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James Harrison Devin

Male 1839 - 1920  (80 years)


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  • Name James Harrison Devin 
    Born 26 Nov 1839  Posey County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 Aug 1920  Mound City, Linn County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Forest Hill Cemetery Kansas City, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I1208  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 12 Jun 2020 

    Father James Devin,   b. 9 Jun 1794, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1844, Gibson County, Indiana U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Hannah Chapman,   b. 24 May 1802, Warren County, Kentucky U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1873, Gibson County, Indiana U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 5 Feb 1818  Gibson County, Indiana U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F345  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Stallings,   b. Abt 1849, Illinois U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1883  (Age 34 years) 
    Children 
     1. James C Devin,   b. 10 Feb 1871, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1940, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     2. May Hannah Devin,   b. Abt 1873, Council Grove, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1907, Osawatomie, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
    Last Modified 9 May 2012 
    Family ID F1039  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nancy Virginia 'Nannie' Alexander,   b. 13 Mar 1868, Mound City, Linn County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1938, Mound City, Linn County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 5 Mar 1885  Mound City, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1900 census shows James Devin married to Nancy Alexander.
    Children 
     1. Harrison Edgar Devin,   b. 4 Dec 1885, Mound City, Linn County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1954, Kansas City, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     2. Don Smith Devin,   b. 25 Mar 1889, Mound City, Linn County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1953, Mendocino, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     3. Cordelia Devin,   b. 4 Feb 1895, Mound City, Linn County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1979, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     4. Watson A. Devin,   b. 16 Jan 1898, Kansas U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1984, Kansas U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Last Modified 13 Jun 2020 
    Family ID F1040  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    James Harrison Devin-Obit     		James Harrison Devin-Obit
    Mound City Republic
    Sep 9, 1920
    Mary Devin-Obit     		Mary Devin-Obit
    Council Grove Republican
    Aug 31, 1883
    Devin-Alexander Marriage    		Devin-Alexander Marriage
    Linn County Republic
    Mar 6, 1885
    Nancy Virginia Devin Elliott-Obit     		Nancy Virginia Devin Elliott-Obit
    The Kansas City Times
    Mar 25, 1938

  • Notes 
    • !Miscellaneous: Held several county offices. Was State
      Representative in 1838.
      He and sister Sara Devin Hannah died with
      "black tongue."

      Note: the information is listed on page 38 of
      Devin-Dessa book.
      Census:
      1850 Gibson Co IN Patoka Twp p 2 w/mother
      1860 Gibson Co IN Patoka Twp p 1068 w/mother
      1870 Linn Co KS p 69
      1880 Morris Co KS Soundex: ED 123 or 133 Sh 20
      1900 Linn Co KS Soundex: ED 114 Sh 7

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109857313/james-harrison-devin.
      Pvt James Harrison Devin
      Birth: 26 Nov 1839
      Posey County, Indiana
      Death: 24 Aug 1920 (aged 80)
      Mound City, Linn County, Kansas
      Burial: Forest Hill Cemetery
      Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri


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