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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    Amanda Margaret Berry

    Female 1831 - 1888  (57 years)


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    • Name Amanda Margaret Berry 
      Born 09 Mar 1831  Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Female 
      Died 13 Oct 1888  Sacramento, California U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Notes 
      • Per Devin Davis her name was Amanda Melvina.

        Where did John & Amanda get married????

        Census:
        1850 Polk Co MO book p 47 (Amanda M.F.)
        1860 Sacramento Co California p 363
        1870 Sacramento Co California; San Joaquin Twp, p 404 (POB = TN)
        1880 Sacramento Co California p 322A as A. M. Jenkins, widow

        MARRIAGE:
        1st: per History of Sacramento Co California, publ. 1880, p.273
        2nd: Sacramento Co California F-311: FHC #1301819
        3rd: J. A. Evans per Devin B. Davis

        Per Hist. of Sacramento Co California, 1880; SLC Q979.453 H2h: she was born in TN &
        when quite young moved with her parents to Alabama; in 1839 they moved to
        Missouri. She & her 1st husband moved to Calif. in 1856. She lived 16 miles
        from Sacramento & 3 miles from Elk Grove. She has 8 children.
        (Apparently all 8 children were living in 1880.)

        Second marriage took place in 1876.
        Second husband was William A. Jenkins; he possibly died 28/29 Apr 1877;
        AOD = 45 years 6 months; buried Sheldon Cemetery, Sacramento Co California
        DAR Calif. Gen. Rec. Committee - Vital Records; LAPL Gen R 979.4 D2377 V.1
        NOTE: "Rest in Peace" has AOD for him as 15 years 6 months;
        KLV thinks DAR listing is correct.

        Buried Sheldon Cemetery; AOD = 57 years, 7 months, 4 days.

        She owned 160-180 acres of land in Sacramento Co.
      Person ID I2961  Devin Timber
      Last Modified 9 Mar 2010 

      Family 1 William A. Jenkins 
      Married 1876 
      Last Modified 21 Apr 2010 
      Family ID F1129  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family 2 John Oliver Devin,   b. 26 Dec 1823, Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1873, Sacramento, California U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
      Married 23 Apr 1846  Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Children 
      +1. William Berry Devin,   b. Jan 1848, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1912, Sacramento, California U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
       2. James Henry Devin,   b. 13 Sep 1849, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1893, Sacramento, Sacramento, California U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
      +3. Susan Rebecca Devin,   b. 09 Mar 1852, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1927, , Sacramento, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
       4. Eliza Jane Devin,   b. 09 Mar 1854, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
       5. Charles Edward Devin,   b. 09 Mar 1856, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
      +6. Beuna Alphandine Devin,   b. 28 Dec 1857, Sacramento, California U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1926, Sacramento, California U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
       7. Adolphus Robert Devin,   b. 28 Nov 1860, Sacramento, California U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
      +8. Lee Alvin Devin,   b. 11 Apr 1863, Elk Grove, Sacramento, California U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1919, Sacramento, Sacramento, California U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
      Last Modified 9 Mar 2010 
      Family ID F1105  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart