- Born March 8, 1869 in Sheepridge, Yorkshire, England
- Parents: Alfred and Mary Bevers who immigrated to the USA about 1883 and 1884, respectively
- Immigrated to the USA in August 1888
- Married Lena Huppler on November 24, 1892 in Watertown, South Dakota
- Children: Edgar, Clarence, Arthur, Willis, Florence, Helen, Hazel, Estella, Harold, Margaret
- Rented or owned farms in Roberts, Codington, Hamlin and Deuel Counties in South Dakota and in Cameron County, Texas
- Drove with his wife Lena and six of his children from Watertown, South Dakota to Raymondville, Texas in the fall of 1919 (to read about the trip, see Lena’s travel log)
- Died November 26, 1944 and is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Watertown, South Dakota
Sojourners, Settlers & Other Legacy Conveyors 
It states Herbert and Lena have a total of 10 children, yet they traveled to TX with 6 of them. Do we know why? Were one of them previously married or were the children just grown (the 4 that didn’t travel with them)?
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Good questions! I’ll be writing about who’s in the car next week.
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[…] Herbert James Bevers on November 24, 1892 in Watertown, South […]
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[…] a sister and a set of twin boys. The only one of these four who would survive was his brother Herbert and he would live to be 75 years-old. When the 1871 census was recorded in Sheepridge, at the age […]
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[…] birthplace of Ada’s father. In March 1869 Ada’s mother gave birth to her brother Herbert (see An Introduction to Herbert James Bevers). Three more siblings would be born in Sheepridge, but none of them survived past their first […]
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