Smith Pickel Devin

Notes:

Census:
1870 Polk Co MO book p 90
1880 Polk Co MO book p 135
1900 Morrow Co OR Heppnet Pct., ED 32 Sh 18, p.295
1910 Morrow Co OR Mt. Vernon Pct., ED 106 Sh 8, p.159
1920 Morrow Co OR Mount Vernon Pct., ED 138, Sh 21 p.291

MARRIAGE: Morrow Co OR p 141; FHC #1846205-2

Moved to Heppner, Oregon U.S.A. area from Bolivar, MO with
his father in 1894.

For a time the Devins farmed near McKinney Creek & then
moved into Heppner
where "S.P." engaged in the shoe business. Later he worked
with Norman Kelley on Willow Creek farms until he bought a
farm near the Kelley
ranch, now owned by R.I. Thompson (1960's). After selling
the farm, he served
as Heppner's Chief of Police for 13 years & later served as
custodian at the
Masonic building.

Will recorded Morrow Co OR p 216,217

!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

, Petition: Claim of heirs
of E. Devin against estate of J.B. Devin

!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

Smith married Sylvia F. Shaner 16 May 1900, Hardman, Morrow, Oregon U.S.A.. Sylvia was born 1869; died 2 Mar 1950, Oregon U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

!Education: Heppner High School Heppner Oregon May 1920.
Attended Oregon Normal School for one year

!Occupation: Five Years at the Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph Co
Had the position of cashier at the time
of her
resignation to marry John G. Clouston

!Miscellaneous: They lived in Pendleton Oregon for 1927 to
1934 when they
moved to Lakeview, Oregon
Census:
1910 Morrow Co OR Mt. Vernon Pct., ED 106 Sh 8, p.159
1920 Morrow Co OR Mount Vernon Pct., ED 138 Sh 21 p.291
w/parents

MARRIAGE: Morrow Co OR 5-261

Heppner High School, Heppner, Oregon U.S.A. May, 1920.
Attended Oregon Normal School for one year

Five Years at the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. Had
the position of
cashier at the time of her resignation to marry John G.
Clouston.

Lived in Pendleton, Oregon U.S.A. 1927 to 1934 when they
moved to Lakeview, Oregon U.S.A..

DOM maybe 21 November 1926,

Alma married John George Clouston 23 Nov 1926, Morrow, Oregon U.S.A.. John was born 19 Apr 1897; died Mar 1986, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

!Education: Attended elementary school in Heppner Oregon
Heppner High School Heppner Oregon 1920

!Occupation: Taught in rural schools of Morrow Co for two
years.
Operation at the Pacific Telephone &
Telegraph for five
After Loyal's death, Etta was employed as a
bookkeeper for
the Morrow County Road Dept.

!Miscellaneous: Home has been made in Heppner since her
marriaage, except
except for a short time at Dayville,
Oregon and four
summers spent in the mountains south of
Heppner at Wheeler
Point Lookout and Madison Butte Lookout.
Her husband
was employed by the U. S. Forest Service.
For years they operated an electrical and
hardware store
in Heppner.
She is a long standing member of the
Rebekahs,
Eastern Star, and the American Legion
Auxiliary and the
Christian Church.
Census:
1910 Morrow Co OR Mt. Vernon Pct., ED 106 Sh 8, p.159
w/parents
1920 Morrow Co OR Mount Vernon Pct., ED 138 Sh 21 p.291
w/parents

MARRIAGE: Morrow Co OR 6-12

POD from Soc. Sec. Index

Attended elementary school in Heppner, Oregon U.S.A.
Heppner High School, Heppner, Oregon U.S.A. 1920

Taught in rural schools of Morrow Co for two years.
Operator at the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph for five
after Loyal's death; was
employed as a bookkeeper for the Morrow County Road Dept.

Home has been made in Heppner since her marriage, except
for a short time at
Dayville, Oregon U.S.A. & four summers spent in the
mountains south of Heppner at Wheeler
Point Lookout & Madison Butte Lookout. Her husband was
employed by the US
Forest Service. For years they operated an electrical &
hardware store in
Heppner. She is a long standing member of the Rebekahs,
Eastern Star, & the
American Legion Auxiliary & the Christian Church.

!NAME:Kitch, Colleen, Kitch, Colleen, email dated
08.Apr.2002

!BIRTH:Kitch, Colleen, Kitch, Colleen, email dated
08.Apr.2002

Etta married Loyal Raymond Parker 1 Jun 1929, Morrow County, Oregon U.S.A.. Loyal was born 26 Jan 1895, Jackson County, Oregon U.S.A.; died 12 Jul 1961. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

!Education: Heppner High School Heppner Oregon May 1922.
Oregon Normal School June 1926

!Occupation: Taught two years in rural schools of Morrow
Co.
For four years taught at Stanfield, Oregon

!Miscellaneous: She met Adolph Heyden while teaching here.
Their home has
made on a small farm near Stanfield, Oregon

!QUESTIONS: Marriage date 1929 or 1930?
QUESTION: Marriage date 1929 or 1930?

Census:
1910 Morrow Co OR Mt. Vernon Pct., ED 106 Sh 8, p.159
w/parents
1920 Morrow Co OR Mount Vernon Pct., ED 138 Sh 21 p.291
w/parents

POD = Stanfield, Umatilla, Oregon U.S.A. per Soc. Sec. Index

Heppner High School, Heppner, Oregon U.S.A. May, 1922.
Oregon Normal School, June 1926

Taught two years in rural schools of Morrow Co. & for four
years at Stanfield,
OR

She met Adolph Heyden while teaching here. Their home has
made on a small farm
near Stanfield, Oregon U.S.A..

Leora married Adolph Carl Heyden 7 Aug 1930, Heppner, Morrow, Oregon U.S.A.. Adolph was born 8 Dec 1903, Ellensburg, Kittitas, Washington U.S.A.; died 9 May 1971, Stanfield, Umatilla, Oregon U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

Living married G. Nelson [Group Sheet]

Living married Living [Group Sheet]

Living married H.L.P. Benge (daughter of Lee Padberg and Terrel Benge) [Group Sheet]

Living married Living [Group Sheet]

Living married C.J. Cahill [Group Sheet]

Living married B. Vaught [Group Sheet]

Living married Living (daughter of Living and Living) [Group Sheet]

Living married Living (son of Living and Living) [Group Sheet]

Living married D. Wilkins [Group Sheet]

Living married C.M. Dartt (daughter of Lloyd Dartt and Living) [Group Sheet]

Ronald married Carroll Ferguson. [Group Sheet]

Living married D. Werblem [Group Sheet]

Living married D. Ross [Group Sheet]

Living married C. Marossi [Group Sheet]

Living married S.B. Jansson [Group Sheet]

Living married A.E. McNaughton [Group Sheet]

Living married Living [Group Sheet]