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 Springfield [Mass.] Union Union newspaper dated Sunday, 7 May 1982, Page 20, Column 1:
The transcription of the article is:
"Elsie Seaver
"DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Elsie (Armstrong) Seaver, 85, of this city, formerly of Springfield, died April 27 in Halifax Hospital. She was born in Keighley, England, and had lived in Springfield since she was a teenager, moving here two years ago. She was the widow of Ernest Seaver, who died in 1961. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Dwight Clark Chapter, the Springfield Golden Age Club and Old First Church, Springfield. She is survived by a son, Clifton of Daytona Beach; three brothers, Marshall Armstrong of Daytona Beach, T.O. Armstrong of Pittsburgh, Pa., and A. Edward Armstrong of West Springfield; two sisters, Doris Armstrong and Mary Remington, both of Springfield; and two grandsons. Burial will be at Hillcrest Park Cemetery at the convenience of the family."
The source citation is:
"Elsie Seaver," The Springfield [Mass.] Union newspaper, Sunday, 7 May 1982, page 20, column 1, Elsie Seaver obituary; imaged, GenealogyBank (https://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 28 April 2025).
This obituary provides the name, age, residence, death date and place, spouse's name, child's name, sibling names, associations, and burial information.
Elsie May Armstrong was born15 February 1897 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England, the daughter of Tom and Emma (Holdsworth) Armstrong.. She died 27 April 1982 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Elsie married Ernest Delos Seaver (1900-1961) on 2 October 1919 in Springfield, Massachusetts. They had one child:
* Clifton Horace Seaver (1921-2001), married 1941 Evelyn Doreen Baker (1920-2007).
I am probably a cousin to Clifton Horace Seaver, but I cannot connect him to Robert Seaver (1608-1683), the immigrant to Massachusetts. He is descended from John Seaver (1778-1841) who married Susanna Trumbull (1783-1840) in 1802.
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 obituary. I am glad that I can honor Elsie Seaver (1897-1982) 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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