Land Of The Buckeye

Person Page 2,959

Jesse J. Fulkerson

M, #88741, b. 7 March 1896, d. 20 December 1941

Parents

FatherThomas Jefferson Fulkerson, Jr. (b. 18 December 1861, d. 30 March 1927)
MotherFlorence DeVault (b. 25 July 1873, d. 12 January 1913)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Jesse J. Fulkerson was born on 7 March 1896 in Sullivan Co., TN. He died on 20 December 1941 in Kingsport, Sullivan Co., TN,

Obituary:

The Kingsport Tennessee Times; Monday, December 22, 1941; page 19 column 1; (Ancestry.com):

Jesse Fulkerson

Funeral for Jesse Fulkerson, 45, prominent farmer who lived near Fordtown, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Kendricks Creek church with the Rev. Ray Rowland and the Rev. Fred Watson scheduled to officiate.

Mr. Fulkerson died Saturday night in the Holston Valley Community Hospital after a short illness. He had spent his entire life in the Fordtown community and for a number of years was employed at the Tennessee Eastman corporation until forced to resign because of ill health. He was a member of the Double Springs Baptist church.

Surviving are four sisters, Mrs. E. L. Boyd and Miss Stella Fulkerson of Plattsburg, Mo, Mrs. Ben Overbay of Fordtown, Mrs. Eugene Moore, Kingsport; one brother, Abe Fulkerson, Shenandoah, Iowa.

He was buried in December 1941 in Kendricks Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Kingsport, Sullivan Co., TN.
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Abe Fulkerson

M, #88742, b. 7 September 1898, d. 19 November 1983

Parents

FatherThomas Jefferson Fulkerson, Jr. (b. 18 December 1861, d. 30 March 1927)
MotherFlorence DeVault (b. 25 July 1873, d. 12 January 1913)
Pedigree Link

Family: Fairy Valentine Collins (b. 14 February 1898, d. 7 April 1994)

SonHarold Fulkerson (b. 17 August 1919, d. 27 May 2004)
DaughterDarlene Fulkerson
SonPeggy Fulkerson

Biography

Abe Fulkerson was born on 7 September 1898 in Jonesborough, Washington Co., TN. He married Fairy Valentine Collins, daughter of Ahira Mark Collins and Julia Porter, on 11 September 1918 in Shenandoah, Page Co., IA. Abe Fulkerson died on 19 November 1983 in Page Co. (probably), IA, Dates per SSDI, last residence Shenandoah. He was buried in November 1983 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Shenandoah, Page Co., IA.
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Mary V. Fulkerson

F, #88743, b. 16 February 1901, d. 23 September 1911

Parents

FatherThomas Jefferson Fulkerson, Jr. (b. 18 December 1861, d. 30 March 1927)
MotherFlorence DeVault (b. 25 July 1873, d. 12 January 1913)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Mary V. Fulkerson was born on 16 February 1901 in Tennessee. She died on 23 September 1911. She was buried in September 1911 in Kendricks Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Kingsport, Sullivan Co., TN.
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Mamie Stella Fulkerson

F, #88744, b. about 1904

Parents

FatherThomas Jefferson Fulkerson, Jr. (b. 18 December 1861, d. 30 March 1927)
MotherFlorence DeVault (b. 25 July 1873, d. 12 January 1913)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Mamie Stella Fulkerson was born about 1904 in Tennessee.
Mamie Stella Fulkerson lived in April 1930 in Concord, Clinton Co., MO. She lived in April 1940 in Concord Twp., Clinton Co., MO.

Note: Did not marry.

Note:

Stella's great-niece Angela Joan (Buchanan) Brown reports that Stella lived at Plattsburg, Clinton County, Missouri with her sister Lizzie and husband on their farm. (Stella is shown there on the 1930 census). Joan says that Stella was nice looking and took considerable time with personal grooming daily, even though she rarely left the farm.

A Stella Fulkerson, born 15 SEP 1903, died FEB 1983, SSN 489-64-4162, issued Missouri, last residence Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri -- probably our Stella Fulkerson. She never married. (per Tracy Devault.)

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Georgia Fulkerson

F, #88745, b. about 1906

Parents

FatherThomas Jefferson Fulkerson, Jr. (b. 18 December 1861, d. 30 March 1927)
MotherFlorence DeVault (b. 25 July 1873, d. 12 January 1913)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Georgia Fulkerson was born about 1906 in Tennessee.
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Rose Lee Fulkerson

F, #88746, b. about 1909

Parents

FatherThomas Jefferson Fulkerson, Jr. (b. 18 December 1861, d. 30 March 1927)
MotherFlorence DeVault (b. 25 July 1873, d. 12 January 1913)
Pedigree Link

Family: Eugene Moore

DaughterPhyllis Ann Moore

Biography

Rose Lee Fulkerson was born about 1909 in Tennessee. She married Eugene Moore.
Rose Lee Fulkerson lived in April 1940 in Kingsport, Sullivan Co., TN.
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Georgia Sprinkle Meredith

F, #88747, b. 6 March 1878, d. 27 April 1918

Parents

FatherTruman Bullard Meredith (b. about 1853, d. 24 December 1982)
MotherElla Raider (b. 7 August 1856, d. 31 July 1940)
Pedigree Link

Family: Orgie Milton DeVault (b. 10 May 1878, d. 11 October 1934)

SonDavid Milton DeVault+ (b. 31 August 1905, d. 4 February 1978)
SonRalph Morton DeVault (b. 1908, d. 27 March 1936)
SonCharlton Ross DeVault+ (b. 16 May 1910, d. 2 February 1980)
DaughterVirginia DeVault+ (b. 22 June 1915, d. 3 February 2000)

Biography

Georgia Sprinkle Meredith was born on 6 March 1878 in Pulaski Co., VA. She married Orgie Milton DeVault, son of John David DeVault and Nancy Melvina Hartness. Georgia Sprinkle Meredith died on 27 April 1918 in Erwin, Unicoi Co., TN. She was buried in April 1918 in Jobe Cemetery, Erwin, Unicoi Co., TN.


Note: Prior to her marriage with Orgie Devault, Georgia was married to John S. Dougherty in 1898 and had three children: Curtis, John Glen, and Sylvia Eloise Dougherty. Sylvia married Temple Crockett Painter of Pulaski, Virginia, and was named as a survivor in in both Ralph Morton's and Charlton "Chauncy" DeVault's obituaries. It appears that Sylvia Eloise and Crockett Painter were the parents of the famous harpsichordist and organist Temple Painter (1933 -- 2016.)
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Truman Bullard Meredith

M, #88748, b. about 1853, d. 24 December 1982
Pedigree Link

Family: Ella Raider (b. 7 August 1856, d. 31 July 1940)

DaughterGeorgia Sprinkle Meredith+ (b. 6 March 1878, d. 27 April 1918)

Biography

Truman Bullard Meredith was born about 1853 in Virginia. He married Ella Raider. He died on 24 December 1982 in Pulaski Co., VA.
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Ella Raider

F, #88749, b. 7 August 1856, d. 31 July 1940
Pedigree Link

Family: Truman Bullard Meredith (b. about 1853, d. 24 December 1982)

DaughterGeorgia Sprinkle Meredith+ (b. 6 March 1878, d. 27 April 1918)

Biography

Ella Raider was born on 7 August 1856 in Rich Valley, Smyth Co., VA. She married Truman Bullard Meredith. She died on 31 July 1940.
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David Milton DeVault

M, #88750, b. 31 August 1905, d. 4 February 1978

Parents

FatherOrgie Milton DeVault (b. 10 May 1878, d. 11 October 1934)
MotherGeorgia Sprinkle Meredith (b. 6 March 1878, d. 27 April 1918)
Pedigree Link

Family: Florence Katherine Baum (b. 26 January 1907, d. 18 May 1982)

Son{Infant} DeVault (b. 4 September 1937, d. 4 September 1937)
SonDavid William DeVault
DaughterElizabeth Ann DeVault (b. 7 March 1941, d. 17 September 1982)

Biography

David Milton DeVault was born on 31 August 1905 in Tennessee. He married Florence Katherine Baum, daughter of Frederick William Baum and Elizabeth Annie Lever, on 12 June 1934 in Johnson City, Washington Co., TN. David Milton DeVault died on 4 February 1978 in Sullivan Co., TN. He was buried in February 1978 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Kingsport, Sullivan Co., TN.
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Ralph Morton DeVault

M, #88751, b. 1908, d. 27 March 1936

Parents

FatherOrgie Milton DeVault (b. 10 May 1878, d. 11 October 1934)
MotherGeorgia Sprinkle Meredith (b. 6 March 1878, d. 27 April 1918)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Ralph Morton DeVault was born in 1908 in Tennessee. He married Helen Cecil Parham on 4 January 1935 in Kingsport, Sullivan Co., TN, no children. He died on 27 March 1936 in Kingsport, Sullivan Co., TN. He was buried in 1936 in Oak Hill Memorial Park, Kingsport, Sullivan Co., TN, Findagrave #84972500.
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Helen Cecil Parham

F, #88752, b. 5 April 1912, d. 11 May 1994
Pedigree Link

Biography

Helen Cecil Parham was born on 5 April 1912 in Spring Hill, Maury Co., TN, daughter Thomas G. and Mary M. (Coleman) Parham. She married Ralph Morton DeVault, son of Orgie Milton DeVault and Georgia Sprinkle Meredith, on 4 January 1935 in Kingsport, Sullivan Co., TN, no children. Helen Cecil Parham died on 11 May 1994. She was buried in May 1994 in Oak Hill Memorial Park, Kingsport, Sullivan Co., TN, Findagrave #122870015.
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Charlton Ross DeVault

M, #88753, b. 16 May 1910, d. 2 February 1980

Parents

FatherOrgie Milton DeVault (b. 10 May 1878, d. 11 October 1934)
MotherGeorgia Sprinkle Meredith (b. 6 March 1878, d. 27 April 1918)
Pedigree Link

Family: Ida Margaret Masengill (b. 16 May 1914, d. 29 April 2009)

SonCharlton Ross DeVault, Jr.
SonMerle Massengill DeVault
DaughterSara Meredith DeVault+

Biography

Charlton Ross DeVault was born on 16 May 1910 in Kendricks Creek, Sullivan Co., TN. He married Ida Margaret Masengill, daughter of Charles Henry Masengill and Sara Matilda Akard, in 1939. Charlton Ross DeVault died on 2 February 1980 in Knox Co., TN,

Obituary -- Kingsport Times-News, Kingsport, Tennessee; Sunday, 3 FEB 1980, page 22 (Newspapers.com):

Chauncey DeVault

BRISTOL, Va. -- Charlton Ross (Chauncey) DeVault, 69, of 712 Georgia Avenue, died Saturday Morning in Bristol Memorial Hospital.

He was born at Kendricks Creek. He was a member of the State Street United Methodist Church. He served as president of the Bristol Lion's Club and was acive on the Board of Directors of the Bristol's Boys Club for many years. He was a past member of the Tennessee Board of Education and served as chairman in 1957.

He received his high school education at Dobyns-Bennett High School. He earned his bachelor of Arts degree at Emory and Henry College and his masterof Education degree at Columbia Universiry in New York City.

He was a coach of high school athletics and a teacher at Honaker, Appalachia and Bristol, Va., high schools. He was a veteran of World War II. He owned the DeVault Sporting Goods Store. In 1947 he was elected president of the Applachian Baseball League and held that position until his death. His was the longest tenure of a minor league executive in professional baseball history. In 1969 he was crowned the king of baseball by the National Association convention in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

He is survived by his wife, Margaret Masengill DeVault, Bristol, two sons, Charlton Ross DeValt, Jr., Kingsport and Merle Masengill DeVault, San Francisco, Calif.; one daughter, Meredith DeVault, Knoxville, Ten.; one sister, Mrs. Howard Duncan, Kingsport; one half-sister, Mrs. Temple Painter, Pulaski, Va.

Funeral services will be conducted Monday from the State Street United Methodist Church. Blevins Funeral Home in Bristol, Va., is in charge.

FUNERAL NOTICE

DeVAULT -- Funeral services for Charlton Ross (Chauncey) DeVault will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in the State Street United Methodist Church with Dr. Roger E. Hilton officiating. Interment will follow in the Glenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Gene Thompson, Casto Ramsey, Neil F. Young, Alonzo Sprinkle, Paul Mackey and John Leonard. The body will remain at the Blevins Funeral Home until 12:30 p.m. Monday when it will be taken to the church one hour before services.

He was buried in February 1980 in Glenwood Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan Co., TN.
Charlton Ross DeVault was also known as "Chauncy" DeVault.
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Virginia DeVault

F, #88754, b. 22 June 1915, d. 3 February 2000

Parents

FatherOrgie Milton DeVault (b. 10 May 1878, d. 11 October 1934)
MotherGeorgia Sprinkle Meredith (b. 6 March 1878, d. 27 April 1918)
Pedigree Link

Family: Howard H. Duncan (b. 28 January 1911, d. 20 November 1990)

DaughterWanda Duncan
DaughterGeorgia Duncan

Biography

Virginia DeVault was born on 22 June 1915 in Tennessee. She married Howard H. Duncan. She died on 3 February 2000 in Davidson Co., TN.
Virginia DeVault lived in 1980 in Kingsport, Sullivan Co., TN.
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Estella Mae Pence

F, #88755, b. 10 September 1882, d. 8 May 1931

Parents

FatherWilliam Allen Pence (b. 28 September 1860, d. 10 May 1937)
MotherAmanda Kelley (b. 18 February 1862, d. 3 April 1919)
Pedigree Link

Family: William Walker DeVault (b. 3 November 1880, d. 8 September 1934)

DaughterViola Regina DeVault+ (b. 16 May 1901, d. 14 April 1986)
SonWilliam David DeVault (b. 21 June 1904, d. 4 June 1920)
SonFrank Alton DeVault (b. 5 April 1906, d. 27 September 1960)
SonLouis Pence DeVault+ (b. 1 March 1908, d. 30 June 1969)
DaughterElizabeth DeVault+ (b. 5 August 1909, d. 17 October 2000)
DaughterNell Ruth DeVault (b. 1 July 1913, d. 22 November 1987)
SonFrederick Reece DeVault+ (b. 22 May 1916, d. 26 February 1993)
SonRalph Earl DeVault+ (b. 11 December 1920, d. 15 February 1987)
DaughterHarriett Artheretta DeVault+ (b. 4 February 1922, d. 3 October 1992)
SonHarry Arthur DeVault+ (b. 4 February 1922, d. 17 April 1999)
SonRoy Allen DeVault+ (b. 22 March 1923, d. 21 February 2000)
DaughterLaura Alice DeVault (b. 12 June 1924, d. 6 June 1925)
DaughterMelvina Lorraine DeVault (b. 3 August 1928, d. 21 August 2006)

Biography

Estella Mae Pence was born on 10 September 1882 in Shelbyville, Shelby Co., IN. She married William Walker DeVault, son of John David DeVault and Nancy Melvina Hartness, on 29 July 1903 in Marion Co., IN. Estella Mae Pence died on 8 May 1931. She was buried in May 1931 in Acton Cemetery, Acton, Marion Co., IN, Find A Grave Memorial# 49972907.
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William Allen Pence

M, #88756, b. 28 September 1860, d. 10 May 1937
Pedigree Link

Family: Amanda Kelley (b. 18 February 1862, d. 3 April 1919)

DaughterEstella Mae Pence+ (b. 10 September 1882, d. 8 May 1931)

Biography

William Allen Pence was born on 28 September 1860 in Decatur Co., IN.1 He married Amanda Kelley on 5 May 1882. He died on 10 May 1937 in Shelby Co., IN. He was buried in May 1937 in Moscow Cemetery, Moscow, Rush Co., IN, Find A Grave Memorial# 74303950.
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Citations

  1. [S4162] Addison Twp./Shelbyville City, Dist. 0103, sheet 1A, Dwelling 9, Family 9, 1900 Federal Census, Shelby County, Indiana. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Roll 403; FHL #1240403.

Amanda Kelley

F, #88757, b. 18 February 1862, d. 3 April 1919
Pedigree Link

Family: William Allen Pence (b. 28 September 1860, d. 10 May 1937)

DaughterEstella Mae Pence+ (b. 10 September 1882, d. 8 May 1931)

Biography

Amanda Kelley was born on 18 February 1862 in Indiana.1 She married William Allen Pence on 5 May 1882. She died on 3 April 1919 in Shelbyville, Shelby Co., IN. She was buried in April 1919 in Moscow Cemetery, Moscow, Rush Co., IN, Find A Grave Memorial# 74304193.
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Citations

  1. [S4162] Addison Twp./Shelbyville City, Dist. 0103, sheet 1A, Dwelling 9, Family 9, 1900 Federal Census, Shelby County, Indiana. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Roll 403; FHL #1240403.

Viola Regina DeVault

F, #88758, b. 16 May 1901, d. 14 April 1986

Parents

FatherWilliam Walker DeVault (b. 3 November 1880, d. 8 September 1934)
MotherEstella Mae Pence (b. 10 September 1882, d. 8 May 1931)
Pedigree Link

Family: Cornelius Carl Wilkins (b. 18 February 1898, d. 18 February 1972)

DaughterDoris Mae Wilkins+
SonRobert Ray Wilkins+ (b. 6 April 1929, d. 26 April 2011)
DaughterMary Jane Wilkins+
DaughterNancy Ann Wilkins

Biography

Viola Regina DeVault was born on 16 May 1901 in Shelbyville, Shelby Co., IN. She married Cornelius Carl Wilkins, son of John W. Wilkins and Mary Jane Curry, on 29 August 1925.

License date. Ceremony by Oliver C. Hunt

Online genealogies indicate a marriage location of Dayton, Ohio, however the license was issued in Wayne County, Indiana. A marriage ceremony in Montgomery County, Ohio based on an Indiana marriage license seems farfetched -- the ceremony was more likely in Richmond, Indiana. DLB 2017

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License date. Ceremony by Oliver C. Hunt

Online genealogies indicate a marriage location of Dayton, Ohio, however the license was issued in Wayne County, Indiana. A marriage ceremony in Montgomery County, Ohio based on an Indiana marriage license seems farfetched -- the ceremony was more likely in Richmond, Indiana. DLB 2017.

Viola Regina DeVault died on 14 April 1986 in Marion Co., IN,

Obituary (findagrave.com):

Viola was the eldest child of William Walker & Stella Mae (Pence) DeVault.

She attended Franklin College where she prepared to be an elementary teacher. She taught her first year at the one-room Green Bay School in Moral Township. She next taught third grade at New Bethel School.

She married Nelis Carl Wilkins, on August 29, 1925.

They were the parents of four children: Doris Mae, Robert Ray, Mary Jane, and Nancy Ann.

She was buried in April 1986 in Orchard Hill Cemetery, Wanamaker, Marion Co., IN, Find A Grave Memorial# 62636170.


Note: Eleven months before Viola's birth, William W. Devault was living with his widowed mother in Tennessee, farming. Given this documented fact, combined with the 1903 marriage date for William and Estella, Viola was most unlikely to have been William's biological daughter. DLB 2017.
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William David DeVault

M, #88759, b. 21 June 1904, d. 4 June 1920

Parents

FatherWilliam Walker DeVault (b. 3 November 1880, d. 8 September 1934)
MotherEstella Mae Pence (b. 10 September 1882, d. 8 May 1931)
Pedigree Link

Biography

William David DeVault was born on 21 June 1904 in Shelby Co., IN. He died on 4 June 1920. He was buried in June 1920 in Acton Cemetery, Acton, Marion Co., IN.
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Frank Alton DeVault

M, #88760, b. 5 April 1906, d. 27 September 1960

Parents

FatherWilliam Walker DeVault (b. 3 November 1880, d. 8 September 1934)
MotherEstella Mae Pence (b. 10 September 1882, d. 8 May 1931)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Frank Alton DeVault was born on 5 April 1906 in Shelby Co., IN. He married Hazel Irene DeBaun, daughter of Charles E. DeBaun and Minnie E. Schonfield, on 16 June 1932 in Marion Co., IN; no children. Frank Alton DeVault and Hazel Irene DeBaun were divorced before April 1940. He married Zirla Clark, daughter of Frank O. Clark, in 1942; no children. Frank Alton DeVault died on 27 September 1960

OBITUARY - The Indianapolis Star; Indianapolis, Indiana; Wednesday, September 28, 1960; Page 23 (Newspapers.com)

Frank DeVault

Shelbyville, Ind. (Spl) -- Frank DeVault, 54 years old, 1302 Lexington Avenue, Indianapolis, died yesterday morning while helping to load horses into a truck on a Shelby county farm.

Mr. DeVault, a New York Central Railroad switchman and harness horseman, was stricken at the Cletus Kuhn farm near the Shelby-Rush County lines. It was believed he suffered a heart attack.

He had resided all of his life in Shelby County until going to Indianapolis 17 years ago. Mr. DeVault was a member of the Brookfield Baptist Church.

Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Zirla DeVault, five sisters, Mrs. James Lamb and Mrs. Garnet Keplinger, both of Shelbyville, Mrs. Nelis Wilkins of Indianapolis, Mrs. Walter Anderson of Rush County and Mrs. Walter Binkley of Chicago, and five brothers, Roy, Harry and Ralph DeVault, all of Shelby County, Fred DeVault of Greenfield and Louis DeVault of Madison.

Funeral arrangements are pending at the Murphy Mortuary in Shelbyville.

Note: The term "harness horseman" as used in Frank's obituary is believed to refer to harness racing.

He was buried in 1960 in Forest Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby Co., IN.
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Zirla Clark

F, #88761, b. 3 December 1905, d. 8 September 2002

Parents

Pedigree Link

Biography

Zirla Clark was born on 3 December 1905 in Colfax, McLean Co., IL. She married Stanley Edwin Nikirk. She married Frank Alton DeVault, son of William Walker DeVault and Estella Mae Pence, in 1942; no children. Zirla Clark died on 8 September 2002 in Shelbyville, Shelby Co., IN,

OBITUARY:

Zirla "Pat" DeVault, 96 of Shelbyville, died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2002, at Heritage House Convalescent Center.

Born Dec. 3, 1905, in Colfax, Ill., she was the daughter of Frank O. Clark. She married Frank DeVault and he preceded her in death on Sept. 27, 1960.

Survivors include one brother, Lowell Clark of Anderson, and one niece, Beverly Jones of Westport.

Mrs. DeVault was a homemaker.

Private graveside services will be Friday in Forest Hill Cemetery.

No visitation will be observed.

She was buried in September 2002 in Forest Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby Co., IN.
Zirla Clark was also known as "Pat" Clark.
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Frank O. Clark

M, #88762
Pedigree Link

Family:

DaughterZirla Clark (b. 3 December 1905, d. 8 September 2002)
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Louis Pence DeVault

M, #88763, b. 1 March 1908, d. 30 June 1969

Parents

FatherWilliam Walker DeVault (b. 3 November 1880, d. 8 September 1934)
MotherEstella Mae Pence (b. 10 September 1882, d. 8 May 1931)
Pedigree Link

Family: Bertha Lou Ella Plowman (b. 4 February 1907, d. 27 April 1991)

SonBobby Louis DeVault+ (b. 7 July 1928, d. 12 August 1993)

Biography

Louis Pence DeVault was born on 1 March 1908 in Shelby Co., IN. He married Bertha Lou Ella Plowman, daughter of John S. Plowman and Sarah Emma Foster, about 1928. Louis Pence DeVault died on 30 June 1969 in Madison, Jefferson Co., IN.
Louis Pence DeVault began military service in 1931 U.S. Army, listed as a private on U.S. Army Passenger List, A.S.N. 6356816, 13 Eng. PS, on the ship St. Mihiel, departing Ft. Slocum, New York on 18 MAR 1931.

Note:

Louis suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and was hospitalized 1942-1943 and again from 1943-1969 at Madison State Hospital, Indiana.

Per Tracy Devault, Ellen Hoyt wrote:

Louis was married to Bertha Lou Ella Plowman (1906-1991) born and died in North Carolina and they had a son Bobby Louis DeVault (7-7-1928-8-12-1993). He was married to Mary Louise Covington (1926-1985) and so far one daughter Valerie "Rene" DeVault (7- 4-1960-8-11-1979). She was murdered in Florida by Joseph Alan Marter who hung himself in his cell in 1992. I have been trying to find obituaries for Bobby Louis, Mary Louise and Valerie and Bertha but with no luck.

Also the reason he was donated to science is because his sister Elizabeth and some of the other siblings said they couldn't bury him due to financial reasons. In actuality there was a grave for him next to his parents in Acton. In 1920 William and Stella purchased 6 plots when William David died. Two are unused and since I'm a descendant they are now in my name. Also since he was in the military he could of had those benefits but they refused. Louis' wife Bertha remarried in 1952 to a Turner Lee Gregory. Elizabeth didn't even send him to Madison with his own clothing. He was there from 1942-1943 and 1943-1968 and 1968-1969. In early 1968 he was released to the care of Minnie Bear who ran the Bear family care home in Dupont Indiana. It was a farm which is a setting that he wanted to be in. He worked on the farm earning some money and was very happy and had no issues while living there. Only reason he was sent back to Madison was due to his cancer and his health failing fast. Minnie actually visited him after she had to send him back to the hospital.

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Elizabeth DeVault

F, #88764, b. 5 August 1909, d. 17 October 2000

Parents

FatherWilliam Walker DeVault (b. 3 November 1880, d. 8 September 1934)
MotherEstella Mae Pence (b. 10 September 1882, d. 8 May 1931)
Pedigree Link

Family: James Harvey Lamb (b. 17 December 1905, d. 14 February 1982)

DaughterMarilyn Jean Lamb+ (b. 3 September 1934, d. 18 February 1997)
DaughterLois Ann Lamb
DaughterSue Carolyn Lamb
DaughterBeverly Jo Lamb+
SonDonald Eugene Lamb
DaughterSandra Kay Lamb+ (b. 11 May 1941, d. 25 October 1997)
DaughterLinda Lu Lamb

Biography

Elizabeth DeVault was born on 5 August 1909 in Acton, Marion Co., IN. She married James Harvey Lamb, son of Harvey Lamb and Sarah Elizebeth Walker, on 17 June 1932 in Illinois. Elizabeth DeVault died on 17 October 2000 in Shelbyville, Shelby Co., IN. She was buried in October 2000 in Forest Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby Co., IN, Find A Grave Memorial# 14146139.
Elizabeth DeVault was also known as "Betty" DeVault.
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Nell Ruth DeVault

F, #88765, b. 1 July 1913, d. 22 November 1987

Parents

FatherWilliam Walker DeVault (b. 3 November 1880, d. 8 September 1934)
MotherEstella Mae Pence (b. 10 September 1882, d. 8 May 1931)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Nell Ruth DeVault was born on 1 July 1913 in Shelbyville, Shelby Co. (probably), IN. She married Anderson after 16 April 1940. She died on 22 November 1987 in Decatur Co., IN, Dates per SSDI, last residence Westport.
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Frederick Reece DeVault

M, #88766, b. 22 May 1916, d. 26 February 1993

Parents

FatherWilliam Walker DeVault (b. 3 November 1880, d. 8 September 1934)
MotherEstella Mae Pence (b. 10 September 1882, d. 8 May 1931)
Pedigree Link

Family: Florence C. Ruschhaupt (b. 25 March 1915, d. 3 March 2006)

SonDavid DeVault

Biography

Frederick Reece DeVault was born on 22 May 1916 in Shelbyville, Shelby Co. (probably), IN. He married Florence C. Ruschhaupt, daughter of William August Ruschhaupt and Emma Hibner. Frederick Reece DeVault died on 26 February 1993 in Greenfield, Hancock Co., IN. He was buried in 1993 in New Palestine Cemetery, New Palestine, Hancock Co., IN, Find A Grave Memorial# 15318193.
Frederick Reece DeVault began military service WW II service, U.S. Army, Sergeant.
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Ralph Earl DeVault

M, #88767, b. 11 December 1920, d. 15 February 1987

Parents

FatherWilliam Walker DeVault (b. 3 November 1880, d. 8 September 1934)
MotherEstella Mae Pence (b. 10 September 1882, d. 8 May 1931)
Pedigree Link

Family 1: Mary Elizabeth Miller (b. 15 April 1915, d. 6 November 1988)

DaughterRosemary Elizabeth DeVault+ (b. 7 February 1941, d. 18 June 2012)

Family 2: Hazel Irene DeBaun (b. 9 June 1913, d. 16 February 1994)

DaughterTessa Sue Cole+ (b. 18 November 1946, d. 29 May 2002)

Biography

Ralph Earl DeVault was born on 11 December 1920 in Shelbyville, Shelby Co. (probably), IN. He married Mary Elizabeth Miller, daughter of Leslie Thomas Miller and Anna Elizabeth McBee, on 13 April 1940 in Marion Co., IN, Mary later married William Koopman. Ralph Earl DeVault married Hazel Irene DeBaun, daughter of Charles E. DeBaun and Minnie E. Schonfield, in 1942. Ralph Earl DeVault died on 15 February 1987 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN,

OBITUARY - The Indianapolis Star; Indianapolis, Indiana; Tuesday, February 17, 1987; Page 31

Ralph E. DeVault

Shelbyville, Ind. -- Services for Ralph E. DeVault, 66, a lifelong Shelby County resident, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Ewing Mortuary, Shelbyville, with calling from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today. He died Sunday in Community Hospital. He had been an engineer for TriState Construction Co. 30 years, retiring in 1979. He was a World War II Army veteran and a member of Brookfield Baptist Church, Shelbyville Masonic Lodge 28, York Rite, Scottish Rite and Murat Temple. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Vincent Hospital Outpatient Dialysis Center. Survivors: wife, Hazel I. DeBaun DeVault; daughters, Tessa Pursley, Lana Reinhart, Donna Smith and Terry Whicker; sisters, Betty Lamb, Nell Anderson, Harriet Kiplinger and Melvina Brinkley; brothers, Roy, Fred and Harry DeVault; seven grandchildren.

He was buried in February 1987 in Winchester Cemetery, Shelby Co., IN.


Note: Ralph and Hazel DeVault appear to have raised four children of Dale and Emma (Utsler) Cole after the death of their mother in 1953. The foster arrangement may or may not have been legally documented.
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Harriett Artheretta DeVault

F, #88768, b. 4 February 1922, d. 3 October 1992

Parents

FatherWilliam Walker DeVault (b. 3 November 1880, d. 8 September 1934)
MotherEstella Mae Pence (b. 10 September 1882, d. 8 May 1931)
Pedigree Link

Family: Garnett Wendell Keplinger (b. 4 January 1921, d. 13 February 2011)

SonHarry Jay Keplinger

Biography

Harriett Artheretta DeVault was born on 4 February 1922 in Shelby Co., IN. She married Garnett Wendell Keplinger, son of Jefferson Leonard Keplinger and Evelyn Clark, on 3 April 1944. Harriett Artheretta DeVault died on 3 October 1992 in Indiana. She was buried in October 1992 in Forest Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby Co., IN, Find A Grave Memorial# 91359569.
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Harry Arthur DeVault

M, #88769, b. 4 February 1922, d. 17 April 1999

Parents

FatherWilliam Walker DeVault (b. 3 November 1880, d. 8 September 1934)
MotherEstella Mae Pence (b. 10 September 1882, d. 8 May 1931)
Pedigree Link

Family: Erma Ellen Rutherford (b. 10 February 1929, d. 20 June 2004)

DaughterKaren Sue DeVault+

Biography

Harry Arthur DeVault was born on 4 February 1922 in Shelby Co., IN. He married Erma Ellen Rutherford, daughter of Cecil William Rutherford and Zelphia Lavon Sink, on 2 September 1951 in St. Paul, Decatur Co., IN. Harry Arthur DeVault died on 17 April 1999 in Mesa, Maricopa Co., AZ,

OBITUARY

Former Shelbyville resident Harry A. DeVault, 77, Mesa, Ariz., died Saturday at Mesa Lutheran Hospital.

He was born Feb. 4, 1922, in Shelby County to William and Stella (Pence) DeVault. He married Erma (Rutherford) DeVault on Sept. 2, 1951, and she survives.

Mr. DeVault was an auto mechanic, retiring in 1987. He moved to Arizona from Shelbyville in 1985.

Mr. DeVault was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

He was a member of American Legion Post 70, Shelbyville, and the Shelbyville Masonic Lodge.

Other survivors include a daughter, Karen Hoyt, Paris, Mich.; two sisters, Elizabeth Lamb, Shelbyville, and Melvina Binkley, Westport; a brother, Roy DeVault, Shelbyville; and two grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by four sisters and five brothers.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Glenn E. George & Son Funeral Home with the Rev. L.J. Poe officiating. Burial will be in Paul Hill Cemetery, St. Paul. Graveside military services will be conducted by Shelby County veterans organizations.

Friends may call from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Shelby Lodge 28, F.&A.M., will conduct Masonic rites at 8 p.m.

He was buried in April 1999 in Paul Hill Cemetery, St. Paul, Decatur Co., IN.
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Roy Allen DeVault

M, #88770, b. 22 March 1923, d. 21 February 2000

Parents

FatherWilliam Walker DeVault (b. 3 November 1880, d. 8 September 1934)
MotherEstella Mae Pence (b. 10 September 1882, d. 8 May 1931)
Pedigree Link

Family: Frances F. DeBaun (b. 27 June 1915, d. 15 April 1997)

DaughterJune Beth DeVault+
SonRobert Allen DeVault+

Biography

Roy Allen DeVault was born on 22 March 1923 in Moral, Shelby Co., IN. He married Frances F. DeBaun, daughter of Charles E. DeBaun and Minnie E. Schonfield, on 21 November 1951. Roy Allen DeVault died on 21 February 2000 in Beech Grove, Marion Co., IN,

OBITUARY:

Roy A. De Vault, 76, Shelbyville, died Feb. 21, at St. Francis Hospital, Beech Grove. Born March 22, 1923, he was the son of William Walker and Stella Mae (Pence) DeVault. He married Francis (DeBaun) DeVault on Nov. 21, 1951, and she preceded him in death on April 15, 1997. Mr. DeVault was raised at the Masonic Orphans Home, Franklin. He served in World War II with the U. S. Army 6th Ranger Battalion. He was plant manager for the J. L. Chase International Furniture Company, Rushville, in the 1960s and retired from Wellman Thermal Systems, Shelbyville, in the mid-1980s. He was a member of F.&A.M. Lodge 28, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Lewis Creek Baptist Church.

Survivors include one son, Robert A. DeVault, Greenwood; one daughter, Mrs. Harold (June) Crowell (sic), Bargersville; two sisters, Betty Lamb, Shelbyville, and Melvina Binkley, Westport; and seven granddaughters. He was preceded in death by four sisters and six brothers.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Carmony-Ewing Harrison Street Funeral Home, with the Rev. CLiff Bunch officiating. Burial will be in Winchester Cemetery, Shelby County, with military graveside services conducted by local service organizations. Friends may visit from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with Masonic services conducted by F.@A.M. Lodge 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

He was buried in February 2000 in Winchester Cemetery, Winchester, Shelby Co., IN, Findagrave #19772956.
Roy Allen DeVault began military service WW II service, U.S. Army, Sixth Ranger Battalion.
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