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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    Mary Elmah Devin

    Female 1893 - 1956  (63 years)


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    Generation: 1

    1. 1.  Mary Elmah Devin was born in Nov 1893 in Missouri U.S.A. (daughter of James Franklin Devin and Sarah Jane Lowman); died on 3 Nov 1956 in Seattle, King, Washington U.S.A..

      Notes:

      Census:
      1900 Shelby Co MO Bethel Twp ED 153 Sh 15

      Married Rice; had no children.

      Mary married H.C. Rice [Group Sheet]


    Generation: 2

    1. 2.  James Franklin Devin was born on 07 Dec 1860 in Indiana U.S.A. (son of Alexander Calvin Devin and Mary Durrah); died on 12 Jun 1946 in Seattle, King, Washington, U.S.A..

      Notes:

      Worked his way through school to become a medical doctor.

      Census:
      1880 Shelby Co MO Soundex: ED 64 Sh 34
      1900 Shelby Co MO Bethel Twp ED 153, Sh 15

      Possibly in Benton Co WA 1920 (Soundex: ED 24 Sh 1 w/wife, Frances)

      DOB from Ancestral File

      James married Sarah Jane Lowman on 14 Oct 1888 in Shelby County, Missouri U.S.A.. Sarah was born in Sep 1861 in Missouri U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]


    2. 3.  Sarah Jane Lowman was born in Sep 1861 in Missouri U.S.A..

      Notes:

      Census:
      1900 Shelby Co MO Bethel Twp ED 153 Sh 15

      Children:
      1. Mabel S. Devin was born in Dec 1891 in Missouri U.S.A..
      2. 1. Mary Elmah Devin was born in Nov 1893 in Missouri U.S.A.; died on 3 Nov 1956 in Seattle, King, Washington U.S.A..


    Generation: 3

    1. 4.  Alexander Calvin Devin was born on 17 Dec 1834 in Gibson County, Indiana U.S.A. (son of Peyton Nowlin Devin and Jane Hudelson); died on 16 Nov 1876 in Lineus, Linn, Missouri U.S.A..

      Notes:

      Census:
      1850 Gibson Co IN Patoka Twp p 2 w/parents
      1860 Gibson Co IN Patoka Twp p 1091
      1870 possibly in Shelby Co MO -- must check census

      Per Ancestral File lived in Shelby Co MO

      DoD and PoD maybe 22 Nov 1876 in Shelbyville, MO

      Alexander married Mary Durrah on 20 Jan 1859 in Gibson County, Indiana U.S.A.. Mary was born on 15 Dec 1837 in Mt. Vernon, Ohio U.S.A.; died on 31 Aug 1876 in Shelbyville, Shelby, Missouri U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]


    2. 5.  Mary Durrah was born on 15 Dec 1837 in Mt. Vernon, Ohio U.S.A.; died on 31 Aug 1876 in Shelbyville, Shelby, Missouri U.S.A..

      Notes:

      !Miscellaneous: A Teacher

      Possible last name spelling: Darrah
      A Teacher

      Census:
      1860 Gibson Co IN Patoka Twp p 1091

      Children:
      1. Alice Jane Devin was born on 12 Dec 1859 in Gibson County, Indiana U.S.A.; died on 04 Sep 1957 in Retsil, Washington U.S.A..
      2. 2. James Franklin Devin was born on 07 Dec 1860 in Indiana U.S.A.; died on 12 Jun 1946 in Seattle, King, Washington, U.S.A..
      3. Eva Agnes Devin was born on 12 Dec 1861; died in Jul 1862.
      4. Oliver Peyton Devin was born on 08 Oct 1864 in Patoka, Gibson, Indiana U.S.A.; died in 1934.
      5. Horace H. Devin was born on 11 Feb 1866.
      6. Dr. Charles Ernest Devin was born on 08 May 1870 in Shelbyville, Shelby, Missouri U.S.A.; died in 1945.
      7. Maggie May Devin was born on 12 Apr 1872 in Shelby, Missouri U.S.A.; died in 1876.


    Generation: 4

    1. 8.  Peyton Nowlin Devin was born on 08 Aug 1808 in Knox County, Indiana U.S.A. (son of Rev. Alexander Devin and Susannah Nowlin); died on 27 Jul 1862 in Princeton, Gibson, Indiana U.S.A.; was buried in Devin Plot, Warnock Cemetery, Princeton, Indiana U.S.A..

      Notes:

      !Questions: Spelling of Middle Name Nowlin or Nolan
      Census:
      1850 Gibson Co IN Patoka Twp p 2
      1860 Gibson Co IN Patroka Twp p 1077......

      He & Jane lived on the cross road from Lathom Mill to the State Road just south
      of what is now the Country Club, near Devin School House. Maybe in or near
      Princeton, IN. Resembled Lincoln.

      DOB & POB from Ancestral File

      !MARRIAGE: Gibson Co IN: Ind. Source Book II; Pom.Lib.R929.3772 Ind.V.2

      !Death Notice in The Princeton Clarion; he died at home.
      Gibson Co IN Source Book V.1 Obituaries & Death Notices
      Carlsbad Gen 977.235 V28 NOL V.1

      DoD maybe 27 Feb 1862.

      Peyton married Jane Hudelson on 18 Oct 1832 in Gibson County, Indiana U.S.A.. Jane (daughter of Alexander Hudelson and Mary Crawford) was born on 22 Aug 1811 in Nicholas County, Kentucky U.S.A.; died on 25 Sep 1892 in Princeton, Gibson, Indiana U.S.A.; was buried in Devin Plot, Warnock Cemetery, Princeton, Indiana U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]


    2. 9.  Jane Hudelson was born on 22 Aug 1811 in Nicholas County, Kentucky U.S.A. (daughter of Alexander Hudelson and Mary Crawford); died on 25 Sep 1892 in Princeton, Gibson, Indiana U.S.A.; was buried in Devin Plot, Warnock Cemetery, Princeton, Indiana U.S.A..

      Notes:

      !Questions: Last Name Huddleson or Hudleson or Hudelston

      Census:
      1850 Gibson Co IN Patoka Twp p 2
      1860 Gibson Co IN Patoka Twp p 1077
      1870 Gibson Co IN Patoka Twp p 333

      Jane's name maybe Ione Hudelston per "Indiana Marriage Through 1850 Index"

      MARRIAGE: Gibson Co IN: Ind. Source Book II; Pom.Lib.R929.3772 Ind.V.2

      Died at the home of her sister, Isabella, in Princeton, IN.
      Buried Devin Plot, Warnock Cemetery, Princeton, IN.

      Mother: Bell ( ) Hudelson

      Children:
      1. Mary Crawford Devin was born on 24 Aug 1833 in Gibson County, Indiana U.S.A.; died in Jan 1900 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois U.S.A..
      2. 4. Alexander Calvin Devin was born on 17 Dec 1834 in Gibson County, Indiana U.S.A.; died on 16 Nov 1876 in Lineus, Linn, Missouri U.S.A..
      3. William Devin was born on 19 Jan 1837 in Gibson County, Indiana U.S.A.; died on 12 Aug 1854.
      4. Susan Nowlin Devin was born on 04 Oct 1839 in Gibson County, Indiana U.S.A.; died on 17 Dec 1878.
      5. Isabella Jane Devin was born on 04 Nov 1841 in Patoka, Gibson, Indiana U.S.A.; died on 05 Nov 1899 in Patoka, Gibson, Indiana U.S.A..
      6. Elizabeth Ann Devin was born on 20 Jan 1844 in Princeton, Gibson, Indiana U.S.A.; died on 03 Jun 1906 in Santa Clara, California U.S.A..
      7. Nancy Louisa Devin was born on 01 Apr 1846 in Patoka, Gibson, Indiana U.S.A.; died on 14 Sep 1883 in Illinois U.S.A..
      8. John Peyton Devin was born on 29 Dec 1848 in Patoka, Gibson, Indiana U.S.A.; died on 20 Mar 1927 in Vincennse, Knox, Indiana U.S.A.; was buried in Patoka, Gibson, Indiana U.S.A..
      9. James Hudelson Devin was born on 19 Mar 1851 in Patoka, Gibson, Indiana U.S.A.; died on 10 Sep 1910 in Lawrence, Illinois U.S.A.; was buried in Patoka, Gibson, Indiana U.S.A..