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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    Massa Louisa Devin

    Massa Louisa Devin

    Female 1844 - 1925  (81 years)

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    • Name Massa Louisa Devin  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
      Born 23 Feb 1844  Bolivar, Polk County, Missouri, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Female 
      Died 28 Aug 1925  Riverside, Riverside, California U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Riverside, California U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Notes 
      • Census:
        1850 Polk Co MO book p 47
        1860 Polk Co MO book p 14
        1870 Polk Co MO book p 79
        1880 Polk Co MO Madison Twp

        !MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO B-144

        She & her husband were separated, if not divorced.

        Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Riverside, California; Lot 147, Block 4, #8

        Had red hair.

        First name maybe Martha per KLV.
      Person ID I0069  Devin Timber | Richard Swart Pedigree, William Devin Progeny
      Last Modified 23 Jan 2010 

      Father Clayton Devin,   b. 11 Jul 1793, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1868, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
      Mother Margaret West,   b. 24 Nov 1803, North Carolina U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Jun 1888, Dunnegan, Polk, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
      Married 17 Mar 1820  Fayettesville, Lincoln, Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Family ID F0007  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Abner Benton Hughes,   b. 31 Mar 1841, Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1914, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
      Married 23 Oct 1862  Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Children 
      +1. Alfred Benton West Hughes,   b. 02 Jun 1864, Bolivar, Polk County, Missouri, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1955, Independence, Polk, Oregon U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
      +2. Jessie Parthenia Hughes,   b. 31 May 1866, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1899, Bolivar, Polk County, Missouri, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)  [Birth]
      +3. Ella Louisa Hughes,   b. Apr 1868, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Jan 1943, Seal Beach, Los Angeles, California U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
      +4. Delila Jane Hughes,   b. 07 Feb 1870, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1951, Silver Spring, Montgomery, Maryland U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
      +5. Albert Franklin Hughes,   b. 14 Jul 1872, Dunnegan, Polk, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Feb 1926, Springfield, Greene, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
      +6. Joseph Leander Hughes,   b. 19 Jan 1876, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Oct 1952, Riverside, Riverside, California U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
      +7. Deoma Clayton Hughes,   b. 17 Feb 1879, Fair Play, Polk, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1961, Hermiston, Umatilla, Oregon U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [Birth]
       8. Anna Marie Hughes,   b. 1883,   d. 1883  (Age 0 years)
       9. Mary A. Hughes,   b. 21 Sep 1885, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1885, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
      Last Modified 23 Jan 2010 
      Family ID F0225  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Photos
      Massa Louisa DEVIN Hughes Photograph
      Massa Louisa DEVIN Hughes Photograph
      Photograph found in the bottom of a trunk owned by Letha WILSON Swart.

      Headstones
      Massa Louisa DEVIN Hughes Marker
      Massa Louisa DEVIN Hughes Marker
      Lot 147, Block 4, #8

    • Sources 
      1. [S04319] Will of Clayton Devin, Box 202.
        the following named legal heirs of my body or their legal representatives, to wit, Clayton S. Devin, Joseph B. Devin, Alfred H. Devin, Martha M Heyden, Sarah J. Thompson, Mary E. Pickering, Massa L. Hughes, and Parthena T. Freize share and share alike.

      2. [S04297] J.B. & C.S. Devin Affidavit, (Filed 24.December.1868 in Polk County, Missouri).
        heirs of Claton Devin Deceased are as follows to wit, Martha M. Haden, William, CS. Devin Ana S.Wilson, Sarah J. Thompson, Elizabeth Pickering, J. B. Devin, A.H. Devin, M. L Hughs.

      3. [S04108] U.S. Census 1880: Missouri-Polk County-Madison Township, (National Archives Film T9-0710), 205A.
        Massa L. Hughes-Wife-F-M-W-35-MO
        Occ: House Keeper-Fa:VA-Mo:TN

      4. [S04044] Doris Wilson, family group sheet dated 02.Nov.1998.
        burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Riverside CA

      5. [S50282] Missouri-Polk County Marriage Book B, (Office of the Recorder in Polk County Court House, Bolivar, Missouri.), page 107.
        marriage of Abner Hughes & Massa Devin