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George Carl Bivens

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George Carl Bivens

Birth
Purdin, Linn County, Missouri, USA
Death
Oct 1939 (aged 39)
Cherry Box, Shelby County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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CARL, only child of GEORGE I. and MARY (OGLE) BIVENS, both deceased, was born northeast of Purdin MO. Body found late Sat by possee near Cherry Box northeast of Clarence,
Shelby County, MO. Had been shot in back of head by person unknown. Lived in Brookfield MO, garage owner and flying instructor. Leaves wife, ETTA, half brothers JOHN HAWKINS, Granite City IL; ROBERT BIVENS of Brookfield; half sisters Mrs GEORGE ROSS, Brookfield; MARY SWEENEY, Kansas City. Wife is daughter of Mr and Mrs W.H. CASSITY of near Purdin MO. The son ORVILLE, a radio operator on Pan American Airways Clipper plane in South America, was unable to attend funeral. (For story of Carl's murder: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/murderous-story-americas-first-hijacking-180956152/ from Eisenbeis)
CARL, only child of GEORGE I. and MARY (OGLE) BIVENS, both deceased, was born northeast of Purdin MO. Body found late Sat by possee near Cherry Box northeast of Clarence,
Shelby County, MO. Had been shot in back of head by person unknown. Lived in Brookfield MO, garage owner and flying instructor. Leaves wife, ETTA, half brothers JOHN HAWKINS, Granite City IL; ROBERT BIVENS of Brookfield; half sisters Mrs GEORGE ROSS, Brookfield; MARY SWEENEY, Kansas City. Wife is daughter of Mr and Mrs W.H. CASSITY of near Purdin MO. The son ORVILLE, a radio operator on Pan American Airways Clipper plane in South America, was unable to attend funeral. (For story of Carl's murder: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/murderous-story-americas-first-hijacking-180956152/ from Eisenbeis)


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