Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-05
MRS. ALVIN F. DAVIS REUNITED
WITH PARENT SHE SUP
POSED WAS DEAD.
FAMILY SEPARATED IN
MARSHALL COUNTY
w. J. Stevens, Now Successful Bust
ness Man Of Spirit Lake, Waiting
Daughter Separated From Him
When She Was Babe = Stevens
Thou oht to Have Psrishsd in Fire.

"CoSSSA NAly, <ndS o'<AAtCi pSAAS
separated from one another for
thirty years. since the daughter was
a babe of one year old. Mrs. Alvin F..
Davis. Of s2s Third street, this city,
was on Monday reunited with her
father w. r. Stevens. who is now .
Spirit Lake business man. For many
years past Mrs. Davis had mourned
her father as dead, and only about
two weeks ago did she learn that he
was living.
1t was q touching scene when this
father and daughter met. Each day
since she located him Mrs. Davis
had been eagerly watching and wait
ing fol. him to come and soc her. But
her baby recollections OF father were
extremely vague and when success
full looking man little past middle
age knocked at her door and asked
for room and board. she Immediately
replied that she had all she could
do to cook for her husband. and re-
ferred him to q regular boarding
house. It was then that the father
made his identity known, and there
.were embraces. explanations and a
few tears. And then followed ac-
counts, Of the long thirty years they
had been separated.
Home Broken Up.
The Stevens home had been in
Marshall county. but when tho
daughter was Just a year old the
home was broken up. the baby going
with the mother. Later the mother
was married again and the father
also unmarried. and in the years that
followed they completely lost trace
Of one another.
II was not until the mother died
and the little girl realised that she
was alone in the world. except Nor
some step relatives. TINT she bsEAn
to look for her father.
Shortly .Rfter the Iroduois: MAeater
f1re III Chicago. word came that the
father had been burned to death In
the fi'e. An aunt sent word that she
herself had identified the body and
buried him. And then tho daughter
esass<l her search, believing. Of
course, that her father was dead.
Net In Fire.
But wasn't dead" ne declared
while comfortably seated In his
daushtsrs coxy home. .In fact, I'm
still very much alive. was In MIN.
nesct,t at the time Of the llroquSsS
Theatsr Afesand have no ide1, 81 HON
'thsy ,souid have buried ismy place.
After my second wife, :diSA Is be,
gan TO look for my littIs giris he
continued. Last year. I*eams sthfn
MarslA1l county. whsrS fcui kOsnS
used 70 be, ana inquired. Tor hars
They told me she was living ia web
stsr city. but when came here md
made INQUIRIES I could find no trace
Of hs.-. During that time Mrs. Dsvis
was An Waterloo.1 No one seemed "a
know her. ] loft word with an at.
torns!, In Marshailtown. however,
that ]. would be willing 70 pay most
any Ir1oes 4fshe could locate my
dasisfltsk. add It was thru this at
torne;V that We finally found one
another
4 4step-sister Of Mrs. Davis, living
n larsAantonn, heard Of the search,
secuJsd The fksheY's address at Spirit
Lake md wrote Mrs. Davis.
Attic somewhat skeptical. the
daughter wrote to Spirit Lake, and
In return received n letter giving
1amesl and dates which could leave
no doubt in her mind that she had
really located her father. And 20 the
happy reunion took place.
Mr.. Stevens Il In business In Spirit
Lake and win return to that place.
But now that We have found one
another. I told father II he wouldn't
stay with me would 90 and live
with him - soon - possibly cam
1fR Davis declares,