The Seagraves Family

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Booker D. SEAGRAVES

Male 1875 - 1961  (85 years)


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  • Name Booker D. 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 7 Oct 1875  Rondo, Lee County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    1880 US census 1880  Garland, Miller County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    recorded as Booker D. Seagraves [indexed as Seagrews], 4, TX, W, son of S. T. & Mariah Seagraves. 
    1900 US census 1900  Shreveport, Ward #8, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    recorded as Booker Seagrave, unknown age and place of birth, W, lodger with Du Vale & May Ault. 
    Marriage #1 1 Jul 1900  Caddo Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Booker Segraves married Donie Simmons. 
    1910 US census 1910  Calcasieu Parish, Ward #6, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    recorded as Booker [indexed as Borker] Seagraves, 34, TX, both parents born in TX; Donye, wife, 32, LA; May, dau, 5, LA; Earl, son, 4, LA; George M. Massey, lodger, 34, TN; Annie Massey, lodger, 29, AR; Emma Townsend, servant, 35, LA. 
    Draft Registration 10 Sep 1918  Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Booker D. Segraves of 1811 Park Ave., Shreveport, LA, age 42, born 7 Oct 1875 registered for the WW I draft as a white native born citizen, and a locomotive engineer. He was described as medium height and medium build. 
    1920 US census 1920  Shreveport, Precinct #9, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    recorded as Booker Segraves, 44, AR, train engineer, father born in MS, mother born in TX; Donye, wife, 45, LA; Fay, dau, 15, LA; Earl, son, 13, LA. 
    1930 US census 1930  Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    recorded as Booker Seagraves, 52, TX, railroad engineer, both parents born in GA, 29 at 1st marriage; Donye, wife, 52, LA; Fay, dau, 25, LA, single; Helen Simmons, niece, 18, LA, single. 
    1940 US census 1940  Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    recorded as B. Segraves, 64, TX, locomotive engineer, residing at 1600 Fair Pl., Shreveport, resided in same house in 1935; Donye, wife, 65, LA; C. E., son, 36, LA, shipping clerk; Anita, dau-in-law, 34, LA, asst. manager; Norma, granddau, 15, LA, single. 
    Death notices 21 Jan 1961  Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Booker died at age 85 of a myocardial infarction. 
    Death 21 Jan 1961  Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Greenwood Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I2916  Seagraves Database
    Last Modified 7 Jul 2020 

    Father Seaborn Taylor SEAGRAVES,   b. 19 Apr 1848, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1946, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years) 
    Mother Maria Louise FREEMAN 
    Marriage Y  [6
    Family ID F962  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Donye R. SIMMONS,   b. 26 May 1876, Keatchie, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1946, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jul 1900  Caddo Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Fay SEAGRAVES,   b. Abt 1905, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    +2. Earl Cecil SEAGRAVES,   b. 19 Mar 1906, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Oct 1977, Haughton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F963  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Dec 2015 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Oct 1875 - Rondo, Lee County, Arkansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1880 US census - recorded as Booker D. Seagraves [indexed as Seagrews], 4, TX, W, son of S. T. & Mariah Seagraves. - 1880 - Garland, Miller County, Arkansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1900 US census - recorded as Booker Seagrave, unknown age and place of birth, W, lodger with Du Vale & May Ault. - 1900 - Shreveport, Ward #8, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage #1 - Booker Segraves married Donie Simmons. - 1 Jul 1900 - Caddo Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1 Jul 1900 - Caddo Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1910 US census - recorded as Booker [indexed as Borker] Seagraves, 34, TX, both parents born in TX; Donye, wife, 32, LA; May, dau, 5, LA; Earl, son, 4, LA; George M. Massey, lodger, 34, TN; Annie Massey, lodger, 29, AR; Emma Townsend, servant, 35, LA. - 1910 - Calcasieu Parish, Ward #6, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDraft Registration - Booker D. Segraves of 1811 Park Ave., Shreveport, LA, age 42, born 7 Oct 1875 registered for the WW I draft as a white native born citizen, and a locomotive engineer. He was described as medium height and medium build. - 10 Sep 1918 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1920 US census - recorded as Booker Segraves, 44, AR, train engineer, father born in MS, mother born in TX; Donye, wife, 45, LA; Fay, dau, 15, LA; Earl, son, 13, LA. - 1920 - Shreveport, Precinct #9, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1930 US census - recorded as Booker Seagraves, 52, TX, railroad engineer, both parents born in GA, 29 at 1st marriage; Donye, wife, 52, LA; Fay, dau, 25, LA, single; Helen Simmons, niece, 18, LA, single. - 1930 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1940 US census - recorded as B. Segraves, 64, TX, locomotive engineer, residing at 1600 Fair Pl., Shreveport, resided in same house in 1935; Donye, wife, 65, LA; C. E., son, 36, LA, shipping clerk; Anita, dau-in-law, 34, LA, asst. manager; Norma, granddau, 15, LA, single. - 1940 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath notices - Booker died at age 85 of a myocardial infarction. - 21 Jan 1961 - Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 Jan 1961 - Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Greenwood Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S676] Texas Death Certificate #03973, (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S675] Louisiana Marriages, 1718-1925, (Ancestry.com).

    3. [s16] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S23] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, (Ancestry.com).

    5. [S1] FindAGrave.com (FAG).

    6. [S1304] Family Record from the Barnabas Segraves Bible, (Ancestrycom.).