Lockley, Fred. "History of the Columbia River Valley, From The Dalles to the Sea." Vol. 3. S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1928. p. 38. EDMUND LINCOLN DEVEREAUX Edmund Lincoln Devereaux, who had been a resident of Portland for two decades when he passed away July 11, 1927, in his forty-ninth year, won success and an enviable reputation in the bond and mortgage business as head of E. L. Devereaux & Company and of the Devereaux Mortgage Company, with offices in the Porter Building. He was born at Houghton, Michigan, November 11, 1878, his parents being James R. and Fannie (Lincoln) Devereaux, the former a mining engineer by profession. The mother was a great-granddaughter of General Lincoln, of Revolutionary war fame, whose name is perpetuated on history's pages as the officer who accepted the sword of Cornwallis at the time of the latter's surrender. Edmund L. Devereaux was early thrown upon his own resources, for his father died when he was a lad of but fourteen. He attended school in Detroit and spent many hours outside of the schoolroom working for others in order to defray the expenses of his education. Prompted by a laudable ambition, he entered the University of Michigan and in due time was graduated from the legal department of that institution. Returning to Detroit, he there engaged in the practice of law for a time but found that the profession had no particular appeal for him, and soon thereafter he came west in company with his mother. The latter remained in Tacoma while Mr. Devereaux made his way to Alaska, where he continued for only a brief period, however, and in 1907 he took up his permanent abode in Portland, Oregon. Here he turned his attention to the bond and mortgage business, specializing in farm loans, a field in which his sound judgment soon gained him merited recognition and consequent success. He became the financial agent for the New York Life Insurance Company, which he thus represented to the time of his death, his efforts in this connection being attended with splendid results. On the 4th of February, 1911, Mr. Devereaux was united in marriage to Mrs. Alice Winslow, a daughter of William S. and Mary (Rogers) Sibson. Her father, who is still living, located in Portland in 1871 and became an active factor in the business circles of the city. Captain Moses Rogers, the maternal grandfather of Mrs. Devereaux, came to Oregon with Captain Couch and settled in Astoria, in the course of time becoming recognized as one of the most prominent men in the state. To Mr. and Mrs. Devereaux were born three children, namely: Alice Sibson, Edmund Lincoln and Mary Rogers. Mr. Devereaux joined the Masonic order at Ann Arbor, Michigan, and further gave evidence of his appreciation for the social amenities of life by his numerous club connections. He was very fond of outdoor sports and took particular delight in hunting, fishing and golf. The sterling worth of his character, combined with an attractive personality, gained him many friends, and in his passing Portland lost one of its highly esteemed citizens and representative business men. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in June 2012 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.