Edith May Gorse

1882 - 1963  (80 years)

• Name	Edith May Gorse
  Born	28 Dec 1882	MO
  Gender	Female
  Died	9 Oct 1963	Ft Scott, Bourbon Co., KS
  Person ID	I228	Seaver-Bilyeu-Lowell
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2010

  
  

  Father	John S Gorse,   b. 18 Apr 1845, Hamburg, Germany ,   d. 11 Dec 1920, Ft Scott, Bourbon Co., KS  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Routs,   b. 29 Sep 1846, Germany ,   d. 14 Jul 1920, Ft Scott, Bourbon Co., KS  (Age 73 years)
  Married	1870	Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., KS
  Notes	After they were married, they lived in Buller, MO, for a while in a tent (probably construction work). A storm blew their tent away, and they lost their wedding certificate in the storm.
  Photos		The Gorse family L-R: Charlie, Edith, Frank (sitting), Emma, William, Oma, Elizabeth (Hood), and John Gorse. I may have Emma and Oma switched around.
  Documents		Census: Gorses, 1900 Federal Census A portion of the 1900 United States Federal Census recording John & Elizabeth, Oma, Elsie, & Frank Gorse, and Ira Wintford, Edith (Gorse), & Roy Seaver living in Coal Twp, Vernon Co., MO, in 1900. Elsie is Oma's daughter. "Next door" is William and Maggie Gorse.
  Family ID	F077	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ira Wintford Seaver,   b. 20 Dec 1877, KS ,   d. 2 Aug 1958, Ft Scott, Bourbon Co., KS  (Age 80 years)
  Married	21 Sep 1898	Nevada, Vernon Co., MO
  Children	+ 1. John Roy Seaver,   b. 21 May 1899, Vernon Co., MO ,   d. 12 Jul 1991, Ft Scott, Bourbon Co., KS  (Age 92 years) + 2. Glen Harold Seaver, Sr,   b. 28 Nov 1904, Ft Scott, Bourbon Co., KS + 3. Howard Irven Seaver,   b. 25 Jan 1907, Ft Scott, Bourbon Co., KS ,   d. 23 Apr 2001, Ft Scott, Bourbon Co., KS  (Age 94 years) + 4. Franklin Hayes Seaver,   b. 23 Aug 1911, Ft Scott, Bourbon Co., KS ,   d. 03 Aug 1988, Lohman, Cole Co., MO  (Age 76 years) + 5. Naomi Elizabeth Seaver,   b. 19 Sep 1922, Ft Scott, Bourbon Co., KS ,   d. 22 Jan 1988, Ft Scott, Bourbon Co., KS  (Age 65 years)
  Photos		Sons of Ira Wintford Seaver. L-R: Howard, Roy, Frank (in chair), Glen.
  Albums		Seaver (19) People and places from the Seaver side of the family.
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2010
  Family ID	F076	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Dec 1882 - MO Married - 21 Sep 1898 - Nevada, Vernon Co., MO Died - 9 Oct 1963 - Ft Scott, Bourbon Co., KS  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Will, Edith and Frank Gorse.
  		Seavers and Gorses L-R: Wint Seaver, Mettie (Hamilton) Seaver, Emma (Gorse) Harris, Edith (Gorse) Seaver.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Edith Gorse's obituary
  		Memorial card from Edith Gorse's funeral
  		Edith (Gorse) Seaver's obituary.
  		Census: Gorses, 1900 Federal Census A portion of the 1900 United States Federal Census recording John & Elizabeth, Oma, Elsie, & Frank Gorse, and Ira Wintford, Edith (Gorse), & Roy Seaver living in Coal Twp, Vernon Co., MO, in 1900. Elsie is Oma's daughter. "Next door" is William and Maggie Gorse.