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Stella Mae <I>Calfee</I> Bivens

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Stella Mae Calfee Bivens

Birth
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Death
16 Oct 1950 (aged 72)
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Stella was the daughter of William Davis Calfee and Mary Frances Bailey. She married Anthony Ernest Bivins.

BIVENS, STELLA M. Descended from some of the earliest families to settle Mercer. Born January 6, 1878, to William D. and Mary Frances Bailey Calfee; entered Concord Normal at age of 15 to prepare for a teaching career. Retired after two years of teaching to become wife of Anthony Ernest Bivens, December 21, 1898; nine children, William Otis, Mabel Ainslie (Mrs. S.B. Chappell), Albert Ernest, Douglas Kappel, Virginia Temple, Helen Churchill (Mrs. W.W. Brown), Walter Emmett, Thomas Carlton and Charlotte, all of Bluefield. Mr. Bivens died while attending session of State Legislature in Charleston. Mrs. Bivens again taught, was postmistress 1933-35, is now county supervisor of WPA sewing projects.
(Source: "Mercer County History 2002," Mercer County Historical Society, Princeton, WV.)
Stella was the daughter of William Davis Calfee and Mary Frances Bailey. She married Anthony Ernest Bivins.

BIVENS, STELLA M. Descended from some of the earliest families to settle Mercer. Born January 6, 1878, to William D. and Mary Frances Bailey Calfee; entered Concord Normal at age of 15 to prepare for a teaching career. Retired after two years of teaching to become wife of Anthony Ernest Bivens, December 21, 1898; nine children, William Otis, Mabel Ainslie (Mrs. S.B. Chappell), Albert Ernest, Douglas Kappel, Virginia Temple, Helen Churchill (Mrs. W.W. Brown), Walter Emmett, Thomas Carlton and Charlotte, all of Bluefield. Mr. Bivens died while attending session of State Legislature in Charleston. Mrs. Bivens again taught, was postmistress 1933-35, is now county supervisor of WPA sewing projects.
(Source: "Mercer County History 2002," Mercer County Historical Society, Princeton, WV.)


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  • Created by: Judy Llamas
  • Added: Mar 17, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25351997/stella_mae-bivens: accessed ), memorial page for Stella Mae Calfee Bivens (6 Jan 1878–16 Oct 1950), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25351997, citing Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Judy Llamas (contributor 46854247).