Charles Andrew Nevins

17 September 1893–14 September 1975 (Age 81)
Dorr, Allegan, Michigan, United States

The Life Summary of Charles Andrew

When Charles Andrew Nevins was born on 17 September 1893, in Dorr, Allegan, Michigan, United States, his father, Frank Ulysses Nevins, was 28 and his mother, May L Hooker, was 30. He married Edith Winona Draycott on 25 February 1915, in Dorr, Allegan, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Greenville, Montcalm, Michigan, United States in 1930 and Lowell, Kent, Michigan, United States in 1940. He died on 14 September 1975, in Michigan, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Lowell Township, Kent, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Andrew Nevins
1893–1975
Edith Winona Draycott
1890–1974
Marriage: 25 February 1915
Margaret Nevins
1918–
Joyce Nevins
1922–
Edith Nevins
1924–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    25 February 1915Dorr, Allegan, Michigan, United States
    • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
    Age 3
    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
    1903 · Ford Motor Company
    Age 10
    "Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car ""Sweepstakes"" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903."
    1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
    Age 23
    Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

    Name Meaning

    Irish: from Mac Cnáimhín or Ó Cnáimhín (see Nevin ), with English patronymic or post-medieval excrescent -s.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Nevis
    Nevin

    Sources (17)

    • Charles A Nevins, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
    • Charles Nevins, "United States Census, 1940"
    • Charles Andrew Nevins, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"

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