Elijah Clayton Devin

1852 - 1942  (90 years)

• Name	Elijah Clayton Devin
  Born	3 Mar 1852	Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Sep 1942	Bolivar, Polk, Missouri U.S.A.
  Person ID	I331	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of James Mitchell
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2013

  
  

  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	Amanda Catherine Eaton,   b. 25 Oct 1855, Missouri U.S.A. ,   d. 28 Jul 1956, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.  (Age 100 years)
  Married	10 Sep 1874	Fair Play, Polk, Missouri U.S.A.
  Last Modified	9 May 2012
  Family ID	F780	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  !Occupations: Lije and Kit lived on part of his father's farm for sometime. He was Polk County Judge for eight years Appraiser for the Mutual Insurance Company A member of the school board for 33 years. !Miscellaneous: Lije was gifted in music, having taught music, and directed church singing, wrote and composed several number. They were attnetinve member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Barn Creek. Everyone called him Judge Devin. He and Kit had no children, but helped in the rearing and education of several nieces. Census: 1860 Polk Co MO book p 5 1870 Polk Co MO book p 89 1880 Polk Co MO book p 142 1900 Polk Co MO Marion Twp ED 132, Sh 13, L 48; p 183 1910 Polk Co Mo ED 154, Sh 3, p 218 !MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO C-19 Lije was gifted in music, having taught music, and directed church singing, written & composed several numbers. Lije & Kit lived on part of his father's farm for sometime. They were attentive members of Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Barren Creek. He was County Judge of Polk County for 8 years, appraiser for the Mutual Insurance Company, & member of the school board for 33 years. Everyone called him Judge Devin. He died in Bolivar at the age of 94. His wife lived to age 100. They had no children but helped in the rearing & education of several nieces. Buried Greenwood Cemetery; Cem. Dir. of Polk Co MO