Person:Nathaniel Seaver (22)

CENSUS RECORDS:

In the 1840 United States census, Nathaniel L. Seaver was a head of household in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. The household included one free white male under age 5, one free white male aged 20 to 30, one free white female aged 20 to 30 and one free white female aged 50 to 60 (1840 United States Census, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Population Schedule, Taunton, Page 099, FHL Microfilm 0,014,675).

In the 1850 US census, the N.L. Seaver family resided in Brooklyn, McHenry County, Illinois. The household included N. L. Seaver (age 35, taylor, $300 in property, born MA), Abba Seaver (age 34, born MA), Charles Seaver (age 9, born MA), Horace Seaver (age 4, born IL) and Mary (age 3 months, born IL). [FHL Microfilm 0,007,690, page 342, dwelling #28, family #28].

In the 1860 US Census, this family resided in Rantone PO, Champaign County, Illinois. The family included Nathaniel Sever (age 45, male, hotel keeper, $3000 in real property, $1000 in personal property, born MA), Abby Sever (age 44, female, born MA), Charles Sever (age 19, male, farm laborer, born MA), Harris Sever (age 14, male, born IL) and Mary Sever (age 10, female, born IL) [National Archives Microfilm Series M653, Roll 160, Page 470, Line 6, dwelling #1366, family #1326].

No trace of this family was found in the 1870 US Census. A head-of-household search for Nathaniel Seaver (and known variants) was unsuccessful in the entire US. A head of household search for Nathaniel, Nathan, Nathl and N (given name only) in McHenry and Jackson Counties, IL was unsuccessful.

In the 1880 US census, the Nathan L. Seaver family resided in Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois. The household included Nathan L. Seaver (age 65, born MA, laborer, father and mother born MA), wife Abbie Seaver (age 64, born MA, keeping house, father and mother born MA), daughter Minnie Seaver (age 30, born IL, dress maker), and daughter Annie B. Seaver (age 15, born IL, at home).