Living

Living married Living [Group Sheet]

1. Living
2. Living

Notes:

Sources:
Devin, Oleta Fern HANSEN: Last Will & Testement; dated 13.July.1977.
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! Born May 26, 1933 at the Day Ridge Ranch in Northern Wallawa County.
It was during a season of measles and chicken-pox amoung other family
members. He is the ninth of ten children.

Apparently his birth certificate says he was born at Enterprise which was the
nearest town/city to Day Ridge (where he was actually born) near Flora, Oregon U.S.A..
This information per oldest sister, Irene Fern Devin.

Lapwai High School, Lapwai, ID 1951
University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 1955: BS in Agriculture


University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 1956: MS in Agriculture
Washington State University, Pullman, WA 1975: Doctorate of Education

1956 - 1958 Woodburn High School, Woodburn, Oregon U.S.A.; Vocational Agric. Instructor
1958 - 1963 Nyssa High School, Nyssa, Oregon U.S.A.; Vocational Agriculture Instructor
1963 - 1967 Treasure Valley Comm. College, Ontario, Oregon U.S.A.; Dir. of Voc. Education
1967 - 1968 Elko Community College, Elko, NV; Dean of Instruction
First Community College in Nevada
1968 To 1989 Lower Columbia College, Longview, WA; Asst. to the President
1989 to 1993 Lower Columbia College, Longview, WA
Associate Dean, Institutional Services.

Taught Vocational Agriculture after receiving his Masters Degree At Woodburn &
Nyssa, Oregon U.S.A.. He helped to develop programs at the start of Treasure Valley
Community College, Ontario, Oregon U.S.A.. He & a friend started the first community
college in the State of Nevada at Elko in 1967-68. Then moved to Longview, WA
to work in Vocational Education. He held a number of professional leadership
posts & became an Adjunct Professor for Central Washington University & Seattle
Pacific University. He also became a licensed pilot holding a commercial
license; a certified instructor for the National Safety Council's Defensive
Driver Training Program; & a state-wide (WA) in-service instructor for
vocational education for the state community college system. He enjoys
fishing, hunting & building projects. He & his family built a vacation home
at Ocean Shores, WA in 1978-82. They enjoy making numerous retreats to Ocean
Shores. In 1989, they hosted a large Devin Family reunion at Ocean Shores.

Married at Methodist Church


Carl died suddenly at his home while reading his morning paper with his coffee.

Carl married Living [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Born at his parents home outside of Flora, Oregon.

Completed 8th grade in Flora, Oregon schools.

Wrote a book in his later years about his family, parents & the Flora, Oregon country.

Residences & Occupations:
1894 - 1933 Northeast Oregon near Flora Raised cattle & wheat.
1933 - retirement: Culdesac & Lapwai, ID. Raised wheat & other grains on 200 acres. Also ran a dairy herd selling cream & milk.
He continued to live on the Lyle Gulch ranch near Lapwai, Idaho until suffering a disabling stroke. The last five years of his life were spent in the Orchards Nursing Home, Lewiston, Idaho, where he died.

Census:
1900 Wallowa Co OR Paradise Pct ED 103, Sh 7
1910 Wallowa Co OR, Paradise, p.208A, ED 289, SH ?; age 15, b. OR
1920 Wallowa Co OR, Paradise, p.273A, ED 205, Sh 2A; age 25, b. OR; Farmer
1930 Wallowa Co OR Mud Creek Twp; ED 25, Sh 1A; age 35, b. OR

Completed 8th grade in Flora, OR schools

WWI Draft Registration: Not dated, age listed as 22
Height & Build: Medium; Eyes: Light Blue; Hair: Light Brown

1894 - 1933 Northeast Oregon near Flora Raised cattle & wheat 1933 -
retirement: Culdesac & Lapwai, ID. Raised wheat & other grains on 200 acres.
Also ran a dairy herd selling cream & milk.

Wrote a book about his family, parents & the Flora, OR country in his late years. He continued to live on the Lyle Gulch ranch near Lapwai, ID until suffering a disabling stroke. The last five years of his life were spent in the Orchards Nursing Home, Lewiston, ID where he died.

Buried 21 Dec 1983, Lewis & Clark Memorial Cemetery, Lewiston, ID; Meditation Section
Lat: 46 22' 25.4" N
Lon: 115 59' 39.6 W

Soc Sec # 538-05-9370

Timeline:
28 Aug 1917: Purchased land from Hart & Somerville, et al
28 Aug 1917: Purchased land from Harold J. Hart & Lura B. Hart, minors by Clara Hart, Guardian
4 Feb 1930: Land Patent "The Dalles 024601" probably in Wallowa Co OR
Purchased W 1/2 of NE 1/4 & SE 1/4 of NE 1/4 of S 7;
S 1/2 of NW 1/4 & E 1/2 of SW 1/4 of S 8;
NE 1/4 of NW 1/4 of S 17 all in T 4, R 44E of the
Willamette Meridian, Oregon containing 320 A

Ira married Oleta Fern Hansen on 09 Jul 1917 in Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon U.S.A.. Oleta (daughter of Niels Jorgen Hansen and Anna Alfraetta Denham) was born on 02 Jul 1897 in Joplin, Jasper, Missouri U.S.A.; died on 18 Oct 1978 in Lapwai, Nez Perce, Idaho U.S.A.; was buried on 20 Oct 1978 in Lewis & Clark Memorial Gardens, Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Sources:

01) Death Certificate: State File No. 5018, Local Reg. No. 234, Reg. Dist. No. 220; Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Center for Vital Statistics and Health Policy.

02) Marriage Certificate: #1048x; Book F page 103; County Clerks Office, Wallowa County, Oregon.

03) U.S. Census 1920 Wallowa Co OR Paradise Pct; ED 205 page 2A.

04) DEVIN, Carl Glen: Birth Certificate.

Narrative History:
Oleta was educated at Flora High School in Flora, Oregon. Along with being a farm wife and young mother, she also taught school. She rode horseback with the three oldest children to teach her students. Her married life was spent working along side Ira dairying, raising a garden, canning fruits and vegetables, cooking, cleaning & all the multitude of chores associated with each. She also did a lot of sewing making clothes & creating quilts that were given to her grandchildren. Because of the hardships of of raising ten children during the 1930's depression, out on homesteaded ground, nothing went to waste in creating gifts for her family & decorations around her home. Died at her Lyle Gulch home of heart failure. She commented she was tired while tending her garden and went in the house to lay down. She passed away in her sleep.

Census:
1900 Look in Missouri
#1910 Wallowa Co OR ED 289, Sh 2, p.204, Family 25; age 12, b. MO
1920 Wallowa Co OR, Paradise, p.273A, ED 205, Sh 2A; age 23, b. MO
1930 Wallowa Co OR Mud Creek Twp; ED 25, Sh 1A; age 33

Education: Flora High School Flora, OR

Along with being a farm wife and young mother also taught school at Day Ridge.
She rode horseback with the three oldest children to teach her students.
Her married life was spent working along side Ira dairying, raising a garden,
canning fruits and vegetables, cooking, cleaning & all the multitude of chores
associated with each. She also did a lot of sewing making clothes & creating
quilts that were given to her grandchildren. Because of the hardships of of
raising ten children during the 1930's depression, out on homesteaded ground,
nothing went to waste in creating gifts for her family & decorations around her
home.

Died at Lyle Gulch home the day the barn blew up.
Buried 20 Oct 1978, Lewis-Clark Memorial Cemetery, Lewiston, ID; Meditation Section
Lat: 46 22' 25.4" N
Lon: 115 59' 39.6 W

Soc Sec # 518-82-5901

Notes:

Sources:

1) Certificate of Birth: #33942; Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics.

2) Certificate of Marriage: # B 7812; Clark County, Washington.

3) Divorce Degree: Multnomah County Circuit Court, Dawes vs. Dawes No. 153-236; Feb.1944.

4) Certificate of Death: I.D. Tag No. B 0300; Oregon Department of Human Resources, Health Division, Vital Records Unit.

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Married at Courthouse in Vancouver to Gatha Bressler. Was cremated.

Walter married Gatha Viola Bressler. Gatha (daughter of George Albert Bressler and Ruth Elizabeth Hitchcock) was born on 02 Feb 1916 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; died on 14 May 1999 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; was buried in May 1999 in Belcrest Memorial Cemetery, Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Sources:
01) Certificate of Birth; Registered No. 32; Oregon State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics.

02) Birth Registration Card; State File No. 78; Control No. 34998; Date Issued 06.Sep.1949.

03) Certificate of Marriage: # B 7812; Clark County, Washington.

04) Divorce Degree: Multnomah County Circuit Court, Dawes vs. Dawes No. 153-236; Feb.1944.

05) Certificate of Death; I.D. Tag No.: H-30331, Local File Number: 1025, State File Number: 136; Oregon Department of Human Resources, Health Division, Center for Health Statistics.

06)Edwin L. Weaver; "Holdeman Descendants"; E. V. Publishing House; 1937; Vol. I, Page 246.


Narrative History:
Born at 6 p.m. in her parents home in the Livesley Section, five miles southwest of Salem, Oregon. Died of pancratic cancer at her home on South River Road in Salem Oregon.

Notes:

Sources:

U.S. Census 1860 Polk Co MO book p 19
U.S. Census 1870 Polk Co MO book p 90 w/parents
U.S. Census 1880 Polk Co MO book p 135 w/parents
U.S. Census 1900 Wallowa Co OR Paradise Pct; ED 103 Sh 2
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Married at residence of bride's father. Moved to Flora Oregon in 1890 and homesteaded near the present town site. He built a shingle mill and saw mill which supplied much of the lumber and shingles for buildings of the area. In the first years in the Flora Country, they in a log cabin and he worked the harvest fields of the Pendleton area. He and Eliza built the first shingle mill in north part of Wallowa County and helped to build the town of Flora, Oregon. He later turned his farm over to his son, Gene, which was later sold. He farm was located adjacent to where the state highway from Clarkston, WA to Enterprise, Oregon reaches the south summit of the mountain grade climb from the Grand Rounde River.
After his wife died, he lived with Gene and died at their home near Winchester, Idaho. He and his wife are buried at the Flora cementery.

Nathaniel married Eliza Jane Holmes on 03 Jun 1880 in Bolivar, Polk County, Missouri, U.S.A.. Eliza (daughter of Luke Prier Holmes and Eliza Leoti Hopper) was born on 07 Aug 1863 in Carroll County, Arkansas U.S.A.; died on 26 July 1922 in Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho U.S.A.; was buried on 28 July 1922 in Flora Cemetery, Flora, Wallowa, Oregon U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Sources:
2) U.S. Census 1860 Carroll County, AR
3) U.S. Census 1870 Polk Co MO p 113A
4) U.S. Census 1880 Polk Co MO Madison Twp;
5) U.S. Census 1880 Marion Township, Polk County, Missouri; National Archives Film T9-0710 Page 321D; Named as daughter-in-law in 1880 Census for Joseph B. Devin.
6) U.S. Census 1900 Wallowa Co OR; ED 103 Sh 2
7) Holmes, Luke P.: Bible, Family Records Births page 1.
8) Holmes, Luke P.: Bible, Family Records Deaths page.

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Eliza Jane Holmes, who married Nathaniel Madison Devin, was a sister of Govenor Prier Holmes, who married Margaret Parthenia Devin, a cousin of Matt's. Married at residence of her father.

Boone County was formed out of Carroll County in 1869.

Notes:

Sources:
Devin, Oleta Fern HANSEN - Death Certificate: State File No. 5018, Local Reg. No. 234, Reg. Dist. No. 220; Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Center for Vital Statistics and Health Policy.

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Biographical Narrative:
Nels J. Hansen was born in Denmark. Little is known about his childhood. He
came to the USA in his early teens. He became a carpenter and millwright. He
moved to the Spokane, WA area and worked to construct the first flour mill in
that area. Later he and his family moved to North East Oregon and settled in
the Flora, Wallowa and Lostine area. He operated the post office and store in
Lostine for several years. He died at the home of his daughter, Ethe,l in Salem,
Oregon.

Information received from KLV who received letter from Landsarkivet for Sjaelland M. M., "In reply to your letter of June 6 to Haerens Arkive, we can inform you that Niels Jorgen Hansen was born 22 Oct 1867 in the parish of Bjernede (County of Soro). His mother was Maren Hansen and the putative father was Hans Iversen who lived in the village of Fuldby (parish of Bjernede). He was brought up by his maternal grandfather, Hans Christensen who was a carpenter in the village of Ebberup (parish of Bjernede). He immigrated 25 August 1885 having Lamar in Missouri as his destination. Consequently Hans Peter Nielsen was not the father of Niels Jorgen Hansen. We have found a Hans Peter Nielson who was baptized in the church of Alsted (County of Soro) 13 January 1847. He was a son of a smallholder, Niels Christensen, and immigrated to the united States between 1868 and 1870."

Letter from Landsarkivet for Sjaelland M.M.: "In reply to your letter of June
to Haerens Arkive we can inform you that Niels Jorgen Hansen was born 22 Oct
1867 in the parish of Bjernede (county of Soro). His mother was Maren Hansen
and the putative father was Hans Iversen who lived in the village of Fuldby
(parish of Bjernede). He was brought up by his maternal grandfather, Hans
Christensen who was a carpenter in the village of Ebberup (parish of Bjernede).
He immigrated 25 August 1885 having Lamar in Missouri as his destination.
Consequently Hans Peter Nielsen was not the father of Niels Jorgen Hansen.
We have found a Hans Peter Nielsen who was baptized in the church of Alsted
(county of Soro) 13 January 1847. He was a son of a smallholder, Niels
Christensen, and immigrated to the United States between 1868 and 1870."

MARRIAGE: Barton Co MO D-56

Census:
1900 Not listed on the Missouri soundex -- need to read Jasper Co
#1910 Wallowa Co OR ED 289, Sh 2, p.204, Family 25; age 42, b. Denmark; Nelse
1920 Canyon Co ID, Scism Pct., p.137A, ED 54, Sh 13A; age 52, b. Denmark
1930 Wallowa Co OR, Flora, p.253A, ED 14, Sh 1A; age 62, b. Denmark; Postmaster

Birth date on Death Cert apparently wrong -- lists 3 Feb 1867

Time Line:
25 Aug 1885: Left Denmark for the United States
30 Oct 1888: Filed Declaration of Intention for citizenship in Barton Co MO
30 Jan 1904: Received US citizenship; records in Jasper Co MO
15 Nov 1909: Purchased 160A in S24, T37, R42E of the Willamette Meridian
30 Dec 1922: Became Postmaster at Flora, OR
11 Aug 1937: Left Postmaster position at Flora, OR

Buried Vineland Cemetery, Clarkston, WA
Lat: 46 24' 29.492" N
Lon: 117 4' 04.934" W

14 Sept 2004: The Vineland Cemetery in Clarkston WA is not in the best of shape. While the grass and weeds are kept mowed, over time it has been allowed to grow over the stones. Consequently, in some cases it is difficult to determine the names on the stones unless they are upright stones. A man at the Lewis Clark Memorial Cemetery told us that the Vineland Cemetery is in trouble financially.

Niels married Anna Alfraetta Denham on 1 Oct 1891 in Lamar, Barton, Missouri U.S.A.. Anna (daughter of William Henry Harrison Denham and Ann Sophia Cones) was born on 24 Apr 1871 in Barton County, Missouri U.S.A.; died on 10 Dec 1944 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; was buried in Vineland Cemetery, Clarkston, Asotin, Washington U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Sources:
Devin, Oleta Fern HANSEN - Death Certificate: State File No. 5018, Local Reg. No. 234, Reg. Dist. No. 220; Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Center for Vital Statistics and Health Policy.

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Biographical Narrative:

MARRIAGE: Barton Co MO D-56

Census:
1880 Barton Co MO, Richland, p.475A; age 9, b. MO w/parents
1900 Look in Missouri
#1910 Wallowa Co OR ED 289, Sh 2, p.204, Family 25; age 38, b. MO
1920 Canyon Co ID, Scism Pct., p.137A, ED 54, Sh 13A; age 48, b. MO
1930 Wallowa Co OR, Flora, p.253A, ED 14, Sh 1A; age 59, b. MO

Info from Death Cert

Buried Vineland Cemetery, Clarkston, WA
Lat: 46 24' 29.492" N
Lon: 117 4' 04.934" W

14 Sept 2004: The Vineland Cemetery in Clarkston WA is not in the best of shape. While the grass and weeds are kept mowed, over time it has been allowed to grow over the stones. Consequently, in some cases it is difficult to determine the names on the stones unless they are upright stones. A man at the Lewis Clark Memorial Cemetery told us that the Vineland Cemetery is in trouble financially.

Notes:

EDUCATION: Attended school in Stephens Point, Wisconsin
Normal School to be a teacher- taught for sometime.

RESIDENCE: Born in Pittsville (Dawesville) Wisconsin
Had a lumber yard and grocery store in Vincense Indiana
Went to Huston, Texas around 1907 to 1910 had a truck garden . Lived in Huston for four years.
Went to Bandon, Coos County, Oregon in 1915 via freight boat from Bay Area.
Homestead at Two Mile Creek
Went to Dallas Oregon in 1919. Was a school clerk. Mt. Pisgah Oregon (Miseltoe School).
To Salem Oregon in 1925 or 1926 worked for Oregon Pulp and
Paper Co. until retirement.

NOTES: Met Irene at the St Louis World's Fair. Was dating her sister Stella at the time.


Born at home in Pittsville, Wisconsin.
Died at Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon

Otis married Irene Tharp on 05 Apr 1905 in Vincennse, Knox, Indiana U.S.A.. Irene (daughter of Robert Fulton Tharp and Anna Elizabeth Darnold) was born on 18 Sep 1882 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky U.S.A.; died on 15 May 1957 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; was buried in Fir Crest Cemetery, Monmouth, Oregon U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Residence in Salem Oregon was 4240 Market Street

Came in 1915 to Coos County Oregon from Houston Texas (4 years in Houston)
Lived in Bandon several years
In 1925, moved to Salem Oregon lived on Market Street for 20 years

Died at Salem General Hospital, Salem, Oregon.

Notes:

Married at Aunt Lizzy's home in Vincennes, Indiana.

Notes:

Sources:

03) BRESSLER, Gatha Viola: Certificate of Birth; Registered No. 32; Oregon State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics.



Narrative History:
Born in Livesley Section, Salem, Oregon. He was a mechanic for the Oregon State Highway Department, Salem Oregon. Was a Methodist. Died at a nursing home in Portland Oregon. George is buried in a cemetary in Salem Oregon.

George married Ruth Elizabeth Hitchcock on 10 Apr 1915 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.. Ruth (daughter of Clarence Wallace Hitchcock and Maria Curtis Holdeman) was born on 17 May 1895 in Aberdeen, Edmonds, South Dakota U.S.A.; died on 25 Dec 1957 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; was buried in Gilchrist Cemetery, Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Sources:

03) BRESSLER, Gatha Viola: Certificate of Birth; Registered No. 32; Oregon State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics.



Narrative History:
Born on the homestead in Richland Mina South Dakota assisted by a midwife.
Died at the Deaconess Hospital in Salem Oregon.

She lived in South and North Dakota, Michigan, Texas and Oregon. She was a Methodist.

From Ella Hitchcock Starr, sister of Ruth, as told to Gatha Bressler Rhodes (Ruth's daughter), February 22, 1999. -- Ruth was named for Elizabeth Curtis her grand-mother.

Notes:

Married at the "Residence of Mrs. Hitchcock" per Marriage Certificate.

Newspaper clipping [date unknown, publisher unknown]
"Personals.
George Bressler, one of Livesley promising young men, was married to Miss Ruth Hitchcock of Salem last Saturday at the home of the bride's parents in Highland. Rev. William Nicholl officiated. Immediately after the ceremony the young couple left for Portland. After a short honeymoon they took up their residence at Livesley where they will make their home. Their friends wish them many happy successful years."