Alpheus R. DEVORE ¹

  General Notes:

PHOTO: submitted by Beulah DeVore Stock

1856 IA CENSUS, Poweshiek Co, Jefferson Twp: "Alpheus" Devore, 4, b. OH, was living with Alphus Wickham and his wife Christina.

1860 IA CENSUS, Poweshiek Co, p. 539: "Alphius Wickeham", 46, farmer, $1800 real estates, $484 personal prop, b. NY; Christina, 32, b. OH; Alpheus Devore, age 8, b. OH; Isaac Wickham, 14, b. OH; Soloman Wickham, 9, b. OH. (Alpheus Devore, Isaac Wickham & Solomon Wickham were Alphus & Christina's nephews.) (Listed on the same census page was Alpheus' brother, Benjamin Wickham.)

1870 IA CENSUS, Poweshiek Co, Jefferson Twp, p. 320: "Alf" Wickham, 56, farmer, b. NY, $3000 real estate, $750 personal prop, could not read or write; wife Christina, 48, b. OH, could not read or write; "Alf Devor", 18, b. OH, farm laborer, could not write.

1880 IA CENSUS, Poweshiek Co, Jefferson Twp: Alpheus Wickham, 66, farmer, b. NY, parents b. NY, cannot read or write; wife "Christiana", 51, keeping house, b. OH, parents b. OH, cannot read or write; nephew Alpheus DeVore, 28, laborer, b. OH, parents b. OH.

IA MARRIAGES, 1809-1992:
Grooom's Name: Alpheus Or Alphens Devore
Groom's Birth Date: 1851
Groom's Birthplace: U. S.
Groom's Age: 30
Bride's Name: Margaret E. Johnson
Bride's Birth Date: 1862
Bride's Birthplace: U. S.
Bride's Age: 19
Marriage Date: 25 Aug 1881
Marriage Place: Marengo, Iowa, Iowa
Groom's Father's Name: Isaac Devore
Groom's Mother's Name: S. Wickham
Bride's Father's Name: Richard Johnson
Bride's Mother's Name: Ruth Kinny
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status: Single
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02545-2
System Origin: Iowa-EASy
Source Film Number: 988207
Reference Number: p12

1900 IA CENSUS, Poweshiek Co, Jefferson Twp:
Alphus R. Devore, Jan 1852, 48, married 19 yrs, b. OH, parents b. OH, farmer; wife Margaret E., Sep 1862, 37, married 19 yrs, 5 children, 5 living, b. IA, parents b. OH;
son Isaac R., Aug 1884, 15, at school;
dau. Christina D., Sep 1882, 17, at school;
son Benjamin W., Aug 1887, 12, at school;
son George W., Sep 1893, 6, at school;
dau. Ruth C. J., Jun 1896, 3.
All children were b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. IA.

1905 IA STATE CENSUS, Poweshiek Co, Jefferson Twp, Hartwick P.O.: Alpheus R. Devore;
Christina;
Ben'j W.;
Geo. W.;
Ruth J.

1910 IA CENSUS, Poweshiek Co, Jefferson Twp:
A. R. Devore, 58, wd, b. OH, parents b. US, truck farmer;
daughter Christina, 27, single;
daughter Ruth, 13, single.
Both children were b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. IA.

POWESHIEK CO, IA, DEATH RECORDS:
Alpheus Devore, died Mar. 17, 1918, Jefferson Twp. of abscess of the hip joint; 60 y, 2 m, 23 d; widower; farmer; b. Jan 23, 1852 in OH; no parents listed. Informant was his son "Isac" Devore of Hartwick (Jefferson Twp, Poweshiek Co.), IA.
(Note: The death date must be incorrect in this listing.)

Alpheus married Margaret Elizabeth JOHNSON on 25 Aug 1881 in Marengo, Iowa Co, IA.¹ (Margaret Elizabeth JOHNSON was born on 16 Sep 1862 in IA,² died on 8 Dec 1904 in Brooklyn, Poweshiek Co, IA ² and was buried in Kent Cem, Madison Twp, Poweshiek Co, IA ².)