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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    Clayton Smith Devin

    Male 1825 - 1887  (61 years)


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    • Name Clayton Smith Devin  [1, 2
      Born 22 Dec 1825  Lincoln County, Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Male 
      Died 6 Oct 1887  Bolivar, Polk County, Missouri, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Notes 
      • !Military: He served in the militia on the Union Side during the Civil War.

        !MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO A-274

        Census:
        1860 Polk Co MO book p 5
        1870 Polk Co MO book p 89
        1880 Polk Co MO book Marion Twp p 142......

        Was called Smith.

        Died of cancer. Buried Barren Creek Cemetery; Cem. Dir. of Polk Co MO
        Possible YOD 1884 (1)
      Person ID I0062  Devin Timber | William Devin Progeny
      Last Modified 16 Nov 2014 

      Father Clayton Devin,   b. 11 Jul 1793, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1868, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
      Mother Margaret West,   b. 24 Nov 1803, North Carolina U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Jun 1888, Dunnegan, Polk, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
      Married 17 Mar 1820  Fayettesville, Lincoln, Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Family ID F0007  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Nancy Rebecca Williams,   b. Jan 1830, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1910  (Age 80 years) 
      Married 19 Apr 1849  Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
      Notes 
      • Possible DOM 9 April 1849
        Married by William R. Devin, JP
      Children 
      +1. Margaret Mathilda Devin,   b. 19 Jan 1850, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1934  (Age 84 years)
       2. Elijah Clayton Devin,   b. 03 Mar 1852, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1942, Bolivar, Polk County, Missouri, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
      +3. Franklin Pierce Devin,   b. 04 Sep 1854, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1933, Cherokee, Alfalfa, Oklahoma U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
      +4. Martha Ann Eliza Devin,   b. 07 Jun 1858, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1940 and 1950, Cherokee, Alfalfa, Oklahoma U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
      +5. Thomas Joseph Devin,   b. 06 Oct 1861, Bolivar, Polk County, Missouri, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1941, Berkeley, Alameda, California U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
      +6. Sarah Melinda Devin,   b. 24 Jan 1864, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1937, Merced, Merced, California U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
      +7. Leota Rebecca Devin,   b. 20 Aug 1869, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1926  (Age 56 years)
      Last Modified 19 Apr 2010 
      Family ID F0075  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Sources 
      1. [S04319] Will of Clayton Devin, Box 202.
        the following named legal heirs of my body or their legal representatives, to wit, Clayton S. Devin, Joseph B. Devin, Alfred H. Devin, Martha M Heyden, Sarah J. Thompson, Mary E. Pickering, Massa L. Hughes, and Parthena T. Freize share and share alike.

      2. [S04297] J.B. & C.S. Devin Affidavit, (Filed 24.December.1868 in Polk County, Missouri).
        heirs of Claton Devin Deceased are as follows to wit, Martha M. Haden, William, CS. Devin Ana S. wilson, Sarah J. Thompson, elizabeth Pickering, J. B. Devin, A.H. Devin, M. L Hughs.

      3. [S04673] Missouri-Polk County Marriage Register, (Office of the Recorder in Polk County Court House, Bolivar, Missouri.).