Martha Ann Devine ^{1 2 3 4}

   Cause of her death was hemmorhage.⁴

   Another name for Martha was Mattie A. Devine.⁵

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1880 in Emmett Twp., Pottawatomie, KS. ^{1 2} 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.

2. Kansas State census in 1895 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS. ⁶ Tho. Devine, 52, was living with Martha, 56; John, 28; and Martha, 15. Tho. and Martha were born in Ireland, John in Michigan, and Martha in Kansas.

3. Census in 1910 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS. ⁵ Thomas Devine, occupation "own income," 68, was married for 45 years to wife Martha, 71. She had birthed 6 children and all were alive in 1910. In their household was son-in-law Samuel C. Hays, merchant, 37, newly married this year to the Devine's daughter, Mattie. A., salesman, 30. Thomas and Martha and their parents were born in Ireland. Mattie was born in Kansas. Samuel was born in Iowas, his parents in Indiana. They were renting at 956 Homer Avenue.

4. Census in 1920 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS. ⁷ Samuel C. Hays, proprietor grocery store, 46, was living with wife Martha A., 39; Samuel, 9; and mother-in-law Martha De Vine, 83, widowed, who immigrated in 1858 and was naturalized in 1865, a native of Ireland and Irish parents. Samuel was born in Iowa, his parents in Indiana, and his wife Martha born in Kansas of Irish parents. Their son was born in Kansas. They were living at 220 S. 11th St.

Martha married Samuel Conklin Hays, son of John Hays and Melissa F. Jacobs. (Samuel Conklin Hays was born on 5 Apr 1873 in , Washington County, IA,² died on 4 Mar 1947 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS ^{2 4} and was buried on 5 Mar 1947 in Kansas City: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Wyandotte, KS ^{2 4}.). The cause of his death was myocarditis.⁴