooklyn. Member Phi Kappa Sigma, Alpha Phi Chapter [JMSeaver, 1924].

In the 1930 US Census, this family resided on Scott Avenue in Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut. The household included Lloyd V. Seaver (head, male, white, age 36, married, first at age 24, born NY, parents born NY, a superintendent of a cloth mill, owns home worth $12,000), Olive W. Seaver (wife, female, white, age 34, married, first at age 22, born CT, parents born CT), Joan I. Seaver (daughter, female, white, age 5, single, born CT, father born NY, mother born CT) and Richard W. Seaver (son, male, white, age 3-11/12, single, born CT, father born NY, mother born CT) [National Archives Microfilm Series T626, Roll 270, ED 48, Page 20B, Dwelling #258, Family #446].

Lloyd Badger Seaver registered for the World War II draft in 1942. He resided at 64 Walnut Street in Forty Fort, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. His telephone number was 7-3002. He was age 48, born in Brooklyn, New York on 6 January 1894. The person who would always know his address was Olive W. Seaver of the same address. He was employed by Hess-Goldsmith & Company at the Atwater Division in Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (Serial Number U3056, "World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942" database on www.ancestry.com).

An obituary for Lloyd B. Seaver was published in the Worcester Telegram and Gazette newspaper on 11 June 1990 (extract found on Newsbank.com database). The obituary extract reads:

"Thompson (CT) - Lloyd B. Seaver, 96, of Chase Road died yesterday at his home.

"His wife, Olive (Woodward) Seaver, died in 1975. He leaves a son Richard Seaver of New York City; a daughter Joan Aichner of Danville, Va.; two sisters, Ann Johnston of Pompano Beach, Fla., and Abbie Jameson of Manchester, N.H.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., son of Daniel B. and Jane (Smith) Seaver. Mr. Seaver volunteered for the American Field Service prior to the ..." [extract ends]