son of Captain George Cox D'Vys (mariner) & Elizabeth Lucinda (Currie) D'Vys
ABOUT CAPT GEO COX D'VYS & ELIZABETH L. (CURRIE) D'VYS:
George b. 7 Oct 1832 Baltimore, Maryland d. 22 Sep 1900 Worcester, Mass. buried Boston, Mass. George became a master mariner at the age of 21y. George is listed in the 1890 veterans census as living in Somerville, Mass. He was a Civil War veteran in the Navy from 1 June 1861 to 25 Aug 1862. He was a quarter master on the "USS Vincennes" and was in the blockade of the Gulf of Mexico and in the battle of New Orleans. George was a gunner's mate in 1855 when he was on the government relief expedition to rescue Dr. Elisha Kent Kane, an American physician and Arctic explorer who was trapped in the ice of the Artic with his crew on the vessel "Advance." George d. aged 68y, widowed, at Worcester Insane Hospital, resident of Somerville, Mass.
Elizabeth b. c.1833 Ireland d. 26 April 1899 Somerville, Mass., aged 66y 10m 1d, resident of 55 Beacon St. Somerille, burial Cambridge Cemetery or Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester [cemetery discrepancy between undertakers' return and death record]
paternal grandmother was Susan (Slade) D'vys b. Ashburnham, Mass.
maternal grandparents were:
Rev. Joseph Currie & Elizabeth (Dalton) Currie
Jos & Elizabeth both b. England
brother of Alice Slade D'vys b. c.May 1863 Boston, Mass. d. 18 May 1879 Somerville, Mass., aged 15y 11m 25ds, single, resident 15 Houghton St., burial Cedar Grove Cemetery Boston
m. Frances "Sila" Scribner, June 1, 1893
child:
Frances Ednah b. c.July 1894 d. 04 Mar 1971 m. Leon Woffenden
1900 census Somerville, Mass.
George aged 40y married 7 years waiter; wife Frances aged 42y mother of 1 child living; daughter Frances E. b. July 1894 aged 6y
1920 census Rowe, Mass.
George aged 60y, Frances aged 61y, they are living with son-in-law Leon Woffenden aged 32y and daughter Ednah F. aged 25y
1940 census Northampton, Mass. at the State Hospital
George aged 80y widowed patient in state hospital, b. Boston, Mass.
[residence in 1935 Rowe, Mass.]
When George was aged 65y, an extensive newspaper article about his life, he prose, and misadventures can be found with his picture on page 3A in The Springfield Sunday Republican published on Sunday, Oct 11, 1925. In this 3 column long feature, which includes poems "Loved Ones Over Yonder" in memory of his wife Frances and "Be Glad," George tells much of his life's experiences. He is called "the sunshine man" even though he was deaf, nearly blind, and according to his late wife's calculations he had spend more than 14 years in the hospital. He fell 58 ft on a ship which left him blind, deaf, and without speech for three years and seven months. He fell several times more and was run over by wagons/carriages yet he maintained a positive and colorful outlook on life. This article is worth a read.
George W. D'Vys Dies Claimed "Casey at Bat"
Disputed Thayer's Authorship of American Classic
NORTHAMPTON, Mass., May 31 (UP)--George Whitefield D'Vys, who insisted that he wrote "Casey at the Bat," died yesterday. He was eighty-one years old. He was a native of Somerville, Mass.
Thayer Recognized as Author
Although Ernest Lawrence Thayer was recognized as the author of the baseball ballad that created a legend and became an American classic, Mr. D'Vys always claimed that he wrote it. Mr. Thayer published the poem in "The San Francisco Examiner" in 1888. When the late De Wolf Hopper, the actor, included it in his repertoire, "Casey at the Bat" was assured enduring fame. Mr. Thayer died Aug. 21, 1940.
Because his father, Capt. George Cox D'Vys, a sea captain, despised Mr. D'Vys's literary predilections, he said he wrote the poem and sent it annonymously (sic) to "The New York Sporting Times," where the it was published, according to Mr. D'Vys, several years before Mr. Thayer's poem appeared in "The Examiner."
Mr. D'Vys wrote numerous short stories, mainly tales of the sea, which appeared in the "St. Nicholas," "American Boy" and "Young People" magazines. He also wrote the songs "The Fiji's Wife," "A Sailor Boy's Log" and "The Chanty Man," and the hymns "Follow His Light" and "Crush the Foes."
[From the NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, 1 June 1941, pg. 32, col. 6]
Educated Prescott School, E. Boston, Boston Latin School, class of 1877. Accident prevented finishing course and to regain health became a deep-sea sailor. Taught school 2 years, and in various business pursuits until 1897. From 1900 in literature and newspaper work, writing considerable verse and more than 1,000 short stories, chiefly salt sea tales, such as appear in St. Nicholas, American Boy, Classmate, young People, Boys’ World, etc.
[from prabook.com/web/george_whitefield.d_vys/1408012 Prabook is a registered trademark of World Biographical Encyclopedia, Inc]
Wilton Lackaye and the Press Club elocutionists who are fond of reciting" Casey at the Bat" will probably be interested in the discussion over the verses’ author in the New York Sun. In one issue of that dally, in the 'literary column, the following appeared: The famous baseball ballad, 'Casey at the Bat,' was 'sent out anonymously. because the author’s father, a master mariner, was opposed to literature and po¬etry, and would have 'no literary fellows about his craft.' ‘Casey at the Bat' was written by George Whitefield d'Vys on a Sunday many years ago while lying on 'the grass in Franklin, Park, Boston. . As soon .as his father died in 1900 Mr. d'Vys immediately began his literary career, and won for himself recognition in. both poetry' ,and fiction. The author was born in Boston and spent most of his boyhood life afloat with his father. During his school days he was much inter¬ested in the game of baseball, and 'Casey’ was founded upon the famous Mike Kelly, who a few days previous to the writ¬ing of the poem ‘fanned’ at an inopportune time. The poem was completed and sent forth the day it was commenced, and has aroused much discussion ever since as to the identity of the author. Mr. d'Vys has a story in the May St. Nicholas called 'The Young Welters.' "
[Source: THE WASP Page 28, June 27, 1908 retrieved from the virtual museum of SanFransico at sfmuseum.org/hist1/immortalcasey.html]
ABOUT CAPT GEO COX D'VYS & ELIZABETH L. (CURRIE) D'VYS:
George b. 7 Oct 1832 Baltimore, Maryland d. 22 Sep 1900 Worcester, Mass. buried Boston, Mass. George became a master mariner at the age of 21y. George is listed in the 1890 veterans census as living in Somerville, Mass. He was a Civil War veteran in the Navy from 1 June 1861 to 25 Aug 1862. He was a quarter master on the "USS Vincennes" and was in the blockade of the Gulf of Mexico and in the battle of New Orleans. George was a gunner's mate in 1855 when he was on the government relief expedition to rescue Dr. Elisha Kent Kane, an American physician and Arctic explorer who was trapped in the ice of the Artic with his crew on the vessel "Advance." George d. aged 68y, widowed, at Worcester Insane Hospital, resident of Somerville, Mass.
Elizabeth b. c.1833 Ireland d. 26 April 1899 Somerville, Mass., aged 66y 10m 1d, resident of 55 Beacon St. Somerille, burial Cambridge Cemetery or Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester [cemetery discrepancy between undertakers' return and death record]
paternal grandmother was Susan (Slade) D'vys b. Ashburnham, Mass.
maternal grandparents were:
Rev. Joseph Currie & Elizabeth (Dalton) Currie
Jos & Elizabeth both b. England
brother of Alice Slade D'vys b. c.May 1863 Boston, Mass. d. 18 May 1879 Somerville, Mass., aged 15y 11m 25ds, single, resident 15 Houghton St., burial Cedar Grove Cemetery Boston
m. Frances "Sila" Scribner, June 1, 1893
child:
Frances Ednah b. c.July 1894 d. 04 Mar 1971 m. Leon Woffenden
1900 census Somerville, Mass.
George aged 40y married 7 years waiter; wife Frances aged 42y mother of 1 child living; daughter Frances E. b. July 1894 aged 6y
1920 census Rowe, Mass.
George aged 60y, Frances aged 61y, they are living with son-in-law Leon Woffenden aged 32y and daughter Ednah F. aged 25y
1940 census Northampton, Mass. at the State Hospital
George aged 80y widowed patient in state hospital, b. Boston, Mass.
[residence in 1935 Rowe, Mass.]
When George was aged 65y, an extensive newspaper article about his life, he prose, and misadventures can be found with his picture on page 3A in The Springfield Sunday Republican published on Sunday, Oct 11, 1925. In this 3 column long feature, which includes poems "Loved Ones Over Yonder" in memory of his wife Frances and "Be Glad," George tells much of his life's experiences. He is called "the sunshine man" even though he was deaf, nearly blind, and according to his late wife's calculations he had spend more than 14 years in the hospital. He fell 58 ft on a ship which left him blind, deaf, and without speech for three years and seven months. He fell several times more and was run over by wagons/carriages yet he maintained a positive and colorful outlook on life. This article is worth a read.
George W. D'Vys Dies Claimed "Casey at Bat"
Disputed Thayer's Authorship of American Classic
NORTHAMPTON, Mass., May 31 (UP)--George Whitefield D'Vys, who insisted that he wrote "Casey at the Bat," died yesterday. He was eighty-one years old. He was a native of Somerville, Mass.
Thayer Recognized as Author
Although Ernest Lawrence Thayer was recognized as the author of the baseball ballad that created a legend and became an American classic, Mr. D'Vys always claimed that he wrote it. Mr. Thayer published the poem in "The San Francisco Examiner" in 1888. When the late De Wolf Hopper, the actor, included it in his repertoire, "Casey at the Bat" was assured enduring fame. Mr. Thayer died Aug. 21, 1940.
Because his father, Capt. George Cox D'Vys, a sea captain, despised Mr. D'Vys's literary predilections, he said he wrote the poem and sent it annonymously (sic) to "The New York Sporting Times," where the it was published, according to Mr. D'Vys, several years before Mr. Thayer's poem appeared in "The Examiner."
Mr. D'Vys wrote numerous short stories, mainly tales of the sea, which appeared in the "St. Nicholas," "American Boy" and "Young People" magazines. He also wrote the songs "The Fiji's Wife," "A Sailor Boy's Log" and "The Chanty Man," and the hymns "Follow His Light" and "Crush the Foes."
[From the NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, 1 June 1941, pg. 32, col. 6]
Educated Prescott School, E. Boston, Boston Latin School, class of 1877. Accident prevented finishing course and to regain health became a deep-sea sailor. Taught school 2 years, and in various business pursuits until 1897. From 1900 in literature and newspaper work, writing considerable verse and more than 1,000 short stories, chiefly salt sea tales, such as appear in St. Nicholas, American Boy, Classmate, young People, Boys’ World, etc.
[from prabook.com/web/george_whitefield.d_vys/1408012 Prabook is a registered trademark of World Biographical Encyclopedia, Inc]
Wilton Lackaye and the Press Club elocutionists who are fond of reciting" Casey at the Bat" will probably be interested in the discussion over the verses’ author in the New York Sun. In one issue of that dally, in the 'literary column, the following appeared: The famous baseball ballad, 'Casey at the Bat,' was 'sent out anonymously. because the author’s father, a master mariner, was opposed to literature and po¬etry, and would have 'no literary fellows about his craft.' ‘Casey at the Bat' was written by George Whitefield d'Vys on a Sunday many years ago while lying on 'the grass in Franklin, Park, Boston. . As soon .as his father died in 1900 Mr. d'Vys immediately began his literary career, and won for himself recognition in. both poetry' ,and fiction. The author was born in Boston and spent most of his boyhood life afloat with his father. During his school days he was much inter¬ested in the game of baseball, and 'Casey’ was founded upon the famous Mike Kelly, who a few days previous to the writ¬ing of the poem ‘fanned’ at an inopportune time. The poem was completed and sent forth the day it was commenced, and has aroused much discussion ever since as to the identity of the author. Mr. d'Vys has a story in the May St. Nicholas called 'The Young Welters.' "
[Source: THE WASP Page 28, June 27, 1908 retrieved from the virtual museum of SanFransico at sfmuseum.org/hist1/immortalcasey.html]
son of Captain George Cox D'Vys (mariner) & Elizabeth Lucinda (Currie) D'Vys
ABOUT CAPT GEO COX D'VYS & ELIZABETH L. (CURRIE) D'VYS:
George b. 7 Oct 1832 Baltimore, Maryland d. 22 Sep 1900 Worcester, Mass. buried Boston, Mass. George became a master mariner at the age of 21y. George is listed in the 1890 veterans census as living in Somerville, Mass. He was a Civil War veteran in the Navy from 1 June 1861 to 25 Aug 1862. He was a quarter master on the "USS Vincennes" and was in the blockade of the Gulf of Mexico and in the battle of New Orleans. George was a gunner's mate in 1855 when he was on the government relief expedition to rescue Dr. Elisha Kent Kane, an American physician and Arctic explorer who was trapped in the ice of the Artic with his crew on the vessel "Advance." George d. aged 68y, widowed, at Worcester Insane Hospital, resident of Somerville, Mass.
Elizabeth b. c.1833 Ireland d. 26 April 1899 Somerville, Mass., aged 66y 10m 1d, resident of 55 Beacon St. Somerille, burial Cambridge Cemetery or Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester [cemetery discrepancy between undertakers' return and death record]
paternal grandmother was Susan (Slade) D'vys b. Ashburnham, Mass.
maternal grandparents were:
Rev. Joseph Currie & Elizabeth (Dalton) Currie
Jos & Elizabeth both b. England
brother of Alice Slade D'vys b. c.May 1863 Boston, Mass. d. 18 May 1879 Somerville, Mass., aged 15y 11m 25ds, single, resident 15 Houghton St., burial Cedar Grove Cemetery Boston
m. Frances "Sila" Scribner, June 1, 1893
child:
Frances Ednah b. c.July 1894 d. 04 Mar 1971 m. Leon Woffenden
1900 census Somerville, Mass.
George aged 40y married 7 years waiter; wife Frances aged 42y mother of 1 child living; daughter Frances E. b. July 1894 aged 6y
1920 census Rowe, Mass.
George aged 60y, Frances aged 61y, they are living with son-in-law Leon Woffenden aged 32y and daughter Ednah F. aged 25y
1940 census Northampton, Mass. at the State Hospital
George aged 80y widowed patient in state hospital, b. Boston, Mass.
[residence in 1935 Rowe, Mass.]
When George was aged 65y, an extensive newspaper article about his life, he prose, and misadventures can be found with his picture on page 3A in The Springfield Sunday Republican published on Sunday, Oct 11, 1925. In this 3 column long feature, which includes poems "Loved Ones Over Yonder" in memory of his wife Frances and "Be Glad," George tells much of his life's experiences. He is called "the sunshine man" even though he was deaf, nearly blind, and according to his late wife's calculations he had spend more than 14 years in the hospital. He fell 58 ft on a ship which left him blind, deaf, and without speech for three years and seven months. He fell several times more and was run over by wagons/carriages yet he maintained a positive and colorful outlook on life. This article is worth a read.
George W. D'Vys Dies Claimed "Casey at Bat"
Disputed Thayer's Authorship of American Classic
NORTHAMPTON, Mass., May 31 (UP)--George Whitefield D'Vys, who insisted that he wrote "Casey at the Bat," died yesterday. He was eighty-one years old. He was a native of Somerville, Mass.
Thayer Recognized as Author
Although Ernest Lawrence Thayer was recognized as the author of the baseball ballad that created a legend and became an American classic, Mr. D'Vys always claimed that he wrote it. Mr. Thayer published the poem in "The San Francisco Examiner" in 1888. When the late De Wolf Hopper, the actor, included it in his repertoire, "Casey at the Bat" was assured enduring fame. Mr. Thayer died Aug. 21, 1940.
Because his father, Capt. George Cox D'Vys, a sea captain, despised Mr. D'Vys's literary predilections, he said he wrote the poem and sent it annonymously (sic) to "The New York Sporting Times," where the it was published, according to Mr. D'Vys, several years before Mr. Thayer's poem appeared in "The Examiner."
Mr. D'Vys wrote numerous short stories, mainly tales of the sea, which appeared in the "St. Nicholas," "American Boy" and "Young People" magazines. He also wrote the songs "The Fiji's Wife," "A Sailor Boy's Log" and "The Chanty Man," and the hymns "Follow His Light" and "Crush the Foes."
[From the NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, 1 June 1941, pg. 32, col. 6]
Educated Prescott School, E. Boston, Boston Latin School, class of 1877. Accident prevented finishing course and to regain health became a deep-sea sailor. Taught school 2 years, and in various business pursuits until 1897. From 1900 in literature and newspaper work, writing considerable verse and more than 1,000 short stories, chiefly salt sea tales, such as appear in St. Nicholas, American Boy, Classmate, young People, Boys’ World, etc.
[from prabook.com/web/george_whitefield.d_vys/1408012 Prabook is a registered trademark of World Biographical Encyclopedia, Inc]
Wilton Lackaye and the Press Club elocutionists who are fond of reciting" Casey at the Bat" will probably be interested in the discussion over the verses’ author in the New York Sun. In one issue of that dally, in the 'literary column, the following appeared: The famous baseball ballad, 'Casey at the Bat,' was 'sent out anonymously. because the author’s father, a master mariner, was opposed to literature and po¬etry, and would have 'no literary fellows about his craft.' ‘Casey at the Bat' was written by George Whitefield d'Vys on a Sunday many years ago while lying on 'the grass in Franklin, Park, Boston. . As soon .as his father died in 1900 Mr. d'Vys immediately began his literary career, and won for himself recognition in. both poetry' ,and fiction. The author was born in Boston and spent most of his boyhood life afloat with his father. During his school days he was much inter¬ested in the game of baseball, and 'Casey’ was founded upon the famous Mike Kelly, who a few days previous to the writ¬ing of the poem ‘fanned’ at an inopportune time. The poem was completed and sent forth the day it was commenced, and has aroused much discussion ever since as to the identity of the author. Mr. d'Vys has a story in the May St. Nicholas called 'The Young Welters.' "
[Source: THE WASP Page 28, June 27, 1908 retrieved from the virtual museum of SanFransico at sfmuseum.org/hist1/immortalcasey.html]
ABOUT CAPT GEO COX D'VYS & ELIZABETH L. (CURRIE) D'VYS:
George b. 7 Oct 1832 Baltimore, Maryland d. 22 Sep 1900 Worcester, Mass. buried Boston, Mass. George became a master mariner at the age of 21y. George is listed in the 1890 veterans census as living in Somerville, Mass. He was a Civil War veteran in the Navy from 1 June 1861 to 25 Aug 1862. He was a quarter master on the "USS Vincennes" and was in the blockade of the Gulf of Mexico and in the battle of New Orleans. George was a gunner's mate in 1855 when he was on the government relief expedition to rescue Dr. Elisha Kent Kane, an American physician and Arctic explorer who was trapped in the ice of the Artic with his crew on the vessel "Advance." George d. aged 68y, widowed, at Worcester Insane Hospital, resident of Somerville, Mass.
Elizabeth b. c.1833 Ireland d. 26 April 1899 Somerville, Mass., aged 66y 10m 1d, resident of 55 Beacon St. Somerille, burial Cambridge Cemetery or Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester [cemetery discrepancy between undertakers' return and death record]
paternal grandmother was Susan (Slade) D'vys b. Ashburnham, Mass.
maternal grandparents were:
Rev. Joseph Currie & Elizabeth (Dalton) Currie
Jos & Elizabeth both b. England
brother of Alice Slade D'vys b. c.May 1863 Boston, Mass. d. 18 May 1879 Somerville, Mass., aged 15y 11m 25ds, single, resident 15 Houghton St., burial Cedar Grove Cemetery Boston
m. Frances "Sila" Scribner, June 1, 1893
child:
Frances Ednah b. c.July 1894 d. 04 Mar 1971 m. Leon Woffenden
1900 census Somerville, Mass.
George aged 40y married 7 years waiter; wife Frances aged 42y mother of 1 child living; daughter Frances E. b. July 1894 aged 6y
1920 census Rowe, Mass.
George aged 60y, Frances aged 61y, they are living with son-in-law Leon Woffenden aged 32y and daughter Ednah F. aged 25y
1940 census Northampton, Mass. at the State Hospital
George aged 80y widowed patient in state hospital, b. Boston, Mass.
[residence in 1935 Rowe, Mass.]
When George was aged 65y, an extensive newspaper article about his life, he prose, and misadventures can be found with his picture on page 3A in The Springfield Sunday Republican published on Sunday, Oct 11, 1925. In this 3 column long feature, which includes poems "Loved Ones Over Yonder" in memory of his wife Frances and "Be Glad," George tells much of his life's experiences. He is called "the sunshine man" even though he was deaf, nearly blind, and according to his late wife's calculations he had spend more than 14 years in the hospital. He fell 58 ft on a ship which left him blind, deaf, and without speech for three years and seven months. He fell several times more and was run over by wagons/carriages yet he maintained a positive and colorful outlook on life. This article is worth a read.
George W. D'Vys Dies Claimed "Casey at Bat"
Disputed Thayer's Authorship of American Classic
NORTHAMPTON, Mass., May 31 (UP)--George Whitefield D'Vys, who insisted that he wrote "Casey at the Bat," died yesterday. He was eighty-one years old. He was a native of Somerville, Mass.
Thayer Recognized as Author
Although Ernest Lawrence Thayer was recognized as the author of the baseball ballad that created a legend and became an American classic, Mr. D'Vys always claimed that he wrote it. Mr. Thayer published the poem in "The San Francisco Examiner" in 1888. When the late De Wolf Hopper, the actor, included it in his repertoire, "Casey at the Bat" was assured enduring fame. Mr. Thayer died Aug. 21, 1940.
Because his father, Capt. George Cox D'Vys, a sea captain, despised Mr. D'Vys's literary predilections, he said he wrote the poem and sent it annonymously (sic) to "The New York Sporting Times," where the it was published, according to Mr. D'Vys, several years before Mr. Thayer's poem appeared in "The Examiner."
Mr. D'Vys wrote numerous short stories, mainly tales of the sea, which appeared in the "St. Nicholas," "American Boy" and "Young People" magazines. He also wrote the songs "The Fiji's Wife," "A Sailor Boy's Log" and "The Chanty Man," and the hymns "Follow His Light" and "Crush the Foes."
[From the NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, 1 June 1941, pg. 32, col. 6]
Educated Prescott School, E. Boston, Boston Latin School, class of 1877. Accident prevented finishing course and to regain health became a deep-sea sailor. Taught school 2 years, and in various business pursuits until 1897. From 1900 in literature and newspaper work, writing considerable verse and more than 1,000 short stories, chiefly salt sea tales, such as appear in St. Nicholas, American Boy, Classmate, young People, Boys’ World, etc.
[from prabook.com/web/george_whitefield.d_vys/1408012 Prabook is a registered trademark of World Biographical Encyclopedia, Inc]
Wilton Lackaye and the Press Club elocutionists who are fond of reciting" Casey at the Bat" will probably be interested in the discussion over the verses’ author in the New York Sun. In one issue of that dally, in the 'literary column, the following appeared: The famous baseball ballad, 'Casey at the Bat,' was 'sent out anonymously. because the author’s father, a master mariner, was opposed to literature and po¬etry, and would have 'no literary fellows about his craft.' ‘Casey at the Bat' was written by George Whitefield d'Vys on a Sunday many years ago while lying on 'the grass in Franklin, Park, Boston. . As soon .as his father died in 1900 Mr. d'Vys immediately began his literary career, and won for himself recognition in. both poetry' ,and fiction. The author was born in Boston and spent most of his boyhood life afloat with his father. During his school days he was much inter¬ested in the game of baseball, and 'Casey’ was founded upon the famous Mike Kelly, who a few days previous to the writ¬ing of the poem ‘fanned’ at an inopportune time. The poem was completed and sent forth the day it was commenced, and has aroused much discussion ever since as to the identity of the author. Mr. d'Vys has a story in the May St. Nicholas called 'The Young Welters.' "
[Source: THE WASP Page 28, June 27, 1908 retrieved from the virtual museum of SanFransico at sfmuseum.org/hist1/immortalcasey.html]
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