The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

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Family Explorer

Mary Ettie DeVault1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #526, b. 1 June 1881, d. 16 January 1936

Parents

FatherFrederick William "Fred" DeVault (b. 1 June 1851, d. 27 June 1939)
MotherLaura Adelaide Martin (b. 28 August 1857, d. 21 January 1934)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Mary Ettie DeVault was born on 1 June 1881 in Tennessee.2,3 She died on 16 January 1936, at age 54.2 She was buried in Gray Community Cemetery, Gray's Station, Washington Co., Tennessee.1,2,7
Mary Ettie DeVault had reference number 527. She was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1900 - 1930.) Newland DeVault says that Mary was born in June of 1881, however, she is shown as being born in May of 1881 in the 1900 Census.

GRAVE MARKER

MARY E.
DeVAULT
JUNE 1, 1881
JAN. 16, 1936.

Citations

  1. [S2452] Article - "DeVault of Gray Station", by Doris DeVault; History of Washington County Tennessee 1988, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  3. [S1449] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
  4. [S1017] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  5. [S669] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  6. [S1946] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  7. [S2845] Book: Washington County, Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions, by Charles M. Bennett, Source Medium: Book
Family Explorer

Virginia Maude "Vertie" DeVault1,2,3,4,5,6,7

F, #527, b. 31 July 1884, d. 2 July 1979

Parents

FatherFrederick William "Fred" DeVault (b. 1 June 1851, d. 27 June 1939)
MotherLaura Adelaide Martin (b. 28 August 1857, d. 21 January 1934)
Pedigree Link

Family: Robert Lee Galloway (b. 20 December 1872, d. 6 March 1927)

SonAllison DeVault "DeVault" Galloway (b. 29 June 1908, d. 16 February 1954)
DaughterRobert Jerald Galloway (b. 7 January 1910, d. 26 January 1910)
SonSamuel James Galloway+ (b. 18 February 1911, d. 23 March 1989)
SonRalph Nathan Galloway+ (b. 5 February 1915, d. 27 December 1986)

BASIC FACTS

Virginia Maude "Vertie" DeVault was born on 31 July 1884 in Tennessee.2,4,8 She and Robert Lee Galloway were married on 2 October 1907.2 She died on 2 July 1979, at age 94, in Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.2,9,10 She was buried in Boones Creek Baptist Church, Gray Creek, Washington Co., Tennessee.1,3
Virginia Maude "Vertie" DeVault had reference number 528. She was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1900 - 1930.) Her Social Security Number was 411-62-3176, issued: Tennessee, last residence: Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.8 She was a Teacher in Washington County, Tennessee until her marriage; farmer - general farming (1930.)7,9 She was educated Graduate of Carson-Newman College.9 She resided in Boones Creek, Washington Co., Tennessee (1939); Jonesborough, Washington Co., Tennessee (1950); Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee (1971.)11,12,13 In the 1900 Census, Vertie is shown as being born in July of 1883.

OBITUARY - Johnson City, (TN); July 3, 1979:

MRS. VERTIE D. GALLOWAY
Mrs. Vertie DeVault Galloway, 94, formerly of Rt. 4, in Boones Creek, died Monday afternoon at Colonial Hill Nursing Home following an illness of about a year.
She was a native of Washington County and the daughter of the late Fred W. and Laura Martin DeVault Sr.
Mrs. Galloway was the oldest member of the Boones Creek Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School for more than 45 years. She graduated from Carson-Newman College and was a teacher in Washington County until her marriage.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert L. Galloway, who died in 1927, and two sons, Robert G. Galloway, who died in 1910, and Allison D. Galloway, who died in 1954.
Survivors include two sons, Samuel J. Galloway and Ralph N. Galloway, both of Rt. 4; one brother, Foy N. DeVault. Kingsport; four grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Appalachian is in charge.

FUNERAL NOTICE - Johnson City, (TN); July 4, 1979:

APPALACHIAN FUNERAL HOME
Mrs. Vertie D. Galloway
Funeral services for Mrs. Vertie D. Galloway, of Route 4, Boones Creek, who died Monday afternoon, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, from the Boones Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Arnold "Bud" Pate, Rev. Charles "Toonie" Cash and Rev. Paul Lilly officiating. Burial will follow in Boones Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers, who are requested to be at the church at 1:25 p.m., are Robert Brumit, Fred Brumit, Leonard Bowman, Billy Lee Carter, Clyde Carter, J. Preston Wolfe. Honorary pallbearers, who are asked to be at the church at 1:40 p.m., will be Dr. N. F. Garland, Thomas Helvey, Wayne Boone, Fred Cash, John P. Crouch, Jim Crouch, John Hall, Robert Matherly, Clyde DeVault, Fred Sylvester and officers and deacons of the Boones Creek Baptist Church. The body will remain in the chapel where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, and will be removed to the church one prior to the services to lie in state. Friends may call at their convenience, anytime, at the residence. In lieu of flowers, friends may make memorials in the form of contributions to the Boones Creek Baptist Church. Appalachian Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

GRAVE STONE

VERTIE D.
GALLOWAY
1884 -- 1979. There is a picture of Robert Lee and Vertie Galloway and sons Samuel and Ralph on page 336 of "History of Washington County Tennessee - 1988."

Citations

  1. [S2452] Article - "DeVault of Gray Station", by Doris DeVault; History of Washington County Tennessee 1988, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  3. [S8367] Grave Marker - Vertie D. Galloway, Boone's Creek Baptist Church, Boone's Creek, Washington Co., Tennessee
  4. [S1017] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  5. [S1449] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
  6. [S669] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  7. [S1946] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  8. [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
  9. [S12058] Obituary - Virginia Maude "Vertie" (DeVault) Galloway
  10. [S4024] Death Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Archives (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  11. [S10226] Obituary - Frederick William DeVault, Jr
  12. [S10225] Obituary - Frederick William "Fred" DeVault
  13. [S9705] Obituary - Clara Olivine "Ollie" (DeVault) Sylvester
Family Explorer

Robert Lee Galloway1,2,3,4

M, #528, b. 20 December 1872, d. 6 March 1927

Parents

FatherNathan Lemon Galloway (b. 7 August 1840, d. 18 March 1903)
MotherPenelope S. "Epp or Eppie" Allison (b. 14 July 1851, d. 26 August 1890)
Pedigree Link

Family: Virginia Maude "Vertie" DeVault (b. 31 July 1884, d. 2 July 1979)

SonAllison DeVault "DeVault" Galloway (b. 29 June 1908, d. 16 February 1954)
DaughterRobert Jerald Galloway (b. 7 January 1910, d. 26 January 1910)
SonSamuel James Galloway+ (b. 18 February 1911, d. 23 March 1989)
SonRalph Nathan Galloway+ (b. 5 February 1915, d. 27 December 1986)

BASIC FACTS

Robert Lee Galloway was born on 20 December 1872 in Tennessee.2,5,3 He and Virginia Maude "Vertie" DeVault were married on 2 October 1907.1 He died on 6 March 1927, at age 54, in Boone's Creek, Washington Co., Tennessee.1 He died on 6 March 1929, at age 56, in Boone's Creek, Washington Co., Tennessee.6 He was buried in Boones Creek Baptist Church, Gray, Washington Co., Tennessee.7,2
Robert Lee Galloway had reference number 529. He was a Farmer - general farming (1910, 1920.)3,4 He was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1910, 1920.) GRAVE STONE

ROBERT LEE
GALLOWAY
1872 -- 1927. There is a picture of Robert Lee and Vertie Galloway and sons Samuel and Ralph on page 336 of "History of Washington County Tennessee - 1988."

Citations

  1. [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S8299] Grave Marker - Robert Lee Galloway, Boone's Creek Baptist Church, Boone's Creek, Washington Co., Tennessee
  3. [S1017] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  4. [S1449] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
  5. [S2464] Article - "Ralph Nathan Galloway Family" by Penny Galloway Wolfe, History of Washington County Tennessee 1988 (Pages 335 - 336)
  6. [S7201] Genealogy prepared by Sally Patricia (DeVault) Hicks
  7. [S2452] Article - "DeVault of Gray Station", by Doris DeVault; History of Washington County Tennessee 1988, Source Medium: Book
Family Explorer

Allison DeVault "DeVault" Galloway1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #529, b. 29 June 1908, d. 16 February 1954

Parents

FatherRobert Lee Galloway (b. 20 December 1872, d. 6 March 1927)
MotherVirginia Maude "Vertie" DeVault (b. 31 July 1884, d. 2 July 1979)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Allison DeVault "DeVault" Galloway was born on 29 June 1908 in Tennessee.2,4 He and Irene Moore were married in September 1939.6,7 He died on 16 February 1954, at age 45, in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.2,8 He was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.9
Allison DeVault "DeVault" Galloway had reference number 530. His Social Security Number was 413-10-5856, issued: Tennessee.10 He was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1910, 1920); Marinette County, Wisconsin (1930.) He was a Salesman - Electric Company (1930.)6 OBITUARY - The Kingsport Times (Kingsport, Tennessee); Tuesday, February 16, 1954; page 1 column 1; (Ancestry.com)

Electric Shock Kills Foreman at TEC Plant
Allison Galloway Dies While Demonstrating For Training Program

Shocks from a 13,800-volt line at Tennessee Eastman Company were fatal to Allison D. Galloway, 45, early Tuesday morning despite work of the Kingsport Life Saving Crew.
Galloway was an electrical shift foreman in the companies power department. As part of a training program, he was explaining to another foreman how the electrical equipment in one of the company's power houses worked when he was fatally shocked. The accident occurred at 3:55 a.m.
The other foreman, Grover Lawson reported to company officials that Galloway had unlocked and opened the door to a compartment housing part of the control equipment when the accident occurred. Galloway's right hand and foot were burned by the charge through his body.
The Kingsport Life Saving Crew and physicians from the Eastman Medical Department were called immediately to the power house and worked for more than an hour to revive the man. Galloway failed to respond to treatment.
His body was removed to Holston Valley Community Hospital and later to Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home.
Galloway had been with the Eastman Company for nearly 20 years at the time of his death. The family home is at 3232 Ashley Avenue. He was a native of the Boone's Creek Community in Washington County.
A Navy veteran of World War II, he was a member of the Masonic Lodge at Gray's Station and of Boone's Creek Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Irene Moore Galloway; his mother, Mrs. Robert L. Galloway of Boone's Creek; two brothers, Samuel J. Galloway of Arlington, Va. and Ralph N. Galloway of Johnson City.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at the First Methodist Church, with the Rev. C. A. Brabston and Dr. W. R. Rigell officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.
The body will remain at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home until the hour of the services.

OBITUARY - The Kingsport Times (Kingsport, Tennessee); Wednesday, February 17, 1954; page 7 column 1 , photo; (Ancestry.com)

ALLISON D. GALLOWAY - Funeral services were to be held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon for Allison D. Galloway, 45, Tennessee Eastman Company foreman who was killed by electrical shock Tuesday. Burial was to be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Galloway, who lived at 3332 Ashley avenue had been with Eastman for nearly 20 years.

GRAVE MARKER

GALLOWAY
IRENE M. ALLISON D.
1906 - 1986 1908 - 1954. He and Irene Moore had children in No Children.11

Citations

  1. [S2452] Article - "DeVault of Gray Station", by Doris DeVault; History of Washington County Tennessee 1988, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  3. [S2464] Article - "Ralph Nathan Galloway Family" by Penny Galloway Wolfe, History of Washington County Tennessee 1988 (Pages 335 - 336)
  4. [S1017] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  5. [S1449] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
  6. [S2000] 1930 Census, Wisconsin, Marinette County
  7. [S6814] Genealogy prepared by mitchdingus962 (Ancestry.com)
  8. [S4023] Death Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Archives (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  9. [S9358] Obituary - Allison DeVault "DeVault" Galloway
  10. [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
  11. [S7201] Genealogy prepared by Sally Patricia (DeVault) Hicks
Family Explorer

Samuel James Galloway1,2,3,4,5

M, #530, b. 18 February 1911, d. 23 March 1989

Parents

FatherRobert Lee Galloway (b. 20 December 1872, d. 6 March 1927)
MotherVirginia Maude "Vertie" DeVault (b. 31 July 1884, d. 2 July 1979)
Pedigree Link

Family: Mary Dell Crouch (b. 3 June 1917, d. 13 February 2011)

SonSamuel James Galloway, Jr.+
SonDavid Crouch Galloway (b. 3 January 1942, d. 18 January 1992)
SonMarvin Howard Galloway+

BASIC FACTS

Samuel James Galloway was born on 18 February 1911 in Tennessee.2,4 He and Mary Dell Crouch were married in 1937.6 He died on 23 March 1989, at age 78, in Anniston, Calhoun Co., Alabama.7 He was buried in Boone's Creek Baptist Church, Boone's Creek, Washington Co., Tennessee.3
Samuel James Galloway had reference number 531. His Social Security Number was 410-30-9608, issued Tennessee.7 He was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1920, 1930.) He was a Farmer - general farming (1930); athletic coach - Rogersville High School, Rogersville, Hawkins Co., Tennessee; principal - Boones Creek School, Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee; civilian employee for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (until 1976.)5,8 He resided in Washington (1943); Boone's Creek, Washington Co., Tennessee (1979, 1986.)9,10,8 He was educated Graduate of East Tennessee State University (1932.)8 OBITUARY - Johnson City Press (TN); March 25, 1989:

SAMUEL J. GALLOWAY SR.
ANNISTON, Ala. – Samuel James Galloway Sr., 78, Rt. 4, Johnson City, Tenn., died here Thursday, March 23, 1989, following a lengthy illness.
He was a Washington County Tenn., native and a son of the late Robert Lee and Vertie DeVault Galloway.
Mr. Galloway was a 1932 graduate of East Tennessee State College.
He served as athletic coach at Rogersville (Tenn.) High School and later as principal of Boones Creek School, Johnson City.
Mr. Galloway moved to Washington in 1943, where he worked for Briggs Oil Filtration Corp. during World War II. He also worked as a civilian employee for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, until his retirement in 1972.
Mr. Galloway was a member of Boones Creek First Baptist Church.
Survivors include three sons, Sam Galloway Jr., Atlanta, David Galloway, Greensboro, Ga., and Marvin Galloway, Anniston; three grandsons; three step-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Appalachian-Hartman, Johnson City (928-6111)

FUNERAL NOTICE - Johnson City Press (TN); March 25, 1989:

APPALACHIAN-HEARTMAN FUNERAL HOME
Samuel James Galloway Sr.
Funeral services for Samuel James Galloway Sr., age 78, Rt. 4, Boones Creek Community, who died Thursday, will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. from the Boones Creek First Baptist Church with Rev. Arnold (Bud) Pate, officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Active pallbearers, who are requested to meet at the church at 10:45 a.m., will be John Glaze, Fred Brumit, Terry Galloway, Scott Galloway, Bradley Galloway and Preston Wolfe Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be James hale, Bill Dyer, Claude Carter, Billy Lee Carter, Gene Kerns, Monty Lee, Earl Bacon, Wayland Crouch, Harold Beard and Arthur Garland. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon from 3 until 5 p.m. in the East Chapel of Appalachian-Hartman Funeral Home. Appalachian-Hartman Funeral Home, 800 E. Watauga Avenue, is in charge of the arrangements.

GRAVE STONE

SON
SAMUEL JAMES
GALLOWAY, SR
FEB. 18, 1911 -- MAR. 23, 1989.

Citations

  1. [S2452] Article - "DeVault of Gray Station", by Doris DeVault; History of Washington County Tennessee 1988, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  3. [S8326] Grave Marker - Samuel James Galloway, Sr., Boone's Creek Baptist Church, Boone's Creek, Washington Co., Tennessee
  4. [S1449] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
  5. [S1946] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  6. [S2464] Article - "Ralph Nathan Galloway Family" by Penny Galloway Wolfe, History of Washington County Tennessee 1988 (Pages 335 - 336)
  7. [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
  8. [S11865] Obituary - Samuel James Galloway
  9. [S12058] Obituary - Virginia Maude "Vertie" (DeVault) Galloway
  10. [S11583] Obituary - Ralph Nathan Galloway
Family Explorer

Ralph Nathan Galloway1,2,3,4,5

M, #531, b. 5 February 1915, d. 27 December 1986

Parents

FatherRobert Lee Galloway (b. 20 December 1872, d. 6 March 1927)
MotherVirginia Maude "Vertie" DeVault (b. 31 July 1884, d. 2 July 1979)
Pedigree Link

Family: Rhea Hunter Burleson (b. 8 December 1917, d. 20 May 2009)

DaughterPenlope "Penny" Galloway+

BASIC FACTS

Ralph Nathan Galloway was born on 5 February 1915 in Tennessee.6,4 He was born on 15 February 1915.2 He and Rhea Hunter Burleson were married in 1939.3 He died on 27 December 1986, at age 71, in Washington Co., Tennessee.3,7 He was buried in Monte Vista Burial Park, Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.8
Ralph Nathan Galloway had reference number 532. He was educated Attended East Tennessee State University for a short time.3 He was a Worked in the field of air conditioning; vice president with Allied Metals Inc.3,9 His Social Security Number was 408-14-4720, issued: Tennessee, last residence: Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.6 He was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1920, 1930.) He resided in Boone's Creek, Washington Co., Tennessee (1979.)10 In his latter years Ralph became interested in his Scottish heritage. He joined the MacFarlane Clan of which the Galloway is a Sept. He served in several capacities with Clan Chaplain being his favorite. At his death in 1986 his family had him interred in his beloved kilt.

OBITUARY - Johnson City Press (TN); December 29, 1986:

RALPH N. GALLOWAY
Ralph N. Galloway, 71, Rt. 17, died Saturday at his residence.
He was a lifelong resident of Washington County and a son of the late Robert and Vertie DeVault Galloway, who were pioneer settlers of Washington County.
Mr. Galloway was a retired vice president with Allied Metals Inc. and was also a farmer.
He was a member of Central Baptist Church, where he had been a deacon since 1940. He taught Sunday school class many years.
Mr. Galloway was a former pilot with the local Civil Air Patrol. He was chaplain of the McFarland Association.
He was a member of the Unaka Gem and Mineral Society and the Unaka Rod and Gun Club.
Mr. Galloway was an active member of the Washington County Association of Genealogists and a former member of the Johnson City Civitan Club.
Survivors include his wife, Rhea Burleson Galloway; one daughter, Mrs. John Preston Wolfe,
Johnson City; one brother, Samuel James Galloway Sr., Boones Creek; two grandchildren, Preston Daniel Wolfe and Carolyn Penelope Wolfe, both of Johnson City; and several nieces and nephews.
Morris-Baker (282-1521)

FUNERAL NOTICE - Johnson City Press (TN); December 29, 1986:

MORRIS-BAKER FUNERAL HOME
Ralph N. Galloway
Funeral services for Ralph N. Galloway, 71, Rt. 17, who died Saturday evening will be conducted Monday from the Morris-Baker Chapel with the Reverend David W. Crocker and the Reverend R. Willard Warfield officiating. Private graveside services and burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Monte Vista Burial Park. For those who prefer, the family requests memorial contributions be made to Central Baptist Church, 300 North Roan Street or to the Washington County Cancer Society, 415 State of Franklin Road. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday and other hours at the residence. Morris-Baker Funeral Home, 2001 Oakland Avenue is in charge of the arrangements. There is a picture of Ralph and Rhea and some of their family on page 336 of "History of Washington County Tennessee - 1988."

Citations

  1. [S2452] Article - "DeVault of Gray Station", by Doris DeVault; History of Washington County Tennessee 1988, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  3. [S2464] Article - "Ralph Nathan Galloway Family" by Penny Galloway Wolfe, History of Washington County Tennessee 1988 (Pages 335 - 336)
  4. [S1449] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
  5. [S1946] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  6. [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
  7. [S4023] Death Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Archives (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  8. [S5071] Funeral Notice - Ralph Nathan Galloway
  9. [S11583] Obituary - Ralph Nathan Galloway
  10. [S12058] Obituary - Virginia Maude "Vertie" (DeVault) Galloway
Family Explorer

Robert R. "Bobbie" DeVault1,2,3

M, #532, b. 19 November 1878, d. 5 November 1886

Parents

FatherFrederick William "Fred" DeVault (b. 1 June 1851, d. 27 June 1939)
MotherLaura Adelaide Martin (b. 28 August 1857, d. 21 January 1934)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Robert R. "Bobbie" DeVault was born on 19 November 1878 in Tennessee.4,2,3 He died on 5 November 1886, at age 7.4,2 He was buried in Buffalo Ridge Cemetery, Washington Co., Tennessee.4,2
Robert R. "Bobbie" DeVault had reference number 533. He was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1880.) Robert "Bobbie" died at eight years of age and, at his request, his three day old brother was named Robert.

GRAVE MARKER

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

Citations

  1. [S2452] Article - "DeVault of Gray Station", by Doris DeVault; History of Washington County Tennessee 1988, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  3. [S359] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  4. [S7735] Grave Marker - Bobbie R. DeVault, Buffalo Ridge Cemetery, Washington Co., Tennessee, Source Medium: Book
Family Explorer

Robert Martin DeVault1,2,3,4,5

M, #533, b. 1 November 1886, d. 16 December 1928

Parents

FatherFrederick William "Fred" DeVault (b. 1 June 1851, d. 27 June 1939)
MotherLaura Adelaide Martin (b. 28 August 1857, d. 21 January 1934)
Pedigree Link

Family: Bess Telete Moulton (b. 14 September 1890, d. 15 January 1987)

SonRobert Moulton DeVault+ (b. 1 August 1915, d. 22 October 1985)
DaughterDoris DeVault (b. 10 June 1917, d. 23 November 2013)
DaughterDorothy DeVault+ (b. 10 June 1917, d. 11 November 2011)
SonLeonard Carson DeVault (b. 18 June 1919, d. 12 June 1948)
SonEdwin Butler DeVault+ (b. 14 September 1921, d. 8 March 1982)

BASIC FACTS

Robert Martin DeVault was born on 1 November 1886 in Jonesborough, Washington Co., Tennessee.2,1 He and Bess Telete Moulton were married on 22 October 1914 in At the Moulton home, Fall Branch, Tennessee.1,2 He died on 16 December 1928, at age 42, in Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.1,2 He died on 16 December 1928, at age 42, in Bristol, Washington Co., Virginia.6 He was buried in Gray Community Cemetery, Gray, Washington Co., Tennessee.1,7,8
Robert Martin DeVault had reference number 534. He was a Day laborer (1900); preacher (1920); Baptist minister.2,4,5 He was educated Carson-Newman College and Newton Theological Institution, Boston, Massachusetts.2 He was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1900 - 1920.) He resided in White Pine, Jefferson Co., Tennessee (1917.)9 Robert Martin DeVault was converted at nine years of age; joined the Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church; and ordained as preacher there. Graduated Carson-Newman College, 1910; Newton Theological Institution, Boston, 1914. He was ordained in the old Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church while his father, Frederick W. DeVault, was a minister of that church (1905-1910). He was a fine violinist.

In 1914 Robert married his college sweetheart, Bess Moulton, daughter of Amos Rogan Moulton II and Clara Levica Hurlbert, Fall Branch, Tennessee. The wedding ceremony was performed at the Moulton home, 12 noon, by Dr. J. J. Burnett, president of Carson-Newman College. Following a honeymoon by horse and buggy, they lived in Greeneville, where he was pastor of First Baptist Church. Other pastorates: French Broad near Dandridge, Butler and surrounding churches (1921 to 1928). Raised funds for paying debts of Watauga Academy and Baptist High School, Butler. All five of their children graduated there: Robert, Dorothy, Doris, Leonard, Edwin.

After Robert's death in 1928, Bess taught piano at Watauga Academy and was principal-teacher of grammar school, Butler. She was a woman of strong Christian faith, integrity, wisdom and courage; a loving, sacrificial mother who worked hard to provide a college education for her five children. In 1941 she moved back to her childhood home in Fall Branch. Bess and Robert Martin DeVault were buried at Gray.

ARTICLE - From the book "Lost Heritage," by Russ Calhoun

DEVAULT, Robert M. Sr., Rev. 1942
Location: Butler village, on Main Street, the second door from Carroll Reece's mother.
Rev. and Mrs. DeVault moved to Butler in 1921 after he attended Carson-Newman College with Carroll Reece. When Butler Baptist Church was seeking a pastor, Mr. Reece suggested that they contact Rev. DeVault, who was then Paster of the French Broad River Church in the Oak Grove Community near Dandridge. He also became the Pastor of two rural churches, Bethel Baptist and Sugar Grove Baptist.
Living so near her, the DeVault children became very fond of Carroll Reece's mother - and she of them. She insisted that they call her "Grandma Reece."
Rev. DeVault and his family lived in a house owned by L. L. Goodwin. Butler Baptist Church had no parsonage, but they paid the $10.00 monthly rent. After Rev. DeVault's death in 1928, Mrs. DeVault paid the rent (which went up to $15.00). Rev. DeVault raised funds to pay the $6,000.00 debt of the Watauga Academy, thus the school was able to continue operating under the Home Mission of the Southern Baptist.
DEVAULT, Robert M., Sr., Head Pastor
DEVAULT, Mrs. Bess Wife Housekeeper
DEVAULT, Robert Jr. 27 Son Teacher-Coach, Air Force
DEVAULT, Doris 25 Daughter Woman's Missionary Union (For East Tenn.)
DEVAULT, Dorothy 25 Daughter Married Dr. Thomas Milligan, Sr.
DEVAULT, Leonard
Carson 23 Son U. S. Army
DEVAULT, Edwin
Butler 21 Son U. S. Navy

Mrs. DeVault moved to Fall Branch, Tennessee.

GRAVE MARKER

Rev. ROBERT MARTIN
DeVAULT
NOV. 1, 1886 -- DEC. 16, 1928.

Citations

  1. [S2452] Article - "DeVault of Gray Station", by Doris DeVault; History of Washington County Tennessee 1988, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  3. [S1017] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  4. [S669] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  5. [S1438] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Jefferson County
  6. [S12685] WFT V06T0823
  7. [S2845] Book: Washington County, Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions, by Charles M. Bennett, Source Medium: Book
  8. [S3044] Cemetery Records, Gray Community Cemetery, Gray's Station, Washington Co., Tennessee
  9. [S12721] World War I Draft Registration Cards (1917 - 1918)
Family Explorer

Bess Telete Moulton1,2,3

F, #534, b. 14 September 1890, d. 15 January 1987

Parents

FatherAmos Rogan Moulton, II (b. 2 February 1862, d. 6 February 1938)
MotherClara Lavicy Hurlbert (b. 26 September 1867, d. 1 April 1899)
Pedigree Link

Family: Robert Martin DeVault (b. 1 November 1886, d. 16 December 1928)

SonRobert Moulton DeVault+ (b. 1 August 1915, d. 22 October 1985)
DaughterDoris DeVault (b. 10 June 1917, d. 23 November 2013)
DaughterDorothy DeVault+ (b. 10 June 1917, d. 11 November 2011)
SonLeonard Carson DeVault (b. 18 June 1919, d. 12 June 1948)
SonEdwin Butler DeVault+ (b. 14 September 1921, d. 8 March 1982)

BASIC FACTS

Bess Telete Moulton was born on 14 September 1890 in Fall Branch, Washington Co., Tennessee.4 She was born on 14 September 1890 in Wood's Place, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.2 She and Robert Martin DeVault were married on 22 October 1914 in At the Moulton home, Fall Branch, Tennessee.5,4 She died on 15 January 1987, at age 96, in Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.2,6,7 She was buried in Gray Community Cemetery, Gray, Washington Co., Tennessee.8
Bess Telete Moulton had reference number 535. She was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1920.) She resided in Fall Branch, Washington Co., Tennessee (1982.)9 She was educated Graduate of Carson-Newman College with a degree in music (1912.)7 She was a Taught music at Six Mile Baptist Academy, South Carolina (2 years); taught piano at Watauga Academy, Butler; principal of Butler Grammar School.7 OBITUARY - Johnson City Press (TN); January 17, 1987:

MRS. BESS M. DEVAULT
KINGSPORT – Mrs. Bess Moulton DeVault, 96, Fall Branch, died Thursday in Indian Path Hospital.
She was a native of Oak Glen community but had lived in Fall Branch since 1941. She was a daughter of the late Amos R. Moulton Jr. and Clara Hurlbert Moulton.
Mrs. Moulton [DeVault] graduated from Carson-Newman College in 1912 with a degree in music.
She taught music at Six Mile Baptist Academy, South Carolina, two years, and piano at Watauga Academy, Butler. She also served as principal of Butler Grammar School.
Mrs. Moulton [DeVault] was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Robert M. DeVault Jr., in 1928 and by three sons.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Milligan, Jefferson City, and Doris DeVault, Birmingham, Ala.; nine grandchildren: Dr. Thomas B. Milligan and Robert M. Milligan, both of Jefferson City, Mrs. Brett C. Taylor, Mt. Dora, Fla., Robert C. DeVault, Knoxville, Dr. William L. DeVault, Columbia, S.C., and Bruce DeVault, Mrs. Steve Massey, Michael DeVault and Mrs. James Hanson, all of Huntsville, Ala.; and two great-grandsons.
Hamlett-Dobson, Fall Branch (348-6211).

FUNERAL NOTICE - Johnson City Press (TN); January 17, 1987:

HAMLETT-DOBSON FUNERAL HOME
Fall Branch
Bess M. DeVault
Funeral services for Bess Moulton DeVault, 96, Fall Branch, who died Thursday, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday from the First Baptist Church, Fall Branch, with the Reverend Victor Wallace officiating. Burial will be in the Gray Cemetery. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Calling hours will be Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Fall Branch Chapel of the Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home. Memorial gifts may be given to First Baptist Church, Fall Branch, Tenn. 37656 or Watauga Academy Scholarship Fund, Box 124, Butler Tenn. 37640. Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Fall Branch Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.

GRAVE MARKER

BESS MOULTON
DeVAULT
WIFE OF
ROBERT MARTIN DeVAULT
SEPT. 14, 1890 -- JAN. 15, 1987.

Citations

  1. [S5836] Genealogy prepared by Douglas DeVault Roseborough (WFT V06T1078), Source Medium: Other
  2. [S12685] WFT V06T0823
  3. [S1438] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Jefferson County
  4. [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  5. [S2452] Article - "DeVault of Gray Station", by Doris DeVault; History of Washington County Tennessee 1988, Source Medium: Book
  6. [S4024] Death Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Archives (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  7. [S9503] Obituary - Bess Telete (Moulton) DeVault
  8. [S4994] Funeral Notice - Bess Telete (Moulton) DeVault
  9. [S9964] Obituary - Edwin Butler DeVault
Family Explorer

Robert Moulton DeVault1,2,3,4

M, #535, b. 1 August 1915, d. 22 October 1985

Parents

FatherRobert Martin DeVault (b. 1 November 1886, d. 16 December 1928)
MotherBess Telete Moulton (b. 14 September 1890, d. 15 January 1987)
Pedigree Link

Family: Betty Jean Cloyd

SonRobert Clive "Bob" DeVault
SonWilliam Leonard DeVault, M.D.+

BASIC FACTS

Robert Moulton DeVault was born on 1 August 1915 in Tennessee.1,2,5 He and Betty Jean Cloyd were married on 21 December 1946.4 He died on 22 October 1985, at age 70, in Fall Branch, Washington Co., Tennessee.6,7 He died on 22 October 1985, at age 70, in Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina.1,8,5 He was buried in Cremated, ashes scattered at Knollwood Baptist Chruch, Winston-Salem North Carolina.
Robert Moulton DeVault had reference number 536. He resided in Kingsport, Tennessee; Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina (1982.)2,9 U. S. Air Force.2,1 His Social Security Number was 410-20-9837, issued Tennessee.8 He was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1920.) He was a Teacher and basketball coach at Dobyns-Bennett High school, Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee (1950-1967); taught in Butler, Elizabethton and Winston-Salem (taught for a total of 50 years.)7 In an old genealogy, believed to have been prepared by his mother, Robert is listed as a Junior even though his middle name is different than his father's middle name.
Robert Roulton DeVault was raised in the mountains of East Tennessee, the oldest of five children. He finished the BA degree requirements when he was 17 years old at Furman University; and later earned his MA at the University of Tennessee. In World War II he was an instructor in navigation and taught French aviators as well as those of the United States in the Air Corps. He taught, coached and counseled for 50 years in Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina. He lived sports, coaching and participation in basketball, track, football, tennis, and swimming. His other interests were numerous and included current events, camping, traveling, reading, dancing and politics. He retired in 1984, completing fifty years as a teacher and coach at Watauga Academy, Elizabethton, Kingsport, and Winston-Salem. He received Roy N. Anderson award for outstanding contributions to education. Robert was a member of Knollwood Baptist Church in Winston-Salem.

OBITUARY - Johnson City Press (TN); October 24, 1985

ROBERT M. DEVAULT JR.
Robert M. DeVault Jr., 70, 2724 London Lane, Winston-Salem, N.C., died Tuesday at the home of his mother, Mrs. Bess DeVault, Fall Branch, after an apparent heart attack.
Mr. DeVault was a native of Greeneville.
He retired in 1984 after teaching for 50 years. He was a teacher and basketball coach at Dobyns-Bennett High school, Kingsport, from 1950-’67. He also taught in Butler, Elizabethton and Winston-Salem.
Mr. DeVault was a member of Knollwood Baptist Church, Winston-Salem.
He was preceded in death by his father, the Rev. Robert DeVault Sr., and two brothers.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Betty DeVault; two sons, Robert DeVault, Knoxville, and Dr. William DeVault, Columbia, S.C.; two sisters, Mrs. Thomas Milligan Sr., Jefferson City, and Doris DeVault, Birmingham, Ala.
A memorial service will be held today at 3 p.m. in Knollwood Baptist Church.
Memorial, Elizabethton (543-3839.)

Citations

  1. [S2452] Article - "DeVault of Gray Station", by Doris DeVault; History of Washington County Tennessee 1988, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  3. [S1438] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Jefferson County
  4. [S5301] Genealogy prepared by Betty Jean (Cloyd) DeVault
  5. [S4010] Death Records - North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908 - 2004" (Ancestry.com)
  6. [S4023] Death Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Archives (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  7. [S11722] Obituary - Robert Moulton DeVault
  8. [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
  9. [S9964] Obituary - Edwin Butler DeVault
Family Explorer

Doris DeVault1,2,3

F, #536, b. 10 June 1917, d. 23 November 2013

Parents

FatherRobert Martin DeVault (b. 1 November 1886, d. 16 December 1928)
MotherBess Telete Moulton (b. 14 September 1890, d. 15 January 1987)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Doris DeVault was born on 10 June 1917 in Tennessee.1,2,3 She died on 23 November 2013, at age 96.4
Doris DeVault had reference number 537. She was a Worked with the Woman's Missionary Union for 38 years.1 She resided in Farmington, Alabama; Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama (1982, 1987); Jefferson Co., Tennessee (2011.)2,5,6,7 She was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1920.) Her Social Security Number was Issued: Alabama.4

Citations

  1. [S2452] Article - "DeVault of Gray Station", by Doris DeVault; History of Washington County Tennessee 1988, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  3. [S1438] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Jefferson County
  4. [S12399] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
  5. [S9964] Obituary - Edwin Butler DeVault
  6. [S9503] Obituary - Bess Telete (Moulton) DeVault
  7. [S9880] Obituary - Dorothy (DeVault) Milligan
Family Explorer

Dorothy DeVault1,2,3

F, #537, b. 10 June 1917, d. 11 November 2011

Parents

FatherRobert Martin DeVault (b. 1 November 1886, d. 16 December 1928)
MotherBess Telete Moulton (b. 14 September 1890, d. 15 January 1987)
Pedigree Link

Family: Thomas Braden Milligan (b. 15 September 1909, d. 10 November 1974)

SonThomas Braden Milligan, Jr.+
DaughterDoris Lynn or Lynee Milligan
SonRobert David Milligan (b. 25 May 1953, d. 29 May 1953)
SonRobert Mark Milligan

BASIC FACTS

Dorothy DeVault was born on 10 June 1917 in White Pine, Jefferson Co., Tennessee.1,2,3,4 She and Thomas Braden Milligan were married on 16 October 1945.2 She died on 11 November 2011, at age 94.4 She was buried in Gray Community Cemetery, Gray, Washington Co., Tennessee.
Dorothy DeVault had reference number 538. She was educated Graduated Meredith College; WMU Training School.1 She was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1920.) She resided in Pineville, Rapides Parish; Louisiana; Talbott, Jefferson Co., Tennessee (1974); Jefferson City, Jefferson Co., Tennessee (1985, 1987); Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee (1982.)5,6,7,8,4 DEATH NOTICE - orlandosentinal.com; November 11, 2011:

DOROTHY DeVAULT MILLIGAN, 94, Mount Dora, died Friday. Harden/Pauli Funeral Home, Eustis.

OBITUARY - Johnson City Press

JEFFERSON CITY — Dorothy Devault Milligan, age 94, went to her eternal home on November 11, 2011.
She was born June 10, 1917, in White Pine, TN. Dorothy was the daughter of Bess M. and Robert Martin DeVault and twin to Doris. She graduated from Meredith College in Raleigh, NC, and from the Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville, KY.
She was a homemaker and volunteer Christian educator.
Dorothy married Dr. Thomas Braden Milligan Sr. in 1945 and was widowed in 1974. They spent most of their married life in Pineville, LA, and Jefferson County, TN.
Surviving relatives include her twin sister, Doris DeVault; sons, Thomas B. Jr. and Robert Mark, of Jefferson County; daughter, Doris Lynn Taylor, of Eustis, FL; grandchildren, David L. Milligan, of Macon, GA, and Meredith M. Suits, of Nashville, TN.
Dorothy was preceded to heaven by her parents; husband; and infant son, Robert David; and brothers, Robert, Leonard and Edwin DeVault.
A celebration of life will be held at Lebanon Baptist Church in Talbott, TN, at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 19, 2011, with Rev. R.J. Seal officiating.
Visitation will precede the service from 10:00 until 11:00 a.m.
Following the service, interment will be at Gray Cemetery in Gray, TN, at 2:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers donations to Lebanon Baptist Church or Carson-Newman College.
Arrangements by Farrar Funeral Home, 411 W. Broadway Blvd., Jefferson City, TN 37760. Phone (865) 475-3892, Fax (865) 475-9916.

Citations

  1. [S2452] Article - "DeVault of Gray Station", by Doris DeVault; History of Washington County Tennessee 1988, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  3. [S1438] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Jefferson County
  4. [S9880] Obituary - Dorothy (DeVault) Milligan
  5. [S11972] Obituary - Thomas Braden Milligan
  6. [S9964] Obituary - Edwin Butler DeVault
  7. [S11722] Obituary - Robert Moulton DeVault
  8. [S9503] Obituary - Bess Telete (Moulton) DeVault
Family Explorer

Leonard Carson DeVault1,2,3

M, #538, b. 18 June 1919, d. 12 June 1948

Parents

FatherRobert Martin DeVault (b. 1 November 1886, d. 16 December 1928)
MotherBess Telete Moulton (b. 14 September 1890, d. 15 January 1987)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Leonard Carson DeVault was born on 18 June 1919 in Tennessee.1,2,4 He died on 10 June 1948, at age 28.1,2 He died on 12 June 1948, at age 28, in Mountain Home, Washington Co., Tennessee.5,4 He was buried in Gray Community Cemetery, Gray, Washington Co., Tennessee.2,5
Leonard Carson DeVault had reference number 539. He was educated Graduated Furman.1 He was a Trustee; teacher; pianist; chairman of the buildinng committee at First Baptist Church, Fall Branch; farmer (death certificate.)1,4 His Social Security Number was 414-07-2224.4 He was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1920.) Obituary - Leonard Carson DeVault, Kingsport News (Kingsport, Tennessee); Saturday, June 12, 1948; page 12 column 2; (Ancestry.com):

Leonard C. DeVault
Fall Branch --- (Spl.) -- Leonard Carson DeVault, 29, of Fall Branch, died at Mountain Home Veterans Hospital at 5 p.m. Thursday following three weeks illness.
He was the son of Mrs. Robert DeVault and the late Rev. Robert DeVault and was born at White Pine, Tenn. and reared at Butler. For the last eight years he had made his home with his mother here.
Mr. DeVault was a deacon and trustee of Fall Branch Baptist Church, a graduate of Furman University and a World War II veteran. He was separated from the Army with the rank of second lieutenant of Coast Artillery anti-aircraft. Following the war he had engaged in business in Fall Branch for two years until ill health forced his retirement.
Surviving are his mother; two sisters, Miss Doris DeVault, Montgomery, Ala., and Mrs. Thomas B. Milligan, Fall Branch; and two brothers, Robert, Elizabethton, and Edwin DeVault, Fall Branch.
Funeral services will be held at Fall Branch Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Saturday with the pastor, the Rev. Tom Crawford officiating. Burial will be in Buffalo Ridge memorial Cemetery at Gray Station.
The body will lie in state at the church from 12:30 p.m. Saturday until the hour of the service. It was removed to the home late Friday afternoon from Fall Branch Funeral Home.

GRAVE MARKER

LEONARD C. DeVAULT
TENNESSEE
2 LIEUT 211 COAST ARTY (AA)
WORLD WAR II
JUNE 18, 1919 JUNE 10, 1948. World War II, U.S. Army, 1st. Lieutenant.1,4

Citations

  1. [S2452] Article - "DeVault of Gray Station", by Doris DeVault; History of Washington County Tennessee 1988, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  3. [S1438] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Jefferson County
  4. [S3616] Death Certificate - Leonard Carson DeVault
  5. [S2845] Book: Washington County, Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions, by Charles M. Bennett, Source Medium: Book
Family Explorer

Edwin Butler DeVault1,2

M, #539, b. 14 September 1921, d. 8 March 1982

Parents

FatherRobert Martin DeVault (b. 1 November 1886, d. 16 December 1928)
MotherBess Telete Moulton (b. 14 September 1890, d. 15 January 1987)
Pedigree Link

Family: Jeannette Horton

SonEdwin Bruce "Bruce" DeVault+
DaughterSharon Leta DeVault+
SonMichael David DeVault+
DaughterLisa Ann DeVault+ (b. 2 June 1960, d. 21 November 2013)

BASIC FACTS

Edwin Butler DeVault was born on 14 September 1921.1,2 He was born on 15 September 1921.3 He and Jeannette Horton were married on 26 January 1952 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama.2,4 He died on 8 March 1982, at age 60, in Sarasota, Sarasota Co., Florida.1,2,3,5 He was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison Co., Alabama.1,2,6
Edwin Butler DeVault had reference number 540. U.S. Navy.1 He was educated Graduated Auburn University (1950.)1,4 He was a Mechanical engineer; vice president and general manager of DeVault Ultra Precision Corporation (obituary.)1,5,4 He resided in Huntsville, Madison Co., Alabama.1 OBITUARY - The Huntsville Times, Huntsville, Alabama, Mar 9, 1982

Memorial Obituary

Entered Into Eternal Rest
Monday, March 8, 1982

Edwin B. DeVault
Edwin B. DeVault, 60, of 413 Sherwood Drive, died Monday in Sarasota, Fla. The funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Trinity Methodist Church with the Rev. Marc Brown and the Rev. John Rutland officiating.
Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery with Laughlin-Service Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. DeVault was the vice-president and general manager of DeVault Ultra Precision Corp. He was a graduate of Auburn University and a member of the Organization of Registered Professional Engineers.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Jeannette DeVault; two sons, Bruce DeVault of Huntsville and Mickey DeVault of Birmingham; two daughters, Mrs. Sharon Massey and Miss Lisa DeVault, both of Huntsville; his mother, Mrs. Robert M. DeVault of Fall Branch, Tenn; a brother, Robert DeVault of Winston Salem, N.C.; and two sisters, Miss Doris DeVault of Birmingham and Mrs. Dorothy Milligan of Johnson City, Tenn.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to he Ed DeVault Engineering Scholarship Fund in care of Peoples National Bank, 10007 memorial Parkway.
The body will be at the church one hour before the service.

Citations

  1. [S2452] Article - "DeVault of Gray Station", by Doris DeVault; History of Washington County Tennessee 1988, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  3. [S3977] Death Records - Florida: Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 (Ancestry.com)
  4. [S8648] Letter from Jeanette (Horton) DeVault dated April 7, 2011
  5. [S9964] Obituary - Edwin Butler DeVault
  6. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
Family Explorer

Samuel Henry DeVault, PhD.1,2,3,4,5,6,7

M, #540, b. 1 July 1889, d. 22 June 1974

Parents

FatherFrederick William "Fred" DeVault (b. 1 June 1851, d. 27 June 1939)
MotherLaura Adelaide Martin (b. 28 August 1857, d. 21 January 1934)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Samuel Henry DeVault, PhD., was born on 1 July 1889 in Near Jonesborough, Washington Co., Tennessee.1,2 He and Nell Cummings Milton were married on 5 September 1917.2 He and Nell Cummings Milton were divorced in 1940 in Flagler Co., Florida.8 He and Bess A. "Bessie" Hershey were married on 17 February 1940.1,2 He died on 22 June 1974, at age 84.1,2 He was buried in New York.2
Samuel Henry DeVault, PhD., had reference number 541. He held the title Dr. He was educated Carson-Newman College, University of Virginia and University of Missouri.2 He was a Day laborer (1900); clerk - U.S. Government (1920); teacher - University of Maryland (1930); Professor and Chair of the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Maryland (1922 - 1951.)2,4,5,7 His Social Security Number was 215-34-3015, issued: Maryland, last residence: Silver Spring, Montgomery Co., Maryland.9 He resided in Hyattsville, Prince George's Co., Maryland (1928, 1939, 1942); Silver Spring, Montgomery Co., Maryland (1950, 1971.)3,10,11,12,13 He was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1900, 1910); District of Columbia (1920); Prince George's County, Maryland (1930.) Newspaper Article, July 1951

DR. DeVAULT, FORMER COUNTY MAN, RETIRES

Dr. Samuel H. DeVault, former Washington county resident, will retire July 31, after 29 years service as head of the department of agricultural economics and marketing at the University of Maryland. He joind the university faculty in 1922 and established the department he headed.
Born in Jonesboro, Dr. DeVault is a member of a pioneer Washington County family. His parents were Fred W. and Laura Martin DeVault.
After graduation from Carson-Newman College in 1912, he served as principal of Conklin School for two years. He received his master's degree from the University of North Carolina in 1915 and his doctorate from Massachusetts State College, now the University of Massachusetts, in 1931.
For three years, Dr. DeVault was a special agent in the Census Bureau's division of agriculture. Later, he was in charge of transportation research for the bureau of agricultural economics of the United States Department of Agriculture. He also worked as an agricultural economist with the U. S. Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. DeVault is the author and co-author of more than 100 publications on ecomomic phases of agriculture. His biographical sketch appears in "Who's Who in America", "Who's Who in Commerce and Industry". and "American men of Science." He is a member of the American Farm Economics Association, Naional Association of Marketing Officials, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors, the Grange, Farm and the Pi Gamma Mu and Alpha Gamma Rho fraternities.
During the war, Dr. DeVault was secretary of the state farm labor committee and a member of the agricultural advisory committee of the OPA in Maryland. At one time, he was chairman of the special advisory committee on the U. S. Census of Agriculture. He has been a member of various tax commissions appointed by the governors of Maryland. He has also served on the governor's market commission and the state nutrition committee.
Dr. DeVault resides at Paint Branch Farms near Silver Springs, Maryland.

Citations

  1. [S2452] Article - "DeVault of Gray Station", by Doris DeVault; History of Washington County Tennessee 1988, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  3. [S12460] U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards (Ancestry.Com)
  4. [S1133] 1920 Census, District of Columbia, Washington County
  5. [S1741] 1930 Census, Maryland, Prince George's County
  6. [S1017] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  7. [S669] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  8. [S4211] Divorce Records - Florida, Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001 (Ancestry.com):
  9. [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
  10. [S3799] Death Certificate - Robert Martin DeVault
  11. [S10226] Obituary - Frederick William DeVault, Jr
  12. [S10225] Obituary - Frederick William "Fred" DeVault
  13. [S9705] Obituary - Clara Olivine "Ollie" (DeVault) Sylvester
Family Explorer

Nell Cummings Milton1,2,3,4

F, #541, b. 4 May 1893, d. January 1980

Parents

FatherCharles G. or A. Milton (b. about 1864)
MotherLilla Belle Jefferson (b. about 1870)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Nell Cummings Milton was born in Maryland.5 She was born on 4 May 1893 in Concord Merrimack Co., New Hampshire.6 She and Samuel Henry DeVault, PhD., were married on 5 September 1917.1 She and Samuel Henry DeVault, PhD., were divorced in 1940 in Flagler Co., Florida.7 She died in January 1980, at age 86.8,9 She was buried in Henniker Cemetery, Henniker, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire.8
Nell Cummings Milton had reference number 542. She was enumerated on the census in Merrimack County, New Hampshire (1900, 1910); Washington County, District of Columbia (1920); Prince George's County, Maryland (1930.) Her Social Security Number was 578-32-6351, issued: District of Columbia.9 Nell married Thomas Henry Knapp on 1 Oct 1941 in Washington, D.C.

GRAVE MARKER

NELL C. M. KNAPP
1893 - 1980

Note: Nell's inscription is on the back of the stone for her sister, Lucy (Milton) VanDemark.

Citations

  1. [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S1133] 1920 Census, District of Columbia, Washington County
  3. [S1741] 1930 Census, Maryland, Prince George's County
  4. [S2751] Birth Records - New Hampshire, New Hampshire Births and Christenings Index, 1714 - 1904 (Ancestry.com)
  5. [S5836] Genealogy prepared by Douglas DeVault Roseborough (WFT V06T1078), Source Medium: Other
  6. [S922] 1910 Census, New Hampshire, Merrimack County, Source Medium: Book
  7. [S4211] Divorce Records - Florida, Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001 (Ancestry.com):
  8. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  9. [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
Family Explorer

Frederick William DeVault, Jr.1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #542, b. 6 May 1893, d. 9 June 1971

Parents

FatherFrederick William "Fred" DeVault (b. 1 June 1851, d. 27 June 1939)
MotherLaura Adelaide Martin (b. 28 August 1857, d. 21 January 1934)
Pedigree Link

Family: Florence Lillian Ward (b. 21 May 1908, d. 13 July 1963)

DaughterMargaret Ruth DeVault+

BASIC FACTS

Frederick William DeVault, Jr., was born on 6 May 1893 in Tennessee.7,2 He and Frances "Fannie" Robertson were married about 1918.3 He and Florence Lillian Ward were married after 1934 in Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.8 He died on 9 June 1971, at age 78, in Washington Co., Tennessee.7,9 He was buried in Gray Community Cemetery, Gray's Station, Washington Co., Tennessee.10 He was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.11
Frederick William DeVault, Jr., had reference number 543. His Social Security Number was 410-09-6481, issued: Tennessee, last residence: Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.12 He was a Laborer - farm (1910); farmer - general farming (1920); manager glue department - chair factory (1930); employed by the Johnson City Transit Company; laborer - chair company (1940.)2,3,4,13,6 He was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1900 - 1940.) He resided in Jonesborough, Washington Co., Tennessee (1939); Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee (1950.)14,15 OBITUARY - Johnson City Press (TN); June 10, 1971:

FRED DEVAULT
Fred William DeVault, 78, Rt. 4, died at 7 a.m. yesterday in Range Hall Nursing Home.
A native of Washington County, DeVault was a retired employe of Johnson City Transit Co. He belonged to Cedar Grove Baptist Church where he taught Sunday school for several years.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Tweed of Greeneville; two brothers, Samuel H., Silver Springs, Md., and Foy N., Kingsport; one sister, Mrs. R. L. Galloway of Johnson City; one grandson and several nieces and nephews.
Woodall is in charge.

FUNERAL NOTICE - Johnson City Press (TN); June 10, 1971:

Fred William DeVault
Funeral services for Mr. Fred William DeVault, age 79, of Route 4, who died Wednesday at 6:50 A.M. in the Range Hall Nursing Home will be Friday at 2 p.m. from the Cedar Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Earl Crawford Jr. and the Rev. Paul Lilly officiating. Interment will be in the Happy Valley Memorial park. Pallbearers will be Clyde and Justin DeVault, Ralph Galloway, Fred Sylvester, Herman Bowman, Cecil Garland, Ben Wood and Roy Brumit. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. N. F. Garland, T. J. Crowe, Jim Kalogeros, Wade Patrick, Paul Bashier, Niles Stafford, Joe Shipley, Roy Ward, Conley Tucker and Sam Gray. Flower bearers will be friends and neighbors. The body will remain at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, and then will be taken to the church one hour before the service. Woodall Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Citations

  1. [S2452] Article - "DeVault of Gray Station", by Doris DeVault; History of Washington County Tennessee 1988, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S1449] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
  3. [S1946] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  4. [S1017] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  5. [S669] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  6. [S2323] 1940 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  7. [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  8. [S7341] Genealogy prepared by Steven Williams (email address), Source Medium: Book
  9. [S4023] Death Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Archives (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  10. [S3044] Cemetery Records, Gray Community Cemetery, Gray's Station, Washington Co., Tennessee
  11. [S5016] Funeral Notice - Frederick William DeVault, Jr
  12. [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
  13. [S10226] Obituary - Frederick William DeVault, Jr
  14. [S10225] Obituary - Frederick William "Fred" DeVault
  15. [S9705] Obituary - Clara Olivine "Ollie" (DeVault) Sylvester
Family Explorer

Frances "Fannie" Robertson1,2,3,4,5

F, #543, b. 14 February 1893, d. 7 January 1934

Parents

FatherJohn Robertson (b. February 1867)
MotherNannie Guer (b. May 1877)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Frances "Fannie" Robertson was born on 14 February 1893 in Tennessee.6,4,7 She and Frederick William DeVault, Jr., were married about 1918.5 She died on 7 January 1934, at age 40, in Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.6,7 She was buried in Gray Community Cemetery, Gray's Station, Washington Co., Tennessee.7
Frances "Fannie" Robertson had reference number 544. She was enumerated on the census in Claiborne County, Tennessee (1900); Washington County, Tennessee (1920, 1930.) OBITUARY

Mrs. Fred W DeVault, Jr, 40 died at a local hospital at one o'clock Sunday morning following an illness of several months. She is survived by her husband, Fred. W. DeVault, Jr, her mother, Mrs. J. P. Robertson, sister Eleanor V. Robertson, all of Johnson City; another sister, Mrs. S. L. Gray of Fordtown, and one brother, W. B. Robertson of Indian Springs.
Funeral services will be conducted from the Central Baptist church at 2 o'clock p.m. Monday, in charge of Dr William R Rigeil, assisted by Chaplain E H Brandon. Brief services will also be held at Buffalo Ridge Memorial at Gray Station and interment will be held in the Gray Station Cemetery.
Pall bearers are K. D. Hurley, George P. Rouse, W. P. Crockett, R. C. Phillips, T. H. Kitts, Neal A. Beasley.
Flower bearers will be members of the T. E. L. Class of the Central Baptist Church.

Citations

  1. [S2452] Article - "DeVault of Gray Station", by Doris DeVault; History of Washington County Tennessee 1988, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  3. [S12378] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1937
  4. [S1449] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
  5. [S1946] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  6. [S2845] Book: Washington County, Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions, by Charles M. Bennett, Source Medium: Book
  7. [S3433] Death Certificate - Frances "Fannie" (Robertson) DeVault
Family Explorer

Florence Lillian Ward1,2,3

F, #544, b. 21 May 1908, d. 13 July 1963

Parents

FatherGeorge Washington Ward
MotherAlice Matilda Lewis
Pedigree Link

Family: Frederick William DeVault, Jr., (b. 6 May 1893, d. 9 June 1971)

DaughterMargaret Ruth DeVault+

BASIC FACTS

Florence Lillian Ward was born on 21 May 1908 in Roan Mountain, Carter Co., Tennessee.2,4 She and Frederick William DeVault, Jr., were married after 1934 in Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.2 She died on 13 July 1963, at age 55, in Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.2 She was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.5
Florence Lillian Ward had reference number 545. She was enumerated on the census in Carter County, Tennessee (1910, 1920); Washington County, Tennessee (1930, 1940.)4 OBITUARY - Press-Chronicle (Tennessee); July 15, 1963:

FLORENCE WARD DEVAULT
Florence Ward DeVault, 55, Rt. 6, died at Memorial Hospital early yesterday morning following an extended illness.
She was a native of Carter County and a daughter of the late George W. and Alice Lewis Ward. She was a member of the Cedar Grove Baptist Church and an active participant in all church affairs.
Survivors include the husband, Fred W. DeVault; one daughter, Mrs. Margaret Tweed, Johnson City; two sisters, Mrs. Lura Tucker, Johnson City, Mrs. May Spear, Cape Coral, Fla.; three brothers, Emmett Ward, Long Beach, Calif., Ivan and Roy, both of Johnson City.
Morris Funeral Home is in charge.

FUNERAL NOTICE - Florence (Ward) DeVault, Press Chronicle (Tennessee); July 15, 1963:

DEVAULT, FLORENCE WARD -- Funeral services for Florence Ward DeVault, 55, Rt. 6, who died at Memorial Hospital Saturday morning, will be 2 p. m. Monday from the Cedar Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Ben Wood officiating. Active pallbearers will be nephews. Flower bearers will be members of the Mamie Mustard Sunday School Class and friends and neighbors. The body will remain at Morris Funeral Chapel, where the family will receive friends between 7 and 9 p. m. Sunday, and will be taken to the church one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Happy Valley Memorial Park. Morris Funeral Home is in charge.

Citations

  1. [S2452] Article - "DeVault of Gray Station", by Doris DeVault; History of Washington County Tennessee 1988, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S7341] Genealogy prepared by Steven Williams (email address), Source Medium: Book
  3. [S2323] 1940 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  4. [S6968] Genealogy prepared by PAULBWARD (Ancestry.com)
  5. [S5012] Funeral Notice - Florence Lillian (Ward) DeVault
Family Explorer

Foy Niles DeVault1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #545, b. 27 February 1900, d. 24 April 1984

Parents

FatherFrederick William "Fred" DeVault (b. 1 June 1851, d. 27 June 1939)
MotherLaura Adelaide Martin (b. 28 August 1857, d. 21 January 1934)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Foy Niles DeVault was born on 27 February 1900 in Tennessee.2 He and Hazel Lee Harrison were married after 1930. He died on 24 April 1984, at age 84, in Washington Co., Tennessee.2,7 He was buried in Monte Vista Burial Park, Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.2
Foy Niles DeVault had reference number 546. World War II; U.S. Army, Private, enlistment 3 July 1942 at Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia, ASN 34288430.8 He was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1900 - 1930.) He was a Farmer - general farming (1920, 1930); employed by Tennessee Eastman, Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.3,6,9 He resided in Gray, Washington Co., Tennessee (1939, 1942); Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee (1950); Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee (1971, 1979.)8,10,11,12,13 OBITUARY - Johnson City Press (TN); April 25, 1984:

FOY N. DeVAULT
Foy N. DeVault, 84, 1036 Pagel Court, Millercrest Apartments, died Tuesday morning at his home from an apparent heart attack.
He was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County, and a son of the late Rev. Fred and Laura Martin DeVault.
Mr. DeVault was retired from Tennessee Eastman, Kingsport.
He was a World War II Army veteran and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENT - Johnson City Press (TN), April 25, 1984:

Foy Niles Devault
Funeral services for Foy Niles Devault , age 84, 1036 Pagel Court who died Tuesday morning at his home will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Morris-Baker Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mark Kinsley and Rev. Albert Bentley officiating. Burial will follow in the Monte Vista Burial Park. Active pallbearers will be: Clyde “Sonny” Devault, Raymond Boyer, Ray Reeves, Bob Brumit, Bob Lewis, and Fred Brumit. Honorary pallbearers will be Members of the Men’s Adult Bible Class of Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Morris-Baker Funeral Home, 2001 Oakland Ave. is in charge of the arrangements.

GRAVE MARKER

FOY N. HAZEL H.
1900 - 1984 1906 - 2001
DeVAULT. He and Hazel Lee Harrison had children in No Children.14

Citations

  1. [S2452] Article - "DeVault of Gray Station", by Doris DeVault; History of Washington County Tennessee 1988, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  3. [S1449] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
  4. [S1017] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  5. [S669] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  6. [S1946] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  7. [S4023] Death Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Archives (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  8. [S12727] World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938 - 1946 (Ancestry.com)
  9. [S10161] Obituary - Foy Niles DeVault
  10. [S12058] Obituary - Virginia Maude "Vertie" (DeVault) Galloway
  11. [S10226] Obituary - Frederick William DeVault, Jr
  12. [S10225] Obituary - Frederick William "Fred" DeVault
  13. [S9705] Obituary - Clara Olivine "Ollie" (DeVault) Sylvester
  14. [S10392] Obituary - Hazel (Harrison) DeVault
Family Explorer

Mary A. Davault1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

F, #546, b. 15 January 1849, d. 1 May 1930

Parents

FatherSamuel Kitzmiller Davault (b. 8 June 1824, d. 25 March 1897)
MotherNancy Kitzmiller (b. 1 December 1825, d. 30 August 1897)
Pedigree Link

Family: Peter Harrison Boring (b. 8 August 1847, d. 22 February 1936)

SonWilliam O. Boring (b. 8 November 1866, d. 22 August 1867)
SonSamuel Isaac Boring+ (b. 17 June 1868, d. 3 August 1923)
DaughterVirginia A. "Vertie" Boring+ (b. 6 December 1874, d. 5 August 1968)

BASIC FACTS

Mary A. Davault was born on 15 January 1849 in Leesburg, Washington Co., Tennessee.2 She was born on 15 January 1849 in Leesburg, Loudon Co., Virginia.10 She and Peter Harrison Boring were married on 1 February 1866 in Grays Station, Washington Co., Tennessee.11,12 She died on 1 May 1930, at age 81, in Washington Co., Tennessee.2,13 She was buried in Gray Community Cemetery, Gray's Station, Washington Co., Tennessee.2,14
Mary A. Davault was also known as Mary Kitzmiller DeVault.15,16 She had reference number 547. She resided in In later years Mary and Peter lived with their daughter Vertie Irvin-Gray, who was living in the old David Kitzmiller home until after 1942.2 She was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1850 - 1870, 1900 - 1930.) According to Minnie Kitzmiller, Mary was blind but of very fine character.17 GRAVESTONE

BORING
MARY DEVAULT
Wife of
P. H. Boring
1849 - 1930.

Citations

  1. [S2452] Article - "DeVault of Gray Station", by Doris DeVault; History of Washington County Tennessee 1988, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  3. [S209] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
  4. [S669] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  5. [S1017] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  6. [S1449] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
  7. [S1946] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  8. [S59] 1850 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  9. [S128] 1860 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  10. [S6690] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller (WFT V19T1032)
  11. [S5572] Genealogy prepared by Christopher Alan Edwards
  12. [S4229] Early East Tennessee Marriages, Volume I
  13. [S4021] Death Records - Tennessee "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914 - 1955" (LDS)
  14. [S2845] Book: Washington County, Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions, by Charles M. Bennett, Source Medium: Book
  15. [S6337] Genealogy prepared by John W. Boring
  16. [S7127] Genealogy prepared by Robert R. Haymaker, Sr. (email address)
  17. [S6689] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller
Family Explorer

Peter Harrison Boring1,2,3,4,5,6,7

M, #547, b. 8 August 1847, d. 22 February 1936

Parents

FatherIsaac Newton Boring (b. 27 September 1818, d. 30 July 1897)
MotherNancy Ann "Jane" Yoakley (b. 31 October 1827, d. 14 March 1898)
Pedigree Link

Family: Mary A. Davault (b. 15 January 1849, d. 1 May 1930)

SonWilliam O. Boring (b. 8 November 1866, d. 22 August 1867)
SonSamuel Isaac Boring+ (b. 17 June 1868, d. 3 August 1923)
DaughterVirginia A. "Vertie" Boring+ (b. 6 December 1874, d. 5 August 1968)

BASIC FACTS

Peter Harrison Boring was born on 8 August 1847 in Washington Co., Tennessee.1,8,9 He and Mary A. Davault were married on 1 February 1866 in Grays Station, Washington Co., Tennessee.10,11 He died on 22 February 1936, at age 88, in Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.1,12,13 He died in May 1936, at age 88.10,2,8 He was buried in Gray Community Cemetery, Gray's Station, Washington Co., Tennessee.1,14
Peter Harrison Boring had reference number 548. Civil War, Confederate Army, Tennessee 3rd (Lillard's) Mounted Infantry, Private (Pension Request S11408.)1,14,15 He was a Farm worker (1870); farmer (1900); manager of a canning factory (1920.)5,7,3 He was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1870, 1900, 1930.) OBITUARY - Johnson City, Tennessee newspaper; February 23, 1936:

PETER H. BORING
Peter H. Boring, 88, died yesterday morning after a brief illness from pneumonia, at the home of his grandson, Chas. C. Irvin, 515 Laurel Avenue.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:30 from the Buffalo Ridge Memorial Baptist Church, at Gray, with Rev. Eugene Cox in charge.
Mr. Boring was a native of Washington county, and a charter member of the Fordtown Baptist church. He served in the Confederate army and was prominent in civic and religious activities. At the time of his death he was commander of the John B. Gordon camp of the C. S. A., and held the title of colonel.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Jas. H. Gray of Grays Station, and a brother W. D. Boring of Johnson City; four grandchildren, Chas. and Eugene Boring of Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Roy V. Murray, and Chas. C. Irvin, and a (great) granddaughter, Ruth Mary Irvin, of Johnson City.
Pallbearers will be Fred DeVault, G. B. Boring, Roscoe Hodges, Foy DeVault, Walter Hall, and George Wine.
Honorary pallbearers will be Judge D. A. Vines, Robert Bachman, A. J. Isenberg, Robert Isenberg, Jonothan (sic.) Bickley, W. B. Gray, R. C. Kitzmiller, J. D. Kitzmiller, Joe Hamilton, Dr. J. H. Preas, R. C. Hall. H. J. Dillow, Houston Gray, Sam Hall, Sr., Jesse G. Smith, Chas. Jones, Powell Jobe, Ray Jones, Sid Martin, Judd Sanders, Dr. J. G. Moss, Roy Martin, Dr. Harry Miller, Herman Gresham, Fitzhugh Wallace, Charlie Faw, Dr. J. M. Burleson, Judge George N. Barnes, Guy S. Chase, Harry Faw, H. C. Black, John M. Wright, S. J. Rose, and David Isenberg.
The United Daughters of the Confederacy will act as flower bearers.

GRAVESTONE

PETER H BORING
Confederate
Soldier
1847 - 1936.

Citations

  1. [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S6337] Genealogy prepared by John W. Boring
  3. [S669] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  4. [S1017] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  5. [S1449] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
  6. [S1946] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  7. [S209] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
  8. [S7378] Genealogy prepared by T. J. Shumaker, Source Medium: Book
  9. [S11554] Obituary - Peter Harrison Boring
  10. [S5572] Genealogy prepared by Christopher Alan Edwards
  11. [S4229] Early East Tennessee Marriages, Volume I
  12. [S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
  13. [S4021] Death Records - Tennessee "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914 - 1955" (LDS)
  14. [S2845] Book: Washington County, Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions, by Charles M. Bennett, Source Medium: Book
  15. [S3166] Civil War Confederate Pension Request Records, Washington Co., Tennessee (http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/pen306.htm)
Family Explorer

Virginia A. "Vertie" Boring1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #548, b. 6 December 1874, d. 5 August 1968

Parents

FatherPeter Harrison Boring (b. 8 August 1847, d. 22 February 1936)
MotherMary A. Davault (b. 15 January 1849, d. 1 May 1930)
Pedigree Link

Family: Charles Smith "Charlie" Irvin (b. 23 March 1871, d. 7 August 1916)

SonCharles Crumley Irvin+ (b. 6 October 1895, d. 10 September 1965)
DaughterAda Virginia "Vertie" Irvin (b. 25 January 1898, d. 2 January 1988)

BASIC FACTS

Virginia A. "Vertie" Boring was born on 6 December 1874 in Tennessee.1,7 She and Charles Smith "Charlie" Irvin were married on 6 August 1892 in Washington Co., Tennessee.8 She and Charles Smith "Charlie" Irvin were divorced before 1900.2 She and James H. "Jimmy" Gray were married on 1 January 1906.3 She died on 5 August 1968, at age 93, in Lynchburg, Lynchburg City Co., Virginia.1 She was buried in Gray Community Cemetery, Gray's Station, Washington Co., Tennessee.1,9
Virginia A. "Vertie" Boring had reference number 549. Her Social Security Number was 223-68-5174, issued: Virginia, last residence: Lynchburg, Lynchburg City Co., Virginia.10 She was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1900 - 1940.) She resided in Gray, Washington Co., Tennessee (1936.)11 GRAVESTONE

VERTIE BORING
GRAY
1874 - 1968.

Citations

  1. [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S669] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  3. [S1017] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  4. [S1449] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
  5. [S1946] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  6. [S2323] 1940 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  7. [S7378] Genealogy prepared by T. J. Shumaker, Source Medium: Book
  8. [S9067] Marriage Records: Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book, Book IV (February 1892 - January 1893), Page 64
  9. [S2845] Book: Washington County, Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions, by Charles M. Bennett, Source Medium: Book
  10. [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
  11. [S11554] Obituary - Peter Harrison Boring
Family Explorer

James H. "Jimmy" Gray1,2,3,4,5,6,7

M, #549, b. 9 April 1845, d. 31 March 1942

Parents

FatherHarvey Gray
MotherNancy B. Dickenson
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

James H. "Jimmy" Gray was born on 9 April 1845 in Russell Co., Virginia.8 He was born between 1846 and 1848 in Russell Co., Virginia.1,3,5 He and Virginia A. "Vertie" Boring were married on 1 January 1906.3 He died on 31 March 1942, at age 96, in Jonesborough, Washington Co., Tennessee.1,8 He was buried in Gray Community Cemetery, Gray's Station, Washington Co., Tennessee.9
James H. "Jimmy" Gray had reference number 550. Civil War, Confederate Army, Company A, 22 Virginia Cavalry (Pension Request S16623, W11116.)1,9,10 He was enumerated on the census in Russell County, Virginia (1850 - 1870); Loudoun County, Virginia (1880); Washington County, Tennessee (1910 - 1940.) He was a Farmer (1910 - 1930.)5,3,4 James H. "Jimmy" Gray seems to be a man of many contradictions:
1) Newland DeVault and the recollections of Jimmy's nephew, Jonathan T. Bickley, say that Jimmy entered the Confederate Army at the age of fourteen and was only sixteen years of age when Lee surrendered. Since the words in both accounts are almost identical, I suspect this information came from a common source - possible Jimmy Gray, himself. However, I also think that this statement is probably incorrect. In the 1850 Census James Gray is listed as being five years old, in the 1860 Census he is listed as being fifteen years old, in the 1870 Census he is listed as being twenty-three years old and in the 1880 Census he is listed as being 34 years old. However, by 1900, he had dropped five years and was now listing his birth year as 1850.
2) Jonathan T. Bickley said that Jimmy married late in life and had no children. In fact, Jimmy was first married to Mary Jane Sims, daughter of John D. Sims and Minerva Young Duff. Jimmy and Mary Jane had a daughter, Alice May Gray born in 1878. In the 1880 Census, Mary Jane and daughter Alice are shown living with Mary Jane's parents. Mary Jane says she is married, however, she and daughter Alice are shown with the Sims surname. In the same 1880 Census, Jimmy is living with his uncle and his grandmother. Jimmy says he is single. Mary Jane Sims died in June of 1880, less than a month after the 1880 Census was taken. Alice was raised by her maternal grandmother, Minerva Young (Duff) Sims. In the 1900 and 1910 Census records, Alice is shown living with her grandmother and her granduncle in Lee County, Virginia. In both these census records, Alice is listed as her granduncle's niece. In the 1920 Census, Alice and Minerva are living together in Lee County, Virginia. Alice is now listed as a granddaughter. She is 40 years old and using the Sims surname. Minerva died in 1929 and I have not found Alice in the 1930 Census. In the 1940 Census, Alice is shown living with Jimmy and Vertie in the Kitzmiller Mansion. She is listed as Jimmy's daughter and is using the Gray surname.
3) James H. "Jimmy" Gray purchased the Kitzmiller Mansion in 1896 for $40,000. From that time on it was often referred to as the Gray Mansion. Jimmy died in 1942 and his wife retained dower rights to the property until her death in 1968. In his will, Jimmy Gray said that, after his wife's death, the property would pass to his nephew, Jonathan T. Bickley. However, Jonathan died a few months prior to Vertie, causing the mansion to pass to his heirs. The mansion was razed shortly after Vertie's death.
4) I tracked down Jimmy Gray's parents through a somewhat circuitous route. In an article about the Kitzmiller Mansion, much of the information came from Jimmy's nephew, Jonathan T. Bickley. Knowing that for this to be true, Jonathan's mother must have been a Gray. I looked in the RootsWeb genealogies for a family with a father named Bickley and a mother named Gray. Only one showed up: Thomas Jefferson Bickley married to Margaret Alice Gray. Margaret's parents were listed as Harvey Gray and Nancy Dickerson. Much checking of census records showed that the Grays did have a son named James and the Bickley's had a son named Jonathan.
5) Two questions remain: Was the town of Gray Station really named after James H. Gray as suggested by his nephew? Where did he come up with the $40,000 to purchase the Kitzmiller property?

Note: In 2010 I extracted Jimmy's obituary. It confirms that his father was Harvey Gray and that he had a child prior to his marriage to Vertie Boring.

OBITUARY - The Kingsport Times, Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee, April 1, 1942

Death Notices
Man Who Served With Lee Dies At Age of 92
Johnson City - Funeral for James Gray, 92, last Confederate veteran in Washington county, was to be held today at the Gray Station Baptist church with the Rev. A. J. Watkin, Jefferson City, and the Rev. John Bowery, Bristol and the Rev. H. M. Carder of Fordtown in charge.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Vertie Gray; one daughter, Miss Alice Gray; one step-son, Charles Erwin; one step-daughter, Mrs. Roy V. Murray.
Mr. Gray was a native of Dickenson county, Va., the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Gray.
He enter the War Between the States at the age of 14 and served with General Robert E. Lee. He was 16 years old when Lee surrendered at Appomatox Courthouse.

GRAVESTONE

JAMES H. GRAY
CO A
22 VA INF
C.S.A.

Note: Although his stone says he was in the infantry, regimental rosters and the recollections of his nephew, Jonathan T. Bickley, confirm that James H. Gray was a member of Company A, 22nd Virginia Cavalry.

Citations

  1. [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S6337] Genealogy prepared by John W. Boring
  3. [S1017] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  4. [S1946] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  5. [S1449] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
  6. [S61] 1850 Census, Virginia, Russell County
  7. [S2323] 1940 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  8. [S4019] Death Records - Tennessee "Tennessee Deaths and Burials Index 1874 - 1955 (Ancestry.com)
  9. [S2845] Book: Washington County, Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions, by Charles M. Bennett, Source Medium: Book
  10. [S3166] Civil War Confederate Pension Request Records, Washington Co., Tennessee (http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/pen306.htm)
Family Explorer

Charles Smith "Charlie" Irvin1,2,3,4,5,6,7

M, #550, b. 23 March 1871, d. 7 August 1916

Parents

FatherGeorge Washington Irvin (b. 1849, d. 1894)
MotherMartha E. Devault (b. 1849, d. 1876)
Pedigree Link

Family: Virginia A. "Vertie" Boring (b. 6 December 1874, d. 5 August 1968)

SonCharles Crumley Irvin+ (b. 6 October 1895, d. 10 September 1965)
DaughterAda Virginia "Vertie" Irvin (b. 25 January 1898, d. 2 January 1988)

BASIC FACTS

Charles Smith "Charlie" Irvin was born on 23 March 1871 in Fordtown, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.8 He was born in May 1873 in Tennessee.3 He and Virginia A. "Vertie" Boring were married on 6 August 1892 in Washington Co., Tennessee.2 He and Virginia A. "Vertie" Boring were divorced before 1900.3 He died on 7 August 1916, at age 45, in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.5 He was buried in Fordtown Baptist Cemetery, Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.
Charles Smith "Charlie" Irvin was also known as Charles Smith Irvin.5 He had reference number 551. He was enumerated on the census in Sullivan County, Tennessee (1880); Washington County, Tennessee (1900); Spartenburg County, South Carolina (1910.) He was a Farmer (1900); tooth extractor (1910.)4,3 In the 1880 Census, Charles and his father, George Washington Irvin, are shown living with George's siblings, Jackson Irvin and Ellen Irvin. George is listed as single, his wife, Martha E. DeVault, having died in 1876 and his marriage to his second wife, Mollie C. Williams would not happen until March of 1881.
After his divorce from Vertie Boring, Charles married Sarah H. Unknown. In the 1910 Census they are shown living in South Carolina. They had a child that died in infancy and another, William Taylor "Taylor" Irvin, born 22 Aug 1910. Taylor Irvin moved to Grand Prairie, Ellis County (later Dallas County), Texas. He is shown there in the 1930 Census and was still living there when his half sister, Ada, passed away in 1988.

OBITUARY - William Taylor Irvin (son of Charles Smith Irvin and Sarah H. (Unknown) Irvin); Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Texas; Friday, June 24, 1994

GRAND PRAIRIE - William Taylor Irvin died Wednesday in Dublin, Texas, after a long illness. He was 83.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Grand Prairie. Burial will be in Southland Cemetery in Grand Prairie.
Bean-Massey-Burge Funeral Home in Grand Prairie is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Irvin was born in Cowpens, S.C., and lived in Grand Prairie for more than 70 years. He was a 50-year member of the Electricians Local 59 in Dallas.
In 1973, Mr. Irvin helped organize the Southland Cemetery Association and served as secretary-treasurer.
Survivors: Son, George Irvin of De Leon; and two grandchildren.

Note: Connecting Charles S. Irvin, husband of Virginia A. "Vertie" Boring to Charles Smith Irvin, son of George Washington Irvin and Martha E. Davault, has been a chore. Here is how I made the connection. Charles married Vertie Boring in August of 1892. They had two children and divorced before 1900. Charles is listed as divorced in the 1900 Census for Washington County, Tennessee. About three years later he married Sarah H. Unknown. Charles and Sarah are shown in the 1910 Census for Spartenburg County, South Carolina. (Their surname is spelled Ervin in the census record.) We know that this is our Charles S. Irvin because Charles and Sarah had a son, born in late 1910 (after the census was taken). This son, William Taylor Irvin, born in South Carolina, moved to Grand Prairie, Texas. He lived there the rest of his life. William Taylor Irving is the half-brother of Ada Virginia "Vertie" (Irvin) Murray. We know this because he is mentioned in Ada's obituary. In the 1900 Census, Charles S. Irvin says he was born in May of 1873 but in the 1910 Census he says he was born in 1871. This is important because Charles Smith Irvin was born in 1871. We don't find any record of Charles S. Irvin after 1910 and this is because Charles Smith Irvin died in 1916. Charles, his father and his step-mother are buried in the Fordtown Baptist Church Cemetery, Fordtown (now Kingsport), Washington County, Tennessee. I suspect that Charles' mother is also buried there but, if so, her marker has not survived.

GRAVE MARKER

CHAS. S. IRVIN
MAR. 23, 1871
AUG. 7, 1916
Gone but not forgotten.

Citations

  1. [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S9067] Marriage Records: Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book, Book IV (February 1892 - January 1893), Page 64
  3. [S669] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
  4. [S993] 1910 Census, South Carolina, Spartenburg County
  5. [S4021] Death Records - Tennessee "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914 - 1955" (LDS)
  6. [S4019] Death Records - Tennessee "Tennessee Deaths and Burials Index 1874 - 1955 (Ancestry.com)
  7. [S358] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
  8. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
Compiler: Tracy DeVault
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