The Seagraves Family

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Hellen C. SEAGRAVES

Male 1850 - 1943  (93 years)


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  • Name Hellen C. SEAGRAVES  [1
    • 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.
    1850 US census 1850  Millersburgh, Rutherford County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    recorded as Allen C. Segroves, 1 mo., TN, son of Goodman & Narcissa Segroves. 
    Birth 3 Apr 1850  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Allen C. was probably born in Rutherford County, TN.
    Gender Male 
    1860 US census 1860  Millersburgh, Rutherford County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    recorded as H. C. Segraves, female, 10, dau of G. & Narcissa Segraves. 
    • Allen C. Seagraves is listed on the 1860 census as a female. Allen C. is clearly shown on the 1850 census as a 1 month old male child. The H. C. 10-year old child on the 1860 census could have come from a misreading of the census taker's notes. A and H can easily be confused in script. And, Allen could be confused for Helen, so I am assuming that there was a son named Allen, born just before the 1850 census who would have been about 10 in 1860.
    1870 US census 1870  Rutherford County, Dist. #24, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    recorded as Hellen Seagroves, 19, TN. enumerated with Thomas and Price Mason on page following Rebecca Seagraves, 80, VA, enumerated with Andrew and Naomi Hamilton. 
    1900 US census 1900  Coffee County, District #16, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    recorded as Helen Shelton, 47, born in Jan 1853 in TN, widowed. mother of 2 children with 2 still living; Wesley J. Shelton, son, 19, born in Jun 1880 in TN, farmer, single; May Shelton, dau, 17, born in Jan 1883 in TN, single. 
    1910 US census 1910  Coffee County, District #16, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    recorded as Hellen [indexed as Hellery] Shelton, 60, TN, both parents born in NC, widowed, mother of 6 children with 3 still living, mother of John W. Shelton, 28, TN.  
    Death 19 Sep 1943  Coffee County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I1417  Seagraves Database
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2023 

    Family Stephen SHELTON,   b. Abt Feb 1850, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3218  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Jan 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google Maps1850 US census - recorded as Allen C. Segroves, 1 mo., TN, son of Goodman & Narcissa Segroves. - 1850 - Millersburgh, Rutherford County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Apr 1850 - Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1860 US census - recorded as H. C. Segraves, female, 10, dau of G. & Narcissa Segraves. - 1860 - Millersburgh, Rutherford County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1870 US census - recorded as Hellen Seagroves, 19, TN. enumerated with Thomas and Price Mason on page following Rebecca Seagraves, 80, VA, enumerated with Andrew and Naomi Hamilton. - 1870 - Rutherford County, Dist. #24, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1900 US census - recorded as Helen Shelton, 47, born in Jan 1853 in TN, widowed. mother of 2 children with 2 still living; Wesley J. Shelton, son, 19, born in Jun 1880 in TN, farmer, single; May Shelton, dau, 17, born in Jan 1883 in TN, single. - 1900 - Coffee County, District #16, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1910 US census - recorded as Hellen [indexed as Hellery] Shelton, 60, TN, both parents born in NC, widowed, mother of 6 children with 3 still living, mother of John W. Shelton, 28, TN. - 1910 - Coffee County, District #16, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Sep 1943 - Coffee County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S759] 1850 census for Rutherford County, Tennessee, (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S66] Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1965, (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S672] 1860 census for Rutherford County, Tennessee, (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S1704] 1870 census for Rutherford County, Dist. #24, Tennessee, (Ancestry.com).

    5. [S738] 1900 census for Coffee County, Tennessee, (Ancestry.com).

    6. [S1943] 1910 census for Coffee County, Tennessee, (Ancestry.com).