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SOURCE: History of St. Clair County, Mich.
        A. T. Andreas & Co., Chicago - 1883
        
   [Page 554]
   
           THOMAS A. ALVERSON, of the firm of Dunford & Alverson,
         ship builders, is a native of Wyoming County, N.Y., and
         was born August 7, 1844; his parents came to Oakland
         County, Mich., in 1845; he attended school and after-
         ward began learning the trade of ship carpenter.  He was
         foreman for Charles Mears, and was also foreman for Rust,
         King & Co., at Saginaw.  He came to Port Huron in 1874, 
         and was foreman of Fitzgerald's shipyard between two and
         three years; then engaged in business with his present
         partner; they employ from 100 to 200 men at certain sea-
         sons of the year.  In 1879, he married Miss MARY HANNAH
         TRAVIS, a native of Canada; they have one son, Homer.  Mr.
         Alverson's father is eighty-three years of age, and his
         mother seventy-three years of age; are both living with
         him.
         
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