Charles Baldwin Seaman (abt. 1841 - 1900)

Born about 1841 in Morgan County, Ohio, USA

Husband of Samantha Jane (Waldron) Seaman — married 20 Jul 1863 in Clackamas County, Oregon, USA

Descendants

Died 12 Nov 1900 at about age 59 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA

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Birth Date

There are problems with Charles' birth date:
c1830: 1870 Census
[his father's first wife died 29 Nov 1832, age 22]
c1833: 'City of Portland' biography
c1835: 1880 Census; gravestone 1835
1836 Apr: 1900 Census
1837? Apr: handwritten note by Norma G. Seaman dated 31 Jan 1946 with additions probably by Norm's wife, Leota [AW Marshall]
[His father married Rebecca Baldwin (2nd wife) in Dec 1837]
c1840: 1850 Census age 10 living with parents
c1841: 1860 Census age 19 living with parents

Biography

1863 Jul 20: Marriage Record in Clackamas County, from the Oregon State Archives Microfilm of Marriage Book 1, page 177. "State of Oregon, County of Clackamas - This is to certify that the undersigned, a minister of the gospel in the M. E. Church by authority of a license bearing date the 20th day of July A.D. 1863, and from the County Clerk of the County of Clackamas, did on the 20 day of July A.D 1863, At the house of Joseph Hodges in the County and State aforesaid join in lawful wedlock Charles B. Seaman of the County of Multnomah and State of Oregon, and Samantha Waldron of the County of Clackmas and State of Oregon with their mutual assent in the presence of Joseph Hodges and C. S. ?ourlez [Cowlery?] Witnesses. Witness my Hand, C.C. Stentton? Minister of the Gospel. Recorded 28 July 1863 Jas. Deniston, Recorder."

Carey, Charles Henry. 'History of Oregon'. The Pioneer Historical Publishing Company. 1922. page 357. "CHARLES B. SEAMAN Charles B. Seaman, who for many years was engaged in the grocery business in Portland, was born in Ohio and passed away November 12, 1900. He was a son of Milton and Rebecca (Baldwin) Seaman and continued a resident of the east until 1862, when he determined to try his fortune on the Pacific coast and by way of the Isthmus of Panama made his way to Oregon. ... He took up his abode within its (Portland) borders and turned his attention to general merchandising for a time and then concentrated his efforts upon the grocery business, in which he engaged for many years. With the settlement and development of the city his patronage grew, his enterprise and reliability securing for him a large trade. As the years went by his business reached profitable proportions, enabling him to leave his family in comfortable financial circumstances. It was in 1862, the year of his removal to the west, that Mr. Seaman was united in marriage to Miss Samantha J. Waldron, a daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Sleppy) Waldron, who were natives of Pennsylvania. .... To Mr. and Mrs. Seaman were born six children: Mabel F., the widow of George York; Capitola G., the widow of Charles Forney; Lavella, the widow of John W. Marshall of Portland; Milton W. of Portland; Norma G.; and Arlie. .... For fifty-eight years the Seaman family has been well known in Portland, ever occupying a position of social prominence, while Charles B. Seaman also made valuable contribution to the business activity of the city for many years."

Gaston, Joseph. 'Portland, Oregon, Its History and Builders' Vol. 2. Chicago-Portland: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1911. "CHARLES BALDWIN SEAMAN. .... He was a native of Ohio and a son of Milton and Rebecca Seaman, the latter a descendant of a noble English family. The father was a steamboat man of Ohio, of considerable prominence. Charles Baldwin Seaman spent his boyhood days in his native state and his father being wealthy, was accorded the advantages of a college education. As a young man, however, he came to the northwest and for a number of years was employed as a clerk in Portland and in Oregon City, continuing in the service of others until he felt that his capital, saved from his earnings, was sufficient to justify him in engaging in the grocery business on his own account. He then established a store and his business ability, enterprise and capable management were evidenced in the success that followed his labors. Gradually he developed a large trade and continued in business until two years prior to his death, when he retired with a handsome competence. On the 1st of January, 1863, Mr. Seaman was united in marriage in Portland to Miss Samantha J. Waldron, who was born in Butler county, Pennsylvania, in 1844, a daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Sleppy) Waldron. .... (long paragraph on ancestry of Samantha Waldron, copied in her notes) ...on the first of January 1863 gave her hand in marriage to Charles B. Seaman. Unto them were born six children: Mabel, now the widow of George York, and a resident of Kent, Washington; Capitola, the widow of Charles Forney; Laella, the widow of John W. Marshall; Milton Waldron, who is business manager for the Baker Theater Company; Norma G., engaged in the real-estate business in Portland; and Arlie, also of Portland. The death of Mr. Seaman occurred when he was about sixty-seven years of age. Mrs. Seaman is still living in Portland, having been a resident of this section of the state for fifty-eight years. ..."

Sources

• Carey, Charles Henry. 'History of Oregon'. The Pioneer Historical Publishing Company. 1922. page 357.

• Gaston, Joseph. 'Portland, Oregon, Its History and Builders' Vol. 2. Chicago-Portland: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1911.