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 1832 - 1909 (77 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Mary Elizabeth Devin was born 23 Apr 1832, Tennessee U.S.A.; died 18 Sep 1909. Notes:
Census:
1850 Polk Co MO book p 47
1860 Polk Co MO book p 10
1870 Polk Co MO book p 92
1880 Polk Co MO book p 138
1900 Polk Co MO ED 131, p 165......
Possibly born 30 April 1831
!MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO A-366
Buried Salem Cemetery; Cem. Dir. of Polk Co MO
!NAME:J.B. & C.S. Devin Affidavit, J.B. & C.S. Devin
Affidavit, Filed 24.December.1868 in Polk County, Missouri
!NAME:Will of Clayton Devin, Devin, Clayton: Will,
[page 1] Clayton
Devin
[Lo]
Will Box 71
202 Filed Dec
24
AD 1868
JB Burros
Clk [page
2] In the name of God,
Amen,
I Clayton
Devin of the County
of Polk and State of Missouri being
in the Seventy sixth year of my age and
a very
feeble State of health being con-
scious of the
uncertainty of life and
Certainty of death at the same
time
according to my own apprehensions
of Sound
mind and being anxious
to make a suitable desposition
of
my real and personal estate do make
ordain and
delare this to be my
last will and testament.
1st
It is my will that after my
decease that all my debts
and the
expenses of my funeral be paid and
discharged by my executor herein
after named and
appointed out of
my estate as soon as conveniently
may be I leave the charges of my
funeral to the
descretion of my ex-
ecutor.
2nd I give devise and
dispose of
my estate both real and personal save
what may be necessary for the pay-
ment of my just
debts and funeral
expenses in the following manner
To wit, I give and bequeath unto [page
3] my beloved wife Margaret Devin
all of my
personal estate such as
money or the proceeds of notes
or
stock such as cattle horses and sheep
and hogs
house hold and kitchen
furniture and farming utensils
to
have and enjoy and dispose of as she
may think
proper to her own use
and benefit during her natural
life
after her decease to be disposed of
as
hereinafter mentioned together
with my personal estate
I give and
bequeath unto my said wife the
following
described land compris-
ing the homestead to wit the
West half of the Southwest quar-
ter section So
thirty four (34)
and East half of of South West
quarter and South West quarter
of NorthWest quarter
and South
East quarter of North West quarter
Section No Thirty Three (33) of
Township No Thirty
four (34) of
Range No twenty three (23)
The above
described real estate
I desire to be sold or vivided as
herinafter mentioned.
3rd It is my desire that the
fol- [page 4] lowing described real
estate be dis-
posed of by my executor either by
private or public sale on the most
advantagous
terms that he may
think fit if not sold by my self
during my life time the proceeds to
be given to my
wife Margaret Devin
to be enjoyed by her as she may
desire for her own use and benefit
as long as she
may live To wit
South half of the South West
quar-
ter and South East quarter of the
South West
quarter of Setion No
nine (9) Township No Thirty
four (34) of range No Twenty
three and also the
South East
quarter of the North West quarter
Section No Twelve (12) Town-
Ship No Thirty four 34
of Range
No Twenty four (24)
4-- The following
described land
I give and bequeath unto the Dev-
in
family to remain in common
for the use of a burying
ground
bounded as follows To wit Beginning and lying
on the East boundary Section Thirty Two 32
Town-
Ship Thirty four 34 of Range (23) at a yellow
Stone 36 poles North of the South East
corner of
the said Section [Witnynd] by Black
oak 12 inches in
diameter 20 [page 5] links North East
to black oak 11 inches
in diameter 17 links due West
thence North
on a Section line 17 Poles to yellow
Stone West 28 Poles to yellow Stone [Nine]
South 17
Poles to yellow Stone [Nine]
East 28 poles to The
[begining]
[Anlang] 2.56 acres the above des-
cribed
land to remain forever
the property of the Devins not
to
be Sold but to be used by the pub-
lic as a
common burying ground
5 After the death of my
wife
Margaret Devin it is my
desire that the remainder of my
estate after her funeral expenses
Shall have been
paid be disposed of
as follows To wit
I give and
bequeath to my Son
William M Devin the Sum of
five
dollars.
I give and bequest to my
daughter Ama S.
Wilson five
dollars
I give and bequeath to my
daughter Margaret A. Chitty
the Sum of five
dollars. [a page seems to be
missing] [page 6] 9th After the
above [legacies] have been
paid to gather with the
expenses of
administration The residue of my
estate
both real and personal I [disise]
may be equally
divided if can
be if cannot be then the real
es-
tate to be Sold and proceeds together
with
personal estate be divided between
the following named
legal heirs
of my body or their legal
repre-
sentatives, to wit, Clayton
S. Devin, Joseph
B. Devin, Alfred
H. Devin, Martha M. Heydon, Sarah
J. Thompson, Mary E. Pickering
Massa L. Hughes
Parthenial
T Frieze Share and Share alike In
order that the provisions of
this my last will and
Testament
may be carried out I constitute
and
appoint Alfred H. Devin my ex-
ecutor hereby revoking
all former wills
by me made. In witness whereof I
have hereunto
set my hand this 14th day of October
1868 [Atuge] Clayton ^his X mark^ Devin
<\p> A. Signed and declared by the above
named
Clayton Devin to be his
last Will and testament in the
[page 7] presence of us who at his
request
and in his presence have subscribed
our
names as witnesses thereto.
George W. Russell
Thomas
H. Russell
Alexander Millikin State of Missouri
County of Polk Be it remembered
that on this
the 24 day of December
AD 1868, an Instrument of
writing
Proporting to be the last Will of
Clayton
Divin Deceased was exhibited
to the undersigned J.B.
Burros
clerk of the County Court [beler/E]
to be
proven and the Same was
rejected for want of
proof.
J B Burros Clk
Mary married Enos Pickering 23 Feb 1854, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.. Enos was born 24 Feb 1833, Tennessee U.S.A.; died 9 Apr 1928. [Group Sheet]
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Martha Ann Pickering  (1.Mary1) was born 1 Nov 1858, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 10 Aug 1947. Notes:
!MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO C-103
Census:
1860 Polk Co MO book p 10
1870 Polk Co MO book p 92
1880 Polk Co MO book p 139
1900 Polk Co MO ED 131, Sh 12, p 165
1910 Polk Co MO ED 155, Sh 2, p 227
1920 Polk Co MO ED 161, Sh 3, p 283A
Buried Salem Cemetery; Cem. Dir. of Polk Co MO
Martha married Samuel H Mead 22 Apr 1877, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.. Samuel was born 23 Dec 1849, Tennessee U.S.A.; died 9 Dec 1913. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 6. Margaret Eliza Mead was born 23 Mar 1878, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 12 Jun 1966.
- 7. Nelson Ebenezer Mead was born 29 Oct 1879, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died Yes, date unknown.
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| 3. | Margaret Isabelle Pickering (1.Mary1) was born 23 Mar 1861, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 1941. Notes:
!MARRIAGE:
1st: Polk Co MO C-178
2nd: Polk Co MO G-29
Census:
1870 Polk Co MO book p 92
1880 Polk Co MO book p 138
1900 Polk Co MO ED 131, p 164
1910
1920 Polk Co MO ED 161, Sh 3, p 283B
Buried Salem Cemetery; Cem. Dir. of Polk Co MO
DOD maybe 1 July 1920 (1)
Margaret married Nathaniel P. White 1 May 1879, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.. Nathaniel was born Abt 1855, Tennessee U.S.A.; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 8. James Robert White was born 25 Feb 1880, Polk County, Missouri; died 10 Dec 1918, Belle Plaine, Kansas ; was buried , Belle Plaine Cemetery Belle Plaine, Kansas.
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Margaret married John Lewis Ables 14 Dec 1890. John was born Mar 1866, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 1952. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 9. John Lewis Ables was born Abt 1890; died Yes, date unknown.
- 10. Mary Alma Ables was born 5 Dec 1891, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 3 Jul 1973, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A..
- 11. Bertha Annis Ables was born 25 Dec 1896, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 10 Nov 1976, Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri U.S.A..
- 12. Otto Francis Ables was born 6 Sep 1901, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 1 Jul 1966, Riverside, Riverside, California U.S.A..
- 13. Martha Pearlee Ables was born 2 Jul 1904, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 4 May 1955.
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| 5. | James Alexander Pickering (1.Mary1) was born 18 Feb 1870, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 25 Nov 1943. Notes:
Census:
1870 Polk Co MO book p 92
1880 Polk Co MO book p 138
1900 Polk Co MO ED 131, p 164
1910 Polk Co MO ED 155, Sh 4, p 230
1920 Polk Co MO ED 161, Sh 3, p 283B
!MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO F-357
DOB & DOD from gravestone
Buried Salem Cemetery; Cem. Dir. of Polk Co MO
James married Sarah Agnes Lyons 26 Mar 1889, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.. Sarah was born 7 Aug 1871, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 24 Sep 1946. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 17. William Thomas Pickering was born 20 Apr 1890, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 21 Apr 1890, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A..
- 18. George Washington Pickering was born 27 Jun 1891, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 31 Dec 1960.
- 19. Martha Elizabeth Pickering was born 14 Jun 1896, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 27 Aug 1972, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A..
- 20. James Albert Pickering was born 12 Apr 1902, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 5 Jun 1988, Merced, California U.S.A..
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Generation: 3
| 6. | Margaret Eliza Mead (2.Martha2, 1.Mary1) was born 23 Mar 1878, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 12 Jun 1966. Notes:
Census:
1880 Polk Co MO book p 139
1900 Polk Co MO ED 131, Sh 12, p 165
1910 Polk Co MO ED 155, Sh 2, p 227
1920 Polk Co MO ED 161, Sh 3, p 283A (divorced)
Name possibly spelled "Meade"
Buried Salem Cemetery; Cem. Dir. of Polk Co MO
Margaret married Sylvester Wisdom Dec 1916. [Group Sheet]
Margaret married Alonzo M. Burnmum 21 Sep 1939. Alonzo was born 18 Mar 1897; died 24 Dec 1959. [Group Sheet]
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| 7. | Nelson Ebenezer Mead (2.Martha2, 1.Mary1) was born 29 Oct 1879, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died Yes, date unknown. Notes:
Census:
1880 Polk Co MO book p 139
1900 Polk Co MO ED 131, Sh 12, p 165
1910 Polk Co MO ED 155, Sh 2, p 227
Name possible spelled "Meade"
Nelson married Edith Weese 1911. [Group Sheet]
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| 8. | James Robert White (3.Margaret2, 1.Mary1) was born 25 Feb 1880, Polk County, Missouri; died 10 Dec 1918, Belle Plaine, Kansas ; was buried , Belle Plaine Cemetery Belle Plaine, Kansas. Notes:
Census:
1900 Polk Co MO ED 131, p 164 w/mother & step-father
!MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO I-450
James married Iva Leah Markle 27 May 1901, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.. Iva was born 1882, Missouri; died 27 May 1962, Belle Plaine, Sumner Countyt, Kansas; was buried , Belle Plaine Cemetery, Sumner County, Kansas. [Group Sheet]
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| 10. | Mary Alma Ables (3.Margaret2, 1.Mary1) was born 5 Dec 1891, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 3 Jul 1973, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.. Notes:
Census: 1900 Polk Co MO ED 131, p 164 w/parents
MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO K-444
DOB, DPD & POD from Soc. Sec. Index
Buried Greenwood Cemetery; Cem. Dir. of Polk Co MO
Mary married Hiram James Henson 20 Nov 1910. Hiram was born 21 Feb 1890, Dunnegan, Polk, Missouri U.S.A.; died 23 Jun 1950, Santa Paula, Ventura, California U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]
Mary married Grant De Witt 19 May 1945. Grant died 11 Feb 1948. [Group Sheet]
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| 11. | Bertha Annis Ables (3.Margaret2, 1.Mary1) was born 25 Dec 1896, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 10 Nov 1976, Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri U.S.A.. Notes:
!Miscellaneous: Bertha and Charles Alvin Lawson, husband
lived near
Dunnegan Missouri in 1962.
Lived near Dunnegan MO in 1962.
MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO L-384
Census: 1900 Polk Co MO ED 131, p 164 w/parents
POD from Soc. Sec. Index
Buried Salem Cemetery; Cem. Dir. of Polk Co MO
Bertha married Charles Alvin Lawson 10 Feb 1915, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.. Charles was born 22 Oct 1894; died 13 Aug 1975, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]
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| 12. | Otto Francis Ables (3.Margaret2, 1.Mary1) was born 6 Sep 1901, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 1 Jul 1966, Riverside, Riverside, California U.S.A.. Notes:
Census: 1920 Polk Co MO ED 161, Sh 3, p 283B w/parents
(age = 18)
DEATH: Calif. Death Index
On the Soc.Sec.Index there is a listing for Otto Ables b. 6
Sep 1909 & died
July 1966 w/death benefits sent to Banning, California.
SS# 572-05-5728.
Death Cert. in Riverside County says DOB = 6 Aug 1901; died
at Riverside
General Hospital; buried Sunnyslope Cemetery, Corona,
California.
Otto married Lena Davison 31 Aug 1926. [Group Sheet]
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| 14. | Mary F. Knightly (4.Mary2, 1.Mary1) was born 1887; died 1890. Notes:
Tom Hughes listed her name as Mary Demontfort Knightly
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| 17. | William Thomas Pickering (5.James2, 1.Mary1) was born 20 Apr 1890, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 21 Apr 1890, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.. Notes:
Buried Salem Cemetery; Cem. Dir. of Polk Co MO
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| 19. | Martha Elizabeth Pickering (5.James2, 1.Mary1) was born 14 Jun 1896, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 27 Aug 1972, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.. Notes:
MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO M-138
Census: 1900 Polk Co MO ED 131, p 164
1910 Polk Co MO ED 155, She 4, p 230
POD from Soc. Sec. Index
Buried Salem Cemetery; Cem. Dir. of Polk Co MO
DOB maybe 14 January 1896 (The Devin Family)
Martha married Johnny Payton 1 Sep 1917, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.. Johnny was born 16 Aug 1890; died 7 Sep 1954. [Group Sheet]
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| 20. | James Albert Pickering (5.James2, 1.Mary1) was born 12 Apr 1902, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.; died 5 Jun 1988, Merced, California U.S.A.. Notes:
Census: 1910 Polk Co MO ED 155, Sh 4, p 230
1920 Polk Co MO ED 161, Sh 3, p 283B w/parents
DOB, DOD, POD from Soc.Sec.Index
James married Thelma Daughtery 21 Feb 1929. [Group Sheet]
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Generation: 4
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