Brief Life History of David Hunter
When David Hunter Beaver was born on 16 July 1876, in Franklin Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Jacob A Beaver, was 29 and his mother, Lydia Frances Pyle, was 24. He married Myra M Clark on 25 June 1906, in Mahoning, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Washington Parish, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880 and Five Points, Salem Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. He died on 9 June 1927, in Salem Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in New Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (9)
- David Beavers in household of Albert Weister, "United States Census, 1920"
- David H. Beaver, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- David Hunter Beaver, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
1876–1927 Male
1886–1918 Female
Children (4)
1907–1985 Female
1909– Male
1915–1995 Female
1917–1917 Male
Parents and Siblings
1847–1928 Male
1852–1916 Female
Siblings (8)
1870–1940 Male
1872–1948 Male
1876–1927 Male
1878–1957 Male
1880–1966 Female
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World Events (8)
1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad
Age 1
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 5
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 14
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Belvoir in Leicestershire, pronounced beever (/bi:və/), so named with Old French beu, bel ‘fair, lovely’ + veïr, voir ‘to see’, i.e. a place with a fine view. This name may also be derived from any of several places in France called Beauvoir, for example in Manche, Somme, and Seine-Maritime, all of which have the same etymology as above.
English: nickname from Middle English bever, bevre (Old English beofor) ‘beaver’, possibly referring to a hard worker, or from some other fancied resemblance to the animal. The existence of patronymic forms such as Beaverson suggest that this may also have been a personal name.
Native American (Creek): from a translation into English of the Muscogee Creek clan name Echaswvlke (‘Beaver clan’), derived from a word meaning ‘beaver’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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