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Generation: 1
Generation: 2
2. | Percy Edward Taber died 14 Feb 1943, Alameda, California U.S.A.. Notes:
DOD & POD from California State Death Index
Percy married Nancy Admatha Devin 15 Apr 1915, Winters, Yolo, California U.S.A.. Nancy (daughter of Thomas Joseph Devin and Martha Admatha McKnight) was born 6 Aug 1884, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 18 Apr 1971, Alameda County, California U.S.A.; was buried , Mountain View Cemetery Alameda County, California. [Group Sheet]
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3. | Nancy Admatha Devin was born 6 Aug 1884, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. (daughter of Thomas Joseph Devin and Martha Admatha McKnight); died 18 Apr 1971, Alameda County, California U.S.A.; was buried , Mountain View Cemetery Alameda County, California. Notes:
!Miscellaneous: Since Percy Edward Taber's death in 1943,
Nancy Taber and
her sister Cora May Devin make their home
in Berkeley.
DOB from Polk Co MO Births; FHC #1016638
Since Percy Edward Taber's death in 1943, Nancy Taber & her
sister, Cora May
Devin, made their home in Berkeley.
DOB, DOD & POD from Soc. Sec. Index
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Generation: 3
6. | Thomas Joseph Devin was born 6 Oct 1861, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri U.S.A. (son of Clayton Smith Devin and Nancy Rebecca Williams); died 28 Feb 1941, Berkeley, Alameda, California U.S.A.; was buried , Winters Cemetery Yolo County, California. Notes:
!Occupations: Thomas and Martha Admatha McKnigh farmed
about 3 1/2 miles
west of Bolivar, Missouri until 1899 when
they move to
California, first to Winters then Woodland
then to San Francisco.
T.J. was a gripman on the Valencia Street
cable cars until
1908. The family moved bck to Winters and
engaged in fruit
raising.
!Miscellaneous: He remembered the Great Fire and Earthquake
of San Francisco.
TJ died at the home of his daughter Mrs.
Nancy Devin Taber in
Berleley, California.
Census:
1870 Polk Co MO Marion Twp
1880 Polk Co MO book p 143 Marion Twp
1900
1910
1920 Yolo Co California Soundex: ED 230, Sh 6, L 89
!MARRIAGE:
1st: Polk Co MO C-206
2nd: probably Yolo County, California
Thomas & Martha Admatha McKnight farmed about 3 1/2 miles
west of Bolivar, MO
until 1899 when they move to Calif., first to Winters then
Woodland then to
San Francisco. TJ was a gripman on the Valencia Street
cable cars until 1908.
The family moved back to Winters & engaged in fruit raising.
He remembered the Great Fire and Earthquake of San
Francisco. TJ died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Nancy Devin Taber in Berkeley,
California.
Buried Winters Cemetery
DOB from gravestone is 07 October 1861
Thomas married Martha Admatha McKnight 21 Dec 1879. Martha was born 6 Feb 1861, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 20 Oct 1916, Yolo County, California U.S.A.; was buried , Winters Cemetery Yolo County, California. [Group Sheet]
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7. | Martha Admatha McKnight was born 6 Feb 1861, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 20 Oct 1916, Yolo County, California U.S.A.; was buried , Winters Cemetery Yolo County, California. Notes:
Census:
1870 Polk Co MO book p 93 (not certain this is correct)
1880 Polk Co MO book p 143
!MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO C-206
Probably died in Yolo Co California
Buried Winters Cemetery
DOB & DOD from gravestone
Children:
- Cora May Devin was born 19 Oct 1880, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 2 Apr 1977, Berkeley, Alameda, California U.S.A.; was buried , Winters Cemetery Yolo County, California.
- 3. Nancy Admatha Devin was born 6 Aug 1884, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 18 Apr 1971, Alameda County, California U.S.A.; was buried , Mountain View Cemetery Alameda County, California.
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Generation: 4
12. | Clayton Smith Devin was born 22 Dec 1825, Lincoln County, Tennessee U.S.A. (son of Clayton Devin and Margaret West); died 1887, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri U.S.A.. Notes:
!Military: He served in the militia on the Union Side
during the Civil War.
!MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO A-274
Census:
1860 Polk Co MO book p 5
1870 Polk Co MO book p 89
1880 Polk Co MO book Marion Twp p 142......
Was called Smith.
Died of cancer. Buried Barren Creek Cemetery; Cem. Dir. of
Polk Co MO
Possible YOD 1884 (1)
!NAME:J.B. & C.S. Devin Affidavit, J.B. & C.S. Devin
Affidavit, Filed 24.December.1868 in Polk County, Missouri
!NAME:Will of Clayton Devin, Devin, Clayton: Will,
[page 1] Clayton
Devin [Lo] Will Box 71 202 Filed Dec
24 AD 1868 JB Burros Clk [page
2] In the name of God, Amen, I Clayton
Devin of the County of Polk and State of Missouri being
in the Seventy sixth year of my age and a very
feeble State of health being con- scious of the
uncertainty of life and Certainty of death at the same
time according to my own apprehensions of Sound
mind and being anxious to make a suitable desposition
of my real and personal estate do make ordain and
delare this to be my last will and testament. 1st
It is my will that after my decease that all my debts
and the expenses of my funeral be paid and
discharged by my executor herein after named and
appointed out of my estate as soon as conveniently
may be I leave the charges of my funeral to the
descretion of my ex- ecutor. 2nd I give devise and
dispose of my estate both real and personal save
what may be necessary for the pay- ment of my just
debts and funeral expenses in the following manner
To wit, I give and bequeath unto [page
3] my beloved wife Margaret Devin all of my
personal estate such as money or the proceeds of notes
or stock such as cattle horses and sheep and hogs
house hold and kitchen furniture and farming utensils
to have and enjoy and dispose of as she may think
proper to her own use and benefit during her natural
life after her decease to be disposed of as
hereinafter mentioned together with my personal estate
I give and bequeath unto my said wife the following
described land compris- ing the homestead to wit the
West half of the Southwest quar- ter section So
thirty four (34) and East half of of South West
quarter and South West quarter of NorthWest quarter
and South East quarter of North West quarter
Section No Thirty Three (33) of Township No Thirty
four (34) of Range No twenty three (23) The above
described real estate I desire to be sold or vivided as
herinafter mentioned. 3rd It is my desire that the
fol- [page 4] lowing described real
estate be dis- posed of by my executor either by
private or public sale on the most advantagous
terms that he may think fit if not sold by my self
during my life time the proceeds to be given to my
wife Margaret Devin to be enjoyed by her as she may
desire for her own use and benefit as long as she
may live To wit South half of the South West
quar- ter and South East quarter of the South West
quarter of Setion No nine (9) Township No Thirty
four (34) of range No Twenty three and also the
South East quarter of the North West quarter
Section No Twelve (12) Town- Ship No Thirty four 34
of Range No Twenty four (24) 4-- The following
described land I give and bequeath unto the Dev- in
family to remain in common for the use of a burying
ground bounded as follows To wit Beginning and lying
on the East boundary Section Thirty Two 32
Town- Ship Thirty four 34 of Range (23) at a yellow
Stone 36 poles North of the South East corner of
the said Section [Witnynd] by Black oak 12 inches in
diameter 20 [page 5] links North East
to black oak 11 inches in diameter 17 links due West
thence North on a Section line 17 Poles to yellow
Stone West 28 Poles to yellow Stone [Nine] South 17
Poles to yellow Stone [Nine] East 28 poles to The
[begining] [Anlang] 2.56 acres the above des- cribed
land to remain forever the property of the Devins not
to be Sold but to be used by the pub- lic as a
common burying ground 5 After the death of my wife
Margaret Devin it is my desire that the remainder of my
estate after her funeral expenses Shall have been
paid be disposed of as follows To wit I give and
bequeath to my Son William M Devin the Sum of five
dollars. I give and bequest to my daughter Ama S.
Wilson five dollars I give and bequeath to my
daughter Margaret A. Chitty the Sum of five
dollars. [a page seems to be
missing] [page 6] 9th After the
above [legacies] have been paid to gather with the
expenses of administration The residue of my estate
both real and personal I [disise] may be equally
divided if can be if cannot be then the real
es- tate to be Sold and proceeds together with
personal estate be divided between the following named
legal heirs of my body or their legal
repre- sentatives, to wit, Clayton S. Devin, Joseph
B. Devin, Alfred H. Devin, Martha M. Heydon, Sarah
J. Thompson, Mary E. Pickering Massa L. Hughes
Parthenial T Frieze Share and Share alike In
order that the provisions of this my last will and
Testament may be carried out I constitute and
appoint Alfred H. Devin my ex- ecutor hereby revoking
all former wills by me made. In witness whereof I
have hereunto set my hand this 14th day of October
1868 [Atuge] Clayton ^his X mark^ Devin
<\p> A. Signed and declared by the above named
Clayton Devin to be his last Will and testament in the
[page 7] presence of us who at his
request and in his presence have subscribed our
names as witnesses thereto. George W. Russell Thomas
H. Russell Alexander Millikin State of Missouri
County of Polk Be it remembered that on this
the 24 day of December AD 1868, an Instrument of
writing Proporting to be the last Will of Clayton
Divin Deceased was exhibited to the undersigned J.B.
Burros clerk of the County Court [beler/E] to be
proven and the Same was rejected for want of
proof. J B Burros Clk
Clayton married Nancy Rebecca Williams 19 Apr 1849, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.. Nancy (daughter of Elijah Williams and Mathilda maybe Oliver) was born Jan 1830, Missouri U.S.A.; died 13 Jul 1910. [Group Sheet]
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13. | Nancy Rebecca Williams was born Jan 1830, Missouri U.S.A. (daughter of Elijah Williams and Mathilda maybe Oliver); died 13 Jul 1910. Notes:
Census:
1860 Polk Co MO book p 5
1870 Polk Co MO book p 89
1880 Polk Co MO book p 142
1900 Polk Co MO ED 133, p 197A; parents b GA & TN
1910.....
MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO A-274
Buried Barren Creek Cemetery; Cem. Dir. of Polk Co MO
MOB/YOB from 1900 census; apparently living alone that year
Notes:
Married:
Possible DOM 9 April 1849
Married by William R. Devin, JP
!MARRIAGE:Missouri-Polk County Marriage Register,
Missouri-Polk County Marriage Register, Office of the
Recorder in Polk County Court House, Bolivar, Missouri.
Children:
- Margaret Mathilda Devin was born 19 Jan 1850, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 28 Oct 1934; was buried , Greenwook Cemetery, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri U.S.A..
- Elijah Clayton Devin was born 3 Mar 1852, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 29 Sep 1942, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri U.S.A..
- Franklin Pierce Devin was born 4 Sep 1854, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 7 Jun 1933, Cherokee, Alfalfa, Oklahoma U.S.A.; was buried , Cherokee Municipal Cemetery Cherokee, Oklahoma.
- Martha Ann Eliza Devin was born 7 Jun 1858, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died Between 1940 and 1950, Cherokee, Alfalfa, Oklahoma U.S.A..
- 6. Thomas Joseph Devin was born 6 Oct 1861, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri U.S.A.; died 28 Feb 1941, Berkeley, Alameda, California U.S.A.; was buried , Winters Cemetery Yolo County, California.
- Sarah Melinda Devin was born 24 Jan 1864, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 14 Oct 1937, Merced, Merced, California U.S.A..
- Leota Rebecca Devin was born 20 Aug 1869, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 20 Jan 1926.
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