David Michael McIver

1917 - 1957  (39 years)

• Name	David Michael McIver  [1]
  Birth	10 May 1917	Boston, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 May 1957	Brighton, Massachusetts, USA
  Burial	St. Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA
  Person ID	P1592	The McIver Family Tree
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Charles Hugh McIver,   b. 20 Jan 1881, Hampton, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 24 Feb 1954, Wollaston, Massachusetts, USA (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Annie Eileen O'Brien,   b. 13 Feb 1884, Emerald, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 19 May 1929, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	25 Feb 1908	Boston, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F336	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rufine Estelle Power,   b. 9 Nov 1918, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 8 Feb 1998, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	22 Sep 1940	St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Brighton, Massachusetts, USA
  Children	+ 1. David Michael McIver, Jr,   b. 28 Aug 1941, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 Jan 2024, Stoneham, MA, USA (Age 82 years) + 2. Judith Ann McIver,   b. 26 Feb 1943, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 16 Jan 2007, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA (Age 63 years)   3. Living + 4. Living + 5. Living
  Family ID	F1282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2021

  
  

• Photos

  Photo - Homestead of Charles Hugh McIver Photo (2020) of the homestead of Charles Hugh McIver, located at 94 Howard Avenue, Dorchester (Boston), Massachusetts, USA.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Census - 1940 US Census - Ward 15, Boston, Massachusetts (Sheet 7A) Note: Last member of the family, Gerald McIver, is shown on next page (sheet 7B)
  		Census - 1920 US Census - Ward 17, Boston, Massachusetts
  		Census - 1930 US Census - Ward 13, Boston, Massachusetts
  		Document - David Michael McIver WWII Registration Card
  		Death Record - David Michael McIver Obituary published in The Boston Globe on May 11, 1957. David died suddenly of a heart attack on May 9, 1957.
  		Document - David Michael McIver Application for military headstone.
  		Death Record - David McIver Obituary (long version) published in The Boston Globe on May 10, 1957.
  		Census - 1950 US Census - Boston, Massachusetts (Page 8) David and Rufine are shown on page 8, and the children on page 9.
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone - David and Rufine McIver Located at St. Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA. Plot: Sect VIN19, Lot 399

  
  

• Notes

  David Michael McIver was the fifth child/fifth son born to Eileen O’Brien and Charles Hugh McIver on May 10, 1917 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. David and his brothers helped at their father’s printing business, McIver and Johnson. David continued to assist his father after High School graduation from Dorchester High in 1935. David married Rufine Estelle Power on September 22, 1940 at St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church. Besides working at McIver and Johnson, and teaching both printing and history at Roxbury Memorial High School, he was also in the Massachusetts National Guard, before and during World War II. David was in the process of pursuing a new career with Milton Bradley, in their printing department. However, it was not meant to be. David was stricken with a massive heart attack and died at Roxbury Memorial High School on Thursday May 9, 1957, one day before his fortieth birthday. David was buried at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, West Roxbury Massachusetts. He was a very hard worker, and excellent provider to his wife and family. He had a humorous side of him, and yet was a strict disciplinarian. Rufine never remarried and in a way never got over that fateful day in May 1957. Submitted by Michael T. McIver, Grandson

  
  

• Sources

  [S227958233] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1920; Census Place: Boston Ward 17, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_737; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 427. [S227379003] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915.