William Henry Devendorf (abt. 1898 - 1967)

Born about 25 Oct 1898 in Mexico [uncertain]

Husband of Jean Olive (Auld) Devendorf — married about 1923 in Shawnee Co, Kansas

Died 23 Mar 1967 at about age 68 in Contra Costa Co, California, United States

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William Devendorf migrated from Mexico to the US.

Biography

Son of Charles Devendorf and wife Adda, both of New York. Born in Mexico. Immigrated in 1900, at age 1.

Married wife Jean Olive Auld about 1923, presumably in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas. At least one child:

1. Sara Gray b1924 -- later Mercer

Sources

• Grave - not found
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLRG-843 : 20 May 2014), William Devendorf, Mar 1967; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• Birth - not found
• 1900, age 0 - not found
• 1910, age 9 - NY, Suffolk, Huntington, ED 363, sheet 20A, family 434. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5S5-N15 : accessed 15 October 2018), William H Devendorf in household of Charles Devendorf, Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1363, sheet 20A, family 434, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1083; FHL microfilm 1,375,096.
• 1915, age 14 - NY, Suffolk, Huntington, p14. "New York State Census, 1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9PL-Z3Y : 8 November 2014), William H Devendorf, Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States; from "New York, State Census, 1915," database and images, Ancestry (2012); citing p. 14, line 20, state population census schedules, 1915, New York State Archives, Albany.
• 1920, age 22 - KS, Shawnee, Topeka ward 3, ED 165, sheet 1A, family 25. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFXK-8YQ : accessed 15 October 2018), William H Devendorf in household of Minerva Mercer, Topeka Ward 3, Shawnee, Kansas, United States; citing ED 165, sheet 1A, line 45, family 25, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 551; FHL microfilm 1,820,551.
• Marriage - not found
• 1930, age 31 - KS, Shawnee, Topeka Ward 6, ED 89-39, sheet 16A, family 433. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X77N-X3K : accessed 15 October 2018), Sara G Devendorf in household of William H Devendorf, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 39, sheet 16A, line 45, family 433, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 723; FHL microfilm 2,340,458.
• 1940, age 41 - KS, Shawnee, Topeka ward 6, ED 89-54B, sheet 2B, family 35. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR26-STG : 14 March 2018), Sara Devendorf in household of William H Devendorf, Ward 6, Topeka, Topeka City, Shawnee, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 89-54B, sheet 2B, line 54, family 35, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1261.
• Death - "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPJW-C84 : 26 November 2014), William H Devendorf, 23 Mar 1967; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

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