John Devor

1831 - 1906  (75 years)

• Name	John Devor  [1]
  Birth	25 Jan 1831	Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Marriage Groom	29 Jul 1856	Darke, Ohio, USA
  	Marriage to Elizabeth Travis
  	Witness Role: Principal: [F861] ...of John DEVOR and Elizabeth TRAVIS Witness Role: Bride: [I4347] Elizabeth TRAVIS Witness Role: Groom: [I1510] John DEVOR
  Anecdote	1860	Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA   [5]
  	Solomon Scribner, age 11, was also living in the James and Elizabeth Devor household according to the 1860 U.S. Census.
  Marriage Groom	5 Mar 1879	her home, Middletown, Butler, Ohio, USA   [1, 6]
  	Marriage to Margaret Martin (née Kinneer)
  	Rev. Granville Moody was known during the Civil War as the "Fighting Parson." He was an ardent abolitionist. Witness Role: Principal: [F860] ...of (parents not known) 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.
  		Note about Rev Moody for Devor-Kinneer Wedding Caption Note: Note about "Fighting Parson" Granville Moody Keywords: Document
  Death	7 Aug 1906	Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA   [3]
  Burial	9 Aug 1906	Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA   [7]
  	Plot 017 76 12 M
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	James H. Devor,   b. 9 Nov 1733, Chesterfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, British Crown Colony d. 1 Sep 1794, Southhampton, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 60 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Patience Dean,   b. 1808, Ohio, USA d. 1872  (Age 64 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID	I1510	Hillbillies & Vikings
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	James Devor,   b. 10 Sep 1795, near Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, USA d. 6 Oct 1855, Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Patience Dean,   b. 1808, Ohio, USA d. 1872 (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	21 Mar 1828	Darke, Ohio, USA
  	Witness Role: Bride: [I989] Patience DEAN Witness Role: Groom: [I1504] James DEVOR
  Family ID	F862	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Travis,   b. 1837, Butler, Ohio, USA d. 22 Oct 1878, Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	29 Jul 1856	Darke, Ohio, USA
  	Witness Role: Bride: [I4347] Elizabeth TRAVIS Witness Role: Groom: [I1510] John DEVOR
  Children	1. Mary Devor,   b. 1862, Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA d. 1945, Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA (Age 83 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. James Devor,   b. 1859, Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA d. Abt 1900, at home, Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA (Age 41 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. Charles Devor,   b. 1863, Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA d. Abt 1904, Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA (Age 41 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 4. Lida Devor,   b. 11 Dec 1867, Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA d. 21 Apr 1950, Wayne Hospital, Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Howard S. Kolp  m. 1890
  Family ID	F861	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2022

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Jane Kinneer,   b. 1 Nov 1840, Monroe, Butler, Ohio, USA d. 22 Aug 1889, Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA (Age 48 years)  Other Partners: John Potter Martin  m. 15 Mar 1871
  Marriage	5 Mar 1879	her home, Middletown, Butler, Ohio, USA   [1, 6]
  	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 Caption Note: Note about "Fighting Parson" Granville Moody
  Children	+ 1. D'Light Beatrice Devor,   b. 27 May 1881   d. Jun 1965, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA (Age 84 years) ▻ William Elmer Halley, Sr.  m. 2 Jan 1909
  Family ID	F860	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2025

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		John Devor (b 1831) lithograph Media Date: ABT 1875 Keywords: Picture
  		John Devor (c 1885) Keywords: Picture
  		Maggie & John Wedding Certific Keywords: Picture

  
  

  Documents

  1880 US Census (Darke County, Keywords: Picture

  
  

  Histories		Note about Rev Moody for Devor-Kinneer Wedding Caption Note: Note about "Fighting Parson" Granville Moody
  		John & Maggie Wedding Announcement Caption Note: Marriage notice: Margaret Kinneer Martin & John Devore Media Date: 1879 Keywords: Document

  
  

• Reference

  Carl Jón Denbow. (2025, July 3). John Devor. Hillbillies & Vikings. Retrieved from https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I1510&tree=tree1