Sacramento County
Biographies
A. R. DEVIN
A. R. DEVIN was born November 28, 1860, son of John O. and Mandy F. (Berry) Devin. The father was a native of Tennessee, and went to Pike County, Missouri, when a mere child, with his parents, who were among the early settlers of that County. Upon becoming of age he engaged in the mercantile business, and remained in it until 1856, when he came to California, overland, bringing his wife and five children, also his brother, who was killed on the plains by the Indians. They reached Sacramento County in the fall of 1856, and in 1857 went to Sacramento city, where he was employed as a night watchman. In 1859 he removed to El Dorado County, and remained until 1868, when he purchased the ranch on which his son, the subject of this sketch, now resides. He died there December 22, 1873, leaving his wife and eight children. His wife died October 13, 1888. The children are as follows: William D., James H., Susan R., Eliza J., Charles E., Buena A., H. R., and Alvin L., all of whom are still living (1888). A. R. Devin, the subject of this sketch, still resides on the home place, which is in a fine state of cultivation. It is situated about three miles from Elk Grove. Mr. Devin does a general farming business, and the condition of everything shows him to be an experienced and practical farmer.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Davis, Hon. Win. J., An Illustrated History of
Sacramento County, California. Page 688. Lewis Publishing
Company. 1890.
© 2007 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.