Re: Information on William DeVane
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Re: Information on William DeVane
Daniel Richart 4/25/11
THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION,I HAVE BEEN TO OUR FAMILY CEMETERY IN ARLINGTON,WILCOX COUNTY,ALABAMA AND I HAVE PICTURES OF BENJAMIN DEVAN(MY GREATGRANDFATHER)MARYANN WATKINS DEVAN (GG) AND SARAH WATKINS(GGG) HEADSTONES.I JUST DONT UNDERSTAND WHY OR WHEN WE DROPPED THE E FROM DEVAN.ALSO ON ONE OF THE CENSUS MAYBE 1880 BEJAMIN DEVAN LIST HIS FATHER AS BEING BORN IN NEW YORK AND HIS MOTHER BORN IN TENNESSEE.THE BIRTH DATE AND DEATH DATE ON HIS GRAVE MATCHES THE BENJAMIN BORN TO WILLIAM AND OLIVE (HOLLOWAY)DEVANE BUT WILLIAM DEVAN WAS NOT LISTED AS BORN IN NEW YORK.I WISH I COULD GET COPIES OF PROOF REGRADING MY GRGRFATHER BENJAMIN.
THANK YOU FOR ANYMORE HELP.
SINCERELY,DEENA DEVAN (LOPER) ROBINS