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John Tivis and America Church

Re: John Tivis and America Church descendants

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 6:55PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Tivis
Hello. I think I can help you in the forward direction of this family if it is, indeed, the Tivis family that I am related to (by marriage). From George Ethan Tivis (and Lillian) forward. His daughter, Dorothy, recently died (July 13, 2011). She was my step mother. GE Tivis' other child was Bernadine, whose death preceded Dorothy's in 2007.

Dorothy was a well-known Vogue model. Very interesting life. Let me know if any of this is interesting to those interested in Tivis of Nebraska, North and South Dakota.

barbara horwitz esmark

Re: John Tivis and America Church descendants

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 9:43PM GMT
Classification: Query
Barbara:
My mother was Dorothy's first cousin, the daughter of George's youngest brother, Charlie. Did Dorothy ever mention her brothers? George and Lillian's first born was George William Tivis, born in Fargo July 3, 1918, and lived 16 days. Lillian's obituary said that she had had two sons; I assume the other one also died in infancy, but can not find any information about him. Did Dorothy mention them? I remember seeing Dorothy's Maiden Form Bra ad in the early 1950s. That was such a popular series. Didn't Dorothy keep a scrap book? If you could give me a citation for it, I can make a copy at our local library. Something I would like to have. Thanks.
Derral R. Herbst

Re: John Tivis and America Church descendants

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 11:53PM GMT
Classification: Query
hello. no, dorothy never mentioned her brothers. this is so interesting. i have many pictures of her and can send you some. i do have the bra advert (i won the election in my maidenform bra) and can scan and send to you. i also have some items from the store in tivis - "tivis sells everything."

this all may take a few weeks. i am leaving for a trip for which i have some work to do, but i will send you this stuff and look for any specific family things. bernadine lived here with dorothy and my father for a year or so before moving to CA where she died.

dorothy and my father visited fargo in 2002. he also grew up there - was a football star.

where are you located. let me know if thesenare thing younwant. not sure what you meant as "citation" but i'll check my ad copy and see what magazine/year/issue it might have been in. best to you - barbara
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