Individual Details

Paul STEVENS

(10 Apr 1946 - 20 Sep 2002)

Paul is of Latvian background, was born in Germany, grew up in
England, and later moved to Canada and then the United States of
America.

    Events

    Birth10 Apr 1946Merbeck, Germany
    Marriage24 Nov 1982Janet Louise WALL
    Death20 Sep 2002AZ
    Emigration??1950s??Great Britain and later to Canada
    Immigration?? 1960s??to United States from Canada

    Families

    SpouseJanet Louise WALL (1947 - )

    Notes

    Birth

    Paul Stevens was born in a refugee camp in Germany where his parents had fled from Latvia when the Russians were invading. His birth name was Pauls Sihgailis. He took the name Stevens because he had heard the name and liked it.
    Paul's older brother and a twin were also born in the refugee camp. Both died there during an epidemic of disease, either tuberculosis or diphtheria.

    Marriage

    Paul had been married previously and had two sons by that marriage.

    Death

    Paul was in apparent good health until 11 days before his death. He was diagnosed with Wilson's granulomatosis which was the cause of his death.

    Emigration

    Paul's family emigrated from the refugee camp in Germany to Great Britain and lived there for several years. Paul received his early education there.
    Later, the family emigrated to Canada.

    Immigration

    Paul came to the U.S. without papers. His parents had not taken British citizenship when the family lived in Great Britain so Paul was, literally, a man without a country. In 1988 he became a citizen of the United States. He was always very grateful for the country to which he now belonged.

    Endnotes

    1. Mary Frances NEIDERHISER Allen, compiler, "Rudolph Neiderhiser family"; ancestral file number(s), Ancestral File, Family History Library [FHL], Salt Lake City, Utah, pg 18, handwritten note.

    2. Janet WALL stevens, cousin, , Salt Fork State Park, Lore City OH, personal conversation by Bruce Rosenberger, 1 August 2013; verbal; informal, privately held by Bruce E. Rosenberger, , 2013. comments have been recorded from memory; no recording made. Paul Stevens was the husband of Janet WALL Stevens.

    3. Mary Frances NEIDERHISER Allen, compiler, "Rudolph Neiderhiser family"; ancestral file number(s), Ancestral File, Family History Library [FHL], Salt Lake City, Utah, pg 18, handwritten note.

    4. Janet WALL Stevens, cousin of interviewer; wife of interview subject, , Salt Fork State Park, Lore Cioty OH, conversation by Bruce Rosenberger, 1 August 2013; informal conversation, privately held by Bruce E. Rosenberger, , 2013. data recorded from memory; interview was not recorded.

    5. Janet WALL Stevens, cousin of interviewer; wife of interview subject, , Salt Fork State Park, Lore City OH, conversation by Bruce Rosenberger, 1 August 2013; informal conversation, privately held by Bruce E. Rosenberger, , 2013. data recorded from memory; interview was not recorded.

    6. Janet WALL Stevens, cousin, , Salt Fork State Park, Lore City OH, informal conversation by Bruce Rosenberger, 1 August 2013; verbal; informal, privately held by Bruce E. Rosenberger, , 2013. data is from memory; conversation was not recorded.

    7. Janet WALL Stevens, cousin of interviewer; wife of subject of interview, , Salt Fork State Park, Lore City OH, conversation by Bruce Rosenberger, 1 August 2013; verbal; informal, privately held by Bruce E. Rosenberger, , 2013. data is recorded from memory; interview was not recorded.