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Individual Record for: Oscar Bevans (male)

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His parents lived in Des Moines, Iowa until they moved to Medicine Lodge, Barbour Co. Kansas in 1880. In 1889 they came to Stevenson.

Oscar Bevans was a laborer, and lived at Stevenson. It seems that the marriage of Oscar Bevens to Martha McKinnon, his third, was not happy. He was described by ancestors as drinking heavily and often being irresponsible. The obituaries of this c ouple do not mention each other. Oscar and Martha Bevens had no children.

Oscar Bevens death was caused by smoking and drinking in bed. He fell asleep and his burning cigarette caught the house on fire. He was severely burned while trying to escape out of a bedroom window and died within a few moments after being rescue d. Only two months before his previous house had burned down for the same reasons.

SKAMANIA COUNTY PIONEER, 9 January 1942, Pioneer Resident Trapped by Flames, Burned to Death, Body of Oscar Bevens Pulled from Window of Doomed House by Neighbor, "Pulled from his blazing home after his clothing had been burned from his body, th e body of Oscar Bevans was found lifeless by fireman who reached the scene early Tuesday morn to extinguish the flames and leave a charred mass where the two room house had stood. Bevans a pioneer resident of Stevenson had lived alone in the plac e ever since losing a similar house by fire 2 months ago. The house owned by E. R. Swain is located less than 200 ft. from the Columbia River. The flames were discovered by neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Easley, and before summoning the firemen Eas ley went across the street to find the entire front part of the place held in flames. Going around the house, he discovered Bevans, who was leaning out of a rear window, too far gone to make sound, but apparently still struggling to extricate hims elf. Easley dragged him from the house but could not lift him enough to take him from the flames. According to Easley and Coroner R. M. Wright who came to the scene, Bevans body was badly blistered and showed indication of having been badly burne d before he could reach the window from which he hoped to make his escape. The entrance to the house was from the front room and his chances of escape from a trip were limited. Fireman ran a line of hose for a block to reach the house but succeede d only in saving the frame work and part of the roof and siding. The 30 mile east wind which was blowing handicapped the fireman and considering the start which the blaze had before they arrived their work was considered almost a miracle. The Gard ner undertaking ambulance was called and Bevans body was taken to the undertaking parlors. Mrs. Bevans was the son of a Skamania Co. pioneer family, his parents being Mr. and Mrs. William Bevans. They located in this area in 1889. The father passi ng away a year later. The family remained here several years, when the mother passed away. The children of Oscar Bevans are Raymond Bevens of Lowden, Washington, a daughter Miss Della Bevens of Spokane and Mrs. Laura Warner, whose present addres s was not known, and Herman Bevens, deceased. There were four grandchildren as follows: Norma and Carmen, daughters of Herman Bevans and Debora and Lois, daughters of Raymond Bevans. Oscar Bevans was born in Kansas on May 8, 1875. He came to thi s county with his parents and resided in or near Stevenson since his arrival. He was a competent woodsman, but during recent years, he busied himself with odd jobs, continuing to make his home alone since the death of his wife. One brother and tw o sisters survive the deceased. They are Mrs. Nora Nix, Stevenson; Bruce Bevans, Portland and Mrs. Katherine McDonald of California. Funeral Services were held from the Gardner Chapel yesterday afternoon."

correspondence:
Gordon Emerick: WW1 Registration for Oscar Bevans take Sep 12, 1918,
where in was listed as an inmate in the Walla Walla Prison. I've never
been able to find him in the 1920/30 census either.

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