SPECULATION Roane Co. and Morgan Co. both border Anderson Co, where William Severs (1752-1852) and his wife, Catherine Peck, raised their family. >Seaver, William Spouse : Blake, Mary > Marriage date : Sep 26, 1896 > County : Morgan > Gender : Male > Source : County Court Records > Microfilm Number : 0978841 > >Seaver, William F. Spouse : Bledsoe, Viola > Marriage date : Aug 7, 1879 > County : Roane > Gender : Male > Source : County Court Records > Microfilm Number : 0560087 - 0560089 Fielding Seavers m. Nancy Camp in Wythe Co. VA 1829. He appears in Wythe Co. records as being illegitimate. By 1840 they were living in Williamson Co., TN with 2 males 0-5, 2 males 5-10, 1 male 10-15 and 1 male 30-40. In 1850 they were living in Davidson Co. with Wm. 18, Clinton 16, Corns (Cornelius) 14, Jas 11, Susan 8, Alger 6 and Joel A.B. 4. Comparing the 1840 data to the 1850, there was a 10-15 year old male in the home in 1840 who is not present in 1850; he could have been John M. and would have been 20-25 in 1853, definitely old enough to marry--SPECULATION >Seavers, John M. Spouse : Morton, Elizabeth > Marriage date : May 31, 1853 > County : Davidson > Gender : Male > Source : County Court Records > Microfilm Number : 0200294 - 0200304 In 1860, Fielding Seaver (above) was living in Madison Co, TN, which borders on Carroll Co. SPECULATION: I wonder if any of these Carroll Co. marriages could be his grandchildren. >Seavers, Hazy Spouse : Adams, F. M. > Marriage date : Oct 13, 1875 > County : Carroll > Gender : Female > Source : County Court Records > Microfilm Number : 0944055 & 0944061 >Seavers, J. D. Spouse : Hopper, M. O. > Marriage date : Sep 22, 1874 > County : Carroll > Gender : Male > Source : County Court Records > Microfilm Number : 0944055 & 0944061 >Seavers, J. P. Spouse : Carter, Nancy A. > Marriage date : Oct 9, 1875 > County : Carroll > Gender : Male > Source : County Court Records > Microfilm Number : 0944055 & 0944061 >Seavers, N. E. Spouse : McLemore, J. S. > Marriage date : Sep 22, 1874 > County : Carroll > Gender : Female > Source : County Court Records > Microfilm Number : 0944055 & 0944061 >Seavers, Nannie Spouse : Houston, W. A. > Marriage date : Mar 4, 1875 > County : Carroll > Gender : Female > Source : County Court Records > Microfilm Number : 0944055 & 0944061 -- Patricia Moorefield Seaver Knoxville, Tennessee

I can identify most of the Hawkins and Hamblen Co. Seaver marriages. I tend to think that the Sevier group is a totally different family, pronounced SeVEER rathe than SEEver. However, occasionally I have found a Se(a)ver(s) family member mis-transcribed as Sevier. Most of the Hamblen and Hawkins Co. TN Seavers (Sever/s, Seever/s, etc.) are descendants of Joseph and Jeremiah Seaver, sons of William Severs, who died in southwest VA about 1814 (Joseph's guardianship record was recorded Nov. 1814 in Washington Co.). Jeremiah is found in Hawkins Co. censuses from 1830-1860 (he died 1869). Joseph was on Hawkins 1836 tax list, 1840 Grainger Co. census, 1850 Jefferson Co, TN census (Hamblen was formed 1870 from Greene, Grainger and Jefferson), and 1860 Hawkins Co.; he died before 1870. A sister of Joseph and Jeremiah, Susannah, married Jacob Grubb of Washington Co, VA; she was living in Grainger Co. in 1830, Jefferson Co. in 1840, Anderson Co. in 1850 and then back in Grainger Co. in 1860, 1870, and 1880. Joseph and Jeremiah's brothers, John and William C., were living in Wythe Co. VA. Another brother, Henry, died about 1822 in VA, unmarried and without children. Here are the identifications: > >Seaver, Jeremiah Spouse : Kountz, Elvira > Marriage date : Sep 4, 1851 > County : Hawkins > Gender : Male > Source : County Court Records > Microfilm Number : 0972789 - 0972791 Jeremiah, s/o William & Unknown. He was first married to Nancy Thurman. >Seaver, Henry C. Spouse : Williams, Helen > Marriage date : Apr 3, 1858 > County : Hawkins > Gender : Male > Source : County Court Records > Microfilm Number : 0972789 - 0972791 Henry C. Seaver was the son of Jeremiah Seaver and his first wife, Nancy Thurman. >Seaver, Thomas B. Spouse : Robertson, Leudna A. > Marriage date : Sep 26, 1859 > County : Hawkins > Gender : Male > Source : County Court Records > Microfilm Number : 0972789 - 0972791 Thomas B. Seaver, s/o Joseph and Matilda (Unknown) Seaver >Seaver, John Spouse : Seaver, Mary E. > Marriage date : Jan 11, 1861 > County : Hawkins > Gender : Male > > Source : County Court Records > Microfilm Number : 0972789 - 0972791 John Seaver was the son of Jeremiah and Nancy (Thurman) Seaver. Mary E(meline). was d/o Joseph & Matilda (Unknown) Seaver. John died in sep 1861, and Mary Emeline married George W. Lawson (below). >Seaver, Emeline Spouse : Lawson, George W. > Marriage date : Sep 15, 1864 > County : Hawkins > Gender : Female > Source : County Court Records > Microfilm Number : 0972789 - 0972791 (Mary) Emeline is the daughter of Joseph Seaver; George W. Lawson was her second husband. >Seaver, N. Ellen Spouse : Talley, John E. > Marriage date : Oct 18, 1885 > County : Hamblen > Gender : Female > Source : County Court Records > Microfilm Number : 0969613 - 0969615 Possibly Nancy E., d/o Thomas B. & Leuda Seaver. >Seaver, Nelson C. Spouse : Hassell, Artena > Marriage date : Dec 2, 1872 > County : Hickman > Gender : Male > > Source : County Court Records > Microfilm Number : 0975508 - 0975511 Joseph and Matilda Seaver had a son named Nelson. He married Caroline Biggs 1870 in Hawkins Co., TN. This may be an entirely different man, but the name is rather unusual. > >Seaver, Alice Spouse : Watts, Franklin > Marriage date : Jul 15, 1880 > County : Hamblen > Gender : Female > Source : County Court Records > Microfilm Number : 0969613 - 0969615 There was an Alice Seaver, age 17, listed as granddaughter of Matilda Seaver (Joseph's widow) in Hamblen Co. 1880 census. There was an Alice M., age 8, living with George and (Mary) Emeline (Seaver) Lawson in 1870. SPECULATION: Since George and Emeline married Sept. 1864, it may be that Alice was a daughter of Mary Emeline by her first marriage to her cousin, John B. Seaver, s/o Jeremiah. Although the 1870 census does not indicate a different last name for Alice, it could be that she took her stepfather's name, but used her legal name for her marriage, or it could be a census error. Although this is speculation, there was no Alice living in any of the Seaver households in 1870. I have not found Mary Emeline & George in 1880. >Sever, Frank Spouse : Phipps, Emer > Marriage date : Jan 19, 1866 > County : Hawkins > Gender : Male > Source : County Court Records > Microfilm Number : 0972789 - 0972791 Possibly from a different family of Sever(s), who lived mainly in Scott Co, VA, which borders Hawkins Co, TN. >Sever, James T. Spouse : Creech, Florence > Marriage date : Jul 19, 1881 > County : Hamblen > Gender : Male > Source : County Court Records > Microfilm Number : 0969613 - 0969615 I don't find him anywhere in my files of Joseph's and Jeremiah's descendants. By the 1880s, Joseph and Jeremiah's families, and those of their southwest VA relatives, were quite consistently using the Seaver or Seavers spelling. Pat Seaver -- Patricia Moorefield Seaver Knoxville, Tennessee

Marriage Index: Tennessee, 1851-1900 Seaver, Alice Spouse : Watts, Franklin Marriage date : Jul 15, 1880 County : Hamblen Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0969613 - 0969615 Seaver, Emeline Spouse : Lawson, George W. Marriage date : Sep 15, 1864 County : Hawkins Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0972789 - 0972791 Seaver, Henry C. Spouse : Williams, Helen Marriage date : Apr 3, 1858 County : Hawkins Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0972789 - 0972791 Seaver, Jeremiah Spouse : Kountz, Elivira Marriage date : Sep 4, 1851 County : Hawkins Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0972789 - 0972791 Seaver, Jeremiah Spouse : Kountz, Elvira Marriage date : Sep 4, 1851 County : Hawkins Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0972789 - 0972791 Seaver, John Spouse : Seaver, Mary E. Marriage date : Jan 11, 1861 County : Hawkins Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0972789 - 0972791 Seaver, Mary E. Spouse : Seaver, John Marriage date : Jan 11, 1861 County : Hawkins Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0972789 - 0972791 Seaver, N. Ellen Spouse : Talley, John E. Marriage date : Oct 18, 1885 County : Hamblen Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0969613 - 0969615 Seaver, Nelson C. Spouse : Hassell, Artena Marriage date : Dec 2, 1872 County : Hickman Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0975508 - 0975511 Seaver, Thomas B. Spouse : Robertson, Leudna A. Marriage date : Sep 26, 1859 County : Hawkins Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0972789 - 0972791 Seaver, Thomas B. Spouse : Robertson, Leudnal Marriage date : Sep 26, 1859 County : Hawkins Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0972789 - 0972791 Seaver, William Spouse : Blake, Mary Marriage date : Sep 26, 1896 County : Morgan Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0978841 Seaver, William F. Spouse : Bledsoe, Viola Marriage date : Aug 7, 1879 County : Roane Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0560087 - 0560089 Seavers, Hazy Spouse : Adams, F. M. Marriage date : Oct 13, 1875 County : Carroll Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0944055 & 0944061 Seavers, Henry C. Spouse : Williams, Helen Marriage date : Apr 8, 1858 County : Hawkins Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0972789 - 0972791 Seavers, J. D. Spouse : Hopper, M. O. Marriage date : Sep 22, 1874 County : Carroll Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0944055 & 0944061 Seavers, J. P. Spouse : Carter, Nancy A. Marriage date : Oct 9, 1875 County : Carroll Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0944055 & 0944061 Seavers, John M. Spouse : Morton, Elizabeth Marriage date : May 31, 1853 County : Davidson Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0200294 - 0200304 Seavers, N. E. Spouse : McLemore, J. S. Marriage date : Sep 22, 1874 County : Carroll Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0944055 & 0944061 Seavers, Nannie Spouse : Houston, W. A. Marriage date : Mar 4, 1875 County : Carroll Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0944055 & 0944061 Sever, Frank Spouse : Phipps, Emer Marriage date : Jan 19, 1866 County : Hawkins Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0972789 - 0972791 Sever, James T. Spouse : Creech, Florence Marriage date : Jul 19, 1881 County : Hamblen Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0969613 - 0969615 Sever, Rebecca Spouse : Eastwood, John Marriage date : Aug 24, 1852 County : Warren Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0571562 - 0571565 Severs, William J. Spouse : Caldwell, Mary E. Marriage date : Aug 4, 1867 County : Union Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0976341 - 0976342 Sevier, ??? Spouse : Gallimore, Susan Marriage date : Mar 19, 1874 County : Roane Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0560087 - 0560089 Sevier, Adar Spouse : Green, Edward Marriage date : Nov 24, 1873 County : Roane Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0560087 - 0560089 Sevier, Alcey Spouse : Lawler, George Marriage date : Jun 6, 1860 County : Davidson Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0200294 - 0200304 Sevier, Alexander Spouse : Bradley, Matilda Marriage date : Feb 27, 1883 County : Roane Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0560087 - 0560089 Sevier, Ann E. Spouse : Lybarger, Noah Marriage date : Dec 1, 1887 County : Roane Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0560087 - 0560089 Sevier, Annie E. Spouse : Wiggin, Norris J. Marriage date : Jan 19, 1864 County : Shelby Gender : Female Source : County Court Records at Memphis, TN Microfilm Number : 0024825 Sevier, Archie Spouse : Fork, Hattie Marriage date : Mar 28, 1878 County : Roane Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0560087 - 0560089 Sevier, C. B. Spouse : Tedder, Alice Marriage date : Sep 15, 1886 County : Roane Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0560087 - 0560089 Sevier, Charles A. Spouse : Sutlandin, Ida Marriage date : Apr 25, 1899 County : Henry Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 2031712 - 2031715, 2031503 & 2031557 - 2031560 Sevier, E. F. Spouse : Taylor, Bettie Marriage date : Feb 6, 1874 County : Hamilton Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 1305538 - 1305542 Sevier, Francis Spouse : Tait, Eliza Ann Marriage date : Feb 21, 1854 County : Davidson Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0200294 - 0200304 Sevier, Henry Spouse : Hayes, Margaret Marriage date : Jun 6, 1878 County : Hardin Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0981000 Sevier, Isiah Spouse : Hembree, Rachel Marriage date : Dec 30, 1880 County : Roane Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0560087 - 0560089 Sevier, J. B. Spouse : Farmer, Mollie F. Marriage date : May 20, 1863 County : Gibson Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 1002623 - 1002632 & 1007465 - 1007467 Sevier, James Spouse : Neill, Eveline M. Marriage date : Nov 4, 1863 County : Hawkins Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0972789 - 0972791 Sevier, James E. Spouse : Fields, Mary Marriage date : May 17, 1871 County : Haywood Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 1006850 - 1006856 Sevier, Jennie Spouse : McDaniel, M. T. Marriage date : Dec 25, 1881 County : Roane Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0560087 - 0560089 Sevier, John Spouse : Braxton, Jesse Marriage date : Feb 16, 1898 County : Roane Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0560087 - 0560089 Sevier, Kate Spouse : Cain, John Marriage date : Feb 29, 1876 County : Roane Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0560087 - 0560089 Sevier, M. C. Spouse : Potter, T. M. Marriage date : Oct 18, 1870 County : Haywood Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 1006850 - 1006856 Sevier, Mary Spouse : Jones, Stynax Marriage date : Aug 28, 1873 County : Haywood Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 1006850 - 1006856 Sevier, Minerva K. Spouse : Brantley, John H. Marriage date : Apr 29, 1858 County : Hamilton Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 1305538 - 1305542 Sevier, Porter Spouse : Kimbro, Emma Marriage date : Dec 26, 1878 County : Giles Gender : Male Source : County Court Records at Pulaski, TN Microfilm Number : 0968829 - 0968830 Sevier, R. W. Spouse : Sangster, Anna E. Marriage date : Feb 23, 1878 County : Haywood Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 1006850 - 1006856 Sevier, Sarah Spouse : Walker, Reuben Marriage date : Feb 21, 1872 County : Haywood Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 1006850 - 1006856 Sevier, Sarah E. Spouse : Aiken, Richard Marriage date : Dec 13, 1851 County : Fayette Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 1003129 - 1003133 Sevier, Sarah J. Spouse : Clay, E. H. Marriage date : Apr 10, 1860 County : Haywood Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 1006850 - 1006856 Sevier, Theodore Spouse : Douglass, Mary Benton Marriage date : Nov 2, 1859 County : Davidson Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0200294 - 0200304 Sevier, Theodore F. Spouse : Douglass, Mary Benton Marriage date : Nov 2, 1859 County : Davidson Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0200294 - 0200304 Sevier, Thomas E. Spouse : Carter, Mary Marriage date : Oct 28, 1856 County : Davidson Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0200294 - 0200304 Sevier, V. B. Spouse : Whitehead, Mary E. Marriage date : Jul 10, 1862 County : Haywood Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 1006850 - 1006856 Sevier, Valentine B. Spouse : Westbrook, E. T. Marriage date : Jun 25, 1857 County : Shelby Gender : Male Source : County Court Records at Memphis, TN Microfilm Number : 0024825 Sevier, Virginia Spouse : Anderson, Calvin Marriage date : Feb 5, 1865 County : Grainger Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0024657 - 0024658 & 0968583 - 0968585 Sevier, William Spouse : McEwee, Jane Marriage date : Oct 29, 1873 County : Haywood Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 1006850 - 1006856 Sevier, William R. Spouse : Evans, Louisa A. Marriage date : Dec 26, 1864 County : Claiborne Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0898393 - 0898395 Seviere, Susie Spouse : Whitson, Aden Marriage date : Jan 8, 1874 County : Lauderdale Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 1008552 - 1008553

Does someone have a new address for Nancy Dobner or does she subscribe to this list? I got an Email about Henry Allen Cox who was born about ll843 and had married Rebecca Severs. She died in Nodaway Co MO about l887 and he died much later in Wise County VA. He was a Confederate soldier and buried there in Wise County VA as a CSA veteran in l9l2. does anyone have any info on either Rebecca or Henry Allen Cox Charles Severs

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: severs Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lBHBAIB/83.1.1.1 Message Board Post: sorry not the people I was looking for have a cencues for 1881 Walter Sever(s) and Elizabeth lived at 93 Oldfield Road, Salford Walter was 40 yrs and a fish dealer, Elizabeth age 44 wife they had 4 children Sarah, Mary, Emily and George. If you can assist me in any of this information . I hit a brick wall with the girls can't find them. THANK YOU

This is from FTM index 8.0 If you find any reference to BOTH names on the same reference, let me know and I will look for you. Doesnt look promising unless anothe spelling would be different. Charles Severs FamilyFinder Index Individual CD Description CD # Reith, Isabel World Family Tree: Volume 21, pre-1600 to present WFT Volume 21 Reith, Isabel World Family Tree: Volume 45, pre-1600 to present WFT Volume 45 Reith, Isabel World Family Tree: Volume 30, pre-1600 to present WFT Volume 30 Reith, Isabel World Family Tree: Volume 40, pre-1600 to present WFT Volume 40 Reith, Isabel Census Index: North Carolina and South Carolina, 1870 289 Reith, Isabella The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, Volumes 1-39, 1650-1900s 213 Reith, Isabella World Family Tree: Volume 21, pre-1600 to present WFT Volume 21 Reith, Isabella World Family Tree: Volume 45, pre-1600 to present WFT Volume 45 Reith, Isabella Social Security Death Index: United States, 1937-1998 110 Vol. 2 Reith, Isobel World Family Tree: Volume 21, pre-1600 to present WFT Volume 21 Reith, Isobel World Family Tree: Volume 45, pre-1600 to present WFT Volume 45 Sever, Walter World Family Tree: Volume 1, pre-1600 to present WFT Volume 1 Sever, Walter Social Security Death Index: United States, 1937-1998 110 Vol. 2 Sever, Walter L. Marriage Index: Missouri, 1851-1900 234 Severs, W. Census Index: United States Selected States/Counties, 1860 318 Severs, W. Social Security Death Index: United States, 1937-1998 110 Vol. 2 Severs, W. H. Census Index: United States Selected States/Counties, 1860 318 Severs, Walter Marriage Index: West Virginia, 1863-1900 241 Severs, Walter Social Security Death Index: United States, 1937-1998 110 Vol. 2 Severs, Walter Roy World Family Tree: Volume 5, pre-1600 to present WFT Volume 5

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sever, Severs, Reith Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lBHBAIB/83.1.1 Message Board Post: The Walter SEVER I am looking for married my gr-gr-aunt Isabella REITH on the 7th October 1876, at the "Wardour/Hardour Chapel" in the "District" of "Tisbury" in the County of "Wilts". He was 26 (36?) years old, a "Game Keeper", from Ansty. His father was Joseph SEVER, a Labourer. Witnesses to the marriage were Allan/Alban SEVER and Mary Jane BROWN. Isabella REITH was 21 years old from "Donhead St. Andrew. Her father was William REITH 'deceased', a "Sand Steward". I have a "Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage from the General Register Office. Isabella was born btw October - December 1854 in Basingstoke, England. Her brother, William REITH is my gr-gr-grandfather. My family notes of unknown origin show they had two daughters (Bessie and Edith) and a son (name unknown). Research in the English Registry office found a Walter SEVER, born in 1880. I have no information on their deaths. That is all I have on him. Am looking for information on his ancestry and especially descendants. Can you share some information on the Walter SEVER you seek? Thanks!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lBHBAIB/83.1 Message Board Post: Hi! Can you give me more information on the family I'm looking for a Walter sever(s) too.

To: monty1yu@inetnow.com Subject: Severs-Crabtree they made an enquiry on Severs to FTM and the address is now invalid. If you know them ask them to make their Severs Querry to me and I will help some. Charles Severs

This is an extract from an unclaimed medal site for the Civil War. Charles Severs Serig, William; K; 6th Reg Inf Vols Sevarin, John; H; 6th Reg Inf Vols Severance, Henry; A; 4th Reg Inf Vols Severs, William J.; H; 3rd Reg Cav Vols Sevier, David; G; 12th Reg Inf Vols

In a message dated 6/9/02 6:43:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time, k-powdercoating@eagleslair.net writes: This was so good I forwarded it to the list and a number of individuals. Charles Severs > > Charles > I think I told you before That I owned the newspapper about the death of FB > SEVERS that has been passed down in my immediate SEVERS family sinceApril > 23rd 1912. > Even tho the papper is now moldering away to dust, I hand copied it the > 26th of September 1987{ my daughter died 25th November 1987 at age 25} > The newspapper was volumn18 the name is Muskogee Times Democrat, the date > is april 23rd,1912 the price is 5cents, it is the 2oclock edition. > Across the top in large print > CAPTAIN SEVERS DIED TODAY. > on the left hand side is a picture of him and in semi large print starts > the news: Pioneer Citizen of Indian Country was a benefactor to the > Indians and a town builder of the south west- left a large fortune. > > Captain Freerick B. Severs, Pioneer Citizine of the Creek Nation, died at > 8:00 Tuesday morning at his house on Terrace Blvd in Muskogee from the > effects of a stroke of paralysis suffered last Wednesday morning. > With Captain Severs when death came were his wife and three daughters, all > of who live in Muskogee. During the past year Captain Severs has been in > very poor health and has suffered several partial attacks of paralysis. He > became weaker from day to day, until at five oclock on last Wednesday > morning the stroke came which ended his career of rightious, useful service > to the Creek Nation and to Oklahoma. > > Captain severs died without seeing the final monument of his business > life,The Severs Hotel,at State and Wall Streets completed. > > During the past few years of his life it was his ambition to build just > such a structure and afford the citizens of Oklahoma the opportunity to > enjoy the binifits of the fortune which he accumulated during the many > years he spent in Oklahoma. > > Captain Severs would have been 77 years of age on August 13 of this year. > Surviving him are his wife, Susie Anderson Severs; three daughters, Mrs > William J. Cook, Mrs A.Z. English and Mary Severs Owen, all of Muskogee. > Four sisters also survive, they being Mrs W.A. Robb {note: this may be > Bobb. it is in fold of papper so isn't clear. Carol Clouse}of Muskogee, Mrs > W.C. Trent of Muskogee, Mrs Shields of Okmulgee and Mrs Stark of Phoenix > Arizona. > > The funeral will be held at 10 oclock Thursday morning from the residence > on Terrace Blvd. Rev. O.E. Goddard will officiate, and the following > pallbearers will pay homage to the memory of their departed friend; > Honorary pallbearers, C.W. Turner, Leo E.Bennett,Ex Gov. C.N. Haskell, L.C. > Shanklin of Okmulgee, Z.T. Wahond? {note: Carol Clouse not sure about the > name Wahond?}, joseph Sondhiemer?{ same uncertanty as Last printed name?}, > W. ?. Hutchings,Sen. Robert L. ?{Last name unreadable, C.C.} { next three > lines unreadable} Mccusker ?, N.T. Hancock? D. ? FI?,R.W. McClure, D.H > Middleton, M.R. Williams and N.A. Gibson. > > The deceased was born in Washington County Arkansas in 1835. When he was > seventeen he came to Fort Gibson where he clerked in the store of U.C. > Dickinson. From Fort Gibson he went to Concharty as a teacher. In 1870 > he married Miss Sussie Anderson, daughter of George Anderson King of > Concharty Town.{ last 2 lines on page 2, column 1&2 and part of 3Beginning > here} > > In his picturesque and interesting career there was nothing he was more > proud of than the fact that he was a member of the first City Council of > Muskogee. He was a good man, loyal to his friends, upright in life, not a > member of any church, he helped to support them all, and was one of the > large contributors to every church in Muskogee > Commercially he was one of the big men in Muskogee and Okulgee. > At the time of his death he was engaged in one of his biggest interprises, > building the big new hotel which will bear his name. > He is survived by his wife and three children, all living in Muskogee. > > The life of Captain Severs was one of the romances of the Indian Country. > He laid the foundation of his fortune more than fifty years ago shipping > Pecans by steamboat down the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers to St. Louis, > and exchanging them for dry goods with which he opened a general store at > Okmulgee. he looked into the future and he died a millionaire. > > The first venture as a trader was in pecans. He had Indians all the way > from Deep Fork to Concharty picking pecans for him and these he assembledat > Okmulgee, freighted them across to Fort Gibson and loaded them on a boat > for St. Louis. There were approximately 6,000 bushells of pecans in that > shipment. from that beginning his business grew until he became a merchant > prince of the Creek Nation then a cattle king and for a quarter of a > century one of the most powerful men in tribal affairs among the Creeks. > > Like many another who pioneered the Indian Country, Captain was of Scotch- > Irish descent. He came to Indian Country from Arkansas as a teacher and > was sent by the authorities to Concharty Town to teach the settlement of > full blood Creeks at that place. > So well did he ingratiate himself with the Creeks that he soon began to > loom on the poitical horizon as one of the important men in tribal > politics, and in those days Indian politics was a big game. > Among his pupils were Chas. Gibson, Zach Cook and D.L. Berryhill. > > During the Civil War he enlisted under the flag of the Southern Confederacy > under General Sam Checote and was soon in command of a company of fullblood > Creek Indians which made an excellent record in service. > Three years this company of fullblood Creeks was used as a foil for the > Federal troops stationed at Fort Gibson. They patrolled the Arkansas > River, which was a natural barrier between the North and the South in this > region and kept the Union soldiers at Fort Gibson in constant turmoil. > Following the close of the war he was for thirteen years private secretary > to General Checote, including the time when that noted Indian was Chief of > his nation. > > In 1868 Captain Severs, as recognition for his services rendered the > Creeks, was adopted as a member of the tribe. He was one of four white men > upon whom the indians conferred this honor. he was officially made a Creek > by a resolution of the Creek Council. From that date for about twenty five > years there was not a law passed by the Creeks but what Captain Severs was > first consulted about it, and usually he was called upon to draft the law > itself. > > For several years he followed the mercantile business and then embarked in > the cattle business. In 1890 he attempted to get an estimate of the number > of cattle he owned. His men counted until they ran the figures up to > 25,000 and then quit. he never did know how many cattle he owned at that > time. By virtue of his citizenship as a Creek he secured a tribal > concession which gave him the grazing privilege of that vast territory > between the Deep Fork on the south to the Arkansas river on the north,and > from Pecan Creek on the east to as far west as he wanted to go,which at > that time meant the base of the Rocky Mountains. > > His ranch headquarters were at Bald Hill, and the magnificent ranch of > 4,000 acres still owned by the estate is a part of the original grant. He > lived at the ranch and gradually acquired large holdings both in Muskogee > and Okmulgee. It was largely these that made him a millionaire at his > death. > > Captain Severs was one of the best friends the Creeks ever knew. He knew > them all, and his stores were always open to their credit. At one time his > books showed that the Indians owed him $165,000, most of this was advanced > by him to orphans and it was eventually paid to the last cent, the > government reimbursing in part. at one time when there was a famine in the > Creek Nation, at his own exspence he bought a car load of potatoes and one > of cabbage, shipped them to Muskogee and freighted them forty miles to > Okmulgee,where they were distributed to the hungary Indians. It is > estimated at his death his Indian friends owed him at least $100,000 for > which he had absolutely no security except his faith in their honesty. > Even though some of these Indians owed him accounts running for ten or > fifteen years and amounting to $1,500 to $2000 in individual cases, their > credit was still good if they were in need. The Severs stores were open > storehouses for the Indians and they knew it. When he built a home in > Muskogee he placed it in the center of a piece of property containing four > blocks and for many years when the Indians would come to town they would > camp at Captain Severs place. they were always welcome. > > When the present council house at Okmulgee was being built the Creek Nation > ran out of money. Contractor McDermott could not complete the building. > Captain Severs arranged to finance the rest of the work, he advanced to > McDermott not money but cattle, to pay him in full,and then waited until > the tribal funds were recouped sufficiently to reimburse himself. > > The first brick building erected in Muskogee was built by this pioneer as > the home for the First National Bank, the first bank ever established in > Indian Territory. The bank is still in the same building and Captain > Severs owned the building at the time of his death. > > The crowning work of his life was a magnificent ten story hotel which he > was building when death cut him down. It will cost over a quarter of a > million dollars and had he lived three months longer he would hve seen it > completed and occupied. > > The bulk of his property was in Muskogee and Okmulgee and including his > ranch at Bald Hill is estimated to be worth cosiderably more than a million > dollars. His estate will be inherited by his wife and his three living > daughters, Mrs A.Z. English, Mrs W.Z. Cook and Mrs Mary Owen. > > Copied this SUNDAY 9TH DAY OF JUNE 2002 to share over the internet with the > SEVERS researchers.By Carolyn Severs Berry Clouse. > > > > { END OF NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ON > THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN SEVERS} > > > > THIS ISSUE OF THE NEWSPAPER IS OWNED BY CAROLYN L. SEVERS BERRY CLOUSE > >

Do you have a new Email address, Ron? Charles Severs

>Also living nearby were George Severs 110001 10001 > James Severs 0001 1001 this would make >James 20 or under with one child (female) and also 20 or under (maybe l5). >George would be 30-40 with wife 20-30 and 3 smaller children. James and >George are suspect children but unproven totally. There was a George Severs on Sullivan Co, TN tax lists in 1796, 1797 and 1809. Since Sullivan Co. is adjacent to the areas where Jacob Seaver (the one who moved from Washington/Scott VA to Switzerland, IN) bought and sold land in the early 1800s, I have speculated that the Sullivan Co. George could have been another brother of Jacob. I have also speculated that William Severs 1752-1852 of VA, Anderson/Knox TN and Nodaway, MO might be related in some way to Jacob-- perhaps an uncle. I base that speculation on the Lamar connection and on the geographical proximity. The age of the George you found in the 1830 Anderson census indicates a DoB between 1790 and 1800. There's no way to know the age of the George who appeared in Sullivan Co. records between 1796 and 1809, but surely he had to have been born by 1775 to be on tax lists in 1796. Therefore, the George of Sullivan Co. and the George of Anderson Co. had to be two different men, but perhaps they were related. Pat Seaver -- Patricia Moorefield Seaver Knoxville, Tennessee (formerly of Williamsville, New York)

I am working on William Severs born l752 who lived in Anderson County in the early l800 to l849 when he went to Nodaway Co MO and died there in l852 (Yes age l00). I found the l8l0 and 20 Census unhelpful but l830 was enlightening. Wm was listed 112000001 2210011 This would translate l male under5 1 male 5-10, 2 males 10-15 and one male 60-70 There are no known children after l8ll, so if these figures are accurate there are several grandchildren living with them or something is strange. the females would be the same 2 under 5, 2 5-l0, and 1 was l0-l5 and Catherine was the last 1 which would be 40-50 (she was probably closer to 80 so ???) That leaves 1 female age 30-40 who is probably the mother of some of the smaller children and a widow or divorced female. Living adjacent were known Children of Wm Severs and Catherine Peck who were John Severs and Rebecca Vandergriff 20001 and100001 (guess Rebecca was a little older than John or he was kidding her when he gave that data). Wm Severs Jr. with wife Tolinda 21001 11001 Probably he was about 33 and not 20-30. Also living nearby were George Severs 110001 10001 James Severs 0001 1001 this would make James 20 or under with one child (female) and also 20 or under (maybe l5). George would be 30-40 with wife 20-30 and 3 smaller children. James and George are suspect children but unproven totally. Missing were known children (1) Mary Polly Severs born l795 or 6 but she married Wm Lamar in l8ll (2) Daniel H Severs born l800 and (3) Charles J Severs born 1811 and (4) Jacob Peck Severs born l809. Daniel H Severs was in Madison Co MO Census, Jacob Peck Severs was in Jefferson Co Ky by l830, and Charles J Severs seemed to be in transit to Washington Co AR where he was known before l835. Does anyone Know anything of James or George Severs and their children and whether they were children of Wm Severs and Catherine Peck or someone else. Other connected familes seem to be Vandergriff, Leinart Best Charles Severs

SEVERS, Mary Self F B Bir: TN Cen: MO Newton Neosho SEVIER, Maria Self <1805> F W Bir: TN Cen: MO Ray Richmond SEVIER, Alexander G. Self <1818> M W Bir: TN Cen: MO Pettis Lamonte SEVIER, Sarah R. Wife <1818> F W Bir: TN Cen: MO Boone Centralia SEVIER, Jos. H. Self <1821> M W Bir: TN Cen: MO Boone Centralia SAVIER, Sarah MotherL <1825> F W Bir: TN Cen: MO Cooper Lamine SEVERS, Jane Wife <1827> F W Bir: TN Cen: MO Nodawa Lincoln SEVERS, Daniel Self <1828> M W Bir: TN Cen: MO Nodawa Lincoln SEVIER, Archibald M. Self <1830> M W Bir: TN Cen: MO Newton Neosho SEVIER, Henry C. Self <1830> M W Bir: TN Cen: MO Clay Liberty SEVIER, William Self <1833> M W Bir: TN Cen: MO Jasper Joplin SEVIER, Robert Self <1834> M B Bir: TN Cen: MO St.Lou St.Louis SEVERS, Eliza Wife <1835> F W Bir: TN Cen: MO Newton Neosho SEVIER, Mary Catharine Wife <1835> F W Bir: TN Cen: MO Pettis Lamonte SEAVERS, Margarett Wife <1837> F W Bir: TN Cen: MO Jackso Blue SEVERS, Hugh Self <1840> M W Bir: TN Cen: MO Nodawa Lincoln SEVIER, Jane Wife <1841> F B Bir: TN Cen: MO St.Lou St.Louis SEVIER, John M. Self <1841> M W Bir: TN Cen: MO Stodda Elk SEVERS, John T. Self <1848> M W Bir: TN Cen: MO Nodawa Atchinson SIEVERS, Peter A. Self <1852> M W Bir: TN Cen: MO Gascon BrushCreek SAVERS, Mariah Wife <1856> F B Bir: TN Cen: MO CaGira CapGirarde SEVIER, Bettie Dau <1857> F W Bir: TN Cen: MO Clay Liberty SEVIER, Nellie Dau <1864> F B Bir: TN Cen: MO St.Lou St.Louis SEVIER, Ella Dau <1871> F B Bir: TN Cen: MO St.Lou St.Louis SEVIER, Laura Dau <1874> F B Bir: TN

Marriage Index: Missouri, 1851-1900 Severs, Caroline Spouse : Walters, Fredrick Marriage date : Jan 9, 1859 County : St. Louis Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0469561 - 0469562, 0469574 - 0469582 & 0529029 - 0529046 Severs, Frances Spouse : Akers, Filemon H. Marriage date : Jan 17, 1875 County : Newton Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0929788 - 0929792 Severs, George W. Spouse : Gregg, Mrs. Amanda F. Marriage date : Apr 20, 1873 County : Jackson Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 1019759 - 1019763 Severs, Helen Spouse : Oates, James Marriage date : Dec 20, 1866 County : Pettis Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0947352 - 0947355 Severs, India E. Spouse : Whittom, William H. Marriage date : Nov 23, 1884 County : Ripley Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0927726 - 0927727 Severs, John Spouse : Freeborn, Fidelia Marriage date : Oct 4, 1868 County : Worth Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 1007135 - 1007137 Severs, John S. Spouse : Crabtree, Sarah Jane Marriage date : Jun 4, 1876 County : Newton Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0929788 - 0929792 Severs, Julia A. Spouse : Metcalf, William T. Marriage date : Dec 23, 1854 County : St. Louis Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0469561 - 0469562, 0469574 - 0469582 & 0529029 - 0529046 Severs, Maggie Spouse : Herrot, James Marriage date : Feb 11, 1888 County : Douglas Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0940521 - 0940522 Severs, Mary Spouse : Hayes, G. W. Marriage date : Jul 15, 1874 County : Jackson Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 1019759 - 1019763 Severs, Sampson Spouse : Sampson, Margaret Marriage date : Sep 20, 1855 County : Jackson Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 1019759 - 1019763 Severs, Thomas W. Spouse : Shafer, Susan E. Marriage date : Mar 26, 1876 County : Worth Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 1007135 - 1007137 Severs, Thompson Spouse : Thompson, Margaret Marriage date : Sep 20, 1855 County : Jackson Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 1019759 - 1019763

In a message dated 5/30/02 3:02:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, SEVERS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > BTW, one of the last entries, dated 1830, refers to Jacob Seavers, > deceased. Esther Croberger Seaver's DoD of 1854 has sometimes been > attributed to Jacob, but it seems clear that he died in the 1820s. > jACOB DIED IN L825 AND IS not buried with Esther. Presumably he was buried > on his farm. The rest of the family are accounted for. He is the same > person as lived in Scott Wythe County VA and moved there in l8l8 > It is also most often stated that Jacob and the family moved to > Switzerland Co, IN in 1818 or 1819. He may have bought land there in > 1818 and/or 1819, but a Jacob Seaver and a family which matches his > are included in the 1820 Scott, VA census. Also note the lawsuits > dated 1820 and 1821 with reference to Jacob. > The brother of Jacob had died by that time and the Widow went to > Switzerland Co IN along with Jacob and another man went along. She returned > with him and married his as husband #2 at a later date. Not sure if they > returned to Scott, Wythe, or Botetout Co. > Wm D Seaver supplied this info to me. I am sure it is the same person in Scott County. Whether it took him a while to move or the dates got a little confused is another question. Charles Severs > > >

Below are some Se(a)ver(s) records from early southwest VA and northeast TN. I have more complete entries as well as sources; contact me off-list to request the complete file. Scott Co, VA was formed 1814 from Washington Co, VA (not to be confused with Washington Co, TN which was formed from Washington Co, NC). Hawkins Co., TN borders on Scott Co, VA; Sullivan Co, TN borders on both Scott & Washington Co, VA. BTW, one of the last entries, dated 1830, refers to Jacob Seavers, deceased. Esther Croberger Seaver's DoD of 1854 has sometimes been attributed to Jacob, but it seems clear that he died in the 1820s. It is also most often stated that Jacob and the family moved to Switzerland Co, IN in 1818 or 1819. He may have bought land there in 1818 and/or 1819, but a Jacob Seaver and a family which matches his are included in the 1820 Scott, VA census. Also note the lawsuits dated 1820 and 1821 with reference to Jacob. Pat ************************************* Geo Severes 0122 Sullivan 200 28 mar 1781 beg. at M. Adams corner Elm Sever, Robert Grant no. 210 24 oct 1782 200 acres in Washington Co, TN Book 6, p. 67 North Carolina Land Grant Edward Cross Hawkins County, TN will 1791 witnessed by John Seaver Severs, Robert 1054 Washington Co., TN 100 1004 27 nov 1792 2564 30 may 1780 8 178 N Fork of Cherokee Creek Severs, George 631 Sullivan Co, TN 200 acres A tract on the north side of Holston River NC land grant # 580, dated June 27th 1793 NC Land Grant no. 591 29 july 1793 To: John Servir/Server & Andrew Greer 200 acres in Sullivan Co, NC (TN) on the north side of the Holston River "Washington County, Tennessee Deeds" (abstracts) by L Rae, Vol 2, p 44: "p 16-7 5/16/1801 JOHN SURVIROR/SIVER SENEOR/JUNR. TO ROB- ard/Robert Cummings; (1) 200 acres on both sides of Nolychucky Sullivan Co, TN1803 aug 15 reg. 10 sep 1803 Deed book 4, p. 527 William Nash to Jacob Seaver, of Hawkins co, TN 180 acres on Reedy Creek, Sullivan co, TN 1807, July 8 reg. Jacob Severs of Washington co, Va to John Akard (Akind) of Hawkins co, TN 180 acres on Reedy Creek, Sullivan Co, TN Jacob Severs to John Akind Deed of Warranty 6 apr 1807 180 acres Sullivan co. TN on the waters of Reedy Creek Early East Tennessee Taxpayers by Creekmore 1809 (Sullivan Co.) McWilliams' Company included: Wm. Severs Hawkins co, TN 1810 oct 9 Reg. 6 may 1811 Book 2, p. 298 John Crawford to Jacob Severs, of Washington Co, Va 29 1/2 acres, Hawkins Co, TN 1814 feb 25 (reg. 21 feb 1818) Book 9, p. 111 Jacob Seaver of Washington Co, Va to William Mann of Hawkins co, TN. Sold 29 1/2 acres in Hawkins Co, Tn source: Jane S. Fairburn 1812 Sullivan Co. Tax List: Jacob Seaver 1816, Oct. Jacob Seaver witnessed A Sullivan co. deed Henry Widner, Joseph McMinn 1,000 Jacob Seaver 200 acres Scott County VA on Oposom Creek 14 December 1812. Seaver, Jacob Feb 1815 Qualified Justice of the Peace first term of Scott County Court Book 1, Page 1 George Severs 200 acres 12 Sept. 1815 (B7-46) to Hopkins from " First Land Owners of Sullivan Co., TN 1782-1820 Index" 17 jul 1816 Jacob Seaver Washington Co, VA 75 acres on the waters of the north fork of the Holstein River Deed Book 1 and Land Entry Book p. 4 1817 feb 14 Jacob Seaver and George Meffords167 acres Scott County, VA Seaver, Jacob June 1817 Qualified to celebrate the rites of matrimony Book 1, page 199 Jacob Seaver June 1818 Qualified Overseer of the Poor Book 1, p. 300 January 7 1818. Mr. Zachariah Haynes (?) please to pay Mr. Jacob Seaver thirty gallans of good whiskey and this shall by your (?), for the same (signed) William Fugate. The foregoing is a true copy of our order filed in a suit which was sometime ago dismissed in this county court of Scott wherein said Fugatge for the benefit of said Seaver was (ptd?), said Hanes debt, Given under my hand the 23rd day of April 1825. John Sellantio(?) (DC?) 6 July 1818 Seaver, Jacob Scott co, VA 200 acres Grants 67 p. 328 6 july 1818 Seaver, Jacob and Mifford, George Scott Co, VA 167 acres on waters of Opossum Creek 6 july 1818 Seavers, Jacob, Mifford, George, Wood, John & Davison, James Scott Co, VA 150 acres on the north waters of Little Moqueson Creek adjoining Francis Dyer and extending Grant 67 p. 334 26 oct 1819 Seaver, Jacob Scott Co, VA 53 acres on waters of Opossum Creek Scott Co, VA Deed Book 1 pp. 227-228 Samuel Sever sold to Joseph M. Rhia and Matthew Rhia for the sum of $200.00 a parcel of land contained fifty acres more or less granted to the said Samuel Sever by patent bearing date the 12th day of July 1819 lying and being in said county of Scott on both sides of Blur Spring Branch and bounded...Henry Moore... Signed Samuel Seaver (Sever spelling occurs in the body of the deed; signature as copied by a clerk is Seaver Pat's observation: Who is this Samuel??? This is the only record we've ever seen of a Samuel Seaver in this area. Jacob Seaver had dealings with Matthew Rhea 1807 and sued Joseph Rhea 1820) Scott Co, VA Minute Record Book 2 p. 21 Wednesday October 13th, 1819 Zachariah Hanes appellant Jacob Seaver appellee Scott Co, VA Deed Book 1 and Land Entry Book p. 27 9 feb 1820 Jacob Seaver enters fifty acres of land in Scott county on the burnt cabin branch a north branch of little Mockerson creek 4 oct 1820 Jacob Seaver Scott Co, VA 176 acres on both sides of Opossum Creek, adjoins Thomas Hopkins and John Will Scott Co, VA Minute Record Book 2 p. 108 Jacob Seaver pltiff vs Joseph M. Rhea deft in debt 15th day of October 1820 Scott Co, VA Minute Record Book 2 p. 170 Jacob Seaver plnt vs. George George & John Berry deft 16th day of February 1821 Scott Co, VA Minute Record Book 2 p. 180 Jacob Seaver plnt vs. George George, Nathan Richardson, and Davis Harris deft 3rd day of April 1821 Scott Co, VA Minute Record Book 4 p. 249 April 13, 1830 Joseph E. Apilis (jdlt?) against James Fuller, Andrew M Henry, William Bird, James H. Stewart, Gidean Isow, and the unknown heirs of Jacob Seavers, decd. -- Patricia Moorefield Seaver Knoxville, Tennessee (formerly of Williamsville, New York)

I am studying the descendants of William Severs born l752 Germany or VA depending on the source. No hint of his parentage. He married Catherine Peck in Montgomery Co VA in l793. There seemed to be no previous marriage but that is not definite. I believe he might be a deserting Hessian Soldier as there is such a family rumor (Legend). I have found one named Johannes Wilhelm Siebert born l751/2. I cannot find his military occupation and I can find his birth date (D/M/Y) but cannot find the same of Wm Severs to compare. Several of the children of Wm and Catherine and some of the grandchildren worked as a blacksmith during parts or all their lives and I believe it is likely they learned that trade at his home. I have been unable to find the military trade of Johannes Siebert. If anyone has any method to find military occupations/jobs of the Hessians I would be most interested. He was in the vonWissenbach troops. Charles Severs

For some time a number of descendants of William Se(a)ver(s) of southwest VA and northeast TN in the early 1800s have been trying to prove that William was closely related to Jacob Seaver of Washington/Scott Co, VA and Switzerland Co, IN (and therefore also to Jacob's sister Elizabeth Seaver Lamar and brother John). We had a good deal of circumstantial evidence but no proof. (I will be happy to share that circumstantial evidence with anyone who contacts me directly. ***Please note that this is NOT the William Seavers @1752-1852 who married Catherine Peck in VA and moved to Knox/Anderson, TN and much later to Nodaway, MO. It may well be that the two Williams were related--perhaps cousins or uncle/nephew. Yesterday I came across the following entry in an article in The Historical Society of Washington County, VA Publication Series II No. 21 May 1984 p. 13: "Nov. 16 1814 Michael Decherd named guardian of Joseph Seavers, orphan of William Seavers, deceased. Bond: 4400 Surety: Jacob Seavers" To my knowledge, this is the first direct link that has been found between William and Jacob. We had previously estimated William Seavers' DoD as 1817 based on guardianship records beginning in 1818 found in Wythe Co, VA for some of William's other children. It is now apparent that William died before November 1814. A family Bible and census records indicate that William's older children were born in the mid 1790s. Both William and Jacob are found in land and tax records of Washington Co, VA, Scott Co, VA (formed from Washington in 1814) in the 1790s and early 1800s. In addition to William and Jacob, there are records in this area at the same time for a George and a Samuel Se(a)ver(s). -- Patricia Moorefield Seaver Knoxville, Tennessee (formerly of Williamsville, New York)