 1871 - 1959 (87 years)
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| Name |
William Augustus Devin |
| Title |
Justice |
| Born |
12 Jul 1871 |
Oxford, Granville, North Carolina U.S.A.  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
18 Feb 1959 |
| Notes |
- Census:
1880 Granville Co NC Oak Hill Twp p 465 w/parents
1900 Granville Co NC, Oxford Twp, ED 59, Sh 19 (age = 27)
1910 Granville Co NC, Oxford Twp, ED 85, Sh 19 (age = 37)
1920 Granville Co NC, Oxford Twp, S. Oxford, ED 119, Sh 9 (Judge)
Grade Schools in Granville Co NC
Old Horner Military School, Oxford, NC 1887
College at Wakeforest for three years
Graduated University of North Carolina Law School 1894
US National Guard 1901-1907 Captain
Served on Staff of Governor Locke Craig with rank of Major
1894-1899 Internal Revenue Service Greensboro NC
Private law practice
1903-1909 Served as Mayor of hometown
1914-1935 Appointed Judge Superior Court
Relected 1922 and 1930 Resigned to accept new post
1936-1951 Appointed Assoc Justice Reelected in 1944
1951 Appointed Chief Justice
Refer to News and Observer article Raleigh, NC, Sunday Morning, 10 Jan 1954
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| Person ID |
I0089 |
Devin Timber | William Devin Progeny |
| Last Modified |
4 Dec 2007 |
| Father |
Rev. Robert Ira Devin, b. 14 Aug 1822, Virginia U.S.A. , d. 30 Aug 1914, Oxford, Granville, North Carolina U.S.A. (Age 92 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Ann Transou, b. 08 Jun 1836, Forsyth, North Carolina U.S.A. , d. 01 Jan 1930, North Carolina U.S.A. (Age 93 years) |
| Married |
22 Aug 1860 |
Forsyth, North Carolina U.S.A. |
| Family ID |
F0012 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Virginia Hunter Bernard, b. Nov 1880, North Carolina U.S.A. |
| Married |
29 Nov 1899 |
Guilford, North Carolina U.S.A. |
| Notes |
- Marriage: Guilford Co NC via ancestry.com
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| Children |
| + | 1. William Augustus Devin, Jr., b. 21 May 1904, North Carolina U.S.A. , d. Mar 1981, Silver Spring, Montgomery, Maryland U.S.A. (Age 76 years) |
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| Last Modified |
17 Aug 2015 |
| Family ID |
F0013 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S67706] William Augustus Devin Biography; "A Manual of North Carolina", Connor, Robert Digges Wimberly (editor), (Raleigh: E. M. Uzzell & Co., State Printer, 1913.), page 290.
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