George Melvin Bivens

1879 - 1950  (71 years)

• Name	George Melvin Bivens
  Birth	25 Oct 1879	Alderson, Greenbrier Co., WV   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Between 1917 and 1918  [2]
  	Railroad Conductor
  Residence	Between 1917 and 1918  [2]
  	Quinnimont, Fayette Co., WV
  Death	7 Nov 1950	Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV   [1]
  	Cause: cardiovascular disease
  Burial	10 Nov 1950	Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV   [1]
  Person ID	I26374	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	James William "Jim" Bivens,   b. 7 Mar 1856, Greenbrier Co., VA d. Between 1900 and 1910 (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Frances Jane "Fanny" Walkup,   b. Sep 1857, Greenbrier Co., VA d. 28 Jan 1933, East Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	7 Jun 1877	Greenbrier Co., WV   [3]
  Family ID	F6355	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Florence M. Redden,   b. 1 May 1888, Raleigh Co., WV d. 23 Aug 1932, Quinnimont, Fayette Co., WV (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	10 Aug 1909	Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV   [4]
  	George and Florence were married at the Motel Willis in Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV.
  Children	1. R. M. Bivens,   b. 1912, Fayette Co., WV d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F10183	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

  Family 2	Sallie ?
  Family ID	F10182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Oct 1879 - Alderson, Greenbrier Co., WV  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  The Beckley Post-Herald, 8 November 1950 GEORGE M. BIVENN, 71, DIES IN HOSPITAL; C&O CONDUCTOR 42 YEARS George M. Bivenn, 71, of 410 Myers Avenue, East Beckley, died in a local hospital at 3:30 p.m. yesterday following an illness of the last four years. A Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company conductor for 42 years, he had been a resident of East Beckley for the 18 years. Born in Alderson, Oct. 25, 1879, he was the son of Jim and Fannie Walkup Bivenn, and was a member of the Methodist Church. The body will remain at Calfee Funeral Home pending the completion of the funeral arrangements.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1071] West Virginia State Department of Health Death Certificate, #16634, Dist. No. 410, Serial No. 652 (Reliability: 3). [S1076] National Archives and Records Administration: Washington, DC, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.). [S594] Shuck, Larry G., Greenbrier County, [West] Virginia, Marriages 1782-1900, (Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Co., 1991). [S972] Raleigh Co., WV MB 6, page 466 (Reliability: 3).