Franklin SEAGRAVES

Abt 1859 -

• Name	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	Abt 1859	New Jersey
  	Since Franklin's family is on the 1850 and 1860 censuses in Cape May County, New Jersey, it is likely that he was born there.
  Gender	Male
  Race	Abt 1859
  	Black
  Person ID	I1969	Seagraves Database
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	Alpheus SEAGRAVES, Sr.,   b. Abt 1801, New Jersey bur. Taylor Cemetery, Swainton, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Margaret COX,   b. Abt 1802, New Jersey
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	22 Feb 1823	Cape May County, New Jersey   [1]
  Family ID	F609	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1859 - New Jersey  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S940] New Jersey Marriage Records, 1670-1965, (Ancestry.com).