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1871 - 1959 (87 years)
1822 - 1914 (92 years)
Birth |
14 Aug 1822 |
Henry County, Virginia |
Died |
30 Aug 1914 |
Oxford, Granville, North Carolina U.S.A. |
Buried |
Elmwood Cemetery Oxford, North Carolina |
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Father |
James Devin, b. 15 May 1781, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Mother |
Temperance Cox, b. 22 Sep 1791 |
Married |
19 Feb 1811 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. |
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Family 1 |
Cynthia Rhodes Herndon, b. 1816, North Carolina U.S.A. |
Married |
26 Jan 1848 |
Granville County, North Carolina U.S.A. |
Children |
| 1. Ella Rhodes Devin, b. 10 Feb 1852, Granville County, North Carolina U.S.A. |
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Family 2 |
Mary Ann Transou, b. 8 Jun 1836, Forsyth, North Carolina U.S.A. |
Married |
22 Aug 1860 |
Forsyth, North Carolina U.S.A. |
Children |
| 1. Anna May Devin, b. 9 Feb 1864, Granville, North Carolina U.S.A. |
| 2. Sarah Devin, b. 21 Aug 1868, Granville, North Carolina U.S.A. |
| 3. William Augustus Devin, b. 12 Jul 1871, Oxford, Granville, North Carolina U.S.A. |
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1836 - 1930 (93 years)
Birth |
8 Jun 1836 |
Forsyth, North Carolina U.S.A. |
Died |
1 Jan 1930 |
North Carolina U.S.A. |
Buried |
Elmwood Cemetery Oxford, North Carolina |
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Father |
Solomon Transou |
Mother |
Sarah Loesch |
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Family |
Robert Ira Devin, b. 14 Aug 1822, Henry County, Virginia |
Married |
22 Aug 1860 |
Forsyth, North Carolina U.S.A. |
Children |
| 1. Anna May Devin, b. 9 Feb 1864, Granville, North Carolina U.S.A. |
| 2. Sarah Devin, b. 21 Aug 1868, Granville, North Carolina U.S.A. |
| 3. William Augustus Devin, b. 12 Jul 1871, Oxford, Granville, North Carolina U.S.A. |
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1879 - 1958 (78 years)
Birth |
10 Nov 1879 |
Norfolk, Virginia |
Died |
10 Jun 1958 |
Greenville, North Carolina |
Buried |
Elmwood Cemetery, Greenville County, North Carolina |
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Family |
William Augustus Devin, b. 12 Jul 1871, Oxford, Granville, North Carolina U.S.A. [2] |
Married |
29 Nov 1899 |
North Carolina U.S.A. |
Children |
| 1. William Augustus Devin, Jr, b. 21 May 1904, North Carolina U.S.A. |
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1904 - 1981 (76 years)
Birth |
21 May 1904 |
North Carolina U.S.A. |
Died |
26 Mar 1981 |
Silver Spring, Montgomery, Maryland U.S.A. |
Buried |
Gate Of Heaven Cemetery Silver Spring, Maryland |
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Father |
William Augustus Devin, b. 12 Jul 1871, Oxford, Granville, North Carolina U.S.A. |
Mother |
Virginia Hunter Bernard, b. 10 Nov 1879, Norfolk, Virginia |
Married |
29 Nov 1899 |
North Carolina U.S.A. |
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Family |
Margaret Peyton Jarboe, b. 1 Nov 1909, Greensboro, North Carolina U.S.A. |
Married |
30 Apr 1935 |
Greensboro, North Carolina U.S.A. |
Children |
| 1. Living |
| 2. Living |
| 3. Living |
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Name |
William Augustus Devin |
Born |
12 Jul 1871 |
Oxford, Granville, North Carolina U.S.A. |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
18 Feb 1959 |
Person ID |
I89 |
My Reynolds Line | Descendants of James Mitchell |
Last Modified |
15 Nov 2018 |
Father |
Robert Ira Devin, b. 14 Aug 1822, Henry County, Virginia , d. 30 Aug 1914, Oxford, Granville, North Carolina U.S.A. (Age 92 years) |
Mother |
Mary Ann Transou, b. 8 Jun 1836, Forsyth, North Carolina U.S.A. , d. 1 Jan 1930, North Carolina U.S.A. (Age 93 years) |
Married |
22 Aug 1860 |
Forsyth, North Carolina U.S.A. |
Family ID |
F12 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Virginia Hunter Bernard, b. 10 Nov 1879, Norfolk, Virginia , d. 10 Jun 1958, Greenville, North Carolina (Age 78 years) |
Married |
29 Nov 1899 |
North Carolina U.S.A. |
Children |
| 1. William Augustus Devin, Jr, b. 21 May 1904, North Carolina U.S.A. , d. 26 Mar 1981, Silver Spring, Montgomery, Maryland U.S.A. (Age 76 years) |
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Last Modified |
14 Nov 2018 |
Family ID |
F13 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Census:
1880 Granville Co NC Oak Hill Twp p 465 w/parents
1900 Granville Co NC, Oxford Twp, ED 59, Sh 19 (age = 27)
1910 Granville Co NC, Oxford Twp, ED 85, Sh 19 (age = 37)
1920 Granville Co NC, Oxford Twp, S. Oxford, ED 119, Sh 9
(Judge)
Grade Schools in Granville Co NC
Old Horner Military School, Oxford, NC 1887
College at Wakeforest for three years
Graduated University of North Carolina Law School 1894
US National Guard 1901-1907 Captain
Served on Staff of Governor Locke Craig with rank of Major
1894-1899 Internal Revenue Service Greensboro NC
Private law practice
1903-1909 Served as Mayor of hometown
1914-1935 Appointed Judge Superior Court
Relected 1922 and 1930 Resigned to accept new post
1936-1951 Appointed Assoc Justice Reelected in 1944
1951 Appointed Chief Justice
Refer to News and Observer article Raleigh, NC, Sunday
Morning, 10 Jan 1954
!NAME:William Augustus Devin Biography; "A Manual of North
Carolina", Devin, William Augustus: biography, Connor,
Robert Digges Wimberly (editor), Raleigh: E. M. Uzzell &
Co., State Printer, 1913., [A Manual of North Carolina
Issued by the North Carolina Historical Commission for the
Use of the Members of the General Assembly Session 1913.]
[page 290]
WILLIAM AUGUSTUS DEVIN, Democrat, Representative from
Granville County, was born in Granville County, July 12,
1871. Son of Robert I. and Mary Transou Devin. Educated at
Horner Military School, 1883-1886; Wake Forest College,
1886-1889. Vice president Literary Society; marshal; member
baseball and football teams; K. A. Greek Letter Fraternity.
University Law School, 1892-1893. Ghimghoul Society.
Lawyer. Member Granville Commercial Club; member Board
Graded School Trustees, Oxford, 1901; Mayor of Oxford,
1903-1909; member Board Town Commissioners, 1909-1910;
chairman County Democratic Executive Committee, 1910;
chairman County Board Elections, 1906-1908. Representative
in the General Assembly, 1911. Captain Company E, Third
Infantry, N. C. N. G., 1901-1906. Fraternal order: I. O. O.
F., 1900. Baptist; member missionary committee, deacon.
Delivered number of addresses on Layman's Missionary
Movement during 1910-1911. Married. November 29, 1899, Miss
Virginia Bernard. One child. Address: Oxford, N. C.
[History of NC Assembly], page 290
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