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.
Dr. John Wade Gardner was born on 10 May 1839 in Marshall County, Tennessee U.S.A.; died on 27 Dec 1909 in St. Clair County, Missouri U.S.A..
John married Mary R. Devin on 07 Sep 1859 in Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.. Mary (daughter of William Robert Devin and Rebecca Oliver) was born on 05 Mar 1836 in Missouri U.S.A.; died on 11 Jul 1910 in St. Clair County, Missouri U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]