California Biographies, San Joaquin Valley

Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives 
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm

Source:
History of the state of California and biographical record of the San Joaquin 
Valley, California. An historical story of the state's marvelous growth from 
its earliest settlement to the present time.
Prof. James Miller Guinn , A. M.
The Chapman Publishing Co., Chicago 1905
Notes: Missing Page: 865-866,983-984,1175-1176


  WILLIAM HENRY SEAWARD. Pennsylvania has furnished California with many of her most substantial 
and highly respected citizens. Among those who have migrated from that state here is W. H. 
Seaward. His birth occurred in Bradford, McKean county, September 26, 1846, a son of J. S. and 
Daphne D. (Farr) Seaward. The father was born in Allegany county, N. Y., August 7, 1816, and in 1840 
removed to Pennsylvania, where he engaged in school teaching. He is still living, making his home in 
Bradford, at the advanced age of eighty eight years. To Mr. and Mrs. Seaward were born twelve 
children and of this large family, W. H. was the third child. 

William Henry Seaward was educated in the common schools of his native state and was also 
instructed at home, his father being a man of exceptionally fine attainments. On starting out in life for 
himself he learned the occupation of a stationary engineer and for twenty years acted as an engineer 
in the oil regions of the Keystone stale. In July, 1898, he removed to Washington county, the same 
state, where he resided until 1893, the year of his removal to California. His first home in this state 
was at Kingsburg, where he still resides, having purchased his present place of twenty acres. Here he 
is now conducting a very successful fruit business, also devoting some attention to the growing of 
alfalfa. Aside from his private ventures he is a stockholder in the Co-operative Packing Association, 
having served for two years as a director. 

In Jamestown, N. Y., was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Seaward and Miss Anna El Martin. She is a 
native of Sweden and by her union has become the mother of four children : Charles Leonard, Gale 
W., Sophia Amelia and Lizzie Margaret. All are at home with the exception of the first named, who is 
engaged in carrying the mail on Route 1. All his life a stanch Republican, Mr. Seaward has taken an 
active interest in the affairs of his party. Three times he has served as a delegate to the county 
convention and in other ways has done a great deal to assist the candidates, but as for himself he has 
never cared to seek public favor. He and his wife are highly respected and have hosts of friends. Mr. 
Seaward has made a success of his life and is now enabled to enjoy his declining years surrounded by 
every comfort.