Los Angeles County CA Archives Biographies.....Devore, Walter E. 1877 - 
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Author: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908)

    WALTER E. DEVORE, leading merchant and influential citizen of Ocean Park, in
Santa Monica, is a native of Clay City, Ill., and was born January 15th, 1856.
His father, Jerre Devore, was a well to do farmer. Mr. Devore lived on the farm
until about twenty-five years of age, then went to Springfield, Mo., where, for
five years, he held a position as salesman in a furniture store, and acquired a
thorough knowledge of the business. From Springfield, he went to Denver, Colo.,
where he remained seven years and was manager for the firm of Lunt & Company,
Furniture. In 1896 he became a resident of Santa Monica and held responsible
positions with the mercantile house of G. Knesel and later with the old house of
Jackson Brothers. In 1902 he associated himself with Chauncey B. Petis, under
the firm name of Devore & Petis, and opened a store on Main Street In 1904 they
moved to their present quarters on Pier Avenue, in Ocean Park, Santa Monica, and
they have built up an extensive business in furniture, hardware and general
household equipment, having the most complete stock in their line in this
section of the state, outside of Los Angeles. In 1908 the furniture stock was
segregated from the hardware stock, materially enlarged, and installed in
spacious double store quarters opposite the original store on Pier Avenue.

    Mr. Devore married in his native town, Miss Ivan Nicholson. She was born,
reared and educated in Clay County, Ill., where they were youthful friends. Mr.
and Mrs. Devore have one child, a daughter, Burnsie E., born in Denver,
Colorado. Mr. Devore has for five years been a member of the Santa Monica City
Board of Education, is now first president of the Board under the Freeholders
Charter and makes a most efficient presiding officer. He is counted among Santa
Monica's most substantial citizens.


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Ingersoll's century history, Santa Monica Bay cities: prefaced with a brief
history of the state of California, a condensed history of Los Angeles County,
1542 to 1908: supplemented with an encyclopedia of local biography and
embellished with views of historic landmarks and portraits of representative
people.

Los Angeles: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908)


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