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 Orlando [Fla.] Sentinel newspaper dated Monday, 26 July 1982, Page 12, Column 3:
The transcription of the article is:
"Elizabeth Seaver, 84, 2817 E. Washington St., Orlando, died Sunday. Born in Kissimmee, she moved to Orlando in 1920. She was a homemaker and a member of the Delaney Street Baptist Church. Survivors: daughters, Mrs. Mildred Wagner, Mrs. Dorothy Mae Wagner, both of Orlando; sisters, Mrs. Mae Horton, Mrs. Ellen Langham, Mrs. Bessie Sweat, Mrs. Edith Wise, all of Orlando; one granddaughter; four great-grandchildren. Hawthorne Funeral Home, Orlando, in charge of arrangements.
The source citation is:
"Elizabeth Seaver" The Orlando [Fla.] Sentinel newspaper, Monday, 26 July 1982, page 12, column 3, obituary of Elizabeth Seaver; imaged, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 17 February 2025).
This obituary is provides her name, her age, her address, her death day, her occupation and church association, the names of her children and sisters, but not her husband's name, or her burial location.
Elizabeth (Harrell) Seaver (1898-1982) was born 24 May 1898 in Kissimmee, Florida, the daughter of Henry Clay and Georgia Ann (--?--) Harrell. She died 25 July 1982 in Orlando, Florida. She married Charles Henry Seaver (1889-1963) on 8 February 1914 in Florida. They had two children:
- Annie Mildred Seaver (1918-2006), married (1) 1935 Alton Craig Hancock (1915-1969); (2) Mr. Wagner.
- Dorothy Mae Seaver (1923-2009), married (1) 1942 Charles Melvin Chamberlain (1923-1999); (2) Mr. Wagner.
I am not related to Elizabeth (Harrell) or Charles Henry Seaver. Charles Henry Seaver was a descendant of John and Ann (White) Seaver who settled in Georgia in the 1780s.
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 short but informative obituary. I am glad that I can honor Elizabeth (Harrell) Seaver (1898-1982) 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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