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Notes for Lowell Theron Rivir and Mary Helen Pierce

1906 Lowell Theron Rivir, son of Orvin H Rivir and Cleora Ellen Brown, was born on September 19, in Lafontaine, Indiana. [1]

1910 Lowell Rivers (age 3, born in Indiana, single), son, lived in Richland, Grant County, Indiana, in a household with Orvin Rivirs (age 29), Cleora Rivers (age 25), and Verda Rivers (age 2). Lowell Rivers's parents were both born in Indiana. [2]

1920 Lowell T Rivir (age 13, born in Indiana, single), son, lived in Liberty Twp, Wabash County, Indiana, in a household with Oren H Rivir (age 39), Cleoria E Rivir (age 35), and Verda N Rivir (age 11). Lowell T Rivir's parents were both born in Indiana. Lowell T Rivir could read and write. [3]

1927 Lowell Rivir majored in mathematics and physics at Indiana Central College. [4]

1928 Lowell Rivir attended Indiana Central College in Indianapolis, Indiana (now University of Indianapolis).


1928 Lowell Rivir (on left) at Indiana Central College with Raymond Kirk.
[Indiana Central College, now University of Indianapolis, alumni office]

1929 Lowell T Rivir graduated from Indiana Central College (now University of Indianapolis).


1929 Lowell Rivir photo from college yearbook.
[Indiana Central College, now University of Indianapolis, alumni office]

1930 Lowell T Rivir (age 23, born in Indiana, single), lodger, lived in Economy Twp, Wayne County, Indiana, in a household with Otto L Cranor (age 54), James Mumbower (age 45), Lester L Farmer (age 30), Mabel Addleman (age 37), Robert H Addleman (age 9), and James R King (age 59). Lowell T Rivir's parents were both born in Indiana. Lowell T Rivir's occupation was teacher, Public School, wage or salary worker. [5]

1931 Lowell Rivir attended school in Terre Haute. Lowell Rivir taught flying at the old Richmond airport and an aero class at Richmond High School. Here is a picture taken in the Summer with a Piper Cub.


1931 Lowell Rivir with Piper Cub

1932 Lowell Theron Rivir, age 26, and Mary Helen Pierce were married on August 12 in Indiana. Lowell Theron Rivir, son of Orvin H Rivir and Cleora Ellen Brown, was born on 19 Sep 1906. [6] [7]


Marriage of Pierce / Rivir
Palladium-Item, Richmond, Indiana, August 13, 1932. [8] [9]

c 1932 Lowell Rivir in front of their first apartment on 14th Street in Richmond, Indiana.


1931 Lowell Rivir in Richmond, Indiana

1938 Richard Byram Rivir, son of Lowell Theron Rivir and Mary Helen Pierce, was born on July 28 in Wayne County, Indiana. [10] [11]

1939 Lowell T and Mary H Rivir lived at 217 National Rd W, Richmond, Indiana. [12] [13]

1940 Lowell Theron Rivir, age 34, registered for the draft on October 16 in West Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. He was born on September 19, 1906, in La Fontaine, Indiana. He had characteristics: Brown hair, Gray eyes, and 6 height. [14] [15]

1940 Lowell T Rivir (age 33) and Mary Helen (age 29) lived in Richmond, Wayne Twp, Wayne County, Indiana with Richard Byron (age 1) and mother-in-law Claudia Pierce (age 63). [16] [17] [18]

1947 Janic Eilein Rivir, daughter of Lowell and Mary Rivir, was baptized on December 26, 1947 at the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Richmond, Indiana. [19] [20]

1982 Lowell T Rivir, married, spouse of Mary Helen Rivir, died on April 18, at age 75, in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. He was born on September 19, 1906, in Indiana, son of Orvin Rivir and Cleora Ellen Rivir. [21]

1982 Lowell T Rivir, married, son of Orvin Rivir and Cleora Ellen Brown, spouse of Mary Helen Rivir, died at age 75, on April 18, 1982 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Lowell T Rivir was born on September 19, 1906 in Ind. [22] Lowell Rivir, born on September 19, 1906, died in April. [23] [24]

1982 Lowell F. Rivir died in 1982 and was buried at Economy Cemetery, Economy, Wayne County, Indiana. Lowell F. Rivir was born 1906. [25] [26]


1982 Lowell T. Rivir died on April 18 at Indianapolis, Indiana.
The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 20, 1982. [27]

Lowell T. Rivir
Services for Lowell T. Rivir, 75, Richmond, formerly of Indianapolis, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Doan and Mills Funeral Home at Richmond, where friends may call from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today. He died Sunday in St. Vincent Hospital at Indianapolis. He had been a teacher at Dennis Junior High School at Richmond 22 years, retiring in 1972. Born at LaFontaine, he had lived at Richmond 22 years. A 1928 graduate of Indiana Central University, he received his master's degree from Indiana University in 1936. He was a member of Central United Methodist Church, National Education Association, Indiana State Teachers Association, Richmond Association of Classroom Teachers, National, Indiana and Richmond retired teachers associations and American Association of Retired Persons. Survivors include his wife, Mary Helen Rivir, a daughter, Janice Wilson, and a son, Dr. Richard B. Rivir.

1997 Mary Helen Rivir, widowed, died on September 30, at age 86, in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. She was born on November 13, 1910, in Economy, Indiana, daughter of Byram Pierce and Claudia Pierce. [28] [29] [30]


1977 Mary Helen Rivir obituary.
Palladium-Item, Richmond, Indiana, October 1, 1997. [31] [32]

Lowell and Mary Rivir were buried at Economy Cemetery, Economy, Wayne County, Indiana. [33] [34] [35]


Footnotes:

[1] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[2] United States Federal Census, 1910, [AncestryRecord].

[3] United States Federal Census, 1920, [AncestryRecord].

[4] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2013, [AncestryRecord].

[5] United States Federal Census, 1930, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[6] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, [AncestryRecord].

[7] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[8] Palladium-Item, Richmond, Indiana, August 13, 1932, page 4, [NewspapersClip].

[9] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com, [AncestryRecord].

[10] Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940, [AncestryRecord].

[11] Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940, [AncestryRecord].

[12] US City Directories, [AncestryRecord].

[13] US City Directories, [AncestryRecord].

[14] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, [AncestryRecord].

[15] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, [AncestryRecord].

[16] United States Federal Census, 1940, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[17] United States Federal Census, 1940, [AncestryRecord].

[18] United States Federal Census, 1940, [AncestryRecord].

[19] Indiana, United Methodist Church Records, 1837-1970 for Jno S. Detweiler, [AncestryRecord].

[20] Indiana, United Methodist Church Records, 1837-1970 for Jno S. Detweiler, [AncestryRecord].

[21] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011, [AncestryRecord].

[22] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[23] United States Social Security Death Index, [FamilySearchRecord].

[24] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, [AncestryRecord].

[25] Find A Grave Memorial 109980598, [FindAGrave].

[26] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

[27] The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 20, 1982, page 29, [NewspapersClip].

[28] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011, [AncestryRecord].

[29] United States Social Security Death Index, [FamilySearchRecord].

[30] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, [AncestryRecord].

[31] Palladium-Item, Richmond, Indiana, October 1, 1997, page 5, [NewspapersClip].

[32] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, [AncestryRecord].

[33] Find A Grave Memorial 109980598, [FindAGrave].

[34] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

[35] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].