Charles had a brother named Will, according to early family research.
Charles was also a carpenter and undertaker. (Carpentry skills for coffin making?!)
It is suspected that Charles' parents were Willis and Polly Devenport, who
lived near them in the early 1800's (1840 or 1850 Mississippi census) and in
a later census Polly, with no Willis, is found living with one of Charles'
daughters.
!1838- the following letter is from his other neice Hannah (Terry) and Charles Davenport.
!Letters from and about this family are available from Jim Devenport.
Mr. Georg Terry
New Trenton
White Water town ship
Franklin County
IndianaS. C. Greenville District June 3th 1838
Dear uncle and ant I take this oppertunity of sending you a few lines to in form you that wee are all well at this time & the connection is all well at this time and is doing well as fare as I know at this time I would like to know how you like that part of countyr and how you are Satisfied with it I would like to heare how you are doing and what land is worth as I have a notion to come and See it as I think that is a better country thaen this for me our crops look very bad at this time corn cotton wheet and oats all have a bad prospect of good crops we have nother verry good to write to you only that Hannah has a fine daughtor and her name is Polly Anne She was born 13th of December 1837 Hannah Sais that She wishes to be remembered by her and ________ all tho it has bin a long time since she saw any of you She has the same love for you as ever also She wiches to be remembered to Aley miller tell here that She wished her much Joy and a happy life to it also Isaac Loper and Jane and family wee would be glad to hear from you how you are Doing and how you like that part of country and what for crops your are making this year also how manny bushels of corn your land will fetch to the acre also wheet & oats Mr Loper Sir I wold take it as a faveor if you will write me a etter as soon as you have the opopertunity of doing So also wee wont to know what has become of old John Cursier and family and how they are doing and here tha ar livintg and what tha are doing also joseph Eldon and nancy and family also old John Young wher his is living now I must come to a close so write to us Soon we have nothing more at presant but remain yours until death.
Charles Devenport and Hannah Devenport [Bolin collection and transcription]This letter is written by Charles and Hannah Davenport. Hannah is the daughter of Thomas Terry, George's brother. The fact that they call George Terry, "Dear uncle and ant" is an important statement and the letter itself seems to give the idea that they knew one another earlier probably while in South Carolina.
1848 - This letter was written by Wm and Mahala Terry to their mother, Mrs Mary Terry, George Terry's widow. In it is mentioned the Charles Devenport who are in Mississippi with them.
Mrs Mary Terry
Indiana,
Franklin County,
Sedir Grove POMiss Tipah County May the 7 1848
Dear Mother with pleasure i embrace the presant oportunity of sending you a few lines to let you know that wee are all well at present hoping this may find you all enjowing the same blessing i received your letter a few weeks ago which gives us great satisfaction to hear that your was all well times is extremely dull here at present corn is selling from $2 to $2.5 per bushel cotton from $3 to $4 per hundred in memphes bacon $3 per hundred there is a great Deal of sickness around here at this time fever and chills and fever Asbury has got the chills at this time his family is all well him and nancy is fixing to go to greenville they think to shortly the friends in greenville was all well when wee heard from them last January it lis my intention to start to see you between the middle and last of June without some providential accident take place with some of us it is very Dry and cool here the spring crops is very backward wheat crops is indifferent here this spring
Charles Devenport and family was well a few weeks ago Mahala says tell you hat she has sold 75 doz of eggs since Christmas got from 8 to 12 1/2 cents per dozen she says she has 65 young chickens and has sold several Dollars worth of butter and hens tell Isaice Loper to rite to me soon i must bring letter to a clos by remaining your affectionate children tell DeathWm and Mahala Terry
we wish to be remembered to all of our brothers and sisters and their children we want you to rite to us soon no more at present.
From Journal of James S Terry, 3 March 1855: "All the snow gone but it sleeted some yesterday & last night day before yesterday
(Mar 1st) I started to Ripley (Mississippi) & got as far as mile Chas Davenports were I stayed all night then went to Ripley & Paid Tax for 1854 & Come home in co. with A. McDonald
got home about half past 7 ocl at night21 May 1855 Rather cool for the season; a pleasant wind is blowing from So. East, slow high clouds here & there from the west. Once & While the low hollow sound of the seven year locust may be heard. My last planting of corn is up, but the cutworms are eating it down again. 1:00 PM Ma & I started to Ripley & got as far as Uncle C. Davenports & stayed all night. Warm sultry evening. Democratic convention is Ripley today. Know Nothings are producing great excitement.
6/17 1855 Ma & Uncle N.N. went to C. Davenports on their way to Ripley.
TIPPAH CO MISSISSIPPI 1850 CENSUS (Davenports/Devenports)
Last Name First Name Age Sex Occupation Place
of birth
Davenport Willis 68 M Farmer
SC
Davenport Polly 66 FSC
Davenport Jonathan 21 M FarmerSC
Davenport George W. 33 M FarmerNC
Davenport Naomi 30 FTN
Davenport Nancy J. 4 FTN
Davenport Mary A. 1 FTN
Davenport James A. 16 MTN
Davenport Samuel 56 M FarmerNC
Davenport Jane 49 FNC
Davenport Susan C. 19 FTN
Davenport Mary E. 17 FTN
Davenport Martha E. 15 FTN
Davenport Charles W. 13 MTN
Davenport George W. 16 MTN
Davenport Samuel S. 9 MTN
Davenport Rebecca E. 7 FMS
Davenport Charles 40 M FarmerSC
Davenport Hannah 40 FSC
Davenport Polly A. 12 FSC
Davenport Elizabeth 11 FSC
Davenport John W. 8 MSC
Davenport Laura M. 6 FMS
Davenport Rebecca M. 4 FMS
Davenport William A. 1 MMS
NOTES from Gladys Meadows, a cousin/descendant from the Charles Devenport family who lived in Tippah County Mississippi, and then moved to Utah to live with relatives:
GREENVILLE CO. S. C. DEED BK T 1839-1842601 Willis Devenport of Greenville Co S.C. delivers unto
William Devenport for $75.00 hand paid 1 road wagon
and harness unto said William Devenport Senr.
Mortgage and if the said mortgage is paid by 25 Dec.
next the above bill of sale is void.
his
24 June 1841 Willis X Devenport
Wit: Henry Smith
Allen Chandler
DEED BK U 1842-184510 We, Ann Terry, Mary Anderson, John McD Terry, Jakes
Terry, Asbury Terry, William Mears, Gaston Terry,
and Charles Devenport all of Greenville Co. S.C. for
$200.00 in hand paid by Charles Terry 370 @ being a
tract of land which the above Ann Terry lived and
owned in the said county on North fork Shoal road,
joining Lawson T. Arnolds, and William Meeks. On
the South Gaston and William Terry on the East John
Stennet and John Morw Parker on the North and Samuel
Moor on the West.
her
10 Nov 1841 Ann X Terry
Wit: William Anderson
John Dickerson
William & Rebecca Meeks Mary Anderson
Gaston Terry J MCD Terry
Charles & Hannah Devenport Jakes Terry22 Charles Devenport of Greenville Co to C. Gunnels for
$625.00 in hand paid 197a on N. side of Reedy R.
original granted to James Floyd 4 Dec 1786 joins
Jeremiah Hopkins land to L.F. Bakers to Robert Peden
to the said Gunnels to the beginning by Samuel
Ramseys.8 Nov 1841 Charles Devenport
Wit: Louis H. Shumate
Samuel Moore23 Hannah Devenport wife of the said Charles Devenport
relinquish all her rights and dower.8 Nov 1841 Hannah Devenport
138 William Devenport for the natural love I have for my
son Francis Devenport and for the sum of $1.00 hand
paid for raising his family and for himself in his
lifetime and at his death to his children 196 3/4 a
in Greenville District on waters of Horse Creek and
Reedy R. being the land the said Devenport now lives
on.22 Feb 1838 William Devenport
Wit: Lewis H. Shumate
William Allison
Micajah Berry and Isaac Kerby
Micajah Berry saw William Devenport died during his
life time sign above deed of gift.9 Dec 1842 Micajah Berry
1820 Greenville Co S.C.18 William Devonport 1M 10-16
92 1M 18-26 1M 45 & up
2F 10-16 1F 45 & up
Next Francis Devonport 1M -10
1M 26-45 1F 16-2619 Robert Devonport 4M-10 1M 10-16
23 1M 26-45
1F -10 1F 16-26102 Joseph Devonport 1M-10 1M 18-26
3F -10 1F 16-26109 John Devonport 2M-10 1M 26-45
1F -10 1F 26-45
Note by Gladys Meadows:
Here is a copy of some of my research. The Greenville Devonports looks like
is ours or relatives anyway. This is our Charles Gladys1830 Anderson Dist S.C.
106 Francis Young 2M 15-20
1M 50-60 1F 5-10
2F 15-20 1F 50-60107 John Young 2M - 5
1M 10-15 2M 15-20
1M 20-30 1M 30-40
1F 5-10 1F 10-15
1F 30-40109 John W. Young 2M - 5
1M 10-15 2M 5-10
2M 15-20 1M 40-50
1F 5-10 1F 10-15
1F 15-20 1F 40-50
110 Andrew Young 1M -5
1M 20-30 1M 70-80
1F -5 1F 5-10
1F 15-20 1F 20-30130 John Young 1M 20-30
1F -5 1F 20-30
1F 30-40174 James Young 2M 15-20
1M 50-60 1F 15-20
1F 40-50
190 James Young 1M -5
1M 20-30 1F 20-30196 James Young 1M 70-80
1F -5 1F 30-40
1F 70-80
Hannah's birth and death dates from her gravestone as listed in "Cemeteries in Robertson County Texas" book, LDS Gen. Library, SLC UT. Only the month is listed for birthdate on the stone.
Apparently Hannah's true last name was TERRY, though listed as TERREL in TX census records and later Devenport records. The TERRY family was prominent in Revolutionary War battles.1833- Greenville Dist. S. C., Deed Bk. "R" p.195 Dec. 24, 1833,
John McD. Terry Jabez Terry, Asberry Terry, William Meares, Gaston Terry and Hannah Terry of Greenville Dist. S.C. agreee to give to Charles Terry of Greenville Dist. S. C on obligation bond for use & purpose below mentioned and Charles Terry bound in the sum of $1480 - signed on Oct. 28, 1833.
CONDITION of the above obligation is such that if the above bounded Charles Terry does liven and continue with Ann Terry, our mother, until her death, does make & furnish her with a good and comfortable support during her lifetime, pay or cause to be paid unto John McD. Terry, Jabez terry, Asberry Terry, William Mears, Gaston Terry and Hannah Terry our heirs or assigns among the heirs - etc - and oblige themselves to make good and lawful titles to the said Charles Terry, to land on which our mother now lives containing 303 1/2 acres more or less, lying and being in the State & District aforesaid in the neighborhood of Fork Shoals, to warrant and forever defend the same from the claims of ourselves, Executors, etc.Wit: Nathan Nesbett J. McD. Terry (Seal)
William A. Terry William Meares "
Harrison Thompson Asberry Terry "
Gaston Terry "
Hannah Terry "
Jabez Terry "Recorded: Jan 6, 1834.
The land where Rebecca Ann Terry, wife of Thomas Terry lived was on the Fork Shoals Road.
Polly's cousin, Charles Terry, makes this comment in his diary, 16 May 1858: (Tippah County, Mississippi)
Sunday, 5/16 Clear. Warm pretty day. Some clouds late. We all fixed up
earley went to Sunday school. Fayette Nooner came and went with us. I think
he intends to court cousin Polley.
What a nice pair they will make.
William supposedly served as a soldier in the Confederate army during the American Civil War. There is a "W.A. Devenport" on file as having enlisted in the SC 16th infantry, Co. K, but "on leave" the first muster list and "AWOL" on the second muster roll.
There is also a listing on ancestry.com showing a W A Devenport serving in
the 3rd Mississippi Cavalry:
Devenport W. A. K 3 (State Troops) Mississippi Cavalry. Private Private
Confederate
Taken supposedly from the National Archives, no other data given
There is a story about William A, related to Jim C. Devenport by Grace Martin. Grace heard it from her father, John Charles Devenport, William's son. Supposedly William was "in the army" and obtained leave to "visit sick relatives". Supposedly while he was there the area was overrun by Yankee soldiers. He would hide in the woods during the day and sleep in the relative's house at night. If Yankee soldiers were nearby his "folks" would alert him by calling out "Oh, Pap!!!" as though calling for an old man. Supposedly one night as he was eating supper the house was surrounded by Yankees who demanded that he come out. He climbed out thru a back window and crawled thru the brush on all fours to escape. When he heard someone get close to him he would grunt and snort like a hog.... and got away!! !"Robertson County TX Marriages" lists W.A. Devenport and A.M. Newberry being married on 4 Mar 1872; marriage certificate lists 7 Mar 1872.
At around age 53 William was advised by doctors to move from OK to NM "for his health" but that William's health required that he should take the train and let his family bring the teams and wagons.
William sold his place in Hollis Oklahoma on 22 April 1903. (Charlie Payne diary)
He insisted on riding with the family anyway and went into a coma immediately upon arrival in Roswell and died 3 days later. The family subsequently moved to Hagerman.
From the Microfiche archive files of the newspaper Roswell Daily Record, 27
May 1903:
"W. A. Devenport, aged about 55 years, died yesterday afternoon at 2:00 at
his home near the depot. The deceased had been in ill health for some time,
and came here in the hope that the climate would benefit him. He was
benefited some, but yesterday morning he became unconscious and remained in
that state until the time of his death.
A physician was called and everything possible was done to restore him to
consciousness, but without avail. The unfortunate man was in a dying
condition from early in the morning until the end.
He is survived by a large family who were at the bedside in his last hours.
The funeral arrangements have not been made."
See "Meeting the Train", a bicentennial history of Hagerman, for slightly longer stories of the early Devenports.
3 generations of daughters are buried in the Hagerman cemetery side by side: Permelia Ann Reynolds, her daughter Ardelier Mildred (Newberry) Devenport, and ??(Iola?)?? --
The 16th SC Infantry, it turns out, was an old man's brigade, formed up toward the end of the Civil war of elderly and infirm men, not likely then to have been our William's unit.
Charlie Payne, Grace Devenport Martin's uncle, recorded in his diary that W.A. sold his place in OK on 22 April 1903.... in a few weeks W.A. was dead.
The "Asberry" name evidently came from his uncle "Asbury" TERRY.
William was known as a carpenter and undertaker.
Data gathered from family records of Mrs. Henry Clay Lemon (Aunt Iola), now deceased.
Lula died near/at Ft. Worth TX age 4
Willie was another child who died either in infancy or childbirth, probably infancy since he was named Willie. Family records only show his order of birth and that he was buried in "Montague County Texas".
County histories speak of a yellow fever epidemic that swept the area close to the time of the Devenport infants' deaths.
This infant was either stillborn or died shortly after birth, and exact order of birth or approx year of birth is unknown. However, it is listed as the last in the family record so this estimated guess is provided.
Somewhere in the Davenport generations the spelling of the name was changed to Devenport.
In most records, Charles Devenport spelled his name differently that his father Isaac did.
Buried in Isaac Davenport burying ground near Silverstreet in southwestern Newberry Co., South Carolina. He served with the Loyalists in the American Revolution and his military record is supposedly in London, England.
ISAAC DAVENPORT, b. on or about April 3, 1752 in Granville Co., NC, son of FRANCIS DAVENPORT and ___________; married ca. 1773 in
what is now Newberry Co., SC to ___________ and they had six children. He m. (2)Eve ________ ca. 1788. He d. on or around June
26, 1815 and was buried in the Isaac Davenport burying ground near Silverstreet in southwestern Newberry Co., SC. He served with the
Loyalists in the American Revolution and his military record is supposedly in London, England.
1. William Davenport, b. ca. 1774 in what is now Newberry Co., SC; m. (1)Elizabeth ________ on April 9, 1800; m. (2)Jane Davenport
(father’s first cousin) ca. 1804; m. (3)Anna Davenport (father’s first cousin and sister to Jane) in 1816. He died in January of 1833
in Newberry Co., SC.
2. Elizabeth “Betsy” Davenport, b. May 30, 1775 in what is now Newberry Co., SC; m. James Murdock ca. 1791 and they became the
parents of 15 children; moved in 1820’s to Abbeville Co., SC where she died August 18, 1857 (I descend from her oldest son,
William Murdock, b. November 28, 1794 in Newberry Co., SC – RLG)
3. Sarah “Sally” Davenport, b. ca. 1778 in what is now Newberry Co., SC; m. James Gibson; they are still living in 1824 when her half-
brother’s estate is settled; James died in 1841 leaving a widow in Newberry County; no further information
4. Rachel Davenport, b. ca. 1780/1781 in what is now Newberry Co., SC; she m. Manassa Mann ca. 1802; she died bef. 1817 in
Newberry County leaving four sons and two daughters.
5. Willis Davenport, b. ca. 1782 in what is now Newberry Co., SC; married Mary “Polly” Scott, daughter of Charles Scott, ca. 1806 in
Newberry Co., SC; they moved to Greenville Co., SC before 1820; they were listed as charter members of the Washington Baptist
Church in Greenville Co., SC which was form on March 17, 1821 but are later on the membership list of the Fork Shoals Baptist Church
at various times between 1822 and 1840; they were not in the 1840 census of Greenville County but appear on the church roll that
year; They apparently moved to Tippah Co., MS ca. 1843 as they appear on the 1850 census of that county; Polly appears in the
census of 1860 of Tippah County but not Willis and we may assume that he died between 1850 and 1860 in Tippah County.
6. Behethelind “Hettie” Davenport, b. ca. 1784 in what is now Newberry Co., SC; m. William Waldrop ca. 1800 in Newberry Co., SC;
William died in August of 1827 in Newberry County and Hettie was married in 1828 to John Golding. Her date or place of death is
not known.
Children of ISAAC DAVENPORT by second wife, EVE __________:
7. Francis Davenport, m. Patsy _________
8. Edna Davenport, m. Thomas Lewis
9. Stacey Davenport, m. Joseph Mitchell
10. Martha “Patsy” Davenport, b. ca. 1805 m. Russell Gibson; d. May 3, 1858 in Newberry Co., SC
11. Isaac Davenport died young
12. James Davenport m. Nancy Scott
13. Willoughby Davenport, m. Phoebe ________; he d. June 30, 1828 in Newberry Co., SC
14. David Davenport, b. April 11, 1809, m. Annie Lewis abt 1834 in Newberry Co., SC; d. ca. 1857 in Monroe Co., AR
15. Charles Davenport died young
16. Joseph Davenport, b. ca. 1807; m. (1) ________; m. (2)Mazilla ______; he was living in Newberry Co., SC in 1860.I have had Charles as a son of Willis in my database for many years. I failed to note my source but it may be in the mountains of
Davenport notes I have in my files. These are the children of Willis and Polly that I have listed in my database:
a. Willis Augustus Davenport, b. February 11, 1808; m. Frances Coker
b. Charles Davenport, b. May 12, 1810; whoever sent me this said her married Hannah Terrell
c. Isaac Davenport, b. June 13, 1812; m. Tabbitha Young; said to have died in Kingston, GA on April 5, 1864.
There may have been others. James and Sarah Young from SC are neighbors to Willis Davenport in Tippah Co., SC and they have
a son named Willis Young. There is the possibility that Sarah may have been a daughter.(Other notes from emails) Isaac Davenport, father of Willis, was born in 1752 in Granville Co., NC, son of Francis Davenport and his first wife, name unknown. Isaac moved with his parents to Little River in what is now Newberry Co., SC in or around 1770/1771. Isaac married his first wife ca. 1774 and later joined with a number of Tories in his area, serving with the English Army during a portion of the Revolutionary War. Two brothers and a cousin also were connected with the Tories although it did not seem to cause them a loss of standing in their communities after the war. Isaac had six children by his first wife and 10 by his second wife, Eve. He died in 1815 in Newberry Co., SC and was buried in the Isaac Davenport Burying Ground near the present town of Silverstreet, SC.
Clarence ("CM" as known to most family and friends) was a sought-after expert roper when roundup and branding time came around.
He worked for the Turkey Tracks ranch between Hagerman and Artesia NM early on.
He punched cows for "Sid" Pitt, who supposedly had little use for this cowpoke courting his daughter Etta. Later Sid liked this cowboy very well (re Aunt Lou) A story goes that one day CM was in town when he saw Etta and family coming down the street and quickly jumped on the back of a near wild "Bronc" horse to show off his riding skills. As Etta and family approached, the horse, wildly bucking, backed into a barrel of coal tar sitting in front of a building. The horse's hooves smashed the wooden barrel and slung tar over everyone within range, including the surely impressed Miss Etta Pitt. She eventually did marry CM anyway, becoming my "Grandma Devenport" and "Aunt Etta" to many others.
CM was a manager of the new alfalfa mill at Hagerman right after he was married. They moved to the House area to start ranching on their own, moving into a half dugout 1 mile north of Lucille, NM. Later they lived in a house near the Bedingfields. In 1923 they moved to 1 mile south and 1/2 mi. east of Hassel. They also lived in a half dugout called the "Martin place" on the edge of the Caprock. Later they moved to what most of us recall as the "ranch", near the Penningtons. CM I recall as being rather quiet and soft spoken, sayin very little to
us grand kids though he took us fishing etc as is the requirement for a doting grandpa. Etta used to "fuss" at him quite a bit about this and that; she was the stricter of the 2 parents and she did the "enforcement" and punishing of the kids when they were younger. I also recall "Grandpa" as a crack shot with his .22 rifle when rabbit hunting. We would be chugging along in an old pickup, spot a rabbit, and pull over. CM would often shoot straight from inside the truck, first taking aim and then at times "blacking" the sights on the front of the rifle with a match, then drawing down on on the unfortunate victim again and PLINK! Ole Mr. Rabbit would drop, often flipping over backwards in the air as the bullet whacked home.
One night we had been out fishing till late after dark and while walking back in a moonless night Grandpa just disappeared. Jim L. walked back to find him having fallen down into a small gully and broken his foot or ankle. We finally got him home quite late, with vivid memories of Grandpa crawling across the porch at the old ranch on all fours with Grandma fussing at him like the dickens about his "foolishness". CM died of a stroke not too long after his 50th wedding "Golden" wedding anniversary celebration.
SSN # 525-34-8199
Sources: C.M. Devenport family bible and marriage records at Chaves County Courthouse, Roswell, Chaves, NM
"Uncle" John Devenport was well loved by my father, Jim Lawrence Devenport.
I heard several references to his taking in wayward and orphan boys on his ranch and providing a home life for them. John Lane Devenport was named in honor of Uncle John Charles Devenport.
Memories from a grandson, Doctor Lyal Williams:
"Grandfather John C. and Grandmother Devenport owned several farms. They gave each child a
farm (around 150 acres, as I recall) to each of their children when he or
she married. They still had 5 farms left when he died. Their home place in
Texas as in Childress County, and the nearest community was called Loco. In
that small community were either three or four churches, a school, a post
office, a gin, and a service station/general store. Our farm, where I was
born, was also in Childress County (about 4 or 5 miles from Grandpa's), and
we spent the first few of our school years in the Loco school. We also went
to church at the Loco Church of Christ. I heard, but cannot verify, that
Grandpa donated the land and built the church house there. I know for a
fact that he was there every Sunday, was an Elder in the church, and took
the visiting preachers home for "dinner" on Sundays, and they usually stayed
until the evening services. As I recall, there was no full time preacher,
and many of the services were conducted by lay members of the congregation
(often my father), which probably consisted of maybe 10 or 12 families.
When prayers were said, the men all knelt on one knee, and the women sat in
the pews and bowed their heads. The church house filled to the brim when
there was a "meeting". We visited them pretty often, especially after
Mother died, and there was never a meal without his "returning thanks" or
asking a guest to do so.
He sent my mother and Aunt Grace (Martin) to a school run by members of the
Church of Christ, called the Gunter School. It was there that they met
their husbands, Mother marring Robert G. (Bob) Williams, and Aunt Grace
marring Marvin Martin. I know my father was also attending that school, and
I assume Uncle Marvin was, too.
He loved to talk, and I can still hear his resonating baritone voice
sounding off about politics (didn't think much of Roosevelt, and went on at
length about how the "Roosians" were not to be trusted!)
I was 15 when he died, and don't remember much about the remarks at his
funeral; but he was a God-fearing, church-going man, who lived a very
Christian life."
Buried in Fairmont Cemetery, Hollis, Harmon County, Oklahoma
Tivis married wife number 2, Winnie Belle Blalocke, in 1919 at Longview TX. Family notes also say --d. Ft Worth TX, not sure if that means Tivis, his first wife, second wife, etc
TD was delivered by "Doc" Herring, on Sunday morning.
TD was named after his Uncle "Teed" (TD) Devenport. The initials do not stand for any other name; they ARE the name.BURIAL: Buried in old South Park Cemetery, Roswell NM
SSN # 525-22-8479
This child died the same day she was born.
3 Oct 1888 birth date from SS death index?
Oct 1972 death date same source?
Viola's Sociable Security Number: 465-58-3652
Kelton was adopted.
Source of birth and death dates: SS death index # 525-14-5936