The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

Person Page 195

Mariah Sill1,2

F, #4851, b. 18 September 1811, d. 22 August 1895

Parents

Pedigree Link

Family: Jacob Fetter (b. 18 May 1814, d. 26 September 1885)

DaughterSarah A. "Sallie" Fetter (b. 10 December 1838, d. 29 November 1910)
SonThomas Reuben Fetter+ (b. 23 April 1843)

BASIC FACTS

Mariah Sill was born on 18 September 1811.1 She died on 22 August 1895, at age 83.1 She was buried in Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Leesburg, Washington Co., Tennessee.1
Mariah Sill had reference number 5096.

Citations

  1. [S2845] Book: Washington County, Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions, by Charles M. Bennett, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S209] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book

Jacob Fetter1,2

M, #4852, b. 18 May 1814, d. 26 September 1885
Pedigree Link

Family: Mariah Sill (b. 18 September 1811, d. 22 August 1895)

DaughterSarah A. "Sallie" Fetter (b. 10 December 1838, d. 29 November 1910)
SonThomas Reuben Fetter+ (b. 23 April 1843)

BASIC FACTS

Jacob Fetter was born on 18 May 1814.1 He died on 26 September 1885, at age 71.1 He was buried in Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Leesburg, Washington Co., Tennessee.1
Jacob Fetter had reference number 5097.

Citations

  1. [S2845] Book: Washington County, Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions, by Charles M. Bennett, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S209] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book

Catherine Vondersmith1

F, #4853, b. 1778
Pedigree Link

Family: John Cromwell

DaughterLeah Cromwell+ (b. about 1817)

BASIC FACTS

Catherine Vondersmith was born in 1778 in Pennsylvania.1
Catherine Vondersmith had reference number 5099. She was enumerated on the census in Bedford Co., Pennsylvania (1850.)

Citations

  1. [S50] 1850 Census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County

John Cromwell

M, #4854
Pedigree Link

Family: Catherine Vondersmith (b. 1778)

DaughterLeah Cromwell+ (b. about 1817)

BASIC FACTS

John Cromwell had reference number 5100.

Debra Morgan1

F, #4855

Parents

FatherJim Morgan (d. February 1999)
MotherJanet Yvonne Russell
Pedigree Link

Citations

  1. [S4094] Descendants of Sarah Elizabeth Hillman, prepared by Denise (Russell) Hunting, Source Medium: Other

Douglas Leroy Peterson1

M, #4856

Parents

Pedigree Link

Citations

  1. [S4094] Descendants of Sarah Elizabeth Hillman, prepared by Denise (Russell) Hunting, Source Medium: Other

Brian Morgan1

F, #4857

Parents

FatherJim Morgan (d. February 1999)
MotherJanet Yvonne Russell
Pedigree Link

Citations

  1. [S4094] Descendants of Sarah Elizabeth Hillman, prepared by Denise (Russell) Hunting, Source Medium: Other

Rebecca Morgan1

F, #4858

Parents

FatherJim Morgan (d. February 1999)
MotherJanet Yvonne Russell
Pedigree Link

Citations

  1. [S4094] Descendants of Sarah Elizabeth Hillman, prepared by Denise (Russell) Hunting, Source Medium: Other

Donald Leroy Peterson1

M, #4859
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Donald Leroy Peterson and Janet Yvonne Russell were married on 4 July 1963.1

Citations

  1. [S4094] Descendants of Sarah Elizabeth Hillman, prepared by Denise (Russell) Hunting, Source Medium: Other

Jim Morgan1

M, #4860, d. February 1999
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Jim Morgan died in February 1999 in Provo, Utah Co., Utah.1 He was buried in February 1999.1
Jim Morgan had reference number 5106.

Citations

  1. [S4094] Descendants of Sarah Elizabeth Hillman, prepared by Denise (Russell) Hunting, Source Medium: Other

Jana Lee Peterson1

F, #4861

Parents

Pedigree Link

Citations

  1. [S4094] Descendants of Sarah Elizabeth Hillman, prepared by Denise (Russell) Hunting, Source Medium: Other

Doug Cook1

M, #4862
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Doug Cook and Janet Yvonne Russell were married in 1995.1

Citations

  1. [S4094] Descendants of Sarah Elizabeth Hillman, prepared by Denise (Russell) Hunting, Source Medium: Other

James Leroy Young1

M, #4863

Parents

FatherJoy Overton Young (b. 4 May 1911, d. 3 April 2000)
MotherVernie Brazzell (b. about 1912)
Pedigree Link

Citations

  1. [S4094] Descendants of Sarah Elizabeth Hillman, prepared by Denise (Russell) Hunting, Source Medium: Other

Orvell Glenn Young1

M, #4864

Parents

FatherJoy Overton Young (b. 4 May 1911, d. 3 April 2000)
MotherVernie Brazzell (b. about 1912)
Pedigree Link

Citations

  1. [S4094] Descendants of Sarah Elizabeth Hillman, prepared by Denise (Russell) Hunting, Source Medium: Other

Robert Harold Russell1,2

M, #4865, b. 11 June 1916, d. 2 March 2001

Parents

Pedigree Link

Family: Pauline Young (b. 11 February 1914, d. 25 July 1985)

SonBobby Lou Russell+
DaughterJanet Yvonne Russell+
SonFra Harold Russell

BASIC FACTS

Robert Harold Russell was born on 11 June 1916 in Souix City, Woodbury Co., Iowa.1 He and Pauline Young were married on 1 June 1935 in Cheyenne, Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma, USA.1 He died on 2 March 2001, at age 84, in Roseburg, Douglas Co., Oregon.1 He was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, Utah Co., Utah.
Robert Harold Russell had reference number 4. SOURCE OF INFROMATION: FAMILY RECORDS
OTHER MARRIAGES:2nd.Lola Coons Nov 1985 (Divorced), 3rd Helen ? Aug 1991 (Divorced) 4th Fern Johnson 3 May 1992 Westside Church Oregon.

Biography: He Met and Married Pauline Young in Cheyenne, Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma on June 1, 1935. They met at a local Dance and after their marriage lived with Claude and Naomi for six months.

When Robert was a young boy he had a grudge against his mother's black cat, who always could be found climbing up on the dinning table. One day Clella left the house leaving Robert, Leonard and Naomi alone. The children caught the cat once again on the table and decided to teach it a lesson. Robert took some tabacco and forced it down the cats throat until he could force no more down. They turned the cat loose outside and watched as the cat yawled as it ran as fast as it could to get away from the children. When Clella arrived home she asked the children about the cat and they honestly answered that they hadn't seen it in awhile. The cat never did return back to the house.

Robert grew up with a father who suplimented his income during prohibition by bootlegging homemade whiskey. Robert was not old enough to drive so he had gone into town one saturday evening to discreetly peddle some booze for his father. He had been there all evening; just as the morning was beginning to light up the sky, the sheriff noticed Robert and what he was up to. Robert spotted the sheriff at the same time and decided that he had better head home as quickly as possible. He jumped on his horse and bee-lined it back home as fast as he could. When he arrived back into the yard, Claude was just beginning his morning chores and noticed that Robert's horse was thickly lathered so he began to question Robert about what was wrong. Robert told his Dad about the sheriff and how he was on his tail. Claude took the horse from Robert and told him to get into the well they had been digging and begin working. Claude put the horse up just before the sheriff arrived on the place wanting to speak to Robert. Claude informed the sheriff that Robert was in the well digging and had been there a good two hours. The sheriff was insistant on speaking to Robert, but Claude wouldn't allow it. He told the sheriff that he had a hard enough time getting the boy to work with out stopping him once he got him started, and that the sheriff was going to have to take his word that Robert had not been the one that the sheriff saw in town.

Robert had a car that was called a "Star"; presumed to have been made by R.E.O. He was experiencing some troubles with the transmission so he decided to tear it apart and try to fix it. After messing with it for a while he put it back together again. He had the only car in the country with three gears backwards and one gear forward. Needless to say he put the tranmission together backwards. He must have learned from his mistake because he actually became a mechanic later on in his life.

One night he and his future brother-in-law, Fra Young, had gone partying together. They were drunk on homemade booze and driving a Model T Ford from Strong City to Moorewood. There is a stretch of road between these two places that is perfectly straight with no bends at all in it. These two men were so drunk that they ended up tipping this car over three times in the distance of a quarter of a mile. Each time the car flipped over on it's side, they would climb out, push the car back on it's wheels and continue down the road until they flipped it again.

When Robert and Pauline's first child was born, he had to walk seven miles just to get a ride to make a phone call to the Doctor who lived 18 miles away. By the time the doctor arrived there was not much left to do. Pauline had labored away all during the night by herself to deliver this little boy of theirs.

In the spring of 1937 the weather was so dry and so was the land, that trying to farm was impossible. This was the Dust Bowl Era, where work was scarce to find. They left Oklahoma and made their way to Colorado where Robert's sister Ethelyn and her husband lived. The two men picked up their little families and began their way to Utah where they had heard there were jobs. Robert and his brother-in-law sold their two cars and bought a truck to haul everthing in. They made it to Provo before running out of gas and money. Robert traded a guitar for gas and they found a job topping onions for money. One night Robert and Ethelyn got into a serious fight and she started throwing dishes at Robert braking nearly every dish that Robert and Pauline owned. During the night Ethelyn and her husband took off in the truck leaving Robert and Pauline afoot and stranded in Utah.

Robert and Pauline saved up their money and were able to purchase a used car in November, so that they could head to Arizona where they had heard there was more work. They picked cotton on some farms around Phoenix until February. They then left for California where they met up with others from Oklahoma headed to California and jobs. Once they arrived, their hopes were dashed as a flood had wiped out the cotton crop. Robert worked on the Stockton Auto Court to try and earn enough money to head back toward Utah, where they had heard that some jobs were available. While living in these tent cities, Robert would roll dice (shoot craps) with the negros (black men) who lived in these tent cities with them. These men were known for carrying straight razors to these games and would cut the throats of any man they suspected as cheating. To Avoid any such confrontations, Robert would bring his son Bobby along with him so that Bobby could roll the dice for his dad and thereby avoid any suspecion of cheating. These men never questioned it, and thought it was quite a sight to see this toe-headed white boy shooting dice. On the 4th of May 1938 they were on their way.

In 1939 Robert found work with a construction crew building the Deer Creek Dam in Provo Canyon. Robert would occasionally take a half of stick of dynamite home with him and stop half way down the canyon to light it and then throw it into the Provo River. The percussion of the dynamite would break the float inside the fish causing them to float to the surface of the water. He would then scoop up the fish and bring them home for supper.

The company, when it was finished, offered Robert a job with them on their next job, which was in Oregon. Robert and Pauline had just purchased a farm in Orem and needed the money so they packed everything up and went to Oregon. Robert had to Drive a Euclid Bottom Dump all the way and it took them eight days to make the trip. They lived in a cabin in Pass Creek, Oregon, right along the ocean. At this time in our country's history there were no such things as oiled or paved roads; every road was dirt. Robert had been working shift-work one night when a heavy storm passed over dropping massive amounts of water on the roads. He and a group of other men were car-pooling in Robert's car after the shift was over and the car ended up stuck in the road. While trying to free the car, some gas had sloped out of the gas tank. One of the men was smoking, he threw his cigarette down on the ground, unaware of the gas leak. The entire car ignited burning up the interior of the car. They were able to put the fire out and then Robert had the upolstry refurbished, although it never really stopped smelling of the fire.

In February, 1942 they headed back to Orem. Robert found work on the construction crew of Geneva Steel Plant. While working there, World War II was going on and the need for steel was great. Robert was placed as a temporary 4F, which meant that his service to his country was greater where he was then on the battlefield. However, if any one left their job after receiving this 4F status, they were automatically sent to the local recruiting office and then on to boot camp. Robert had a boss who played on this fact and would threaten the men under him that he would fire them if they would back talk him. Then he would personally attack them just to make them explode so he could have the privilage of fireing these men as well as humiliate them in front of their co-workers. One day Robert had enough of this man and spoke back to him. The man immediately fired Robert and told him that he had better go home and kiss his family goodbye because he was off to the military. Robert was sent to Fort Douglas in Salt Lake to undergo a physical. The army gave him a perminate 4F status after discovering that his asthma was too severe to be placed in active duty. Robert was sent back to Geneva Steel, but was placed under a different supervisor.

After that job had finished he continued to work for other construction crews such as W.W. Clyde of Utah. His last job was as a mechanic for the Utah State Road Dept. where he retired. They sold the farm in Orem back in the 1970's and moved to a small farming community called Benjamin just southeast of Spanish
Fork, Utah. They lived there until his retirement and then moved to Pleasant Grove, Utah. He and Pauline both belonged to the Orem Riding Club and played quite often in a band on various different occasions. They celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on June 1, 1985. Pauline died of bone cancer on July 25, 1985. Robert remarried 2nd, Lola Coons in Nov. of 1985. They divorced and he married 3rd Helen ? Aug 1991. They soon divorced and he married 4th Fern Johnson on May 3, 1992. Robert was Diagnosed in 1994 with Leukemia.

Source: Descendents of Sarah Elizabeth Hillman, prepared by Denise Hunting.

Citations

  1. [S4094] Descendants of Sarah Elizabeth Hillman, prepared by Denise (Russell) Hunting, Source Medium: Other
  2. [S4171] Descendents of Zaccheus Hillman, prepared by Denise (Russell) Hunting, Source Medium: Book

Sarah Elizabeth "Sadie" Hillman1,2,3

F, #4866, b. December 1859, d. 18 September 1944

Parents

FatherJohn Hillman, Sr (b. 4 April 1814, d. about 1891)
MotherElizabeth Jane "Eliza" Berk (b. 1817, d. 20 June 1882)
Pedigree Link

Family: Gershum Eluid Young (b. 8 March 1858, d. 8 December 1943)

DaughterBertha Iola Young+ (b. 4 September 1885, d. 2 July 1965)
DaughterSamantha Elizabeth "Mattie" Young (b. 2 October 1887, d. 9 April 1945)
SonLouis Overton "Louie" Young+ (b. 10 September 1890, d. 31 December 1971)
DaughterMary Grace Young (b. 17 January 1892, d. 17 June 1962)

BASIC FACTS

Sarah Elizabeth "Sadie" Hillman was born in December 1859 in Johnson Co., Nebraska. She was born on 14 November 1860 in Beatrice, Gage Co., Nebraska.1,4 She and Gershum Eluid Young were married on 24 March 1883 in Beatrice, Gage Co., Nebraska.5 She died on 18 September 1944, at age 84, in Tisdal Hospital, Elk City, Beckham Co., Oklahoma.1,2 She was buried on 20 September 1944 in Red Hill Cemetery, Hammon, Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma.1
Sarah Elizabeth "Sadie" Hillman had reference number 21. !INFORMATION: FAMILY RECORDS AND TOMBSTONES.
It is noted in family records that "she got her foot caught in the sorgum mill
and got her toes cut off as the sugar went in to the mill."

Marriage Record:
States that her father was John Hillman.

GRAVE STONE

YOUNG
SARAH G. L.
1859 -- 1944 1858 -- 1943

"History of Beatrice, Nebraska

In 1857 a group of pioneers traveling by steamer up the
Missouri River from St. Louis to the new Territory of
Nebraska, organized "The Nebraska Association" and
selected a committee to "explore Nebraska for the purpose
of selecting a townsite."

This committee left the boat at Nebraska City, divided
themselves into two groups, and set out to find a suitable
location for the townsite. One group proceeded directly
west from Nebraska City, passing over the spot where
Lincoln now stands. The other group traveled in a
southwesterly direction, and one night made camp on the
banks of Indian Creek at its junction with the Big Blue River.
After surveying the beautiful streams and rolling prairie
surrounding their camp, they decided their quest was at
an end. The association approved this site at a meeting in
Omaha on May 20, 1857, and the town was named
Beatrice in honor of Julia Beatrice Kinney, eldest daughter
of judge J. F. Kinney, first president of the Nebraska
Association.

In 1873, Beatrice was incorporated, and it became a key
town in the development of Nebraska. By 1895, Beatrice
had reached the proportions of a flourishing Midwest City,
and since 1900 has enjoyed a steady growth due to an
economy well divided between agricultural development
and manufacturing expansion.

On January 1, 1863, when the National Homestead Act
became effective, hundreds of settlers flocked to local
land offices to file their "claims." Daniel Freeman made the
first "claim" under the National Homestead Act. The U.S.
Government purchased the original Freeman homestead
from his descendants; and on January 3, 1939, it was
designated as the Homestead National Monument of
America. The monument is located three and one-half
miles northwest of Beatrice on State Highway 4. By
direction of Congress, the monument was dedicated as a
"proper" memorial emblematical of the hardships and the
pioneer life through which the early settlers passed in the
settlement, cultivation, and civilization of the great West.

(Beatrice Gage Co., Homepage.)

Citations

  1. [S4094] Descendants of Sarah Elizabeth Hillman, prepared by Denise (Russell) Hunting, Source Medium: Other
  2. [S8570] LDS Ancestral File - Ver. 4.19, Source Medium: Book
  3. [S4121] Descendents of Gersham L. Young, prepared by Carolyn Dean, Source Medium: Other
  4. [S3129] Certificate of Death - Sarah Young
  5. [S8842] Marriage License - Gusham Young & Sarah Hillman

Walter M. Porterfield1

M, #4867

Parents

FatherWalter Porterfield
MotherSafronia "Fronie" Hillman (b. October 1890)
Pedigree Link

Citations

  1. [S1388] 1920 Census, Oklahoma, Roger Mills County, Cheyenne Twp, Source Medium: Book, E.D. 153, Family 100

Pauline Young1,2

F, #4868, b. 11 February 1914, d. 25 July 1985

Parents

FatherLouis Overton "Louie" Young (b. 10 September 1890, d. 31 December 1971)
MotherHazel Hapgood (b. 21 March 1894, d. 3 October 1991)
Pedigree Link

Family: Robert Harold Russell (b. 11 June 1916, d. 2 March 2001)

SonBobby Lou Russell+
DaughterJanet Yvonne Russell+
SonFra Harold Russell

BASIC FACTS

Pauline Young was born on 11 February 1914 in Strong City, Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma.1,2 She and Robert Harold Russell were married on 1 June 1935 in Cheyenne, Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma, USA.1 She died on 25 July 1985, at age 71, in Pleasant Grove, Utah Co., Utah.1 She was buried on 28 July 1985 in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, Utah Co., Utah.1
Pauline Young had reference number 5.

Citations

  1. [S4094] Descendants of Sarah Elizabeth Hillman, prepared by Denise (Russell) Hunting, Source Medium: Other
  2. [S8570] LDS Ancestral File - Ver. 4.19, Source Medium: Book

Bessie I. Porterfield1

F, #4869, b. about 1912

Parents

FatherWalter Porterfield
MotherSafronia "Fronie" Hillman (b. October 1890)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Bessie I. Porterfield was born about 1912 in Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma.1
Bessie I. Porterfield had reference number 5123.

Citations

  1. [S1388] 1920 Census, Oklahoma, Roger Mills County, Cheyenne Twp, Source Medium: Book, E.D. 153, Family 100

Louis Overton "Louie" Young1,2,3

M, #4870, b. 10 September 1890, d. 31 December 1971

Parents

FatherGershum Eluid Young (b. 8 March 1858, d. 8 December 1943)
MotherSarah Elizabeth "Sadie" Hillman (b. December 1859, d. 18 September 1944)
Pedigree Link

Family: Hazel Hapgood (b. 21 March 1894, d. 3 October 1991)

SonJoy Overton Young+ (b. 4 May 1911, d. 3 April 2000)
DaughterPauline Young+ (b. 11 February 1914, d. 25 July 1985)
SonTherman Fra Young (b. 6 August 1918, d. 24 March 1988)
DaughterLouie Teresa Young (b. 11 November 1922, d. 27 August 1983)
DaughterJune Elizabeth Young
DaughterAvis Louzelle Young
DaughterWillma Jean Young

BASIC FACTS

Louis Overton "Louie" Young was born on 10 September 1890 in Beatrice, Gage Co., Nebraska.2,1 He and Hazel Hapgood were married on 22 November 1910 in Cheyenne, Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma.2,4 He died on 31 December 1971, at age 81, in Cheyenne, Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma.2,1 He was buried on 2 January 1972 in Cheyenne Cemetery, Cheyenne, Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma.2,1
Louis Overton "Louie" Young had reference number 10.

Citations

  1. [S4094] Descendants of Sarah Elizabeth Hillman, prepared by Denise (Russell) Hunting, Source Medium: Other
  2. [S8570] LDS Ancestral File - Ver. 4.19, Source Medium: Book
  3. [S4411] Email from Denise (Russell) Hunting dated March 4, 2002
  4. [S8823] Marriage Index for Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma, prepared by W. D. Kirby, Source Medium: Book

Richard M. Ireland1

M, #4871
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Richard M. Ireland and Janis Lyn Gualco were married on 10 July 1982 in National City, California.1

Citations

  1. [S8592] Letter from Carmen Rodriguez dated October, 1999, Source Medium: Book

Henry Cattron Hicks1

M, #4872, b. 15 April 1824, d. 13 October 1889

Parents

FatherJames George Hicks (b. 2 March 1790, d. 5 May 1869)
MotherMary Magdalene Kettering (b. 3 October 1785, d. 9 June 1874)
Pedigree Link

Family: Sarah Elizabeth Johnson (b. 6 June 1827, d. 18 November 1905)

DaughterSusan A. Hicks
DaughterMargaret Hicks
SonSamuel Haines Hicks
SonNelson Anderson Hicks
SonEllen Hickam Hicks
SonBell Ruth Hicks
DaughterRachel Jane "Jennie" Hicks+ (b. 31 December 1854, d. 14 July 1928)
DaughterMary Frances Hicks (b. 1857, d. 1950)
DaughterMattie Catherine Hicks (b. 1 February 1861, d. 28 September 1939)
DaughterNancy Rebecca "Nannie" Hicks (b. 1866)
DaughterElizabeth Alzader Hicks (b. 18 May 1870, d. 1 April 1956)
SonJoseph Henry Hicks+ (b. 5 January 1873, d. 1956)

BASIC FACTS

Henry Cattron Hicks was born on 15 April 1824 in Arcadia, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.2 He died on 13 October 1889, at age 65, in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.1
Henry Cattron Hicks had reference number 5130.

Citations

  1. [S5306] Genealogy prepared by BettyWilloughby (Ancestry.com)
  2. [S5110] Genealogy of the Kettering Family (found in the DeVault Tavern papers)

Sherri Lynn Labrum1

F, #4873
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Sherri Lynn Labrum and Boyd Allen Russell were married on 10 August 1984 in Vernal, Uintah Co., Utah.1

Citations

  1. [S4094] Descendants of Sarah Elizabeth Hillman, prepared by Denise (Russell) Hunting, Source Medium: Other

Kyle Wade Russell1

M, #4874

Parents

Pedigree Link

Citations

  1. [S4094] Descendants of Sarah Elizabeth Hillman, prepared by Denise (Russell) Hunting, Source Medium: Other

Brittini Ann Russell1

F, #4875

Parents

Pedigree Link

Citations

  1. [S4094] Descendants of Sarah Elizabeth Hillman, prepared by Denise (Russell) Hunting, Source Medium: Other