Thursday, February 15, 2018

The Rest of the George W. Seaver Story - Part V: Timeline for his Life

In order to try to keep the information I've gathered for George W. Seaver, I have created a timeline for his life and a bibliography for my blog posts:

TIMELINE for GEORGE WASHINGTON SEAVER (1845-1918)

Date
Event
Location
Source
Ca 1845
Birth
Prob. Wisconsin
1880, 1900, 1910 U.S. Census
Sawtelle Soldiers Home Record
8 December 1863
Enlistment in U.S. Army
N. Andover, Mass.
Sawtelle Soldiers Home Record
11 July 1865
Discharge from U.S. Army
Boston, Mass.
Sawtelle Soldiers Home Record
1 June 1880
Census
Celilo, Wasco Co., Oregon
1880 U.S. Census (George is single, age 34)
19 October 1882
Residence
Ventura County, Calif.
1882 Calif. Voter Registration, (George is age 34, born WI)
13 October 1886
Residence
San Francisco, Calif.
1886 Calif. Voter Registration (George is age 38, born WI)
18 July 1890
Pension Application
California
Civil War Pension Card File (Certificate 919,589)
13 August 1892
Residence
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
1892 Calif. Voter Registration (George is age 45, born WI)
17 October 1893
Residence – Enters Soldiers Home
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Sawtelle Soldiers Home Record (George is age 48, Protestant religion, 5'7-1/2” tall, a Teamster)
5 June 1896
Residence
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
1896 Calif. Voter Registration
29 September 1897
Residence
Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Calif.
Los Angeles Herald Newspaper article (acquainted with Lida Crocker)
17 July 1898
Marriage to Lida J. Crocker
Yuma, Yuma Co. Ariz.
Arizona County Marriage Records (George is age 50, born WI)
21 to 28 May 1899
Residence
Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Calif.
Los Angeles Herald, Los Angeles Times Newspaper articles (leaves home, goes to Oregon)
6 July 1899
Residence – Leaves Soldiers Home
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
Sawtelle Soldiers Home Record
3 November 1899
Birth of daughter Hazel May Seaver
Oakland, Alameda Co., Calif.
California Birth Record for Hazel May Seaver; Find A Grave record for Hazel Knapp
1 June 1900
Census
Vallejo, Solano Co., California
1900 U.S. Census (George born May 1849 in MA. Lida J., and Hazel Seaver)
8 August 1901
Residence – Enters Soldiers Home
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
Sawtelle Soldiers Home Record
26 June 1904
Residence
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
Los Angeles Herald Newspaper Article (about George driving horse car)
1 April 1910
Census
Malibu, Ventura, Calif.
1910 U.S. Census (George is age 65, widower, born WI)
13 June 1918
Residence – Leaves Soldiers Home
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
Sawtelle Soldiers Home Record (suspended due to libel)
31 October 1918
Death
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
California Death Index, 1905-1939
Sawtelle Soldiers Home Record (died of pneumonia)
Aft. 31 October 1918
Burial
Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
Find A Grave memorial #3751035


Bibliography:

* Seavers in the News -- George W. Seaver Disappears in 1899 about a man disappearing from his home in Santa Monica, California (posted 1 February 2018)

* The Rest of the George W. Seaver Story - Part I: Newspaper Articles about George's disappearance (posted 5 February 2018)

* The Rest of the George W. Seaver Story - Part II: More Newspaper Articles about George and his wife, Lida J. Crocker (posted 7 February 2018)

* The Rest of the George W. Seaver Story - Part III: Census Entries with census records(posted 8 February 2018)

* Seavers in the News - Vice President George W. Seaver Drives a Horse Car with a story and photo of George in Santa Monica in 1904 (posted 8 February 2018)

* The Rest of the George W. Seaver Story - Part IV: Military Records with military and personal information from Disabled Volunteer Soldiers home records (posted 9 February 2018)

I did not include every newspaper article in the timeline - the blog posts cover them.

I should have added a column for comments and put actual source citations into the Source column.  But then it wouldn't fit on the blog page.

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