Edith May Gorse

1882 - 1963

• 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
  Mother	Elizabeth Routs,   b. 29 Sep 1846, Germany ,   d. 14 Jul 1920, Ft Scott, Bourbon Co., KS
  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	Ira Wintford Seaver,   b. 20 Dec 1877, KS ,   d. 2 Aug 1958, Ft Scott, Bourbon Co., KS
  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 > 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 > 4. Franklin Hayes Seaver,   b. 23 Aug 1911, Ft Scott, Bourbon Co., KS ,   d. 03 Aug 1988, Lohman, Cole Co., MO > 5. Naomi Elizabeth Seaver,   b. 19 Sep 1922, Ft Scott, Bourbon Co., KS ,   d. 22 Jan 1988, Ft Scott, Bourbon Co., KS
  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

  
  

• 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 Maps   = 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.