Thomas Joseph Devin

1861 - 1941  (79 years)

• Name	Thomas Joseph Devin
  Born	6 Oct 1861	Bolivar, Polk, Missouri U.S.A.
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Feb 1941	Berkeley, Alameda, California U.S.A.
  Buried	Winters Cemetery Yolo County, California   [1]
  Person ID	I334	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of James Mitchell
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	Clayton Smith Devin,   b. 22 Dec 1825, Lincoln County, Tennessee U.S.A. ,   d. 1887, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri U.S.A.  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Nancy Rebecca Williams,   b. Jan 1830, Missouri U.S.A. ,   d. 13 Jul 1910  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Married	19 Apr 1849	Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.
  	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.
  Family ID	F75	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Martha Admatha McKnight,   b. 6 Feb 1861, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. ,   d. 20 Oct 1916, Yolo County, California U.S.A.  (Age 55 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1879
  Children	1. Cora May Devin,   b. 19 Oct 1880, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. ,   d. 2 Apr 1977, Berkeley, Alameda, California U.S.A.  (Age 96 years)   2. Nancy Admatha Devin,   b. 6 Aug 1884, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. ,   d. 18 Apr 1971, Alameda County, California U.S.A.  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	9 May 2012
  Family ID	F103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ruby Vivian Waughtel,   b. 23 Jun 1894, California U.S.A. ,   d. 17 Sep 1987, Woodland, Yolo, California U.S.A.  (Age 93 years)
  Married	1918	California U.S.A.
  Last Modified	9 May 2012
  Family ID	F793	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Thomas J Devin-Obit Oakland Tribune Mar 2, 1941
  		Martha A Devin-Obit Woodland Daily Democrat Oct 17, 1916

  
  

• 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33147305/thomas-joseph-devin.