James Henry Devore b. 20 Nov 1894 Laclede County, Missouri, USA d. 20 Jul 1951: Our Family History

1894 - 1951 (56 years)

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Name	James Henry Devore [1]
Born	20 Nov 1894	Laclede County, Missouri, USA [1, 2, 3]
	1900 census gives birth as December 1894. Military headstone application gives his birthdate as 20 November 1895. WWII Draft reg gives bd as 20 Nov 1895.
Gender	Male
Milit-Beg	26 Apr 1918 [2]
	Serial no. 2810338, pension no. C-333 851, private, 344 MGBN [unit], WWI.
Milit-End	31 Jan 1919 [2]
Census	2 Jan 1920	Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma, USA [4]
	1. Devore, James H., head, renting, male, white, 24, married, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, no occupation 2. _____, Mary L., wife, female, white, 19, can read and write, Texas, Texas, Texas
Newspaper Article	17 Dec 1922	Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA [5]
	Tulsa World, Dec. 17, 1922, p. 4: "Norman Man Shot. "NORMAN, Dec. 16.?Curtis Jolley of Norman was shot but not seriously wounded while in the post-office building here today. His half brother, Jim Devora [sic], is being held, charged with assault. Police believe the shooting was the result of family trouble of long standing."
NEWS	17 Dec 1922	Ada, Oklahoma, USA [6]
	Curtis Jolley of Norman was shot but not seriously wounded while in the post-office building here today. His half brother, Jim Devora [sic], is being held, charged with assault. Police believe the shooting was the result of family trouble of long standing.
Occupation	1928	Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas, USA [7]
	Mechanic
Occupation	1929	Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas, USA [8]
	Government employee.
Occupation	1932	Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas, USA [9]
	Auto mechanic.
Occupation	1933	Kerr County, Texas, USA [10]
	Disabled veteran
Died	20 Jul 1951
NEWS	25 Jul 1951	Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas, USA [11]
	*The Kerrville Times*: "Out of town people for the J. H. Devore funeral were his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Devore, Norman, Okla.; his sister, Mrs. D. J. Monical and Mr. Monical, Oklahoma City, Mrs. Maud Surber, Bandera; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Witt, Cleburne, Tex., Mrs. Edgar Barber and son, Clifton, of Lockport, Mrs. Frances Meyer and David Williams of Kerrville."
Obituary	25 Jul 1951	Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas, USA [12]
	*The Kerrville Times*: "James Henry Devore died at Legion Friday morning at 5:40, July 29th. he was born Nov. 20th, 1895 at Lebanon, Missouri. He came to Legion in 1923 as a veteran of World War I. He was married to Miss Elsie Witt, Aug. 3, 1924. To this union were born 17 children, 13 of whom survive him. These 13 children all live in Kerr County. He has a son and daughter by a former marriage, also. He has grandchildren, too. Also he is survived by his aged parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Devore, Norman, Oklahoma, two sisters, and four brothers. Funeral services were held at Center Point Baptist Church Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. S. Bunton and Rev. John Dutro in Center Point."
Obituary	26 Jul 1951	Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas, USA [13]
	Kerrville Mountain Sun (Kerrville, Tex.): "James Devore, 55, Buried Sunday In Center Point," James Henry Devore, 55, died Friday at the VeteransAdministration Hospital and was buried Sunday afternoon from the Baptist Church in Center Point under the direction of theStover Memorial Funeral Home. Rev. W. W. Bunton, pastor of the church, officiated. He was a native of Lebanon, Missouri, but had lived in Center Point for many years where he operated a farm. He is survived by his widow and 15 children of Center Point; his parents, Mr. andMrs. C. C.DeVore of norman, Oklahoma, and five brothers and two sisters."
Obituary	9 Jan 1995	Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas, USA [14]
	*Kerrville Daily Times*: "Elsie DeVore Services for Mrs. Elsie Witt Devore, 88, of Center Point, who died Friday in a Kerrville nursing home, will be Monday at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Center Point with the Rev. Kevin McDonald officiating. Burial will follow in Center Point Cemetery. Born March 28, 1906, in Center Point, Mrs. DeVore was a lifetime resident. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Center Point and the American Legion Auxiliary. She had received a 50-year pin from the Center Point Home Demonstration Club. She married James Henry Devore on Aug. 3, 1924 in Boerne. He preceded her in death in 1951. She was also preceded in death by seven children and several grandchildren. Survivors include eight daughters, Eleanor Baker, Jo Ann Cagle and Donnie S. Devore, all of Center Point, Nancy Faulkner of Cedar Park, Gladys Gardner of Loveland, Betty L. Acker of Mesquite, Elsie B. Kott of Tow, and Huldah F. Baker of Angelon; two sons, Carl Devore of Cherokee and W. O. Devore of Gainesville; a step-son Reuel Devore of Oklahoma City, Okla.; a sister in law Anna Mae Witt of Center Point; 27 grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church in Center Point. Grimes Funeral Chapel in Kerrville is in charge of arrangements."
Buried	Center Point Cemetery, Center Point, Kerr County, Texas, USA [2]
Person ID	I739	Gilmore-Donald
Last Modified	28 Aug 2017

Father	Charles Devore, b. 7 Mar 1872, Missouri, USA , d. 30 Jun 1958, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA (Age 86 years)
Mother	Ella Verona Jolley, b. 28 Jun 1874, Laclede County, Missouri, USA , d. 26 Jun 1964, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA (Age 89 years)
Married	3 Dec 1893	Laclede County, Missouri, USA [15]
Family ID	F279	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Lucy May Massey, b. Abt 1901, Texas, USA

Married 1 Jun 1917 Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA [12, 16]

Divorced Between 1923-1924

Enumerated together 1920, son born 1920, daughter born 1923. James H. remarried 1925. Lucy married a man named Goode but may have died prior to the 1930 enumeration.

Children

	1. James Reuel Devore, b. 16 Jan 1920, Oklahoma, USA , d. 18 May 2011, Donna, Hidalgo, Texas, USA (Age 91 years)
	2. Frances Devore, b. Abt 1923, Oklahoma, USA

Last Modified 28 Aug 2017

Family ID F292 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Elsie Witt, b. Abt 1900-1906, Center Point, Kerr County, Texas, USA

Married 29 Oct 1925 Bexar County, Texas, USA [3, 17, 18]

Children

+	1. Monroe Devore, b. 25 Apr 1926, Center Point, Kerr County, Texas, USA , d. Dec 1990 (Age 64 years)
	2. Paul Raymond Devore, b. 3 Apr 1928, Kerr County, Texas, USA
	3. Carl Eugene Devore, b. 27 Oct 1929, Kerr County, Texas, USA , d. After Dec 1990 (Age 61 years)
	4. Jo Anne Devore, b. 2 Feb 1932, Kerr County, Texas, USA
	5. Nancy Mae Devore, b. 17 Aug 1933, Kerr County, Texas, USA
	6. Gladys Irene Devore, b. 3 Sep 1934, Ingram, Kerr County, Texas, USA
	7. William Devore
	8. Eleanor Devore
	9. Betty Devore
	10. Elsie B. Devore
	11. Fay Devore
	12. Donnie Sue Devore

Last Modified 28 Aug 2017

Family ID F282 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S857] 1900 U.S. census, Laclede County, Missouri, population schedule, Spring Hollow township, enumeration district (ED) 70, sheet 1B, p. 278 (stamped, verso), dwelling 16, family 16, Charles [C.?] Devore household; digital images, Ancestry.com.
[S870] "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans,1925-1963," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 127 August 2017), for James H. Devore, serial no. 2810338, pension no. C-333 851 (pvt., 344 MGBN, WWI), Center Point Cemetery, Center Point, Kerr County, Texas (1951); citing Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92, Applications for Headstones for U. S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941, microfilm publication M1916 (134 rolls), NARA, Washington, D.C.
[S871] "U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, [Fourth Draft; ?Old Man?s Registration?],? digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com accessed 27 August 2017), card for James Henry Devore, serial no. 1061, Local Board 1, Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas; citing Selective Service Registration Cars, World War II: Fourth Registration Record Group 147, Records of the Selective Service System, NARA, St. Louis, Missouri.
[S885] 1920 U.S. census, Payne County, Oklahoma, population schedule, Stillwater, enumeration district (ED) 190, sheet 2B (penned), p. 148b (stamped), dwelling 57, family 52, James H. Devore household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 August 2017); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1482. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6061/4384004_00872/67071575.
[S867] emilyemmerson, "Curtis Jolley-Shot by is [sic] half-brother!," public member story, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com " accessed 25 August 2017), originally posted by laurece7 on 10 April 2012. Transcription of newspaper article, citing Tulsa World (Tulsa, Okla.), 17 December 1922, p. 4.
[S868] "Norman Lad Shot Half-Broher [sic] Held," (Ada, Okla.), 17 December 1922, p. 1, col. 2; digital image, NewspaperArchive (https://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 25 August 2017).
[S873] "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH88-W4G : 4 December 2014), Paul Raymond Devore, 03 Apr 1928; citing Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, United States, certificate 29112, Bureau of Vital Statistics. State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,240,596.
[S874] "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHZG-F8N : 4 December 2014), Carl Eugene Devore, 27 Oct 1929; citing Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, United States, certificate 89939, Bureau of Vital Statistics. State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,139,036.
[S875] "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6GH-BGS : 4 December 2014), Jo Anne Devore, 02 Feb 1932; citing , Kerr, Texas, United States, certificate 14527, Bureau of Vital Statistics. State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,281,739.
[S876] "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6G1-C85 : 4 December 2014), Nancy Mae Devore, 17 Aug 1933; citing , Kerr, Texas, United States, certificate 64028, Bureau of Vital Statistics. State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,283,183.
[S881] "Center Point News," The Kerrville Times (Kerrville, Tex.), 25 July 1951, p. 6, col. 3, news item, James Henry Devore; digital image, NewspaperArchive (https://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 27 August 2017).
[S880] "Center Point News," The Kerrville Times (Kerrville, Tex.), 25 July 1951, p. 6, col. 3, obituary, James Henry Devore; digital image, NewspaperArchive (https://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 27 August 2017).
[S869] "James Devore, 55, Buried Sunday In Center Point," Kerrville Mountain Sun (Kerrville, Tex.), 26 July 1951, p. 6, col. 5; digital image, NewspaperArchive (https://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 25 August 2017).
[S882] "Obituaries: Elsie Devore," Kerrville Daily Times (Kerrville, Tex.), 9 January 1995, p. 8A, col. 5; digital image, NewspaperArchive (https://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 27 August 2017).
[S856] ?Missouri Marriage Records, 1805?2002,? digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 March 2011), Laclede County, [vol. not stated]: 96, for Devore-Jolley (1893).
[S884] "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXLY-CFG : 12 December 2014), Jim Devore and Lucy May Massey, Cleveland County (1917).
[S872] "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXMX-YKH : 4 December 2014), Monroe D Devore, 25 Apr 1926; citing Center Point, Kerr, Texas, United States, certificate 25142, Bureau of Vital Statistics. State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,240,098.
[S879] "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K61P-MF1 : accessed 27 August 2017), James Henry Devore and Elizabeth M Witt, 29 Oct 1925, Marriage; citing Bexar, Texas, United States, various county clerk offices, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Texas Dept. of State Health Services and Golightly-Payne-Coon Co.; FHL microfilm 24,951.