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Pearl DeVere

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Pearl DeVere

Birth
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Death
5 Jun 1897 (aged 37)
Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Burial
Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Plot
Block A Row 009 Plot 013
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Pearl DeVere was Cripple Creek's most famous madam. Proprietress of the Old Homestead, Pearl ran her brothel with the utmost class and decorum. References and credit checks were prerequisites to patronize the Old Homestead, where only the best in poker, liquor, cigars, meals and entertainment were served. Pearl died of a morphine overdose after one her famous Saturday night soirees. Her funeral procession made it's way right up Bennett Avenue, the city's main street. Pearl was so respected that she was the only known prostitute to merit burial allowed inside Mt. Pisgah Cemetery (Bio by J. MacKell).
Pearl DeVere was Cripple Creek's most famous madam. Proprietress of the Old Homestead, Pearl ran her brothel with the utmost class and decorum. References and credit checks were prerequisites to patronize the Old Homestead, where only the best in poker, liquor, cigars, meals and entertainment were served. Pearl died of a morphine overdose after one her famous Saturday night soirees. Her funeral procession made it's way right up Bennett Avenue, the city's main street. Pearl was so respected that she was the only known prostitute to merit burial allowed inside Mt. Pisgah Cemetery (Bio by J. MacKell).

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  • Created by: J. MacKell
  • Added: Apr 9, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5351416/pearl-devere: accessed ), memorial page for Pearl DeVere (Oct 1859–5 Jun 1897), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5351416, citing Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by J. MacKell (contributor 46478473).