Lena Frances Watkins

Lena married William Ellis 12 Jun 1947, Springfield, MIssouri. William was born 9 Jun 1920, Missouri; died 27 Nov 1994, Missouri; was buried , Barren Creek Cemetery, Polk County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Census: 1900 Polk Co MO ED 130, p 137A, 138 w/parents
1910 Polk Co MO ED 152, Sh 12/13, p 199B & 200 w/widowed
mother

Polk Co MO Births; FHC #1016638 lists DOB as 15 Dec 1883

MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO L-71

Buried Barren Creek Cemetery; Cem. Dir. of Polk Co MO

YOD maybe 1951 (1).
YOB stated as 1833 in (1).
! The date of birth of Finis Q. Watkins is believed to be
an error (as of 1991). It is currently being left as written because it is recorded in both the Evans book and the Dessa book with that date. Logic causes the editor to believe that the date of birth is more likely to be 1883 instead of 1833. The editor is checking other sources to gain further information. (dd)

Name:
Parents of Finis Watkins:

James H Watkins, 1845?1907
Hulda Pickel Watkins, 1849?1950

Finis married Martha Ella Phillips 7 Dec 1911, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.. Martha (daughter of Thomas Roger Phillips and Nancy Jane Heydon) was born 9 Jul 1883, Polk County, Missouri ; died 15 Mar 1977, Polk County, Missouri; was buried , Barren Creek Cemetery Fair Play, Polk County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Census: 1900 Polk Co MO ED 131, Sh 14, p 167
1910 Polk Co MO ED 155, Sh 6, p 231A

DOB from Polk Co MO Births; FHC #1016638: listed as the
4th child

MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO L-71

Buried Barren Creek Cemetery; Cem. Dir. of Polk Co MO

Middle name possibly Ella as on gravestone

Notes:

Census: 1870 Polk Co MO book p 92 (listed as Key R.)
1880 Polk Co MO book p 139
1900 Polk Co MO ED 131, Sh 4, p 167
1910 Polk Co MO ED 155, Sh 6, p 231A
.........1920 Polk Co MO ED 161, Sh ?, p 283A

MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO B-527

Possibly had a prior marriage to Charlotte Hicks, 10 Mar
1871 in Roane Co TN
per IGI. Note that he was in Polk Co MO in 1870. KLV
thinks this is doubtful.
It is probably another Thomas Phillips.

Buried Salem Cemetery; Cem. Dir. of Polk Co MO

Thomas married Nancy Jane Heydon 17 Sep 1872, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.. Nancy (daughter of William Heydon and Martha Ann Mitchell Devin) was born 17 Mar 1854, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 23 Apr 1931, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; was buried , Salem Cemetery, Polk County, Missouri, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Census:
1860 Polk Co MO book p 5
1870 Polk Co MO book p 100
1880 Polk Co MO book p 139
1900 Polk Co MO ED 131, Sh 14, p 167
1910 Polk Co MO ED 155, Sh 6, p 231A
1910 Polk Co MO ED 161, Sh ?, p 283A

!MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO B-527

Buried Salem Cemetery; Cem. Dir. of Polk Co MO

Notes:

!MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO A-265

Census:
1850 Polk Co MO book p 47
1860 Polk Co MO book p 5
1870 Polk Co MO book p 100
1880 Polk Co MO book p 139

Buried Heydon Cemetery; Cem. Dir. of Polk Co MO

William married Martha Ann Mitchell Devin 20 Feb 1849, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.. Martha (daughter of Clayton Devin and Margaret West) was born 12 Mar 1822, Lincoln County, Tennessee U.S.A.; died 2 Aug 1883, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Census:
1850 Polk Co MO book p 47
1860 Polk Co MO book p 5
1870 Polk Co MO book p 100
1880 Polk Co MO book p 139......

!MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO A-265

Buried Heydon Cemetery; Cem. Dir. of Polk Co MO

!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-

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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

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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]

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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

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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