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Andy Devine
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Andy Devine
Other names for Andy were Andrew Devine,2 Andrew V. Devine 3 5 and Andrew Vabre Devine. Burial Notes: Andy was cremated and his memorial service was at Pacific View Memorial Park, but at Andy's request, sons Dennis and Tad disposed of his ashes in California as Andy requested. There is no marker or tombstone at the cemetery. Noted events in his life were: 1. Evidence: Article about Andy Devine, famous actor and son of Thomas Devine, Kingman, Mohave, AZ. 6 Because this article is copyrighted, we refer you to read it here, well worth the time: 2. Occupation: a famous Hollywood actor. 3. Census in 1910 in Kingman, Mohave, AZ. 2 Thomas Irvine [handwriting on census page is hard to read so it was indexed as Irvine instead of Devine], keeper hotel, 41, was living with wife Amy, 37. They were married 11 years and she had birthed 2 children, both alive in 1910: Thomas, 10; and Andrew, 4. Thomas was born in Michigan, and his parents in Ireland. Amy and her mother were born in Illinois, her father in Connecticut. The children were born in Arizona. 4. Census in 1920 in Kingman, Mohave, AZ. 5 Tom Devine, 50, manager hotel, was living with wife Amy, 46; Thomas W., 19; Andrew V., 14. Thomas was born in Michigan, his parents in Ireland. Amy and her mother weres born in Illinois, her father in Connecticut. The children were born in Arizona. They are living at 339 Front St., obviously a hotel since the census lists the names of many roomers in addition to the family. [Note: in 1955, Front Street was renamed Andy Devine Avenue.]. 5. Census in 1930 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. 7 In 1930, Andrew V. Devine was renting a home at 1181 N. Las Palamas Avenue in Los Angeles. He is living alone, although curiously in the married column, it indicates he is married and did marry at age 21. He was born in Arizona, his father in Michigan, and mother in Illinois. His occupation is actor, motion picture. 6. Book: John Wayne, American, 1995. 4 7. Evidence: Kingman Celebrates Famous Son Andy Devine, 1 Dec 2006, Kingman, Mohave, AZ. Copyrighted article appears online at this link: Andy married Dorothy Irene House, daughter of Charles Chesley House and Candace Lillian Drope, on 28 Oct 1933 in Las Vegas, Clark, NV.1 (Dorothy Irene House was born on 21 May 1915 in Holly, Prowers, CO 1 8 and died on 14 Jun 2000 in Newport Beach, Orange, CA 1.) Marriage Notes: Note from Andy's son Tad: It was in 1933 on a John Ford directed picture at Universal Studios, "Doctor Bull", that Dorothy and Andy met. |
1 Mohave Museum of History and Arts (Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona. See: http://www.ctaz.com/~mocohist/museum/Kingman.html), Email from Kay Ellermann, Librarian, 18 Jul 2008.
2 1910 United States Census, Arizona, Mohave County, Kingman, Series: T624 Roll: 41 Page: 25.
3 California Vital Records, Death record for Andrews V. Devine at http://vitals.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ca/death/search.cgi.
4 Roberts, Randy; Olson, James Stuart, John Wayne: American (Published 1995. Simon and Schuster. 738 pages.), Page 623.
5 1920 United States Census, Arizona, Mohave County, Kingman, Series: T625 Roll: 47 Page: 228.
6 Mohave Museum of History and Arts (Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona. See: http://www.ctaz.com/~mocohist/museum/Kingman.html), http://www.ctaz.com/~mocohist/museum/andy.htm.
7 1930 United States Census, California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles Assembly District 55, Series: T626 Roll: 134 Page: 207.
8 1920 United States Census, Colorado, Prowers County, Holly, Series: T625 Roll: 169 Page: 107.
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