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Author: genealogyfever
Surnames: Carr, Devore, Stephens, Ridlen
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I just found your post on the Carr/Devore family. I can not help you out on the Carr
family, as my information does not very to much from what you have. However, I can add -
a few things...
Ordie A. Carr was married to Bonnie BluebEll Devore (b. January 27, 1907, Hardman, Morrow
County, Oregon; d. August 31, 1995, LKA: Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon) Do you know
where they are buried??
Their children were Crystal (Carr) Moore (she married Edwin Moore, he died about 1960-1961
in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California), Iola Carr, Clayton Carr, Viola Carr, Louis
Carr, and an Infant (dates/gender unknown; reference made to unknown infant was found on P
46 in a book that Rose LaMon wrote regarding the Ridlen family).
Bonnie was also married to Joseph Costelnic (b. November 07, 1907; d. October 21, 1992,
LKA: Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon) in about 1956. I however, do not know if they were
divorced or if he passed on.
Back a generation, Bonnie's parents were:
Maurice E. Devore - b. July 23, 1871, Marion County, Iowa; d. August 21, 1927, Monument,
Grant County, Oregon.
and Viola Jane (Merrill) Devore - d/o Thomas Jefferson & Eudora (Hammond) Merrill; b.
January 20, 1885, Heppner, Morrow County, Oregon; d. Abt. November 1974, LKA: Sacramento,
Sacramento County, California. They were married November 29, 1902, Hardman, Morrow
County, Oregon. They had three children:
1.) Thomas Franklin "Frank" Devore - b. December 07, 1903, Hardman, Morrow
County, Oregon; d. Abt. July 1982, LKA: Arcadia, Los Angeles County, California; m. Clara
Marcus - b. 16 Dec 1907, Oregon; d. Feb 1995, Vallejo, Solano County, California. They
had one known child - Maurice Clinton Devore - b. April 10, 1929
2.) Bonnie Bluebell Devore - info above
3.) Marvin Grant Devore - b. September 05, 1913, Hardman, Morrow County, Oregon; d. Abt.
April 1987, LKA: Dillard, Douglas County, Oregon; m. Jean M. (Simas) Devore - d/o Joe
& Daisy (?) Simas; October 22, 1920; d. February 21, 2000, LKA: Roseburg, Douglas
County, Oregon. They had two children - Sandra Devore & Cheryl Devore.
Going back another generation - Maurice E. Devore's parents were: *Benjamin Franklin
Devore - s/o Elijah and Martha (Lee) Devore; b. January 03, 1847, Bartolomew County,
Indiana; d. June 02, 1939, Hardman, Morrow County, Oregon at the age of 93y 5m 17d; bu.
Hardman I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Hardman, Morrow County, Oregon; Military Service - Civil War;
Co. D, 6 Regt Iowa Inf.; owner/operator of Devore Hotel on Water Street and Main St.
(Note: I have his obit). He married Martha Ann (Stephens) Devore on April 11, 1869 in
Marion County, Iowa. Martha Ann (Stephens) Devore - d/o Cumberland Stephens & Sarah
Jane (Ridlen) Stephens; b. February 18, 1852, Marion County, Iowa; d. February 1, 1913,
Hardman, Morrow County, Oregon; bu: Hardman I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Hardman, Morrow County,
Oregon. Their 5 children were:
1.) Maurice E. Devore - See above
2.) Alvin Green "Jack" Devore
3.) Louisa Lesta Devore
4.) William Ezekiel Devore
5.) Ada Myrtle Devore
I have more information on the these children if you are interested. I do not have any
information on the parents of Benjamin Devore, however, I have tons and tons of
information on Martha's line dating back to Scotland and the late 1600's. If you
are interested, contact me - genealogyfever(a)yahoo.com
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