DeVries Family History & Genealogy

Sophie Devries was born on October 2, 1941, and died at age 1 year old on July 16, 1943 in Sobibór, Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship Poland. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sophie deVries.

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Scott Weston DeVries.

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Brian Wesley DeVries.

Elmer Devries died on September 9, 1941, and was buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery Section V Site 14474 1200 Bailey Avenue, in Chattanooga, Tn. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elmer S Devries.

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lynette Devries.

Johanna (DeVries) DeBeer of Orange City, Iowa United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Johanna (DeVries).

Anne Marjorie DeVries was born on November 4, 1939 in Amsterdam, Government of Amsterdam County, NH Netherlands, and died at age 4 years old on October 6, 1944 at Memorial and Museum Auschwitz II-Birkenau 12 Ofiar Faszyzmu, in Brzezinka, Powiat oświęcimski County, Małopolskie Poland. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Anne Marjorie DeVries.

Klara Susanna DeVries was born on June 23, 1936 in Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden County, FR Netherlands, and died at age 8 years old on October 7, 1944 at Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi Concentration Camp and Museum 20 Więźniów Oświęcimia, in Oświęcim, Powiat oświęcimski County, Małopolskie Poland. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Klara Susanna DeVries.

Jeanne Marie (DeVries) Punschke was born on July 20, 1954. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jeanne Marie Punschke.

Jonathan Thomas DeVries of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan United States was born on February 17, 1973. Jonathan was baptized circa March 17, 1973 in Jackson, Jackson County.

Charles Devries of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MI was born on January 8, 1914, and died at age 83 years old on December 8, 1997.

Carl was the son of John B. DeVries and Eelkje Wiebes Van der Vlugt DeVries who were both immigrants from Drachten, Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands. His father immigrated as an adult. His mother immigrated in 1873 as a child of 3 with 3 younger siblings including 1 set of twins and their parents, also from Drachten, Wiebe and Sada Jans Van der Meulen Van der Vlugt. They travelled cross-country in a covered wagon to reach Salt Lake City to follow the Mormon religion. However, they were not previously aware of the practice of polygamy which was still legal there at that time (this was prior to the Battle of Little Big Horn and many other events which affected travel to and from the west). In order to leave Salt Lake City and the religion, the family was forced, with the aid of a blacksmith, to obtain another wagon and leave town in the middle of the night. They came back as far as Iowa and settled in Lamoni. Lamoni had several people of the Latter Day Saint religion and Joseph Smith had lived there for a time prior to his death. Most of the children grew up into that faith. Carl was prepared to enlist to fight in WW I, but the war ended just as he was preparing to do so in November, 1918. His first wife was Violet Hester Smith. Together they had 5 children : Ella Deane, Evelyn Lee, Margaret Ann, John David and James Henry. Violet died in 1949 at the age of 44 or 45 if an aneurism or something of the sort. On 4th January, 1952, Carl married Anna JANE Anderson Duffield whose first husband, Leland Duffield had been killed on Okinawa 14 April, 1945. Together, they had one daughter, Carla Jane (named for her parents).in 1956. They lived on the farm where Jane had grown up and which had belonged to her parents by then deceased. In the winter of 1961-1962, Carl became ill with lung cancer. They thought the cancer in his lungs had been cured, but by that time, it had spread to his brain and to his digestive system. He died 19 days after Carla's 6th birthday on 27th July, 1962. Carl's funeral was large as he had many family and friends in the community and was well respected as a good, hard-working and good natured man who was always willing to lend a hand to others in need. On an ironic note, Carl's father died at age 62 as did Carl and his son James who died 14 March, 2005, Carl's oldest daughter died on 27th June, 2003. His siblings and many of their children have also passed on. I am his daughter with Jane. I have no relationship with the remaining children of his first marriage and do not want one. Unfortunately, they did not inherit many of Carl's good traits and kind-heartedness. His son James and I were different than the others and were close for many years. Eventually the deceptive practices of the other members of the family gave James some inaccurate information which caused a strain on our relationship, but I believe we were still somewhat close at the time of his passing as he had learned of some of their deceptions.

Earle Devries of Pass Christian, Harrison County, MS was born on January 9, 1916, and died at age 60 years old in November 1976.

Eva Tracy (Hoekstra) DeVries had a brother Roy P Hoekstra. Eva DeVries died in 1966. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Eva Tracy (Hoekstra) DeVries.

Denise Ann (Dekker) DeVries was born on March 18, 1962 at Holland community Hospital in Holland, Michigan United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dee (Dekker) DeVries.

Iona Loween Devries of Fremont, Alameda County, California was born on April 25, 1921, and died at age 86 years old on August 31, 2007.

Hilda L Devries was born on June 3, 1908, and died at age 82 years old on April 25, 1991. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Hilda L Devries.

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Theresa DeVries.

Cynthia R Devries of TX was born circa 1950. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Cynthia R. (Lewellen) Devries.

Nancy L Devries was born on July 29, 1931, and died at age 64 years old on April 8, 1996. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Nancy L Devries.