Rev Oliver Peyton Devin

Notes:

!Questions: Birthdate October 8 1864 or May 8 1864

!Education: Graduated from High School at age 16
Graduated from University of Missouri
Studied education, science and civil
engineering
Took a course in Landscape Management from
Prof. Maximillian G. Kern (father of his
wife)

!Occupations: Taught for several years and took charge of
schools
in Shelbyville and Clarence Missouri
U S River Commission St Louis and Toledo
Missouri

!Miscellaneous: At the death of his parents, Olie went to
live with the
Solomon Smith a farmer. The Smiths gave
him a loving
home and Olie spent the next four year
going to high school
and helping on the farm. Solomon was a
conservative man
of the soil and had no use for higher
education. He felt
it frivolous waste of time that was an
excuse to keep one
from getting on with the realities of life.
Thus, when Olie
finished high school he got no
encouragement and certainly
no assistance toward further education.
DOB from Ancestral File; DOB poss. 8 May 1864

Census:
1900 Linn Co MO ED 83 Sh 7 L 16
1910
1920 Benton Co WA Soundex: ED 24 Sh 2 (w/2nd wife?)
DOB maybe 8 May 1864 (1).
Graduated from High School at age 16
Graduated from University of Missouri
Studied education, science & civil engineering
Took a course in Landscape Management from Prof.
Maximillian G. Kern,
father-in-law.

Taught for several years & took charge of schools in
Shelbyville & Clarence, MO
US River Commission, St Louis & Toledo, MO

At the death of his parents, Olie went to live with Solomon
Smith, a farmer.
The Smiths gave him a loving home & Olie spent the next
four years going to
high school & helping on the farm. Solomon was a
conservative man of the soil
& had no use for higher education. He felt it a frivolous
waste of time
that was an excuse to keep one from getting on with the
realities of life.
Thus, when Olie finished high school he got no
encouragement & certainly no
assistance toward further education.

Oliver married Mina Marie Kern 13 Sep 1888, St. Louis, Missouri. Mina (daughter of Maximillian G. Kern) was born 1864, Ohio U.S.A.; died 23 May 1943, Seattle, King, Washington U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

Oliver married Ida Elizabeth Kern. Ida was born 14 Jul 1868, Saint Louis, Missouri ; died 8 May 1960, Kansas City, Kansas; was buried , Ridge Park Cemetery Marshall, Missouri . [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Had 2 children by George Gilman

DOB, DOD per Soc.Sec.Index

Mildred married George Gilman 1919. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

DOB, DOD & POD from Soc. Sec. Index

Census:
1920 King Co WA Seattle Soundex: ED 24 Sh 1 w/mother (POB
= OH)

Isabel married Samuel Lane Croasdill 1924. Samuel was born 8 Jun 1896, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; died 6 Apr 1983, Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

DOB, DOD & POD from Soc. Sec. Index

Census:
1920 King Co WA Seattle Soundex: ED 24 Sh 1 w/mother (POB
= OH)

Oliver married Faye Todd 1926. Faye was born 10 May 1894; died Jun 1973, Kitsap County, Washington U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Census:
1920 King Co WA Seattle Soundex: ED 24 Sh 1 w/mother (POB =
OH)

Graduated Lincoln High School, Seattle, WA 1916
Graduated University of Washington, Seattle, WA 1923

US Army 1917 Fort Lawton
Army Ambulance Corp in Italy & France During WWI

1923-1939 Practiced Law
1939-1942 Elected justice of peace & appointed police judge
1942-1952 Elected Mayor of Seattle, WA
Won elections in 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948 (4 year term)
1952 To Retirement in 1980 Devin, Hamlin, and Erickson:
private practice

1947 First American City Executive to visit Japan. Later
organized Conference
of Japanese/US Mayors and served as chairman of
Seattle-Kobe Sister City
Affiliation Committee. Member of Washington State Bar
Assoc., American Legion,
Assoc Washington Cities (President 1948), Phi Delta Phi;
long time elder of
Presbyterian Church & was a senior elder at the time of his
death.
Received many honors (Refer to Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
Thurs, 4 Feb 1982)

POD from Soc. Sec. Index

William married Helen Hogue 3 Sep 1924. Helen was born 2 May 1899, Iowa; died 1 Jan 1992, Seattle, Washington . [Group Sheet]

Notes:

DOB,DOD from Soc.Sec.Index

Census:
1920 King Co WA Seattle Soundex: ED 24 Sh 1 w/mother (POB
= OH)

Charles married Mabel Eiffert 1928. Mabel was born 4 Aug 1902; died 15 Feb 1989, Walla Walla, Washington ; was buried , Mountain View Cemetery Walla Walla, Washington. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Charles Richard Gilman, 91
Kitsap Sun (Bremerton, WA) - Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Charles Richard Gilman

of Bremerton

July 13, 1920- Oct 18, 2011

Veteran

Charles Richard Gilman 91, died in his home in Bremerton under the care of his children on October 18, 2011.

Born in Seattle to George and Mildred Gilman, he attended Roosevelt High and Bainbridge Island High where he graduated. He received his Naval officer commission at Northwest University in Chicago. During WWII he commanded a PT boat in the Solomon Islands and served on the USS Mahan. He participated in the release of American prisoners of war in Tokyo Bay.

After the war he attended the UW School of Architecture. A resident of Bremerton since 1953, he designed homes and commercial buildings such as the current Kitsap Airport Terminal, medical offices and Haselwood car dealerships. He was married to his wife Kay for 48 years. He loved the Pacific Northwest and boating and sailing.

He is survived by his children, Paul Gilman of Palo Alto, CA; Susan Bedard of Absarokee, MT; Nick Gilman of Poulsbo; 8 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.

Charles married Betty Whelan 1945. [Group Sheet]

Charles married Kay Chamberlain 21 Nov 1953. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

!Miscellaneous: Had no children
Had no children

Notes:

!Miscellaneous: Had no children by Carl Miller
Had no children by Carl Miller

Mary married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Living married Living [Group Sheet]

Living married G. Adams [Group Sheet]

Living married S. Haws [Group Sheet]

Living married D. Bedard. [Group Sheet]

Living married K. Keller [Group Sheet]

Living married A. Tudor [Group Sheet]