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James Buchanan Devore 1860–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 JAN 1860

Birth Location: Wisdom, Metcalfe County, Kentucky

Death Date: 17 JUN 1937

Death Location: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Metcalfe County, Kentucky

Father: Thomas Devore

Mother: Harriet Pedigo

Spouse(s): Blakey Forrest

Children(s): George Forrest

James Buchanan Devore was born in 1860 in Wisdom, Metcalfe County, Kentucky, the child of Thomas Jefferson Devore And Harriet Josephine Pedigo. James Buchanan Devore married Blakey Ann Mumford Forrest, and had children including George Washington Forrest. James Buchanan Devore passed away in 1937 in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Metcalfe County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • James Buchanan Devore was born in 1860 in Wisdom, Metcalfe County, Kentucky, the child of Thomas Jefferson Devore And Harriet Josephine Pedigo.
  • James Buchanan Devore married Blakey Ann Mumford Forrest, and had children including George Washington Forrest.
  • James Buchanan Devore passed away in 1937 in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Metcalfe County, Kentucky.

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Spouses(s)

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James Devore's Ancestors

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James Devore
1860–1937
Birth Place: Wisdom, Metcalfe County, Kentucky
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Devore
1830–1884
Barren, Kentucky, United States
Harriet (Josephine) Pedigo
1840–1917
Barren, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Jacob DeVore
1794–1861
Washington, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Devore's Descendants

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James (Buchanan) Devore (20 JAN 1860–17 JUN 1937) m. Blakey (Ann Mumford) Forrest (13 MAR 1867–11 MAR 1948)
  1. 1. George (Washington) Forrest 1884–1958 m. Jannie (V) Conner 1886–1967
    1. 1. Edgar (William) Forrest 1913–2005 m. Lora (Thelma) Martin 1916–1995
      1. 1. Daniel Forrest 1947–2021 m. Phyllis Stevens 1950–2020
      2. 2. Barbara (Ann) Livengood 1940–1995
      3. 3. Dennis (Ray) Forrest 1938–2017
    2. 2. Walter (Lemore) Forrest 1906–1989
    3. 3. Minnie (Belle) Forrest 1918–1976
    4. 4. Emery Forrest 1911–1997
    5. 5. Zula Forrest 1909–2005
    6. 6. Cordell (Clayton) Forrest 1916–2010
    7. 7. Ada (Vern) Forrest 1921–1987
    8. 8. Lawrence (W.) Forrest 1927–2016

James Devore's Timeline

2 Records

1860
20 JAN 1860
Birth of James Buchanan Devore in Wisdom, Metcalfe County, Kentucky
Wisdom, Metcalfe County, Kentucky
1937
17 JUN 1937
Age 77
Death of James Buchanan Devore in Metcalfe County, Kentucky
Metcalfe County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 JAN 1860
    Event Place: Wisdom, Metcalfe County, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 JUN 1937
    Event Place: Metcalfe County, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Metcalfe County, Kentucky

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