California Biographies
Mendocino and Lake Counties, California
 
Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

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Source:
History of Mendocino and Lake Counties, California
With Biographical Sketches
History by Aurelius O. Carpenter And Percy H. Millberry
Illustrated, Complete In One Volume
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, California, 1914


JOHN DEVEREUX.� Among the old and honored residents of Men- 
docino county who has led a very useful and active life is John Devereux, 
who was born in County Wexford, Ireland. When fifteen years of age he 
went to sea on a sailer bound for Australia and for some years followed the 
life of a sailor between Melbourne and New Zealand. In 1868 he shipped on 
the Panther to San Francisco, arriving in November of 1868, when he quit 
deep water sailing but continued on a coaster between San Francisco and 
Puget Sound until 1870. It was then that he came to Point Arena and began 
working in the woods. It is now forty-four years since he began working in 
(he redwoods in one way or another. At one time he was employed in the 
Saunders mill at Schooner Gulch, then with John S. Kimball at Greenwood 
until 1884, when he came to the Little Valley Lumber Company and in time 
became foreman for them, now having charge of the construction of and keep- 
ing up of their roads. For the last twenty-four years he has made his home 
at Cleone, where he owns a comfortable residence. 

The marriage of Mr. Devereux occurred in San Francisco uniting him with 
Louisa McManus, who was born on Dry Creek. Mendocino county, her 
parents being pioneers of the county and their daughter Catherine was the 
first white child born in Mendocino county. To Mr. and Mrs. Devereux were 
born six children. William is a merchant in Honolulu. John J. is a marine 
engineer also residing in Honolulu. Clarence is a hay and grain merchant in 
Concord, Cal. ; Edwin is superintendent of the traction railroad in Fresno ; 
Annie is Mrs. Burnham, of Rutherford, Cal., while Grace, the youngest, is 
making her home with her parents. For some years Mr. Devereux served 
as trustee of the Virgin Creek school district. Fraternally he is a member of 
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and encampment at Fort Bragg as well 
the Knights of the Maccabees.