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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    Delila Jane Hughes

    Female 1870 - 1951  (81 years)


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    • Name Delila Jane Hughes  [1
      Nickname Dee 
      Born 07 Feb 1870  Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
      Gender Female 
      Died 31 Aug 1951  Silver Spring, Montgomery, Maryland U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Buried Rock Creek Cemetery, District of Columbia, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Notes 
      • Census:
        1870 Polk Co MO book p 79
        1880 Polk Co MO book p 15

        DOD, POD per Tom Hughes

        Oma Clayton Hughes, younger brother of Dee said he was practically reared by
        his sister. She lived in Washington, DC before 1894. * They resided in Jamestown, NY. During WWI &
        the administration of President Woodrow Wilson, she was employed by the Secret
        Service. She worked for the Federal Intelligence Department in Washington, DC
        for many years. She suffered from a lengthy illness before her death.

        Note correction: *"She married James Richardson in Missouri during WWI." This couple married in Multnomah County, Oregon in 1893 [month & day unknown as of this writing]; Book 10, page 65. per KLV
      Person ID I0769  Devin Timber | William Devin Progeny
      Last Modified 22 Dec 2020 

      Father 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) 
      Mother Massa Louisa Devin,   b. 23 Feb 1844, Bolivar, Polk County, Missouri, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1925, Riverside, Riverside, California U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
      Married 23 Oct 1862  Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Family ID F0225  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family James Richardson,   b. Abt 1870 
      Married Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Children 
      +1. Harold Evan Richardson
      +2. Shirley Richardson
      +3. James Dee Richardson
      Last Modified 14 Apr 2010 
      Family ID F0232  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Sources 
      1. [S04108] U.S. Census 1880: Missouri-Polk County-Madison Township, (National Archives Film T9-0710), 205A.
        Jane D. A. Hughes/Dau/F/S/W/10/MO
        /Fa:AL/Mo:MO