LaVere Lukens was born on the 3rd of April, 1928 in Pennsylvania. His parents were Frazer LaVere Lukens and Mabel Blanche Gettz.
LaVere at age six.
LaVere married Jacqueline Yvonne Porter on the 25th of November, 1949.
Together they raised three children and saw six grandchildren and five great grandchildren welcomed into the world.[1][2]
One of our favorite Grandpa quotes: "The proper spelling of luck is W-O-R-K."
Timeline
1928 - Birth of LaVere Lukens.
1940 - Father, Fraizer LaVere Lukens passed away at age 44 years, 6 months and 24 days old.
1949 - Marriage to Jacqueline Yvonne Porter.
1980 - Moved from Portland to Happy Valley, Oregon.
Genealogical Proof Standard
The 1940 United States Census lists 12 year old son Laverre Lukens living with his parents Laverre (age 43) and Mabel (age 49) Lukens in Pennsylvania.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ8Y-6DF : 15 March 2018), Laverre Lukens in household of Laverre Lukens, Haverford Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 23-94, sheet 23A, line 23, family 532, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3492.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ8Y-6DF : 15 March 2018), Laverre Lukens in household of Laverre Lukens, Haverford Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 23-94, sheet 23A, line 23, family 532, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3492.
"United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2MM8-5Z5 : 23 May 2014), L Lukens, Residence, Portland, Oregon, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
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