Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Seaver, Charles S 1852 - 
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Author: Portraits & Bio Sketches, 1890

CHARLES S. SEAVER, successor to the firm of Monroe & Seaver, wholesale dealers 
in flour, fruits, produce, cigars and tobacco, occupies a prominent business 
place on La Fayette Street, where he has been established since October 4, 
1884. At that date the firm was organized being a continuation of the business 
of G. Monroe & Son, wholesale grocers. Mr. Seaver then purchased with George 
H. Monroe, an interest in the business with which he remained connected until 
September, 1888, and then became sole proprietor. The building is a fine brick 
and stone structure, comprising an office and warerooms, a large store and 
basement. It is located opposite the Rock Island depot, which was built in 
1887, and they do a business approaching $500,000 annually. In addition to his 
city employes, three salesmen represent his interests on the road. Mr. Seaver 
is an enterprising, go-ahead man and forms no unimportant factor among the 
business interests of Joliet. A native of Orleans County, Vt., the subject of 
this notice was born August 17, 1852, and is the son of Samuel Stillman 
Seaver, likewise a native of the Green Mountain State. The latter grew to 
manhood in his native county and was married to Miss Martha Wright. He was 
born in 1808, followed farming and merchandising, and spent his entire life 
upon his native soil, dying in September, 1870, at the age of sixty-two years. 
The circumstances of his death were very distressing he having been run over 
by a train of cars, death ensuing in a short time. He was one of the oldest 
members of the Masonic fraternity in the State and under their solemn 
ceremonials his remains were consigned to their last rest. The mother being 
ill at the time, survived the shock only four weeks. In addition to farming, 
Mr. Seaver dealt quite extensively in live stock, mostly cattle and horses. To 
the parents of our subject there was born a family of five children, viz.: 
Clarendon S., and Charles S., residents of Joliet; Henry Q., in Geneva, Neb.; 
William W., Walnut Grove, Minn.; and Mattie E., in Milwaukee, Wis. Charles S., 
our subject, acquired a good practical education in the schools of his native 
county and engaged in the mercantile business until coming to Joliet in 1881. 
In this city he first purchased the retail grocery business of G. Monroe & 
Son, which was located in the Opera House Building and conducting this until 
purchasing that which he now owns. Mr. Seaver was married in September, 1872, 
to Miss Ella A. Parker, of Orleans County, Vt., and they are the parents of 
one child, a daughter, Maude E. Mrs. Seaver was born November 27, 1851, in 
Vermont, and is the daughter of John C. Parker, an old resident of Vermont. 
Clarendon S. came to Joliet in 1884, and has made this city his headquarters 
since that time.

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Will County, Illinois, Containing Full Page 
Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens 
of the County; Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1890 
 


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