The Seagraves surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,340 people carried this name — #9,712 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 88,500 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (3,351).

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In print

Seagraves in American newspapers,
1899–1923.

Newspaper page from The Bozeman Courier carrying the name Seagraves
The Bozeman Courier 1923-07-25
Newspaper page from The Bozeman Courier carrying the name Seagraves
The Bozeman Courier 1923-07-25
Newspaper page from Freeland Tribune carrying the name Seagraves
Freeland Tribune 1899-07-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Seagraves in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

152 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Seagraves. The most, 27, date from the 1880s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 3.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 58
Queensland 41
Tasmania 30
Victoria 17
South Australia 6

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Seagraves.

Who carried it

People named Seagraves,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Arthur Seagraves 1916–1989
  • Ralph Seagraves 1929–1998

Wikidata (CC0) · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Seagraves,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States139 records

139 records of the Seagraves name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 84
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 29
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 15
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 6
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Jessie F. Seagraves

    Born 1914 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1940 at Fort McPherson Atlanta, Georgia; farm hand. U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War; died 1982, buried at Nashville National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Melvin Douglas Seagraves

    Born 1951; from Lubbock, Texas. U.S. Navy, seaman; died in an accident 1972 in North Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record William H. Seagraves

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1878, died 1951; buried at Richmond National Cemetery, Virginia.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 139 records for Seagraves in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia6 records

6 records of the Seagraves name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 5
  • Ballarat Avenue of Honour, First World War 1
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record John H. Seagraves

    Enlisted in 1915 with the 14th Battalion. Honoured on the Ballarat Avenue of Honour.

    City of Ballarat, Avenue of Honour Plaques (CC BY 3.0 AU)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Clarence K. Seagraves

    Arrived in Victoria in 1909 aboard the Medic, aged 26.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Henry Seagraves

    Sailed from Victoria in 1872 aboard the Windsor Castle, bound for London, aged 7.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Seagraves in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · City of Ballarat, Avenue of Honour Plaques (CC BY 3.0 AU). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Seagraves name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. Seagraves

    Grenadier Guards. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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