Devore Family History & Genealogy

Hazel Marie Devore was born on January 31, 1904. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Hazel Marie DeVore.

Robert E Devore was born on July 24, 1869. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Robert E DeVore.

Larua Anna Hughlett Devore was born on December 27, 1871. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Larua Anna Hughlett DeVore.

Marjorie Devore of Fort Supply, Woodward County, Oklahoma was born on June 15, 1894, and died at age 79 years old in July 1973.

Krin Devore of TX was born circa 1954. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Krin (Chrisman) Devore.

Lula Devore was born in 1889 at Edgefield, SC. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lula DeVore.

Ophelia DeVore Born August 12, 1921 Edgefield, South Carolina Died February 28, 2014 (aged 91) Nationality American Education Hunter College High School Alma mater New York University Occupation model, entrepreneur, publisher Known for The Grace Del Marco Agency Ophelia DeVore School Spouse(s) Harold Carter, Vernon Mitchell and one other Ophelia DeVore (August 12, 1922 – February 28, 2014) was an American businesswoman, publisher, and model.[1] She was the first model of African-American descent in the United States. In 1946, she helped establish the Grace Del Marco Agency, one of the first modeling agencies in America. Life Emma Ophelia DeVore was born on August 12, 1922, in Edgefield, South Carolina. She was one of ten children born to John Walter DeVore and Mary Emma Strother giving Devore a mixed ancestry of German-American, African-American, and Native American (Cherokee). Her father owned a road contracting business and her mother was an educator and musician. Her father mentored her in communicating well with people, as her mother stressed proper education, appearance, and etiquette. DeVore attended segregated schools until she was nine, and then moved to Winston-Salem to live with her mother's brother, John. 2 years later, she moved to New York City, where she lived with a relative, and her move north prevented any future educational interruptions due to her father's travel schedule. DeVore graduated from Hunter College High School and went on to New York University. There, she majored in mathematics and minored in languages. In 1941, she married Harold Carter. He worked as a firefighter while she studied fashion, public relations, and advertising. Together, they had five children. DeVore married Vernon Mitchell in 1968, who died in 1972. She remarried in the 1980's. In 1989, she was featured in Brian Lanker's I Dream a World, a collection of portraits and biographies of black women who helped change America. In 2004, she was honored by the Fashion Institute of Technology and the Fashion Arts Xchange, Inc. for her contributions to fashion and entertainment. DeVore was the CEO and publisher of The Columbus Times newspaper in Columbus, Georgia, a Black newspaper which she ran from the 1970s until retiring in 2009. After her retirement, DeVore's daughter, Carol Carter Gertjegerdes became publisher, until her retirement in 2015. The current publisher of the newspaper is Ms DeVore's granddaughter. The Grace Del Marco Agency Ophelia DeVore began modeling at the age of 16. As a fair-skinned person of African-American descent, DeVore would "pass" for Norwegian and gain contracts throughout Europe. In 1946, determined to create a new market for non-White women in the U.S., DeVore would establish The Grace Del Marco Agency. She created a charm school for African Americans in the Empire State Building. In the agency's early days, it was a stepping stone for countless household names; Diahann Carroll, Helen Williams, Richard Roundtree, Cicely Tyson and others. Racism was rampant in New York's fashion business and the Grace Del Marco Agency was one of the few places non-White models could gain work. Her agency's shows took place in churches, college campuses, and in the ballrooms of the Diplomat and Waldorf-Astoria hotels. Like many non-Whites in the mid-twentieth century, DeVore's breakthrough came in Europe; specifically through the French fashion world. The initial impact took place at many of the Cannes Film Festivals during the 1950s and 1960s. DeVore also seized media for business equity by co-hosting ABC's Spotlight on Harlem. Her intensity to "make it" demanded relentless dedication and work ethic; enough to cause her a heart attack while still in her twenties. In the agency's later years, it was renamed Ophelia DeVore Associates, and then the Ophelia DeVore Organization. In 1985, DeVore broadened her enterprise globally to include Swaziland as a client, and published her late husband's newspaper The Columbus Times. Philosophy DeVore always maintained a role as activist for non-White inclusion in the fashion industry and creating universally inclusive concepts designed for excellence.

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Permelia A. DeVore.

Mary Ellen (Devore)) Kagy of Leipsic, Ohio United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Ellen (Devore) Kagy.

Professional Football and College Coach. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he played tight end football at and graduated from Notre Dame in 1933. Upon graduating from Notre Dame, he stayed on as the freshman football coach an also as head coach at Providence College (1938-41), Holy Cross, in 1942, returned to Notre Dame, (1943-45), at St. Bonaventure College, (1946-49) and New York University, (1950-52). In 1953, he was assistant coach with the Green Bay Packers and head couch of the Philadelphia Eagles, (1956-57). Once again he returned as a coach for Notre Dame, (1958-64) and his last coaching job was as an assistant with the Houston Oilers, (1966-70). He then went on to work as promotions director for the Houston Sports Association, until retiring in 1986. He died at age 82 in Edmond, Oklahoma.

My maternal grandmother.

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jean Devore.

Pearl Louise Devore was born on March 9, 1897. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Pearl Louise DeVore.

Arthur Winfred Devore was born on February 7, 1895. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Arthur Winfred DeVore.

Irma May Devore was born on May 3, 1902. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Irma May DeVore.

Deloris S Devore of New Manchester, Hancock County, WV was born on June 8, 1953, and died at age 54 years old on June 14, 2007.

Newton Randolph Casey Devore was born on March 25, 1896. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Newton Randolph Casey DeVore.

Ruby Jewell (DeVore) Summers was in a relationship with Guy Webster Summers, and has children Mae Elizabeth (Summers) Barr, Esta (Summers) Legue, Garnette (Summers) Shawkins, John Summers, Harold Summers, and Melvin Summers. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ruby Jewell (DeVore) Summers.

Virginia Dare (Mosbey) Devore of Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio was born on March 15, 1924, and died at age 57 years old in August 1981.

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Carol Devore.