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 1877 - 1952 (75 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Thomas Landon Devin 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:
- 2. Robert Franklin Devin
 was born 13 Apr 1902; died 17 Jan 1980, Swisher County, Texas U.S.A..
- 3. Annie Lou Devin was born 1904; died 1907.
- 4. Living
- 5. 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..
- 6. Clayton Dickenson Devin was born 25 Dec 1910; died Jun 1983, Happy, Swisher, Texas .
- 7. Orlena Paralee Devin was born 19 Oct 1912; died Abt 2004.
- 8. Roy Edward Devin was born 31 Jul 1915; died 21 Dec 2001; was buried , Rose Hill Cemetery, Tulia, Switzer, Texas U.S.A..
- 9. Catherine Louise Devin was born 12 Mar 1916; died 24 Jan 2005.
- 10. Living
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Robert Franklin Devin (1.Thomas1) 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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| 5. | Thomas Lloyd Devin (1.Thomas1) 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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| 6. | Clayton Dickenson Devin (1.Thomas1) 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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| 7. | Orlena Paralee Devin (1.Thomas1) 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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| 8. | Roy Edward Devin (1.Thomas1) 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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| 9. | Catherine Louise Devin (1.Thomas1) 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: 3
| 12. | Marie Devin (2.Robert2, 1.Thomas1) 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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Generation: 4
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