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Nelson Charles Seaman

Nelson was born on October 17th, 1912 in Poughkeepsie. He died at the age of 72 in 1984 in Poughkeepsie.

General Notes
- Nelson reports that his father had a very quiet and peaceful personality. He often appeared to take his wife's controlling behavior with a grain of salt. He was a simple man who loved his family and strove to be a good father and husband.

Education Details
- Nelson attended full time at high or secondary level. He achieved a pass.
  - Education Notes
    - Graduated High School around 1930

Occupation Details
- Nelson's occupation was Precision Tool Design Engineer full time in manufacturing for DeLaval Separator Co., in Poughkeepsie. He retired.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Worked there for 35 years. There were occassional lay-offs during recessions where he would work somewhere else for a while. Worked as a gasoline trucker through the depression until WWII boosted the need for workers in factories.

Social & Emotional Relationships
- Annette Lee Seaman was emotionally abusing Nelson.
  
  He and Annette Lee Seaman were in conflict with each other.
  He and Nelson Laurence Seaman were estranged.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Nelson reports growing up idolizing his father, loving him, and being as close as a father and son can be. During the difficult family years when Nelson was a teenager, the conflict between his parents greatly upset Nelson. He often retreated away from the turmoil and grew to view his father's longsuffering as weakness. Nelson claims though that much later, as an adult, he came to appreciate his father's quiet strength and realized his own misunderstanding of the situation. Unfortuantely, Nelson's father died before reconcilliation with his father could happen. This is what Nelson claims to be one of his own "greatest regrets in life." Nelson now fears that his relationship with his own adult sons, Mark and Daniel, is a bit distant, and he will not get the chance to really get to know them before he himself passes away. While there is no obvious conflict between Nelson, Mark and Daniel, both sons live in other states from where Nelson and the rest of his family live; far enough away that regular visits and close relationships are nearly impossible. Nelson has admitted that he would like to reach out more to his sons, but has yet to do so.

Personal Timeline

Details of Nelson's family with Annette Lee Seaman