Maritime Monday: James Wesley Devore

James Wesley Devore was born 26 Mar 1845 in Holland, Il to Jacob "Josiah" Devore (1816-1866) & Sarah Marie Reynolds 

This photo of James was posted on Ancestry by Roline65

I found the following Civil War records and index's for James

Name James Devore

Age 18

Enlistment Date 1 Oct 1864

Enlistment Place Wheeling

Rank Private

Military Unit Seventeenth Infantry

Name James W. Devore

Side Union

Regiment State/Origin Illinois

Regiment 26th Regiment, Illinois Infantry

Company A

Rank In Private

Rank Out Private

Film Number M539 roll 23

Name James W Devore

Enlistment Date 14 Feb 1864

Enlistment Rank Private

Muster Date 27 Feb 1864

Muster Place Illinois

Muster Company A

Muster Regiment 26th Infantry

Muster Regiment Type Infantry

Muster Information Enlisted

Muster Out Date 20 Jul 1865

Muster Out Place Louisville, Kentucky

Muster Out Information Mustered Out

Side of War Union

Survived War? Yes

Residence Place Effingham County, Illinois

Title Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men

Name James W Devore

Record Type Military Service

Birth Date 26 Mar 1845

Military Date 20 Jul 1865

Residence Place Shumway, Illinois

Death Date 9 Feb 1935

All these were found on Ancestry

I made him a Memorial on 3 Fold

James married Margaret Emmerta Lawyer (1847-1936) on 7 Aug 1866 in Effingham, IL where they would live out their lives and raise their children.

Children:

Amanda Fidela Devore

1866–1868

William S. Devore

1870–

Laura O. Devore

1870–1938

John Leslie Devore

1872–1958

Willard Hayden Devore

1875–1958

Mary Emmeretta Devore

1879–1920

Lucy Adell Devore

1880–1965

Byron Wnitfield Devore

1882–1957

Mercy Devore

1884–1885

Myrtle Devore

1884–1885

Sarah J Devare

1885–

Pearl Beatrice Devore

1888–1966

I found some newspaper articles

The Beecher City Journal

20 Oct 1921, Thu ·Page 1

The Beecher City Journal

Beecher City, Illinois • 

Thu, Mar 31, 1932

Page 4

The Beecher City Journal

Beecher City, Illinois • 

Thu, Sep 9, 1926

Page 4

I found a land record for James in Effingham for 240 acres.

There are many article about people visiting their home

This photo is James and Margaret on their 50th wedding anniversary  

This photo was posted on Ancestry by Roger Perkins

This James and Margaret with their grandson Don Spencer

This photo was posted on Ancestry by Lain1

James died 9 Feb 1935 in Shumway, IL

The Beecher City Journal

Beecher City, Illinois · Thursday, February 14, 1935

I love genealogy and learning about the past. James was my Father-in-law of my 2nd great-grand aunt.