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Not related, but found earlier census info on the Jefferson Seagraves family. The town of
Greentown, IN is located in Howard County and that is the location this family is living
in 1850 & 1860:
1850 Jackson Twp., Howard Co., Indiana
Enumeration Date: September 13, 1850
Page: 434
Line: 12
Dwelling/Family: 19/19
Segraves, Jefferson - age 35, blacksmith, born in New Jersey
" Elizabeth - age 31, born in Pennsylvania
" Waffe/Wasse? - age 11, born in Indiana (male)
" Mary A. - age 9, born in Indiana
" Lemuel - age 6, born in Indiana
" William B. - age 3, born in Indiana
" John W. - age 1, born in Indiana
(assuming that the birth location is accurate, the age and birthplace of the oldest child
puts this family in Indiana at least in 1839 - in the 1840 Perry Twp., Wayne Co., IN there
is a T. J. Seagrave age 20-30, 1 male under 5 yrs & 1 female age 20-30.
Also there is a Wafford/Waford/Walford Seagraves who marries Malinda Stone in Howard Co.,
IN on Dec. 21, 1858 (Bk C-A, pg 336). He is also found in the 1880 Starke Co., IN census
with second wife Phebe A. Wathins (married in Howard Co., IN on Feb 16, 1864. In the 1880
& 1900 Starke Co., IN census he lists his parents birthplace as New Jersey &
Pennsylvania. This could be the oldest child of Jefferson & Elizabeth)
1860 Liberty Twp., Howard Co., Indiana
Enumeration Date: June 30, 1860
Page: 614
Line: 23
Dwelling/Family: 756/749
Segrove, Jefferson - age 49, farmer, born in New Jersey
" Elizabeth - age 41, born in Pennsylvania
" Samuel - age 16, born in Indiana
Golding, Mary - age 20, born in Indiana
" John - age 20, born in Indiana
Segroves, William - age 14, born in Indiana
" John - age 11, born in Indiana
" Cylus - age 9, born in Indiana
" Melisa - age 4, born in Indiana
" Oscar - age 1, born in Indiana
(Seems Elizabeth died sometime after the 1860 census. Her husband is found in 1870
remarried)
1870 Center Twp., Starke Co., Indiana
Enumeration Date: July 6, 1870
Page: 9
Line: 5
Dwelling/Family: 81/78
Seagraves, Jefferson - age 55, farmer, born in New Jersey
" Axey Ann - age 31, keeping house, born in Ohio
Kris, Frederick W. - age 13, born in Indiana
" Mary E. - age 12, born in Indiana
" Joseph M. - age 11, born in Indiana
" Eliza J. - age 8, born in Indiana
Seagraves, Silas - age 18, born in Indiana
Bagwell, Malinda - age 26, born in Indiana
(didn't locate a marriage record for Jefferson & Axey, but did find one for
Axey's first marriage - Achsah/Axey Ann Spoer married Frederick Kris in Cass Co., IN
on Jan. 20, 1855 (Bk 2, pg. 228)
1880 Center Twp., Starke Co., Indiana
Enumeration District: 173
Sheet Number: 426D
Enumeration Date: June 8, 1880
Line: 16
Dwelling/Family: 116/117
Seagraves, Jefferson - age 64, married, farmer, born in New Jersey. Parents born in New
Jersey
" Axey Ann - wife, age 41, keeping house, born in Ohio. Parents born in Virginia.
Kris, Mary - stepdaughter, age 23, born in Indiana
" Joseph - stepson, age 21, farmer, born in Indiana
" Eliza - stepdaughter, age 18, born in Indiana
Line: 21
Dwelling/Family: 117/118
Kris, William - age 24, farmer, born in Indiana. Father born in Germany. Mother born in
Ohio. (Frederick W.?)
" Elizabeth - wife, age 25, keeping house, born in Indiana. Father born in
Pennsylvania. Mother born in N?
" Stella M. - daughter, age 6mo, born November in Indiana
Seagraves, Andrew J. - age 5, born in Indiana. Parents born in Indiana
(Jefferson died sometime after the 1880 census and prior to the 1900 census)
1900 Knox, Center Twp., Starke Co., Indiana
Enumeration District: 142
Sheet Number: 277B
Enumeration Date: June 9-11, 1900
Line: 51
Dwelling/Family: 181/186
Seagraves, Achsa - born December 1837, age 62, widowed, born in Ohio. Parents born in
Virginia.
Axie Seagraves is listed in the 1910 Ward 3, Knox, Center Twp., Starke Co., IN census.
She is 75 yrs., widowed, 5 children/ 3 children living, born in Indiana, parents born in
the US. She is living with her daughter and grandson, Eliza & Irvin Chapel.
Axy Seagraves is listed in the 1920 Knox, Center Twp., Starke Co., IN census with her
daughter Eliza Chapel. She is 82 yrs., widowed, born in Ohio. Father born in Virginia.
Mother born in Vermont.
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I hope this info helps........Karen
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