News: Looking for females who are in the pure female lines (mother to daughter) from William and Sarah who are willing to do an mtDNA test. Such a person would be descended along an all female line from Mary DEVIN Biggers or Margaret DEVIN Reynolds. The hope is to identify the markers for Sarah SMITH Devin to help identify her parents. Contact the webmaster if interested.

Devin descendant, Stanley Wayne Devin, passed away at 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 4, 2014. He was the last living child of Ira & Oleta Devin.
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    William Guy Schwane

    Male 1963 - 1981  (17 years)


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    Generation: 1

    1. 1.  William Guy Schwane was born on 29 Oct 1963 in Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho U.S.A. (son of Eric Guy Schwane and Sharon Burden); died on 31 Jan 1981 in Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho U.S.A..

      Notes:

      Bill was killed in an automobile accident.


    Generation: 2

    1. 2.  Eric Guy Schwane was born on 07 Jun 1939 in Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho U.S.A. (son of Eric Joseph Schwane and Wilma LaVonne Devin); died on 31 Mar 2000.

      Notes:

      Born at St. Joseph's Hospital in Lewiston Idaho

      Graduated Culdesac High School Culdesac Idaho in 1957

      Occupation: Bridgeman 1957 - 1963 Railroad Lewiston, ID

      Pipefitter 1964 - To Present (1989) Potlatch Corporation, Lewiston, ID

      Eric married Sharon Burden on 30 Jun 1962 in Craigmont, Lewis, Idaho U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]


    2. 3.  Sharon Burden
      Children:
      1. 1. William Guy Schwane was born on 29 Oct 1963 in Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho U.S.A.; died on 31 Jan 1981 in Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho U.S.A..
      2. Living


    Generation: 3

    1. 4.  Eric Joseph Schwane was born on 18 Apr 1915 in Muehlheim, Germany (son of Joseph Ludwig Schwane and Anna Marquriette Strach); died on 06 Oct 1982.

      Notes:

      !Education: Attended in Cincinnati Ohio 1 year

      !Military: U. S. Navy In the Pre-World War II years
      Norfolk Virginia- San Diego California - Bremerton Washington
      Fireman 1st Class
      !Occupations: Camas Prairie Railroad Lewiston to Culdesac Idaho
      B & B Carpenter and Foreman

      !Miscellaneous: He immigrated from Germany with his mother and brother
      from Germany several years before World War II
      Attended in Cincinnati, OH 1 year

      US Navy: pre WWII years; Norfolk, VA, San Diego, California, Bremerton, WA
      Fireman 1st Class

      Occupations: Camas Prairie Railroad Lewiston to Culdesac, ID
      B & B Carpenter and Foreman

      He emigrated from Germany with his mother & brother several years before WWII

      PARENTS: Joseph Ludwig Schwane, b Oct 1891 Germany, d 1 Jan 1963 Cincinnati,
      Hamilton, OH; married Mulhem, Germany
      Anna Margueritte Strach, b 5 Apr 1894, Germany, d Aug 1963,
      Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH

      Name:
      He emigrated from Germany with his mother & brother several years before WWII. They arrived on the ship Reliance which sailed from Hamburg, Germany reaching New York on 30 Nov 1926. His father had arrived on the ship Albert Ballin also from Hamburg on 28 Jan 1926 with his destination being Cincinnati, OH.

      Eric married Wilma LaVonne Devin on 12 Sep 1938 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington U.S.A.. Wilma (daughter of Ira Holmes Devin and Oleta Fern Hansen) was born on 15 Jun 1921 in Flora, Wallowa, Oregon U.S.A.; died on 05 Jan 2001 in Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]


    2. 5.  Wilma LaVonne DevinWilma LaVonne Devin was born on 15 Jun 1921 in Flora, Wallowa, Oregon U.S.A. (daughter of Ira Holmes Devin and Oleta Fern Hansen); died on 05 Jan 2001 in Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho U.S.A..

      Notes:

      Devin, Oleta Fern HANSEN: Last Will & Testement; dated 13.July.1977.
      ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

      !Education: Graduated Culdesac High School Culdesac Idaho 1938

      !Occupations: Dec 1938-Sept 1961 Farm wife and Mother
      Jun 1965-Dec 1971 Culdesac Idaho
      Grocery Clerk
      Dec 1971-Mar 1983 Market Culdesac Idaho
      Store Owner

      !Address: 1989 810-A Warner Avenue
      Lewiston ID 83501
      208-746-8003
      Graduated Culdesac High School, Culdesac, ID 1938

      Dec 1938-Sept 1961 Farm wife & Mother
      Jun 1965-Dec 1971 Culdesac, ID Grocery Clerk
      Dec 1971-Mar 1983 Market Culdesac, ID: Store Owner

      Notes:

      Married at the Court House in Walla Walla, Washington.

      Children:
      1. 2. Eric Guy Schwane was born on 07 Jun 1939 in Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho U.S.A.; died on 31 Mar 2000.
      2. Oleta Ann Schwane was born on 23 Jun 1942 in Clarkston, Asotin, Washington U.S.A.; died on 23 Sep 1998 in Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho U.S.A.; was buried on 30 Sep 1998.
      3. Living


    Generation: 4

    1. 8.  Joseph Ludwig Schwane was born in Oct 1891 in Germany; died on 01 Jan 1963 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio U.S.A..

      Joseph married Anna Marquriette Strach in Muehlheim, Germany. Anna was born on 05 Apr 1894 in Germany; died in Aug 1963 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]


    2. 9.  Anna Marquriette Strach was born on 05 Apr 1894 in Germany; died in Aug 1963 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio U.S.A..
      Children:
      1. 4. Eric Joseph Schwane was born on 18 Apr 1915 in Muehlheim, Germany; died on 06 Oct 1982.

    3. 10.  Ira Holmes DevinIra Holmes Devin was born on 19 Jul 1894 in Flora, Wallowa, Oregon U.S.A. (son of Nathaniel Madison Devin and Eliza Jane Holmes); died on 17 Dec 1983 in Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho U.S.A.; was buried on 21 Dec 1983 in Lewis & Clark Memorial Gardens, Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho U.S.A..

      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]


    4. 11.  Oleta Fern HansenOleta Fern Hansen was born on 02 Jul 1897 in Joplin, Jasper, Missouri U.S.A. (daughter of Niels Jorgen Hansen and Anna Alfraetta Denham); 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..

      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

      Children:
      1. Irene Fern Devin was born on 08 Jun 1918 in Flora, Wallowa, Oregon U.S.A.; was buried on 18 Apr 2012 in Hemet, Riverside, California U.S.A..
      2. Lois Vilta Devin was born on 24 Jan 1920 in Flora, Wallowa, Oregon U.S.A.; died on 03 Dec 1993 in Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho U.S.A..
      3. 5. Wilma LaVonne Devin was born on 15 Jun 1921 in Flora, Wallowa, Oregon U.S.A.; died on 05 Jan 2001 in Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho U.S.A..
      4. Keith LaVern Devin was born on 20 Oct 1923 in Flora, Wallowa, Oregon U.S.A.; died on 24 Jul 1937 in Spaulding Junction, Nez Perce, Idaho U.S.A..
      5. Anna Kathleen Devin was born on 14 Aug 1925 in Flora, Wallowa, Oregon U.S.A.; died on 04 Aug 2007 in Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon U.S.A..
      6. Robert Dwight Devin was born on 03 Aug 1927 in Flora, Wallowa, Oregon U.S.A.; died on 25 Nov 2006.
      7. Billy Duane Devin was born on 09 Apr 1929 in Flora, Wallowa, Oregon U.S.A.; died on 16 Aug 1935 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington U.S.A..
      8. Phyllis Hope Devin was born on 26 Mar 1931 in Flora, Wallowa, Oregon U.S.A.; died on 14 Dec 1998 in Nez Perce County, Idaho U.S.A..
      9. Dr. Carl Glen Devin was born on 26 May 1933 in Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon U.S.A.; died on 19 Feb 2008 in Longview, Cowlitz, Washington U.S.A..
      10. Stanley Wayne Devin was born on 17 Jun 1936 in Asotin, Asotin, Washington U.S.A.; died on 4 Dec 2014 in Idaho U.S.A..