Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Seavers in the News -- 1980 Obituary of James W. Seaver of Olathe, Kansas

Here is this week's edition of "Seavers in the News" - a weekly feature from the historical newspapers about persons with the surname Seaver that are interesting, useful, mysterious, fun, macabre, or add information to my family tree database.

This week's entry is from The Kansas City [Mo.] Times newspaper dated Tuesday, 28 October 1980, Page 29, Column 4:


The transcription of the article is:

"James W. Seaver

"James William Seaver, 89, Olathe, died Monday at a nursing home in Olathe.  He was born in Willow Springs, Mo., and had lived in this area since 1982.  Mr. Seaver was a farmer and a carpenter before he retired in 1958.  He was a member of the Stanwood Friends Church, McLouth, Kan.  He leaves his wife, Mrs. Sadie Seaver of the home; two sons, Clarence Seaver, McLouth, and Billy Seaver, Aguanga, Calif.; four daughters, Mrs. Frances Sink, Spring Hillin Johnson County, Mrs. Lena Thompson, Summersville, Mo., Mrs. Darlene Overbaugh, Tonganoxier, Kan., and Mrs. Charlene Snell, McLouth; a brother, Paul Seaver, Calimesa, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.  Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the church; burial in Wild Horse Cemetery, McLouth.  Friends may call from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the Frye Chapel, Olathe.  The family suggests contributions to the American Heart Association."

The source citation is:

"James W. Seaver," The Kansas City [Mo.] Times newspaper, Tuesday, 28 October 1980, page 29, column 4, James W. Seaver obituary; imaged,  Newspapers.com   (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 18 November 2024).

This obituary provides a summary of the family of James W. Seaver, with information about his age, place of death, birthplace, residence, employment, church membership, and names and residences of his wife, children and brother, and services. 

James William Seaver (1891-1980) was born 27 December 1891 in Willow Springs, Missouri, the son of John Franklin and Anne M. (Edwards) Seaver; he died 27 October 1980 in Olathe, Kansas.  He married Sadie Beatrice Glover (1900-1987) on 16 October 1916 in Independence, Mo.  They had seven children:
  • Lena Alice Seaver (1918-2012), married Calvin Chester Thompson (1915-1995).
  • Clarence Paul Seaver (1920-2010), married 1940 Lucy Elizabeth Kell (1920-2014)
  • William Allen Seaver (1927-2017), married 1954 Mary E. Coleman (1917-????).
  • Frances Irene Seaver (1930-2023), married 1954 George Reed Sink (1926-2020).
  • John Franklin Seaver (1932-1932).
  • Charlene Mae Seaver (1935-2015), married William Glenn Snell (1929-1994).
  • Darlene Seaver (1935-2014), married 1953 Robert Eugene Overbaugh (1926-2004).
I am not related to James William Seaver (1891-1980) in the Seaver line.  he is descended from Henry and Elizabeth (--?--) Seaver who married in 1770 in Virginia.

There are over 10,000 Seaver "stories" in my family tree - and this is one of them.   Life happens, accidentally and intentionally, and sometimes a person has a great obituary with complete family information.  I am glad that I can honor James William Seaver today.  

You never know when a descendant or relative will find this blog post and learn something about their ancestors or relatives, or will provide more information about them to me.

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Disclosure:  I have a paid subscription to Newspapers.com and have used it extensively to find articles about my ancestral and one-name families.


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