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Franklin Pierce Devin

Male 1854 - 1933  (78 years)


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  • Name Franklin Pierce Devin 
    Born 4 Sep 1854  Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 7 Jun 1933  Cherokee, Alfalfa, Oklahoma U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Cherokee Municipal Cemetery Cherokee, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I332  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. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1887, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Nancy Rebecca Williams,   b. Jan 1830, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1910  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Married 19 Apr 1849  Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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 Orlena Paralee Thompson,   b. 20 Mar 1857, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1932, Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 1 Jan 1874  Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ezra Thompson Devin,   b. 26 Dec 1874, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1962, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     2. Thomas Landon Devin,   b. 26 Apr 1877, Kansas U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1952, Texas U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     3. James Clayton Devin, DDS,   b. 2 Apr 1880, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1949, Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 9 May 2012 
    Family ID F81  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Franklin Pierce Devin-Obit
    Franklin Pierce Devin-Obit
    The Alva Daily Record Sun
    Jun 11, 1933
    Orlena P Devin-Seriously Ill
    Orlena P Devin-Seriously Ill
    Blackwell Morning Tribune
    Feb 12, 1932

  • Notes 
    • !Occupations: Franklin and Orlena moved to Neosha County,
      Kansas in 1884,
      establishing a hardware business. Moved to
      Cross Timbers in
      1893 and then to Cherokee, Oklahoma in 1906.
      In 1919, he
      started an automobile shop and agency.

      !Miscellaneous: Joined the Baptist Church at Dunnegan,
      Missouri.
      Census:
      1860 Polk Co MO book p 5
      1870 Polk Co MO book p 89 w/parents
      1880 Polk Co MO book p 7 Johnson Twp
      1900 Hickory Co MO Cross Timbers Twp, ED 95, Sh 12, L 87
      1910 Alfalfa Co OK soundex #001-0004-0090
      1920
      1930......

      !MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO B-559

      Family moved to Neosha County, KS in 1884 establishing a
      hardware business. Moved
      to Cross Timbers in 1893 & then to Cherokee OK in 1906. In
      1919 he started an
      automobile shop & agency. Joined the Baptist Church at
      Dunnegan, MO.

      DOD, POD from Swisher Co TX Hist.; LDSLA 976.4838 Ev15

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101924736/franklin-pierce-devin.