Arthur Governor DeVoe
(31 March 1877 - )
Date this page was last edited=24 Jan 2014
Arthur DeVoe's name appeared in family bibles as "Auther Goveniure"1 and "Arthur Govenier"2. Arthur Governor DeVoe was born on 31 March 1877 in Monticello, Sullivan County, New York.1,2,3,4 He was the son of Isaac DeVoe and Cordelia A. Oakley.5
Arthur Governor DeVoe appeared on the census of 21 June 1880 at North Tarrytown, Mount Pleasant Township, Westchester County, New York, in the household of his father.6
Arthur Governor DeVoe married May MacLauchlan on 21 August 1904.1 Frank Kenneth DeVoe recalled that he drove a bakery truck for Cushman's Bakery, with a route in Scarsdale, New York, and that he was a very quiet man.7
Arthur Governor DeVoe appeared on the census of 17 April 1930 at 15 Rathbun Avenue, White Plains, Westchester County, New York, where his home was shown as rented, monthly rental $50.8 He was a salesman for a bakery according to the April 1930 census.8
Arthur Governor DeVoe appeared on the census of April 1940 at 17 Rathbun Avenue, White Plains, Westchester County, New York, where he is shown as a widower.9
Arthur Governor DeVoe appears in a family photo taken when Sandra DeVoe was an infant.
In July 1945 and at the time of his death, Arthur Governor DeVoe resided at 250 Central Avenue, White Plains, Westchester County, New York.3,10
Arthur Governor DeVoe died on 12 October 1946 in Grasslands Hospital, Mount Pleasant Township, Westchester County, New York, at age 69.3,11 Albert DeVoe's diary gave the date of his death as 14 October 1946, but that was actually the date of the newspaper obituary.2
Arthur Governor DeVoe appeared on the census of 21 June 1880 at North Tarrytown, Mount Pleasant Township, Westchester County, New York, in the household of his father.6
Arthur Governor DeVoe married May MacLauchlan on 21 August 1904.1 Frank Kenneth DeVoe recalled that he drove a bakery truck for Cushman's Bakery, with a route in Scarsdale, New York, and that he was a very quiet man.7
Arthur Governor DeVoe appeared on the census of 17 April 1930 at 15 Rathbun Avenue, White Plains, Westchester County, New York, where his home was shown as rented, monthly rental $50.8 He was a salesman for a bakery according to the April 1930 census.8
Arthur Governor DeVoe appeared on the census of April 1940 at 17 Rathbun Avenue, White Plains, Westchester County, New York, where he is shown as a widower.9
Arthur Governor DeVoe appears in a family photo taken when Sandra DeVoe was an infant.
In July 1945 and at the time of his death, Arthur Governor DeVoe resided at 250 Central Avenue, White Plains, Westchester County, New York.3,10 Arthur Governor DeVoe died on 12 October 1946 in Grasslands Hospital, Mount Pleasant Township, Westchester County, New York, at age 69.3,11 Albert DeVoe's diary gave the date of his death as 14 October 1946, but that was actually the date of the newspaper obituary.2
Citations
- [S3] DeVoe family bible.
- [S4] Notes made by Frederick M. DeVoe from bible belonging to Albert DeVoe.
- [S330] Reporter Dispatch, 14 October 1946, 11.
- [S1] De Voe, Genealogy of the de Veaux Family, 42.
- [S1] De Voe, Genealogy of the de Veaux Family.
- [S42] Isaac Devoe household, 1880 U.S. census, Westchester County, New York, Mount Pleasant Township, Enumeration District 108.
- [S520] Taped interview, Frank Kenneth DeVoe, 26 July 1990.
- [S245] Arthur G. De Voe household, 1930 U.S. census, Westchester County, New York, White Plains, enumeration district 357.
- [S780] Arthur DeVoe household, 1940 U.S. census, Westchester County, New York, Ward 2, White Plains.
- [S332] Reporter Dispatch, 28 July 1945, 2.
- [S514] Pages from address book that belonged to Minnie Ethel DeVoe, transcript and photocopies from Sandra DeVoe, 13 July 2004.
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