Catherine Florence Devin

Notes:

!MARRIAGE:
1st: Polk Co MO E-151
2nd: Polk Co MO F-137

Was member of Baptist Church at Union Grove, Missouri. Was
the only child who did not move with family to Oregon.
Divorced after Fraiser deserted her. She
married Walter Howe 3 Oct 1886. They had six children.

YOD per Tom Hughes

Census:
1870 Polk Co MO book p.90 age 7
1880 Polk Co MO p.321 w/parents; age 16
1910 El Paso Co CO ED 55, Sh4; age 46, b. MO; 7 ch born, 5
living
1920 Contra Costa Co CO ED 24, Sh.__; are 56, b. MO.
1930 Los Angeles Co CA ED 1368, Sh 11B; age 66, b. MO.

!NAME:Deposition of Nathaniel M. Devin, Devin, Nathaniel
M.: deposition, Morrow County Clerk's Office

!NAME:U.S. Census 1880: Missouri-Polk County-Marion
Township, U.S. Census 1880: Missouri-Polk County-Marion
Township, National Archives Film T9-0710, 321D

!NAME:Claim of Heirs of E. Devin, deceased, against Est.
J.B. Devin, deceased: Petition, Claim of Heirs of E. Devin,
deceased, against Est. J.B. Devin, deceased: Petition,
Morrow County Court House,

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In the
County Court
of Morrow County
Oregon

In the
Matter of the
Est. of J.B.
Devin,
deceased

Claim of
Heirs of E. Devin,
deceaded,
against
Est. J.B. Devin,
deceased

Petition

Filed Dec 6^th
1886
C.L Andrews
Co clerk

Geo. W^m.
Wright
Atty for Claimants

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2]

In the County Court of Morrow County
State
of Oregon

In the matter of the Estate of
J. B.
Devin, deceased
Claim of Heirs of El-
vira Devin,
deceased
Against
Estate of J.B. Devin

deceased

||
|| Petition
||

To the
Honorable William Mitch-
ell, County Judge of Morrow
County
State of Oregon:-

Comes [nezd] Margarett

D. Justice (nee Margarett D. Devin); Nathaniel
M.
Devin; Mifflin J. Devin; Katherine
F. Howe, nee
Katharine F. Devin); Smith
P. Devin; Irene J. Devin;
Elvira G. Devin;
and Joseph C. Devin, claimants herein,

and heirs of Elvira Devin deceased,
and by their
attorney, Geo. W^m Wright,
respectfully
sherve to the Honorable
Court above named the following

facts in connection with the claim
of the claimants
herein:--

I. That the Mother of Claimants
-heirs-
herein, was Elvira Devin,
first wife of J.B. Devin, and
that she

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died in Polk County,
in the State
of Missouri on or about Jany. 30,
1882.

II. That said Elvira Devin, was a daughter

of Christian Pickle of said Polk County,
and as
heir and daughter drew from,
or recevied from the
estate of her
said Father (who died in Dec. 1881.)

Just prior to her death the said money
accounting
to about $1427.50

III. That she the said Elvira Devin
had
at ^all^ times full and exclusive possession
of
said sum of $1427.50 until her death
which occured
about said Jany. 30, 1882.

IV. That after the death
of the said
Elvira Devin, the said J.B. Devin
her
husband, took possession for the
first time of the
money and property of
his said deceased wife Elvira
Devin, of
the value of $1427.50, on or about Feby.

1, 1882, in trust, and to hold for
as the property
of, the said claimants
herein, the said heirs and
children
of said Elvira Devin, born to her and
her
said husband J.B. Devin, during
their marriage and
whose names
are herein before descrived and
men-
tioned.

V. That said J.B. Devin, after the
death

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of his said wife Elvira
Devin, married
the second time in Polk Co. Mo. to

Belle ----, now Belle Devin and
moved to this State
on or about
April 8, 1884, and that he resided
in
this State until his death
in June 1886.

VI. That
he, the said J.B. Devin, fully
intened, and often
promised to pay
over the said moneys, to the said

claimants herein, in fulfilment
of the trust he
hand assurred, but
wholly neglected to pay said
sum
of $1427.50 or any part thereof
to the said claimants
-- heirs
of aforesaid -- or either of them.

VII.
That the said claimants herein
claim of and from the
estate
of J.B. Devin, deceased, and
are justly, &
^entitled^ the same as their in-
heritance from the
estate of
their deceased Mother, the sum
of
$1427.50 together with interest
thereon from Feby. 1,
1882, until
April 8, 1884 at 6% per annum and
with
interest on said sum of $1427.50
from April 8, 1884
until the pres-
ent time at 8% per annum, which

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now amount to about
$1910.00

VII. That Belle Devin, has been
appoint-
ed Administratrix and M.J. Devin

Administrator, of the Extate of said
J.B. Devin,
deceade, by this Honor-
able Court, and having duly
qualified
are now administering upon the
Est. of
said deceased.

IX. That on Nov. 15^th, 1886
Margarett
D. Justice, as one of the claimants -- herein

on her own, and on behalf of the other
claimants --
duly presented this said
claim of $1910.00 to M.J.
Devin said
Admr. and said claim was by said
Admr.
duly “Examined and approved”
on said day, and the on
Dec. 2, 1886, This
claim was presented to said Belle

Devin said Admix. and was by her
“Examined and
rejected” on said day.

X. That said claimants
--claim-- more
fully describe and sworn & in their
ac-
count here to annexed and marked
Exhibit “A” and
made a part hereof is
Justly due these heirs and
claimants from
said estate of said J.B. Devin,
deceased

XI. That these Claimants-- now pray that

an order be made by this Court that
saim claim of
$1427.50 and Int. amounting

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now to $1910.00 as present by said

claimants -- be allowed and approved
and that said
Administrator and
Administratirx pay out of the

moneys of the estate of J.B. Devin
deceased the
said sum of $1910.00
to said claimants --herein before
named
in equal shares -- taking thus
on their
guardian’s receipt therefor
and these claimants your
petitioners
herein, as in duty bound will
ever
pray.

Geo. W^m. WrightAtty. for claimant --
the
heirs of Elvira Devin deceased

State of
Oregon }
County of Morrow } SS B. Geo. W^m.
Wright
being first duly sworn say that I am
atty
for claimants in above claim
and that the facts therein
are true
as I verily believe, My sources of
in-
formation being from claimants and from
Mrs.
Belle Devin a party interested herein.
The reason that
this verification is not made
by me of the claimants --
is because neither one
of them are in town at this
time, and because the Claim
hereto attached is duly
verified. Geo. W^m. Wright.

Subscribed and
Sworn to before me this 6^th day of
December
1886
C.L. Andrews Co Clerk

, Subpoena in the County
court of the State of Oregon County or Morrow

!BIRTH:U.S. Census 1880: Missouri-Polk County-Marion
Township, U.S. Census 1880: Missouri-Polk County-Marion
Township, National Archives Film T9-0710, 321D

!DEATH:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, email dated
12.Jun.2002

Catherine married Isaac H. Fraiser 13 May 1883. Isaac was born 24 Jun 1863, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri U.S.A.; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Catherine married Walter L. Howe 3 Oct 1886, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.. Walter (son of John Howe and Elizabeth Mrs. John Howe) was born Abt 1852, North Carolina U.S.A.; died 2 Jun 1923, Contra Costa, California U.S.A.; was buried , Sunset View Cemetery, Pinole, California U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

!Miscellaneous: Melvin's father Isaac Fraiser deserted his
mother.
His mother later divorced Isaac and married
Walter Howe.
Melvin's father, Isaac Fraiser, deserted his mother.
His mother later divorced Isaac & married Walter Howe.

Notes:

DOD, POD from CADI

!NAME:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, FGS dated
16.Feb.2004

!BIRTH:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, FGS dated
16.Feb.2004

!DEATH:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, FGS dated
16.Feb.2004

Claudia married Syvertson. [Group Sheet]

Claudia married Franklin Schreiber 1907. [Group Sheet]

Claudia married James O. Ellis 1917. James was born Est 1887. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

!NAME:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, FGS dated
16.Feb.2004

!BIRTH:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, FGS dated
16.Feb.2004

!DEATH:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, FGS dated
16.Feb.2004

Notes:

Census:
1920 Contra Costa Co CO ED 24, Sh.__; age 29, b. MO.
1930 Contra Costa Co CA ED 33, Sh 3A; age 40, b. MO.

!NAME:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, FGS dated
16.Feb.2004

!BIRTH:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, email dated
12.Jun.2002

!DEATH:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, email dated
12.Jun.2002

Jessie married William H. Clark 19 May 1909. William was born Abt 1890, Colorado U.S.A.; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CADI= Lon P. Howe

Per Death Certificate: Lived in Shasta Co 7 years; lived in
CA 32 years; Occupation: Highway Superintendent for Lee J.
Immel Co.

Died at Shasta General Hospital.
Buried Lawncrest Memorial Park

His obituary says he was survived by a brother [possibly
half brother] named Roy Howe.

Census:
1930 Los Angeles Co CA ED 1369, Sh 5A; age 38, b.MO.

!NAME:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, FGS dated
16.Feb.2004

!BIRTH:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, email dated
12.Jun.2002

!DEATH:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, email dated
12.Jun.2002

Leonidos married Estella L. Holmes 15 Sep 1915. Estella was born 1 Aug 1894, Colorado, Springs, El Paso, Colorado U.S.A.; died 6 Mar 1980, Shasta County, California U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

!NAME:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, FGS dated
16.Feb.2004

!BIRTH:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, FGS dated
16.Feb.2004

!DEATH:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, FGS dated
16.Feb.2004

Notes:

Census:
1920 Contra Costa Co CA ED 24, Sh. __; age 23, b. CO.
1930 Los Angeles Co CA ED 1368, Sh 11B; age 34, b. CO.

!NAME:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, FGS dated
16.Feb.2004

!BIRTH:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, email dated
12.Jun.2002

!DEATH:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, email dated
12.Jun.2002

Irene married Frank Thomas Maddox 24 Sep 1919. Frank was born 4 Jun 1897, Colorado U.S.A.; died 19 Jul 1964, San Diego, California U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

!NAME:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, FGS dated
17.Feb.2004

!BIRTH:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, FGS dated
17.Feb.2004

!DEATH:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, FGS dated
17.Feb.2004

Vivian married Howard McLaury Scott Abt 1925. Howard was born Est 1905, Halifax or Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Vivian married Wagers. [Group Sheet]

Vivian married Wolfe. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

!NAME:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, FGS dated
17.Feb.2004

!BIRTH:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, FGS dated
17.Feb.2004

!DEATH:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, FGS dated
17.Feb.2004

Living married M. Allen. [Group Sheet]

Living married . Rodrigues. [Group Sheet]