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1854 - 1933 (78 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Franklin Pierce Devin was born 4 Sep 1854, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 7 Jun 1933, Cherokee, Alfalfa, Oklahoma U.S.A.; was buried , Cherokee Municipal Cemetery Cherokee, Oklahoma. 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
Franklin married Orlena Paralee Thompson 1 Jan 1874, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.. Orlena was born 20 Mar 1857, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 10 Feb 1932, Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma U.S.A.; was buried , Cherokee Municipal Cemetery Cherokee, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Ezra Thompson Devin
was born 26 Dec 1874, Missouri U.S.A.; died Aug 1962, Missouri U.S.A..
- 3. Thomas Landon Devin
was born 26 Apr 1877, Kansas U.S.A.; died 25 Sep 1952, Texas U.S.A..
- 4. James Clayton Devin, DDS
was born 2 Apr 1880, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 18 Jan 1949, Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma U.S.A.; was buried , Cherokee Municipal Cemetery Cherokee, Oklahoma.
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Generation: 2
2. | Ezra Thompson Devin (1.Franklin1) was born 26 Dec 1874, Missouri U.S.A.; died Aug 1962, Missouri U.S.A.. Notes:
Census:
1900 Hickory Co MO Weanbleau Twp ED 100. Sh 2, L 66
DOB = 28 Dec 1874 per Soc. Sec. Index; DOD & POD from Soc.
Sec. Index
From obituary: A former religious educator in Cherokee,
OK, he more recently
had been active in Springfield's First Baptist Church. He
& his father founded
the First Baptist Church in Cherokee & Rev. Ezra Devin was
S.S. Supt. there for
some years.
Ezra married Yuba D. Pickett 27 Nov 1898, Hickory, Missouri. Yuba (daughter of William Sanford Pickett and Mary Ellen "Mollie" Miller) was born 19 Dec 1878, Missouri ; died May 1973, Springfield, Greene, Missouri. [Group Sheet]
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3. | Thomas Landon Devin (1.Franklin1) was born 26 Apr 1877, Kansas U.S.A.; died 25 Sep 1952, Texas U.S.A.. Notes:
He was associated with his father in the hardware business
until about 1908
when he moved to Tulia, TX & began ranching.
Census:
1900 Hickory Co MO Cross Timbers Twp, ED 95, Sh 12, L 87
DOB & DOD from gravestone; buried Rose Hill Cemetery;
Interment in Swisher County
TX & Vicinity 1890-1990; San Antonio Library; RT976.4838 Swi
Of the 9 living children of Lannie Addie Devin, 7 have
taught schools in Texas. Lannie taught for twenty-seven
years.
Thomas married Addie Bell Dickenson 24 Jul 1901, Cross Timbers, Hickory, Missouri U.S.A.. Addie was born 25 Jul 1880; died 7 Sep 1955, Texas . [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 5. Robert Franklin Devin
was born 13 Apr 1902; died 17 Jan 1980, Swisher County, Texas U.S.A..
- 6. Annie Lou Devin
was born 1904; died 1907.
- 7. Living
- 8. Thomas Lloyd Devin
was born 29 Nov 1908; died 29 Dec 1985, Texas U.S.A.; was buried , Rose Hill Cemetery, Tulia, Switzer, Texas U.S.A..
- 9. Clayton Dickenson Devin
was born 25 Dec 1910; died Jun 1983, Happy, Swisher, Texas .
- 10. Orlena Paralee Devin
was born 19 Oct 1912; died Abt 2004.
- 11. Roy Edward Devin
was born 31 Jul 1915; died 21 Dec 2001; was buried , Rose Hill Cemetery, Tulia, Switzer, Texas U.S.A..
- 12. Catherine Louise Devin
was born 12 Mar 1916; died 24 Jan 2005.
- 13. Living
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4. | James Clayton Devin, DDS (1.Franklin1) was born 2 Apr 1880, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 18 Jan 1949, Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma U.S.A.; was buried , Cherokee Municipal Cemetery Cherokee, Oklahoma. Notes:
!Miscellaneous: He studied dentistry and located at Fair
Play, Missouri.
The family moved to Cherokee, Oklahoma
Had no children.
He studied dentistry, locating at Fair Play, MO; family
moved to Cherokee, OK.
Had no children. Baptist
Census:
1900 Hickory Co MO Cross Timbers Twp, ED 95, Sh 12, L 87
1910 Polk Co MO ED 152, Sh 2, p 189
James married Louisa Newman 25 Jan 1905. Louisa was born 1882, Wheatland, Missouri U.S.A.; died 1956, Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma U.S.A.; was buried , Cherokee Municipal Cemetery Cherokee, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]
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Generation: 3
5. | Robert Franklin Devin (3.Thomas2, 1.Franklin1) was born 13 Apr 1902; died 17 Jan 1980, Swisher County, Texas U.S.A.. Notes:
About 1962 this family was living in Amarillo, TX. He was
a rancher & the
owner of an implement firm. Methodist.
DOB & DOD from gravestone; buried Rose Hill Cemetery;
Interment in Swisher Co
TX & Vicinity 1890-1990; San Antonio Library; RT976.4838 Swi
POD from Soc. Sec. Index
Robert married Lola McGuire 28 Dec 1928. Lola was born 8 Jul 1902; died Aft 1990. [Group Sheet]
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8. | Thomas Lloyd Devin (3.Thomas2, 1.Franklin1) was born 29 Nov 1908; died 29 Dec 1985, Texas U.S.A.; was buried , Rose Hill Cemetery, Tulia, Switzer, Texas U.S.A.. Notes:
POD from Soc. Sec. Index
DOB & DOD from gravestone; buried Rose Hill Cemetery;
Interment in Swisher Co
TX & Vicintiy 1890-1990; San Antonio Library; RT976.4838 Swi
Loyd was an instructor in Twin Engine in the advanced
Flying Training; S. Sgt. U. S. Army, WWII
Thomas married Margaret Mason Nicholas 27 Oct 1945. [Group Sheet]
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9. | Clayton Dickenson Devin (3.Thomas2, 1.Franklin1) was born 25 Dec 1910; died Jun 1983, Happy, Swisher, Texas . Notes:
Clayton farms and ranches near Happy, Texas.
Clayton is a Methodist.
DOB, DOD & POD from Soc. Sec. Index
!BIRTH:Social Security Death Index, Social Security Death
Index
!DEATH:Social Security Death Index, Social Security Death
Index
Clayton married Mildred Holly. [Group Sheet]
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10. | Orlena Paralee Devin (3.Thomas2, 1.Franklin1) was born 19 Oct 1912; died Abt 2004. Notes:
Amarillo Globe-News
Obituaries
Sunday, May 15, 2005
+++++++++++++++++++++++++
Canyon
Orlena Devin Allen
Orlena Devin Allen, 92, of Canyon died Wednesday, May 11,
2005, in Amarillo.
Friends and family will celebrate memories of her at 10:30
a.m. Saturday, May
21, in First United Methodist Church of Dimmitt with the
Rev. Donna Johnston,
associate pastor of First United Methodist Church of
Canyon, officiating.
Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors.
Ms. Allen was born Oct. 10, 1912, in Swisher County. After
graduating from
Tulia High School in 1931, she attended West Texas State
University. In 1940,
she married Louis Allen of Dimmitt, where they shared 40
years of life until
his death in 1981. They were members of First United
Methodist Church. Ms.
Allen later lived at Palo Duro Village Cooperative in
Canyon and was nurtured
in her final months by Hudson House Assisted Living in
Canyon.
She was preceded in death by her husband; two sisters,
Mattie Devin and
Catherine Sprawls; and five brothers, Robert Devin, Lloyd
Devin, Clayton
Devin, Edward Devin and Albert Devin.
Survivors include a daughter, Tommie Almond and husband,
Robert, of
Wilmington, Del.; two granddaughters, Aundrea
Almond-Wallace and husband,
Rodney, of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and Alyssa Almond of
Wilmington; a
brother, Delbert Devin and wife, Betty, of Tulia; and four
sisters-in-law,
Mildred Devin of Reno, Nev., Margaret Devin of Canyon and
Virginia Devin and
Pat Devin, both of Tulia.
The family suggests memorials be to Meals on Wheels, 2616
13th Ave., Canyon,
TX 79015.
Methodist.
Orlena married Louie Allen. [Group Sheet]
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11. | Roy Edward Devin (3.Thomas2, 1.Franklin1) was born 31 Jul 1915; died 21 Dec 2001; was buried , Rose Hill Cemetery, Tulia, Switzer, Texas U.S.A.. Notes:
From: Clayton Edward Devin
Subject: Proposed Change: Family: Devin/Dickenson (F0090)
Date: Sunday, September 6, 2009, 10:05 PM
Proposed Change: Family: Devin/Dickenson (F0090)
Description: My father was Roy Edward Devin. His birth
date is July 31, 1915, not 1914. He passed away December
21, 2001. He is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Tulia,
Texas.
Clayton Edward Devin
clwdevin@swbell.net
Connected with farm store in Tulia, TX. Sunday School
teacher at Methodist
Church.
Was a communication officer in European Theatre.
!Military: Edward was communication officer in European
Theatre.
Roy married . Unknown [Group Sheet]
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12. | Catherine Louise Devin (3.Thomas2, 1.Franklin1) was born 12 Mar 1916; died 24 Jan 2005. Notes:
Catherine had a home in Tulia, Texas and is a member of the
Methodist Church.
!NAME:Catherine DEVIN Sprawls Obituary, Sprawls, Catherine
DEVIN: obituary, Amarillo Globe-News,, TULIA - Amarillo
Globe-News, Jan. 27, 2005
Catherine Sprawls
TULIA - Catherine Sprawls, 86, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2005.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in First United
Methodist Church with the Rev. Rob Lindley, pastor,
officiating. Her body was donated to Texas Tech Medical
School. Arrangements are by Kornerstone Funeral Directors.
Mrs. Sprawls was born March 10, 1918, in Swisher County.
She grew up in Tulia and graduated from Tulia High School.
She graduated from West Texas State in Canyon with a degree
in English and Spanish. She married J.R. Sprawls. She
taught school in New Mexico and Tulia for many years. She
was a member of First United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1953; a sister,
Mattie Devin; and five brothers, Robert Devin, Lloyd Devin,
Clayton Devin, Edward Devin and Albert Devin.
Survivors include a daughter, Lana Carlton and husband,
Jim, of Tulia; a son, Jan R. Sprawls of Tulia; a
granddaughter, Jessica Hatley and husband, Jeremy, of
Lubbock; a brother, Delbert Devin and wife, Betty, of
Tulia; a sister, Lenna Allen of Canyon; and four
sisters-in-law, Mildred Devin of Reno, Nev., Margaret Devin
of Canyon, and Virginia Devin and Pat Devin, both of Tulia.
The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity.
Catherine married Jesse Richmond Sprawls. Jesse died 1951. [Group Sheet]
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Generation: 4
15. | Marie Devin (5.Robert3, 3.Thomas2, 1.Franklin1) was born 7 Oct 1944, Texas U.S.A.; died 7 Sep 1955, Texas U.S.A.. Notes:
DOB & DOD from gravestone; buried Rose Hill Cemetery;
Interment in Swisher Co
TX & Vicinity 1890-1990; San Antonio Library; RT976.4838 Swi
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