Joseph Davern worked in the mines in Hibbing, Minnesota and he was a steel and iron subcontractor for the city of St. Paul, Minnesota. He was a subcontractor of American Bridge and Steel Co. He worked on the second St. Paul High Bridge, the State Capitol and the Cathedral of St. Paul. Davern personally placed the 14-foot steel crucifix adorning the St. Paul Cathedral on May 18, 1914. He and his crew of workers also placed the Golden Horses just below the State Capitol dome and they erected the first High Bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Paul. Joseph married Anna Frances Malley on April 15, 1891 and they raised eight children.
Joseph died in 1928 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery.
Joseph Davern worked in the mines in Hibbing, Minnesota and he was a steel and iron subcontractor for the city of St. Paul, Minnesota. He was a subcontractor of American Bridge and Steel Co. He worked on the second St. Paul High Bridge, the State Capitol and the Cathedral of St. Paul. Davern personally placed the 14-foot steel crucifix adorning the St. Paul Cathedral on May 18, 1914. He and his crew of workers also placed the Golden Horses just below the State Capitol dome and they erected the first High Bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Paul. Joseph married Anna Frances Malley on April 15, 1891 and they raised eight children.
Joseph died in 1928 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery.
Family Members
-
![]()
William Austin Davern
1863–1946
-
![]()
Edward Thomas Davern
1865–1923
-
![]()
James Michael Davern
1868–1948
-
![]()
Mary Ellen "Nellie" Davern
1870–1947
-
![]()
John Henry Davern
1872–1939
-
![]()
Francis R. Davern
1874–1913
-
![]()
Elizabeth Jane Davern Hall
1876–1937
-
![]()
Austin S. Davern
1878–1911
-
![]()
Benjamin George Davern
1880–1963
-
![]()
Mathew James Davern
1881–1963
-
![]()
Mary Gertrude Davern Sattler
1883–1979
-
![]()
Agnes "Dolly" Davern
1887–1909
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
