Devereux, Julien Sidney, 1805-1856.

Julien Sidney (sometimes spelled Sidney) Devereux, Sr. (1805-1856) was a landowner, planter, soldier, legislator and county official in Covington and Macon Counties, Alabama, before moving to Montgomery County, Texas (1840-1845) and later owning a plantation in Rusk County, Texas (1845-1846). Devereux served in the Texas legislature in the 1855-1856 session. He had two sons, Julien Sidney, Jr. (county and district clerk in Ector County, Texas) and Albert (livestock and investment agent in Decatur, Texas). John William Devereux (1769-1847), father of Julien Sidney, Sr., was a planter state legislator in Alabama and Georgia.

From the description of Devereux, Julien Sydney, family papers, 1766-1941. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 71195894