Hillbillies & Vikings

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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 [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 [3]
Burial	Jun 1965	Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA [3]
Person ID	I1488	Hillbillies & Vikings
Last Modified	10 Mar 2025

Father	John Devor, b. 25 Jan 1831, Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA d. 7 Aug 1906, Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA (Age 75 years)
Mother	Margaret Jane Kinneer, b. 1 Nov 1840, Monroe, Butler, Ohio, USA d. 22 Aug 1889, Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA (Age 48 years)
Marriage	5 Mar 1879	her home, Middletown, Butler, Ohio, USA [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 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 d. 18 Dec 1945, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA (Age 70 years)

Marriage 2 Jan 1909 Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA [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 d. 9 Jan 1971, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA (Age 56 years)

Family ID F304 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 10 Mar 2025

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

Reference Your Name Here. "D'Light Beatrice Devor". Hillbillies & Vikings. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I1488&tree=tree1 (accessed March 15, 2025).

Sources

[S131] Marriage Certificate for William E. Halley Sr. and D'Light DeVor.
[S8] The Devore/De Vore Families 1500-1992.
[S1] Personal knowledge of Carl J. Denbow.
[S6] Kinneer Family Bible: Genealogy pages from this Bible are all that are extant..
[S262] 1880 U.S. Census (Greenville, Darke, Ohio).