Clarence Devers

Brief Life History of Clarence

When Clarence Devers was born in May 1886, in Bartholomew, Indiana, United States, his father, Cassander Otto Deavers, was 38 and his mother, Sarah Catherine Linson, was 31. He had at least 1 son with Anna Devers. He lived in Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States in 1930 and Columbus Township, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States in 1940. He died on 12 October 1968, in Bartholomew, Indiana, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Clarence Devers
1886–1968
Anna Devers
1892–
Donald Lee Devers
1932–1989

Sources (10)

  • Clarence Deavers in household of Sarah Deavers, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Clarence Hameline Devers, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Clarence Devers, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

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.

1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded

The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Dever , with the addition of English excrescent -s.

In some cases possibly also French: habitational name, with fused preposition de ‘from’, denoting someone from a place called Vers, especially the one in Saône-et-Loire, from the Gaulish element ver(n) ‘alder’.

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

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