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James Henry DeVore 1895–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Nov 1895

Birth Location: Lebanon, Missouri USA

Death Date: 20 Jul 1951

Death Location: Legion, Kerr County Texas, USA

Father: Charles Devore

Mother: Ella Jolley

Spouse(s): Elsie Witt

Children(s): Nancy Pearson, Jo DeVore, Betty DeVore, Mary Devore

The story of James Henry DeVore began in 1895 in Lebanon, Missouri USA. James Henry DeVore married Elsie Witt, and had children including Betty Louise Devore, Devore, Jo Anne Devore, Mary Frances Fran Devore, Nancy Mae Pearson. James Henry DeVore passed away in 1951 in Legion, Kerr County Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Henry DeVore began in 1895 in Lebanon, Missouri USA.
  • James Henry DeVore married Elsie Witt, and had children including Betty Louise Devore, Devore, Jo Anne Devore, Mary Frances Fran Devore, Nancy Mae Pearson.
  • James Henry DeVore passed away in 1951 in Legion, Kerr County Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Devore
1872–1958
Birth Location: Spring Hollow, Laclede, Missouri, USA
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Ella Jolley
1874–1964
Birth Location: Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, USA
EJ

Spouses(s)

Elsie Witt
1906–1995
Birth Location: Center Point, Texas, USA
EW

Children(s)

Nancy Pearson
1933–
Birth Location: Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, USA
NP
Jo DeVore
1932–2013
Birth Location: –
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Betty DeVore
1936–1997
Birth Location: Blanco County, Texas, United States of America
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Mary Devore
1922–2002
Birth Location: Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA
MD

James DeVore's Ancestors

Self
James DeVore
1895–1951
Birth Place: Lebanon, Missouri USA
Parents
Charles Columbus Devore
1872–1958
Spring Hollow, Laclede, Missouri, USA
Ella (Verona "Ellie") Jolley
1874–1964
Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
James (Eugene) DeVore
1848–1900
Tennessee, United States
Nancy ("Elizabeth" Chastain) *
1853–1946
Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
Gordon DeVore
1815–1862
Emily Edmunds
1821–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James DeVore
1775–1835
Patsy Duncan
1780–1840

James DeVore's Descendants

1.
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James (Henry) DeVore (20 Nov 1895–20 Jul 1951) m. Elsie Witt (28 Mar 1906–6 Jan 1995)
  1. 1. Nancy (Mae) Pearson 1933– m. Ray (N) Pearson 1933–1972
  2. 2. Jo (Anne) DeVore 1932–2013 m. William (Carlisle) Williams 1907–1974
  3. 3. Betty (Louise) DeVore 1936–1997 m. Thomas (John Acker) Sr 1933–2008
  4. 4. Mary (Frances "Fran") Devore 1922–2002

James DeVore's Timeline

2 Records

1895
20 Nov 1895
Birth of James Henry DeVore in Lebanon, Missouri USA
Lebanon, Missouri USA
1951
20 Jul 1951
Age 56
Death of James Henry DeVore in Legion, Kerr County Texas, USA
Legion, Kerr County Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1895
    Event Place: Lebanon, Missouri USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1951
    Event Place: Legion, Kerr County Texas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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