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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    Melvin Devin Hammons

    Male 1897 - 1958  (60 years)


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    • Name Melvin Devin Hammons 
      Born 26 Nov 1897  Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Male 
      Died 20 Jul 1958 
      Notes 
      • !Occupation: He was appointed postmaster at Dunnegan in 1923.
        He also owned a store in Boliva, Humansville, and
        Dunnegan, Missouri

        !Miscellaneous: He and his wife Helen O Lightfoot were very active in
        church work.
        Census:
        1900 Polk Co MO ED 123, p 29A w/parents
        1910
        1920 Polk Co MO ED 160, Sh 6, p 278B

        Postmaster at Dunnegan, MO. Also owned a store in Bolivar, Humansville &
        Dunnegan, MO; he & wife were very active in church work.

        Buried Dunnegan Cemetery; Cem. Dir. of Polk Co MO
      Person ID I0751  Devin Timber | William Devin Progeny
      Last Modified 12 May 2010 

      Father Harlan Melvin Hammons,   b. 10 Apr 1877, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1912  (Age 35 years) 
      Mother Minerva Elizabeth Devin,   b. 22 Dec 1870, Dunnegan, Polk, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Apr 1944  (Age 73 years) 
      Married 07 Feb 1897  Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Family ID F0220  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Helen O. Lightfoot,   b. 16 Jul 1902,   d. Aft 1979  (Age > 78 years) 
      Married 12 Apr 1922 
      Children 
      +1. Living
       2. Eugene Francis Hammons,   b. 31 Dec 1926,   d. 30 Jun 1931  (Age 4 years)
       3. Living
      Last Modified 12 May 2010 
      Family ID F0221  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart