William Thomas SEAGRAVES

1872 - 1944  (72 years)

• Name	William Thomas 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. 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	1872	Madison County, Georgia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Oct 1944  [1]
  Burial	Erastus Christian Church Cemetery, Madison County, Georgia, United States
  Person ID	I5255	Seagraves Database
  Last Modified	4 May 2017

  
  

  Father	Birdie SEAGRAVES,   b. 10 Sep 1844, Madison County, Georgia d. 25 Jul 1908, Madison County, Georgia (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sarah Melinda PERRY,   b. 15 Sep 1851, Georgia d. 12 Feb 1932, Georgia (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F408	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mattie Lilla BISHOP,   b. 1875   d. 1941 (Age 66 years)
  Children	1. Alvin Austin SEAGRAVES,   b. 31 Jul 1896, Jackson County, Georgia d. 24 Sep 1971, Seminole County, Florida (Age 75 years)   2. Pearl Alice SEAGRAVES,   b. 5 Mar 1898, Georgia d. 3 Jan 1976, Candler, Buncombe County, North Carolina (Age 77 years)  [Birth] + 3. Doris Lee SEAGRAVES,   b. 13 Oct 1899, Jackson County, Georgia d. 27 Jul 1989, Hart County, Georgia (Age 89 years)  [Birth]   4. Ethelene SEAGRAVES,   b. 31 Aug 1904, Georgia d. 13 Oct 1987, Jackson County, Georgia (Age 83 years)  [Birth]   5. Lovic SEAGRAVES,   b. 4 Aug 1907, Georgia d. 16 Feb 1973, Clarke County, Georgia (Age 65 years)  [Birth] + 6. William Horace SEAGRAVES,   b. 22 Jul 1909, Georgia d. 20 May 1971 (Age 61 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F1765	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1872 - Madison County, Georgia Burial - - Erastus Christian Church Cemetery, Madison County, Georgia, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S235] Myra C. Manley Watkins, Segraves/Seagraves and Related Families of Northeast Georgia, (self).