Harvey Clyde ALVORD

  General Notes:

Kristen Jorgensen, June 24, 2002 letter to DeeAnna:

"Clyde's wife, Cornelia, died in 1925 when several of their children were quite young. Clyde owned a general store in Mitchellville, Iowa, and his occupation in the 1920 census is ' merchant of dry goods.' He later owned a sand and gravel business on the Des Moines River, but the property was taken by the city under eminent domain laws.

"Clyde was a sharp dresser and always wore a suit, even in later years."



1879 BIRTH of Harvey Clyde Alvord ("Clyde" when young)

1880 CENSUS, Iowa, Dallas County, Booneville ("Harry," age 1, with parents)

1900 CENSUS

1902 MARRIAGE of Harvey Clyde Alvord and Cornelia Ann DeVotie on June 1

1910 CENSUS, Iowa, Polk County, Beaver Township, Mitchellville ("Harvey O.," age 30, "Retail Merchant, Dry goods") (wife "Cornelia A.," age 23) (Cornelia is documented as the mother of 4 children, all 4 children living in the year 1910) (Harvey and Cornelia had been married 7 years [ census taken in April ] )

1918 REGISTRATION, World War I Draft, Iowa, Polk County, Mitchellville ("Harvey Clyd Alvord," age 39, born May 3, 1879, self-employed)

1920 CENSUS, Iowa, Polk County, Beaver Township, Mitchellville ("Harvey C. Alward," age 40, "Merchant, Dry goods") (wife "Cornelia," age 43) (Cornelia was actually 33)

1925 DEATH of wife, Cornelia Ann (Devotie) Alvord, at 49 years 9 months 4 days

1927 DEATH of mother, Catherine (Fields) (Alvord) Brunson

1930 CENSUS, Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines Township, Des Moines ("Harry C. Alvord," widower, "Manager, Sand Plant")

1959 DEATH, Harvey Clyde Alvord, at 80 years 4 months 6 days




DESCRIPTION (Harvey): "Tall, slender build, dark brown hair, blue eyes" (World War I Draft Registration)




BOOK: GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF DESCENDANTS OF ABRAHAM TEAGARDEN, From Arrival in America, Including European Background, by Helen Elizabeth Vogt, published 1967, page 342, regarding "Clyde Alvord":

"Lived in DesMoines, Iowa in 1931; had 6 children."



OBITUARY (Harvey) from a Mitchellville, Iowa newspaper dated September 24, 1959:


H. C. Alvord Laid To Rest

Harvey Clyde Alvord was born May 3, 1879 in Iowa county and passed away September 9, 1959. He was married in 1902 to Cornelia Ann DeVotie. To this union were born seven children, Mrs. Catherine McCurnin, Mitchellville; Mrs. Mary King, Harry Alvord, Paul Alvord, all of Des Moines, Vernon Alvord, Kansas City, Missouri; also 12 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.

Services were held Thursday, September 10, at the Methodist church in Mitchellville with Rev. Viney officiating. Burial was in the Mitchellville cemetery.




CONTRIBUTOR to this page:

Kristen Jorgensen (obituary for Harvey Clyde Alvord)

Harvey married Cornelia Ann DEVOTIE on June 1, 1902 in Iowa (Probably Polk County). (Cornelia Ann DEVOTIE was born on July 6, 1875 in Iowa, died on April 10, 1925 in Polk County, Iowa and was buried in Mitchellville Cemetery, Mitchellville, Polk County, Iowa.)