James Merlon Devereaux1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 19769, (1910 - 1951)
FatherWilliam James Devereaux6,7,3 (5 Sep 1879 - 9 Jul 1961)
MotherAnna Elizabeth Simons4,5,3 (23 Dec 1883 - 28 Mar 1952)

Key Events:

Birth: 5 May 1910, Northampton, Pennsylvania8,9,10
Marriage: 3 Sep 1937, Weymouth, Massachusetts, Doris Goodwin (8 Jan 1913 - 5 Oct 2000)11,12,13
Death: 12 Jul 1951, 2288 Main St., Northampton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania3
Burial: 14 Jul 1951, Allen Union Cemetery, Northampton, Pennsylvania3
ChartsDescendants of Jacob K. and Christiana Ohl Riegel
AncestryThe Reigel Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     James Merlon Devereaux was born on 5 May 1910 in Northampton, Pennsylvania.8,9,10 He was baptized on 11 Nov 1911 in St. Paul's Reformed Church, Northampton, Pennsylvania, with Rev. W. N. George officiating.1
     He generally used his middle name, Merlon.2,14,15
     He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Northampton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of his parents, William James Devereaux and Anna Elizabeth Simons.6 He appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Northampton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of his parents.7
     He was a tree surgeon with Davey Tree Experts in Lexington, Massachusetts, at the time of his marriage.15
     James married Doris Goodwin, daughter of Morris Hazen Goodwin and Nina Edwina Frohock, on 3 Sep 1937 in Weymouth, Massachusetts.11,12,13
     James and Doris appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of South Weymouth, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, at 936 Main St., enumerated 17 Apr 1940, reporting that they were renting their home, for $40 per month, and that he had lived in Northampton in 1935 while she lived in South Weymouth.16
     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., enumerated 1 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm and they lived in the same house the year before. Their children James, Peter and Nina were listed as living with them.19
     James and Doris were living in 63 Swan Ave., South Weymouth, Massachusetts, at the time of his death.3 He died on 12 Jul 1951 in 2288 Main St., Northampton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, his parents' home, at age 41, of a heart attack.3 He was buried on 14 Jul 1951 in Allen Union Cemetery, Northampton, Pennsylvania.3

Children:
     Children with Doris Goodwin:

  • James Merlon Devereaux 2nd19,20 (30 Aug 1941 - 14 Dec 2009)
  • Peter Goodwin Devereaux19,20 (1943 - 3 Jan 2015)
  • Nina Devereaux19,21 (3 Oct 1948 - 30 Oct 2006)

Citations

  1. [S5773] Register of the Zion Church of Seigfried Pennsylvania, later known as St. Paul's Reformed, pg 124, Register of Baptisms, James Merlon Devereaux.
  2. [S5769] William J. Devereaux household, 1920 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as J. Merlon Devereaux.
  3. [S5775] James Merlan Devereaux, Certificate of Death.
  4. [S5769] William J. Devereaux household, 1920 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, shows him as the son of her husband.
  5. [S5770] William J. Deveraux household, 1930 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, shows him as the son of her husband.
  6. [S5769] William J. Devereaux household, 1920 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania.
  7. [S5770] William J. Deveraux household, 1930 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania.
  8. [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.
  9. [S5775] James Merlan Devereaux, Certificate of Death, shows date, town, and state.
  10. [S5769] William J. Devereaux household, 1920 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 9 and state.
  11. [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.
  12. [S12410] James M. Devereaux household, 1950 U.S. Census, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, shows married.
  13. [S12411] "Deveraux, Merlon & Doris Goodwin," Allentown Morning Call, 10 Sep 1937, shows date, city, and state.
  14. [S5770] William J. Deveraux household, 1930 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Merlon J. Deveraux.
  15. [S12411] "Deveraux, Merlon & Doris Goodwin," Allentown Morning Call, 10 Sep 1937.
  16. [S5774] James M. Devereaux household, 1940 U.S. Census, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.
  17. [S12410] James M. Devereaux household, 1950 U.S. Census, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, shows occupation as stock clerk and industry as shipbuilding.
  18. [S5775] James Merlan Devereaux, Certificate of Death, shows occupation as clerk with Bethlehem Steel Co.
  19. [S12410] James M. Devereaux household, 1950 U.S. Census, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.
  20. [S5778] Doris Goodwin Devereaux obituary, unknown newspaper, shows the boy as his wife's son.
  21. [S5778] Doris Goodwin Devereaux obituary, unknown newspaper, shows the girl as his wife's daughter.