Lena Russell DeVault
F, #8311, b. 31 July 1888, d. January 1978
Parents
Biography
Lena Russell DeVault was born on 31 July 1888 in New Florence, Montgomery Co., MO. She married
A. B. Dodson on 5 June 1922 in Wetumpka, Elmore Co., AL. She died in January 1978 in Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL.
Lena Russell DeVault lived in 1944 in Corinth, MS. She lived in 1950 in Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL.
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Ruby Frances DeVault
F, #8312, b. 20 October 1893, d. 10 September 1957
Parents
Biography
Ruby Frances DeVault was born on 20 October 1893 in Morsey, Warren Co., MO. She married
Col. Paul O. Franson on 17 January 1914 in Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL. She died on 10 September 1957 in Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL.
Cause of death: in 1957 Cancer.
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Oliver Basel Harris
M, #8313, b. 15 October 1885, d. 24 November 1955
Biography
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A. B. Dodson
M, #8314, b. 9 January 1897, d. 23 April 1950
Biography
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Blanche Etta Sill
F, #8315, b. 28 October 1858, d. 7 December 1952
Parents
Biography
Blanche Etta Sill was born on 28 October 1858 in Bedford, Bedford Co., PA.
1 She married
Frederick Russell DeVault, son of
John DaVault and
Amanda Jane Russell, on 4 February 1880 in Leesburg, Washington Co., TN. Blanche Etta Sill died on 7 December 1952 in Leesburg, Washington Co., TN.
She was buried in December 1952 in Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Leesburg, Washington Co., TN.
Note:
Blanche Sill was born in Pennsylvania in 1858, the daughter of John and Mary (Stiver) Sill. Mary died in childbirth, and Blanche was raised by her father and her mother's sister, Mariah. When Blanch was twelve*, Mariah and husband Jacob Fetter moved their family to Leesburg, Tennessee. They took Blanche with them. Twice Blanche's father came to Tennessee to coax her home, but she was happy and thriving in Leesburg. She was educated in private Lutheran Boarding Schools and also at Washington College, in Washington College, Tennessee. (Much of this information was provided by Mary Russell (DeVault) Butcher.)
Jacob and Mariah (Sill) Fetter, their two children, Mariah's brother, Frederick Sill, and Frederick's one-year-old daughter, Blanche Sill, are shown living together in the 1860 Census for Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Jacob and Mariah, daughter Sarah Fetter, son Thomas Reuben Fetter and Thomas' wife, Nancy (Dickins) Fetter moved from Pennsylvania to Leesburg, Washington County, Tennessee shortly after the Civil War. They are shown there in the 1870 Census and Blanche is listed as being eleven years old. The Fetter's daughter, Sarah Fetter, married a Gideon W. Carmack. Gideon was a brother of Mary Caroline (Carmack) DeVault, second wife of John Davault.
Leah Cromwell Sill was Blanche's grandmother. Leah was reportedly also grandmother to Charles Cromwell (husband of Doris Duke) and to his sister, Margaret Cromwell (first wife of General Douglas McArthur), but these relationships are not confirmed.
There is an old photo of the DeVault Tavern showing a number of guests in the yard. The caption says that it was on the occasion of Frederick Russell "Russell" Davault going to visit Blanch Sill before they were married. In order to make sense of all of this, one needs to know that the Fetters were living in the DeVault Tavern. Prior to the Civil War, John Davault, who had inherited the Tavern, had moved with his family to the nearby farm known as Sunnyside. (Sunnyside or Sunny Side was a farm and large brick house originally owned by the family of John's wife, Amanda Jane (Russell) Davault. At the time that the above mentioned photo was taken, probably the late 1870s, Russell was living with his family at Sunnyside. Russell and Blanche were married in 1880. Russell and Blanche lived their entire lives in the DeVault Tavern, Leesburg, Tennessee.
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Citations
- [S1710] Bedford Twp., p.73, Dwelling 434, Family 498, 1860 Federal Census, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M653, Roll 1072; FHL #805072.
Edward Guerrant DeVault
M, #8316, b. 1 December 1880, d. 25 March 1964
Parents
Biography
Edward Guerrant DeVault was born on 1 December 1880 in Leesburg, Washington Co., TN. He married
Martha Isabelle Fain, daughter of
Samuel Fain and
Rachel Hicks, on 3 January 1906 in Bristol (Independent City), VA. Edward Guerrant DeVault died on 25 March 1964 in Bristol (Independent City), VA.
He was buried in March 1964 in Glenwood Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan Co., TN.
Note: Upon the death of his parents, became the sole owner of the DeVault Tavern by buying out his sister Mary Roseborough's share. Occupation: Train engineer -- worked for the Norfolk & Western Railroad for 53 years.
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Henry Upton DeVault
M, #8317, b. 9 March 1883, d. January 1946
Parents
Biography
Henry Upton DeVault was born on 9 March 1883. He died in January 1946 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.
He was buried in 1946 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Note:
did not marry
Homesteaded in Regina and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, became a naturalized citizen of Canada. Worked on the Great Canadian Line.
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Samuel Paul DeVault
M, #8318, b. 1885, d. 24 July 1926
Parents
Biography
Samuel Paul DeVault was born in 1885 in Leesburg, Washington Co., TN. He died on 24 July 1926.
He was buried in July 1926 in Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Leesburg, Washington Co., TN.
Note: did not marry.
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Mary Amanda DeVault
F, #8319, b. 4 April 1898, d. 21 December 1986
Parents
Biography
Mary Amanda DeVault was born on 4 April 1898 in Leesburg, Washington Co., TN. She married
Daniel Douglas Roseborough, son of
James Roseborough and
Ann Jefferies, on 28 December 1921 in Leesburg, Washington Co., TN. Mary Amanda DeVault died on 21 December 1986 in Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL,
OBITUARY
Mary DeVault Roseborough
Mary DeVault Roseborough, 88, passed away in Jacksonville, Fla. on December 22, 1986.
Ms. Roseborough was born in Leesburg, Tn. at the DeVault Tavern, she had lived in Mount Dora, Fla since 1923 and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Mount Dora.
In addition to many relatives in East Tennessee, immediate survivors are 2 sons, Douglas D. Roseborough, Jacksonville, Fla; Fred Roseborough, Metairie, La.; three daughters, Sara Smith, Fairfield Glade, Tn., Laura Ford, Amman-Jordon, Marian Smith, Fort Worth, Tx.; 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Rehbaum-Harden Funeral Home in Mount Dora was in charge.
She was buried in December 1986 in Mt. Dora, Lake Co., FL.
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Laura Adelaide Martin1
F, #8320, b. 28 August 1857, d. 21 January 1943
Parents
Biography
Laura Adelaide Martin was born on 28 August 1857 in Washington Co., TN. She married
Frederick William DeVault, son of
Samuel Kitzmiller DaVault and
Nancy Kitzmiller, on 2 October 1873. Laura Adelaide Martin died on 21 January 1943 in Washington Co., TN.
She was buried in January 1943 in Gray Community Cemetery, Gray's Station, Washington Co., TN.
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Citations
- [S28] Charles M. Bennett, Washington County Cemetery Records., 55.
Clara Olivine DeVault
F, #8321, b. 14 November 1874, d. 11 March 1950
Parents
Biography
Clara Olivine DeVault was born on 14 November 1874 in Washington Co., TN. She married
Gabriel Filmore Sylvester, son of
John Sylvester and
Chloe Walker. Clara Olivine DeVault died on 11 March 1950 in Sulphur Springs, Washington Co., TN.
She was buried in March 1950 in Sulphur Springs, Washington Co., TN.
Clara Olivine DeVault was also known as "Ollie" DeVault.
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James Lafton DeVault
M, #8322, b. 5 September 1876, d. 5 September 1905
Parents
Family: Mary E. Cox (b. November 1879, d. 11 June 1969)
Biography
James Lafton DeVault was born on 5 September 1876 in Washington Co., TN. He married
Mary E. Cox, daughter of
George B. Cox and
Susannah Archer, on 21 February 1897. James Lafton DeVault died on 5 September 1905 in Buffalo Ridge, Washington Co., TN.
He was buried in September 1905 in Buffalo Ridge Church Cemetery, Gray's Station, Washington Co., TN,
Headstone legend:
JAMES L. DEVAULT
BORN
SEPT. 5, 1876
DIED
SEPT. 5, 1905
Aged 29 Years
"With Christ in heaven."
Note:
GRAVE STONE:
JAMES L. DEVAULT
BORN
SEPT. 5, 1876
DIED
SEPT. 5, 1905
Aged 29 Years
"With Christ in heaven."
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Mary E. DeVault
F, #8323, b. 1 June 1881, d. 16 January 1936
Parents
Biography
Mary E. DeVault was born on 1 June 1881 in Washington Co., TN. She died on 16 January 1936 in Washington Co., TN.
She was buried in January 1936 in Buffalo Ridge Church Cemetery, Gray's Station, Washington Co., TN.
Note: did not marry.
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Virginia Maude DeVault
F, #8324, b. 31 July 1884, d. 2 July 1979
Parents
Biography
Virginia Maude DeVault was born on 31 July 1884 in Washington Co., TN. She married
Robert Lee Galloway, son of
Nathan Galloway and
Penelope Allison, on 2 October 1907. Virginia Maude DeVault died on 2 July 1979 in Boone's Creek, Washington Co., TN.
She was buried in July 1979 in Boone's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Boone's Creek, Washington Co., TN.
Virginia Maude DeVault was also known as "Vertie" DeVault.
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Rev. Robert Martin DeVault
M, #8325, b. 1 November 1886, d. 16 December 1928
Parents
Biography
Rev. Robert Martin DeVault was born on 1 November 1886 in Jonesborough, Washington Co., TN. He married
Bess Telete Moulten, daughter of
Amos Rogan Moulten and
Clara Levica Hurlbert, on 22 October 1914 in the home of the bride, Fall Branch, Washington Co., TN, ceremony by Dr. J. J. Burnett, President of Carson-Newman College. Rev. Robert Martin DeVault died on 16 December 1928 in Johnson City, Washington Co., TN.
He was buried in December 1928 in Buffalo Ridge Church Cemetery, Gray's Station, Washington Co., TN.
Note:
Robert Martin DeVault was converted at nine years of age; joined the Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church; and ordained as preacher there. Graduated Carson-Newman College, 1910; Newton Theological Institution, Boston, 1914. He was ordained in the old Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church while his father, Frederick W. DeVault, was a minister of that church (1905-1910). He was a fine violinist.
In 1914 Robert married his college sweetheart, Bess Moulton, daughter of Amos Rogan Moulton II and Clara Levica Hurlbert, Fall Branch, Tennessee. The wedding ceremony was performed at the Moulton home, 12 noon, by Dr. J. J. Burnett, president of Carson-Newman College. Following a honeymoon by horse and buggy, they lived in Greeneville, where he was pastor of First Baptist Church. Other pastorates: French Broad near Dandridge, Butler and surrounding churches (1921 to 1928). Raised funds for paying debts of Watauga Academy and Baptist High School, Butler. All five of their children graduated there: Robert, Dorothy, Doris, Leonard, Edwin.
After Robert's death in 1928, Bess taught piano at Watauga Academy and was principal-teacher of grammar school, Butler. She was a woman of strong Christian faith, integrity, wisdon and courage; a loving, sacrificial mother who worked hard to provide a college education for her five children. In 1941 she moved back to her childhood home in Fall Branch. Bess and Robert Martin DeVault were buried at Gray.
Rev. Robert Martin DeVault was educated in Carson-Newman College and Newton Theological Institution, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. Occupation: Baptist minister.
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Dr. Samuel H. DeVault
M, #8326, b. 1 July 1889, d. 22 June 1974
Parents
Biography
Dr. Samuel H. DeVault was born on 1 July 1889 in Jonesborough, Washington Co., TN. He married
Nell C. Milton on 5 September 1917. He married
Bess Hershey on 17 February 1940. He died on 22 June 1974.
He was buried in June 1974 in New York.
Dr. Samuel H. DeVault was educated in Carson-Newman College; University of Virginia, VA. Occupation: Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Maryland between 1922 and 1951.
Note:
July 1951 Newspaper Article
DR. DeVAULT, FORMER COUNTY MAN, RETIRES
Dr. Samuel H. DeVault, former Washington county resident, will retire July 31, after 29 years service as head of the department of agricultural economics and marketing at the University of Maryland. He joind the university faculty in 1922 and established the department he headed. Born in Jonesboro, Dr. DeVault is a member of a pioneer Washington County family. His parents were Fred W. and Laura Martin DeVault. After graduation from Carson-Newman College in 1912, he served as principal of Conklin School for two years. He received his master's degree from the University of North Carolina in 1915 and his doctorate from Massachusetts State College, now the University of Massachusetts, in 1931. For three years, Dr. DeVault was a special agent in the Census Bureau's division of agriculture. Later, he was in charge of transportation research for the bureau of agricultural economics of the United States Department of Agriculture. He also worked as an agricultural economist with the U. S. Chamber of Commerce. Dr. DeVault is the author and co-author of more than 100 publications on ecomomic phases of agriculture. His biographical sketch appears in "Who's Who in America", "Who's Who in Commerce and Industry". and "American men of Science." He is a member of the American Farm Economics Association, Naional Association of Marketing Officials, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors, the Grange, Farm and the Pi Gamma Mu and Alpha Gamma Rho fraternities. During the war, Dr. DeVault was secretary of the state farm labor committee and a member of the agricultural advisory committee of the OPA in Maryland. At one time, he was chairman of the special advisory committee on the U. S. Census of Agriculture. He has been a member of various tax commissions appointed by the governors of Maryland. He has also served on the governor's market commission and the state nutrition committee. Dr. DeVault resides at Paint Branch Farms near Silver Springs, Maryland.
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Frederick William DeVault
M, #8327, b. 6 May 1893, d. 9 June 1971
Parents
Biography
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Foy Niles DeVault
M, #8328, b. 27 February 1900, d. 24 April 1984
Parents
Biography
Foy Niles DeVault was born on 27 February 1900. He married
Hazel Harrison, daughter of
James Landon Harrison and
Laura Conner. Foy Niles DeVault died on 24 April 1984.
He was buried in April 1984 in Monte Vista Burial Park, Johnson City, Washington Co., TN.
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Nell C. Milton
F, #8329
Biography
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Peter Harrison Boring
M, #8330, b. 8 August 1847, d. 22 February 1936
Parents
Biography
Peter Harrison Boring was born on 8 August 1847 in Tennessee. He married
Mary A. DeVault, daughter of
Samuel Kitzmiller DaVault and
Nancy Kitzmiller, on 1 February 1866 in Gray's Station, Washington Co., TN. Peter Harrison Boring died on 22 February 1936 in Washington Co., TN.
He was buried in February 1936 in Gray Community Cemetery, Gray's Station, Washington Co., TN,
Headstone legend:
PETER H BORING
Confederate
Soldier
1847 - 1936.
Peter Harrison Boring began military service
Private, 3rd (Lillard's) Mounted Infantry, CSA (Pension Request S11408.)
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Virginia A. Boring
F, #8331, b. 6 December 1874, d. 5 August 1968
Parents
Biography
Virginia A. Boring was born on 6 December 1874 in Washington Co., TN. She married
Charles Irvin on 6 August 1892 in Washington Co., TN. She married
James H. Gray about 1905. She died on 5 August 1968 in Lynchburg (Independent City), VA.
She was buried in August 1968 in Gray Community Cemetery, Gray's Station, Washington Co., TN,
Headstone legend:
VERTIE BORING
GRAY
1874 - 1968.
Virginia A. Boring was also known as "Vertie" Boring.
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Samuel Isaac Boring
M, #8332, b. 17 June 1868, d. 3 August 1923
Parents
Biography
Samuel Isaac Boring was born on 17 June 1868 in Gray's Station, Washington Co., TN. He married
Frances Sophia Lee, daughter of
Alexander M. Lee and
Eliza T., on 10 December 1891 in Russell Co., VA. Samuel Isaac Boring married
Harriet G. Hodges on 3 January 1900 in Washington Co., TN. He and
Harriet G. Hodges were divorced before 2 January 1920. He married
Louise J. Demeres on 2 December 1919 in Methodist Church Parsonage, Fresno, Fresno Co., CA.
1 He died on 3 August 1923 in Visalia, Tulare Co., CA,
Obituary -- Visalia Times Delta, Visalia, California; Sunday, 5 AUG 1923, page 1 (Newspapers.com):
BORING FUNERAL TO OCCUR TODAY
--------------------
Funeral service for Samuel Boring, former head of the furniture department of S. Sweet company, who passed away Friday in the Kaweah hospital, will be held at 10 o'clock this morning from the Hadley & Lacey chapel. Visalia Lodge No. 1298 B.P.O. Elks, will have charge of the services and interment will be in the city cemetery.
He was buried on 5 August 1923 in Visalia Public Cemetery, Visalia, Tulare Co., CA, Findagrave #89916189.
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Citations
- [S1713] Visalia, Dist. 230, sheet 1A, Dwelling 2, Family 3, 1920 Federal Census, Tulare County, California. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T625, Roll 153.
Ada Virginia Irvin
F, #8333, b. 25 January 1898, d. 2 January 1988
Parents
Biography
Ada Virginia Irvin was born on 25 January 1898 in Washington Co., TN. She married
Roy V. Murray on 8 May 1923. She died on 2 January 1988 in Johnson City, Washington Co., TN.
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James H. Gray
M, #8334, b. April 1850, d. 31 March 1942
Biography
James H. Gray was born in April 1850 in Virginia.
1 He married
Virginia A. Boring, daughter of
Peter Harrison Boring and
Mary A. DeVault, about 1905. James H. Gray died on 31 March 1942.
He was buried in April 1942 in Gray Community Cemetery, Gray's Station, Washington Co., TN,
Headstone legend:
JAMES H. GRAY
CO A
22 VA INF
C.S.A.
James H. Gray began military service about 1864 Company A, 22nd Virginia Infantry, joined Confederate Army at age 14 (Pension Request S16623, W11116.)
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Citations
- [S465] Civil Dist. 12, Enumeration Dist. 153, sheet 7A, line 35, 1900 Federal Census, Washington County, Tennessee. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Roll 1603; FHL #1241603.
Charles Irvin
M, #8335, b. May 1873
Biography
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Charles Crumley Irvin
M, #8336, b. 6 October 1895, d. 10 September 1965
Parents
Biography
Charles Crumley Irvin was born on 6 October 1895 in Washington Co., TN. He married
Clara B. Creed about 1927 in Oakland Co. (probably), MI. He died on 10 September 1965 in Tennessee.
He was buried in 1965 in Gray Community Cemetery, Gray's Station, Washington Co., TN.
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Helen Mary Oldham
F, #8337, b. 8 September 1875, d. 23 February 1958
Parents
Biography
Helen Mary Oldham was born on 8 September 1875 in Paola, Miami Co., KS.
1 She married
Rev. Samuel Pierce DeVault, son of
Martin Van Buren DeVault and
Annis Sevier Roller, on 22 August 1906 in Paola, Miami Co., KS. Helen Mary Oldham died on 23 February 1958 in Johnson City, Washington Co., TN.
She was buried in February 1958 in Monte Vista Burial Park, Johnson City, Washington Co., TN.
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Citations
- [S2443] Paola, Dist. 142, p.451A, Dwelling 416, Family 471, 1880 Federal Census, Miami County, Kansas. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T9, Roll 389; FHL #1254389.
Roller Dutton DeVault
M, #8338, b. 29 December 1908, d. 16 October 1958
Parents
Biography
Roller Dutton DeVault was born on 29 December 1908 in Farnham, Richmond Co., VA. He married
Emma Alyne Smelcer, daughter of
Alden Clark Smelcer and
Elsie Bible, on 28 July 1939. Roller Dutton DeVault died on 16 October 1958 in La Mesa, San Diego Co., CA.
He was buried in October 1958 in Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma, San Diego Co., CA.
Roller Dutton DeVault lived in La Mesa, San Diego Co., CA. He began military service U.S. Navy, retired 1956.
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Lora Oldham DeVault
F, #8339, b. 20 December 1909, d. 16 November 2000
Parents
Biography
Lora Oldham DeVault was born on 20 December 1909 in Farnham, Richmond Co., VA. She married
Joseph Pierson McCormick, son of
William Luther McCormick and
Margaret Leanne Walker, on 12 July 1934 in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN. Lora Oldham DeVault died on 16 November 2000 in Johnson City, Washington Co., TN.
She was buried in November 2000 in Monte Vista Burial Park, Johnson City, Washington Co., TN.
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Joseph Pierson McCormick
M, #8340, b. 16 December 1899, d. 11 December 1990
Parents
Biography
Joseph Pierson McCormick was born on 16 December 1899 in Putnam Co., TN. He married
Lora Oldham DeVault, daughter of
Rev. Samuel Pierce DeVault and
Helen Mary Oldham, on 12 July 1934 in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN. Joseph Pierson McCormick died on 11 December 1990 in Johnson City, Washington Co., TN.
He was buried in December 1990 in Monte Vista Burial Park, Johnson City, Washington Co., TN.
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