Résumé

Laborer, Colorado Fuel and Iron Company (CF&I), Minnequa Steelworks, 215-225 Canal Street, Pueblo, CO, c. 1917. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: Colorado; Registration County: Pueblo Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, accessed 04/09/2024.)

Principal, E.L. Livers, Master Builder, Seattle, WA, 1953-1960. An advertisement in the Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1954, (p. 843) indicated that Livers was a builder of "general construction, [and did] residential, commercial, large or small jobs, homes to order, churches a specialty." He lived and worked at 1938 West 96th Street in 1954. Livers lived and worked at 10318 3rd Avenue NW, Seattle, between 1956 and 1960, at least. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1956, p. 227 and Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1960, n.p.)

Principal, E.L. Livers, Building Contractor, Gresham, OR, c. 1967.

Relocation

Ernest Leslie Livers was born in Georgetown, KY, on 01/27/1895.

On 06/17/1917, Livers dwelled in Pueblo, CO, where he lived at 1119 West 11th Street. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: Colorado; Registration County: Pueblo Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, accessed 04/09/2024.)

In 1940, Livers lived at 707 West 55th Street in Seattle, and likely worked for a transfer company. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1940, p. 1019.)

By 1956, at least, Liver had moved to a new address, 10318 3rd Avenue NW, Seattle, where he maintained an office and lived. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1959, p. 986.)

At the time of his death, he and Verna lived at 780 NW Bella Vista Drive in Gresham, OR. Livers passed away from a heart attack. As per the OR State Death Index, the architect died at Garibaldi, Tillamook, OR, on 06/26/1968. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Death Records, 1864-1967 Source Information Ancestry.com. Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1971 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2021, accessed 04/09/2024.) He was buried at the Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Lake Forest Park, WA.

Parents

His father was William E. Livers (born 06/04/1859 in IL-d. 01/20/1934 in Belllingham, WA). His mother was Minerva McAllister (born c. 1862 in IL), who raised at least seven children.

Ernest's six siblings included: Katie Livers (born c. 02/1882 in KY), George Livers (born c. 04/1885 in KY), Ira E. Livers (born c. 11/1887 in KY), Benjamin Livers (born c. Dec. 1890 in KY), Willie E. Livers (born c. 03.1893 in KY), and James Livers (born c. 02/1897 in KY).

Spouse

Livers married twice. He wed Mary Belle Irby (born 11/1896 in TN-d. 1938 in Seattle, WA) on 12/23/1916 in Pueblo, CO. Mary Belle died at age 41.

He then wed Verna E. Groves (born 11/20/1901-d. 10/1974 in Bothell, WA)

Children

He and Mary Belle had two children, Charles Lucas Livers (born 06/02/1920-d. 04/09/1980) and Helen Louise Livers Madsen (born 08/30/1924 in Mountainair, NM-d. 09/30/2017 in Marysville, WA).

Biographical Notes

His World War I draft registration card listed Livers as Caucasian, with brown eyes and dark hair. Adding to this highly individualized portrait of the man, he was described as of medium height and weight. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: Colorado; Registration County: Pueblo Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, accessed 04/09/2024.)

SSN: 532-05-5415.