The Seagraves Family

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Benjamin Franklin SEAGRAVES

Male 1894 - 1950  (55 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Franklin SEAGRAVES 
    • The Seagraves surname presented for this person is based on the dominant spelling found in the various records researched, but primarily on the name carved on the person's gravestone. HOWEVER, for the common variations of the Seagraves family name of which there are over 20, such as Cegrave(s) Segrave(s), Seagreave(s), Seegrave(s), Segrove(s), Seagrove(s), etc. all of which have been given the Seagraves spelling for clarity and ease of analysis.
      Certain variations are used so consistently within a family that they have been retained in this analysis, specifically, SAGRAVES (which also includes Sagrove(s)) and SEAGRAVE. Sagraves was adopted by the early settlers of eastern Kentucky about 1800. Seagrave was the version brought to Massachusetts by the John & Sarah Seagrave family who settled there about 1725.
      The Seagraves version is the most common found (about 39%) of all those found on the 1940 census.
      A discussion of the name spelling variations can be found on the Home Page of this website.
    Birth 9 Sep 1894  Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Race 9 Sep 1894  Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    White 
    1900 US census 1900  Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    recorded as Bennie C. Seagraves, 5, born in Sep 1894 in NC, W, son of Joseph & Sallie Seagraves 
    Marriage #1 4 Jan 1914  Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    B. F. Seagraves, age 20, married Flora Culler, age 19, both white. 
    Draft Registration 5 Jun 1917  Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Benjamin Franklin Segraves age 23 of route 7, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC born 9 Sep 1894 in Forsyth Co., NC registered for the WW I draft. He was described as a white farmer working for Neal Davis married with a wife and 2 children, tall, medium build, with brown eyes and brown hair. 
    1920 US census 1920  Old Town, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    recorded as Benjamin F. Segraves, 25, NC, W, farm laborer, married; Flora N., wife, 25, NC; Opal F., dau, 5, NC; Dorothy D., dau, 2 9/12, NC; Margaret E., dau 7/12, NC. 
    1930 US census 1930  Old Town, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    recorded as Benjamin F. Seagraves, 35, NC, W, carpenter, married at age 19; Florra N., wife, 25, NC; Opla, dau, 15, NC; Dartha, dau, 13, NC; Margaret, dau, 10, NC; Joseph I., son, 8, NC; John F., son, 7, NC; Clara B., dau, 5, NC; David A., son, 2, NC. 
    1940 US census 1940  Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    recorded as Benjamin F. Segraves, 45, NC, carpenter, resided in same house in 1935, married; Flora N., wife, 45, NC; Margaret E., dau, 20, saleswoman in retail grocery store, NC; Joseph, son, 19, NC; John F., son, 17, NC; Clara B., dau, 15, NC; David A., son, 12, NC; Violet J., dau, 9, NC. 
    Death 6 Jun 1950  Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Benjamin died at the Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem of Cancer. [1]
    Burial Bethabara Moravian Graveyard, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • According to "Forsyth County, N. C. Cemetery Records, Vol V" by Donald W. Stanley, 1978, Hunter Publishing Co., Winston-Salem, NC, Benjamin F. (6 Sep 1894- 6 Jun 1950) and his wife, Flora Culler (20 Oct 1894-17 Feb 1969) are buried in Old Town Cemetery beside Bethabara Moravian Cemetery in Winston-Salem. [5]
    Person ID I2595  Seagraves Database
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2023 

    Family Flora N. CULLER,   b. 20 Oct 1894, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1969, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 4 Jan 1914  Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Opal F. SEAGRAVES,   b. 18 Nov 1914, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1992 (Age 77 years)  [Birth]
     2. Dorothy D. SEAGRAVES,   b. 16 Sep 1916, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Aug 1987 (Age 70 years)  [Birth]
     3. Margaret Ellen SEAGRAVES,   b. 13 May 1919, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 2000, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Birth]
     4. Joseph Irvin SEAGRAVES,   b. 21 Apr 1921, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1992 (Age 70 years)  [Birth]
     5. John Franklin SEAGRAVES,   b. 6 Jan 1923, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 2001 (Age 78 years)  [Birth]
     6. Clara B. SEAGRAVES,   b. Abt 1925, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     7. David Allen SEAGRAVES,   b. 11 Mar 1928, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 2007, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Birth]
     8. Violet Jean SEAGRAVES,   b. 22 Jun 1930, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Aug 1994 (Age 64 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F820  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Sep 1894 - Forsyth County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRace - White - 9 Sep 1894 - Forsyth County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1900 US census - recorded as Bennie C. Seagraves, 5, born in Sep 1894 in NC, W, son of Joseph & Sallie Seagraves - 1900 - Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage #1 - B. F. Seagraves, age 20, married Flora Culler, age 19, both white. - 4 Jan 1914 - Forsyth County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Jan 1914 - Forsyth County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDraft Registration - Benjamin Franklin Segraves age 23 of route 7, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC born 9 Sep 1894 in Forsyth Co., NC registered for the WW I draft. He was described as a white farmer working for Neal Davis married with a wife and 2 children, tall, medium build, with brown eyes and brown hair. - 5 Jun 1917 - Forsyth County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1920 US census - recorded as Benjamin F. Segraves, 25, NC, W, farm laborer, married; Flora N., wife, 25, NC; Opal F., dau, 5, NC; Dorothy D., dau, 2 9/12, NC; Margaret E., dau 7/12, NC. - 1920 - Old Town, Forsyth County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1930 US census - recorded as Benjamin F. Seagraves, 35, NC, W, carpenter, married at age 19; Florra N., wife, 25, NC; Opla, dau, 15, NC; Dartha, dau, 13, NC; Margaret, dau, 10, NC; Joseph I., son, 8, NC; John F., son, 7, NC; Clara B., dau, 5, NC; David A., son, 2, NC. - 1930 - Old Town, Forsyth County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1940 US census - recorded as Benjamin F. Segraves, 45, NC, carpenter, resided in same house in 1935, married; Flora N., wife, 45, NC; Margaret E., dau, 20, saleswoman in retail grocery store, NC; Joseph, son, 19, NC; John F., son, 17, NC; Clara B., dau, 15, NC; David A., son, 12, NC; Violet J., dau, 9, NC. - 1940 - Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Jun 1950 - Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Bethabara Moravian Graveyard, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S15] North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1976, (Ancestry.com).

    2. [s16] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S655] 1900 census for Forsyth County, North Carolina, (Ancestry.com).

    4. [s617] North Carolina Marriage Records, 1741-2011, (Ancestry.com).

    5. [S2137] Donald W. Stanley, Forsyth County, N. C. Cemetery Records, Vol V, (Hunter Publishing Co., Winston-Salem, NC).