Person:William Seaver (43)

Correspondence from William E. Seaver to Jesse Montgomery Seaver provided the name of his spouse, their marriage date, his occupation as a Patent Attorney and Congressman, and that he was listed in the Blue Book of the Civil Service Commission in 1921. He apparently provided information on his Seaver ancestry from Daniel Seaver on (Jesse Montgomery Seaver, "The Seaver Genealogy," manuscript published by the author, Philadelphia PA, 1923).

CENSUS RECORDS:

In the 1930 US Census, this family resided at 735 Shepherd Street in Washington, DC. The household included William E. Seaver (indexed as "Searns," head, owns home worth $8,000, age 41, married, first at age 20, born MA, parents born VT/VT, a patent attorney, works in own office), Edith L. Seaver (wife, female, white, age 41, married, first at age 20, born NY, parents born PA/MD), and William L. Seaver (son, male, white, age 11, single, born DC, parents born MA/NY) [National Archives Microfilm Series T626, Roll 301, Page 8A, ED 323, Dwelling #114, Family #115, Lines 45-47].