Sponsored by:Sidney Thiessen
David Chris Thiessen
1917 – 1917 Normal Hill Cemetery
Photo added by Sidney Thiessen
- Birth
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Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, USA
- Death
- 10 Mar 1917
Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, USA
- Burial
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Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, USA Add to Map
- Plot
- Division 1, Row 11, Lot 014, Grave 02.
- Memorial ID
- 290514705 View Source
David Chris Thiessen birth certificate shows he was born March 10, 1917; Lewiston, Idaho. 1st born of "Twins." Born alive at 9:00 A.M.
Father is Sidney Sylvester Thiessen (Farmer). Mother is Bessie Irene Slusser (Housewife).
Probably named after his Grandfather, Johann Detlef Christian Thiessen, Americanized to John David Chris Thiessen (AKA: J. D. C. Thiessen)
David Chris Thiessen dies soon after birth. No death certificate found.
His brother, per Certificate of Death; J. D. Thiessen dies "stillborn" on March 10, 1917 at 09:10 A.M.
Burial for all is assumed at the Normal Hill Cemetery, Division 1, Row 11, Lot 014, Grave 02. Sidney Sylvester Thiessen (Father) is buried in Grave 06.
The Purple Butterfly represents a baby that was part of a multiple pregnancy. Symbolically, a purple butterfly can represent transformation, hope and renewal.
Little Snowdrop (Arthur Unknown):
The world may never notice, If a Snowdrop doesn't bloom,
Or even pause to wonder, If the petals fall too soon.
But every life that ever forms, Or ever comes to be,
Touches the world in some small way, For all eternity.
David Chris Thiessen birth certificate shows he was born March 10, 1917; Lewiston, Idaho. 1st born of "Twins." Born alive at 9:00 A.M.
Father is Sidney Sylvester Thiessen (Farmer). Mother is Bessie Irene Slusser (Housewife).
Probably named after his Grandfather, Johann Detlef Christian Thiessen, Americanized to John David Chris Thiessen (AKA: J. D. C. Thiessen)
David Chris Thiessen dies soon after birth. No death certificate found.
His brother, per Certificate of Death; J. D. Thiessen dies "stillborn" on March 10, 1917 at 09:10 A.M.
Burial for all is assumed at the Normal Hill Cemetery, Division 1, Row 11, Lot 014, Grave 02. Sidney Sylvester Thiessen (Father) is buried in Grave 06.
The Purple Butterfly represents a baby that was part of a multiple pregnancy. Symbolically, a purple butterfly can represent transformation, hope and renewal.
Little Snowdrop (Arthur Unknown):
The world may never notice, If a Snowdrop doesn't bloom,
Or even pause to wonder, If the petals fall too soon.
But every life that ever forms, Or ever comes to be,
Touches the world in some small way, For all eternity.
Gravesite Details
Lewiston Normal Hill Cemetery and Arboretum has been in continuous operation since the late 19th Century. There are over 19,000 people buried at the cemetery, which covers more than 40 acres. There is also a State Tree Grove located in the cemetery.
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- Created by: Sidney Thiessen Relative Great-niece/nephew
- Added: 4 Dec 2025
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/290514705/david_chris-thiessen: accessed ), memorial page for David Chris Thiessen (10 Mar 1917–10 Mar 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 290514705, citing Normal Hill Cemetery, Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, USA; Maintained by Sidney Thiessen (contributor 49049940).
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