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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    James Anthony Jacobs

    Male 1893 - 1961  (67 years)


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    Generation: 1

    1. 1.  James Anthony Jacobs was born on 10 Feb 1893 (son of Joseph Jacobs and Emma Truesdale); died on 31 Jan 1961.

      Notes:



      From "Holdeman Descendants" by Ella Holdeman 1973, Vol II, Page 565

      James had started his third term as Mayor of Harrisburg, Oregon, at the time of his death. He had served several years on the school board and council before becoming Mayor. He had operated a hardware store and at the time of his death was Vice-President of the Harrisburg Bank and Chairman of the Board of the Lebanon Bank and a member of the Board of the Citizens Bank of Albany, Oregon. He was a past Worthy Patron of Eastern Star and Past Master Masonic Lodge of Harrisburg.

      James married Amber Sophia Hitchcock on 15 Feb 1921 in Vancouver, Clark, Washington U.S.A.. Amber (daughter of Clarence Wallace Hitchcock and Maria Curtis Holdeman) was born on 30 Jun 1902 in Wilton, North Dakota U.S.A.; died on 06 Jul 1977 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; was buried on 09 Jul 1977 in Rest Haven Memorial Park, Eugene, Oregon U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

      Children:
      1. Shirley Jean Jacobs was born on 14 Sep 1921 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; died on 20 Mar 1971.
      2. Gayle Renee Jacobs was born on 10 Jul 1928 in Eugene, Lane, Oregon U.S.A.; died on 07 Mar 1965.

    Generation: 2

    1. 2.  Joseph Jacobs

      Joseph married Emma Truesdale. [Group Sheet]


    2. 3.  Emma Truesdale
      Children:
      1. 1. James Anthony Jacobs was born on 10 Feb 1893; died on 31 Jan 1961.