George Washington DEVORE ²

  General Notes:

PHOTO: submitted by Buelah DeVore Stock

1915 IA STATE CENSUS, Butler Co, Bennezette Twp, Aredale P.O.: George DeVore, 21, single, 8th grade education, laborer, 3 mo. unemployed, b. IA, father b. NE, mother b. IA.

WWI DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS, 1917-1918: George Washington Devore of Green, Butler Co, IA; 23; b. Sep 22, 1893 in "Hartrick", IA; farm laborer, employed by Fred Day at Green, IA; single, no dependents; tall, slender, dark blue eyes, dark brown hair. Comment: enlisted for R. D. at Ft. Logan, Col. for Infantry.

1920 OK CENSUS, Comache Co, Ft. Sill Military Reservation:
George W. DeVore, 26, single b. IA, father b. IN and mother b. IA; soldier in U.S. Army

1930 IA CENSUS, Tama Co, Salt Creek Twp:
George Devore, 35, 1st marriage age 30, b. IA, parents b. MO, farmer, gen. farm;
Mary, wife, 30, 1st marriage age 25, b. IA, father b. Czechoslovakia, mother b. IA;
Betty, dau, 3-11/12, b. IA, parents b. IA;
Joe Balvin, partner, 24, single, b. IA, parents b. Czechoslovakia, farmer, gen. farm;
Oscar Mead, nephew, 16, attended school, b. IA, parents b. IA, farm laborer.

1940 IA CENSUS, Tama Co, Chelsea town:
George W. "DeVare", 46, 7th grade, b. IA, 1935: same place, rural salesman, stock minerals;
Mary, wife, 39, 7th grade, b. IA, 1935: same place;
Betty Mae, dau, 13, attended school, 7th grade, b. IA, 1935; same place;
Richard G., son, 9, attended school, 3rd grade, b. IA, 1935; same place.

FIND A GRAVE - Rector Cem, Chelsea, Tama Co, IA:
DEVORE
George W.
Oct 22, 1893
Jan 21, 1961
Mary
Sep 27, 1900
July 30, 1983
Married Dec 31, 1923

and another stone:
GEORGE W. DEVORE
Iowa
Cook Bry F 1 Field Arty
World War 1
Oct 29, 1893 - Jan 21, 1961
(Note: The "Oct. 29 date must be incorrect.)

George married Mary BALVIN on 31 Dec 1923 in Toledo, Tama Co, IA.¹ (Mary BALVIN was born on 27 Sep 1900 in Woodberry Co, IA,^{1 4} died 40 Jul 1983 in Marengo, Iowa Co, IA ^{1 4} and was buried in Rector Cem, Chelsea, Tama Co, IA.)