10. James DeVere Mallon & Chellie D. Howard

by Catherine Sevenau on April 26, 2011

FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY

James DeVere “J.D.”Mallon

  • 1st of 4 children of Jacquelin Chatfield & James Frederick Mallon
  • Born: Dec 5, 1904, Chinese Camp, Tuolumne County, California
  • Died: Jan 4, 1982 (age 77), Oakland, Alameda County, California; bad fall/head trauma
  • Buried: Graves Cemetery in Orland, Glenn County, California
  • Occupation: Farmer, rancher
  • Married: Mar 21, 1950, Chellie D. “Sallie” (Howard) Tuckey, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada
  • One child: living Mallon

Chellie D. “Sallie” Howard

  • Daughter of Henry Sherwin “Harry” Howard & Chellie L. Sharp
  • Born: Aug 21, 1912, Oakland, Alameda County, California
  • Died: Oct 2, 1977 (age 65), Orland, Glenn County, California; lung cancer
  • Buried: Graves Cemetery in Orland, Glenn County, California
  • Avocation: Oakland chapter of the Children’s Home Society
  • Married (1): Nov 11, 1939, Harry Alfred Tuckey, Berkeley, Alameda County, California
    • Harry Alfred Tuckey: son of Harry William Tuckey & Margaret Theresa Mahoney
    • Born: Feb 12, 1889, San Francisco, California
    • Died: Nov 23, 1950 (age 61), Glenn County, California
    • Buried: unkn
    • Occupation: Dental surgeon
    • Married (1): Margaret T. ___
    • Divorced: unkn
    • Married (2): Nov 11, 1939, Chellie D. Howard, Berkeley, Alameda County, California
  • Married (2): Mar 21, 1950, James DeVere Mallon, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada
  • One child: living Mallon

James DeVere “J.D.” Mallon & Chellie D. “Sally” Howard Timeline

History, Census Records, Newspaper Articles, Letters, etc.:
Book Excerpt Census Record Letter, Family Note, Diary
Military Record Newspaper Voter Record, Land Record, City Directory

Note: The spelling and punctuation in the following census records, certificates, newspaper articles, documents and letters have been copied as written (though periods were added in some letters to have them make sense). However, you won’t remember this and will send me notes wanting to correct them.
Dec 5, 1904, Birth of James DeVere “J.D.” Mallon, 1st of 4 children of James Frederick Mallon & Jacquelin Chatfield, in Chinese Camp, Tuolumne County, California.Mar 25, 1950, Marriage of James DeVere “J.D.” Mallon & Chellie D. “Sally” Howard, in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada. His first marriage, her second. James was age 45, Chellie 37.

Oct 2, 1997, Death of Chellie D. “Sally” (Howard) Mallon, Orland, Glenn County, California; of lung cancer.

Oct 2, 1997, Death of James DeVere “J.D.” Mallon,  Mallon, Orland, Glenn County, California; of head trauma from a bad fall

Jan 1982: Newspaper obituary for James DeVere Mallon:
OBITUARIES  

James DeVere MallonJames DeVere Mallon, 77, longtime Orland rancher, passed away in Oakland, Calif on Monday, January 4. He was born December 5, 1904 in Chinese Camp, California.

He attended Princeton and Colusa Schools and was a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, in 1927. He moved to Orland and became a rancher west of Orland where Black Butte Dam is now located. He was a longtime member of the Orland Evangelical Free Church. He retired from ranching in 1979 and has been living in Oakland for the past three years.

He is survived by a son and two sisters, Marjorie Mallon Truman and Neva Mallon Aubin, both of Oakland. His wife preceded him in death on October 2, 1977. She helped start the Oakland chapter of the Children’s Home society.

A Memorial Service is pending at Graves Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may donate to the Children’s Home Society or to a favorite charity.