Alpheus SEAGRAVES, Jr.

Abt 1843 - 1899  (~ 56 years)

• Name	Alpheus 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.
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	Abt 1843	New Jersey   [1]
  	Since Alpheus is recorded as living with his family on the 1850 census in Middle Township, Cape May County, New Jersey, it is likely that he was born there.
  Gender	Male
  Race	Abt 1845  [2]
  	Black
  1850 US census	1850	Middle Township, Cape May County, New Jersey   [2]
  	recorded as Alpheus Seagreave, Jr., 5, NJ, B, son of Alpheus & Margaret Seagreave.
  1870 US census	1870	Middle Township, Cape May County, New Jersey   [3]
  	recorded as Alpheus Segraves,24, NJ, B, son of Alpheus & Margaret Segraves.
  1880 US census	1880	Middle Township, Cape May County, New Jersey   [4]
  	recorded as Alpheus Seagraves, 39, NJ, B, son of Alpheus & Margaret Seagraves.
  Employment	3 Jan 1899	Middle Township, Cape May County, New Jersey   [1]
  	Teamster.
  Death	3 Jan 1899	Middle Twp., Cape May County, New Jersey   [1]
  Burial	Taylor Cemetery, Swainton, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States   [5]
  Person ID	I1967	Seagraves Database
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2022

  
  

  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   [6]
  Family ID	F609	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1843 - New Jersey 1850 US census - recorded as Alpheus Seagreave, Jr., 5, NJ, B, son of Alpheus & Margaret Seagreave. - 1850 - Middle Township, Cape May County, New Jersey 1870 US census - recorded as Alpheus Segraves,24, NJ, B, son of Alpheus & Margaret Segraves. - 1870 - Middle Township, Cape May County, New Jersey 1880 US census - recorded as Alpheus Seagraves, 39, NJ, B, son of Alpheus & Margaret Seagraves. - 1880 - Middle Township, Cape May County, New Jersey Employment - Teamster. - 3 Jan 1899 - Middle Township, Cape May County, New Jersey Death - 3 Jan 1899 - Middle Twp., Cape May County, New Jersey Burial - - Taylor Cemetery, Swainton, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S599] New Jersey Deaths & Burials Index, 1798-1971, (Ancestry.com). [S578] 1850 census for Cape May County, New Jersey , (Ancestry.com). [S580] 1870 census for Cape May County, New Jersey , (Ancestry.com). [S581] 1880 census for Cape May County, New Jersey , (Ancestry.com). [S1] FindAGrave.com (FAG). [S940] New Jersey Marriage Records, 1670-1965, (Ancestry.com).