Ruth (Gil 5) SEAGRAVES^[1]

Abt 1905 -

• Name	Ruth (Gil 5) 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 1905	Clay County, Arkansas
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I274	Seagraves Database
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	Bailey Roscoe ( Gil 4) SEAGRAVES,   b. 16 Feb 1882, Clay County, Arkansas d. 23 Sep 1942, Clay County, Arkansas (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Ada Florence COOPER,   b. Abt 1883, Arkansas d. 16 Dec 1944, Clay County, Arkansas (Age ~ 61 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	12 Jun 1904	Clay County, Arkansas
  	Since Bailey and Ada were raised in Clay County, Arkansas, it is likely they were married there.
  Family ID	F75	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

  [1910 CENSUS] Hurricane Twp, Greene Co., Arkansas . Ruth Seagraves, 5, born in Arkansas, both parents born in Arkansas, daughter of Bailey R. and Ada F. Seagraves.