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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    Francis Elizabeth Matheny

    Francis Elizabeth Matheny

    Female 1871 - 1944  (73 years)

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    Generation: 1

    1. 1.  Francis Elizabeth MathenyFrancis Elizabeth Matheny was born on 27 Jun 1871; died on 28 Jun 1944.

      Francis married Joseph Perman Bressler on 17 Apr 1889 in Marion County, Oregon U.S.A.. Joseph (son of George Bressler and Mary Ann Powers) was born on 03 Nov 1870 in Saloma, Pennsylvania U.S.A.; died on 30 May 1937 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; was buried on 02 Jun 1937 in City View Cemetery, Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

      Children:
      1. 2. Elmer Bressler  Descendancy chart to this point was born in in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; died in 1918 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A..
      2. 3. Gladys Bressler  Descendancy chart to this point
      3. 4. Judson Bressler  Descendancy chart to this point
      4. 5. Frances Bressler  Descendancy chart to this point
      5. 6. George Albert Bressler  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Feb 1890 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; died on 22 Apr 1958 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon U.S.A.; was buried in Apr 1958 in Belcrest Memorial Cemetery, Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A..
      6. 7. Glenna A. Bressler  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Nov 1894 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; died on 22 Feb 1986 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; was buried on 25 Feb 1986 in Belcrest Memorial Cemetery, Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A..
      7. 8. Calvin J. Bressler  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 02 Jan 1898 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; died in in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; was buried in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A..


    Generation: 2

    1. 2.  Elmer Bressler Descendancy chart to this point (1.Francis1) was born in in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; died in 1918 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A..

      Notes:

      Never married. Died during a flu epidemic. Lived in the Community of Livesley on the outskirts of Salem.


    2. 3.  Gladys Bressler Descendancy chart to this point (1.Francis1)

    3. 4.  Judson Bressler Descendancy chart to this point (1.Francis1)

    4. 5.  Frances Bressler Descendancy chart to this point (1.Francis1)

    5. 6.  George Albert BresslerGeorge Albert Bressler Descendancy chart to this point (1.Francis1) was born on 21 Feb 1890 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; died on 22 Apr 1958 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon U.S.A.; was buried in Apr 1958 in Belcrest Memorial Cemetery, Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A..

      Notes:

      Sources:

      03) BRESSLER, Gatha Viola: Certificate of Birth; Registered No. 32; Oregon State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics.



      Narrative History:
      Born in Livesley Section, Salem, Oregon. He was a mechanic for the Oregon State Highway Department, Salem Oregon. Was a Methodist. Died at a nursing home in Portland Oregon. George is buried in a cemetary in Salem Oregon.

      George married Ruth Elizabeth Hitchcock on 10 Apr 1915 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.. Ruth (daughter of Clarence Wallace Hitchcock and Maria Curtis Holdeman) was born on 17 May 1895 in Aberdeen, Edmonds, South Dakota U.S.A.; died on 25 Dec 1957 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; was buried in Gilchrist Cemetery, Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

      Children:
      1. 9. Gatha Viola Bressler  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 02 Feb 1916 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; died on 14 May 1999 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; was buried in May 1999 in Belcrest Memorial Cemetery, Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A..

    6. 7.  Glenna A. Bressler Descendancy chart to this point (1.Francis1) was born on 17 Nov 1894 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; died on 22 Feb 1986 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; was buried on 25 Feb 1986 in Belcrest Memorial Cemetery, Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A..

      Notes:

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      She was a licensed practical nurse for Deaconnes Hospital (now Salem
      Memorial Unit) and Mast Hospital In Myrtle Point, Oregon. She was a
      member of Chadwick Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star.

      Taken from Statesman-Journal Newspaper Obituary Notice February 23, 1986

      Glenna married Allen Fletcher. [Group Sheet]


    7. 8.  Calvin J. Bressler Descendancy chart to this point (1.Francis1) was born on 02 Jan 1898 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; died in in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; was buried in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A..

      Notes:

      Lived at 1865 Church St NE, Salem, Oregon at the time of his death.
      He died at a Salem, Oregon hospital.
      He was a heavy equipment operator in construction work, and invented
      several construction tools during his career. He was a member of the
      First Congregational Church, engineers Union 701 and Eagles. He was
      survived by three sisters Glenna A. Fletcher, Salem; Gladys, Independence;
      and Frances Kleen, Salem.

      Calvin married Ella. [Group Sheet]



    Generation: 3

    1. 9.  Gatha Viola BresslerGatha Viola Bressler Descendancy chart to this point (6.George2, 1.Francis1) was born on 02 Feb 1916 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; died on 14 May 1999 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; was buried in May 1999 in Belcrest Memorial Cemetery, Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A..

      Notes:

      Sources:
      01) Certificate of Birth; Registered No. 32; Oregon State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics.

      02) Birth Registration Card; State File No. 78; Control No. 34998; Date Issued 06.Sep.1949.

      03) Certificate of Marriage: # B 7812; Clark County, Washington.

      04) Divorce Degree: Multnomah County Circuit Court, Dawes vs. Dawes No. 153-236; Feb.1944.

      05) Certificate of Death; I.D. Tag No.: H-30331, Local File Number: 1025, State File Number: 136; Oregon Department of Human Resources, Health Division, Center for Health Statistics.

      06)Edwin L. Weaver; "Holdeman Descendants"; E. V. Publishing House; 1937; Vol. I, Page 246.


      Narrative History:
      Born at 6 p.m. in her parents home in the Livesley Section, five miles southwest of Salem, Oregon. Died of pancratic cancer at her home on South River Road in Salem Oregon.

      Gatha married Walter Arthur Dawes on 12 Jan 1934 in Vancouver, Clark, Washington U.S.A.. Walter (son of Otis Darwin Dawes and Irene Tharp) was born on 08 Jun 1913 in Houston, Harris, Texas U.S.A.; died on 06 Oct 1989 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon U.S.A.; was buried on 12 Oct 1989 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

      Children:
      1. 10. Rodger Allen Dawes  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 May 1936 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; died on 22 May 1936 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A..

      Gatha married Raymond John Blasen on 03 Apr 1950 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon U.S.A.. Raymond was born on 15 Feb 1913 in Mitchell, South Dakota U.S.A.; died in 1974 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

      Gatha married Norman Elmer Rhodes on 11 Jun 1955 in Vancouver, Clark, Washington U.S.A.. Norman was born on 04 Sep 1908 in Marshfield, Coos, Oregon U.S.A.; died on 04 Jan 1984 in Clackamas, Clackamas, Oregon U.S.A.; was buried in Belcrest Memorial Cemetery, Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

      Gatha married W.A. Dawes. (son of Otis Darwin Dawes and Irene Tharp) [Group Sheet]

      Children:
      1. 11. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


    Generation: 4

    1. 10.  Rodger Allen Dawes Descendancy chart to this point (9.Gatha3, 6.George2, 1.Francis1) was born on 21 May 1936 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A.; died on 22 May 1936 in Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A..

    2. 11.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (9.Gatha3, 6.George2, 1.Francis1)

      Patricia married Dr. C.G. Devin (son of Ira Holmes Devin and Oleta Fern Hansen) [Group Sheet]

      Children:
      1. 12. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
      2. 13. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
      3. 14. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
      4. 15. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
      5. 16. Living  Descendancy chart to this point