Charles Franklin SEAGRAVES, Jr.

1927 - 1983  (55 years)

• Name	Charles Franklin SEAGRAVES  [1]
  	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.
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	12 Dec 1927	Pleasant Hill, Cumberland County, Tennessee   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Race	12 Dec 1927  [4]
  	White
  1930 US census	1930	Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio   [4]
  	recorded as Charles F. Seegraves, 2 4/12, TN, son of Charles F. Seegraves, 33, TN and Maggie E., wife, 25, TN.
  1940 US census	1940	Springfield, Clark County, Ohio   [5]
  	recorded as Charles Seagraves, 12, TN, son of Charles Seagraves, 42, TN, married, tin maker, of 1012 Hillcrest Ave., Springfield, and Ella, wife, 35, TN.
  Enlistment	18 Feb 1946  [3]
  	Charles enlisted in the US Navy.
  Military Service	24 Sep 1947  [3]
  	Charles Seagraves was discharged from the US Navy.
  Death notices	2 Feb 1983  [1, 3]
  	Charles died at age 57.
  Death	2 Feb 1983  [1, 3]
  Burial	Smith Chapel Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States   [1]
  Person ID	I3444	Seagraves Database
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Charles Franklin SEAGRAVES, Sr.,   b. 6 Apr 1897, Pleasant Hill, Cumberland County, Tennessee d. 23 Jan 1983 (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Maggie Ellen ABSTON,   b. 24 Sep 1905, Cumberland County, Tennessee d. 9 Apr 1932, Pleasant Hill, Cumberland County, Tennessee (Age 26 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	7 Jan 1923	Cumberland County, Tennessee   [6]
  Family ID	F1108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Dec 1927 - Pleasant Hill, Cumberland County, Tennessee 1930 US census - recorded as Charles F. Seegraves, 2 4/12, TN, son of Charles F. Seegraves, 33, TN and Maggie E., wife, 25, TN. - 1930 - Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio 1940 US census - recorded as Charles Seagraves, 12, TN, son of Charles Seagraves, 42, TN, married, tin maker, of 1012 Hillcrest Ave., Springfield, and Ella, wife, 35, TN. - 1940 - Springfield, Clark County, Ohio Burial - - Smith Chapel Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] FindAGrave.com (FAG). [S610] U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Ancestry.com). [S70] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Ancestry.com). [S220] 1930 census for Montgomery County, Ohio, (Ancestry.com). [S222] 1940 census for Clark County, Ohio, (Ancestry.com). [S60] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Ancestry.com).