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     Note: Robert "Bobby" died at eight years and at his request his three day old brother was named Robert.

Robert R. DeVault was born on 19 November 1878 at Washington Co., TN. He was the son of Frederick William DeVault and Laura Adelaide Martin. Robert R. DeVault died on 5 November 1886 at Washington Co., TN, at age 7. He was buried in November 1886 at Buffalo Ridge Church Cemetery, Gray's Station, Washington Co., TN, Headstone legend:

BOBBIE R.
Son of
Fred & Laura DeVault
Born Nov. 19, 1878
Died Nov. 5, 1886
"Heed my ... all ... in heaven."

     Robert Tenney DeVault was born on 7 October 1920 at Calhoun Co. (probably), MI. He was the son of Ralph Pulliam DeVault and Ruth C. Tenney. Robert Tenney DeVault married Norma K. Calkins, daughter of Arthur Vernon Calkins and Hilma Christine Malmgren, in 1942 at South Pasadena, Los Angelse Co., CA. Robert Tenney DeVault died on 13 February 1992 at Felton, Santa Cruz Co., CA, at age 71.

     Robert Valentine DeVault was born on 4 May 1906 at DeVault's Ford, Washington Co., TN. He was the son of William Weldon DeVault and Adelaide Gresham. Robert Valentine DeVault married Lila Gordon King Pinnix. Robert Valentine DeVault died after 1956.

     Roller Dutton DeVault was born on 29 December 1908 at Farnham, Richmond Co., VA. He was the son of Rev. Samuel Pierce DeVault and Helen Mary Oldham. Roller Dutton DeVault married Emma Alyne Smelcer, daughter of Alden Clark Smelcer and Elsie Bible, on 28 July 1939. Roller Dutton DeVault lived at La Mesa, San Diego Co., CA. He began military service U.S. Navy, retired 1956. He died on 16 October 1958 at La Mesa, San Diego Co., CA, at age 49. He was buried in October 1958 at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma, San Diego Co., CA.

     Rosemary Elizabeth DeVault was born on 7 February 1941 at Beech Grove, Marion Co., IN. She was the daughter of Ralph Earl DeVault and Mary Elizabeth Miller. Rosemary Elizabeth DeVault was also known as Rosemary Elizabeth Koopman Rosemary was legally adopted by her step-father, William Koopman, and took his surname. She married Donald Keith Shelley, son of Richard Elmo Shelley and Levernia Louise Swift, on 30 June 1962 at Buck Creek Chapel, Indianaopolis, Marion Co., IN. Rosemary Elizabeth DeVault died on 18 June 2012 at Kokomo, Howard Co., IN, at age 71

OBITUARY -

Rosemary Elizabeth Shelley, 71, Kokomo, passed away on Monday, June 18, 2012, at St. Joseph Hospital. She was born February 17, 1941, in Beech Grove, to the late William and Mary Elizabeth (Miller) Koopman. On June 30, 1962, she married Donald K. Shelley, and he survives.
She graduated from the Indiana School for the Deaf and worked for Cantina in the cafeteria at Delco in the 80’s. She was a member of the Kokomo Deaf Club.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons, Keith Shelley, St. Paul, Indiana, and Leslie (Tammy) Shelley, Kokomo; one daughter, M. Elizabeth Rother, Lexington, Kentucky; five grandchildren, Lee Shelley, Allison Shelley, Derek (Stephanie) Shelley, Zenas Rother, and Katelyn Shelley; and three great-grandchildren, Alexis Shelley, Joseph Hahn, and Brennan Shelley.
A gathering of friends and family will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday at Leslie’s house. Sunset Memory Garden Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Online messages of condolence may be made at www.sunsetmemorygarden.com.

     Roy Allen DeVault was born on 22 March 1923 at Moral, Shelby Co., IN. He was the son of William Walker DeVault and Estella Mae Pence. Roy Allen DeVault began military service WW II service, U.S. Army, Sixth Ranger Battalion. 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 at Beech Grove, Marion Co., IN, at age 76

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 at Winchester Cemetery, Winchester, Shelby Co., IN, Findagrave #19772956.

     Ruby Frances DeVault was born on 20 October 1893 at Morsey, Warren Co., MO. She was the daughter of Dr. William Bruce DeVault and Mary Frances Powell. Ruby Frances DeVault married Col. Paul O. Franson on 17 January 1914 at Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL. Ruby Frances DeVault died on 10 September 1957 at Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL, at age 63. Cause of death: in 1957 Cancer.

     Rufus I. DeVault was born on 7 March 1868 at Massengill Tract. He was the son of Isaac DeVault and Mary Elizabeth Hannah. Rufus I. DeVault died on 28 October 1892 at Mt. Airy, FL, at age 24. He was buried in 1892 at DeVault Cemetery, DeVault's Ford, Washington Co., TN.
Note: Did not marry.

     Ruth LeMay DeVault was also known as "Mimi". She was born on 21 April 1917 at Martinsburg, Audrain Co., MO. She was the daughter of John Baker DeVault and Effie Dye Walker. Ruth LeMay DeVault married Orville Hockett Read, son of Roscoe Read and Elizabeth Hockett, on 19 June 1937 at Mexico, Audrain Co., MO. Ruth LeMay DeVault lived at La Jolla, San Diego Co., CA. She died on 11 June 2002 at La Jolla, San Diego Co., CA, at age 85

Ruth LeMay (DeVault) Read -- A Remarkable Lady
"The unexpected twin." Perhaps that would be the most accurate way to describe my grandmother,
Mimi's (Ruth's) first moments.
On April 31, 1917, in a small town by the name of Martinsburg, Missouri, a baby boy was brought into the world . . . . . . and a few minutes later his twin sister was, too. The stories she heard of the birth told of a second baby that was so unexpected they wrapped her in some blankets and put her in the warming oven. Soon after the birth, when the twins were eighteen months old, a near tragedy struck. Ruth and Francis took sick and were rushed by train to Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. My grandmother isn't sure what the sickness was, but remembers her brother went into a coma and had to stay longer at the hospital. Luckily, both twins were spared.
Although she was the unexpected child, Ruth LeMay DeVault thought her childhood to be full and happy. Her father, John B. DeVault sold Studebakers for a living and provided a comfortable home for his wife, Effie Dye Walker, and their three children. Their house in Mexico, Missouri, was built with the rooms circling around a core room where the children loved to play. Young Ruth got along well with her younger brother, John, and her twin, Francis. In fact, one of her earliest childhood memories is of her riding a bike with John in the basket. Over the years, the children played games like checkers and dominos or with their many collies. One particular family vacation she remembers, was the time they went to visit Mr. DeVault's relatives in Kentucky, when she was about ten. My grandmother found it memorable because the family served their salad as a separate meal. The DeVault family had close ties to their Presbyterian Church. Mr. DeVault was a church elder and superintendent of Sunday School, while Ruth spent some of her time there playing the piano. Although they were strongly tied to the church, Ruth attended a public school until college. From first grade on, Ruth and about eight other school girls were an inseparable group. "Of course, I always liked the boys," she remembers. By sixth grade she had many boyfriends. One boy even brought her a birthday present of candy while riding his pony!
Sadly, because of the terrible depression that was hanging over the country, Ruth was the only one of her group of friends that was able to attend college. She attended a Christian girl's college in town. She remembers, laughing, that the students were not allowed to go into town without their gloves on. She also attended the University of Missouri, where she majored in humanities and piano/organ. Once out of college, she married Orville Hockett Read. They had met at a Demolay Organization dance when she was a sophomore. According to my grandmother, he was attractive because he was older (out of college when she met him) and willing to wait for her to go to college. They were to have a huge, traditional wedding in the Presbyterian church, but her mother took sick and it was cancelled. The sickness, sadly became quite serious and Mrs. DeVault died when Ruth was nineteen. The wedding did go on though, just smaller. The newlyweds took a short honeymoon, what most people would call a business trip to Duluth, Minnesota. Orville had some work to do there so Ruth accompanied him. After the trip, they returned to their home in Detroit, Michigan. Their first child was born in San Mateo, California. The bouncy girl was named Ruth Carol Read. Her brother (my father) John DeVault Read, followed a few years later in Newark, New Jersey. The children got along well and brought their parents great joy in their personalities and accomplishments. Sadly, in October of 1991, my grandfather passed away. It was a tough time for those that were close to the intelligent man, but the family coped. One of the largest trips my grandmother has taken as an adult was when she went along with my father when his choir toured Europe. John was high school age and they both found it to be a very good experience. Of the many places she has lived as an adult, her favorite is the small beach town of La Jolla, California, where she lives now. Ruth gained some recognition in La Jolla when she was elected associate vice president of the Coldwell Banker Real Estate branch in town. She is retired now, but is still doing her best to help the community. In her spare time, she helps manage the Darlington House, which raises money for a house for ladies of diminished means. You can also take a tour of the Salk Institute conducted by this wonderful lady. But the place you'll find Ruth most is watching over her son, his wife, and their new baby boy, John DeVault Read, Jr. When asked what part of her life she would like to live over, she immediately responded, her forties. Ruth LeMay (DeVault) Read's reason was simple: "They were fun!"
Written by Abigail Read, 7th grade, age 13.


OBITUARY:
Ruth D. Read of La Jolla died peacefully in her home. She was predeceased by her husband O.H.
(Bud) Read with whom she shared 54 years of a loving and mutually supportive marriage. She nurtured and is survived by her son John D. Read of San Diego, her daughter Missy Read Vanderbilt of Dallas, four grandchildren, and a treasured great-grandbaby. Ruth was a former President of the Social Service League of La Jolla, involved in several arts groups, and was a docent at the Salk Institute. She was an Associate Vice President of Coldwell Banker in La Jolla.
Donations in her memory may be made to the Endowment Fund of the Social Service League of La Jolla, PO Box 831, La Jolla, CA 92038.

     Samuel Devault was born on 2 September 1888 at Redbird, Gasconade Co., MO. He was the son of James Canny Davault and Jane Medley. Samuel Devault married Eve Fayetta Bolser on 15 April 1922 at Pratt, Pratt Co., KS. Samuel Devault lived on 6 April 1940 at Turkey Creek Twp., Barber Co., KS, farming, married, with adopted children Jack and Glenola.¹ He died on 29 November 1964 at Rogers Memorial Hospital, Rogers, Benton Co., AR, at age 76. He was buried in December 1964 at Pratt Cemetery, Garfield, Benton Co., AR, Findagrave #5390021.

     Dr. Samuel H. DeVault was born on 1 July 1889 at Jonesborough, Washington Co., TN. He was the son of Frederick William DeVault and Laura Adelaide Martin. Dr. Samuel H. DeVault was educated at Carson-Newman College, University of Virginia, VA. He married Nell C. Milton on 5 September 1917. 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.

Dr. Samuel H. DeVault died on 22 June 1974 at age 84. He was buried in June 1974 at New York.

     Samuel Henry DeVault was born on 28 May 1860 at Darke Co., OH.¹ He was the son of George C. DeVault and Prudence Davalt. Samuel Henry DeVault married Elizabeth Jane McDonnell, daughter of Edward Howard McDonnell and Alice Webster, in 1887. Samuel Henry DeVault married Margaret Angeline Shutt, daughter of Jefferson Shutt and Mary Ann Steele, on 30 August 1900 at Springhill, Warren Co., IA. Samuel Henry DeVault died on 31 December 1936 at Enid, Garfield Co., OK, at age 76. He was buried in January 1937 at Union Valley Cemetery (aka Ware Cemetery), Alfalfa Co., OK, Findagrave #23820126.
Note: Samuel relocated to Oklahoma at the time of the land rush in the 1890s.

     Samuel Jacob DeVault died on 26 May 1887 at McDowell Co., NC. He was born on 26 May 1887 at McDowell Co., NC. He was the son of Hugh Alexander Tate DeVault and Mary Alice Brown.

     Note: did not marry. Samuel Paul DeVault was born in 1885 at Leesburg, Washington Co., TN. He was the son of Frederick Russell DeVault and Blanche Etta Sill. Samuel Paul DeVault died on 24 July 1926. He was buried in July 1926 at Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Leesburg, Washington Co., TN.

     Rev. Samuel Pierce DeVault was born on 31 October 1872 at Boone's Creek, Washington Co., TN.¹ He was the son of Martin Van Buren DeVault and Annis Sevier Roller. Rev. Samuel Pierce DeVault married Helen Mary Oldham, daughter of John Lewis Oldham and Letitia A. Dutton, on 22 August 1906 at Paola, Miami Co., KS. Occupation: Baptist minister for 60 years, holding pastorates in Virginia, Indiana, and middle Tennessee. Rev. Samuel Pierce DeVault lived at Nashville, Davidson Co., TN. He died on 20 February 1958 at Johnson City, Washington Co., TN, at age 85. He was buried in February 1958 at Monte Vista Burial Park, Johnson City, Washington Co., TN.

     Sarah Devault was born circa 1785. She was the daughter of Andrew DeVault. Sarah Devault married Jacob Hoover, son of Jacob Huber and Elizabeth Hotsinpiller. Sarah Devault died after 1850 at Pike Co. (probably), OH, No children.

     Sarah A. DeVault was born on 4 April 1858. She was the daughter of Samuel Kitzmiller DaVault and Nancy Kitzmiller. Sarah A. DeVault died on 3 May 1871 at age 13. She was buried in May 1871 at Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, Washington Co., TN, Headstone legend:

SARAH A. DAVAULT
Born April 4, 1858
Died May 3, 1871.

     Sarah Elizabeth DeVault was born circa 1847 at Ohio.¹ She was the daughter of Daniel DeVault and Sarah Elizabeth Heskett.

     Sarah Priscilla DeVault was born on 22 October 1842 at the farm six miles from Greeneville, Greene Co., TN.¹ She was the daughter of David DeVault and Mariah Cox. Sarah Priscilla DeVault married Samuel C. Fitch on 6 May 1867 at Fleming Co., KY, no children. Sarah Priscilla DeVault lived in 1880 at Paducah, McCracken Co., KY. She married John W. Hannah on 4 February 1883, no children. Sarah Priscilla DeVault died on 15 June 1923 at age 80.

     Serle David DeVault was born on 15 May 1901 at Jonesborough, Washington Co., TN. He was the son of Joseph Gilbert DeVault and Nannie Elvira DePew. Serle David DeVault married Margaret Alice Blair on 14 February 1930. Serle David DeVault lived on 15 April 1930 at Canton, Stark Co., OH.¹ Occupation: Salesman for ice cream company in April 1940 at Canton, Stark Co., OH. He died in August 1982 at Stark Co., OH, at age 81.

     Sharon Prudence DeVault was born on 28 September 1945 at Enid, Garfield Co., OK. She was the daughter of George Jefferson DeVault and Sadie Greenman. Sharon Prudence DeVault married Bobby Dean Martin, son of Elmer Percy Martin and Lucie R. Friend, on 19 October 1968 at Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK. Sharon Prudence DeVault and Bobby Dean Martin were divorced before 21 May 1976. Sharon Prudence DeVault married Joseph Edward Hutton on 17 December 1980 at Pineville, McDonald Co., MO. Sharon Prudence DeVault died on 23 May 2006 at age 60. She was buried in May 2006 at Memorial Park Cemetery, Enid, Garfield Co., OK, Findagrave #140096885.

     Sheila Drew DeVault was born on 28 March 1910 at Tennessee. She was the daughter of Robert Drew DeVault and Osceola Walton. Sheila Drew DeVault married Archibald Greene Qualls, son of Jasper Lee Qualls and Cora Olive Hagaman, on 1 February 1930 at Johnson City, Washington Co., TN. Sheila Drew DeVault lived on 3 April 1940 at 416 Providence Road, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC.¹ She died on 7 August 1999 at Greensboro, Guilford Co., NC, at age 89.

     Shelby Bingham DeVault was born on 12 September 1957 at Washington, D.C.. He was the son of Dr. Walter David DeVault Jr. and Kathleen Farr Bingham. Shelby Bingham DeVault died on 19 December 2000 at Norwich, New London Co., CT, at age 43.

     Solon Clyde DeVault was born on 23 July 1888 at McDowell Co., NC. He was the son of Hugh Alexander Tate DeVault and Mary Alice Brown. Solon Clyde DeVault married Julia Agnes Hagen on 16 July 1917, no children. Solon Clyde DeVault died on 24 May 1954 at Great Bend, Barton Co., KS, at age 65 OBITUARY - Great Bend Daily Tribune (Great Bend, Kansas); Tuesday, May 25, 1954; page 5 column 4; (Ancestry.com):
Solon Clyde DeVault
Little River -- Solon Clyde DeVault, 65, died at 2:45 p.m. Monday at the Hoffman Memorial Hospital here shortly after a heart attack
DeVault had been Santa Fe station agent here 28 years. He was born in Cowe County, North Carolina, July 23, 1888. He was a member of the Episcopal Church and Masonic Lodge.
Survivors are the widow; four sisters, Nannie DeVault, Stoneath, Va., Mrs. Lola Swane, Supply, N.C., and Mrs. Vivian Garrison and Mrs. Ettie Cobb, both of Morganton, N.C; and a brother, Leland, Hutchinson.


Cause of death: heart attack. He was buried in May 1954 at Bean Cemetery, Little River, Rice Co., KS.

     Stella Mae DeVault was born on 28 April 1886 at Greene Co., TN.¹ She was the daughter of John Augustus DeVault and Mary Eleanor McClellan. Stella Mae DeVault died on 13 December 1941 at age 55. She was buried in December 1941 at River Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greeneville, Greene Co., TN.
Note: Did not marry.

     Susan DeVault was born. She was the daughter of Valentine DeVault and Florence Allison.

     Susannah C. DeVault was also known as "Susan".
Note: Having lost her mother at the age of 2, when her older sister Maria Catherina was married in 1833, Susan and her sister Rachel went to live with Maria and her husband Warrington Hunt. They were raised by the Hunts and stayed with them until they were married.

She was born on 13 February 1824 at Hanover, York Co., PA. She was the daughter of Jacob Davault and Rachel Dorothy Kitzmiller. Susannah C. DeVault married Joseph Franklin Duncan, son of James Duncan and Sarah Hunt, on 13 October 1842 at Washington Co., TN. Susannah C. DeVault died on 1 February 1899 at Moweaqua, Shelby Co., IL, at age 74 OBITUARY:

A MOTHER IN ISRAEL
Death of Susan DeValt Duncan, a Beloved Wife and Mother at Rest In Heaven
HER FAITH WAS IN GOD TO THE END.
Susan DeValt beloved wife of Jos. Duncan, Sr., quitely passed away in death at the family home in this city Feb. 1st, 1899, at 1 o'clock p. m., after a lingering illness of, consumption in which she bore her sufferings patient and uncomplainingly. When asked by her friends how she felt, most always answered she felt better, a proof that she was cheerful and her mind lingered on the bright side of life in which no clearer manifestation of a true christian character could have been exemplified. When told of the death of others that had taken place during her last days, she would say it looked almost too bad for so many younger, more useful persons to be taken while she lingered on, thereby manifesting that she felt her allotted time was drawing to a close. She was a kind affectionate wife and mother who loved her husband, and children and she likewise being loved by them in return.
She was a good neighbor and true friend in the years we have personally known her. We could mention many beautiful incidents in connection with her life, but one of the most impressive recalled to our memory was several years ago when her three sons professed religion. And at an afternoon meeting in the old Baptist Church, Robert, James and Joseph all were baptized and united with the Church, she was so happy her heart was overflowing and being unable to control her feelings. She shouted God's Praises in real earnest until there was not a person in the audience who did not shed tears of joy with her. Her family, including her sister were at her bedside when the end came. The funeral took place Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Baptist Church was conducted by Rev. Jo. B. Rogers assisted by Rev's Paisley, Jos. Thomas, and J. J. Midkiff. The Pall Bears were, Robt. B. Wilson, H. A. Pratt, Robt. W. Hight, H. Grooms, Wallace Gregory and Samuel Cushing. The remains were laid to rest beside those of her two daughters in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery west of town.
Those who attended the funeral from abroad were: Wm. Hight, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Hight, of Macon, H. Grooms of Decatur, Rev. J. J. Midkiff, of Stonington, J. W. Brown of Blue Mound and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Cushing of Assumption.


OBITUARY:
Susan C. DeValt Duncan, daughter of Jacob and Rachel DeValt was born near Hanover, Pa., Feb. 13th, 1824 and died at Moweaqua, Ill., Feb. 1st, 1899, age 74 years, 11 months and 12 days. She removed with the family to Tennessee when she was a child of about four years. She was married Oct 18th, 1812 to Joseph Duncan and moved to Jacksonville, Illinois in 1851. Living there about one year, they moved to Fayette, Green county, residing there until Feb. 10th, 1867 when they moved to the neighborhood of Moweaqua and later to the home in this city. Bro. and Sister Duncan lived as man and wife together for more than 56 years. To them were born eight children, Sarah A, Jennie, Robert, and a child dying in infancy have passed to the otherside, Mary, Martin, James and Joseph living. Besides the aged husband and four children, Sister Duncan leaves one brother and a sister, Mrs. Hunt, of Tulsa, Indian Territory, who was present during the last months of her illness. She and Bro. Duncan both joined the Baptist Church before they were married, and united with the Church here in 1867, and have been members in good standing ever since.

History of Shelby Co., Illinois, by Newton Bateman and Paul Selby, 1910, Page 869

Nathan Francis: In September 1865 Mr. Francis married in Macoupin Co. Mary C. Duncan, born near Jonesboro, Washington Co., TN, February 24, 1844, a daughter of Joseph and Susannah C. (DeVault) Duncan. Joseph Duncan was born February 27, 1817 near Jonesboro, Washington Co., TN, and moved to Illinois in the fall of 1851, settling in Jacksonville and later buying a farm near Fayette, Green Co., on which he resided only a few years. He then purchased a farm near Moweaqua in Shelby Co., where he lived until locating in the city where he became Senior Deacon of the Baptist Church. After the death of his wife, he made his home with his daughter Mrs. Nathan Francis until his own death occurred March 30, 1905, when over 88 years of age. In 1842 he was married to Susannah C. DeVault and this union lasted 57 years, her death occurring at the family home in Moweaqua, February 1, 1899, when she was nearly 75 years old. Joseph and Susannah C. (DeVault) Duncan had 8 children: Martyn, Sarah, Jennie, James, Robert, Joseph, Mary C. and a son who died in infancy.

She was buried in February 1899 at Westside Cemetery, Moweaqua, Shelby Co., IL.

     Thelma Lorrane DeVault was born on 29 March 1928 at Nash, Grant Co., OK.¹ She was the daughter of Walter Nelson DeVault and Nellie May Blackwell. Thelma Lorrane DeVault married Homer Frederick Watt, son of Frederick Stephen Watt and Jennie Mary Snider, on 31 December 1945 at Hood River Co., OR. Thelma Lorrane DeVault and Homer Frederick Watt were divorced. Thelma Lorrane DeVault married Stephen Patterson circa 31 March 1951 at Clark Co., WA. Thelma Lorrane DeVault married Gene L. Anderson, son of Torkel Anderson and Agnes Olson, on 23 December 1952 at Vancouver, Clark Co., WA. Thelma Lorrane DeVault died on 10 May 1995 at Tigard, Washington Co., OR, at age 67. She was buried in May 1995 at Upper Valley Cemetery, Parkdale, Hood River Co., OR, Findagrave #51761648.

     Thomas Montgomery DeVault was born on 25 November 1855 at Sullivan Co., TN. He was the son of John David DeVault and Cynthia H. Wells. Thomas Montgomery DeVault married Lydia Ann Douglas, daughter of Elbert Douglas and Mary Bacon, on 12 October 1882 at Washington Co., TN. Thomas Montgomery DeVault died on 19 January 1888 at Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC, at age 32. Cause of death: spinal meningitis, contracted while caring for his brother George. Thomas died one week after George. He was buried in January 1888 at Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC.

     Timothy DeVault was born on 25 May 1950 at Los Angeles Co., CA. He was the son of George Wesley DeVault. Timothy DeVault died on 13 August 1955 at Los Angeles Co., CA, at age 5.