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 Harrison Devin

    Male 1839 - 1920  (80 years)


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    • Name James Harrison Devin 
      Born 26 Nov 1839  Indiana U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Male 
      Died 23 Aug 1920  Kansas U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Notes 
      • !Miscellaneous: Held several county offices. Was State Representative in 1838.
        He and sister Sara Devin Hannah died with "black tongue."

        Note: the information is listed on page 38 of Devin-Dessa book.
        Census:
        1850 Gibson Co IN Patoka Twp p 2 w/mother
        1860 Gibson Co IN Patoka Twp p 1068 w/mother
        1870 Linn Co KS p 69
        1880 Morris Co KS Soundex: ED 123 or 133 Sh 20
        1900 Linn Co KS Soundex: ED 114 Sh 7
      Person ID I1208  Devin Timber | William Devin Progeny
      Last Modified 26 Mar 2010 

      Father James Devin,   b. 09 Jun 1794, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1844, Gibson County, Indiana U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
      Mother Hannah Chapman,   b. 24 May 1802, Warren County, Kentucky U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1873, Gibson County, Indiana U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
      Married 05 Feb 1818  Gibson County, Indiana U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Family ID F0345  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family 1 Mary Stallings,   b. Abt 1849, Illinois U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 15 Apr 1900  (Age < 51 years) 
      Children 
      +1. C. James Devin,   b. Feb 1871, Kansas U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
      +2. May Hannah Devin,   b. Feb 1873, Kansas U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1907, Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
      Last Modified 26 Mar 2010 
      Family ID F1039  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family 2 Nancy Virginia Alexander,   b. 13 Mar 1868, Kansas U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1938  (Age 70 years) 
      Married Bef 1900 
      Notes 
      • 1900 census shows James Devin married to Nancy Alexander.
      Children 
       1. John Devin
       2. David Devin
       3. Cordelia Devin,   b. Feb 1894, Kansas U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
       4. Watson A. Devin,   b. 16 Jan 1898, Kansas U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1984, Kansas U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
      Last Modified 26 Mar 2010 
      Family ID F1040  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart