The Seagraves Family

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Elijah Green SEAGRAVES

Male 1852 - 1921  (~ 69 years)


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  • Name Elijah Green 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.
    • E.G. Seagraves for twenty years was a school teacher and was also a farmer and merchant. [1]
    Birth Feb 1852  Johnson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    1860 US census 1860  Hoodsfork, Johnson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    recorded as Elijah G. Segroves, 10, KY, son of William & Charlottee Segroves. 
    1870 US census 1870  Flat Gap Precinct, Johnson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    recorded as Elijah G. Sagraves, 20, KY, W, son of William & Charlotte Sagraves. 
    1880 US census 1880  Flat Gap, Johnson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    recorded as Green Sagraves, 29, KY, W, married, farmer; Sarah, wife, 23, TN; Charley, son, 9, KY; Cora F., dau, 6, KY; Henry H., son, 3, KY; Malissa, dau, 5/12, KY. 
    1900 US census 1900  Webb, District #8, Lawrence County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    recorded as Elijah Sagraves, 48, born in Feb 1852 in KY, W, farmer married 25 years; Martha, wife, 45, born in Jan 1853 in KY, mother of 3 children with 3 still living, married 25 years; Harry, son, 19, born in May 1881 in KY, day laborer; Robert, son, 14, born in Jun 1885 in KY, day laborer; Jane, dau, 12, born in Feb 1888 in KY. 
    1910 US census 1910  Geyer Bridge, Boyd County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    recorded as Elijah G. Sagraves [indexed as Lagraves], 59, KY, W, farm laborer on home farm, married 39 years; Sarah A., wife, 52, TN, father born in PA, mother born in GA, farm laborer, mother of 8 children with 7 still living; Ureka, dau, 24, KY, public school teacher, single. 
    1920 US census 1920  Upper Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    recorded as Elijah G. Seagraves, 69, KY; Sarah, wife, 62, TN, father born in GA, mother born in TN; Delmas, grandson, 12, KY; Edna, granddau, 8, KY. 
    Death 21 Feb 1921  Logan County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Burial Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I3555  Seagraves Database
    Last Modified 8 Sep 2020 

    Family Sarah E. GRAY,   b. 7 May 1857, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1928, Johnson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 18 Oct 1870  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Charlotte SEAGRAVES,   b. 13 Sep 1871, Johnson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 1942, Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     2. Cora F. SEAGRAVES,   b. 6 Nov 1874, Johnson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1960, Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [Birth]
    +3. Henry Harrison SAGRAVES,   b. 11 Aug 1877, Johnson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1930, Logan County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)  [Birth]
     4. Melissa SEAGRAVES,   b. 1880, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     5. Harry SEAGRAVES,   b. May 1881, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     6. Robert SEAGRAVES,   b. Jun 1885, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     7. Ureka SEAGRAVES,   b. Abt 1886, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     8. Jane SEAGRAVES,   b. Feb 1888, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     9. Paron Burris SEAGRAVES,   b. 7 Jun 1889, Flat Gap, Johnson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1939, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
    Family ID F1134  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Feb 1852 - Johnson County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1860 US census - recorded as Elijah G. Segroves, 10, KY, son of William & Charlottee Segroves. - 1860 - Hoodsfork, Johnson County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1870 US census - recorded as Elijah G. Sagraves, 20, KY, W, son of William & Charlotte Sagraves. - 1870 - Flat Gap Precinct, Johnson County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1880 US census - recorded as Green Sagraves, 29, KY, W, married, farmer; Sarah, wife, 23, TN; Charley, son, 9, KY; Cora F., dau, 6, KY; Henry H., son, 3, KY; Malissa, dau, 5/12, KY. - 1880 - Flat Gap, Johnson County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1900 US census - recorded as Elijah Sagraves, 48, born in Feb 1852 in KY, W, farmer married 25 years; Martha, wife, 45, born in Jan 1853 in KY, mother of 3 children with 3 still living, married 25 years; Harry, son, 19, born in May 1881 in KY, day laborer; Robert, son, 14, born in Jun 1885 in KY, day laborer; Jane, dau, 12, born in Feb 1888 in KY. - 1900 - Webb, District #8, Lawrence County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1910 US census - recorded as Elijah G. Sagraves [indexed as Lagraves], 59, KY, W, farm laborer on home farm, married 39 years; Sarah A., wife, 52, TN, father born in PA, mother born in GA, farm laborer, mother of 8 children with 7 still living; Ureka, dau, 24, KY, public school teacher, single. - 1910 - Geyer Bridge, Boyd County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1920 US census - recorded as Elijah G. Seagraves, 69, KY; Sarah, wife, 62, TN, father born in GA, mother born in TN; Delmas, grandson, 12, KY; Edna, granddau, 8, KY. - 1920 - Upper Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 Feb 1921 - Logan County, West Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1360] The Americn Historical Society, History of West Virginia, Old and New, 1923, Chicago, Vol III, page 370.

    2. [S891] 1900 census for Lawrence County, Kentucky, (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S1] FindAGrave.com (FAG).

    4. [S757] Family Data Collection- Individual Records, (Ancestry.com).