John Devine ²

   Cause of his death was hemmorhage.³

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1870 in Oshtemo Twp., Kalamazoo, MI. ² Thomas Devine, laborer, 27, was living with wife Martha, 32; Mary, 4; John, 3; and Thomas, 1. The parents were born in Ireland, the children in Michigan.
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2. Census in 1880 in Emmett Twp., Pottawatomie, KS. ⁵ Thomas De Vine, 37, farmer, was living with wife Martha, 41; Mary, 14; John, 13; Thomas, 11; Elizabeth, 9; Catherine, 4; and Martha, 4 months when the census was recorded in June, 1880. The parents and their parents were born in Ireland. All children were born in Michigan, except Catherine and Martha in Kansas.

3. Newspaper: 9 Mar 1905, Saint Marys, Pottawatomie, KS. ¹ Miss Anna Cosgrove returned Saturday to Kansas City, after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Cosgrove.

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We hear that John Devine and Miss Anna Cosgrove were married in Kansas City Tuesday. He is a son of Thos. Devine, while the bride is a daughter of Thos. Cosgrove of this vicinity, two of our well known and respected families. The Star congratulates.

4. Census in 1910 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS. ⁴ John Devine, proprietor grocery, 43, was married for 5 years to wife Anna, 24. He was born in Michigan, and she in Kansas. Their parents were born in Ireland.

5. Residence: in 1915 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS. ⁶

John married Anna Cosgrove, daughter of Thomas Cosgrove and Unknown, on 7 Mar 1905 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS.¹ (Anna Cosgrove was born about 1886 in , , KS ⁴ and died in Dec 1978 ⁷.)