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1840 - 1914 (73 years)
1793 - 1868 (75 years)
Birth |
11 Jul 1793 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. |
Died |
24 Nov 1868 |
Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
Buried |
Heydon Cemetery, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
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Father |
William Devin, b. Abt 1752, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Mother |
Martha Mitchell, b. 1762, Colonial Maryland |
Married |
7 Sep 1780 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
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Family |
Margaret West, b. 24 Nov 1803, North Carolina U.S.A. |
Married |
17 Mar 1820 |
Fayettesville, Lincoln, Tennessee U.S.A. |
Children |
| 1. Martha Ann Mitchell Devin, b. 12 Mar 1822, Lincoln County, Tennessee U.S.A. |
| 2. William Marion Devin, b. 26 Feb 1823, Tennessee U.S.A. |
| 3. James Devin, b. 26 Feb 1823, Tennessee U.S.A. |
| 4. Clayton Smith Devin, b. 22 Dec 1825, Lincoln County, Tennessee U.S.A. |
| 5. Anna Sanders Devin, b. 22 Jan 1827, Obion, Tennessee U.S.A. |
| 6. Sarah Jane Devin, b. 14 Oct 1829, Tennessee U.S.A. |
| 7. Mary Elizabeth Devin, b. 23 Apr 1832, Tennessee U.S.A. |
| 8. Joseph Benton Devin, b. 27 Aug 1835, Lincoln County, Tennessee U.S.A. |
| 9. Margaret Adaline Devin, b. 17 Mar 1837, Missouri U.S.A. |
| 10. Patton Mack Devin, b. 10 Feb 1839, Missouri U.S.A. |
| 11. Alfred Harrison Devin, b. 29 Sep 1840, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
| 12. Massa Louisa Devin, b. 23 Feb 1844, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri U.S.A. |
| 13. Parthenia Tennessee Devin, b. 7 Mar 1845, Missouri U.S.A. |
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1803 - 1888 (84 years)
Birth |
24 Nov 1803 |
North Carolina U.S.A. |
Died |
5 Jun 1888 |
Dunnegan, Polk, Missouri U.S.A. |
Buried |
Heydon Cemetery, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
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Father |
James West, b. Abt 1771, North Carolina |
Mother |
Anna Sanders, b. Abt 1775, North Carolina |
Married |
Abt 1791 |
North Carolina U.S.A. |
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Family |
Clayton Devin, b. 11 Jul 1793, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. |
Married |
17 Mar 1820 |
Fayettesville, Lincoln, Tennessee U.S.A. |
Children |
| 1. Martha Ann Mitchell Devin, b. 12 Mar 1822, Lincoln County, Tennessee U.S.A. |
| 2. William Marion Devin, b. 26 Feb 1823, Tennessee U.S.A. |
| 3. James Devin, b. 26 Feb 1823, Tennessee U.S.A. |
| 4. Clayton Smith Devin, b. 22 Dec 1825, Lincoln County, Tennessee U.S.A. |
| 5. Anna Sanders Devin, b. 22 Jan 1827, Obion, Tennessee U.S.A. |
| 6. Sarah Jane Devin, b. 14 Oct 1829, Tennessee U.S.A. |
| 7. Mary Elizabeth Devin, b. 23 Apr 1832, Tennessee U.S.A. |
| 8. Joseph Benton Devin, b. 27 Aug 1835, Lincoln County, Tennessee U.S.A. |
| 9. Margaret Adaline Devin, b. 17 Mar 1837, Missouri U.S.A. |
| 10. Patton Mack Devin, b. 10 Feb 1839, Missouri U.S.A. |
| 11. Alfred Harrison Devin, b. 29 Sep 1840, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
| 12. Massa Louisa Devin, b. 23 Feb 1844, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri U.S.A. |
| 13. Parthenia Tennessee Devin, b. 7 Mar 1845, Missouri U.S.A. |
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1844 - 1926 (82 years)
Birth |
22 Apr 1844 |
Missouri U.S.A. |
Died |
12 Sep 1926 |
Missouri U.S.A. |
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Family |
Alfred Harrison Devin, b. 29 Sep 1840, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
Married |
29 Jan 1861 |
Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
Children |
| 1. Margaret Parthenia Devin, b. 2 Jan 1862, Dunnegan, Polk, Missouri U.S.A. |
| 2. Glaves Alexander Devin, b. 7 Jul 1864, Missouri U.S.A. |
| 3. Columbus Sanders Devin, b. 4 Feb 1867 |
| 4. Sarah Agnes Devin, b. 2 Sep 1868, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
| 5. Minerva Elizabeth Devin, b. 22 Dec 1870, Dunnegan, Polk, Missouri U.S.A. |
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1862 - 1926 (64 years)
Birth |
2 Jan 1862 |
Dunnegan, Polk, Missouri U.S.A. |
Died |
2 May 1926 |
Lostine, Wallowa, Oregon U.S.A. |
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Father |
Alfred Harrison Devin, b. 29 Sep 1840, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
Mother |
Mary Agnes Campbell, b. 22 Apr 1844, Missouri U.S.A. |
Married |
29 Jan 1861 |
Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
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Family |
Govenor Prier Holmes, b. 11 Jan 1859, Carroll County, Arkansas U.S.A. |
Married |
17 Dec 1882 |
Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
Children |
| 1. Alfred Harrison Holmes, b. 8 Aug 1884, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
| 2. Eliza Leoti Holmes, b. 10 Oct 1886, Dunnegan, Polk, Missouri U.S.A. |
| 3. Govenor Prier Holmes, b. 18 Nov 1888 |
| 4. Edna Parthenia Holmes, b. 24 Nov 1890 |
| 5. Andrew Holmes, b. 16 Mar 1894 |
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1864 - 1915 (51 years)
Birth |
7 Jul 1864 |
Missouri U.S.A. |
Died |
28 Dec 1915 |
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Father |
Alfred Harrison Devin, b. 29 Sep 1840, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
Mother |
Mary Agnes Campbell, b. 22 Apr 1844, Missouri U.S.A. |
Married |
29 Jan 1861 |
Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
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Family |
Lucy F. Brown, b. Jan 1866, Missouri U.S.A. |
Married |
12 May 1884 |
Children |
| 1. Cora Mabel Devin, b. 7 Apr 1885, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
| 2. Mary Eliza Devin, b. 20 May 1886, Missouri U.S.A. |
| 3. James Harrison Devin, b. 19 Jan 1897, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
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1867 - 1893 (26 years)
Birth |
4 Feb 1867 |
Died |
5 Dec 1893 |
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Father |
Alfred Harrison Devin, b. 29 Sep 1840, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
Mother |
Mary Agnes Campbell, b. 22 Apr 1844, Missouri U.S.A. |
Married |
29 Jan 1861 |
Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
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1868 - 1946 (77 years)
Birth |
2 Sep 1868 |
Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
Died |
1946 |
Springfield, Missouri |
Buried |
Dunnegan Cemetery Polk County, Missouri |
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Father |
Alfred Harrison Devin, b. 29 Sep 1840, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
Mother |
Mary Agnes Campbell, b. 22 Apr 1844, Missouri U.S.A. |
Married |
29 Jan 1861 |
Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
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Family |
John Wesley Ayres, b. Jan 1867, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
Married |
30 Dec 1890 |
Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
Children |
| 1. Annie Golden Ayres, b. 8 Jan 1892, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
| 2. Elmer Lester Ayres, b. 26 Dec 1897, Polk County, Missouri |
| 3. Leland Wesley Ayres, b. 16 Oct 1900, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
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1870 - 1944 (73 years)
Birth |
22 Dec 1870 |
Dunnegan, Polk, Missouri U.S.A. |
Died |
9 Apr 1944 |
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Father |
Alfred Harrison Devin, b. 29 Sep 1840, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
Mother |
Mary Agnes Campbell, b. 22 Apr 1844, Missouri U.S.A. |
Married |
29 Jan 1861 |
Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
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Family |
Harlan Melvin Hammons, b. 10 Apr 1877, Missouri U.S.A. |
Married |
7 Feb 1897 |
Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
Children |
| 1. Melvin Devin Hammons, b. 26 Nov 1897, Missouri U.S.A. |
| 2. Willard Clayton Hammons, b. 19 Sep 1901, Missouri U.S.A. |
| 3. Agnes Lee Hammons, b. 7 Oct 1903, Missouri U.S.A. |
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Name |
Alfred Harrison Devin |
Born |
29 Sep 1840 |
Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
27 Jan 1914 |
Person ID |
I68 |
My Reynolds Line | Descendants of James Mitchell |
Last Modified |
7 Feb 2013 |
Father |
Clayton Devin, b. 11 Jul 1793, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. , d. 24 Nov 1868, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. (Age 75 years) |
Mother |
Margaret West, b. 24 Nov 1803, North Carolina U.S.A. , d. 5 Jun 1888, Dunnegan, Polk, Missouri U.S.A. (Age 84 years) |
Married |
17 Mar 1820 |
Fayettesville, Lincoln, Tennessee U.S.A. |
Family ID |
F7 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Mary Agnes Campbell, b. 22 Apr 1844, Missouri U.S.A. , d. 12 Sep 1926, Missouri U.S.A. (Age 82 years) |
Married |
29 Jan 1861 |
Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. |
Children |
| 1. Margaret Parthenia Devin, b. 2 Jan 1862, Dunnegan, Polk, Missouri U.S.A. , d. 2 May 1926, Lostine, Wallowa, Oregon U.S.A. (Age 64 years) |
| 2. Glaves Alexander Devin, b. 7 Jul 1864, Missouri U.S.A. , d. 28 Dec 1915 (Age 51 years) |
| 3. Columbus Sanders Devin, b. 4 Feb 1867, d. 5 Dec 1893 (Age 26 years) |
| 4. Sarah Agnes Devin, b. 2 Sep 1868, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. , d. 1946, Springfield, Missouri (Age 77 years) |
| 5. Minerva Elizabeth Devin, b. 22 Dec 1870, Dunnegan, Polk, Missouri U.S.A. , d. 9 Apr 1944 (Age 73 years) |
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Last Modified |
9 May 2012 |
Family ID |
F198 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Census:
1860 Polk Co MO book p 14
1870 Polk Co MO book p 100
1880 Polk Co MO book p 15
1900 Polk Co Mo Campbell Twp, ED 123 Sh 3, L 22
1910 Polk Co MO ED 143, Sh 8, p 80A......
MILITARY: Union: Corp Co D, 26 EM, 1861 - Dec 1861: 4
mos 17 days
!MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO B-88
Buried Dunnegan Cemetery; Cem. Dir. of Polk Co MO
!NAME:Obituary for Alfred Harrison Devin, Devin, Alfred
Harrison: obituary, A. H. Devin
A. H. Devin the subject of this
sketch was born Sept. 29, 1840 in
Polk County about three miles
northwest of Bolivar. Died at his
home in Dunnegan Jan. 27, 1914
at 4:12 p.m. aged 73 years, 3
months and 27 days. He profess-
ed faith in Christ about 35 years
ago and united with the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church. He
lived a devoted Christian life, be-
ing true and loyal to his church.
He died in the triumphs of a
living faith in Christ.
He married Miss Mary Camp-
bell on Jan.29th 1861. If he had
lived two more days they would
have been married 53 years. To
this union were born five children
four of whom are living. Their
names are Mrs. Margaret Holmes,
Flora Organ, G. A. Devin of
Dunnegan, Mo, C. S. Devin who
died about 20 years ago, Mrs.
Sarah A. Ayres of Humansville,
Mo, and Mrs. Mineva E. Ham-
mons of Dunnegan, Mo. He was
one of the oldest and most respect-
ed citizens of this county.
He had been in the merchandise
business at Dunnegan about 25
Years and was able to take care of
his store all this time until two
weeks before he died. He was
taken with lagrippe about three
Weeks ago on the night of Jan. 20
at 11 o’clock, had a paralytic
stroke after which he lived 8 days
never being able to speak but was
sensible to every thing that was
said in his hearing and recognize-
ing every one who came to see
him until the last.
Politically he was a democrat.
had helped to assess this county
ten times, taught school a number
of years before, during and after
the civil war. A number of menu
and women can call to mind their
school days when he was their
teacher. He had been Notary
Public for 30 years, his work and
advice will be greatly missed for
he never advised any one to do
anything wrong or that would get
them in trouble.
He was devoted to his family
and ever looking after their in-
terest. For many years yet to
come his good works will follow
after him and be remembered by
many people.
Funeral services were held at
the C. P. church Wednesday at
2 p.m. by the pastor Rev. Baker
after which the remains were laid
to rest in the Dunnegan cemetery
to await the resurrection morn.
â€Blessed are they who die in the
Lord and their works do follow
them.â€
!NAME:J.B. & C.S. Devin Affidavit, J.B. & C.S. Devin
Affidavit, Filed 24.December.1868 in Polk County, Missouri
!NAME:Will of Clayton Devin, Devin, Clayton: Will,
[page 1] Clayton
Devin [Lo] Will Box 71 202 Filed Dec
24 AD 1868 JB Burros Clk [page
2] In the name of God, Amen, I Clayton
Devin of the County of Polk and State of Missouri being
in the Seventy sixth year of my age and a very
feeble State of health being con- scious of the
uncertainty of life and Certainty of death at the same
time according to my own apprehensions of Sound
mind and being anxious to make a suitable desposition
of my real and personal estate do make ordain and
delare this to be my last will and testament. 1st
It is my will that after my decease that all my debts
and the expenses of my funeral be paid and
discharged by my executor herein after named and
appointed out of my estate as soon as conveniently
may be I leave the charges of my funeral to the
descretion of my ex- ecutor. 2nd I give devise and
dispose of my estate both real and personal save
what may be necessary for the pay- ment of my just
debts and funeral expenses in the following manner
To wit, I give and bequeath unto [page
3] my beloved wife Margaret Devin all of my
personal estate such as money or the proceeds of notes
or stock such as cattle horses and sheep and hogs
house hold and kitchen furniture and farming utensils
to have and enjoy and dispose of as she may think
proper to her own use and benefit during her natural
life after her decease to be disposed of as
hereinafter mentioned together with my personal estate
I give and bequeath unto my said wife the following
described land compris- ing the homestead to wit the
West half of the Southwest quar- ter section So
thirty four (34) and East half of of South West
quarter and South West quarter of NorthWest quarter
and South East quarter of North West quarter
Section No Thirty Three (33) of Township No Thirty
four (34) of Range No twenty three (23) The above
described real estate I desire to be sold or vivided as
herinafter mentioned. 3rd It is my desire that the
fol- [page 4] lowing described real
estate be dis- posed of by my executor either by
private or public sale on the most advantagous
terms that he may think fit if not sold by my self
during my life time the proceeds to be given to my
wife Margaret Devin to be enjoyed by her as she may
desire for her own use and benefit as long as she
may live To wit South half of the South West
quar- ter and South East quarter of the South West
quarter of Setion No nine (9) Township No Thirty
four (34) of range No Twenty three and also the
South East quarter of the North West quarter
Section No Twelve (12) Town- Ship No Thirty four 34
of Range No Twenty four (24) 4-- The following
described land I give and bequeath unto the Dev- in
family to remain in common for the use of a burying
ground bounded as follows To wit Beginning and lying
on the East boundary Section Thirty Two 32
Town- Ship Thirty four 34 of Range (23) at a yellow
Stone 36 poles North of the South East corner of
the said Section [Witnynd] by Black oak 12 inches in
diameter 20 [page 5] links North East
to black oak 11 inches in diameter 17 links due West
thence North on a Section line 17 Poles to yellow
Stone West 28 Poles to yellow Stone [Nine] South 17
Poles to yellow Stone [Nine] East 28 poles to The
[begining] [Anlang] 2.56 acres the above des- cribed
land to remain forever the property of the Devins not
to be Sold but to be used by the pub- lic as a
common burying ground 5 After the death of my wife
Margaret Devin it is my desire that the remainder of my
estate after her funeral expenses Shall have been
paid be disposed of as follows To wit I give and
bequeath to my Son William M Devin the Sum of five
dollars. I give and bequest to my daughter Ama S.
Wilson five dollars I give and bequeath to my
daughter Margaret A. Chitty the Sum of five
dollars. [a page seems to be
missing] [page 6] 9th After the
above [legacies] have been paid to gather with the
expenses of administration The residue of my estate
both real and personal I [disise] may be equally
divided if can be if cannot be then the real
es- tate to be Sold and proceeds together with
personal estate be divided between the following named
legal heirs of my body or their legal
repre- sentatives, to wit, Clayton S. Devin, Joseph
B. Devin, Alfred H. Devin, Martha M. Heydon, Sarah
J. Thompson, Mary E. Pickering Massa L. Hughes
Parthenial T Frieze Share and Share alike In
order that the provisions of this my last will and
Testament may be carried out I constitute and
appoint Alfred H. Devin my ex- ecutor hereby revoking
all former wills by me made. In witness whereof I
have hereunto set my hand this 14th day of October
1868 [Atuge] Clayton ^his X mark^ Devin
<\p> A. Signed and declared by the above named
Clayton Devin to be his last Will and testament in the
[page 7] presence of us who at his
request and in his presence have subscribed our
names as witnesses thereto. George W. Russell Thomas
H. Russell Alexander Millikin State of Missouri
County of Polk Be it remembered that on this
the 24 day of December AD 1868, an Instrument of
writing Proporting to be the last Will of Clayton
Divin Deceased was exhibited to the undersigned J.B.
Burros clerk of the County Court [beler/E] to be
proven and the Same was rejected for want of
proof. J B Burros Clk
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