David Hunter Beaver (1876–1927) • FamilySearch

David Hunter Beaver

16 July 1876–9 June 1927 (Age 50)
Franklin Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

The Life Summary 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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Parents and Siblings

David Hunter Beaver

1876–1927

Myra M Clark

1886–1918

Marriage: 25 June 1906

Francis Mae Beaver

1907–1985

Oscar Beaver

1909–

Hazel Irene Beaver

1915–1995

Beaver

1917–1917

Spouse and Children

David Hunter Beaver

Male1876–1927Male

Myra M Clark

Female1886–1918Female

Children

(4)

Francis Mae Beaver

Female1907–1985Female

Oscar Beaver

Male1909–Male

Hazel Irene Beaver

Female1915–1995Female

Beaver

Male1917–1917Male

Parents and Siblings

Jacob A Beaver

Male1847–1928Male

Lydia Frances Pyle

Female1852–1916Female

Siblings

(8)

William Henry Beaver

Male1870–1940Male

Jacob A Beaver

Male1872–1948Male

David Hunter Beaver

Male1876–1927Male

Joseph Montgomery Beaver

Male1878–1957Male

Alice Arnetta Beaver

Female1880–1966Female

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World Events (8)

1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad
Age 1

Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 5

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 14

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

Beaver

David

Hunter

1 English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of several places in France called Beauvoir, for example in Manche, Somme, and Seine-Maritime, or from Belvoir in Leicestershire. All of these are named with Old French beu, bel ‘fair’, ‘lovely’ + veïr, voir ‘to see’, i.e. a place with a fine view.2 English: nickname from Middle English bevere, 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.3 Probably a translation of cognates of 2 in other languages, in particular Dutch Bever and German Bieber .

Possible Related Names

Bever

Bevan

Biever

Beaverson

Bieber

Beevers

Belvedere

Baver

Beever

Sources (9)

David Beavers in household of Albert Weister, "United States Census, 1920"
David Beaver in household of Jacob Beaver, "United States Census, 1880"
David H Beaver in household of Jacob Beaver, "United States Census, 1900"

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