Family of Bernard Devlin - Taney County Pioneer
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Submitted by:Janice Hill

On July 24, 1893 Bernard Devlin purchased all of S.W.1/4 & W. 1/2 S.E. 1/4
all o\in Sec. 15, Township 24 Range 19, Taney County, Missouri for $750.00.
This information was obtained from a copy of the Deed.

In the 1900 US Census the following is reported: Living in Swan Township,
Taney County Missouri were the following: Bernard (age 63) and Margaret
Devlin (age 70), John Devlin(?)(age 50), Maggie Devlin (adopted daughter)
(age 15), born February 1875 in England, Lizzie Devlin (granddaughter)(age
12) born April 1894 in Kansas and Mary Devlin (Granddaughter)(age 5) born
April 1894 in Missouri.

On December 3, 1919, Bernard Devlin sold for one dollar and other
considerations to John Lowes all of the North West Quarter of the South
East Quarter and South West Quarter of the North East Quarter of Section
Fifteen. Township 24, Range Nineteen.

In the 1920 US Census it was reported that the following people were living
in Swan Township of Precinct No. 2, Taney County, Missouri: Barney Devlin,
age 87; John Lowes (stepson) age 69; Mollie Devlin (granddaughter0 age 25.
The family living next door to them was: Warren Sherman, age 85; Maggie
Sherman (wife) age 46; Kittie Sherman (daughter), age 10; and Maggie
Sherman (daughter0, age 8. Note: The 1920 census was enumerated on the 26 &
27 of January 1920, so the date on Barnard Devlin's death certificate
(January 5, 1920) may be incorrect. Aunt Sissie had given me another date,
February 23, 1920. This may be the correct date since he was reported in
the 1920 census. Janice Hill