James Merlon Devereaux1,2,3
ID# 19769, (1910 - 1951)
Father | William James Devereaux6,7,3 (5 Sep 1879 - 9 Jul 1961) |
Mother | Anna Elizabeth Simons4,5,3 (23 Dec 1883 - 28 Mar 1952) |
Charts | Descendants of Jacob K. and Christiana Ohl Riegel |
Ancestry | The Reigel Family |
Narrative:
James Merlon Devereaux was born on 5 May 1910 in Northampton, Pennsylvania![](ml.png)
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He generally used his middle name, Merlon.2,14,15
He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Northampton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania
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He was a tree surgeon with Davey Tree Experts in Lexington, Massachusetts
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James married Doris Goodwin, daughter of Morris Hazen Goodwin and Nina Edwina Frohock, on 3 Sep 1937 in Weymouth, Massachusetts
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James and Doris appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of South Weymouth, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, at 936 Main St.
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He was a clerk in a shipyard in 1940, when he reported he had worked 40 hours the last week of March, and 48 weeks the prior year, earning $1,200. He reported in the 1950 census he had worked 40 hours the prior week. He also reported working 52 weeks in 1949, earning $3,333 in wages or salary, in that year in 1945.16,17,18
James and Doris appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Weymouth, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, at 63 Swan Ave.
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James and Doris were living in 63 Swan Ave., South Weymouth, Massachusetts
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Children:
Children with Doris Goodwin:
Citations
- [S5773] Register of the Zion Church of Seigfried Pennsylvania, later known as St. Paul's Reformed, pg 124, Register of Baptisms, James Merlon Devereaux.
- [S5769] William J. Devereaux household, 1920 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as J. Merlon Devereaux.
- [S5775] James Merlan Devereaux, Certificate of Death.
- [S5769] William J. Devereaux household, 1920 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, shows him as the son of her husband.
- [S5770] William J. Deveraux household, 1930 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, shows him as the son of her husband.
- [S5769] William J. Devereaux household, 1920 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania.
- [S5770] William J. Deveraux household, 1930 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania.
- [S5773] Register of the Zion Church of Seigfried Pennsylvania, later known as St. Paul's Reformed, pg 124, Register of Baptisms, James Merlon Devereaux, shows date.
- [S5775] James Merlan Devereaux, Certificate of Death, shows date, town, and state.
- [S5769] William J. Devereaux household, 1920 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 9 and state.
- [S5774] James M. Devereaux household, 1940 U.S. Census, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, shows married, and that he lived in Northampton in 1936 while she lived in South Weymouth.
- [S12410] James M. Devereaux household, 1950 U.S. Census, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, shows married.
- [S12411] "Deveraux, Merlon & Doris Goodwin," Allentown Morning Call, 10 Sep 1937, shows date, city, and state.
- [S5770] William J. Deveraux household, 1930 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Merlon J. Deveraux.
- [S12411] "Deveraux, Merlon & Doris Goodwin," Allentown Morning Call, 10 Sep 1937.
- [S5774] James M. Devereaux household, 1940 U.S. Census, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.
- [S12410] James M. Devereaux household, 1950 U.S. Census, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, shows occupation as stock clerk and industry as shipbuilding.
- [S5775] James Merlan Devereaux, Certificate of Death, shows occupation as clerk with Bethlehem Steel Co.
- [S12410] James M. Devereaux household, 1950 U.S. Census, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.
- [S5778] Doris Goodwin Devereaux obituary, unknown newspaper, shows the boy as his wife's son.
- [S5778] Doris Goodwin Devereaux obituary, unknown newspaper, shows the girl as his wife's daughter.