Person:Nelson Seaver (5)

MILITARY RECORDS:

Nelson Hathaway Seaver registered for the World War I draft on 5 June 1917 in Boston Massachusetts. He was 22, born 27 Apr 1895 in Roxbury MA, a natural born US citizen. He resided at 16 Homestead Street in Roxbury MA, and was a student at federal training with the US Government at Plattsburgh NY. He had no dependents, was single, Caucasian, with no previous military service. He was short, medium build, with brown eyes, light hair and no disqualifying disabilities [World War I Draft Registration Card database, on www.ancestry.com, taken from FHL Microfilm 1,685,064, indexed as SeaNer].

CENSUS:

In the 1920 US Census, this family resided at 32 Dartmouth Street in the 5th Ward of Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The family included Nelson H. Seaver (head of household, male, white, age 24, married, born MA, parents born MA, a salesman, works in a beef house, rents home), Edith Y. Seaver (wife, female, white, age 20, married, born MA, parents born MA), Nelson H. Seaver Jr. (son, male, white, age 9/12, single, born MA, parents born MA), James M. York (grandfather, age 71, married, born ME, parents born ME, a dealer, works in fruit and ???), Edith B. York (grandmother, female, white, age 40, married, born MA, parents born MA), and John B. York (uncle, male, white, age 5, single, born MA, father born ME, mother born MA) [National Archives Microfilm Series T625, Roll 719, Page 31, ED 430, Sheet 5, Line 34].

In the 1930 US Census, this family resided at 46 Dartmouth Street in Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The household included Nelson H. Seaver (head, male, white, age 35, married, first at age 23, born MA, parents born MA, statistician, works for meat packers, rents home for $60 per month), Edith Y. Seaver (wife, female, white, age 30, married, first at age 18, born MA, parents born MA), Nelson H. Seaver Jr. (son, male, white, age 11, single, born MA, parents born MA), Priscilla Y. Seaver (daughter, female, white, age 7, single, born MA, parents born MA), and Norman S. Seaver (son, male, white, age 1-11/12, single, born MA, parents born MA) [National Archives Microfilm Series T626, Roll 928, Page 3A, ED 438, Dwelling #44, Family #67, Lines 40-44].