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Charles Walton Sheckler

Male 1929 - 1941  (12 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Charles Walton Sheckler was born 2 Feb 1929 (son of Richard W. Sheckler and Irene V'Ella Walton); died 14 Mar 1941.

    Notes:

    Birthdate probably in error in booklet.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Richard W. Sheckler was born 27 Jul 1909; died 22 Jul 1978, Benton, Washington U.S.A..

    Notes:

    DOB & POD from Soc. Sec. Index

    Richard married Irene V'Ella Walton 1932, Yakima, Yakima, Washington U.S.A.. Irene (daughter of John Clair Walton and Nancy V'Ella Devin) was born 23 Aug 1910, Heppner, Morrow, Oregon U.S.A.; died Sep 1993, Benton, Washington U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Irene V'Ella Walton was born 23 Aug 1910, Heppner, Morrow, Oregon U.S.A. (daughter of John Clair Walton and Nancy V'Ella Devin); died Sep 1993, Benton, Washington U.S.A..

    Notes:

    !Education: Irene graduated from Yakima Public Schools and
    from business
    college (1920).
    Irene graduated from Yakima Public Schools & from business
    college

    DOD & POD from Soc. Sec. Index

    Children:
    1. 1. Charles Walton Sheckler was born 2 Feb 1929; died 14 Mar 1941.
    2. Living
    3. Living
    4. Living


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  John Clair Walton was born 30 Dec 1877; died 14 Jun 1949, Takoma, Washington.

    Notes:

    !Occupations: John Clair Walton was an employee of the
    Northern Pacific
    Railroad until his retirement.
    Was an employee of the Northern Pacific Railraod until his
    retirement.

    MARRIAGE: Morrow Co OR 4-59

    John married Nancy V'Ella Devin 30 Dec 1906, Morrow County, Oregon U.S.A.. Nancy (daughter of Mifflin Jay Devin and Sarah Elizabeth Hurt) was born 27 Nov 1882, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri U.S.A.; died 14 Jun 1965, Yakima, Washington. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  Nancy V'Ella Devin was born 27 Nov 1882, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri U.S.A. (daughter of Mifflin Jay Devin and Sarah Elizabeth Hurt); died 14 Jun 1965, Yakima, Washington.

    Notes:

    Census:
    1900 Morrow Co OR Gentry Pct ED 32, Sh 15 w/parents

    !MARRIAGE: Morrow Co OR 4-59

    Moved with her parents & the Devin clan to Morrow County
    Oregon, 1884.
    Attended Heppner High School. In 1917 V'Ella & Clair
    Walton moved to Yakima,
    WA where she managed a grocery business for a number of
    years. Active member
    of San Souci Rebekah Lodge #33 for some years, serving as
    District Deputy
    President for a number of terms.

    Children:
    1. 3. Irene V'Ella Walton was born 23 Aug 1910, Heppner, Morrow, Oregon U.S.A.; died Sep 1993, Benton, Washington U.S.A..
    2. Living


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Mifflin Jay DevinMifflin Jay Devin was born 5 Oct 1861, Missouri U.S.A. (son of Joseph Benton Devin and Elvira Pickel); died 15 Jan 1942, Morrow County, Oregon U.S.A.; was buried , Heppner Masonic Cemetery, Heppner, Morrow, Oregon U.S.A..

    Notes:

    Census:
    1900 Morrow Co OR Gentry Pct ED 32 Sh 15 L 67
    1910 Morrow Co OR Mt. Vernon Pct., ED 106 Sh 9, p.160
    1920 Morrow Co OR Mount Vernon Pct., ED 138 Sh 4 p.293A
    w/wife
    and
    1920 Morrow Co OR Gentry Pct., ED 136, Sh 3 w/son, Oliver
    Austin Devin

    MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO C-247

    DOD, POD from OR Death Index

    !NAME:U.S. Census 1880: Missouri-Polk County-Marion
    Township, U.S. Census 1880: Missouri-Polk County-Marion
    Township, National Archives Film T9-0710, 321D

    !NAME:Claim of Heirs of E. Devin, deceased, against Est.
    J.B. Devin, deceased: Petition, Claim of Heirs of E. Devin,
    deceased, against Est. J.B. Devin, deceased: Petition,
    Morrow County Court House,

    [page 1]

    In the
    County Court
    of Morrow County
    Oregon

    In the
    Matter of the
    Est. of J.B.
    Devin,
    deceased

    Claim of
    Heirs of E. Devin,
    deceaded,
    against
    Est. J.B. Devin,
    deceased

    Petition

    Filed Dec 6th
    1886
    C.L Andrews
    Co clerk

    Geo. Wm.
    Wright
    Atty for Claimants

    [page
    2
    ]

    In the County Court of Morrow County
    State
    of Oregon

    In the matter of the Estate of
    J. B.
    Devin, deceased
    Claim of Heirs of El-
    vira Devin,
    deceased
    Against
    Estate of J.B. Devin

    deceased

    ||
    || Petition
    ||

    To the
    Honorable William Mitch-
    ell, County Judge of Morrow
    County
    State of Oregon:-

    Comes [nezd] Margarett

    D. Justice (nee Margarett D. Devin); Nathaniel
    M.
    Devin; Mifflin J. Devin; Katherine
    F. Howe, nee
    Katharine F. Devin); Smith
    P. Devin; Irene J. Devin;
    Elvira G. Devin;
    and Joseph C. Devin, claimants herein,

    and heirs of Elvira Devin deceased,
    and by their
    attorney, Geo. Wm Wright,
    respectfully
    sherve to the Honorable
    Court above named the following

    facts in connection with the claim
    of the claimants
    herein:--

    I. That the Mother of Claimants
    -heirs-
    herein, was Elvira Devin,
    first wife of J.B. Devin, and
    that she

    [page 3]

    died in Polk County,
    in the State
    of Missouri on or about Jany. 30,
    1882.

    II. That said Elvira Devin, was a daughter

    of Christian Pickle of said Polk County,
    and as
    heir and daughter drew from,
    or recevied from the
    estate of her
    said Father (who died in Dec. 1881.)

    Just prior to her death the said money
    accounting
    to about $1427.50

    III. That she the said Elvira Devin
    had
    at ^all^ times full and exclusive possession
    of
    said sum of $1427.50 until her death
    which occured
    about said Jany. 30, 1882.

    IV. That after the death
    of the said
    Elvira Devin, the said J.B. Devin
    her
    husband, took possession for the
    first time of the
    money and property of
    his said deceased wife Elvira
    Devin, of
    the value of $1427.50, on or about Feby.

    1, 1882, in trust, and to hold for
    as the property
    of, the said claimants
    herein, the said heirs and
    children
    of said Elvira Devin, born to her and
    her
    said husband J.B. Devin, during
    their marriage and
    whose names
    are herein before descrived and
    men-
    tioned.

    V. That said J.B. Devin, after the
    death

    [page 4]

    of his said wife Elvira
    Devin, married
    the second time in Polk Co. Mo. to

    Belle ----, now Belle Devin and
    moved to this State
    on or about
    April 8, 1884, and that he resided
    in
    this State until his death
    in June 1886.

    VI. That
    he, the said J.B. Devin, fully
    intened, and often
    promised to pay
    over the said moneys, to the said

    claimants herein, in fulfilment
    of the trust he
    hand assurred, but
    wholly neglected to pay said
    sum
    of $1427.50 or any part thereof
    to the said claimants
    -- heirs
    of aforesaid -- or either of them.

    VII.
    That the said claimants herein
    claim of and from the
    estate
    of J.B. Devin, deceased, and
    are justly, &
    ^entitled^ the same as their in-
    heritance from the
    estate of
    their deceased Mother, the sum
    of
    $1427.50 together with interest
    thereon from Feby. 1,
    1882, until
    April 8, 1884 at 6% per annum and
    with
    interest on said sum of $1427.50
    from April 8, 1884
    until the pres-
    ent time at 8% per annum, which

    [page 5]

    now amount to about
    $1910.00

    VII. That Belle Devin, has been
    appoint-
    ed Administratrix and M.J. Devin

    Administrator, of the Extate of said
    J.B. Devin,
    deceade, by this Honor-
    able Court, and having duly
    qualified
    are now administering upon the
    Est. of
    said deceased.

    IX. That on Nov. 15th, 1886
    Margarett
    D. Justice, as one of the claimants -- herein

    on her own, and on behalf of the other
    claimants --
    duly presented this said
    claim of $1910.00 to M.J.
    Devin said
    Admr. and said claim was by said
    Admr.
    duly “Examined and approved”
    on said day, and the on
    Dec. 2, 1886, This
    claim was presented to said Belle

    Devin said Admix. and was by her
    “Examined and
    rejected” on said day.

    X. That said claimants
    --claim-- more
    fully describe and sworn & in their
    ac-
    count here to annexed and marked
    Exhibit “A” and
    made a part hereof is
    Justly due these heirs and
    claimants from
    said estate of said J.B. Devin,
    deceased

    XI. That these Claimants-- now pray that

    an order be made by this Court that
    saim claim of
    $1427.50 and Int. amounting

    [page
    6
    ]

    now to $1910.00 as present by said

    claimants -- be allowed and approved
    and that said
    Administrator and
    Administratirx pay out of the

    moneys of the estate of J.B. Devin
    deceased the
    said sum of $1910.00
    to said claimants --herein before
    named
    in equal shares -- taking thus
    on their
    guardian’s receipt therefor
    and these claimants your
    petitioners
    herein, as in duty bound will
    ever
    pray.

    Geo. Wm. WrightAtty. for claimant --
    the
    heirs of Elvira Devin deceased

    State of
    Oregon }
    County of Morrow } SS B. Geo. Wm.
    Wright
    being first duly sworn say that I am
    atty
    for claimants in above claim
    and that the facts therein
    are true
    as I verily believe, My sources of
    in-
    formation being from claimants and from
    Mrs.
    Belle Devin a party interested herein.
    The reason that
    this verification is not made
    by me of the claimants --
    is because neither one
    of them are in town at this
    time, and because the Claim
    hereto attached is duly
    verified. Geo. Wm. Wright.

    Subscribed and
    Sworn to before me this 6th day of
    December
    1886
    C.L. Andrews Co Clerk

    , Petition: Claim of heirs
    of E. Devin against estate of J.B. Devin

    !BIRTH:U.S. Census 1880: Missouri-Polk County-Marion
    Township, U.S. Census 1880: Missouri-Polk County-Marion
    Township, National Archives Film T9-0710, 321D

    Mifflin married Sarah Elizabeth Hurt 9 Dec 1880, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.. Sarah (daughter of John Marion Hurt and Nancy Davis) was born 25 Oct 1861, Missouri U.S.A.; died 23 Dec 1940, Morrow County, Oregon U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]


  2. 15.  Sarah Elizabeth Hurt was born 25 Oct 1861, Missouri U.S.A. (daughter of John Marion Hurt and Nancy Davis); died 23 Dec 1940, Morrow County, Oregon U.S.A..

    Notes:

    Census:
    1900 Morrow Co OR Gentry Pct
    1910
    1920 Morrow Co OR Mount Vernon Pct., ED 138 Sh 4 p.293A

    !MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO C-247

    Daughter of Southern slave owner in Polk Co MO
    !Miscellaneous: Daughter of Southern slave owner in Polk
    County, Missouri.

    Children:
    1. Oliver Austin Devin was born 12 Nov 1881, Missouri U.S.A.; died 8 Mar 1963, Heppner, Morrow, Oregon U.S.A.; was buried , Heppner Masonic Cemetery, Heppner, Morrow, Oregon U.S.A..
    2. 7. Nancy V'Ella Devin was born 27 Nov 1882, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri U.S.A.; died 14 Jun 1965, Yakima, Washington.
    3. Letha Esther Devin was born 26 Feb 1884, Missouri U.S.A.; died 17 Jun 198, Heppner, Morrow, Oregon U.S.A..
    4. Ora May Devin was born 9 Jun 1890, Heppner, Morrow, Oregon U.S.A.; died 23 May 1963.
    5. Tena Lavina Devin was born 12 May 1892, Heppner, Morrow, Oregon U.S.A.; died 6 Jan 1980, Hermiston, Umatilla, Oregon U.S.A..
    6. Althea Eva Devin was born 5 Apr 1897, Heppner, Morrow, Oregon U.S.A.; died 13 Nov 1972, Hermiston, Umatilla, Oregon U.S.A..
    7. Dessa Elvira Devin was born 24 Nov 1901, Heppner, Morrow, Oregon U.S.A.; died 16 Jan 1966, Nyssa, Malheur, Oregon U.S.A..