George Devin was the oldest child of Michael Luther Devin and Amanda Jane (Taylor) Devin, born on their farm in Decatur, Illinois. The family moved to Des Moines before the town was incorporated and set up a store near the Raccoon River. His father was well known as a pioneer of Des Moines, a rancher of fine cattle and Clydesdale Horses.
At the age of 18, George enlisted as a Private in Company B, 48th Regiment, Iowa, and served in the Civil War from June until October 1864. He attended Iowa State University in Ames and Cornell University in Ithaca, New York; acquiring degrees in Engineering. He taught children at the local school on the Devin farm, when home from college.
George Devin, was the resident engineer and construction engineer of the first iron and steel railroad bridge that crossed the Mississippi River, near St. Louis, the Eads Bridge. This bridge opened up the West to the Eastern states. Until the completion of the bridge, fording the river and ferries and a few wooden bridges had been the only passage across the river. The bridge had two levels, the upper for roadway and the lower as a railroad crossing. When the bridge was completed, it exhibited considerable architectural beauty as well as being a structural monument. George was born in 1848. The bridge was built in 1873, so he was only 25 or 26 years old when he superintended this job.
He married Emma Lowry on Jul 25, 1876 in New Brighton, Pennsylvania. They had no children. His mother, Amanda Devin, passed away in 1908 and George came to her funeral. He retired in 1909 while living in New York and filed claim for his Civil War Pension. In later years he moved to Los Angeles and spent his final days at the National Veterans Hospital in Malibu, California. He is buried at the Los Angles National Cemetery.
When George Devin and his wife Emma died, some of his possessions were shipped to his brother's family in barrels. Real linen, hand embroidered sheets and pillow cases that were beautiful enough to use as tablecloths arrived. A set of 12 plates with gold leaf borders one inch wide and containing a gold design in the center were included. The tableware was sterling silver. The knives had pearl handles and the fork and spoon handles were hand engraved with the Devin name on them. There was a sterling silver teapot with a sugar bowl and creamer and a sterling silver tea ball. There were copper chafing dishes which had an alcohol lamp for heat. The family used these dishes and serving pieces with great pride.
At the age of 18, George enlisted as a Private in Company B, 48th Regiment, Iowa, and served in the Civil War from June until October 1864. He attended Iowa State University in Ames and Cornell University in Ithaca, New York; acquiring degrees in Engineering. He taught children at the local school on the Devin farm, when home from college.
George Devin, was the resident engineer and construction engineer of the first iron and steel railroad bridge that crossed the Mississippi River, near St. Louis, the Eads Bridge. This bridge opened up the West to the Eastern states. Until the completion of the bridge, fording the river and ferries and a few wooden bridges had been the only passage across the river. The bridge had two levels, the upper for roadway and the lower as a railroad crossing. When the bridge was completed, it exhibited considerable architectural beauty as well as being a structural monument. George was born in 1848. The bridge was built in 1873, so he was only 25 or 26 years old when he superintended this job.
He married Emma Lowry on Jul 25, 1876 in New Brighton, Pennsylvania. They had no children. His mother, Amanda Devin, passed away in 1908 and George came to her funeral. He retired in 1909 while living in New York and filed claim for his Civil War Pension. In later years he moved to Los Angeles and spent his final days at the National Veterans Hospital in Malibu, California. He is buried at the Los Angles National Cemetery.
When George Devin and his wife Emma died, some of his possessions were shipped to his brother's family in barrels. Real linen, hand embroidered sheets and pillow cases that were beautiful enough to use as tablecloths arrived. A set of 12 plates with gold leaf borders one inch wide and containing a gold design in the center were included. The tableware was sterling silver. The knives had pearl handles and the fork and spoon handles were hand engraved with the Devin name on them. There was a sterling silver teapot with a sugar bowl and creamer and a sterling silver tea ball. There were copper chafing dishes which had an alcohol lamp for heat. The family used these dishes and serving pieces with great pride.
George Devin was the oldest child of Michael Luther Devin and Amanda Jane (Taylor) Devin, born on their farm in Decatur, Illinois. The family moved to Des Moines before the town was incorporated and set up a store near the Raccoon River. His father was well known as a pioneer of Des Moines, a rancher of fine cattle and Clydesdale Horses.
At the age of 18, George enlisted as a Private in Company B, 48th Regiment, Iowa, and served in the Civil War from June until October 1864. He attended Iowa State University in Ames and Cornell University in Ithaca, New York; acquiring degrees in Engineering. He taught children at the local school on the Devin farm, when home from college.
George Devin, was the resident engineer and construction engineer of the first iron and steel railroad bridge that crossed the Mississippi River, near St. Louis, the Eads Bridge. This bridge opened up the West to the Eastern states. Until the completion of the bridge, fording the river and ferries and a few wooden bridges had been the only passage across the river. The bridge had two levels, the upper for roadway and the lower as a railroad crossing. When the bridge was completed, it exhibited considerable architectural beauty as well as being a structural monument. George was born in 1848. The bridge was built in 1873, so he was only 25 or 26 years old when he superintended this job.
He married Emma Lowry on Jul 25, 1876 in New Brighton, Pennsylvania. They had no children. His mother, Amanda Devin, passed away in 1908 and George came to her funeral. He retired in 1909 while living in New York and filed claim for his Civil War Pension. In later years he moved to Los Angeles and spent his final days at the National Veterans Hospital in Malibu, California. He is buried at the Los Angles National Cemetery.
When George Devin and his wife Emma died, some of his possessions were shipped to his brother's family in barrels. Real linen, hand embroidered sheets and pillow cases that were beautiful enough to use as tablecloths arrived. A set of 12 plates with gold leaf borders one inch wide and containing a gold design in the center were included. The tableware was sterling silver. The knives had pearl handles and the fork and spoon handles were hand engraved with the Devin name on them. There was a sterling silver teapot with a sugar bowl and creamer and a sterling silver tea ball. There were copper chafing dishes which had an alcohol lamp for heat. The family used these dishes and serving pieces with great pride.
At the age of 18, George enlisted as a Private in Company B, 48th Regiment, Iowa, and served in the Civil War from June until October 1864. He attended Iowa State University in Ames and Cornell University in Ithaca, New York; acquiring degrees in Engineering. He taught children at the local school on the Devin farm, when home from college.
George Devin, was the resident engineer and construction engineer of the first iron and steel railroad bridge that crossed the Mississippi River, near St. Louis, the Eads Bridge. This bridge opened up the West to the Eastern states. Until the completion of the bridge, fording the river and ferries and a few wooden bridges had been the only passage across the river. The bridge had two levels, the upper for roadway and the lower as a railroad crossing. When the bridge was completed, it exhibited considerable architectural beauty as well as being a structural monument. George was born in 1848. The bridge was built in 1873, so he was only 25 or 26 years old when he superintended this job.
He married Emma Lowry on Jul 25, 1876 in New Brighton, Pennsylvania. They had no children. His mother, Amanda Devin, passed away in 1908 and George came to her funeral. He retired in 1909 while living in New York and filed claim for his Civil War Pension. In later years he moved to Los Angeles and spent his final days at the National Veterans Hospital in Malibu, California. He is buried at the Los Angles National Cemetery.
When George Devin and his wife Emma died, some of his possessions were shipped to his brother's family in barrels. Real linen, hand embroidered sheets and pillow cases that were beautiful enough to use as tablecloths arrived. A set of 12 plates with gold leaf borders one inch wide and containing a gold design in the center were included. The tableware was sterling silver. The knives had pearl handles and the fork and spoon handles were hand engraved with the Devin name on them. There was a sterling silver teapot with a sugar bowl and creamer and a sterling silver tea ball. There were copper chafing dishes which had an alcohol lamp for heat. The family used these dishes and serving pieces with great pride.
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