The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

Shirley Mae Davis^1,2

F, #401

Parents

Father	Clarence Bast "Bast" Davis (b. December 1898, d. 13 December 1947)
Mother	Hazel Halleman (b. 17 July 1904, d. 14 April 1990)

Pedigree Link

Family: Paul Emerson Lull, Jr., (b. 13 January 1928, d. 16 May 2005)

Daughter	Jane Lull
Son	Paul Lull+
Daughter	Dorothy Lull

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S1608] 1930 Census, Illinois, Cook County

Family Explorer

Mariah Cox^1,2,3,4

F, #402, b. 15 June 1816, d. 16 May 1881

Parents

Father	John Cox (d. before February 1849)
Mother	Priscilla McCray

Pedigree Link

Family: David Davault (b. 27 August 1813, d. 19 April 1884)

Son	Frederick DeVault (b. 26 January 1840, d. 5 March 1903)
Son	John Augustus DeVault+ (b. 11 October 1841, d. 5 September 1917)
Daughter	Sarah Priscilla "Sallie" DeVault (b. 22 October 1842, d. 15 June 1923)
Daughter	Louise Virginia "Louisa" DeVault+ (b. 10 April 1844, d. 2 February 1887)
Daughter	Martha Emily "Emma" DeVault (b. 12 October 1845, d. 7 June 1880)
Daughter	Mary Catherine DeVault (b. 13 January 1847, d. 4 June 1892)

BASIC FACTS

Mariah Cox was born on 15 June 1816 in Washington Co., Tennessee.¹ She and David Davault were married on 22 February 1838 in Washington Co., Tennessee.^1,5,6 She died on 16 May 1881, at age 64, in Tennessee.^1,5 She was buried in Probably in a family cemetery on David's Farm.

Mariah Cox was also known as Maria Cox.⁷ She was also known as Marie Cox.⁸ She was also known as Mary Cox.⁸ She had reference number 403. She was enumerated on the census in Greene County, Tennessee (1850 - 1880.) Finding out who Mariah's parents were was quite a task. The clue that led to solving the mystery came in 2013 when I received a copy of a letter written to President Abraham Lincoln by a (presumed) family friend, N. G. Layton. The letter asked that John Augustus DeVault, then a prisoner in Camp Dougles, the Union prisoner-of-war camp in Chicago, Illinois, be pardoned. In the letter it mentioned that Col. C. P. Byers was John's uncle. This clue led, via a circuitous route, to the information that Charles Potter Byers second wife, Emeline Cox was a sister of Mariah Cox. It also turned out that Charles Potter Byers and his first wife had a daughter that had married Elbert Sevier Cox. We were eventually able to show that Mariah, Elbert, Emeline and several other Cox children were siblings. Several genealogies show that these Cox children, including Elbert, Emeline, Mariah, Caroline and four other Cox siblings were the children of John Cox and Priscilla (McCray) Templin-Cox. Priscilla was buried in Cherokee Community Cemetery in Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee. Many genealogies and a Find-A-Grave memorial say that Priscilla's husband, John Cox, who is also buried in the Cherokee Community Cemetery, died in October 1818. This is too early for this John Cox to be the father of Elbert Cox and several of the other Cox children. The mystery was finally solved by the following legal documents, located by Cathy Cook. It hows that the Cox children were siblings and children of John Cox. It also suggests that he died in 1848 and that the 1818 date is probably a gravestone transcription error.

COURT RECORDS

In September 1847, Elbert Cox and siblings, Emaline, Thomas, James C., Mariah, and Caroline were forced to go to court and have their father declared incompetent. The minutes, dated 6 Sep 1847, read: ?

"Upon information being made to the Court by Chas P. Byers and his wife, Emaline, Thos I. Cox, Elbert S. Cox, James C. Cox, David Davault and wife, Mariah, [Hugh] Aiken Crawford and wife Caroline that their father, John Cox is of unsound mind and praying that Jury be appointed to enquire in the mental condition of his mind. It is ordered by the Court that the Sheriff of said county summon a jury of twelve freeholders to ascertain by inquisition such idiocy or lunacy and make return thereof to the Court now in session and also such lands and chattels that he may be possessed of."?

The jury filed this report: ?

"The undersigned freeholders of Washington County, having been duly summoned and sworn by the Sheriff of said County as a jury to enquire into the mental condition of John Cox. After diligently investigating the matter do find that the said John Cox is a lunatic and utterly incapable of managing his own affairs with safety to himself and others; We also find that the said Cox is in possession of 354 acres of land as appears from tax list, valued $3000. We also find him in possession of a black woman, Matilda with five children, value is supposed to be $1600; also 3 black boys and 1 girl as is supposed to be worth $1700; also find in his possession 9 head of horses value $450; also supposed to be 30 head cattle value $125; also 27 head of sheep value $13; also 30 head of hogs value $50; also 2 wagons value $120; also household & kitchen furnature, farming utensils value $300. And from information of the family of said Cox that he has in his possession of some cash notes, be we being unable to ascertain the amount, all of which is submitted to your worships. Given under our hands and seals, this 7th Septr 1847, Laurence Bowers, Jacob Bacon, James Crouch, Charles Basket, Jacob Hilbert, John V. Joss, Joseph Clark, Saml E. Edwards, Wm P. Reeves, Saml M. Hunt, John B. Pritchett, John Crouch.?"

After John was found to be unable to manage his affairs, the court appointed Elbert as his guardian. By February 1849, John had died and Elbert and Thomas were appointed Administrators of his estate.

OBITUARY - The Greeneville Harold, Thursday, May 19, 1881

Died in the 9th district, Sunday, May 15th, Mrs. Maria, wife of David DeVault, aged 64 years.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S56] 1850 Census, Tennessee, Greene County, Source Medium: Book
[S121] 1860 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S354] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S5439] Genealogy prepared by Cathy (Crabtree) Cook, Source Medium: Book
[S9067] Marriage Records: Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
[S205] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S5651] Genealogy prepared by Dan DeVault, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Frederick DeVault^1,2,3,4,5

M, #403, b. 26 January 1840, d. 5 March 1903

Parents

Father	David Davault (b. 27 August 1813, d. 19 April 1884)
Mother	Mariah Cox (b. 15 June 1816, d. 16 May 1881)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Frederick DeVault was born on 26 January 1840 in Parent's farm six miles from Greeneville, Greene Co., Tennessee.¹ He died on 5 March 1903, at age 63.¹ He was buried in Whittenburg United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greene Co., Tennessee.⁶

Frederick DeVault had reference number 404. He was a Farmer; (1860); Merchant in Jonesborough, Washington Co., Tennessee; farm laborer (1900.)^7,4,5 He was enumerated on the census in Greene County, Tennessee (1850, 1860); Washington County, Tennessee (1870); Greene County, Tennessee (1900.) Civil War, Confederate Army, 64th North Carolina Infantry, Companies H and I.⁸ In the 1900 Census for Greene County, Tennessee, Frederick is shown living with his sister, Sarah Priscilla (DeVault) Hannah and her husband. His age given in this census is off by twenty-two years.

GRAVE MARKER

F. DEVAULT
BORN JAN 26, 1840
DIED MAR 5, 1903

Tho' lost to sight, to memory dear.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S209] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
[S56] 1850 Census, Tennessee, Greene County, Source Medium: Book
[S121] 1860 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S658] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S4476] Email from Don Miller (T. Elmer Cox Historical and Genealogical Library) dated December 19, 2007
[S5651] Genealogy prepared by Dan DeVault, Source Medium: Book
[S4821] Email from Stevie Hughes dated November 29, 2009

Family Explorer

John Augustus DeVault^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}

M, #404, b. 11 October 1841, d. 5 September 1917

Parents

Father	David Davault (b. 27 August 1813, d. 19 April 1884)
Mother	Mariah Cox (b. 15 June 1816, d. 16 May 1881)

Pedigree Link

Family: Mary Eleanor McClellan (b. 1 November 1851, d. 7 April 1910)

Daughter	Maude Marian DeVault+ (b. 22 September 1881, d. 7 January 1966)
Son	Herbert M. DeVault (b. 2 March 1884, d. 18 February 1973)
Daughter	Stella Mae DeVault (b. 28 April 1886, d. 13 December 1941)
Son	Neil Augustus DeVault (b. May 1889, d. 25 February 1928)

BASIC FACTS

John Augustus DeVault was born on 1 October 1841.² He was born on 11 October 1841 in Tennessee.^1,3 He and Mary Eleanor McClellan were married on 8 December 1880 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.^1,9 He died on 5 September 1917, at age 75, in Greeneville, Greene Co., Tennessee.^1,10,11 He was buried in River Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greene Co., Tennessee.¹² He was buried in DeVault Cemetery (location ?)¹¹

John Augustus DeVault had reference number 405. Civil War, Confederate Army, 64th North Carolina Infantry, Companies H and I.¹³ He was enumerated on the census in Greene County, Tennessee (1850-1880, 1900, 1910.) He was a Farmer - general farming (1880, 1900, 1910.)^6,7,8 Letter from N. G. Layton to President Abraham Lincoln , February 16, 1864 (Letter requests a pardon for John Augustus DeVault . The original of this letter is with The Collection of The Civil War Library, Longmont, Colorado.)

Springfield Miss.
Hon A. Lincoln Feb 16th 1864
Prest. U.S.A.
Sir. John Devault of Greene Co., E. Tennessee, was forcibly seized and against his will put into the Rebel Army - Subsequently he was captured at Cumberland Gap with Genl. Frazier's command . Since then he has been and is now confined as a prisoner of war at Camp Douglas . He does not wish to be exchanged - but desires to take the oath of allegiance and remain North as a loyal citizen of the U States.
He is not twenty years of age. If bonds, in addition to the oath of allegiance, be required - he can make a good bond secured by Col. C P Byers , his uncle, a Tenn. refugee now a citizen of Springfield Massachusetts - who will be his surety for good behavior and fidelity - and that he shall not in any respect become a charge to the U.S.
If you will order his discharge upon these conditions - you will do him simple justice and confer a great kindness upon his relatives here who are genuine devoted Union people & have proved their faith by their sufferings at home and their present exile.
I am very respectfully
Yr. Obt. Svt.
N. G. Layton
of East Tennessee

Note: Apparently John was conscripted into the Confederate Army. He was captured by Union forces when General John Wesley Frazer surrendered at Cumberland Gap. The letter worked as John was pardoned and not exchanged back to the Confederate Army. This letter contains an important clue and it was used to solve a long-standing mystery. It turns out that Col. Charles Potter Byers was not John's uncle, as the letter states, but was the father-in-law of Elbert Sevier Cox. Elbert, a brother of John's mother, Mariah Cox, was John's uncle. With that clue we were able to determine the parents of Mariah (Cox) DeVault.

GRAVE MARKER

DeVAULT

JOHN A. DeVAULT
1841 - 1917

MARY DeVAULT
1851 - 1910

Neil A. DeVAULT
1889 - 1928

Note: John's death certificate says that he was buried in the DeVault Cemetery. Presumably, this is the cemetery that was located on his parents' farm. However, he shares a stone with others in his family that are buried in River Hill Cemetery.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S8534] I.G.I. Version 4.01, Source Medium: Book
[S205] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S56] 1850 Census, Tennessee, Greene County, Source Medium: Book
[S121] 1860 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S1007] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S354] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S658] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S8536] I.G.I. Version 5.0
[S12409] Tennessee Death Index, 1914-1925 (Internet)
[S3544] Death Certificate - John Augustus DeVault
[S4476] Email from Don Miller (T. Elmer Cox Historical and Genealogical Library) dated December 19, 2007
[S12408] Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications

Family Explorer

Mary Eleanor McClellan^1,2,3

F, #405, b. 1 November 1851, d. 7 April 1910

Parents

Father	William M. McClellan (b. 14 October 1809, d. 4 May 1892)
Mother	Hannah Bachman (b. 9 December 1824, d. 20 April 1900)

Pedigree Link

Family: John Augustus DeVault (b. 11 October 1841, d. 5 September 1917)

Daughter	Maude Marian DeVault+ (b. 22 September 1881, d. 7 January 1966)
Son	Herbert M. DeVault (b. 2 March 1884, d. 18 February 1973)
Daughter	Stella Mae DeVault (b. 28 April 1886, d. 13 December 1941)
Son	Neil Augustus DeVault (b. May 1889, d. 25 February 1928)

BASIC FACTS

Mary Eleanor McClellan was born in 1850 in Sullivan County, Tennessee.⁴ She was born on 1 November 1851 in Tennessee.^5,2 She and John Augustus DeVault were married on 8 December 1880 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.^4,6 She died on 7 April 1910, at age 58, in Horse Creek, Greene Co., Tennessee.^4,5,7 She was buried in River Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greene Co., Tennessee.⁸

Mary Eleanor McClellan was also known as Mary Elenor McClennan.⁴ She had reference number 406. She was enumerated on the census in Sullivan County, Tennessee (1870); Greene County, Tennessee (1900.) NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - The Comet; Johnson City, Tennessee; April 14, 1910; Image 4 (Website: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/)

Died of Heart Failure as She Neared Her Old Home in This County.
A peculiarly sad death occurred yesterday afternoon near Clover Bottom, in this county. Mrs. John DeVault, of Greene county, suddenly expired in a hack, as she neared the home of W. M. Bachman. She was accompanied by her daughter, Miss Maud, and was stricken when almost in sight of her old home place that she had not seen in 18 years. She was 73 years of age and was formerly a Miss McClellen, and is a niece of Mrs. E. H. Bachman, of this city. The remains were brought to the home of her aunt, on Watauga avenue last night and will be shipped to Greeneville this morning for burial.

GRAVE MARKER

DeVAULT

JOHN A. DeVAULT
1841 - 1917

MARY DeVAULT
1851 - 1910

Neil A. DeVAULT
1889 - 1928.

Citations

[S7481] Genealogy prepared by Tracy Verba
[S208] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County, Source Medium: Book
[S658] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S4081] Descendants of Jonathan Bachman prepared by Helen Ledford
[S8536] I.G.I. Version 5.0
[S3676] Death Certificate - Mary Eleanor (McClellan) DeVault
[S3079] Cemetery Records, River Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greene Co., Tennessee

Family Explorer

Maude Marian DeVault^1,2,3,4,5

F, #406, b. 22 September 1881, d. 7 January 1966

Parents

Father	John Augustus DeVault (b. 11 October 1841, d. 5 September 1917)
Mother	Mary Eleanor McClellan (b. 1 November 1851, d. 7 April 1910)

Pedigree Link

Family: John Nathan Tucker (b. 3 October 1873, d. 29 November 1949)

Step-son	William Troy Tucker (b. 1902, d. 20 November 1918)
Step-son	Clarence Stephens Tucker+ (b. 12 October 1903, d. 1 March 1945)

BASIC FACTS

Maude Marian DeVault was born on 22 September 1881 in Tennessee.^6,3 She and John Nathan Tucker were married on 6 February 1912 in Greene Co., Tennessee.^2,7 She died on 7 January 1966, at age 84, in Greene Co., Tennessee.^6,8 She died on 15 January 1966, at age 84.⁹ She was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Greeneville, Greene Co., Tennessee.¹⁰

Maude Marian DeVault had reference number 407. Her Social Security Number was 410-74-1596, issued: Tennessee, last residence: Greeneville, Greene Co., Tennessee.⁹ She was enumerated on the census in Greene County, Tennessee (1900 - 1930.) NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - The Comet; Johnson City, Tennessee; April 14, 1910; Image 4 (Website: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/)

Died of Heart Failure as She Neared Her Old Home in This County.
A peculiarly sad death occurred yesterday afternoon near Clover Bottom, in this county. Mrs. John DeVault, of Greene county, suddenly expired in a hack, as she neared the home of W. M. Bachman. She was accompanied by her daughter, Miss Maud, and was stricken when almost in sight of her old home place that she had not seen in 18 years. She was 73 years of age and was formerly a Miss McClellen, and is a niece of Mrs. E. H. Bachman, of this city. The remains were brought to the home of her aunt, on Watauga avenue last night and will be shipped to Greeneville this morning for burial.

OBITUARY - Greeneville Sun

Mrs. Maude Tucker Died This Morning
Mrs. Maude DeVault Tucker, 84, of Rt. 5, Greeneville, died at seven a.m. today at Laughlin Hospital.
The funeral will be Sunday at two thirty p.m. at Doughty-Stevens Funeral Home, Dr. W. R. Rollins will officiate. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be nephews.
Survivors are one brother, Herbert DeVault, Rt. 5, Greeneville; two grandchildren James N. Tucker and Mrs. Richard Humphreys, both of Greeneville also three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John N. Tucker and a son, Clarence Tucker.
She was a member of the Asbury Methodist Church.
The body will remain at Doughty-Stevens Funeral Home throughout the service.

GRAVE MARKER

MAUDE TUCKER
1881 - 1966.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S1933] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S1007] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S1434] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S658] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S7481] Genealogy prepared by Tracy Verba
[S9007] Marriage Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Marriages 1780 - 2002 (Ancestry.com)
[S4023] Death Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Archives (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S2967] Cemetery Records - Oak Grove Cemetery, Greeneville, Green Co., Tennessee

Family Explorer

John Nathan Tucker^1,2,3,4,5

M, #407, b. 3 October 1873, d. 29 November 1949

Parents

Father	Alden T. Tucker
Mother	Margaret Brown

Pedigree Link

Family: Maude Marian DeVault (b. 22 September 1881, d. 7 January 1966)

Son	William Troy Tucker (b. 1902, d. 20 November 1918)
Son	Clarence Stephens Tucker+ (b. 12 October 1903, d. 1 March 1945)

BASIC FACTS

John Nathan Tucker was born in 1873 in Greeneville, Greene Co., Tennessee.^1,2 He was born on 3 October 1873 in Baileyton, Greene Co., Tennessee.⁶ He and Maude Marian DeVault were married on 6 February 1912 in Greene Co., Tennessee.^3,7 He died in 1949, at age ~76.² He died on 29 November 1949, at age 76, in Greeneville, Greene Co., Tennessee.^6,8,9 He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Greeneville, Greene Co., Tennessee.²

John Nathan Tucker had reference number 408. He was a Salesman - hardware store (1900, 1910); proprietor - hardware store (1920, 1930.)^3,4,5 He was enumerated on the census in Greene County, Tennessee (1880, 1900 - 1930.) Census and LDS records indicate that John's marriage to Maude was his second marriage. His first marriage was to Bonnie E. Stephens. John and Bonnie had two sons, William Troy Tucker who died young and Clarence Stephens Tucker. Bonnie died shortly after Clarence was born.

Some LDS records and some genealogies say that John Nathan Tucker was the son of John Tucker and Sarah Jane Bailey. At present, I think this was a different family. In the 1910 Census, John was living alone. His son Clarence was living with his aunt and grandmother.

From "THE DAVID AND NANCY ANN CRAIG BROWN FAMILY A SON OF OLD JOTHAM AND PHEBY BROWN"

... Margaret (Brown) Graham remarried to Alden T. Tucker* (1839-1907). Alden Tucker was the son of Alexander Clay Tucker and Sarah Ball Tucker* (1816-1882). He also served in the Civil War with the 1st Tennessee Cavalry Company F. Alden was captured and sent to the Confederate prison at Castle Thunder,Virginia. Alden and Margaret Tucker lived in the Woodlawn area of District 11 of Greene County. In the 1900 census, Margaret stated she had nine children of whom eight were living. Their children were: (i) Sarah Ann Tucker, born c. 1868; (ii) William Alexander Tucker, born 10-3-1873. William served inthe Spanish American War. He was a lawyer in Greeneville, and later moved to Idaho. (iii) FlorenceJosephine Tucker, born about 1872; (iv) John Nathan Tucker, born 1873. John Nathan married BonnieStephens (1879-1908). They had one son before Bonnie’s early death at age 29. John Nathan remarried to Maud Devault (1881-1966), a daughter of John A. and Mollie Devault (buried River Hill Cemetery). The family lived in Greeneville where John Nathan worked as a hardware salesman in his cousin John Tucker’s (1845-1927) hardware store. John Nathan was later a co-owner of the store and lived on Oak Grove Avenue in Greeneville. John Nathan Tucker died in Greeneville in 1949. He and his two wives and his only son are buried at Oak Grove Cemetery. The son of John Nathan and Bonnie Stephens Tucker was: (a) Clarence S. Tucker (1900-1945). Clarence married Willie Cooter (1904-1995), a long time schoolteacher in Greeneville. Clarence and Willie had two children, a daughter Carolyn Tucker Humphreys who lives in Alaska, and a son James Nathan Tucker (1939-1974). Clarence Tucker’s wife, Willie, inherited her stepmother-in-law’s farm known as the Devault Farm located near the Ashville Highway in southern Greene County. A curious turn of events is that the author of this book [Stevie Hughes] now lives on the Devault/Tucker Farm which in 2007 was developed into a residential community.

Note: Contrary to the above article, John Nathan Tucker and Bonnie Stephens had two sons, one died young.

OBITUARY

Mr. John N. Tucker, 76, Died Early Today In Hospital
Retired Hardware Merchant Had been In Failing Health
John N. Tucker, age 76, passed away this morning at 2:30 o'clock in a local hospital. He had been in poor health for some time, and after suffering a heart attack, entered a hospital on last Wednesday.
Mr. Tucker, who was one of Greene County's most prominent and beloved citizens, was born in Greene County near Baileyton. He came to Greeneville more than fifty years ago as a very young man, and in 1900 was married to Miss. Bonnie Stephens. Two this union was born two sons, Troy and Clarence Tucker, all of whom preceded him in death.
In 1912 he was married to Miss Maude DeVault, who survives him. The deceased is also survived by his brother, Bruce Tucker, and a sister, Miss Lillian Tucker, both of Baileyton, and by two beloved grandchildren, Carolyn and James Nathan Tucker
In the hardware business for forty years, Mr. Tucker made many friends throughout Greene and adjoining counties. Always genial and friendly, young chil [I think something is missing here.]
The deceased was a member of the Asbury Methodist Church and an active member of the Men's Bible Class of the Asbury Church.
Funeral services will be held at the Doughty-Stevens Funeral Home Thursday morning at 10:30 o'clock, with the Rev. Sullins Dosser officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Active pall bearers will be Max Easterly, Hugh Tiller, Paul Ford, Henry Seaver, Carroll McInturff, Jr., and George Greene.
Honarary Pallbearers will be members of the Men's Bible Class of Asbury Church.

GRAVE MARKER

JOHN NATHAN TUCKER
1873 - 1949.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S2967] Cemetery Records - Oak Grove Cemetery, Greeneville, Green Co., Tennessee
[S1933] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S1007] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S1434] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S8536] I.G.I. Version 5.0
[S9007] Marriage Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Marriages 1780 - 2002 (Ancestry.com)
[S10781] Obituary - John Nathan Tucker
[S3563] Death Certificate - John Nathan Tucker

Family Explorer

Herbert M. DeVault^1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #408, b. 2 March 1884, d. 18 February 1973

Parents

Father	John Augustus DeVault (b. 11 October 1841, d. 5 September 1917)
Mother	Mary Eleanor McClellan (b. 1 November 1851, d. 7 April 1910)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Herbert M. DeVault was born on 2 March 1884 in Tennessee.^7,3 He died on 18 February 1973, at age 88, in Greene Co., Tennessee.^8,9 He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Greeneville, Greene Co., Tennessee.¹⁰

Herbert M. DeVault had reference number 409. His Social Security Number was 412-60-2920, issued: Tennessee, last residence: Greeneville, Greene Co., Tennessee.⁸ He was enumerated on the census in Greene County, Tennessee (1900 - 1930.) He was a Laborer - home farm (1910); farmer (1920, 1920.)^3,4,5 OBITUARY - Greeneville Sun

Herbert DeVault
Herbert DeVault, near Links Hill, 88, passed away Sunday, 2:45 a.m., in Laughlin Hospital. He was a retired farmer. He was the son of the late John and Mary McClellan DeVault and he is survived by cousins.
The funeral will be Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. at Jeffers Mortuary Chapel with interment in Oak Grove.
Rev. Wallace Fowler will officiate.
Pallbearers will be Oscar Bailey, Robert and Frank Bell, Clark Hensley, Jim Hale and James N. Tucker.
The family will receive friends 7 to 9 tonight at Jeffers.

GRAVE MARKER

HERBERT M. DeVAULT
1884 - 1973.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S2967] Cemetery Records - Oak Grove Cemetery, Greeneville, Green Co., Tennessee
[S1007] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S1434] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S1933] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S658] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S7481] Genealogy prepared by Tracy Verba
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S4023] Death Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Archives (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S2968] Cemetery Records - Oak Grove Cemetery, Greeneville, Greene Co., Tennessee

Family Explorer

Stella Mae DeVault^1,2,3,4,5

F, #409, b. 28 April 1886, d. 13 December 1941

Parents

Father	John Augustus DeVault (b. 11 October 1841, d. 5 September 1917)
Mother	Mary Eleanor McClellan (b. 1 November 1851, d. 7 April 1910)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Stella Mae DeVault was born on 28 April 1886 in Greene Co., Tennessee.^6,2 She was born on 28 December 1887 in Greene Co., Tennessee.⁷ She died on 13 December 1941, at age 55, in Greeneville, Greene Co., Tennessee.⁷ She was buried in River Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greene Co., Tennessee.⁷

Stella Mae DeVault had reference number 410. She was enumerated on the census in Greene County, Tennessee (1900 - 1930.) OBITUARY - Greeneville Sun

MISS STELLA DEVAULT DEAD
Miss Stella DeVault, who has been ill for several months, passed away this morning at five o'clock in a local hospital.
The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock from the home of her sister, Mrs. John Tucker, by the Rev. Walter A. Smith. Interment will be in the River Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Messrs. Andy Stephens, Bob Link, Clark Hensley, George Scott, John Noell and Sid Noell.
Flower bearers will be Mrs. W. R. Bullen, Miss Lizzie Noell, Mrs. Joe Susong, Mrs. George Scott, Mrs. Andy Stephens, Mrs Guy Lowry, Mrs. Max Easterly, Mrs. George Green, Mrs. Don Russell and Mrs. Frank Campbell.
Besides her sister, Mrs Tucker, she is survived by a brother, Mr. Herbert DeVault of Greene county.
The deceased was a member of an old and prominent Greene county family.
Doughty-Stevens in charge.

GRAVE MARKER

STELLA MAE DeVAULT
1887 - 1941.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S1007] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S1434] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S1933] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S658] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S7481] Genealogy prepared by Tracy Verba
[S3844] Death Certificate - Stella Mae DeVault

Family Explorer

Neil Augustus DeVault^1,2,3,4

M, #410, b. May 1889, d. 25 February 1928

Parents

Father	John Augustus DeVault (b. 11 October 1841, d. 5 September 1917)
Mother	Mary Eleanor McClellan (b. 1 November 1851, d. 7 April 1910)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Neil Augustus DeVault was born in May 1889 in Tennessee.^5,2 He died on 25 February 1928, at age 38, in Shelby, Cleveland Co., North Carolina.^6,7,8 He was buried in River Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greene Co., Tennessee.⁶

Neil Augustus DeVault was also known as Neal DeVault.⁵ He was also known as Nile Augustus DeVault.¹ He had reference number 411. He was enumerated on the census in Greene County, Tennessee (1900 - 1920.) He was a Farmer - general farming (1920.)³ OBITUARY - Greeneville Sun

NEAL DEVAULT
Neal Devault, age 43, was killed in a railroad accident Saturday Noon at Shelby, N.C. His body was brought to Doughty Stevens Co., and prepared for burial after which it was removed to the home of his sister, Mrs. John Tucker. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at River Hill, by Rev. J. P. Boling. Mr. Devault is survived by one brother, Herbert, and two sisters, Mrs. John Tucker and Miss Stella Devault.

GRAVE MARKER

DeVAULT

JOHN A. DeVAULT
1841 - 1917

MARY DeVAULT
1851 - 1910

Neil A. DeVAULT
1889 - 1928.

Citations

[S5834] Genealogy prepared by Douglas DeVault Roseborough, Source Medium: Book
[S1007] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S1434] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S658] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S7481] Genealogy prepared by Tracy Verba
[S3079] Cemetery Records, River Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greene Co., Tennessee
[S4010] Death Records - North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908 - 2004" (Ancestry.com)
[S3739] Death Certificate - Neil Augustus DeVault

Family Explorer

Valentine Davault¹

M, #411, b. 8 June 1824

Parents

Father	Frederick Davault (b. 5 May 1778, d. 9 August 1847)
Mother	Margaret "Peggy" Range (b. 27 November 1785, d. 17 March 1865)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Valentine Davault was born on 8 June 1824 in DeVault Tavern, Leesburg, Washington Co., Tennessee.² He was born on 19 June 1824 in DeVault Inn & Tavern, Leesburg, Washington Co., Tennessee.^1,3 He died in in infancy.⁴

Valentine Davault had reference number 412. Valentine Davault was the nineth child born to Frederick and Margaret Davault. He was a twin of Samuel and died in infancy. The place of burial is not known. Valentine's existance is confirmed by an early genealogy.

Citations

[S5836] Genealogy prepared by Douglas DeVault Roseborough (WFT V06T1078), Source Medium: Other
[S8320] Grave Marker - Samuel DeVault, Buffalo Ridge Cemetery, Washington Co., Tennessee, Source Medium: Book
[S2453] Article - "Frederick DeVault", by Martha (Butcher) Crowe; History of Washington County Tennessee 1988, Source Medium: Book
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Samuel Kitzmiller Davault^1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #412, b. 8 June 1824, d. 25 March 1897

Parents

Father	Frederick Davault (b. 5 May 1778, d. 9 August 1847)
Mother	Margaret "Peggy" Range (b. 27 November 1785, d. 17 March 1865)

Pedigree Link

Family: Nancy Kitzmiller (b. 1 December 1825, d. 30 August 1897)

Daughter	Mary A. Davault+ (b. 15 January 1849, d. 1 May 1930)
Son	Frederick William "Fred" DeVault+ (b. 1 June 1851, d. 27 June 1939)
Daughter	Sarah A. Davault (b. 4 April 1858, d. 3 May 1871)

BASIC FACTS

Samuel Kitzmiller Davault was born on 8 June 1824 in DeVault Tavern, Leesburg, Washington Co., Tennessee.^7,8 He was born on 19 June 1824 in DeVault Tavern, Leesburg, Washington Co., Tennessee.^1,2,9 He and Nancy Kitzmiller were married on 20 April 1848 in At the home of the bride's parents, near Buffalo Ridge, Washington Co., Tennessee.¹ He died on 25 March 1897, at age 72, in Washington Co., Tennessee.^7,1,10 He was buried in Buffalo Ridge Cemetery, Washington Co., Tennessee (V.)^11,7

Samuel Kitzmiller Davault had reference number 413. He was a Merchant (1850), (with Samuel Backman owned a business that operated under the name of "Backman and Davault"; later a grocer; farmer (1860 - 1880.)^1,3,4,5,6 He resided in House in Leesburg, Washington Co., Tennessee that his father lived in while building the DeVault Tavern.¹ He was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1850 - 1880.) Samuel DeVault was the eighth child born to Frederick and Margaret Davault. He was born in 1824 at the DeVault Tavern in Leesburg, Tennessee. In 1848, Samuel married Nancy Kitzmiller, the daughter of his first cousin, David Kitzmiller. Samuel and Nancy were married in her parent's large 2 1/2 story brick home on near Buffalo Ridge. At the time it was built, it was the finest home west of Roanoke, Virginia. It was reported to be a double wedding, with Nancy's sister, Sarah Kitzmiller marrying Samuel Bachman.

After the wedding, according to Russell (Frederick Russell) DeVault, Samuel DeVault and Samuel Bachman went into business together in Leesburg under the name of BACHMAN AND DAVAULT. The building they used was the same building that Frederick Davault had lived in while building the Tavern. The two families were living together in Leesburg. By 1860 the families were no longer living together. The Bachmans having moved to Sullivan County near Kingsport.

Samuel and Nancy had settled on a farm at Cedar Creek near Jonesboro and opened a grocery business. They joined Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church, the first Baptist church in Tennessee. Nancy's brother, David, and grandson, Robert, were ordained there. Samuel and Nancy's son, Frederick, was pastor at Buffalo Ridge from 1905 - 1910.

In 1860, Samuel and Nancy's two-story frame house was completely destroyed by a cyclone. Their son Frederick, then 12 years old was left sitting on the fireplace hearth. Pieces of the house were found miles away in Elizabethtown. They knew the pieces were from their house since it was the only painted house between Cedar Creek and Elizabethtown.

Some time after 1875 Samuel changed the spelling of his name from Davault to DeVault. His daughter, Sarah, died in 1876 and the name is spelled Davault on her stone.

Both Samuel and Nancy are buried in the Buffalo Ridge Cemetery.

WILL AND SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF SAMUEL DEVAULT

In his will, dated April 18, 1895, he left to his daughter, Mary A. Boring, part of his farm (101 acres) as follows: "Beginning at a white oak corner, Hodges corner, with his line south 80 poles, across a spring branch to a stake at black oak pointer, thence west 61 poles."
"The remainder of the farm of 169 acres and the home to his wife, Nancy DeVault, if she survives me, during her natural life."
"After the death of my wife Nancy, I will and bequeath to my son, Frederick W. DeVault, his heirs and assigns a tract of land of 169 acres and the home."
"I will and bequeath that my son, F. W. DeVault, have the use of a wagon road passing throught the west end of the 101 acres."

NEWSPAPER ITEM - Jonesborough Harold a & Tribune, Volume XXVIII, #49, Wednesday, March 31, 1897

Free Hill Item: Died on the 25th, old Samuel DeVault, and was buried at Buffalo Ridge the 27th.

GRAVE STONE

SAMUEL DEVAULT
BORN
JUNE 8, 1824
DIED
MARCH 25, 1897
"He is resting in hope of a glorious
resurrection." Double wedding with Nancy's sister, Julia, and Julia's husband Peter Yoakley.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
[S209] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
[S359] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S59] 1850 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S128] 1860 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S8320] Grave Marker - Samuel DeVault, Buffalo Ridge Cemetery, Washington Co., Tennessee, Source Medium: Book
[S2453] Article - "Frederick DeVault", by Martha (Butcher) Crowe; History of Washington County Tennessee 1988, Source Medium: Book
[S5651] Genealogy prepared by Dan DeVault, Source Medium: Book
[S5439] Genealogy prepared by Cathy (Crabtree) Cook, Source Medium: Book
[S2452] Article - "DeVault of Gray Station", by Doris DeVault; History of Washington County Tennessee 1988, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Sarah Priscilla "Sallie" DeVault^{1,2,2,3,4,5,6,7}

F, #413, b. 22 October 1842, d. 15 June 1923

Parents

Father	David Davault (b. 27 August 1813, d. 19 April 1884)
Mother	Mariah Cox (b. 15 June 1816, d. 16 May 1881)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Sarah Priscilla "Sallie" DeVault was born on 22 October 1842 in Tennessee.^1,2 She and Samuel C. Fitch were married on 6 February 1867 in Greene Co., Tennessee.^8,9 She and John William Hannah were married on 10 April 1883.¹⁰ She died on 15 June 1923, at age 80, in Lake Co., Florida.^1,11 She was buried in Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greeneville, Greene Co., Tennessee.¹²

Sarah Priscilla "Sallie" DeVault had reference number 414. She was enumerated on the census in Greene County, Tennessee (1850, 1860); McCracken County, Kentucky (1880); Greene County, Tennessee (1900, 1910); Lake County, Florida (1920.) In the 1850 Census for Greene County, Tennessee, Sarah is shown living with her aunt, Mary Ann (Davault) Duncan. It was probably just a short visit. Just a week later, in the same census, she was shown living with her parents. In 1880, Sarah and her husband, Samuel Fitch, were living in Paducah, McCracken Co., Kentucky. In 1920 Sarah was living in Umatilla, Lake County, Florida. It looks like she owned a home and had rented part of it out.

The book "Pioneer Families of Missouri" by Wm. S. Bryan and Robert Rose, 1876, says she moved to South Carolina. I suspect this is in error.

LETTER FROM SARAH PRISCILLA (DAVAULT) FITCH TO MARY JANE (DEVAULT) GUERRANT

Louisville, Ky
Sept 11th 1870
I suppose you have been looking for a letter from me for some time. I did not get home as soon as I expected, and Mr. Fitch has been quite sick with a very severe cold, and I have been very busy cleaning up the house, so you must excuse me this time. I went up town the other day to see about that skirt. Went to several places. So I left it at the best and cheapest place. The lady said the silk you sent would not do; that she would send it back; and that she would find the silk and do it for $8 eight dollars. I saw the pattern it is beautiful. She wanted ten dollars for it but I got her to do it for eight. She said she would have it done the last of next week. I know this lady will be pleased with it. Mr. Fitch was very proud to see me and all of my friends. Mr. Fitch said I ought to have brought little Mary home with me. I told him how pretty and sweet she was up at your house and all were well and that Uncle Jim had just left their house. She asked him what he was mad at you for; he said you said he drank too hard to marry and he knew you did not want him to marry any body. You had better do like me; not have anything to do with him. Mary I shall not soon forget my visit at Mt. Sterling. I enjoyed my self so much. I hope you will soon make me a visit. You must write soon. Mr. Fitch and myself send much love to Dr and yourself. I send twenty kisses to you sweet ladies. Write soon and let me know what that lady says about that skirt. (That is the price.)
So good by Your affectionate cousin Sallie D Fitch

Note: Uncle Jim, mentioned in the above letter, was James W. Duncan. James had married Sarah's and Mary's aunt, Mary Ann Davault. Mary Ann (Davault) Duncan died September of 1868 and it is likely that James Duncan was still a widower when this letter was written. See the letter in the notes for James W. Duncan for more on his drinking controversary.

GRAVE MARKER

SARAH DEVAULT
BORN
OCT. 22, 1842
DIED
JUNE 14, 1923
WIFE OF
J. W. HANNAH. She and Samuel C. Fitch had children in No Children.¹

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S56] 1850 Census, Tennessee, Greene County, Source Medium: Book
[S298] 1880 Census, Kentucky, McCracken County
[S121] 1860 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S658] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S1137] 1920 Census, Florida, Lake County
[S1007] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S8536] I.G.I. Version 5.0
[S9007] Marriage Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Marriages 1780 - 2002 (Ancestry.com)
[S2488] Bible - Hannah Family Bible
[S3977] Death Records - Florida: Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 (Ancestry.com)
[S4821] Email from Stevie Hughes dated November 29, 2009

Family Explorer

Samuel C. Fitch^1,2

M, #414, b. about 1831, d. 16 November 1881

Parents

Father	Samuel Fitch (b. 14 February 1788, d. 26 February 1846)
Mother	Olive Charlotte Seaman (b. 1796, d. 1862)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Samuel C. Fitch was born in Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky.³ He was born about 1831 in Ohio.² He and Sarah Priscilla "Sallie" DeVault were married on 6 February 1867 in Greene Co., Tennessee.^4,5 He died on 16 November 1881.¹

Samuel C. Fitch had reference number 415. He was a Bookkeeper (1880.)² He was enumerated on the census in Hancock County, Kentucky (1860); McCracken County, Kentucky (1880.) In the 1880 Census Samuel reported that he only had one arm. In the 1880 Census for McCracken County, Kentucky, Samuel is listed as having one arm. I wonder if he lost it in the Civil War? He and Sarah Priscilla "Sallie" DeVault had children in No Children.¹

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S298] 1880 Census, Kentucky, McCracken County
[S5836] Genealogy prepared by Douglas DeVault Roseborough (WFT V06T1078), Source Medium: Other
[S8536] I.G.I. Version 5.0
[S9007] Marriage Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Marriages 1780 - 2002 (Ancestry.com)

Family Explorer

Julia Delila Hannah^1,2

F, #415, b. 28 February 1865, d. 1941

Parents

Father	John William Hannah (b. 17 February 1832, d. 19 July 1914)
Mother	Rebecca Caroline "Caroline or Callie" Marsh (b. 6 November 1842, d. 30 March 1881)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Julia Delila Hannah was born on 28 February 1865 in Tennessee.^1,2 She and Alfred "Alpha" Armitage were married on 24 October 1889.³ She died in 1941, at age ~76, in Lake Co., Florida.²

Julia Delila Hannah had reference number 416. She was enumerated on the census in Greene County, Tennessee (1870.)

Citations

[S205] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S6035] Genealogy prepared by Glenda Ranallo (Ancestry.com)
[S2488] Bible - Hannah Family Bible

Family Explorer

Louise Virginia "Louisa" DeVault^1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #416, b. 10 April 1844, d. 2 February 1887

Parents

Father	David Davault (b. 27 August 1813, d. 19 April 1884)
Mother	Mariah Cox (b. 15 June 1816, d. 16 May 1881)

Pedigree Link

Family: Jacob Payne Easterly, M.D., (b. 6 May 1839, d. 4 March 1908)

Daughter	Mabel Vesteen Easterly+ (b. 13 March 1867, d. 11 September 1946)
Daughter	Margaret M. "Maggie" Easterly (b. 3 April 1869, d. 27 May 1885)
Son	Herbert Talmadge Easterly (b. 22 November 1872, d. 10 December 1927)
Son	John E. Easterly (b. 1873, d. 27 March 1956)
Daughter	Louise Virginia "Lula or Jennie" Easterly+ (b. 11 April 1878, d. 11 March 1918)
Daughter	Henrietta Easterly (b. 22 June 1886, d. 4 August 1886)

BASIC FACTS

Louise Virginia "Louisa" DeVault was born on 10 April 1844 in Greene Co., Tennessee.⁷ She was born on 20 April 1844 in Tennessee. She and Jacob Payne Easterly, M.D., were married on 24 May 1866 in Greene Co., Tennessee.⁸ She died on 2 February 1887, at age 42, in Greene Co., Tennessee.^1,7 She was buried in Whittenburg United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greeneville, Greene Co., Tennessee.⁹

Louise Virginia "Louisa" DeVault had reference number 417. She was enumerated on the census in Greene County, Tennessee (1850 - 1880.) GRAVE MARKER

MEET IN HEAVEN

LOUISE VIRGINIA DEVAULT
wife of
J. P. EASTERLY
BORN Apr. 10, 1844
DIED Feb. 2, 1887
Age 42 yrs. 9 m’s 22 D

I’m going to yonder bright glory,
To live with the Savior at home,
He’s built me a beautiful mansion,
And kindly invites me to come.
I’m going to yonder bright glory,
All hail happy angels: I come,
My Savior is there to receive me,
And welcome me into my home.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S4174] DeVault Genealogy prepared prior to 1933 and supplied by Evelyn (Bayna) Read
[S56] 1850 Census, Tennessee, Greene County, Source Medium: Book
[S121] 1860 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S205] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S354] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S5439] Genealogy prepared by Cathy (Crabtree) Cook, Source Medium: Book
[S6735] Genealogy prepared by Mary Kerr
[S4476] Email from Don Miller (T. Elmer Cox Historical and Genealogical Library) dated December 19, 2007

Family Explorer

Jacob Payne Easterly, M.D.^1,2,3,4

M, #417, b. 6 May 1839, d. 4 March 1908

Parents

Father	Jacob M. Easterly (b. 18 September 1802, d. 19 June 1883)
Mother	Margaret E. "Peggy" Whittenburg (b. 10 September 1803, d. 6 November 1857)

Pedigree Link

Family: Louise Virginia "Louisa" DeVault (b. 10 April 1844, d. 2 February 1887)

Daughter	Mabel Vesteen Easterly+ (b. 13 March 1867, d. 11 September 1946)
Daughter	Margaret M. "Maggie" Easterly (b. 3 April 1869, d. 27 May 1885)
Son	Herbert Talmadge Easterly (b. 22 November 1872, d. 10 December 1927)
Son	John E. Easterly (b. 1873, d. 27 March 1956)
Daughter	Louise Virginia "Lula or Jennie" Easterly+ (b. 11 April 1878, d. 11 March 1918)
Daughter	Henrietta Easterly (b. 22 June 1886, d. 4 August 1886)

BASIC FACTS

Jacob Payne Easterly, M.D., was born on 6 May 1839 in Greene Co., Tennessee.^1,5 He and Louise Virginia "Louisa" DeVault were married on 24 May 1866 in Greene Co., Tennessee.⁵ He and Sallie E. Hunt were married after 1887.⁵ He died on 4 March 1908, at age 68, in Tennessee.⁵ He was buried in Whittenburg United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greeneville, Greene Co., Tennessee.⁶

Jacob Payne Easterly, M.D., had reference number 418. He held the title Dr. He was educated Educated at Emory & Henry College, Virginia; began to read medicine under Dr. B. F. Bell (1866.)¹ He was a Physician (1870, 1880, 1900); farmer; minister of local Methodist church.^1,2,3,4 He was enumerated on the census in Greene County, Tennessee (1870, 1880, 1900.) After Louise died, Jacob married Sallie Hunt. It was also her second marriage.

From Goodspeed History of Tennessee, 1887, Greene County Biographical Sketches

Dr. J. P. Easterly was born in Greene County, May 6, 1839, the son of Jacob and Margaret (Whittenburg) Easterly, both natives of Greene County, the former a farmer, born in 1802, and deceased in June, 1883. Jacob, Sr., the next ancestor, a Virginian, was a pioneer of Cocke County. The mother was born in 1803 and died in 1854, the daughter of William Whittenburg, of Greene County. Our subject was educated in Emory and Henry College, Virginia, and in 1864 began reading medicine under Dr. B. F. Bell, now of Cocke County. He began practice in 1866 in the county, and has continued eminently successful. He is an extensive farmer also, owning and cultivating 750 acres. May 24, 1866, Louise V., a daughter of David DeVault, of Greene County, became his wife. She was born April 10, 1844, in Greene County. Four of their six children are living. She died February 2. 1887, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which our subject is a local minister.

GRAVE MARKER

EASTERLY

REV. J. P. EASTERLY M.D.
MAY 6, 1839
MAR. 4, 1908

AS A HUSBAND DEVOTED, AS A FATHER
AFFECTIONATE, AS A FRIEND EVER KIND
AND TRUE.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S205] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S354] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S658] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S6735] Genealogy prepared by Mary Kerr
[S3095] Cemetery Records, Whittenburg United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greene Co., Tennessee

Family Explorer

Mabel Vesteen Easterly^1,2,3,4,5

F, #418, b. 13 March 1867, d. 11 September 1946

Parents

Father	Jacob Payne Easterly, M.D. (b. 6 May 1839, d. 4 March 1908)
Mother	Louise Virginia "Louisa" DeVault (b. 10 April 1844, d. 2 February 1887)

Pedigree Link

Family: James Bower Bell, M.D., (b. 6 November 1866, d. 30 March 1940)

Daughter	Maggie Bell (b. 10 May 1895, d. 10 May 1895)
Daughter	Nell Embree Bell+ (b. 29 December 1897, d. 19 April 1974)
Daughter	Mary Louise "Louise" Bell (b. 23 March 1898, d. 17 January 1983)
Daughter	Ida Virginia "Virginia" Bell (b. 15 April 1900, d. 16 July 1958)
Son	Frank Payne Bell+ (b. 5 September 1901, d. 26 May 1996)
Son	Herbert Emory Bell+ (b. 16 February 1904, d. 10 April 1983)
Son	Robert Edward Bell+ (b. 15 October 1905, d. 4 October 1983)
Son	Henry E. Bell (b. 25 October 1909, d. 27 March 1970)

BASIC FACTS

Mabel Vesteen Easterly was born on 13 March 1867 in Greene Co., Tennessee.^1,6 She and James Bower Bell, M.D., were married on 25 May 1894 in Greene Co., Tennessee.³ She died on 11 September 1946, at age 79, in Greeneville, Greene Co., Tennessee.³ She was buried in Whittenburg United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greeneville, Greene Co., Tennessee.⁷

Mabel Vesteen Easterly was also known as Mabel DeVault Easterly.⁸ She had reference number 419. She was enumerated on the census in Greene County, Tennessee (1870, 1880, 1910, 1920.) She resided in Greene Co., Tennessee (1918.)⁹ OBITUARY

Mrs. J. B. Bell Dies In Local Hospital After Long Illness
Mrs. Mable Easterly Bell, aged 79, died in a local hospital this morning at 9:10 after a long illness.
She is survived by four sons, Esquire Frank Bell, a member of the Greene County Court, Robert Bell of Campbellville, Ky., Henry and Hubert Bell of Greene County, three daughters, Mrs. M. A. Baker of Homestead, Fla., Mrs. Lanty Ross of Maryville, and Mrs. Len Troutt of Knoxville and one brother, Mr. J. E. Easterly of this city. Several grandchildren also survive. Her husband, Dr. J. B. Bell, died several years ago.
The funeral will be held at Whittenburg Methodist Chruch Friday afternoon at 2:30 by the Rev. Cas. Turner and Rev. P. H. Horner and Rev. Wilbur Sauceman. Interment in Whittenburg Cemetery.
Mrs. Bell had been in failing health for some time, and her death was not unexpected.
She was a member of a prominent Greene County family, having been the daughter of the late Dr. Jacob Payne Easterly, and Mrs. Louise DeVault Easterly. Dr. Easterly was not only a physician but also a minister, and his home was the social center of his community.
She was a woman of great native intelligence and real literary and artistic ability. Her father, who was one of the highly skilled and greatly beloved Greene County doctors was a collector of books, and had a fine library, and from the time she was a little child, she browsed among these well read volumes, and read and re-read them. Later she attended Tusculum where she pursued her education.
The daughter of a doctor, she also married a doctor, and all her life had a part in the ministration of the art of healing to suffering humanity.
When quite young she became a member of Whittenburg Church, and from the time she identified herself with the faithful she became one of the ablest and best leaders working in the Sunday School, church orgainzations, and helping in every way to further the work of the organization.
Her splendid character and personality gave her unusual gifts as a leader, and during World War One, no woman in the county accomplished more for the Red Cross and other war activities, as she was able to organize and direct and get the co-operation of others.
Her childhood home was noted for its hospitality. So many visitors were constantly entertained there from far and near that two cooks were always employed in the kitchen to provide the meals, and when the daughter of the household moved into her own home she carried with her the tradition, and constantly entertained friends of her husband and children.
She was a real home maker and gave without restraint of her time and energy to her family, each one of whom, down to the last little grandchild found its own spot in her warm mother heart.
In the passing of Mrs. Bell, Greene County has lost one of the few remaining contacts with the past generation, and able and public spirited citizen whose place in her community cannot be filled.

GRAVE MARKER

MABEL E. BELL
MAR. 13, 1867
SEPT. 11, 1946.

Citations

[S205] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S354] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S8570] LDS Ancestral File - Ver. 4.19, Source Medium: Book, AFN: XS50-JV
[S1007] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S1434] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S8570] LDS Ancestral File - Ver. 4.19
[S8142] Grave Marker - Mabel Vesteen (Easterly) Bell, United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greeneville, Greene Co., Tennessee
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S11064] Obituary - Louise Virginia "Lula or Jennie" (Easterly) Ellison

Family Explorer

James Bower Bell, M.D.¹

M, #419, b. 6 November 1866, d. 30 March 1940

Parents

Father	Benjamin Franklin Bell (b. 27 January 1821, d. 28 December 1896)
Mother	Mary M. Bowers (b. 25 June 1830, d. 9 August 1903)

Pedigree Link

Family: Mabel Vesteen Easterly (b. 13 March 1867, d. 11 September 1946)

Daughter	Maggie Bell (b. 10 May 1895, d. 10 May 1895)
Daughter	Nell Embree Bell+ (b. 29 December 1897, d. 19 April 1974)
Daughter	Mary Louise "Louise" Bell (b. 23 March 1898, d. 17 January 1983)
Daughter	Ida Virginia "Virginia" Bell (b. 15 April 1900, d. 16 July 1958)
Son	Frank Payne Bell+ (b. 5 September 1901, d. 26 May 1996)
Son	Herbert Emory Bell+ (b. 16 February 1904, d. 10 April 1983)
Son	Robert Edward Bell+ (b. 15 October 1905, d. 4 October 1983)
Son	Henry E. Bell (b. 25 October 1909, d. 27 March 1970)

BASIC FACTS

James Bower Bell, M.D., was born on 6 November 1866 in Parrottsville, Cocke Co., Tennessee.² He and Mabel Vesteen Easterly were married on 25 May 1894 in Greene Co., Tennessee.³ He died on 30 March 1940, at age 73, in Bright Hope, Greene Co., Tennessee.^2,4 He was buried in Whittenburg United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greeneville, Greene Co., Tennessee.⁵

James Bower Bell, M.D., was also known as John Bower Bell, M.D.^6,2,1,7 He had reference number 420. He held the title Dr. He was a Physician (1910, 1920.)^1,7 He was enumerated on the census in Greene County, Tennessee (1910, 1920.) DEATH NOTICE - Greeneville Sun

Dr. J. B. Bell Passes At 1:30
Dr. J. B. Bell passed away at 1:30 at his home at New Hope. A fuller notice will appear later.

OBITUARY - Greeneville Sun

FUNERAL RITES THIS AFTERNOON FOR DR. J. B. BELL
Prominent Greene County Physician Died Saturday At Bright Hope Home.
Dr. J. B. Bell, aged seventy-three, one of Greene County's outstanding physicians, died Saturday afternoon at one thirty at his home at Bright Hope.
Six weeks ago Dr. Bell suffered a fall, from which he never completely recovered.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mabel Easterly Bell, three daughters, Mrs. M. A. Baker, of Homestead, Fla., Mrs. Nell Ross, of Maryville and Mrs. Virginia Trout of Knoxville; four sons, Frank Robert and Henry Bell of Greeneville and Herbert Bell of Seattle, Wash. He is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. Mell Stokely of Del Rio, Tenn., Mrs Clara Roberts of Talbotts' Tenn., and Mrs. Pinkney Wells, Leicester, N. C., and one brother, B. F. Bell of Fort Meade, Fla. four granddaughters and six grandsons.
Funeral was held at two o'clock this afternoon at Whittenburg church with the pastor, the Rev. J. F. Reed officiating. Interment was in adjoining cemetery.
Pallbearers were members of the Greene County Medical Society, Active included Drs. M. A. Blanton, W. T. Mathes, L. E. Coolidge, R. S. Cowles and L. E. Dyer. Also Mr. V. R. Bottomly.
Honorary included the remaining members of the medical society. Flower bearers were Misses Embree and Ruth Ellison, Mildred Keels [should be Mildred Nix], Gwendolyn, Louise and Mary Nannette Mathes, Evelyn Stokely; Marynell, Margaret and Betty Ross, Margaret Nelson, Mrs. Verna Mathes, Mrs. Ida Bell Nelson and Mrs. Frank Sokely.
Dr. Bell was a member of a prominent East Tennessee family, having been the son of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin Bell, a very prominent and successful physician, and Mrs. Mary Bowers Bell. He was born at Parrottsville and received his academic education at Emory and Henry University and his medical training at Vanderbilt University in Nashville.
When quite young he was married to Miss Mabel Easterly of Greene County, and the young couple came to Warrensburg to live. Later they moved to the Bright Hope community, so Dr. Bell's forty-seven years of professional life have been spent in ministering to Greene County.
He lived the life of a typical country doctor, which meant that before the days of good roads and cars he rode countless miles on horseback answering the call of suffering humanity. No night was too dark and stormy for him to respond to the need of his fellows.
Yesterday among the numbers who stood by his bier weeping were men in torn overalls and ragged shoes, blessing the good doctor as "the poor man's friend" and those of high degree, both equally impressed with a sense of great loss.
Mr. Bell was recognized as an outstanding man in his profession, and several times served as president of the Greene County Medical Society. During the World war he was on the County board of examiners and has taken a leading place among the medical men of the county and state.
Though a very busy man, he found time to be very much interested in politics, and for twelve years served as a member of the Greene County Court, a position which his son, Esq. Frank Bell follows him. He was a constructive influence in the court, and was quite a power in shaping county affairs. He was a man of very decided views and was able to defend them.
Dr. Bell was deeply devoted to his church. For many years he was a pillar in the Whittenburg Church, and could be counted on to take the lead financially and otherwise in its support. At the time of his death he was a member of the board of trustees of the church.
He carried the Christian principles in which he believed so devoutly into his daily life, and for many years his large family was gathered around the family altar each evening for family prayers which he led.
Like all conscientious doctors there was no limit to the charity he poured out on the poor and helpless, and for almost half a century he gave freely of his services, bringing healing to countless homes. Few citizens of the county have meant more to it.
Adored by his wife and family, respected and admired by members of his profession, and his church, deeply loved by his patients, the passing of Dr. Bell is a great loss, not only to the intimate circle of which he was the center, but to Greene County as a whole.
"Now the laborer's task is o'er;
Now the battle day is past;
Now upon the farther shore,
Lands the voyager at last.
Father, in thy gracious keeping
Leave we now thy servant sleeping."

GRAVE MARKER

DR. J. B. BELL
NOV. 6, 1866
MAR. 30, 1940.

Citations

[S1007] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S8570] LDS Ancestral File - Ver. 4.19, Source Medium: Book, AFN: XS50-HP
[S8570] LDS Ancestral File - Ver. 4.19, AFN: XS50-JV
[S10571] Obituary - James Bower Bell, M.D
[S8014] Grave Marker - James Bower Bell, United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greeneville, Greene Co., Tennessee
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S1434] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Greene County

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Herbert Talmadge Easterly^1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #420, b. 22 November 1872, d. 10 December 1927

Parents

Father	Jacob Payne Easterly, M.D. (b. 6 May 1839, d. 4 March 1908)
Mother	Louise Virginia "Louisa" DeVault (b. 10 April 1844, d. 2 February 1887)

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BASIC FACTS

Herbert Talmadge Easterly was born on 22 November 1872 in Greene Co., Tennessee.^2,3 He died on 10 December 1927, at age 55, in Greene Co., Tennessee.^7,3,8 He was buried in Whittenburg United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greene Co., Tennessee.³

Herbert Talmadge Easterly had reference number 421. He was enumerated on the census in Greene County, Tennessee (1880, 1900 - 1920.) He was a Farmer - general farming (1900, 1920.)^4,5 He resided in Greene Co., Tennessee (1918.)⁹ GRAVE MARKER

H. T. EASTERLY

HERBERT TALMAGE
NOV. 22, 1872
DEC. 10, 1927.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S354] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S3095] Cemetery Records, Whittenburg United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greene Co., Tennessee
[S658] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S1434] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S1007] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S5439] Genealogy prepared by Cathy (Crabtree) Cook, Source Medium: Book
[S4021] Death Records - Tennessee "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914 - 1955" (LDS)
[S11064] Obituary - Louise Virginia "Lula or Jennie" (Easterly) Ellison

Family Explorer

Margaret M. "Maggie" Easterly^1,2,3

F, #421, b. 3 April 1869, d. 27 May 1885

Parents

Father	Jacob Payne Easterly, M.D. (b. 6 May 1839, d. 4 March 1908)
Mother	Louise Virginia "Louisa" DeVault (b. 10 April 1844, d. 2 February 1887)

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BASIC FACTS

Margaret M. "Maggie" Easterly was born on 3 April 1869 in Tennessee.^1,4 She died on 27 May 1885, at age 16.¹ She was buried in Whittenburg United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greene Co., Tennessee.⁵

Margaret M. "Maggie" Easterly had reference number 422. She was enumerated on the census in Greene County, Tennessee (1870, 1880.) GRAVE MARKER

MAGGIE M.
daughter of
J.P. & L.V. EASTERLY
Born April 3, 1869
Died May 27, 1885

Seek that ye may excell.
I have reached the sunny shore
I will never suffer more
Oh the streets are shiny gold
And the glory is untold
Not a tear shall dim my eye
And my heart shall never sigh
Jesus ???? me by his might
And a wreath in Heaven white.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S205] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S354] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S8154] Grave Marker - Margaret M. "Maggie" Easterly, Whittenburg United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greeneville, Greene Co., Tennessee
[S3095] Cemetery Records, Whittenburg United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greene Co., Tennessee

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Henrietta Easterly¹

F, #422, b. 22 June 1886, d. 4 August 1886

Parents

Father	Jacob Payne Easterly, M.D. (b. 6 May 1839, d. 4 March 1908)
Mother	Louise Virginia "Louisa" DeVault (b. 10 April 1844, d. 2 February 1887)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Henrietta Easterly was born on 22 June 1886.² She died on 4 August 1886, at age 0.² She was buried in Whittenburg United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greeneville, Greene Co., Tennessee.¹

Henrietta Easterly was also known as Harriet Easterly.³ She had reference number 423. GRAVE MARKER

HENRIETTA
Infant dau. of
J.P. & L.V. EASTERLY
BORN
JUNE 22, 1886
DIED
??? 4, 1886.

Citations

[S3095] Cemetery Records, Whittenburg United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greene Co., Tennessee
[S8536] I.G.I. Version 5.0
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Louise Virginia "Lula or Jennie" Easterly^1,2,3,4,5

F, #423, b. 11 April 1878, d. 11 March 1918

Parents

Father	Jacob Payne Easterly, M.D. (b. 6 May 1839, d. 4 March 1908)
Mother	Louise Virginia "Louisa" DeVault (b. 10 April 1844, d. 2 February 1887)

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Family: William Bascom Ellison (b. 17 September 1876, d. 12 November 1956)

Son	Edwin Easterly Ellison (b. 10 November 1902, d. 28 April 1988)
Daughter	Ruth Elizabeth Ellison (b. 16 September 1905, d. 25 December 2003)
Daughter	Embree Louise Ellison (b. 16 May 1907, d. 26 June 1990)
Daughter	Mildred Vestine Ellison (b. 4 February 1909, d. 29 August 1998)

BASIC FACTS

Louise Virginia "Lula or Jennie" Easterly was born on 11 April 1878 in Greene Co., Tennessee.^2,3,4 She and William Bascom Ellison were married on 25 February 1902 in Greene Co., Tennessee.⁶ She died on 11 March 1918, at age 39, in Greeneville, Greene Co., Tennessee.^4,7 She was buried in Whittenburg United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greeneville, Greene Co., Tennessee.⁴

Louise Virginia "Lula or Jennie" Easterly had reference number 424. She was enumerated on the census in Greene County, Tennessee (1880, 1900); Pulaski County, Arkansas (1910.) OBITUARY – Greeneville Sun (TN), March 14, 1918, page 1, column 5

Mrs. W. B. Ellison
Mrs. William B. Ellison died at the Greeneville hospital Sunday night at 9 o’clock, after lingering for several days between life and death. Mrs. Ellison was brought to the local hospital from Johnson City about ten days ago for an operation. She seemed to have recovered from the operation and her condition was not considered dangerous until a short time before her death. She is survived by her husband and four small children, two brothers and two sisters, who reside in Greene county. She was a daughter of the late Dr. J. P. Easterly of Little Chuckey, and had many friends in that section who will regret to hear of her death. Her remains were taken to her old home near Bright Hope Monday afternoon. Interment took place in the community cemetery near by on Tuesday.

Note: Lula's obituary lists a yet-unaccounted-for sister.

GRAVE MARKER

ELLISON
JENNIE EASTERLY
WIFE OF W. B. ELLISON
APRIL 11, 1878
MAR. 11, 1918.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S354] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S658] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S8129] Grave Marker - Louise Virginia "Lula or Jinnie" (Easterly) Ellison, Whittenburg United Methodist Church, Greeneville, Greene Co., Tennessee
[S724] 1910 Census, Arkansas, Pulaske County
[S9007] Marriage Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Marriages 1780 - 2002 (Ancestry.com)
[S4021] Death Records - Tennessee "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914 - 1955" (LDS)

Family Explorer

John E. Easterly^1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #424, b. 1873, d. 27 March 1956

Parents

Father	Jacob Payne Easterly, M.D. (b. 6 May 1839, d. 4 March 1908)
Mother	Louise Virginia "Louisa" DeVault (b. 10 April 1844, d. 2 February 1887)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

John E. Easterly was born in 1873 in Greene Co., Tennessee.^2,7 He was born in June 1874 in Greene Co., Tennessee.³ He died on 27 March 1956, at age ~83, in Greene Co., Tennessee.^7,8 He was buried in Whittenburg United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greeneville, Greene Co., Tennessee.⁷

John E. Easterly had reference number 425. He resided in Greeneville, Greene Co., Tennessee (1918.)^1,9 He was enumerated on the census in Greene County, Tennessee (1880, 1900 - 1930.) He was a Farmer - general farming (1900, 1920); dealer - cattle (1930.)^3,4,5 Newland said that John was never married, however, it appears that he was married twice. In the 1910 Census John is listed as widowed. After 1930 he always lists his marital status as single. Late in life he married Trixie E. Anderson. Trixie was 34 years his junior.

OBITUARY - The Greeneville Sun, Wednesday, March 28, 1956

John E. Easterly Rites Thursday
Funeral Services will be held Thursday at two o'clock p.m. at his home on Maple Avenue.
Rev P. H. Horner and Rev. Robert Powers will officiate.
Active pall bearers will be Frank, Robert, Henry and Herbert Bell, Herbert DeVault and Marvin Lee.
Honorary pall bearers will include Payne Kiker, Walter Sauls, John Murr, Jim Mullendore, J. Will Love, Walter Love, Paul Lee, Earl Sisson, Harley Mooneyham, Clarence Love, William Sauls, J. P. Sauls, Frank Alexander, Bruce Love, John Smelcer, R. L. Link, Joe Easterly, Albert Alexander, Sammie Thacker, Frank Susong, Glen Cooter, Barney and Payne Huff, Dave Evans, Godfrey Vann, Ross Renner, Sam Gray, Charlie Sauceman, Bascum Sauceman, Charlie Goode, Roscoe Broyles, John Emerson, Dr. W. L. McGuffin, Frank Sauls, Joe Sauceman, Rev. C. D. Clowers, John Kiker, Taylor Holt, J. H. Ellenburg, P. R., Harry and Dave Brown, Ross Luttrell, O. D. Cagle Sr., P. C. Wakefield, Elmer Myers, John Armstrong, Dr. E. G. Sanders, John Kerbaugh, Buck Seaver, Gregg Sluder, John Bohannon, Lyle Thomas, M. B. Anderson, J. R. Mercer, Dr. C. B. Laughlin, Bob Lane, Dave Saulsbery, Clark Kiser, O. E. Anderson, J. J. King, John Fannon, Glen Smelcer, Hubert and Earl Smith, Frank Payne, Eugene Easterly, Harrison Bacon and Judge S. W. Doty.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Trixie Anderson Easterly; five nephews, Frank, Robert, Henry and herbert Bell of Greene County, Edwin Ellison, U.S. Army and six nieces, Mrs. M. A. Baker, Homestead, Fla., Mrs. Lynn Troutt, Knoxville, Mrs. Lanty Ross, Maryville, Mrs. Batson Miller, Cullman, Ala., Miss Embree Ellison of New York and Mrs. Keels Nix, Greenvolle, S.C.
He was a son of the late Dr. Jacob Payne Easterly and Virginia Louise DeVault Easterly.
He was a prominent livestock dealer and farmer and a lifeling member of the Whittenburg Methodist Church.
The body was removed this afternoon at two o'clock from Kiser Funeral Home to the late home on Maple Avenur.

GRAVE MARKER

EASTERLY

JOHN E. TRIXIE E.
1873 -- 1956 1907 -- 1973.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S354] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S658] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S1933] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S1434] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S1007] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S3095] Cemetery Records, Whittenburg United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greene Co., Tennessee
[S4023] Death Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Archives (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S11064] Obituary - Louise Virginia "Lula or Jennie" (Easterly) Ellison

Family Explorer

Martha Emily "Emma" DeVault^1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #425, b. 12 October 1845, d. 7 June 1880

Parents

Father	David Davault (b. 27 August 1813, d. 19 April 1884)
Mother	Mariah Cox (b. 15 June 1816, d. 16 May 1881)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Martha Emily "Emma" DeVault was born on 12 October 1845 in Greene Co., Tennessee.¹ She died on 7 June 1880, at age 34.¹ She was buried in Probably in a family cemetery on David's Farm.

Martha Emily "Emma" DeVault had reference number 426. She was enumerated on the census in Greene County, Tennessee (1850 - 1880.)

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S4174] DeVault Genealogy prepared prior to 1933 and supplied by Evelyn (Bayna) Read
[S205] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S56] 1850 Census, Tennessee, Greene County, Source Medium: Book
[S121] 1860 Census, Tennessee, Greene County
[S354] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Greene County