 1800 - 1876 (75 years)
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| Name |
William Robert Devin [2] |
| Born |
3 Aug 1800 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A.  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
1876 |
Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. [3] |
| Notes |
- Census:
1840 Polk Co MO p 159; Males: 1-1-0-2-0-1; Females: 2-2-1-2-0-1
1850 Polk Co MO book p 62
1860 Polk Co MO book p 8
Lincoln Co TN Deeds: Sold 88 acres to A. T. Oliver 20 Jan 1834.
Died in 1862: per Hist. of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade & Barton Cos, MO
SLC 977.87 H2h (listing for Richard Beck) This may be questionable as there
are court documents which indicate he was alive in 1869. Another source said
he died in 1876...not documented. Have copy of a letter he wrote in Mar 1863
when he was a member of the Missouri State Legislature. DOD certainly not in
1862.
In Polk Co MO he held the office of County Treasurer; was collector a term; was
representative a term; & County Judge for a number of years. He was a Democrat and a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. Kept store in Bolivar MO for 14 years. He was Justice of the Peace in 1849 when he married Clayton S. Devin and Nancy Rebecca Williams.
William Robert Devin was one of the first settlers in Marion Township, Polk County, Missouri along with his brother Clayton Devin. Moved from Tennessee to Missouri in 1834 per History of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade, and Barton Counties, Missouri 1889, page 637.
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| Person ID |
I0047 |
Devin Timber | William Devin Progeny |
| Last Modified |
1 Mar 2014 |
| Family |
Rebecca Oliver, b. Abt 1802, Tennessee U.S.A. , d. Abt 1881 (Age 79 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1820 |
Tennessee U.S.A. |
| Children |
| + | 1. Marion Green Devin, b. Jan 1821, Tennessee U.S.A. , d. 26 Feb 1903, Sutter Creek, Amador, California U.S.A. (Age 82 years) |
| + | 2. Sarah Frazier Devin, b. Between 1822 and 1823, Tennessee U.S.A. , d. 1907, Missouri U.S.A. (Age 85 years) |
| + | 3. John Oliver Devin, b. 26 Dec 1823, Tennessee U.S.A. , d. 22 Dec 1873, Sacramento, California U.S.A. (Age 49 years) |
| + | 4. Matilda J. Devin, b. 21 Oct 1825, Tennessee U.S.A. , d. 28 May 1866, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. (Age 40 years) |
| + | 5. Edward Harrison Devin, b. 10 Jan 1830, Lincoln County, Tennessee U.S.A. , d. Aft 1880 (Age > 51 years) |
| + | 6. Narcissus E. Devin, b. Abt 1832, Tennessee U.S.A. , d. 30 Aug 1874, St. Clair County, Missouri U.S.A. (Age 42 years) |
| | 7. Martha A. Devin, b. Oct 1832, Missouri U.S.A. , d. Aft 1910 (Age > 79 years) |
| + | 8. Mary Rebecca Devin, b. 05 Mar 1836, Missouri U.S.A. , d. 11 Jul 1910, St. Clair County, Missouri U.S.A. (Age 74 years) |
| | 9. William Alvin Devin, b. Abt 1835, Missouri U.S.A. , d. 15 Jul 1856, California U.S.A. (Age 21 years) |
| + | 10. Rebecca B. Devin, b. Abt 1837, Missouri U.S.A. |
| | 11. Eliza Devin, b. Abt 1838, Missouri U.S.A. |
| + | 12. James C. Devin, b. Jul 1843, Missouri U.S.A. , d. Abt 13 Jul 1911 (Age 68 years) |
| | 13. Mitchell S. Devin, b. Abt 1845, Missouri U.S.A. |
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| Last Modified |
5 Apr 2010 |
| Family ID |
F0942 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S67826] William Devin Bible.
- [S04009] The Devin Family (manuscript), Hofstetter, Dessa, (circa 1962), page 5-6.
William Robert, youngest son and ninth child of William Devin, Jr. was born in August 1800 and when a young man wet to Tennessee where he married Rebecca Oliver. After making several moves, they settled in Lincoln County, Tenn., until about 1834 and then moved to Missouri, first to Pike County and then to Polk County near Bolivar. William Robert farmed for several years and then kept a store in Bolivar for 14 years. He held the office of County Treasurer of Polk County, was collector a term; was representative a term; and also filled the position of County Judge for a number of years. He was a Democrat and a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. He died in 1876 and his wife died about five years later. They had twelve childern, six sons and six daughters.
A son Edward H. Devin was born in Lincoln County, Tennessee January 10, 1830 and received a limited education in the old subscription schools.
--Information from History of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade, & Barton Counties Missouri, 1889; pages 357-638.
- [S04247] History of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade, and Barton Counties, Missouri 1889, (Goodspeed), pages 637-638.
- [S04010] Ancestors of Thomas Clayton Hughes, Hughes, Thomas Clayton, Generation No. 7 #73iii.
iii. William Devin, born 1752 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia died 28 Apri 1810 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; married Martha Mitchell 7 Sep 1780 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
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