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D'Light Beatrice Devor

D'Light Beatrice Devor

Female 1881 - 1965  (84 years)


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  • Name D'Light Beatrice Devor 
    Birth 27 May 1881 
    Gender Female 
    Marriage Bride 2 Jan 1909  Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [F304] ...of William Elmer HALLEY and D'Light Beatrice DEVOR
      Witness Role: Bride: [I1488] D'Light Beatrice DEVOR
      Witness Role: Groom: [I2137] William Elmer HALLEY
      Witness Role: Witness: [I1516] Lida DEVOR
      Witness Role: Witness: [I127] ANNA
      Witness Role: Minister: [I5030] A. L.
    Name D'Light Beatrice Halley  [2] 
    Death Jun 1965  Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Burial Jun 1965  Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    James H. Devor,   b. 9 Nov 1733, Chesterfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, British Crown Colony Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1794, Southhampton, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather) 
    Mary Brown,   b. Abt 1770  (Great Grandmother) 
    Person ID I1488  Hillbillies & Vikings
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2025 

    Father John Devor,   b. 25 Jan 1831, Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Aug 1906, Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Other Partners: Elizabeth Travis  m. 29 Jul 1856  
    Mother Margaret Jane Kinneer,   b. 1 Nov 1840, Monroe, Butler, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1889, Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)
    Other Partners: John Potter Martin  m. 15 Mar 1871  
    Marriage 5 Mar 1879  her home, Middletown, Butler, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    • Rev. Granville Moody was known during the Civil War as the "Fighting Parson." He was an ardent aboltionist.
      Witness Role: Bride: [I2677] Margaret Jane KINNEER
      Witness Role: Groom: [I1510] John DEVOR
      Witness Role: Minister: [I5028] Granville MOODY
      Witness Role: Rev. Moody was pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Hamilton, Ohio. He was a strong abolitionist and was known during the Civil War as the "Fighting Parson."
    Note about Rev Moody for Devor-Kinneer Wedding    		 Note about Rev Moody for Devor-Kinneer Wedding
    Caption Note: Note about "Fighting Parson" Granville Moody
    Keywords: Document
    Family ID F860  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Elmer Halley, Sr.,   b. 31 Jan 1875, Coletown, Darke, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1945, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 2 Jan 1909  Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Witness Role: Bride: [I1488] D'Light Beatrice DEVOR
      Witness Role: Groom: [I2137] William Elmer HALLEY
      Witness Role: Witness: [I1516] Lida DEVOR
      Witness Role: Witness: [I127] ANNA
      Witness Role: Minister: [I5030] A. L.
    Children 
    +1. William Elmer Halley, Jr.,   b. 5 Feb 1914, Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1971, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    ▻ Miriam Jane Taylor  m. 7 Aug 1941
    Family ID F304  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2025 

  • Photos
    D'Light Devor    		D'Light Devor
    Caption Note: D'Light DeVor High School Graduation Photo
    Keywords: Picture
    WEH & D-DeVor Wedding Certific    		WEH & D-DeVor Wedding Certific
    Keywords: Picture
    D’Light DeVor (circa 1901) Mug    		D’Light DeVor (circa 1901) Mug
    Caption Note: D'Light DeVor (Circa 1901)
    Keywords: Picture
    D’Light DeVor (circa 1901)    		D’Light DeVor (circa 1901)
    Caption Note: D'Light DeVor (Circa 1901)
    Keywords: Picture
    D’Light with WEH Jr (1914)    		D’Light with WEH Jr (1914)
    Caption Note: D'Light with her infant son in 1914.
    Keywords: Picture
    D'Light as young child    		D'Light as young child
    Keywords: Picture

  • Reference  Carl Jón Denbow. "D'Light Beatrice Devor". Hillbillies & Vikings. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I1488&tree=tree1 (accessed April 28, 2025).

  • Sources 
    1. [S131] Marriage Certificate for William E. Halley Sr. and D'Light DeVor.

    2. [S8] Betty M. Mann, The Devore/De Vore Families 1500-1992.

    3. [S1] Carl Jón Denbow, Personal knowledge of Carl Jón Denbow.

    4. [S6] Various members of the Kinneer family, Kinneer Family Bible Genealogy Pages.

    5. [S262] U.S. Census Bureau, 1880 U.S. Census John Devor (Greenville, Darke, Ohio).


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