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Generation: 1
Generation: 2
| 3. | Orlena Paralee Devin was born 19 Oct 1912 (daughter of Thomas Landon Devin and Addie Bell Dickenson); died Abt 2004. Notes:
Amarillo Globe-News
Obituaries
Sunday, May 15, 2005
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Canyon
Orlena Devin Allen
Orlena Devin Allen, 92, of Canyon died Wednesday, May 11,
2005, in Amarillo.
Friends and family will celebrate memories of her at 10:30
a.m. Saturday, May
21, in First United Methodist Church of Dimmitt with the
Rev. Donna Johnston,
associate pastor of First United Methodist Church of
Canyon, officiating.
Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors.
Ms. Allen was born Oct. 10, 1912, in Swisher County. After
graduating from
Tulia High School in 1931, she attended West Texas State
University. In 1940,
she married Louis Allen of Dimmitt, where they shared 40
years of life until
his death in 1981. They were members of First United
Methodist Church. Ms.
Allen later lived at Palo Duro Village Cooperative in
Canyon and was nurtured
in her final months by Hudson House Assisted Living in
Canyon.
She was preceded in death by her husband; two sisters,
Mattie Devin and
Catherine Sprawls; and five brothers, Robert Devin, Lloyd
Devin, Clayton
Devin, Edward Devin and Albert Devin.
Survivors include a daughter, Tommie Almond and husband,
Robert, of
Wilmington, Del.; two granddaughters, Aundrea
Almond-Wallace and husband,
Rodney, of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and Alyssa Almond of
Wilmington; a
brother, Delbert Devin and wife, Betty, of Tulia; and four
sisters-in-law,
Mildred Devin of Reno, Nev., Margaret Devin of Canyon and
Virginia Devin and
Pat Devin, both of Tulia.
The family suggests memorials be to Meals on Wheels, 2616
13th Ave., Canyon,
TX 79015.
Methodist.
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| 6. | Thomas Landon Devin was born 26 Apr 1877, Kansas U.S.A. (son of Franklin Pierce Devin and Orlena Paralee Thompson); died 25 Sep 1952, Texas U.S.A.. Notes:
He was associated with his father in the hardware business
until about 1908
when he moved to Tulia, TX & began ranching.
Census:
1900 Hickory Co MO Cross Timbers Twp, ED 95, Sh 12, L 87
DOB & DOD from gravestone; buried Rose Hill Cemetery;
Interment in Swisher County
TX & Vicinity 1890-1990; San Antonio Library; RT976.4838 Swi
Of the 9 living children of Lannie Addie Devin, 7 have
taught schools in Texas. Lannie taught for twenty-seven
years.
Thomas married Addie Bell Dickenson 24 Jul 1901, Cross Timbers, Hickory, Missouri U.S.A.. Addie was born 25 Jul 1880; died 7 Sep 1955, Texas . [Group Sheet]
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| 7. | Addie Bell Dickenson was born 25 Jul 1880; died 7 Sep 1955, Texas . Notes:
DOB & DOD from gravestone; buried Rose Hill Cemetery;
Interment in Swisher Co
TX & Vicinity 1890-1990; San Antonio Library; RT976.4838 Swi
Children:
- Robert Franklin Devin was born 13 Apr 1902; died 17 Jan 1980, Swisher County, Texas U.S.A..
- Annie Lou Devin was born 1904; died 1907.
- Living
- Thomas Lloyd Devin was born 29 Nov 1908; died 29 Dec 1985, Texas U.S.A.; was buried , Rose Hill Cemetery, Tulia, Switzer, Texas U.S.A..
- Clayton Dickenson Devin was born 25 Dec 1910; died Jun 1983, Happy, Swisher, Texas .
- 3. Orlena Paralee Devin was born 19 Oct 1912; died Abt 2004.
- Roy Edward Devin was born 31 Jul 1915; died 21 Dec 2001; was buried , Rose Hill Cemetery, Tulia, Switzer, Texas U.S.A..
- Catherine Louise Devin was born 12 Mar 1916; died 24 Jan 2005.
- Living
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| 12. | Franklin Pierce Devin was born 4 Sep 1854, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. (son of Clayton Smith Devin and Nancy Rebecca Williams); died 7 Jun 1933, Cherokee, Alfalfa, Oklahoma U.S.A.; was buried , Cherokee Municipal Cemetery Cherokee, Oklahoma. Notes:
!Occupations: Franklin and Orlena moved to Neosha County,
Kansas in 1884,
establishing a hardware business. Moved to
Cross Timbers in
1893 and then to Cherokee, Oklahoma in 1906.
In 1919, he
started an automobile shop and agency.
!Miscellaneous: Joined the Baptist Church at Dunnegan,
Missouri.
Census:
1860 Polk Co MO book p 5
1870 Polk Co MO book p 89 w/parents
1880 Polk Co MO book p 7 Johnson Twp
1900 Hickory Co MO Cross Timbers Twp, ED 95, Sh 12, L 87
1910 Alfalfa Co OK soundex #001-0004-0090
1920
1930......
!MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO B-559
Family moved to Neosha County, KS in 1884 establishing a
hardware business. Moved
to Cross Timbers in 1893 & then to Cherokee OK in 1906. In
1919 he started an
automobile shop & agency. Joined the Baptist Church at
Dunnegan, MO.
DOD, POD from Swisher Co TX Hist.; LDSLA 976.4838 Ev15
Franklin married Orlena Paralee Thompson 1 Jan 1874, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.. Orlena was born 20 Mar 1857, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 10 Feb 1932, Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma U.S.A.; was buried , Cherokee Municipal Cemetery Cherokee, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]
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| 13. | Orlena Paralee Thompson was born 20 Mar 1857, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 10 Feb 1932, Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma U.S.A.; was buried , Cherokee Municipal Cemetery Cherokee, Oklahoma. Notes:
(see husband's notes)
Census:
1860 Polk Co MO book p 86 w/parents, James & Mary Thompson
1870 Polk Co MO book p 74 w/mother
1880 Polk Co MO book p 7 Johnson Twp
1900 Hickory Co MO Cross Timbers Twp ED 95, Sh 12, L 87
1910 Alfalfa Co OK soundex #001-0004-0090
!MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO B-559
Children:
- Ezra Thompson Devin was born 26 Dec 1874, Missouri U.S.A.; died Aug 1962, Missouri U.S.A..
- 6. Thomas Landon Devin was born 26 Apr 1877, Kansas U.S.A.; died 25 Sep 1952, Texas U.S.A..
- James Clayton Devin, DDS was born 2 Apr 1880, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 18 Jan 1949, Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma U.S.A.; was buried , Cherokee Municipal Cemetery Cherokee, Oklahoma.
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