Schuyler County Chronicle, February 11, 1909:
George M. Diven, for many years a member of prominence of the Bar of Elmira, died in that city Feb. 3, 1909, at the age of 74 years. He is survived by four sons, of who two, Alexander S. and Eugene are lawyers, and for some years have been partners of their father. Two others sons are Alden and Lewis. There is one other brother, John M. Diven, of Charleston, SC, and three sisters, Mrs. Emerson H. Liscum, Mrs. Henry C. Silsbee, and Miss Eleanor Diven, all of Elmira. George M. Diven was the eldest son of Gen. Alexander S. Diven, who was born west of Watkins in 1809, and whose father was Capt. John Diven, a soldier of the Revolution. The remains of this pioneer are buried in the County Line Ground, and the homestead is to the westward of the burial place, and still owned by the family. The deceased was graduated from Hamilton College in 1857, and admitted to the practice of law in 1861. For many years he was attorney for the Erie Railroad Company, and also for the Northern Central and LeHigh Valley Railroad Companies.
George M. Diven, for many years a member of prominence of the Bar of Elmira, died in that city Feb. 3, 1909, at the age of 74 years. He is survived by four sons, of who two, Alexander S. and Eugene are lawyers, and for some years have been partners of their father. Two others sons are Alden and Lewis. There is one other brother, John M. Diven, of Charleston, SC, and three sisters, Mrs. Emerson H. Liscum, Mrs. Henry C. Silsbee, and Miss Eleanor Diven, all of Elmira. George M. Diven was the eldest son of Gen. Alexander S. Diven, who was born west of Watkins in 1809, and whose father was Capt. John Diven, a soldier of the Revolution. The remains of this pioneer are buried in the County Line Ground, and the homestead is to the westward of the burial place, and still owned by the family. The deceased was graduated from Hamilton College in 1857, and admitted to the practice of law in 1861. For many years he was attorney for the Erie Railroad Company, and also for the Northern Central and LeHigh Valley Railroad Companies.
Schuyler County Chronicle, February 11, 1909:
George M. Diven, for many years a member of prominence of the Bar of Elmira, died in that city Feb. 3, 1909, at the age of 74 years. He is survived by four sons, of who two, Alexander S. and Eugene are lawyers, and for some years have been partners of their father. Two others sons are Alden and Lewis. There is one other brother, John M. Diven, of Charleston, SC, and three sisters, Mrs. Emerson H. Liscum, Mrs. Henry C. Silsbee, and Miss Eleanor Diven, all of Elmira. George M. Diven was the eldest son of Gen. Alexander S. Diven, who was born west of Watkins in 1809, and whose father was Capt. John Diven, a soldier of the Revolution. The remains of this pioneer are buried in the County Line Ground, and the homestead is to the westward of the burial place, and still owned by the family. The deceased was graduated from Hamilton College in 1857, and admitted to the practice of law in 1861. For many years he was attorney for the Erie Railroad Company, and also for the Northern Central and LeHigh Valley Railroad Companies.
George M. Diven, for many years a member of prominence of the Bar of Elmira, died in that city Feb. 3, 1909, at the age of 74 years. He is survived by four sons, of who two, Alexander S. and Eugene are lawyers, and for some years have been partners of their father. Two others sons are Alden and Lewis. There is one other brother, John M. Diven, of Charleston, SC, and three sisters, Mrs. Emerson H. Liscum, Mrs. Henry C. Silsbee, and Miss Eleanor Diven, all of Elmira. George M. Diven was the eldest son of Gen. Alexander S. Diven, who was born west of Watkins in 1809, and whose father was Capt. John Diven, a soldier of the Revolution. The remains of this pioneer are buried in the County Line Ground, and the homestead is to the westward of the burial place, and still owned by the family. The deceased was graduated from Hamilton College in 1857, and admitted to the practice of law in 1861. For many years he was attorney for the Erie Railroad Company, and also for the Northern Central and LeHigh Valley Railroad Companies.
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