Person:William Seaver (51)

SOURCE: JMSeaver #314-iv-3

BIRTH: 1847 from age at marriage.

DEATH:

MARRIAGE: 5 Sep 1870 Townsend MA, by G.H. Morse, pastor of Cong. church, Townsend. Groom: William L. Seaver, resident Townsend, age 22, painter, born Townsend, parents Thomas F. and Jane E. Seaver, 1st marriage. Bride: Melvina Davis, resident Townsend, age 18, born Mason NH, parents James H and Azuba F Davis, 1st marriage. (Mass VRs, Marriages, v227 p273)

OCCUPATION:

In the 1891 birth record of his daughter, Blanche Evelyn Seaver, William L. Seaver is listed as a paperhanger born in Townsend MA. [MA VR 414.401]

CENSUS:

In the 1880 US census soundex, the William L. Seaver (age 32, born MA) family resided in Townsend MA. The family included his wife Malvina (age 27, born MA), daughter Bertha M. (age 8, born MA) and son Melvin G. (age 6, born MA). The full census record can be found in Volume 15, ED 379, sheet 18, line 18 [National Archives Microfilm T754-57].

In the 1900 US census, the William L. Seaver family resided in Mansfield, Bristol County, MA. The household included William L. (age 51, born Dec 1848 in MA), wife Melvina (age 47, born Aug 1852 in NH), son Melvin G. (age 26, born May 1874 in MA), daughter Ethel G. (age 15, born Jul 1884 in MA), daughter Edith J. (age 10, born Aug 1889 in MA), and daughter Blanch E. (age 9, born Apr 1891 in MA). The complete census record can be found in volume 9, ED 167, sheet 14, line 91 of the 1900 census for MA. [1900 census soundex for MA, S160, LDS Microfilm 1,244,863].

In the 1910 US Census, the William L. Seaver family resided at 8 West Church Street in Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts. The household included head William L. Seaver (white, age 61, first marriage, married 39 years, born MA, parents born MA, paper hanger), wife Melvina Seaver (white, age 56, first marriage, married 39 years, born NH, parents born MA, 5 children born, 5 living), son Melvin G. Seaver (white, age 35, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born NH, shipper, in a jewelry store), daughter Edith T. Seaver (white, age 20, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born NH, saleslady, in a dry goods store) and daughter Blanch E. Seaver (white, age 18, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born NH, operator, in a telephone office) [NARA Microfilm T624, Roll 574, ED 181, Sheet 5B, page 181, dwelling #73, family #90].

In the 1920 US Census, this family resided at 141 North Main Street in West Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts. The family included William L. Seaver (head of household, male, white, age 72, married, born MA, parents born MA, a machiner, works in machine shop, rents home), Melvina Seaver (wife, female, white, age 67, married, born NH, parents born NH), Edith J. Seaver (daughter, female, white, age 30, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born NH, a bookkeeper, works in an office) and Blanch E. Seaver (daughter, female, white, age 28, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born NH, a bookkeeper, works in coal office) [National Archives Microfilm Series T625, Roll 682, Page 256, ED 106, Sheet 15, Lines 12-15]. In the 1930 US Census, the remnant of this family (indexed as Seever) resided in Manfield, Bristol county, Massachusetts. The family included head Malvina Seaver (female, white, age 77, married, at age 17, born MA, parents born MA, owns home, worth $8,000) and daughter Edith Seaver (female, white, age 40, single, born MA, parents born MA, an accountant, in an office) [NARA Microfilm Series T626, Roll 890, ED 195, Sheet 7A, dwelling #148, family #159].