Livena Margaret SEAGRAVES

1871 - 1943  (72 years)

• Name	Livena Margaret SEAGRAVES  [1]
  Nickname	Vena
  Birth	28 Apr 1871	Johnson County, Kentucky   [1]
  Gender	Female
  1880 US census	1880	Twin Branches, Lawrence County, Kentucky   [2]
  	recorded as Livena M. Sagraves, 8, KY, W, dau of Sylvester and Sarah e. Sagraves.
  1900 US census	1900	Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky   [3]
  	recorded as Vevia Wheeler, 29, born in Apr 1871 in KY, mother of 4 children with 2 still living, married 9 years, wife of Harry Wheeler, 34, born in Apr 1866 in OH, day laborer, married 9 years.
  1910 US census	1910	Kenova, Wayne County, West Virginia   [4]
  	recorded as Livena M. Wheeler, 38, KY, married 19 years, mother of 7 children with 5 still living, wife of H. C. Wheeler, 44, OH, watchman for gas company, married 19 years.
  1920 US census	1920	Kenova, Wayne County, West Virginia   [5]
  	recorded as Levina Wheeler, 57, KY, residing at 1515 Oak St., Kenova, WV, laundress, widowed.
  Residence	1926	Huntington, Wayne County, West Virginia   [6]
  	Livena Wheeler listed as residing at 515 Oak ST., Huntington, WV with spouse, H. C. Wheeler.
  1930 US census	1930	Kenova, Wayne County, West Virginia   [7]
  	recorded as Levina Wheeler, 57, KY, both parents born in KY, residing at 1515 Oak St., Kenova, WV, laundress, widowed.
  1940 US census	1940	Kenova, Wayne County, West Virginia   [8]
  	recorded as Vena Wheeler, 69, KY, residing at 1515 Oak St., Kenova, WV, widowed.
  Death	13 May 1943	Kenova, Wayne County, West Virginia   [1, 9]
  	The "West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973" report that Livena M. Wheeler died 13 May 1943 in Wayne County, WV, but gives her parents as Lester Segraves and Sarah Trent, not Sylvester Segraves and Sarah Prince. The Sylvester/Lester mistake is understandable, but Prince vs. Trent confirms that the informant may nit have known her family well. [9]
  Burial	Catlettsburg Cemetery, Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky, United States   [1]
  Person ID	I7517	Seagraves Database
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	Sylvester SEAGRAVES,   b. 7 Oct 1848, Johnson County, Kentucky d. 14 Jan 1928, Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth PRINCE,   b. 25 Sep 1853, Lawrence County, Kentucky d. 14 Jan 1914, Boyd County, Kentucky (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	11 Sep 1868	Lawrence County, Kentucky   [10]
  Family ID	F2739	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harry Cameron WHEELER,   b. 14 Apr 1866, Harrison County, Ohio d. 18 May 1922, Kenova, Wayne County, West Virginia (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	1891  [3]
  Family ID	F2741	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Apr 1871 - Johnson County, Kentucky 1900 US census - recorded as Vevia Wheeler, 29, born in Apr 1871 in KY, mother of 4 children with 2 still living, married 9 years, wife of Harry Wheeler, 34, born in Apr 1866 in OH, day laborer, married 9 years. - 1900 - Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky Burial - - Catlettsburg Cemetery, Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] FindAGrave.com (FAG). [s575] 1880 census for Lawrence County, Kentucky , (Ancestry.com). [S1284] 1900 census for Boyd County, Kentucky, (Ancestry.com). [S1733] 1910 census for Wayne County, West Virginia, (Ancestry.com). [S1734] 1920 census for Wayne County, West Virginia, (Ancestry.com). [S92] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Ancestry.com). [S1736] 1930 census for Wayne County, West Virginia, (Ancestry.com). [S1735] 1940 census for Wayne County, West Virginia, (Ancestry.com). [S574] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973, (Ancestry.com). [S238] Kentucky County Marriages, 1783-1965, (Ancestry.com).