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William Alvin Devin

Male Abt 1835 - 1856  (~ 21 years)


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  • Name William Alvin Devin 
    Born Abt 1835  Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 Jul 1856  California U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2635  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of James Mitchell
    Last Modified 7 Feb 2013 

    Father William Robert Devin,   b. Aug 1800, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1876, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Mother Rebecca Oliver,   b. Abt 1802, Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1881  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Married Abt 1820  Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F942  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Census:
      1850 Polk Co MO book p 62

      Killed by Indians during trek to California; death occurred
      near the head of
      the Reft/Raft River; per letter from brother, John O. Devin
      dated 31 Aug 1856
      from Sacramento Co California.
      From "Miscellaneous Records of Polk Co MO" Springfield MO
      Library MR 929.3D

      FHC #6088890 Newspaper Abstracts: he was killed 15 Jul
      1856 "in the Big
      Meadows on the north fork of Feather River"

      !BIRTH:Hinkelman, Melvin, Hinkelman, Melvin

      !DEATH:Hinkelman, Melvin, Hinkelman, Melvin