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Otto "Pop" BEVER

Otto "Pop" BEVER

Male 1880 - 1959  (78 years)

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  • Name Otto "Pop" BEVER 
    Residence 1934, 35  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Census 1880  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born 9 Mar 1880  Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation grocer  [6] 
    Occupation mail carrier  [7] 
    Residence Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Died 7 Jan 1959  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 9] 
    Buried Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10] 
    Notes 
    • From the "West Union Herald" of Feb 23 1911:
      Who Will Help? Otto Bever, mail carrier on West Union Route 2, will lose another horse. This puts Otto strictly up against it. No one has had worse luck than Mr. Bever within the past few months. How many of his patrons will drop him a constribution to help place him on his feet again? Do it today. We make this appeal without the knowledge of Mr. Bever."

      Item in the "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, April 1 1915:
      "NOTICE
      The firm of Otto Bever & Co. has dissolved. Beginning March 2nd, 1915, the business will be conducted as Bever & Hall.
      All parties knowing themselves to be indebted to the said Otto Bever & Co. will please call and settle with the undersigned at once.
      adv mar11-4t Otto Bever"

      Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Oct 27 1915, in its entirety:
      "Otto Bever has sold his half-interest in the Bever and Hall Grocery to A. B. Clevenger, who has assumed charge of Mr. Bever's part in the management of the store."

      News article, "West Union Record," Thursday, Jan 20 1916, in its entirety:
      OTTO BEVER SECURES TRAVELING POSITION
      Monday morning Otto Bever, formerly a member of the grocery firm of Bever and Hall, started on the road for the American Produce Company, of Parkersburg. His route is from Parkersburg to Salem. This is an old established house, and as Mr. Bever has had much experience in the grocery business, he should succeed in his new undertaking.

      Item in "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Feb 24 1916, in its entirety:
      NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
      The partnership heretofore existing between Otto Bever and C. E. Shannon, doing business under the name of the Bever & Shannon Transfer Company, is this day dissolved by mutual consent; the business having been purchased in its entirety by C. E. Shannon.
      Otto Bever
      C. E. Shannon
      Feb. 21, 1916

      Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Sep 14 1916, in its entirety:
      "Otto Bever, traveling salesman for the Imperial Ice Cream Co., spend the weekend with his family in Wabash addition."

      Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Jan 18 1917, in its entirety:
      "The many friends of Otto Bever, one of our popular traveling men, who has been representing the Imperial Ice Cream Co., will be pleased to learn that he has 'made a change for the better' and is now traveling for S. C. Watkins and Co., taking the place of B. C. Holiday, who takes Messrs. S. C. Watkins & Company's city trade."
    Person ID I25022  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Dec 2015 

    Father Amster BEVER,   b. 9 Nov 1849, Antioch (Woodsfield), Monroe Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1935, Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Susan Sophrona PYLES,   b. 20 Jul 1856, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1934, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F11977  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Ethel MCGEE,   b. 1 Sep 1878, Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1938, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)  [11] 
    Married 3 Sep 1902  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Children 
     1. Hubert C. BEVER,   b. 24 Jun 1903,   d. 17 May 2001  (Age 97 years)
     2. Julia Irene BEVER,   b. 9 Mar 1905, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1934, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
     3. Mary Ethel BEVER,   b. 7 Nov 1906, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1962, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     4. Cleora BEVER,   b. 3 Mar 1908,   d. 5 Nov 1970, Dade Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     5. William Henry BEVER,   b. CA 1911
     6. Roberta Maxine BEVER,   b. 16 Aug 1912, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1987, Mansfield, Richland Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F9380  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1934, 35 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Mar 1880 - Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Jan 1959 - Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
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    25022_BEVER_Otto_LocalHappeningsItem_WestUnionHerald_23Feb1911.jpg    		25022_BEVER_Otto_LocalHappeningsItem_WestUnionHerald_23Feb1911.jpg
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    2. [S643] Obituary of father.

    3. [S14] Obituary.

    4. [S2539] Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Ancestry.com), Natl No. 98991, WV No. 1214 (William Henry Bever).

    5. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    6. [S1897] West Union Record, 10/28/1915.

    7. [S691] West Union Herald, 2/23/1911.

    8. [S1849] Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV.

    9. [S1707] Obituary - Hospital.

    10. [S2544] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    11. [S110] Obituary of husband.

    12. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).