James Walter Devlin

Brief Life History of James Walter

When James Walter Devlin was born on 12 October 1915, in Warren, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, James F Devlin, was 52 and his mother, Catherine Agnes McDonald, was 34. He married Mildred Thompson Jones on 2 April 1941. He lived in Ogden City Legislative District 1, Ogden City Election Precinct, Weber, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 10 May 1955, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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James Walter Devlin
1915–1955
Mildred Thompson Jones
1917–1962
Marriage: 2 April 1941

Sources (11)

  • James W Devlin, "United States 1950 Census"
  • James Walter Devlin, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
  • James Walter Devlin, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

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World Events (8)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World

Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Liam, Siobhan, Brid, Caitlyn, Colum, Eamon, John Patrick, Kieran, Paddy, Seamus, Sinead.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dobhailéin ‘descendant of Dobhailéan’, a personal name probably from a diminutive of dobhail ‘unlucky, unfortunate’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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