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John Thaddeus Hillman1,2,3,4
M, #101, b. 18 July 1867, d. 4 September 1948Parents
Father Edwin Rathburn Hillman (b. 15 May 1840, d. 29 September 1922) Mother Emily Cordelia Rogers (b. 13 December 1846, d. 26 March 1935) 
Pedigree Link Family: Leona Arena "Ona" Fuller (b. 18 February 1876, d. 23 July 1957)
Son Reuben L. "Ruby" Hillman (b. 13 January 1895, d. 29 December 1916) Son LeRoy Forest "Roy" Hillman+ (b. 17 November 1896, d. 26 September 1983) Son Alma Kenneth "AK" Hillman+ (b. 1 June 1899, d. 30 September 1975) Son Everett Otto "Squeeky" Hillman+ (b. 19 March 1901, d. 26 September 1958) Son George Hillman (b. 1903, d. 1903) BASIC FACTS
John Thaddeus Hillman was born on 18 July 1867 in Johnson Co., Nebraska.3 He and Leona Arena "Ona" Fuller were married on 14 July 1893 in Lincoln, Lancaster Co., Nebraska.4 He died on 4 September 1948, at age 81, in Kansas.5 He was buried in Uniontown Cemetery, Uniontown, Kansas.4John Thaddeus Hillman had reference number 101. GRAVE STONE
HILLMAN
JOHN T. LEONA A.
July 18, 1867 FEB. 18, 1876
Sept. 4, 1948 July 23, 1957
Of the children of Edwin and Emily Hillman, John Thaddeus Hillman was the hardest to track down. Census records tell you where someone was born, but very few records tell you to where someone has moved. When John disappeard from the Gage County, Nebraska, he was just gone. Finally I learned that he had moved to Kansas. Since John's uncle Clarence Hillman and three of Clarences' sons had moved to Kansas, there were a lot of Hillmans in Kansas that were not descendants of John. Through a process of cold calling Hillmans in the (Kansas) phone directory, I finally contacted Mary (Robison) Hillman. Mary had married John Thomas Hillman, a grandson of John Thaddeus Hillman. She directed me to Doris (Hillman) Camp. Doris is the historian for the family of John Thaddeus Hillman. She gave me lots of information and directed me to others who gave me additional information on the descendants of John Thaddeus Hillman.Citations
- [S8498] Hillman Family Picture, Source Medium: Book
- [S8714] Letter from Wanda (Hillman) Cartwright dated January 31, 2000, Source Medium: Book
- [S8596] Letter from Carrie (Sivits) Turpen dated April 5, 2000
- [S12275] Phone conversation with Doris (Hillman) Camp July 11, 2000
- [S4955] Family Group Sheet for John Thaddeus Hillman prepared by Doris (Hillman) Camp
Guy Alva Hillman1,2
M, #102, b. 8 November 1889, d. 24 July 1959Parents
Father Edwin Rathburn Hillman (b. 15 May 1840, d. 29 September 1922) Mother Emily Cordelia Rogers (b. 13 December 1846, d. 26 March 1935) Pedigree Link BASIC FACTS
Guy Alva Hillman was born on 8 November 1889 in Adams, Gage Co., Nebraska.3,2 He died on 24 July 1959, at age 69, in Alliance, Box Butte Co., Nebraska.3 He was buried in Alliance Cemetery, Alliance, Box Butte Co., Nebraska.3Guy Alva Hillman had reference number 102. World War II veteran.3 Guy was a World War II veteran. He had an unusual physical characteristic; he had two thumbs on each hand.
GRAVE STONE
GUY A. HILLMAN
NEBRASKA
PVT US ARMY
NOV 8 1889 JULY 24 1959.Citations
Leona Arena "Ona" Fuller1,2
F, #103, b. 18 February 1876, d. 23 July 1957Parents
Father Frank Forcet Fuller (b. 14 March 1854, d. 23 February 1928) Mother Laura A. Wright (b. 17 November 1858) Pedigree Link Family: John Thaddeus Hillman (b. 18 July 1867, d. 4 September 1948)
Son Reuben L. "Ruby" Hillman (b. 13 January 1895, d. 29 December 1916) Son LeRoy Forest "Roy" Hillman+ (b. 17 November 1896, d. 26 September 1983) Son Alma Kenneth "AK" Hillman+ (b. 1 June 1899, d. 30 September 1975) Son Everett Otto "Squeeky" Hillman+ (b. 19 March 1901, d. 26 September 1958) Son George Hillman (b. 1903, d. 1903) BASIC FACTS
Leona Arena "Ona" Fuller was born on 18 February 1876 in Ortho, Webster Co., Iowa.3 She was born on 19 February 1876 in Ortho, Webster Co., Iowa.4,5,6 She was born on 19 January 1879.7 She and John Thaddeus Hillman were married on 14 July 1893 in Lincoln, Lancaster Co., Nebraska.5 She died on 23 July 1957, at age 81, in Fort Scott, Bourbon Co., Kansas.5,6 She was buried in Uniontown Cemetery, Uniontown, Kansas.5Leona Arena "Ona" Fuller had reference number 103. The 1910 Census for Hooker Twp., Gage Co., Nebraska says that Ona had five children of which four were still alive. The one that died would have been George; buried in Hooker Cemetery.
OBITUARY
MRS. LEONA HILLMAN
Mrs. Leona Hillman, 81, 728 Heylman, died this morning at 4:20 a.m. at the Mercy Hospital where she had been a patient for the past two weeks. She had been in failing health and had been making her home with a son, Everett, for the past few months before being admitted to the hospital here. She was a member of the Reorganized Church of the Latter Day Saints.
Leona Arena Fuller, daughter of Frank and Laura A. Wright Fuller, was born in Webster County, Iowa on February 19, 1876. She was married to John T. Hillman on July 1, 1892 at Lincoln, Nebraska. Mr. Hillman preceded her in death September 4, 1948.
Surviving are three sons, Leroy Hillman, San Antonio, Tex.; A. K. Hillman, Route 1, Fort Scott and Everett O. Hillman, DeSoto, Kas.
Also surviving are a brother, Fred Fuller, Fort Dodge, Iowa and one sister, Mrs. Nora Howland, Fairbury, Neb. There are 13 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren. Two children are deceased.
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. at Earl's Memorial Home with Lloyd Hill officiating. Burial will be beside her late husband on the family lot in the Uniontown cemetery.
The body is at Earl's Memorial Home.
GRAVE STONE
HILLMAN
JOHN T. LEONA A.
July 18, 1867 FEB. 18, 1876
Sept. 4, 1948 July 23, 1957.Citations
- [S8498] Hillman Family Picture, Source Medium: Book
- [S8714] Letter from Wanda (Hillman) Cartwright dated January 31, 2000, Source Medium: Book
- [S8111] Grave Marker - Leona A. Hillman, Uniontown, Kansas
- [S766] 1910 Census, Hooker Twp., Gage Co., Nebraska, Source Medium: Book, Family 58
- [S12275] Phone conversation with Doris (Hillman) Camp July 11, 2000
- [S4955] Family Group Sheet for John Thaddeus Hillman prepared by Doris (Hillman) Camp
- [S4137] Descendents of John Hoover compiled by Jerry Hennerberg
John Hillman, Sr1
M, #104, b. 4 April 1814, d. about 1891Parents
Father Samuel Hillman (b. 11 January 1786, d. 6 April 1866) Mother Charity Middaugh (b. 17 July 1793, d. 4 August 1867) Pedigree Link Family: Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Berk (b. 1817, d. 20 June 1882)
Son George W. Hillman (b. 1837, d. 6 April 1862) Son Edwin Rathburn Hillman+ (b. 15 May 1840, d. 29 September 1922) Son Thaddeus Cabiscus Sewarsaw Hillman+ (b. 8 March 1841, d. 3 August 1922) Son John Hillman, Jr.+ (b. 1843, d. 21 January 1897) Daughter Mary Buford Hillman+ (b. 1844, d. 1930) Son Pembroke Hillman (b. 1848) Daughter Martha Jane "Jane" Hillman+ (b. 5 January 1850, d. 4 January 1944) Son Clarence Romine "CR" Hillman+ (b. 20 September 1851, d. 6 April 1936) Son Samuel Hillman+ (b. 7 August 1855, d. 13 July 1939) Daughter Sarah Elizabeth "Sadie" Hillman+ (b. December 1859, d. 18 September 1944) BASIC FACTS
John Hillman, Sr, was born on 4 April 1814 in New York.2,3 He and Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Berk were married on 17 September 1835 in Ridgebury, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania.4 He and Annie M. "Minnie" Anderson were married on 25 October 1884. He died about 1891.John Hillman, Sr, had reference number 104. He was a Farmer. He was enumerated on the census in Gage County, Nebraska (1885.) Census records show that John Hillman, Sr. was born in New York about 1814. He married Elizabeth "Eliza" Jane Berk in Ridgebury, Bradford County, Pennsylvania on Septenber 17, 1835. It is believed that they had a farm near to Eliza's parents, William and Mary Berk. John and Eliza's first eight children were born there.
1840
The 1840 Census for Bradford Co., South Creek Township, Pennsylvania shows:
William Berke 10001001 11230010
John Hillman 20002000 00001000
1850
The 1850 Census for Bradford Co., South Creek Township, Pennsylvania shows:
Family 54: Cyrus Berk (age 31), Pennsylvania, Farmer
Martha (age 26), New York
Florence (age 4), New York
Ella (age 2), New York
Marcy (age 1), Pennsylvania
Family 67: William Berk (age 61), Pennsylvania, Farmer
Mary (age 54), Pennsylvania
Sarah (age 15), Pennsylvania
Lyman (age 12), Pennsylvania
Mary H. (age 9), Pennsylvania
Family 69: John Hillman (age 36), New York, Farmer
Eliza (age 33), New York
George (age 12), New York
Edwin (age 11), New York
Thaddeus (age 9), New York
John, Jr. (age 7), New York
Mary (age 5), New York
Pembroke (age 2), New York
Martha Jane (age 6/12), New York
By 1855 the family was living in Dubuque County, Iowa where their penultimate child, Samuel, was born. Within a few years they moved to eastern Nebraska. In 1859 Mary Hillman married Lambert Burgett in Dubuque County, Iowa. (His name was spelled Burgert on the marriage records.) Some time later She and Lambert moved to Richardson County, Nebraska.
1860
The 1860 Census for Johnson Co., Nebraska shows:
Family 700: John Hillman (age 46), New York, Tenant Farmer
Eliza (age 43), Pennsylvania
George (age 23), Pennsylvania
Thaddeus (age 18), Pennsylvania
John, Jr. (age 17), Pennsylvania
Pembroke (age 12), Pennsylvania
Martha Jane (age 10), Pennsylvania
Clarence (age 8), Pennsylvania
Samuel (age 5), Iowa
Sarah (age 8 months), Nebraska
In June of 1861, both John, Jr. and Thaddeus enlisted in the Nebraska Cavalry and served during the Civil War. On February 25, 1862, George W. Hillman enlisted in Co.I, 18th Infantry Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers. Less than two months later, on April 6, 1862, he was killed at battle of Shiloh, Shiloh, Tennessee. Pembroke Hillman disappeared after the 1860 Census. I have recently learned that he was not listed among the living children of John Hillman, Sr. when he petitioned for a Civil War Survivor's Pension based upon the service of his son George.
Sometime between 1860 and 1870 John Sr. moved his family to Hooker Township, Gage Co., Nebraska where he homesteaded his own place. There they were joined by their son Edwin Rathburn Hillman, his wife, Emily Cordelia (Rogers) Hillman, and their family. Edwin and Emily's daughter, Alice, was born in Iowa in 1866. Apparently Edwin and Emily lingered in Iowa longer than his parents' family.
1870
By 1870 John Sr's. and Eliza's daughter, Martha Jane Hillman, had married George Zuver and the couple were living on a farm nearby. Their son, John Hillman Jr., had married Sarah Margaret Mathews and they had a farm next to his parents. Their son, Thaddeus Hillman, had married Elizabeth Ellen Stafford and they also had a farm next door. Note that in the 1870 Census all the Hillman farms are listed in sequence.
The 1870 Census for Gage Co., Nebraska shows:
Family 230: John Hillman, Sr. (age 56), New York
Eliza (age 53), Pennsylvania
Clarence (age 18), Pennsylvania
Samuel, (age 14), Iowa
Sarah, (age 10), Nebraska
Family 231: John Hillman, Jr. (age 27), Pennsylvania
Margaret (age 23), Pennsylvania
Ger U. (age 2), Nebraska
Tho. J. (age 7 months), Nebraska
Family 232: Edwin Hillman (age 30), Pennsylvania
Emily C. (age 23), Pennsylvania
Alice (age 4), Iowa
John (age 3),Nebraska
Family 233: T. C. S. S. (Thaddeus) Hillman (age 29), Pennsylvania
Elizabeth (age 22), Indiana
Grant (age 2), Nebraska
Thadeus S. (age 4 months), Nebraska
Family 242: Geo. W. Zuver (age 23), Ohio
Martha Jane (age 20) Pennsylvania
Family 243: B. P. Zuver (age 29) Ohio
About 1878 Thaddeus Hillman and family moved to California. About six years later they moved to Enterprise, Wallowa Co., Oregon. Elizabeth died in Oregon in 1890 shortly after their last child was born. In 1898 Thaddeus applied for a Civil War Veterans Pension. He updated the application in 1907 and again in 1915. Thaddeus died at Fort Dick, Del Norte Co., California in 1922.
1880
By 1880 Clarence Hillman had married Mary Elizabeth Kritner. They had their own place next to John, Sr. Samuel had married Sophie Jane Cox. Samuel and family were living with John Sr.'s family. Edwin Hillman still had his own place. John, Jr. and his family had moved to Pottawatomie Co., Oklahoma. John, Jr. and Sarah Margaret (Mathews) Hillman are buried in Tecumseh Cemetery near Tecumseh, Oklahoma.
The 1880 Census for Gage Co., Nebraska shows:
Family 24: Clarence Hillman (age 28), Pennsylvania
Mary (age 19), Nebraska
Harriet (age 2), Nebraska
(Harriet "Hattie" Hillman died shortly after this census
was recorded. She is buried next to her parents in
Hooker Cemetery.)
Family 25: John Hillman, Sr. (age 66), New York
Eliza (age 62), Pennsylvania
Sarah (age 20), Nebraska
Samuel (age 24), Iowa
Jane (age 18), Illinois
Thaddeus (age 1 month), Nebraska
Family 34: Edwin Hillman (age 41), Pennsylvania
Emily (age 33), Illinois
Alice (age 14), Iowa
John (age 12), Nebraska
Estella (age 8), Nebraska
Mary (age 5), Nebraska
Infant (age 6 months), Nebraska (This is Laura)
In 1882 Eliza died. She is buried in Hooker Cemetery, which is located on land that was part of the original Hillman homestead. Eliza has a nice stone. There is no stone for John Sr., but family members say he was buried next to Eliza. (There is also a stone in Hooker Cemetery for Sherman Rogers, father of Emily Cordelia (Rogers) Hillman. He must have followed his daughter and son-in-law to Nebraska. He died in 1881.)
In 1883 Sarah Elizabeth Hillman married Gershum Young.
1890
In 1893 Samuel Hillman moved his family to Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma. Sarah and Gershum Young also moved to Oklahoma. They lived just a few miles from Samuel and his family. Sarah died in 1944. She and Gershum are buried in Red Hill Cemetery near Hammon, Oklahoma. Samuel died in 1939. There is a common marker for Samuel and Sophie Jane in Barker Cemetery (aka Nine-Mile Cemetery) near Strong City, Oklahoma. Sophie died in 1952 in Harrah, Oklahoma. Her body was not returned to Roger Mills County, she is buried in Hurrah.
The 1890 Census for most of the United States was destroyed in a fire.
1900
In 1900 Clarence Hillman was still living in Gage Co., Nebraska with his four boys. (Clarence and his wife, Mary, had separated. It is believed that she had moved to Colorado to make her fortune in gold mining.)
Edwin and Emily Hillman and family were also still living in Gage Co., Nebraska. Their son, John, was married to Arena Leona "Ona" Fuller and had a farm next door. Their daughter, Alice, had married Casper "Cap" Sivits and moved to North Platte, Nebraska; daughter, Estella "Stella", had married William E. "Willie" Grubb and moved to the town of Adams; and their daughter, Mary, had married Harry Snyder. By 1910 both the Grubbs and Snyders had farms in Hooker Township (see 1910 Census).
The 1900 Census for Gage Co., Nebraska shows:
Family 10: Clarence Hillman (age 48), Pennsylvania
Harry A. (age 19), Nebraska
Alva B. (age 15), Nebraska
Berdette S. (age 13), Nebraska
Leslie A. (age 9), Nebraska
Family 22: Edwin Hillman (age 60), Pennsylvania
Emily (age 53), Illinois
Laura (age 20), Nebraska
Robert (age 19), Nebraska
Guy (age 9), Nebraska
Family 23: John T. Hillman (age 32), Nebraska
Ona (age 24), Iowa
Reuben L. (age 5), Iowa
Leroy F. (age 2), Iowa
Alma R. (age 11 months), Iowa
In 1905 Clarence Hillman sold his farm to Herman and John Krause and bought farms in Kansas for three of his sons. His forth son, Harry Hillman, remained in Gage Co., Nebraska. Clarence died at Asherville, Kansas in 1936. Mary died at Topeka, Kansas in 1935. Someone has seen to it that both Clarence and Mary are buried in Hooker Cemetery. They have a common stone.
1910
By 1910 the only Hillmans left on the original homestead were Edwin Hillman, his wife, Emily, and some of their children. Their son, Robert Hillman, had married Anna Diehm and moved to a farm in Johnson County, Nebraska. It was located near her parents' farm. Their daughter, Laura Hillman, had married Robert Raymond "Ray" Birch and moved to Burwell, Loup Co., Nebraska.
The 1910 Census for Gage County, Nebraska shows:
Family 36: William E. Grubb (age 40), Indiana
Stella A. (age 37), Nebraska - Estella Hillman
Earl D. (age 16), Nebraska
Pearl E. (age 13), Nebraska
Edwin D. (age 7), Nebraska
Nellie E. (age 2), Nebraska
Family 40: Harry L. Snyder (age 36), Nebraska
Mary E. (age 36), Nebraska - Mary Hillman
May (age 12), Nebraska - future May McCracken
Merle L. (age 10), Nebraska
Glen (age 8), Nebraska
Fern (age 5), Nebraska
Amy (age 3), Nebraska
Bryan (age 1), Nebraska
Morse (age ?), Nebraska
Family 58: John T. Hillman (age 42), Nebraska
Ona A. (age 34), Nebraska
Reuben L. (age 15), Nebraska
Leroy F. (age 10), Nebraska
Everett O. (age 8), Nebraska
(Their son, George Hillman, died at birth in 1903. He is
buried in Hooker Cemetery.)
Family 80: Edwin R. Hillman (age 70), Pennsylvania
Emily C. (age 63), Illinois
Guy A. (age 20), Nebraska
1920
By 1920 all the Hillmans had moved off the family homestead. Edwin Hillman and Cordelia had moved to Lincoln, Nebraska. A little after 1920, Their son, Robert, and his wife, Anna, moved their family to Bayard, Morrill Co., Nebraska. Robert's sister, Mary (Hillman) Snyder and her husband, Harry Snyder, had also moved to western Nebraska. Several of Roberts children recall visiting with aunt Mary and Uncle Harry. Mary and Harry Snyder's daughter, May, eventually married Bob McCracken. May and Bob had seven girls, their first names all started with the letter "E". May (Snyder) McCracken came to the funeral of my paternal grandmother, Cecile DeVault, in 1966.
A little after 1920, Edwin and Emily Hillman moved to Bayard from Lincoln. Edwin died in 1922. After his death, Emily lived with her children's families. She was living with her daughter, Alice Sivits, and family in North Platte, Lincoln Co., Nebraska at the time of her death in 1935. Both Edwin and Emily are buried in Bayard Cemetery, Bayard, Morrill Co., Nebraska. NOTICE IN THE ELMIRA GAZETTE DATED SEPTEMBER 25, 1835
Married in Ridgebury, Bradford, County, Pennsylvania on the 17th inst. by the Rev. Mr. John Brown, Mr. John Hillman of Chemung, to Miss Eliza Jane Berk , of the same place.Citations
- [S8714] Letter from Wanda (Hillman) Cartwright dated January 31, 2000, Source Medium: Book
- [S110] 1860 Census, Nebraska, Johnson County, Source Medium: Book
- [S4527] Email from Gary Hillman dated March 28, 2001
- [S9213] Newspaper article - Marriage of John Hillman and Eliza Jane Berk, Elmira Gazette of September 25, 1835, Source Medium: Book
Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Berk1
F, #105, b. 1817, d. 20 June 1882Parents
Father William Berk (b. 21 June 1799) Mother Mary Imson Pedigree Link Family: John Hillman, Sr, (b. 4 April 1814, d. about 1891)
Son George W. Hillman (b. 1837, d. 6 April 1862) Son Edwin Rathburn Hillman+ (b. 15 May 1840, d. 29 September 1922) Son Thaddeus Cabiscus Sewarsaw Hillman+ (b. 8 March 1841, d. 3 August 1922) Son John Hillman, Jr.+ (b. 1843, d. 21 January 1897) Daughter Mary Buford Hillman+ (b. 1844, d. 1930) Son Pembroke Hillman (b. 1848) Daughter Martha Jane "Jane" Hillman+ (b. 5 January 1850, d. 4 January 1944) Son Clarence Romine "CR" Hillman+ (b. 20 September 1851, d. 6 April 1936) Son Samuel Hillman+ (b. 7 August 1855, d. 13 July 1939) Daughter Sarah Elizabeth "Sadie" Hillman+ (b. December 1859, d. 18 September 1944) BASIC FACTS
Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Berk was born in 1817 in Pennsylvania.2 She and John Hillman, Sr, were married on 17 September 1835 in Ridgebury, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania.3 She died in 64 years and 11 months. She died on 20 June 1882, at age ~65, in Gage Co., Nebraska.4 She was buried in Hooker Cemetery, Gage Co., Nebraska.4Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Berk had reference number 105. Grave Stone
ELIZA J.
Wife of John Hillman
DIED
June 20, 1882
64 yrs. 11 mths.
HILLMAN. NOTICE IN THE ELMIRA GAZETTE DATED SEPTEMBER 25, 1835
Married in Ridgebury, Bradford, County, Pennsylvania on the 17th inst. by the Rev. Mr. John Brown, Mr. John Hillman of Chemung, to Miss Eliza Jane Berk , of the same place.Citations
- [S3104] Certificate of Death - Edwin R. Hillman, Source Medium: Book
- [S110] 1860 Census, Nebraska, Johnson County, Source Medium: Book
- [S9213] Newspaper article - Marriage of John Hillman and Eliza Jane Berk, Elmira Gazette of September 25, 1835, Source Medium: Book
- [S7844] Grave Marker - Eliza J. Hillman, Hooker Cemetery, Gage Co., Nebraska, Source Medium: Book
William Peter "WP" DeVault1,2,3,4,5,6,7
M, #106, b. 13 April 1863, d. 31 March 1929Parents
Father Henry Davault (b. 8 May 1833, d. 28 October 1908) Mother Caroline Euphemia "Lina" Clark (b. 10 November 1837, d. 27 April 1923) Pedigree Link Family: Anna Elizabeth "Annie" Campbell (b. 1 October 1866, d. 7 April 1938)
Daughter Mildred May DeVault (b. 9 February 1890, d. after 1960) Son Henry Graydon DeVault+ (b. 21 October 1892, d. 6 November 1971) Daughter Maude Carolyn DeVault+ (b. 21 July 1895, d. 25 January 1975) Son William Lynn "Lynn" DeVault+ (b. 23 August 1897, d. 17 July 1966) Daughter Dorothy Bell DeVault (b. 26 July 1902, d. 2 February 2002) Daughter Marjorie Beth DeVault (b. 26 July 1902, d. 16 July 1948) BASIC FACTS
William Peter "WP" DeVault was born on 13 April 1863 in New Florence, Montgomery Co., Missouri.1,2 He and Anna Elizabeth "Annie" Campbell were married on 25 August 1888 in Sherman Co., Nebraska.8,9,10 He and Anna Elizabeth "Annie" Campbell were divorced between 1910 and 1920.11 He and Cecil Emmaline Donovan were married on 14 April 1920 in Alliance, Box Butte Co., Nebraska.12,13 He died on 31 March 1929, at age 65, in Bayard, Morrill Co, Nebraska.14 He was buried in Alliance Cemetery, Alliance, Box Butte Co., Nebraska.15William Peter "WP" DeVault had reference number 106. He was educated Kirksville Business College, Kirksville, Missouri.8 He was a Works at home (1880); bookkeeper - Great Western Sugar Company (1900); dealer - real estate (1910); agent - real estate (1920); teacher; employed by a bank; real estate agent working on own account; employed by the Great Western Sugar Company.6,4 He resided in New Florence, Missouri; Loup City, Sherman Co., Nebraska; Bayard Nebraska (1888.)8 He was enumerated on the census in Montgomery County, Missouri (1870, 1880); Cheyenne County (now Morrill County), Nebraska (1900); Morrill County, Nebraska (1910, 1920.) William Peter DeVault attended Kirksville Business College. Soon afterwards he went west and settled at Loup City, Nebraska where he became a teacher for several years. In 1888 he married Annie Elizabeth Campbell. They took up a homestead four miles from Barard, Nebraska where he tought school and was later employed by a bank. Sometime before 1910 he became involved in real estate sales.
William Peter DeVault lived in and around Bayard for forty years. In 1920 he divorced Annie and married Cecil Donovan of Alliance, Nebraska. Marvel (Hillman) DeVault says that William and Cecil lived in the house next door to his first wife, Annie. Supposedly, Annie never left the house after that. (Marvel says this house was the first house on the right when coming from her parents' farm.)
William Peter DeVault worked for the Great Western Sugar Company. (This was known locally as the Sugar Beet Plant. When the plant closed it nearly killed Bayard.)
In 1935, about the time Marvel Hillman and Bill DeVault graduated from High school, Marvel says Bill and his mother, Cecile DeVault, were living in the basement of the DeVault house. This must have been Annie DeVault's house as both William Peter and his second wife, Cecil DeVault, were both dead.
POEM WRITTEN BY WILLIAM PETER DEVAULT
Chimney Rock
On a far off western prairie
Stands a rock of great renown,
And its shape is like a chimney
And its base is rods around.
Years ago this old rock stood there
And the travelers one by one
Rested in its friendly shelter
From the hot and burning sun.
Nobely stands this rock of ages
While a river by its side
Flowing down the golden valley
Spreads its waters far and wide.
And between the rock and river
Runs a trail now dim and old
A trail implanted there by seekers
Seekers of fame and gold.
But ere they reached their destination
Ere they reached the golden lands
The redmen met them in this valley
Killing their little bands.
Could this rock relate its history
Many a tale indeed t'would tell
Tales of true and noble warriors
Who engaged in battle fell.
But instead it stands in silence
Uttering not a word or sound
Only a grim reminder
Of the danger that hovered round.
Tho this grand old rock was a witness
Of years of adventure and strife
Yet it stood as a benefactor
To the weary travelers life.
Let us hold it then in memory
As a famous rock of old
As a guide on the Oregon trail
To the fields of wealth untold.
OBITUARY
W. P. DEVAULT DIES AT HOME IN THIS CITY ON MARCH 31
Lived Near Bayard in Early 90's and Has Been Identified with Best Interests.
The news that W. P. DeVault had passed away came as a most decided shock to this community where he has been identified for the past forty years. While it was known for some time that his health was not all to be desired, the seriousness of his condition was unknown, and on March 31, at 1:15 a. m., he quietly fell asleep at his home in this city.
W. P. DeVault was born April 13, 1863, at New Florence, Mo., where he lived during his early childhood. After finishing his grade school course he entered the Kirksville Business college where he completed his business course, after which he came west and resided at Loup City, Neb., where he became a teacher for several years.
In the year 1887 (sic) he was united in marriage to Miss Anna E. Campbell and to this union were born six children, four girls and two boys.
After coming farther went in 1888, they homesteaded four miles from Bayard where they endured the hardships of pioneer life.
Mr. DeVault taught school in the rural districts and was employed in Bayard's first store and bank. He held many positions of trust and confidence during his forty years of residence in and around Bayard. He was a man of high ideals, clean habits, and exemplary character.
On April 13, 1920, he was married to Miss Cecil Donovan of Alliance, Neb., and lived in Bayard, holding a position with the Great Western Sugar company until the last two or three months when he was in poor health. He was confined to his room for only a short time before his departure of this life which came on March 31. 1929, at 1:15 a. m.
Those left to mourn the departure are a wife and six children: Mrs. Mildred Mishoff (Sic) of Denver, Colo.; Henry of Iowa; Mrs. Maude Moberg of Bayard, Neb.; Lynn of Billings, Mont,; Marjorie and Dorothy DeVault of Bayard, Neb.; one sister, Mrs. C. H. Harpole and two grandchildren, William Dallas DeVault and Marjorie Beth Moberg, and a great number of friends and acquaintances.
The funeral services were conducted at the family home with Rev. A. J. May, pastor of the Methodist church, in charge, the deceased having joined that church in 1911.
A male quartet of Messrs. A. H. Keys, John Ducker, Paul Lathrop and Bartell Moore, George Mason accompanying them on the violin, sang "Remember me, O Mighty One," "There's a Light in the Valley for Me" and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere."
By request the pastor used the 14th chapter of John and the first six verses for the scripture and for the text John 14:1.
Interment was made in the Alliance cemetery, Messrs. A. M. Ginn, Ralph Bristol, Earl Heyl, L. A. Fricke, John Mueller and R. A. Wisner acting as pall bearers.
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From "Pioneering in the Shadow of Chimney Rock" by Leon Moomaw
W. P. DeVAULT
W. P. DeVault arrived in the area in December 1888, taking a homestead north of the new village of Bayard. Their first house was built of black-root sod secured real near the place where they located the house. Dan Hults dug an 80 foot well for him but found no water.
Just exactly what caused Mr. DeVault to come West is not known. He may have been influenced by family relationships. Mrs. DeVault's brother, Elbert Campbell, had filed on a homestead earlier. Mrs. Sarah Campbell, Mrs. DeVault's mother, also had taken a homestead. Her brother, David Lamson, was a Seventh Day Adventist preacher who held services at the "Old Sod Church." Later, Mr. DeVault's father and mother, a brother and two sisters came West, so kinship surely did have some influence in their lives.
When living on the homestead, Mr. DeVault tells of an instance when 4500 steers which were being driven to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, made deep paths in black root sod as they crossed his place. In the early days, Mr. DeVault was asked the question, what was his first mode of travel? His reply was, "walking." Old timers verify the fact that he did walk a great deal, having no other means of travel.
W. P. DeVault was one of those men who had the ability to fill in wherever needed. He taught at least two terms of school. In one of the early elections, he defeated Thomas Winter for Justice of the Peace, but never qualified -- he often took part on programs at celebrations -- he was at one time the defendant's lawyer in a case brought before the Justice of the peace -- he was at another time, elected as County Commissioner of Morrill County. In later years, Mr. DeVault was associated with W. T. McKelvey in the Real Estate business. They were affiliated with The Payne Investment Company helping to dispose of a great deal of land in this section.
In the Early day, Mr. DeVault had used his homestead as the basis for a sheep ranch and kept a band of sheep for many years. Early records show that he was constantly improving the quality of his herd. He was quite successful in carrying his flock through the winter with a limited amount of feed, yet with little loss.
Mr. DeVault finally sold his homestead for $650 or just a little more than $4 per acre. By the time his children were of school age the family moved to town where they all attended school. In 1921 Maude, on of the DeVault girls, was married to Chris E. Moberg. Mr. Moberg began working for the Great Western Sugar Company at Eaton, Colorado, in 1913. He continued in their employ coming to the Bayard factory in 1920 and was retired in 1955, making a total service of 42 years for the company -- 35 years of which were in Bayard. Mrs. Moberg has been the faithful librarian at the City Library for many years.
Special mention should be made of the DeVault sisters, Lizzie and Emma. They took a very active part in all of the early day church and social functions, also working in numerous positions. Later, Miss Emma DeVault became the wife of Charles H. Harpole. Today a worthy representative is found in George R. Harpole.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Bayard Transcript; Bayard Nebraska; January 27, 1912
W. P. DeVault made a business trip to Alliance Wednesday.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Bayard Transcript; Bayard, Nebraska; October 25, 1913
Elmer and Chas Boyer, Cyras Sixberry, Chas Johnson, R H Walford, L. C. Leach, W P DeVault and R. A. Wisner left Wednesday for North Platte, where they will register for the big land drawing which will take place at that city October 28th.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE- Bayard Transcript; Bayard, Nebraska; October 5, 1922
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. DeVault spent last week-end with relatives in Alliance.
GRAVE STONE
DEVAULT
CECIL E. Wm P.
DONOVAN
HIS WIFE
1893 -- 1929 1863 -- 1929
Note: I'm not sure who owned the "DeVault House" in Bayard. After his children were grown, William Peter "WP" DeVault left Annie and a few years later married Cecil Donovan. WP and Cecil lived next door to Annie and their unmarried daughters. It was quite a scandal. My mom tells me that, after the divorce, Annie never left the house. William Peter died in 1929. Cecil, who was thirty years younger, died later that year. An old letter, written by Cecil to William Peter's son Lynn, shortly after William Peter's death, says that my grandmother, Cecile, spelled with a trailing "e," and my father were living with her (Cecil) at the time she wrote the letter. My dad would have been about eleven years old at the time. My mom tells me that Cecile and my dad were living in the basement of the DeVault house when they were going together. By then both William Peter and Cecil were long gone, Annie was still alive, daughters Marjorie Beth and Dorothy Bell were still living at home. So it is my guess that it was Annie, Marjorie and Dorothy that were living upstairs in the DeVault House. I've always wondered about the "DeVault House" in Bayard. I need to spend some more time in the court house going over land records. From Bible of Emma Isabelle (DeVault) Harpole:
"Wm P. DeVault and Anna E. Campbell were married in 1887."
Note: Nebraska Marriage Records show that William Peter DeVault and Annie Elizabeth Campbell were married on 25 August 1888 in Sherman County, Nebraska.Citations
- [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book, page 208
- [S8845] Marriage License - Henry G. DeVault & Cecile A. Howell, Source Medium: Book
- [S578] 1900 Census, Nebraska, Cheyenne County (now Morrell County)
- [S918] 1910 Census, Nebraska, Morrill County
- [S180] 1870 Census, Missouri, Montgomery County
- [S1329] 1920 Census, Nebraska, Morrill County, Source Medium: Book
- [S321] 1880 Census, Missouri, Montgomery County
- [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975
- [S577] 1900 Census, Nebraska, Cheyenne County
- [S8974] Marriage Records - Nebraska, 1855 - 1908 (Ancestry.com)
- [S1329] 1920 Census, Nebraska, Morrill County, E.D. 207, Ward 2, Family 21
- [S9620] Obituary - Cecil (Donovan) DeVault, Source Medium: Book
- [S5439] Genealogy prepared by Cathy (Crabtree) Cook, Source Medium: Book
- [S3134] Certificate of Death - William P. DeVault, Source Medium: Book
- [S8407] Grave Marker - William P. DeVault & Cecil Donovan, Alliance Cemetery, Alliance, Box Butte Co., Nebraska, Source Medium: Book
Dorothy Bell DeVault1,2,2,3
F, #107, b. 26 July 1902, d. 2 February 2002Parents
Father William Peter "WP" DeVault (b. 13 April 1863, d. 31 March 1929) Mother Anna Elizabeth "Annie" Campbell (b. 1 October 1866, d. 7 April 1938) Pedigree Link BASIC FACTS
Dorothy Bell DeVault was born on 26 July 1902 in Bayard, Morrill Co, Nebraska.4 She died on 2 February 2002, at age 99, in Gering, Scotts Bluff Co., Nebraska.5Dorothy Bell DeVault had reference number 107. She resided in Bayard, Morrill Co., Nebraska; Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff Co., Nebraska; nursing home in Gering, Nebraska (2000.)4 Her Social Security Number was 505-10-1125, issued Nebraska.5 She was enumerated on the census in Morrill County, Nebraska (1910, 1920, 1940.) She was a Saleslady - retail dry goods store (1940.)3 There is a story I need to tell about Dorothy. After I retired (in 1993), my sister and I took a trip to Nebraska to visit our mother's parents' farm near Bayard. Our grandparents were long dead by then but we had visited the farm many times when we were children and we wanted to see if anything was left standing. (Our grandparents had retired from farming and moved to Idaho about 1960.) My mother had asked me to stop by the Bayard Cemetery to locate the graves of her Hillman grandparents. The ten-year search for their graves is another story. However, my sister and I did find several DeVault stones in Bayard Cemetery. At the time I did not know who any of these people were nor how they were related.
One very nice stone was for Dorothy Bell and Marjorie Beth DeVault. Marjorie died in 1948, but Dorothy's side of the stone did not have a death date. Eventually my interest in genealogy led me to want to determine when Dorothy died and have her death date added to her stone. I asked my mom about Dorothy and learned that she and Marjorie were twins and my dad's aunts. My mom recalled that I had met Marjorie shortly before her death when my mother had taken me to visit her in the hospital. Marjorie was dying of cancer.
Mom did not know exactly when Dorothy died. The last time my mother was in Nebraska was when my grandmother, Cecile DeVault, had passed away. Mom said that Dorothy was not at Cecile's funeral but she had a vague recollection that someone who did attend the funeral told her that Dorothy died in the mid-1960s.
I was not able to find Dorothy in the Social Security Death Index. Sometime later I contacted another DeVault relative that told me that Dorothy, now probably long dead, had been alive and living in a nursing home in Gearing, Nebraska in the 1980s.
I decided to get serious about learning Dorothy's death date. I looked on the internet and there were only two nursing homes listed in Gearing. I called the first one and spoke to the receptionist. I asked her if a Dorothy DeVault had ever stayed at that nursing home and was there anyone there that might have known Dorothy. The receptionist said, "Yes, I know Dorothy, would you like to talk to her?" I almost fell off my chair. At the time Dorothy was about 98 years old. It took a while for Dorothy to understand who I was. I had not seen Dorothy since my extended visit to Nebraska in the summer of 1956.
Judy and I quickly planned a trip to Nebraska to visit Dorothy. I took a number of photographs I had of Dorothy and her sister when they were young. I also had some photos of the family home. We also gave Dorothy a yellow quilt that Judy and made.
A couple of years later Judy and I took my mother on a trip to Nebraska and we again visited Dorothy. On both of these visits I was amazed at Dorothy's recollection of things in the distant past. She was confused about other things such as not knowing why her sister, Maude, had not come to visit her in the nursing home. (Maude had died in 1975.)
Dorothy passed away in 2002, just a few months short of her one hundredth birthday. On my next visit to Nebraska I discovered that her death date was still not on her stone. We stopped by the Herstead Monument Company. It turned out that they had made the stone when Marjorie died. We were given a copy of the original work order that showed that Dorothy had chosen the design and paid for the stone. We made arrangements to have Dorothy's death date added to the stone.
GRAVE STONE
DeVault
Dorothy Bell Marjorie Beth
1902 + 2002 1902 + 1948.Citations
- [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
- [S918] 1910 Census, Nebraska, Morrill County
- [S2226] 1940 Census, Nebraska, Morrill County
- [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Page 208
- [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
Marjorie Beth DeVault1,2,2
F, #108, b. 26 July 1902, d. 16 July 1948Parents
Father William Peter "WP" DeVault (b. 13 April 1863, d. 31 March 1929) Mother Anna Elizabeth "Annie" Campbell (b. 1 October 1866, d. 7 April 1938) Pedigree Link BASIC FACTS
Marjorie Beth DeVault was born on 26 July 1902 in Bayard, Morrill Co, Nebraska.1 She died on 16 July 1948, at age 45, in Bayard, Morrill Co, Nebraska.3,4Marjorie Beth DeVault had reference number 108. She was enumerated on the census in Morrill County, Nebraska (1910, 1920.) She was a Teacher. Bayard Transcript - September 5, 1929
Miss Marjorie DeVault left Friday for Mitchell where she has accepted the position of third grade teacher for the ensuing year.
Poems by Marjorie DeVault
THANKS FOR THESE
Long it has been since I have seen a star,
Or stood at night and gazed at heavens afar;
Long it has been I have been forced to lie
And reach into my memories for pictures of the sky.
Long too, since I have braced the morning breeze
And looked on lanes and roads with rows of lovely trees.
The great outdoors I loved seems very far away
From these four walls where I a prisoner now lay;
A prisoner to pain and aching malady,
But these words I've penned wrong, I should more thankful be.
I have a great companion in a sister kind to me,
And I have many, many friends who keep me company.
All the great out of doors I would not change for these;
God knows I would not trade them for all the earth and seas.
But to you pain-free mortals who gaily walk the earth,
I beg you note the beauties of the out doors - know its worth'
Lest sometime in the future, perhaps you and not I
May need to search your memories for pictures of the sky.
WE THAT MOURN
Could it be that we may over mourn for our beloved dead?
"Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done" in the Lord's Prayer is said.
Is it self pity that makes us think we've so much time for tears,
Makes us forget the blessings God's given us through the years?
When with these many blessing we often failed to pray;
Should we expect that He would have Mercy on us today?
When, only in desperation we view the path we trod,
When, only in desperation we think to pray "Dear God".
Let us lay aside our grief, the dead will rest in peace,
Let's help the sick and dying their sufferings release.
Let's try to serve the Master as he would have us do,
And honor our dead by the beautiful way that we live and follow through.
GRAVE STONE
DeVault
Dorothy Bell Marjorie Beth
1902 + 2002 1902 + 1948.Citations
- [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book, Page 208
- [S918] 1910 Census, Nebraska, Morrill County
- [S8158] Grave Marker - Marjorie Beth DeVault, Bayard Cemetery, Bayard, Morrill Co., Nebraska, Source Medium: Book
- [S12407] Telegram from Maude DeVault to William Lynn DeVault, Source Medium: Book
William Lynn "Lynn" DeVault1,2,3,4
M, #109, b. 23 August 1897, d. 17 July 1966Parents
Father William Peter "WP" DeVault (b. 13 April 1863, d. 31 March 1929) Mother Anna Elizabeth "Annie" Campbell (b. 1 October 1866, d. 7 April 1938) Pedigree Link Family: Leris Junita Hoggarth (b. 27 June 1904, d. 1 February 1991)
Son Guillaume Pierre "Hunter" DeVault+ Daughter Suzanne Maria DeVault+ BASIC FACTS
William Lynn "Lynn" DeVault was born on 23 August 1897 in Bayard, Morrill Co, Nebraska.1 He and Lee Watson were married on 16 April 1920 in Billings, Yellowstone Co., Montana.5 He and Leris Junita Hoggarth were married in May 1931.1 He died on 17 July 1966, at age 68, in Livingston, Park Co., Montana.6,7William Lynn "Lynn" DeVault had reference number 109. He resided in Billings, Montana; Livingston, Park Co., Montana.1 His Social Security Number was 516-36-8166.6 He was enumerated on the census in Cheyenne County (now Morrell County), Nebraska (1900); Morrell County, Nebraska (1910); Park County, Nebraska (1930.) He was a Dealer - automobile (1930.)4 World War I veteran, wounded in action.8 NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Alliance Herald; Alliance, Nebraska; Thursday, April 4, 1910; Page (GenealogyBank.com)
BAYARD
Mildred DeVault and Linn (sic) took in the sites at the chautauqua at the Bluffs Friday night.
LETTER William Lynn DeVault wrote to Newland Devault in March, 1956. The letter was written in response to Newland's request for information on Lynn's parents and grandparents.
There are no papers of my father’s (Wm Peter DeVault) that will shed any light on early family History. I must explain that ours has not been a closely-knit family – that I have made only two trips home in five years and thirty; in one respect I can give you a little information. I should say that I was probably four years old (1901) when my Grandfather Henry and his wife, Caroline, accompanied by his two spinster daughters, came to Nebraska to live and homestead. I can remember dimly being rocked on the top of my Grandfather’s boot at that age, and his long white beard. I remember him as a rather taciturn old gent, and it is probable that, except for the sake of appearances, he would have just as willingly have smacked me as humored me. We were living in a sod house where I was born, and, as was the custom in that country, they all moved in with us for awhile and, there was the custom of making beds in rocking chairs. This was probably in the year 1901. My sister, Maude and I were of a size that we could be put to bed in a spring cot, one at either end without touching toes.
My Grandparents and Aunts did come to Nebraska, as you suggested because they had a married child (my father) living there. Whether or not he persuaded them that it was a land of opportunity, or whether their livelihood in New Florence, Missouri, had deteriorated to the extent that they simply came west to throw themselves on his guidance, I shall never know. There had been an earlier visit by my Aunt Elizabeth (Mary Eliza) which was before the powers of my recollection, but which had a couple of amusing recollections from family anecdotes. On this visit, Aunt Lizzie often heard the familiar use of the word “spud” for Irish potatoes and upon returning home to Missouri thought to show off a little and made a business of asking to have the spuds passed.
Also, the story is that upon this visit she became enamored of one Doctor Long, and that it was largely in hope of making an alliance with him that she persuaded the family to move to Nebraska. The story continues that upon the arrival of the family, Dr. Long ignored her, but fell in love with her younger sister (my Aunt Emma) who would have none of him. As I write this many names and thoughts that have been out of my conscious mind for years, come back to me. For a time, the Henry DeVaults lived in the old Vernalian house; for a time they ran a restaurant in a single story house across from the railway station, better known in those days as the “depot.” Finally they got their homestead located, I cannot at once say located upon their homesteads, because that was a longer process.
There was much government land to be homesteaded, but there was at the time a considerable portion of land privately owned, probably through prior homestead entries, and these lands were, for the most part, abandoned, awaiting irrigation canals to be built. Grandfather DeVault’s homestead was nine miles from town, which was about two hours with a lumber wagon, and Aunt Lizzies’s adjoined it. To start with, until a habitation could be erected, the family lived at the abandoned “Old Williams” place, where there was still a windmill still in use. Even after their own house was built, about three-quarters of a mile away, they hauled water from the windmill for some months in a barrel on a sort of sled. A yard was built (barbed wire fencing) which encompassed both the family house and enough of the house on Aunt Lizzie’s acres to fulfill her homestead requirements. No one can say that she didn’t actually sleep there, although she didn’t, and it was used as a sort of overflow house when company or relatives came. It had no floor, but was covered tightly with burlap and was scrumptiously clean. I can never remember a sheet in connection with any family bed that was not pure white. It is true that the howl of coyotes was a nightly music and rattlesnakes were an ever-present menace. We killed the latter with hoes in the garden and it was nothing uncommon for me, as a barefoot brat, to slip off the back of a saddle horse, unsnap the bridle and whip a rattlesnake to death.
The original homestead was named “Prairie Flower Ranch” and Aunt Emma’s homestead, which was located another four miles away, was given the name of “Verdant Valley View.” It is surprising now to recall that during the time Aunt Emma was fulfilling her residence requirements, sometimes weeks would go by without communication over the four miles because of lack of transportation; then it was largely the custom, that if you didn’t have a horse, you stayed home.
William Lynn DeVault – 1956.Citations
- [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book, Page 208
- [S578] 1900 Census, Nebraska, Cheyenne County (now Morrell County)
- [S918] 1910 Census, Nebraska, Morrill County
- [S1796] 1930 Census, Montana, Park County
- [S8972] Marriage Records - Montana, County Marriage Records, 1865 - 1987 (Ancestry.com)
- [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
- [S4005] Death Records - Montana Death Index, 1907 - 2002 (Ancestry.com)
- [S4413] Email from Denise Lynn (DeVault) Chalfon dated April 12, 2010
Anna Elizabeth "Annie" Campbell1,2,3,4,5,6,7
F, #110, b. 1 October 1866, d. 7 April 1938Parents
Father Charles H. Campbell (b. 14 November 1834, d. 7 May 1869) Mother Sarah S. Lamson (b. May 1840, d. after 1910) Pedigree Link Family: William Peter "WP" DeVault (b. 13 April 1863, d. 31 March 1929)
Daughter Mildred May DeVault (b. 9 February 1890, d. after 1960) Son Henry Graydon DeVault+ (b. 21 October 1892, d. 6 November 1971) Daughter Maude Carolyn DeVault+ (b. 21 July 1895, d. 25 January 1975) Son William Lynn "Lynn" DeVault+ (b. 23 August 1897, d. 17 July 1966) Daughter Dorothy Bell DeVault (b. 26 July 1902, d. 2 February 2002) Daughter Marjorie Beth DeVault (b. 26 July 1902, d. 16 July 1948) BASIC FACTS
Anna Elizabeth "Annie" Campbell was born on 1 October 1866 in Charlotte, Eaton Co., Michigan.8,2 She and William Peter "WP" DeVault were married on 25 August 1888 in Sherman Co., Nebraska.9,10,11 She and William Peter "WP" DeVault were divorced between 1910 and 1920.12 She died on 7 April 1938, at age 71, in Bayard, Morrill Co, Nebraska.13,8 She was buried in Bayard Cemetery, Bayard, Morrill Co., Nebraska.14Anna Elizabeth "Annie" Campbell had reference number 110. She was enumerated on the census in Eaton County, Michigan (1870, 1880); Cheyenne County (now Morrill County), Nebraska (1900), Morrill County, Nebraska (1910, 1920.) DEATH NOTICES - Charles F. Campbell (father of Anna Elizabeth "Annie" (Campbell) DeVault) and Edwin Follett Campbell (brother of Anna Elizabeth "Annie" (Campbell) DeVault); Eaton County Republican; Charlotte, Michigan; Saturday, May 16, 1857 (Eaton County Genealogical Society)
Died:
In Walton, May 15th, of consumption, Charles H. Campbell, aged 34 years.
May 29th, Edwin Follett Campbell, infant son of Charles H. and Sarah Campbell.
Note: According to his grave stone, Charles Campbell's middle initial was "F."
GRAVE MARKER
1 Annie E 1
8 DeVault 9
6 3
6 8. From Bible of Emma Isabelle (DeVault) Harpole:
"Wm P. DeVault and Anna E. Campbell were married in 1887."
Note: Nebraska Marriage Records show that William Peter DeVault and Annie Elizabeth Campbell were married on 25 August 1888 in Sherman County, Nebraska.Citations
- [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book, Page 208
- [S8845] Marriage License - Henry G. DeVault & Cecile A. Howell, Source Medium: Book
- [S171] 1870 Census, Michigan, Eaton County
- [S306] 1880 Census, Michigan, Eaton County
- [S578] 1900 Census, Nebraska, Cheyenne County (now Morrell County)
- [S918] 1910 Census, Nebraska, Morrill County
- [S1329] 1920 Census, Nebraska, Morrill County, Source Medium: Book
- [S3106] Certificate of Death - Annie E. (Campbell) DeVault, Source Medium: Book
- [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975
- [S577] 1900 Census, Nebraska, Cheyenne County
- [S8974] Marriage Records - Nebraska, 1855 - 1908 (Ancestry.com)
- [S1329] 1920 Census, Nebraska, Morrill County, E.D. 207, Ward 2, Family 21
- [S7707] Grave Marker - Annie E. DeVault, Bayard Cemetery, Bayard, Morrill Co., Nebraska, Source Medium: Book
- [S7706] Grave Marker - Annie DeVault, Bayard Cemetery, Bayard, Morrill Co., Nebraska, Source Medium: Book
Henry Davault1,2,3,4,5,6
M, #111, b. 8 May 1833, d. 28 October 1908Parents
Father Peter Davault (b. 28 March 1808, d. 16 April 1872) Mother Mary Virginia Hoss (b. 12 May 1809, d. 29 June 1883) Pedigree Link Family: Caroline Euphemia "Lina" Clark (b. 10 November 1837, d. 27 April 1923)
Son Boy Davault (b. 27 December 1861, d. 27 December 1861) Son William Peter "WP" DeVault+ (b. 13 April 1863, d. 31 March 1929) Daughter Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" DeVault (b. 9 August 1864, d. 24 May 1925) Son John Clark Davault (b. 11 October 1866, d. 5 November 1871) Son Henry Isaac Davault (b. 2 August 1868, d. 25 October 1871) Son Aylett French DeVault+ (b. 31 August 1872, d. 16 December 1907) Daughter Emma Isabelle DeVault+ (b. 20 May 1874, d. 29 December 1959) BASIC FACTS
Henry Davault was born on 8 May 1833 in New Florence, Montgomery Co., Missouri.1,7 He and Caroline Euphemia "Lina" Clark were married on 20 December 1860 in New Florence, Missouri.1,7 He died on 28 October 1908, at age 75, in Bayard, Morrill Co., Nebraska.1 He was buried in Bayard Cemetery, Bayard, Morrill Co., Nebraska.1,8Henry Davault had reference number 111. He resided in Lived most of his life near New Florence, Montgomery Co., Missouri, in April of 1901 he moved to Bayard, Morrill Co., Nebraska.1 He was a Farmer (1850 - 1880.)2,3,4 He was enumerated on the census in Montgomery Co., Missouri (1840 - 1880, 1900.) Henry Davault was the first child born to Peter and Mary Davault. He was born in 1833 near New Florence, Missouri. In a letter Henry's father wrote to his brother, John on May 30, 1840, he had the following to say about Henry: "Little Henry is going to school in Danville -- he can read quite well and is comencing to write, and will soon write you a letter." Henry was seven years old and Danville was five miles from his home.
In 1860, Henry married Caroline Clark. Caroline was the daughter of William Clark and Elizabeth Snethen. Like the Davaults, the Snethens were early pioneers of Montgomery County. The couple raised their seven children near New Florence, Missouri.
Henry and Caroline's eldest son, William Peter DeVault, attended Kirksville, Missouri Business School. There he heard that the "Davault" name was French and should by spelled the French way "DeVault." When he came home from school he convinced his father that they should change the spelling of their name. William Peter eventually settled in Bayard, Morrill Co., Nebraska. By 1900 Henry and Caroline's youngest son, Aylett, and his family were also living near Bayard. (It is not known when he moved away, but Aylett was living in Boise, Idaho in 1907, at the time of his death.)
In April of 1901, when he was 68 years old, Henry, his wife, Caroline and their two unmarried daughters moved to Bayard. Here they homesteaded farms about nine miles from town. The name of Henry and Caroline's homestead was "Prairie Flower Ranch."
Henry died in 1908 and Caroline died in 1923. They are buried in Bayard Cemetery.
OBITUARY #1
LIFE'S SHADOWS
Henry DeVault was born in New Florence, Montgomery county, Missouri, on May 8th, 1833. On December 20, 1860 he married Caroline E. Clark. Seven children were born to them, three of whom are living. He moved with his family to Bayard in April 1901, where he took a homestead, on which he was residing at the time of his death, of heart failure, on October 28, 1908.
He leaves his wife, one son, William P. and two daughters, Misses Lizzie and Emma, besides many friends to sorrow for him. His youngest son, Aylett, died at Boise, Idaho, less than a year ago.
In his youth he united with the M. E. church and lived all his days a consistant christian. Life's shadows are many and to the young and vigorous, death is the greatest, but to the aged, who have passed their three score years, it is simply the laying down of burdens and going home.
Since coming to Bayard seven years ago, Grandpa DeVault has endeared himself to all who knew him, by his gentle, kindly acts, and it can be sincerely said of him as the Master said of Nathaniel, "Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no guile."
OBITUARY #2
Henry Davault Dead.
A telegram received Wednesday announced the sudden death of Mr. Henry Davault of Bayard, Nebraska. What was the cause or where interment will be is not yet known.
Mr. Davault was 75 years old. He was born on the place where John Knox lives, and made this community his home until about seven years ago, when he moved to Nebraska. He was a member of that prominent and pioneer Davault family. His three brothers, Alf and Fred of New Florence, John of Texas and Mrs. Lou Bast are all that remain.
Mr. Davault leaves a wife, two daughters, Lizzie and Emma, and one son, Peter. His death is a great surprise and regretted by our people. The family are entitled to and have our sympathy.
Note From Bible of Emma Isabelle (DeVault) Harpole:
Henry DeVault died Wednesday, Oct. 28th, 1908, at 8 o'clock of heart failure, was sick only an hour, was buried Thursday afternoon in Bayard Cemetery.
GRAVE STONE
Caroline Henry Mary E.
1837 DeVault
1923 May 8, 1833 1864
Oct 28, 1908 1924
(Left side) (Front) (Right side.) Note From Bible of Emma Isabelle (DeVault) Harpole:
Henry Davault and Caroline E. Clark were married Dec. 20th, 1860.Citations
- [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
- [S41] 1850 Census, Missouri, Montgomery County, Source Medium: Book
- [S180] 1870 Census, Missouri, Montgomery County
- [S321] 1880 Census, Missouri, Montgomery County
- [S566] 1900 Census, Missouri, Montgomery County
- [S107] 1860 Census, Missouri, Montgomery County
- [S12369] Records of Albert Robert DeVault received May, 2000, Source Medium: Book
- [S7973] Grave Marker - Henry DeVault, Bayard Cemetery, Bayard, Morrill Co., Nebraska, Source Medium: Book
Caroline Euphemia "Lina" Clark1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
F, #112, b. 10 November 1837, d. 27 April 1923Parents
Father William French Clark (b. 14 February 1807, d. 7 September 1855) Mother Elizabeth Snethen (b. 15 February 1810, d. 15 May ) Pedigree Link Family: Henry Davault (b. 8 May 1833, d. 28 October 1908)
Son Boy Davault (b. 27 December 1861, d. 27 December 1861) Son William Peter "WP" DeVault+ (b. 13 April 1863, d. 31 March 1929) Daughter Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" DeVault (b. 9 August 1864, d. 24 May 1925) Son John Clark Davault (b. 11 October 1866, d. 5 November 1871) Son Henry Isaac Davault (b. 2 August 1868, d. 25 October 1871) Son Aylett French DeVault+ (b. 31 August 1872, d. 16 December 1907) Daughter Emma Isabelle DeVault+ (b. 20 May 1874, d. 29 December 1959) BASIC FACTS
Caroline Euphemia "Lina" Clark was born on 10 November 1837 in Americus, Montgomery Co., Missouri.10,2 She and Henry Davault were married on 20 December 1860 in New Florence, Missouri.1,2 She died on 27 April 1923, at age 85, in Bayard, Morrill Co, Nebraska.10 She was buried in Bayard Cemetery, Bayard, Morrill Co., Nebraska. She was buried on 29 April 1923 in Bayard Cemetery, Bayard, Morrill Co., Nebraska.11Caroline Euphemia "Lina" Clark had reference number 112. She was enumerated on the census in Montgomery County, Missouri (1850 - 1880, 1900); Morrell County, Nebraska (1910, 1920.) OBITUARY #1
PARTING TRIBUTE IS PAID TO GRANDMA DEVAULT'S MEMORY
Large Concourse of Sorrowing Friends Attend Funeral, Interment in Bayard Cemetery
The last sad rites for Caroline E. DeVault, better known as Grandma DeVault, were held last Sunday afternoon from the home of C. H. Harpole, a large concourse of sorrowing friends attending the funeral to pay parting tribute to the wonderful old lady who had endeared herself in the hearts of all who knew her.
Caroline E. Clark was born in Montgomery County, Missouri, November 10, 1837, and died Friday, April 27, 1923, aged 85 years, five months and 17 days. She was married to Henry DeVault on December 20, 1860, and to this union were born seven children, five boys and two girls, four of whom have preceeded her to the great beyond. Those who survive are a son, William P. DeVault, and two daughters, Mrs. Emma Harpole and Mary Elizabeth DeVault, all of Bayard.
Grandma, as she was familiarly known, united with the Methodist church shortly after her marriage and lived a beautiful Christian life ever after, being always ready to lend a helping hand or a word of cheer to those in need. She and her family removed from Missouri to Bayard in April, 1901, where they have since resided. Since the death of her husband October 28, 1908, she has made her home with her two daughters, Mrs. Emma Harpole and Mary Elizabeth DeVault, whose loving care and constant solicitude prolonged and brightened the last years of her life, their devotion being a wonderful example of filial love and respect.
Although she has been an invalid for the last five years, she was always patient and loving and was only waiting for the summons to come home and rest. "She knew that in her Father's house there are many dwelling places, and the way she knew for she knew Him who said, 'I am the way'."
The Rev. J. Arthur Miller had charge of the funeral services, the body being laid to rest in Bayard cemetery.
OBITUARY #2
AGED MOTHER DIES AT HOME OF DAUGHTER
Caroline E. DeVault Passes To Final Reward On April 27th.
Whether death comes in the high or the low, the rich or poor, as a rule, it leaves behind it sorrow and regret, and particularly so the former in the passing of Mrs. Caroline DeVault, which occured at the home of her two daughters, Mrs. C. H. Harpole and Miss Elizabeth DeVault, on last Friday, at about 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
While advanced age and ill health has for some time prevented Mrs. DeVault from taking an active part in the affairs of her home, many people will remember the kindly hospitality, and tender sympathy extended, and the many things that endeared her to those with whom she met.
She, with her two daughters, moved here from Missouri in 1901, being preceded by Will DeVault, who is a resident of this city and by Aylett, who passed away several years ago.
She died -- I shall say without regret and certainly without fear and without complaint. Her life was a steady, reliable light, that did not flame out at times with extraordinary brightness, but in its uniform glow, guided many to the uniform ways of life.
Caroline E. Clark was born in Montgomery County, Missouri, on November 10, 1837 and passed away at the age of 85 years, 5 months and 17 days.
She was married to Henry DeVault on December 20, 1860 and to this union were born seven children all having passed away except W. P. DeVault, Mrs. Emma Harpole and Miss Elizabeth DeVault, all of whom reside in Bayard.
Mrs. DeVault was united with the Methodist church in her early life and remained devout in her belief until the end.
Since 1908 she has resided with her two daughters, following the passing of her husband and for the past five years has been an invalid. Often was the worn body frought with pain, but with it all, she bore her cross meekly, only waiting for the summons to join the loved ones on the other shore, and meet Him on whom her reliance was placed face to face.
Note From Bible of Emma Isabelle (DeVault) Harpole:
Caroline E. DeVault died Friday, April 27th, at 4:30 -- age 85 yrs., 5 mos. & 17 days. She fell on Sunday eve. just as she was ready for bed & broke her hip. She only lived 13 days, went home to be with the ones gone before.
GRAVE MARKER
Caroline Henry Mary E.
1837 DeVault
1923 May 8, 1833 1864
Oct 28, 1908 1924
(Left side) (Front) (Right side.) Note From Bible of Emma Isabelle (DeVault) Harpole:
Henry Davault and Caroline E. Clark were married Dec. 20th, 1860.Citations
- [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
- [S12369] Records of Albert Robert DeVault received May, 2000, Source Medium: Book
- [S41] 1850 Census, Missouri, Montgomery County, Source Medium: Book
- [S107] 1860 Census, Missouri, Montgomery County
- [S918] 1910 Census, Nebraska, Morrill County
- [S180] 1870 Census, Missouri, Montgomery County
- [S321] 1880 Census, Missouri, Montgomery County
- [S1329] 1920 Census, Nebraska, Morrill County, Source Medium: Book
- [S566] 1900 Census, Missouri, Montgomery County
- [S3108] Certificate of Death - Caroline E. (Clark) DeVault, Source Medium: Book
- [S7973] Grave Marker - Henry DeVault, Bayard Cemetery, Bayard, Morrill Co., Nebraska, Source Medium: Book, (Caroline's inscription is on the left side of Henry's stone.)
Jessamine Jiuliante
M, #113, b. 26 April 1899, d. 5 January 1968Parents
Father Dominic Giuliante (b. 23 December 1864, d. 6 July 1941) Mother Nicoletta DiTullio (b. 4 July 1875, d. 22 January 1912) Pedigree Link Family: Rose Alfonso (b. 25 August 1898, d. 2 November 1960)
Daughter Joan Jiuliante+ Son Jess Jiuliante+ (b. 20 November 1925, d. 23 March 2017) Daughter Joyce Jiuliante+ BASIC FACTS
Jessamine Jiuliante was born on 26 April 1899. He and Rose Alfonso were married on 28 December 1922 in New Jersey. He died on 5 January 1968, at age 68, in Erie, PA.Jessamine Jiuliante had reference number 113.Gustave William "Gus" Diehm1
M, #114, b. 23 June 1892, d. 10 December 1936Parents
Father Ferdinand Wilhelm "Ferd" Diehm (b. 2 August 1858, d. 9 October 1939) Mother Eva Anna "Anna" Flegler (b. 26 September 1861, d. 27 March 1922) Pedigree Link BASIC FACTS
Gustave William "Gus" Diehm was born on 23 June 1892 in Gage Co., Nebraska.1 He died on 10 December 1936, at age 44, in Sterling, Johnson Co., Nebraska.2 He was buried in Sterling Cemetery, Sterling, Johnson Co., Nebraska.Gustave William "Gus" Diehm had reference number 114. It was reported that Gus was gassed during WWI. This affected his health the rest of his life and was the cause of his early death. LETTERS FROM HOME DURING WORLD WAR I:
Letter #1
June 23, 1918
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Dear folks I thought I would write a few lines to let you know that we
got here all right we landed in Des Moines at 5:30 in the morning but
by the time we got out here to the camp it was after noon there is 9 of
us in this same tent I don't know for sure where I will be yet because
we haven't been examined I am getting along all right we got to go to
the moving picture show last night well I guess that is all for this is all
the time I have got now
Yours truly
Gus
My address is
PVT. Gus Diehm
Company 38
10th Battalion
Depot Brigade
Camp Dodge, Iowa
Letter #2
ARMY AND NAVY
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
"WITH THE COLORS"
we will be down here in these tents about two weeks yet after that we will
have a pretty good place to eat and sleep the only place we have to eat
now is on the ground we are going to have chicken for dinner the best
meal we have had yet was the day we eat in Lincoln it sure was swell
say you might send me the sun you said something about sending me
that watch say I got one in Lincoln the other day well I guess I will
have to ring off because the mail goes off in 5 minutes well tell every
body Hello for me be sure and tell Paul to rite say he hasent been
reclassified has he have you heard any thing about the next draft if
you find any thing about who has to go tell me in the next letter
truly yours
G. D.
Co 38
10th Battalion
163 D. B.
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Letter #3
it sure looks queer that they put frank crile in class two the people that
is visitors sure are flocking in this after noon some of charlie masons
folks came about noon say about them pictures I was telling about the
other day I dont think I will get to see that fellow because he has moved
clear up to the north end of the barracks but as soon as I get a chance
I will have them taken and send you some I would have them taken this
afternoon if I could get out of here well I think that is all for this time
well dont rite or come up till you hear from me again understand tell
all the fokes Hello
with Love
from Gus
Letter #4
but I guess out of town folks can get in any time for a while
ott Satoff was up yesterday morning he brought that Aug Rathe up to
get in for treatment but guess he didint get in as I inquired last nite
the buss leaves town every hour on the hour and leaves on the half hour
so you could be out for one hour well you can figure that out yourself
as you know your train leaves at 1.20 or so so you must do according
well I if I ?? close maybe can tell you more when I see you must
find a knife to sharpen this pencil they wont let us keep a knife I
guess they think we are dangerous well dont work too hard and tell me
the news
with
Love
Gus
Letter #5
ON ACTIVE SERIVCE
with the
AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Nov. 29, 1918
Belgium
Dear Folks well how are you getting along by this time I am still
well and hope you are the same when this reaches you I guess that
will be about xmas well I just commenced getting my mail got 4
letters this morning and 6 the day before yesterday and that was the
first I got since I have been over here the latest one was sent Oct. 24
well I sure was glad to hear from home and that you were all well well
you asked whether I had seen George and Burg Yes I saw them about
the last of Sept you know they were in the machine gun Co and they
did not get transferred the same time that I did so I don't know their
address or any thing about them. well how is the Spanish flu coming
by this time I guess it must be pretty bad in the U.S. but hope it is
about over with by this time well there hasn't been of it around here
lately it was pretty bad when we first got over here there were about
70 in our company had it at one time but I did not have it and hope
that I don't get it for this is no place for a sick man well yesterday was
Thanksgiving and suppose you had a big feed sure would like to been
with you well I suppose you know as much about the peace talk as I
do and I think it is over with all right it sure sounds different then it
did 3 weeks ago well I was up to the front twice and that sure was
enough for me.
well I suppose you're wondering when I am coming home I sure would
tell you if I knew well you want to tell Erma and Doris to feed them
chickens good Anna said in her letter they had some little chickens
and the kids said they're going to feed them good so they would be big
enough to eat when I get back.
so Paul an Rob did not find any place out west when they were out and
has gone to work in the garage well you tell him he better get a place
and farm for himself and be his own boss tell him that there is nothing
like it because I know from experience well how is papa getting along
anyway and is he still working if he is tell him he better quit it and take
life easy say have you heard anything from Will Soltaff and them other
boys that stayed at Camp Dodge
well I am glad that Julia is having such good luck with the Ford I guess
she will have to teach me when I get back well I will have to quit for it
is time for retreat well goodbye and write soon and be sure and enjoy
yourself xmas I will try too
address Gustave W. Diehm
Co. G. 361 inf - a. p. o.
776 A. E. F.
OBITUARY:
GUSTAVE WILLIAM DIEHM FUNERAL HELD SATURDAY
Gustave William Diehm was born June 23, 1892 and at 11:25 A. M. Dec. 10, 1936 he closed his earthly mission here, leaving behind many relatives and friends to mourn his going, at a young age of 44 years 5 months and 17 days. Gus as we all knew him was born near Adams, Nebr. and spent most of his life in this community receiving his education here. He spent some time at farming but the last number of years lived here in Sterling. When a child he was in the Catechism class and was baptized in the Hopewell church.
In 1918 he heard his country's call to arms and on June 21, 1918 became a Private in Co. I, 361 Infantry. He spent less than three monts in training and on Sept. 3, 1918 sailed for France. He left France April 28, 1919. This service he saw in France for his country in a war to end wars was indirectly if not directly the cause of his death. He leaves besides his aged father Ferdinand, one brother, Paul Diehm of Table Rock, three sisters Mrs. Robt Hillman, Bayard, Nebr., Selma, who teaches in Plattsmouth and Julia who teaches in Columbus. His mother past away to the better world in 1922. Gus was a real friend in time of need, helpful to those around him.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Saturday afternoon, December 12 with Rev. J. A. Runnels officiating.
Taps were sounded at the close of the service.
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CARD OF THANKS
---------
We wish to express our sincere appreciation to the friends and neighbors for expressions of sympathy and floral offerings and also to the American Legion and the American Legion Auxillary for the kindness during the last sickness and at the burial services of our dear son and brother.
Ferdinand Diehm and family
GRAVE STONE
GUSTAVE W.
DIEHM
NEBRASKA
PVT. 361 INF
DECEMBER 10, 1936.Citations
Paul Wayne "Wayne" Diehm1
M, #115, b. 9 November 1925, d. 23 July 1992Parents
Father Paul Ferdinand Diehm (b. 23 February 1890, d. 13 February 1975) Mother Grace Pearl "Pearl" Fox (b. 8 May 1900, d. 15 March 1979) Pedigree Link Family: Pearl Marolyn Wright (b. 18 March 1927, d. 3 July 2002)
Son Paul John "John" Diehm+ Daughter Patricia June Diehm+ Daughter Pamela Jo "Jody" Diehm (b. 7 February 1955, d. 4 June 1958) Son Perry James Diehm+ Daughter Peggy Jane Diehm+ BASIC FACTS
Paul Wayne "Wayne" Diehm was born on 11 September 1925.2 He was born on 9 November 1925 in Manzanola, Otero Co., Colorado.1 He and Pearl Marolyn Wright were married on 28 April 1945 in Marysville, Kansas.3 He died on 23 July 1992, at age 66, in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.1 He died on 12 June 1997, at age 71, in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska.2 He was buried in Table Rock Cemetery, Table Rock, Pawnee Co., Nebraska.4Paul Wayne "Wayne" Diehm had reference number 115. His Social Security Number was 712-12-9259, Railroad Worker.2 OBITUARY
DIEHM -- Paul Wayne, 66, Garden City, Kan., died Thursday (7/23/92). Security guard, IBP. Born Manzanola, Colo. Air force veteran. Member, United Methodist Church, Table Rock, American Legion. Survivors: wife, Pearl M. (Wright); sons, John, Angola, Ind., Perry, Olathe, Kan.; daughters, Patricia Diehm, Peggy Chessmore, both Garden City; brother Harold, Lincoln; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday, United Methodist Church, Table Rock, Visitation: 2-8 p.m. Sunday, Wherry Bros. Mortuary, Table Rock.
GRAVE STONES (Two stones)
P. WAYNE DIEHM
SGT US ARMY AIR CORPS
WORLD WAR II
NOV. 9, 1925 JUL. 23, 1992
PAUL WAYNE
DIEHM
NOVEMBER 1925
JULY 1992.Citations
Douglas A. Diehm1
M, #116Parents
Father Harold E. "Hap" Diehm (b. 7 March 1933, d. 3 November 2002) Mother Joan C. Peterson (b. 11 December 1935, d. 22 June 1987) Pedigree Link Family: Sue Kroese
Son Zachry Diehm Citations
- [S8632] Letter from Harold Diehm dated May 3, 2000
Anthony Joseph "Tony" Vergilio
M, #117, b. 8 May 1915, d. 22 January 2012Parents
Father Adamo Nicoli "Adam" Vergilio (b. 6 December 1886, d. 27 November 1964) Mother Marianna Jiuliante (b. 21 March 1894, d. 12 June 1957) Pedigree Link Family: Ione Catherine King (b. 8 April 1918, d. 30 August 1983)
Daughter Judith Ione "Judy" Vergilio+ Son Gary Anthony Vergilio+ Son Joseph Alan Vergilio+ BASIC FACTS
Anthony Joseph "Tony" Vergilio was born on 8 May 1915 in 1009 W. 4th St., Erie, Pennsylvania. He and Ione Catherine King were married on 21 May 1939 in Los Angeles, California. He died on 22 January 2012, at age 96, in Victorville, San Bernardino Co., California.Anthony Joseph "Tony" Vergilio had reference number 117. He was an Engineer, employed by Douglas Aircraft; later employed by the FAA where he was Chief of the Propulsion Division. He was educated Graduated, Los Angeles Trade Tech. Tony loved to hunt and fish. He said that Dan Polacci took him on his first fishing trip.
EXCERPT FROM A LETTER WRITTEN BY TRACY DEVAULT IN 2018
I would like tell you a little about the family you're about to marry into. I thought I might start by telling you about Judy's father (Katie's great-grandfather). Judy's dad was Anthony Joseph "Tony" Vergilio. (Tony died in 2012.) As his name might indicate, Tony was from an Italian family. These people were not just Italians in name only, these people were very proud of their Italian heritage. When I started going with Judy (we were high school sweethearts and went together for five years before we were married) I became immersed in her large Italian family.
Someday I will share a little more of Judy's Italian family history. Judy's grandfather was born in Italy and her maternal great-grandparents were both born in Italy. These families immigrated to the U.S. in the early 1900s. However, Katie tells us that you have an interest in guns and hunting. I thought, in this letter, I would tell you a little about Tony Vergilio's lifelong interest in hunting and fishing. Tony was about 45 years old when I first met him. He had been hunting and fishing most of his adult life. Other than his family, hunting and fishing were his primary interests outside work. All of Tony's friends shared his interest in hunting and fishing.
Tony had worked for the Douglas Aircraft Company during World War II. Later he went to work for the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) which later became the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). He was working for the FAA when I first met him and his government job gave him lots of annual leave that he used to indulge in his hunting and fishing hobbies. Tony was involved in all aspects of his hobbies. He made his own fishing lures and even invented a small, portable scale to weigh fish. Hunting, however, was where he really spent most of his recreation time. Tony hunted all over the western United States, Canada and Alaska. Tony reloaded his own ammunition and even converted several military rifles to "sporterized" hunting rifles.
Two of Tony's custom rifles were given to me. One was a sporterized M1903 Springfield chambered for the Springfield 30-06 cartridge. This was the most beautiful rifle I had ever seen. It had a blond thumb-hole stock and all traces of the original iron sights had been removed. Tony did most of the customization himself. The barrels were turned smooth in a lathe. The barrel and action parts were polished and then blued in wooden trays that Tony built. Unfortunately, the M1903 Springfield was never much of a gun and even with Tony's improvements, it felt like a piece of junk. I eventually sold it for a lot of money.
The second rifle that he gave me was a sporterized rifle with a Mannlicher action. I will have to do some research to determine the model and origins of this particular rifle. Tony picked this particular action because it is really strong. This is a nice looking rifle, although not as pretty at the sporterized M1903 mentioned above. Tony had it chambered for the 300 Winchester Magnum cartridge. This is a really flat-shooting rifle and the cartridge will knock down anything I ever expect to shoot at.
I'm going to tell you about the first time I went hunting with Tony. Let me say that it took me a long time to get a college degree. I had gotten off to a very rocky start and Judy and I were married before I had very many college credits. By the time I graduated (with a degree in mechanical engineering), I was almost 30 years old. We owned a house, two cars and had two children. That was in 1971. Prior to graduation, I did not have the time to go off with Tony on one of his week-long hunts. Tony usually hunted with his friends. Four of them would go in together to get tags for certain hunts. This year they had been drawn for elk and deer hunting in Colorado and antelope hunting in Wyoming. He asked me if I wanted to come along.
I had not been part of the group that put in for the tags. Tony said that I could use his tags and he would show me what he could about hunting. I would do the shooting and Tony would watch. Sounded like a great idea to me. It was kind of a reward for sticking through eleven years of night school.
The first hunt was for cow elk. Tony and I met the others at a packer's ranch in Colorado. The packer provided horses for Tony, the others and all of their gear. I backpacked in with my gear. I had been backpacking for years but this was luxury camping. The packer provided a large tent with a stove for heating. All sorts of heavy gear was packed in on the pack animals.
The following morning was the first day of hunting season. We got up about 4:00 a.m.. It was really cold. Tony and I went off by ourselves. We hiked for at least an hour. It was absolutely pitch black. I have no idea how Tony found his way through the forest. We eventually stopped and sat on a couple of downed logs. I was carrying the 300 Winchester Magnum. The minute we stopped walking I got really cold. I was excited about hunting but I don't think I have ever been that cold, before or since. Finally it began to get a little lighter. Still really dark but I could just make out that we were sitting behind some fallen trees at the edge of a very large meadow. Ten or so minutes later I realized that there were 30 or 40 elk bedded down in the meadow. All at once they all got up and started to move out. I picked out a large cow and tried to see it through the scope. As soon as I could see it moving in the scope I took my shot. The elk dropped and the rest immediately took off. Tony and I spent the morning field dressing the elk. This was a big animal we were going to need the packer and his horses to move it. When we finally got back to camp the others were already there. I was the only one that had had a shot.
The next day Tony took me out to get a deer. We had a buck tag. We did not get up anywhere near as early. About 9:00 a.m. we got to a place that Tony had scouted out on some previous trip. Again we hid in the trees at a spot where we could look out across a meadow. Eventually this big buck with a great four-point rack began to move through the trees on the far side of the meadow. I eventually got a shot and we had our buck. Time for my second lesson in field dressing a large animal.
A couple of days later we needed to move on to an antelope hunt in Wyoming. None of the others had even taken a shot. The first day in Wyoming we all hiked a long ways. Eventually we spotted a small herd of antelope a long ways off and moving away. It was decided that we could hike around a hill, up a canyon and come up on a ridge on the opposite side of the antelope herd. An hour or so later we very carefully crawled on our bellies to peek over this ridge. The herd of antelope had stopped well short of the ridge. They were estimated to be 400 yards away - way too far for a shot. It was decided to move to somewhere else. I asked Tony if I could try for a shot. He said that at that distance I would have to aim about five inches high. I laid my jacket on the top of the ridge and laid the 300 Winchester Magnum across the jacket. (It was still Tony's rifle.) I could not bring myself to aim above the antelope so I aimed for the very highest point of the shoulders of one of the animals. Boom!
Tony always took his game meat into a local butcher to have it cut up, packaged, frozen and packed in dry ice. This took two or three days. Eventually we were headed back home. Out of the five of us, I was the only one that had fired a shot and I had three kills. This was really a testament to Tony's skill at getting me to a spot where I would have a shot.
Over the next few years I went with Tony on a couple of more hunts. These were all deer hunts. I had learned enough that I could get a deer on my own. We always got our deer.
I have one more Tony story to share. Well, one more in this letter. When I first met Tony, he and Ione (Ione was Tony's wife) had this huge Ben Hur chest freezer. I think it was capable of storing 25 cubic feet of frozen food. When Judy and I moved into our first house, he decided to give us the freezer. They bought a much smaller and easier to use upright freezer. Whenever Tony came back from a hunt, he would store some of his game meat at our house in his old freezer. For the first ten years of our marriage, Judy and I and our kids ate mostly game meat. Judy can give you lots of guidance on how to fix moose, elk and venison. (We have eaten antelope, javelina and bear but I would not do it again.)
On one of Tony's trips he went to British Columbia for moose. He shot this enormous cow moose. I think he told me that dressed out and packaged it weighed around 450 pounds. He brought it over to our place first and we filled the almost empty freezer to the brim. He was careful to tell us that he was just using the freezer to store the meat. We could have a couple of packages but the rest was his. (Moose is better eating than most beef you get in the market.) Tony took the rest home and filled his upright freezer plus gave some of it away. Two years later he came over to get some of his moose. I was pretty embarrassed. There were only a couple of packages of it left.Ione Catherine King1,2,3
F, #118, b. 8 April 1918, d. 30 August 1983Parents
Father Joseph Gordon King (b. 17 June 1893, d. 6 August 1938) Mother Goldie Marie "Marie" Leighton (b. 27 August 1896, d. 28 August 1983) Pedigree Link Family: Anthony Joseph "Tony" Vergilio (b. 8 May 1915, d. 22 January 2012)
Daughter Judith Ione "Judy" Vergilio+ Son Gary Anthony Vergilio+ Son Joseph Alan Vergilio+ BASIC FACTS
Ione Catherine King was born on 8 April 1918 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.1 She and Anthony Joseph "Tony" Vergilio were married on 21 May 1939 in Los Angeles, California. She died on 30 August 1983, at age 65, in on vacation at Lake Mary Ronan in Montana. She was buried in September 1983 in Good Shepard Cemetery, Huntington Beach, Orange Co., California.Ione Catherine King had reference number 118. She was enumerated on the census in Los Angeles County, California (1920, 1930.) Ione was the Betty Crocker of the Vergilio family. She loved to sew and cook; liked to draw and paint, and was a wonderful mother. She once applied for a job at Disney Studios.Citations
Frederick "Fred" Diehm1,2,3
M, #119, b. 9 September 1865, d. 2 March 1949Parents
Father Johann Thomas Diehm (b. about 1838) Mother Charlotte C. "Lottie" Hoerner (b. 7 September 1837, d. 16 March 1921) Pedigree Link Family: Wilhelmina Friederike "Minnie" Krause (b. 25 December 1870, d. 12 January 1905)
Daughter Emma Elizabeth Diehm+ (b. 25 November 1891, d. 7 July 1984) Daughter Bertha Caroline Diehm (b. 23 March 1895, d. 30 August 1981) BASIC FACTS
Frederick "Fred" Diehm was born on 9 September 1865 in Kembach, Baden, Germany.4,3 He and Wilhelmina Friederike "Minnie" Krause were married on 30 December 1890 in the home of the bride's parents, Adams, Gage Co., Nebraska.1,3,5 He and Amelia B. "Emilie" Kopplien were married on 1 October 1907 in the home of the bride's parents, Johnson Co., Nebraska.6 He died on 2 March 1949, at age 83, in Sterling, Johnson Co., Nebraska.4,3 He was buried on 5 March 1949 in Granite Hill Cemetery (aka Hopewell Cemetery), Johnson Co., Nebraska.3,7,8Frederick "Fred" Diehm had reference number 119. He was a Farmer.8 The 1900 Census for Vesta Precinct, Johnson Co., Nebraska (Dist. 31 Sheet 9A) shows the Fredrick Diehm family. It shows that both his parents came from Germany. It also shows a Carlota (Lottie) Diehm living with them. She is identified as a Mother. It also says that her parents both came from Germany.
In 1889 Fred Diehm purchased a farm of 80 acres in Vesta Township, Johnson County. In 1905 he purchased the other 80 acres in the same quarter-section. In 1946 the Diehms sold this farm and moved to Sterling.
GRAVE STONE
DIEHM
FRED
1865 -- 1949. Frederick and Amelia did not have any children together. He emigrated from Pennsylvania in 1881. He was naturalized after 1882.Citations
- [S5292] Genealogy prepared by Beth Gatewood, Source Medium: Book
- [S8714] Letter from Wanda (Hillman) Cartwright dated January 31, 2000, Source Medium: Book
- [S4166] Descendents of Thomas Diehm, prepared by Betty Joekel, Source Medium: Book
- [S7909] Grave Marker - Fred Diehm, Granite Hill Cemetery, Johnson Co., Nebraska, Source Medium: Book
- [S8838] Marriage License - Fred Diehm and Minnie Krause
- [S8837] Marriage License - Fred Diehm & Emilie Kopplien, Source Medium: Book
- [S4140] Descendents of John Killian Finkner prepared by William, Meryl & Olan Finkner, Source Medium: Book
- [S4116] Descendents of Frederick Kuhfusz prepared by Oscar and Gertrude Werner, Source Medium: Book
Barbara Katherine Diehm1,2,3
F, #120, b. 23 May 1870, d. 14 February 1950Parents
Father Johann Thomas Diehm (b. about 1838) Mother Charlotte C. "Lottie" Hoerner (b. 7 September 1837, d. 16 March 1921) Pedigree Link Family: John Joekel, Jr., (b. 18 December 1863, d. 5 November 1941)
Daughter Augusta Iva Joekel (b. 18 November 1891, d. 30 August 1993) Daughter Laura Alvina Joekel+ (b. 9 June 1895, d. 12 January 1923) Daughter Ella Christina Joekel (b. 13 May 1898, d. 14 September 1912) Son William Wesley "Willie" Joekel+ (b. 30 September 1902, d. 2 December 1977) BASIC FACTS
Barbara Katherine Diehm was born on 23 May 1870 in Kembach, Baden, Germany.4,2,3 She and John Joekel, Jr., were married on 17 April 1890 in Adams, Gage Co., Nebraska.2,5 She died on 14 February 1950, at age 79, in Sterling, Johnson Co., Nebraska.4,2,3 She was buried in Granite Hill Cemetery (aka Hopewell Cemetery), Johnson Co., Nebraska.4,2,3,6Barbara Katherine Diehm had reference number 120.Citations
- [S8714] Letter from Wanda (Hillman) Cartwright dated January 31, 2000, Source Medium: Book
- [S4133] Descendents of John (Johannes) Joekel prepared by Oscar and Gertrude Werner, Source Medium: Book
- [S4166] Descendents of Thomas Diehm, prepared by Betty Joekel, Source Medium: Book
- [S8046] Grave Marker - John & Barbara Joekel, Granite Hill Cemetery, Johnson Co., Nebraska, Source Medium: Book
- [S8852] Marriage License - John Joekel, Jr. and Barbara Diehm
- [S4116] Descendents of Frederick Kuhfusz prepared by Oscar and Gertrude Werner, Source Medium: Book
John Joekel, Jr.1,2,3,4
M, #121, b. 18 December 1863, d. 5 November 1941Parents
Father Johannes Joekel (b. 17 October 1836, d. 1 June 1904) Mother Caroline Wilhelmine H. Kuhfusz (b. 12 December 1839, d. 5 November 1871) Pedigree Link Family: Barbara Katherine Diehm (b. 23 May 1870, d. 14 February 1950)
Daughter Augusta Iva Joekel (b. 18 November 1891, d. 30 August 1993) Daughter Laura Alvina Joekel+ (b. 9 June 1895, d. 12 January 1923) Daughter Ella Christina Joekel (b. 13 May 1898, d. 14 September 1912) Son William Wesley "Willie" Joekel+ (b. 30 September 1902, d. 2 December 1977) BASIC FACTS
John Joekel, Jr., was born on 18 December 1863 in Warren Co., Missouri.1,5,3,4 He and Barbara Katherine Diehm were married on 17 April 1890 in Adams, Gage Co., Nebraska.3,6 He died on 5 November 1941, at age 77, in Sterling, Johnson Co., Nebraska.5,3,4 He was buried in Granite Hill Cemetery (aka Hopewell Cemetery), Johnson Co., Nebraska.5,3,4,7John Joekel, Jr., had reference number 121. He was a Farmer.7 GRAVE STONE
JOEKEL
JOHN BARBARA
1863 -- 1941 1870 -- 1950.Citations
- [S324] 1880 Census, Nebraska, Johnson County, Source Medium: Book, Page 18
- [S8714] Letter from Wanda (Hillman) Cartwright dated January 31, 2000, Source Medium: Book
- [S4133] Descendents of John (Johannes) Joekel prepared by Oscar and Gertrude Werner, Source Medium: Book
- [S4166] Descendents of Thomas Diehm, prepared by Betty Joekel, Source Medium: Book
- [S8046] Grave Marker - John & Barbara Joekel, Granite Hill Cemetery, Johnson Co., Nebraska, Source Medium: Book
- [S8852] Marriage License - John Joekel, Jr. and Barbara Diehm
- [S4116] Descendents of Frederick Kuhfusz prepared by Oscar and Gertrude Werner, Source Medium: Book
William Wesley "Willie" Joekel1,2
M, #122, b. 30 September 1902, d. 2 December 1977Parents
Father John Joekel, Jr. (b. 18 December 1863, d. 5 November 1941) Mother Barbara Katherine Diehm (b. 23 May 1870, d. 14 February 1950) Pedigree Link Family: Milda Edith Fritz (b. 23 April 1908, d. 22 January 1990)
Son Keith Dallas Joekel+ Son Ronald Gene "Ron" Joekel+ BASIC FACTS
William Wesley "Willie" Joekel was born on 30 September 1902 in Sterling, Johnson Co., Nebraska.3 He and Milda Edith Fritz were married on 14 June 1928.4 He died on 2 December 1977, at age 75.5,6 He died on 3 December 1977, at age 75.4 He was buried in Lincoln Memorial Park, Lincoln, Lancaster Co., Nebraska.5William Wesley "Willie" Joekel was also known as Willie. He had reference number 122. He was a Banker.6 His Social Security Number was 505-14-2998, issued Nebraska.7 He resided in Beatrice, Gage Co., Nebraska.7Citations
- [S1043] 1910 Census, Vesta Pct., Johnson Co., Nebraska, Source Medium: Book, Family 24
- [S8714] Letter from Wanda (Hillman) Cartwright dated January 31, 2000, Source Medium: Book
- [S1043] 1910 Census, Vesta Pct., Johnson Co., Nebraska, Page 2A
- [S4133] Descendents of John (Johannes) Joekel prepared by Oscar and Gertrude Werner, Source Medium: Book
- [S4140] Descendents of John Killian Finkner prepared by William, Meryl & Olan Finkner, Source Medium: Book
- [S4116] Descendents of Frederick Kuhfusz prepared by Oscar and Gertrude Werner, Source Medium: Book
- [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
Ronald Gene "Ron" Joekel1
M, #123Parents
Father William Wesley "Willie" Joekel (b. 30 September 1902, d. 2 December 1977) Mother Milda Edith Fritz (b. 23 April 1908, d. 22 January 1990) Pedigree Link Family: Marjorie Sue Nelson (b. 30 March 1934, d. 1 June 2016)
Son Stephen Kent Joekel+ Son Corey Scott Joekel+ Daughter Rhonda Sue Joekel+ (b. 25 September 1965, d. 15 May 2014) BASIC FACTS
Ronald Gene "Ron" Joekel and Marjorie Sue Nelson were married on 24 May 1953.1Citations
- [S4133] Descendents of John (Johannes) Joekel prepared by Oscar and Gertrude Werner, Source Medium: Book
Sharon Opal Howell1
F, #124, b. 24 December 1924, d. 27 February 1957Parents
Father Richard Le Roy Howell (b. 4 August 1892, d. 18 March 1941) Mother Opal Valera Siemiller (b. 17 October 1897, d. 21 March 1935) Pedigree Link BASIC FACTS
Sharon Opal Howell was born on 24 December 1924 in Manilla, Crawford Co., Iowa.1 She and Raymond William "Ray" Carpenter were married on 17 June 1956 in Arlington Co., Virginia.2 She died on 27 February 1957, at age 32, in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California.1 She was buried in Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery, Vacaville, Solano Co., California.3Sharon Opal Howell had reference number 124. U.S. Army Nurse Corps, 1st Lieutenant.4 She was a Registered Nurse - U.S. Army.2 Surgery for her brain tumor was done in Germany in November 1956. Returned to California in December. Sharon was in the Navy during World War II. After the war she went to nurses training in San Francisco and then joined the Army Nurse Corp. She was sent to Germany and about eight months before her death she married Ray Carpenter. He was a Merchant Marine that she met there. They did surgery there for a brain tumor in November, 1956. In December she was sent back to San Francisco. Sharon died in February, 1957. Ray left California right after Sharon's death. She is buried next to her mother in Vacaville, California.Citations
- [S8589] Letter from Betty Sue (Grubbs) Howell dated July 11, 1999, Source Medium: Book
- [S9020] Marriage Records - Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936 - 2014 (Ancestry.com)
- [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
- [S12439] U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925 - 1963 (Ancestry.com)
Richard Lloyz "Pat" Howell1
M, #125, b. 30 March 1915, d. 27 March 1998Parents
Father Richard Le Roy Howell (b. 4 August 1892, d. 18 March 1941) Mother Opal Valera Siemiller (b. 17 October 1897, d. 21 March 1935) Pedigree Link BASIC FACTS
Richard Lloyz "Pat" Howell was born on 30 March 1915 in Bayard, Morrill Co., Nebraska.1 He and Marnelle Tunnell were married on 21 July 1946 in California. He died on 27 March 1998, at age 82, in Ardmore, Carter Co., Oklahoma.1Richard Lloyz "Pat" Howell was also known as Pat. He had reference number 125. Richard and Marnelle owned a grocery & Meat Market in Roseville, California.
They moved to Oklahoma in 1957.Citations
- [S8589] Letter from Betty Sue (Grubbs) Howell dated July 11, 1999, Source Medium: Book