The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

Earl Gladstone Hunt^1,2,3,4

M, #12776, b. August 1886, d. 15 March 1953

Parents

Father	William Henry Hunt (b. September 1863, d. 1943)
Mother	Mary Alverta Keefauver (b. May 1863, d. 1922)

Pedigree Link

Family: Tommie Mae DeVault (b. 23 July 1887, d. 22 November 1976)

Son	Earl Gladstone Hunt, Jr.+ (b. 14 September 1918, d. 26 March 2005)

BASIC FACTS

Earl Gladstone Hunt was born in August 1886 in Washington Co., Tennessee.^5,3 He died on 15 March 1953, at age 66, in Morristown, Hamblin Co., Tennessee.⁶ He died in May 1953, at age 66, in Morristown, Tennessee.^7,1 He was buried in Monte Vista Cemetery, Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.⁷

Earl Gladstone Hunt had reference number 13044. He was a Farm laborer (1900); Methodist minister.^2,3 He resided in of Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.^2,1 He was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1900.)

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S2793] Book: A DeVault Genealogy with Gillmore and Hunt Supplements by William B. Gillmore, 1954
[S669] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S6384] Genealogy prepared by Judith Kathryn (Smith) Stewart
[S6175] Genealogy prepared by Janelle (Walker) Warden (RootsWeb - jan2)
[S4023] Death Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Archives (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S6177] Genealogy prepared by Janelle Morrow Walker Warden (email address)

Family Explorer

Tommie Mae DeVault^1,2,3,4

F, #12777, b. 23 July 1887, d. 22 November 1976

Parents

Father	Thomas Montgomery DeVault (b. 25 November 1855, d. 19 January 1888)
Mother	Lydia Ann "Lida" Douglas (b. 7 May 1857, d. 21 June 1935)

Pedigree Link

Family: Earl Gladstone Hunt (b. August 1886, d. 15 March 1953)

Son	Earl Gladstone Hunt, Jr.+ (b. 14 September 1918, d. 26 March 2005)

BASIC FACTS

Tommie Mae DeVault was born on 23 July 1887 in North Carolina.^5,6 She died on 22 November 1976, at age 89, in Davidson Co., Tennessee.^7,8 She was buried in Monte Vista Cemetery, Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.⁷

Tommie Mae DeVault had reference number 13045. She was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1900, 1910.) Her Social Security Number was 239-06-0514, issued: California, last residence: Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee.⁶

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S2793] Book: A DeVault Genealogy with Gillmore and Hunt Supplements by William B. Gillmore, 1954
[S1017] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S669] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S7475] Genealogy prepared by Tracey M. Bacon, Source Medium: Book
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S6177] Genealogy prepared by Janelle Morrow Walker Warden (email address)
[S4023] Death Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Archives (Internet), Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Earl Gladstone Hunt, Jr.^1,2

M, #12778, b. 14 September 1918, d. 26 March 2005

Parents

Father	Earl Gladstone Hunt (b. August 1886, d. 15 March 1953)
Mother	Tommie Mae DeVault (b. 23 July 1887, d. 22 November 1976)

Pedigree Link

Family: Mary Ann Kyker (b. about 1920, d. 10 November 2018)

Son	Earl Stephen "Steve" Hunt

BASIC FACTS

Earl Gladstone Hunt, Jr., was born on 14 September 1918 in Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.^3,4 He and Mary Ann Kyker were married on 15 June 1943.⁵ He died on 26 March 2005, at age 86, in Asheville, Buncomb Co., North Carolina.^6,4 He was buried in Montevista Burial Park, Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.⁵

Earl Gladstone Hunt, Jr., had reference number 13046. He held the title Rev. He was a Methodist minister; Bishop at Asheville, North Carolina; President of Emory and Henry College, Emory, Virginia.^3,7 His Social Security Number was 408-14-4809, issued: Tennessee, last residence: Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina.⁶ He resided in Atlanta, Georgia; Emory, Virginia (1957.)⁵ OBITUARY - United Methodist News Service - News Archives

Bishop Earl G. Hunt Jr. church ‘giant,’ dies at age 86
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (UMNS)—United Methodist Bishop Earl Gladstone Hunt Jr., 86, a leader in the church and in world Methodism, died March 26 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C.
Elected to the episcopacy in 1964, he led annual (regional) conferences in the church for 24 years before retiring in 1988.
During his 46-year career, Hunt served at all levels of the United Methodist Church and was active in the World Methodist Council. He also was widely respected as an evangelist, earning the top awards given for outstanding evangelism in the denomination.
“He was a strong, articulate, passionate voice for the spread of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ,” said the Rev. H. Eddie Fox, director of world evangelism for the World Methodist Council in Nashville, Tenn. “…When he stood to speak, everyone listened.”
Fox, a fellow Holston Annual Conference native, knew Hunt for almost 50 years. “Whether it was on the world scene (or) whether it was in the Council of Bishops, he was certainly a giant.”
Hunt was born in Johnson City, Tenn., on Sept. 14, 1918, the son of Earl Gladstone and Tommie Mae DeVault Hunt. He earned a bachelor’s degree from East Tennessee State University in 1941 and a divinity degree from Candler School of Theology in 1946. He was ordained a deacon in 1944 and an elder the following year.
He began his pastoral ministry at Sardis Methodist Church in Atlanta as a student pastor. Returning to his home conference in 1944, he served churches in Kingsport, Chattanooga and Morristown, Tenn. In 1956, he was elected president of Emory & Henry College in Emory, Va., where he served for eight years.
He became a bishop at age 46, when the Southeastern Jurisdiction elected him and assigned him to lead the Charlotte (N.C.) Area. During his 12 years there, he appointed the first black pastor to serve as a district superintendent in the Southeastern Jurisdiction and he organized a lay advisory council.
In 1976, Hunt was assigned to the church’s Nashville (Tenn.) Area. There, he began his writing ministry, producing several books on theology and evangelism. At the time of his death, he was working on his last book, An Open Door.
Four years later, Hunt became leader of the Florida Area, where he served until 1988. While in Florida, he led the denomination’s Committee on Our Theological Task. The committee spent nearly eight years perfecting a document addressing the church’s theological task in the world. In 1988, the General Conference adopted the document, which is still contained in the denomination’s Book of Discipline.
Hunt was the keynote speaker for the 1976 World Methodist Conference in Dublin, Ireland. He served 10 years on the council’s executive committee and was awarded the World Methodist Chair of Honor in 1988.
Upon retiring, he moved to Lake Junaluska, N.C. There he served as president of the Foundation for Evangelism, an affiliate ministry of the United Methodist Board of Discipleship. In 2002, the foundation honored him as a Lifetime Distinguished Evangelist of the United Methodist Church, a rare honor. Other recognition included the Philip Award, given by the National Association of United Methodist Evangelists.
“Bishop Hunt was larger than life in so many ways,” said Bishop Richard Looney. Looney, president of the Foundation for Evangelism.
Hunt’s arrival at the foundation in 1988 came at a critical time, Looney said. “He brought real strength and credibility in moving the foundation forward. … He gave so much energy, and that helped to renew the foundation’s vitality.”
Hunt gave his energy to numerous other organizations during his career, including the General Council on Ministries and the governing board of the National Council of Churches. He led the United Methodist Bicentennial Planning Committee, the Board of Higher Education and Ministry, and the Council of Bishops, and served as a trustee for 10 colleges and universities.
The bishop is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Kyker Hunt; and son, Dr. Earl Stephen “Steve” Hunt, and daughter-in-law, Edeltraut Hunt, of Bethesda, Md.
Funeral services will be March 30 at Long’s Chapel United Methodist Church in Lake Junaluska. Principal speakers will be Bishop Ken Carder and James C. Logan. Bishops Looney, Charlene P. Kammerer and J. Lawrence McCleskey will also participate. Looney will lead a committal service later that day in Johnson City.
Memorial gifts may be sent to the Foundation for Evangelism, P.O. Box 985, Lake Junaluska, NC 28745; Given Estates Resident Supplementary Assistance Fund, 2360 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville, NC 28803; or Emory & Henry College, P.O. Box 947, Emory, VA 24327.
*Hand is director of communication for the United Methodist Church’s Western North Carolina Annual Conference. Some information used in this obituary was obtained from the Asheville (N.C.) Citizen-Times newspaper.
News media contact: Tim Tanton, Nashville, Tenn., (615) 742-5470 or newsdesk@umcom.org.

Citations

[S2793] Book: A DeVault Genealogy with Gillmore and Hunt Supplements by William B. Gillmore, 1954
[S6384] Genealogy prepared by Judith Kathryn (Smith) Stewart
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S9915] Obituary - Earl Gladstone Hunt, Jr
[S11216] Obituary - Mary Ann (Kyker) Hunt
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S5651] Genealogy prepared by Dan DeVault, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Mary Ann Kyker¹

F, #12779, b. about 1920, d. 10 November 2018

Parents

Father	Charles H. Kyker
Mother	Minnie M. Erwin

Pedigree Link

Family: Earl Gladstone Hunt, Jr., (b. 14 September 1918, d. 26 March 2005)

Son	Earl Stephen "Steve" Hunt

BASIC FACTS

Mary Ann Kyker was born in Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.² She was born in Jonesborough, Washington Co., Tennessee.¹ She was born about 1920 in Briceville, Anderson Co., Tennessee.³ She and Earl Gladstone Hunt, Jr., were married on 15 June 1943.³ She died on 10 November 2018 in Probably Asheville, Buncomb Co., North Carolina.³ She was buried in Montevista Burial Park, Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.³

Mary Ann Kyker had reference number 13047. She resided in Jonesboro, Washington Co., Tennessee.¹ She was educated Attended East Tennessee State University (then East Tennessee State Teachers College) and earned a B.S. degree in education (1942.)³ She was a Taught elementary schools in Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee; Decatur, Georgia and Chattanooga, Tennessee.³ She was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1930.) OBITUARY - Johnson City Press, Johnson City, Tennessee; Monday, November 19, 2018

ASHEVILLE, NC - Mary Ann Kyker Hunt, aged 98, passed away on Saturday, November 10, 2018. A native of Briceville, Tennessee, Mary Ann Kyker Hunt was the oldest daughter of Minnie M. Erwin and Dr. Charles H. Kyker. Her mother, a nurse, and her father, a physician, met and married in Dayton, Ohio. They returned to Tennessee, Dr. Kyker’s home state, and practiced medicine in the coal fields and mines near Knoxville, where Mary Ann was born in 1920 in a mining camp. They shortly moved to Johnson City, Tennessee, where Dr. Kyker established a medical practice and where Mary Ann grew up. She was a childhood friend of her future husband when they lived near each other on Unaka Avenue. Mary Ann attended East Tennessee State University (then East Tennessee State Teacher’s College) and earned a B.S. degree in education in 1942. She married the late Earl G. Hunt, Jr. on June 15, 1943, and moved with him to Atlanta, Georgia when he entered Candler School of Theology at Emory University. Mary Ann taught in elementary schools in Johnson City, Tennessee, Decatur, Georgia and Chattanooga, Tennessee during the future Bishop Hunt’s early ministry. They have one son, Dr. E. Stephen Hunt. Mary Ann was active in the women’s and youth organizations of the Methodist Church; directing the first junior camp for Holston Conference. She also directed community drama and local church plays, participating in Little Theatre and the Church Drama Players. In 1957 she moved with her husband and son to Emory, Virginia when Earl G. Hunt, Jr. was appointed president of Emory & Henry College. Her husband was elected a Bishop at the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference in 1964 at Lake Junaluska, North Carolina. Mary Ann enjoyed the role of a Bishop’s wife and accompanied Bishop Hunt in successive appointments in the Western North Carolina, Tennessee, and Florida Episcopal Areas. Her hobbies, besides travel, included theatre, making samplers, and knitting. Together they made several overseas trips, including the first visit by an American Bishop to the then East Germany to recognize the first Bishop elected by the DDR Conference, Dr. Armin Haertl. When Bishop Hunt retired in 1988 they moved to Lake Junaluska where in 1989 Bishop Hunt accepted the Presidency of the Foundation for Evangelism, serving until 1996. Health issues required Mary Ann and Earl to move to Givens Estates in Asheville, North Carolina, a comprehensive retirement community which ironically Bishop Hunt had helped to found.
Mary Ann Kyker Hunt was predeceased by her three siblings and her husband, and is survived by her son Dr. E. Stephen Hunt and her daughter-in-law Edeltraut Gilgan-Hunt, as well as numerous cousins.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Central United Methodist Church of Asheville with Reverend Dr. Robert M. Blackburn, Jr. and Bishop Lawrence McCleskey officiating. Interment will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at Monte Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Tennessee.
The care of Mrs. Hunt has been entrusted to Wells Funeral Homes and Cremation Services of Waynesville and an online memorial register is available at “Obituaries” at www.wellsfuneralhome.com.

Citations

[S2793] Book: A DeVault Genealogy with Gillmore and Hunt Supplements by William B. Gillmore, 1954
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S11216] Obituary - Mary Ann (Kyker) Hunt

Family Explorer

Earl Stephen "Steve" Hunt^1,2,3

M, #12780

Parents

Father	Earl Gladstone Hunt, Jr. (b. 14 September 1918, d. 26 March 2005)
Mother	Mary Ann Kyker (b. about 1920, d. 10 November 2018)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Earl Stephen "Steve" Hunt and Edeltraut Gilgan were married on 3 July 1986 in Arlington Co., Virginia.⁴

Citations

[S2793] Book: A DeVault Genealogy with Gillmore and Hunt Supplements by William B. Gillmore, 1954
[S6177] Genealogy prepared by Janelle Morrow Walker Warden (email address)
[S9915] Obituary - Earl Gladstone Hunt, Jr
[S9020] Marriage Records - Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936 - 2014 (Ancestry.com)

Family Explorer

Bruce Walker Hunt^1,2

M, #12781, b. 25 August 1890, d. 26 April 1965

Parents

Father	William Henry Hunt (b. September 1863, d. 1943)
Mother	Mary Alverta Keefauver (b. May 1863, d. 1922)

Pedigree Link

Family: Viola Sanders Anderson (b. 29 September 1895, d. 29 April 1976)

Daughter

Nell Mae "Nellie" Hunt+ (b. 14 October 1926, d. 14 May 2008)

BASIC FACTS

Bruce Walker Hunt was born in August 1889 in Tennessee.² He was born on 25 August 1890 in Tennessee.³ He and Viola Sanders Anderson were married on 22 May 1918 in South Carolina.³ He died on 26 April 1965, at age 74, in Colleton Co., South Carolina.³

Bruce Walker Hunt had reference number 13049. He was a Farm laborer (1900.)² He was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1900.)

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S669] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S6826] Genealogy prepared by moe155 (Ancestry.com)

Family Explorer

Nell M. "Nellie" Hunt^1,2,3,4,5

F, #12782, b. 3 July 1891, d. 8 December 1969

Parents

Father	William Henry Hunt (b. September 1863, d. 1943)
Mother	Mary Alverta Keefauver (b. May 1863, d. 1922)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Nell M. "Nellie" Hunt was born on 3 July 1891 in Tennessee.^2,4 She died on 8 December 1969, at age 78, in Washington Co., Tennessee.^2,6 She was buried in Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Washington Co., Tennessee.⁷

Nell M. "Nellie" Hunt had reference number 13050. She was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1900, 1920, 1930.) GRAVE MARKER

NELLE M. HUNT
1891 -- 1969.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S6179] Genealogy prepared by Janelle Warden
[S669] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S1946] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S1449] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
[S4023] Death Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Archives (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S3087] Cemetery Records, Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Jonesborough, Washington Co., Tennessee

Family Explorer

Homer E. Hunt^1,2,3,4,5

M, #12783, b. 23 January 1894, d. 31 December 1967

Parents

Father	William Henry Hunt (b. September 1863, d. 1943)
Mother	Mary Alverta Keefauver (b. May 1863, d. 1922)

Pedigree Link

Family: Anne "Anna" Kirkpatrick (b. 16 June 1904, d. 5 December 1972)

Daughter	Mary Elizabeth Hunt+
Daughter	Ann Christine Hunt+

BASIC FACTS

Homer E. Hunt was born on 23 January 1894 in Tennessee.^2,3 He and Anne "Anna" Kirkpatrick were married about 1924.³ He died on 31 December 1961, at age 67.⁶ He died on 31 December 1967, at age 73, in Washington Co., Tennessee.^2,7 He was buried in Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Washington Co., Tennessee.⁸

Homer E. Hunt had reference number 13051. World War I, 2nd. Lt. 81 Inf. Div., served in France.^8,9 He was a Teacher - high school (1920); Farmer - general farming (1930.)^3,5 He was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1900, 1920, 1930.) GRAVE MARKER

HUNT

ANNA K. HOMER E.
1904 -- 1972 1894 -- 1967.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S6179] Genealogy prepared by Janelle Warden
[S1946] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S669] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S1449] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
[S6384] Genealogy prepared by Judith Kathryn (Smith) Stewart
[S4023] Death Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Archives (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S3087] Cemetery Records, Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Jonesborough, Washington Co., Tennessee
[S6176] Genealogy prepared by Janelle (Walker) Warden (RootsWeb - jmww)

Family Explorer

Anne "Anna" Kirkpatrick^1,2,3

F, #12784, b. 16 June 1904, d. 5 December 1972

Parents

Father	Archibald Kirkpatrick
Mother	Bessie Viola Crookshanks (b. March 1883)

Pedigree Link

Family: Homer E. Hunt (b. 23 January 1894, d. 31 December 1967)

Daughter	Mary Elizabeth Hunt+
Daughter	Ann Christine Hunt+

BASIC FACTS

Anne "Anna" Kirkpatrick was born on 16 June 1904 in Tennessee.^2,4,3 She and Homer E. Hunt were married about 1924.³ She died on 5 December 1972, at age 68, in Orange Co., Florida.^2,4,5 She was buried in Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Washington Co., Tennessee.²

Anne "Anna" Kirkpatrick was also known as Ann. She was also known as Elizabeth Ann Kirkpatrick.⁶ She had reference number 13052. She was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1930.) Her Social Security Number was 413-74-6651, issued: Tennessee, last residence: Casselberry, Seminole Co., Florida.⁷ GRAVE MARKER

HUNT

ANNA K. HOMER E.
1904 -- 1972 1894 -- 1967.

Citations

[S6179] Genealogy prepared by Janelle Warden
[S3087] Cemetery Records, Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Jonesborough, Washington Co., Tennessee
[S1946] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S6174] Genealogy prepared by Janelle (Walker) Warden (RootsWeb - 794741)
[S3977] Death Records - Florida: Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 (Ancestry.com)
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Mary Elizabeth Hunt^1,2

F, #12785

Parents

Father	Homer E. Hunt (b. 23 January 1894, d. 31 December 1967)
Mother	Anne "Anna" Kirkpatrick (b. 16 June 1904, d. 5 December 1972)

Pedigree Link

Family: Lawrence E. Barker

Daughter	Ann Christine Barker+
Son	Jeffrey Barker
Daughter	Karen Barker+
Daughter	Brittany Barker

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S6179] Genealogy prepared by Janelle Warden

Family Explorer

Ann Christine Hunt^1,2

F, #12786

Parents

Father	Homer E. Hunt (b. 23 January 1894, d. 31 December 1967)
Mother	Anne "Anna" Kirkpatrick (b. 16 June 1904, d. 5 December 1972)

Pedigree Link

Family: Robert Likens

Son	Robby Likens
Son	Carlisle Likens

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S6179] Genealogy prepared by Janelle Warden

Family Explorer

Lydia Ann "Lida" Douglas^1,2,3,4

F, #12787, b. 7 May 1857, d. 21 June 1935

Parents

Father	Elbert S. Douglas (b. 7 March 1828, d. 18 December 1910)
Mother	Mary "Pop" Bacon (b. 19 September 1827, d. 17 May 1899)

Pedigree Link

Family: Thomas Montgomery DeVault (b. 25 November 1855, d. 19 January 1888)

Daughter

Tommie Mae DeVault+ (b. 23 July 1887, d. 22 November 1976)

BASIC FACTS

Lydia Ann "Lida" Douglas was born on 7 May 1857 in Jonesborough, Washington Co., Tennessee.^2,5 She and Thomas Montgomery DeVault were married on 12 October 1882 in Washington Co., Tennessee.^6,7 She died on 21 June 1935, at age 78, in Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.^2,8 She was buried in Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Washington Co., Tennessee.²

Lydia Ann "Lida" Douglas had reference number 13055. She resided in of Washington Co., Tennessee.⁹ She was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1900, 1910.) A Mrs. Lydia A. DeVault married McChesney Wagner on 2 June 1891 in Washington County, Tennessee. This may be our Lydia Ann (Douglas) DeVault. If so, the marriage did not last and she went back to using her first married name.

OBITUARY - Johnson City, TN:

MRS. LIDA A. DEVAULT
Funeral services for Mrs. Lida A. Devault, who died yesterday at her home on Unaka avenue, will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Earl G. Hunt, 106, Unaka avenue, with the Rev. J. W. Broyles, pastor of the First Methodist church in charge. Interment will be in Sulphur Springs Cemetery.
Pall bearers will be: E. S. DePew, Will DePew, Eugene Barnes, I. F. Miller, G. H. Hart, and Charles Miller.
Mrs. Devault is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Earl Hunt and by one brother, Sam Douglas of Sulphur Springs. The 1900 Census for Washington County lists Lydia as divorced and living with her father. It is possible that the census record should have said widowed not divorced. It is also possible that they divorced.
Newland says that Thomas died six months before their only child was born. It looks like from his grave stone that he died six months after their child was born.

Citations

[S2793] Book: A DeVault Genealogy with Gillmore and Hunt Supplements by William B. Gillmore, 1954
[S3087] Cemetery Records, Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Jonesborough, Washington Co., Tennessee
[S1017] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S669] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S7475] Genealogy prepared by Tracey M. Bacon, Source Medium: Book
[S7608] Genealogy prepared by William B. Terrell
[S5209] Genealogy prepared by Ann (Jobe) Brown (email address)
[S3630] Death Certificate - Lydia Ann (Douglas) DeVault
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Robert Lee "Buck" Keefauver^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

M, #12788, b. 15 September 1869, d. 22 July 1948

Parents

Father	Henry Lee Keefhaver (b. 1 July 1838, d. 29 March 1900)
Mother	Sarah Jane Walker (b. 10 September 1839, d. January 1883)

Pedigree Link

Family: Sarah Francis "Sallie" Bacon (b. 9 January 1871, d. 31 July 1948)

Child	Child Keefauver (b. between 1897 and 1900, d. DECEASED)
Son	William Henry "Bill" Keefauver+ (b. 1 November 1897, d. 31 January 1960)
Son	Clarence McCollum "Stump" Keefauver+ (b. 6 June 1900, d. 17 January 1985)
Daughter	Mary Sue "Sue" Keefauver+ (b. 1903, d. 11 December 1964)
Daughter	Pearl May Keefauver+ (b. 20 September 1905, d. August 1970)
Son	Robert Lee Keefauver, Jr. (b. 25 June 1909, d. 29 November 1986)

BASIC FACTS

Robert Lee "Buck" Keefauver was born on 15 September 1868 in Washington Co., Tennessee.⁸ He was born on 15 September 1869 in Sulphur Springs, Washington Co., Tennessee.¹ He and Sarah Francis "Sallie" Bacon were married on 30 August 1896.¹ He died on 21 July 1948, at age 78, in Sulphur Springs, Washington Co., Tennessee.^1,9 He died on 22 July 1948, at age 78, in Washington Co., Tennessee.⁸ He was buried in Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Washington Co., Tennessee.²

Robert Lee "Buck" Keefauver had reference number 13056. He was a Laborer on farm (1880); farmer - general farming (1900, 1920, 1930.)^3,4,5,7 He was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1870, 1880, 1900, 1920, 1930.) OBITUARY

Deaths
R. L. Keefauver
Robert L. Keefauver, 79, died at his home in the Sulphur Springs section at midnight Wednesday after a long illness.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sallie Bacon Keefauver, two daughters, Mrs. John Droke of near Jonesboro, and Mrs. Fred Crouch of Johnson City, route 3; three sons, W. H., Clarence and Robert L. Keefauver, Jr., all of the Sulphur Springs section; a brother, John W. Keefauver of Sulphur Springs; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be 2:30 p.m. Friday at Sulphur Springs Baptist Church, with the Rev. George C. Coldiron and the Rev. Coy Riddle officiating.
The body will be at the church an hour before the funeral. Burial will be in Sulphur Springs Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Hal Squibb, Fred Walker, Clifford Boyd, Clifford Garst, Clyde Galloway and Stacy Payne. Members of the Woman's Missionary Society of Sulphur Springs Baptist Church will be flower bearers.
Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home is in charge.

GRAVE MARKER

KEEFAUVER

ROBERT L. SALLIE F.
SEPT. 15, 1869 JAN. 9, 1871
JULY 21, 1948 JULY 31, 1948.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S3087] Cemetery Records, Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Jonesborough, Washington Co., Tennessee
[S1946] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S669] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S1449] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
[S210] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
[S359] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S3796] Death Certificate - Robert Lee Keefauver
[S8298] Grave Marker - Robert Lee "Buck" Keefauver, Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Washington Co., Tennessee

Family Explorer

Sarah Francis "Sallie" Bacon^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

F, #12789, b. 9 January 1871, d. 31 July 1948

Parents

Father	Jonathan W. Bacon (b. 28 January 1843, d. 11 July 1904)
Mother	Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Jones (b. 23 July 1846, d. 10 October 1925)

Pedigree Link

Family: Robert Lee "Buck" Keefauver (b. 15 September 1869, d. 22 July 1948)

Child	Child Keefauver (b. between 1897 and 1900, d. DECEASED)
Son	William Henry "Bill" Keefauver+ (b. 1 November 1897, d. 31 January 1960)
Son	Clarence McCollum "Stump" Keefauver+ (b. 6 June 1900, d. 17 January 1985)
Daughter	Mary Sue "Sue" Keefauver+ (b. 1903, d. 11 December 1964)
Daughter	Pearl May Keefauver+ (b. 20 September 1905, d. August 1970)
Son	Robert Lee Keefauver, Jr. (b. 25 June 1909, d. 29 November 1986)

BASIC FACTS

Sarah Francis "Sallie" Bacon was born on 9 January 1871 in Tennessee.^2,4 She and Robert Lee "Buck" Keefauver were married on 30 August 1896.¹ She died on 31 July 1948, at age 77, in Washington Co., Tennessee.¹ She was buried in Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Washington Co., Tennessee.³

Sarah Francis "Sallie" Bacon was also known as Sallie. She had reference number 13057. She was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1900, 1920, 1930.) OBITUARY

MRS. SALLIE KEEFAUVER
Mrs. Sallie Bacon Keefauver, 77, died unexpectedly at her home at Sulphur Springs Saturday night.
Mrs. Keefauver, a native of Washington county, was preceded in death by her husband, R. L. Keefauver, who died last week.
She was a member of the Sulphur Springs Baptist Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. John Droke, of Jonesboro, and Mrs. Fred S. Crouch, of Johnson CIty; three sons, W. H., Clarence and Robert L., all of Jonesboro; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at Sulphur Springs Baptist Church, the Rev. Coy Riddle in charge.
The body will be removed to the church one hour preceding the service.
Active pallbearers will be J. G. Anderson, Clyde Bacon, Robert J. Walker, Reamer Bacon, Ralph Cox and Sherman Payne.
Flower bearers will be members of the Ladies' Aid Society of Sulphur Springs Baptist Church.
Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home is in charge.

GRAVE MARKER

KEEFAUVER

ROBERT L. SALLIE F.
SEPT. 15, 1869 JAN. 9, 1871
JULY 21, 1948 JULY 31, 1948.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S5208] Genealogy prepared by Ann (Jobe) Brown (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S3087] Cemetery Records, Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Jonesborough, Washington Co., Tennessee
[S1946] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S669] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S1449] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
[S6384] Genealogy prepared by Judith Kathryn (Smith) Stewart

Family Explorer

William Henry "Bill" Keefauver^1,2,3

M, #12790, b. 1 November 1897, d. 31 January 1960

Parents

Father	Robert Lee "Buck" Keefauver (b. 15 September 1869, d. 22 July 1948)
Mother	Sarah Francis "Sallie" Bacon (b. 9 January 1871, d. 31 July 1948)

Pedigree Link

Family: Willie Irene Rose Martin (b. 2 December 1901, d. 11 May 1987)

Daughter	Mary Florence "Florence" Keefauver+ (b. 5 May 1920, d. 11 December 2002)
Son	William Henry "Billie Jack" Keefauver (b. 11 January 1930, d. 15 August 1990)
Son	Bobbie Lee Keefauver (b. 9 November 1932, d. 9 November 1932)
Daughter	Dorothy Dolene "Dolene" Keefauver+
Son	Donald Douglas "Don" Keefauver (b. 22 October 1934, d. 13 November 1952)

BASIC FACTS

William Henry "Bill" Keefauver was born on 1 November 1887 in Washington Co., Tennessee.⁴ He was born on 1 November 1897 in Washington Co., Tennessee.^1,5,2,4 He and Willie Irene Rose Martin were married on 22 September 1918 in Washington Co., Tennessee.^6,4 He died on 31 January 1960, at age 62, in Washington Co., Tennessee.⁴ He was buried in Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Washington Co., Tennessee.^1,5

William Henry "Bill" Keefauver had reference number 13058. He was a Farmer - general farming (1930.)² He resided in Sulphur Springs, Washington Co., Tennessee (1948.)⁷ He was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1900, 1930.) GRAVE MARKER

KEEFAUVER

WILLIAM H. WILLIE R.
NOV. 1, 1897 DEC. 2, 1901
JAN. 31, 1960 MAY 11, 1987. The following essay was written by Judith Kathryn (Smith) Stewart:

"WILLIE IRENE ROSE AND WILLIAM HENRY
Aunt Willie and Uncle Bill, both very special people in my life and I am sure many others feel the same way for they both touched many lives in a positive way. They lived on a farm in the Sulphur Springs are of East Tennessee very near Douglas Chapel. I remember well, as a child, Mom, Sue (my sister), and I walking from Granny Martins two miles that took us past the chapel. Mon would carry Sue because she was too small to walk nearly that distance. On the way Mom would always point out a certain road and say we were related to the Smith's who lived there but we never went to see them that I remember. Mom told me, when I asked about how we were related, that she wasn't sure. I now know that Seth Smith was the 1st cousin once removed and 1/2 3d cousin once removed of Willie and my Mom. The Smith Mom married was no kin to these Smiths.
Willie's mother was a keefauver and Bill was a Keefauver too so that made them second cousins and well as 1/2 3d cousins. This gets even more tangled later.
They had a store in Sulphur Springs at one time but I don't remember it. Aunt Willie also cooked for the Veterans at the VA in Johnson City for a period of time. Betty Jean, daughter of Hacker, told us that she remembered special things Willie had learned to make at the VA.
Uncle Bill had twinkling eyes. I don't remember him as being very talkative but he was always right there listening to everyone else. My husband is that way also but he tells me it's because he can't get a word in edgeways, which just might be the same reason Uncle Bill mostly listened. We are a very talkative family to say the least. Uncle Bill was a handsome man as you can see in the photos. Tall and lean was he. In his later years he had back trouble and had to put a board under the mattress on his side of the bed. The church was packed at his funeral. The singers were also from a long time Sulphur Springs family and knew Bill very well. As they sang special songs that were his favorites, the tears ran down their faces.
Aunt Willie carried on as best she could. Her daughter, Dolene and her family moved in with her for a period of time until Willie was able to handle being alone again. During this time, Fred and I got married and Dolene and husband, John T. Barnes, gave us a wedding gift of the use of their house in the Conklin Community, where we lived for several months.
Willie was a survivor. Her third child, Bobby Lee died at birth in 1932. Her husband died in 1960 and another son, named Donald, died just 2 years later but she carried on. I never heard her say a bitter word.
Flowers, flowers, flowers all over the place! She and I traded many cuttings over the years. She gave me a start of Lily of the Valley and I planted it beside my front door. It thrived and spread out to make a grand show when it bloomed. Oddly, the year Willie died it did not bloom. I waited on blooms the second year and was not rewarded with blooms. Finally, the third year after she died it bloomed again and has ever since. Make of it, as you will.
Willie's oldest daughter, Mary Florence, inherited her love of flowers. Florence, as she was always called, was born just 2 years after my Mother. My Mother used to say she was an Aunt at a young age and Florence was the one who made her an Aunt at the age of 2. Florence married Opie Woodruff who was the brother to her Aunt Louise's husband, Ollie Woodruff. Now we are getting into a real tangle of just wat is the relationship of children to each other. I rely on the Family Tree Maker to sort this out.
Florence and siblings are the 1st cousins to her Aunt Louise's children, Helen and Ann. She is also the 3d cousin and 1/2 4th cousin to them. To her own children she is mother, 3d cousin once removed and 1/2 4th cousin once removed. To the rest of Willie's neices and nephews she is 1st cousin, 3d cousin and 1/2 4th cousin. How's that for tangled!
Besides flowers, Florence loved crafts. She was an excellent craftsperson. She was featured in the local Herald and Tribune newspaper for her Christmas tree decorated entirely by items made herself. She was also a member of the Home Demonstration Club where she won many prizes for her work. The gorgeous roses she and son, Dave, grew were also prizewinners. They were both members of the local Rose Society. Since her death, Dave carries on the traditions they established together.
She was very proud of the fact that she helped work on the Vanguard missile. Florence helped me tremendously with this book and gave me many of the pictures you see here.
Willie's son, Jack, was a world traveler, indeed many of his trips were as pilot either on his own plane or for an employer. I remember that he just barely got in under the height requirement for being a pilot. He was in the Air Force and later became a private pilot. He created something of a stir when he flew into Tri-Cities in his own plane. One Sunday he invited all who wanted to come, up to the airport. He then took those that wanted to for a ride. That was the first time I ever flew and I never did get to fly again in a small plane. It was several years before I flew in an airliner to Germany but I was just as thrilled. My cousin, Gail McCracken, was a daredevil too. She kept daring him to do tricks with the plane. He compiled and Gail was slightly green when she got off the plane. Several others took a ride also that day but I can't remember just who.
Every time he came home for a visit we bugged him to death to tell us what all he had been doing since the last time we had seen him. He was excitement personified for us. His stories were listened to raptly and believed as gospel. I have no idea if he glorified his adventures any or not.
Jack loved to play "El Paso" by Marty Robbins as loud as he could. He was an extremely charming pearson.
He married Lea Baker and I remember asking him why he had waited so long to marry. He told me he waited to meet the right person. Lea was the only one he said that kept him coming back. I consider that a high compliment. They never had children but considered their 2 poodles children.
He and I were always close as cousins and when I planned to marry he gave me some tips on relationships. He maintained that absence makes the heart grow fonder and that is the one thing I disagreed on with him.
Jack's main hobby for many years was photography, both still and video. People make jokes about seeing other people's home movies but Jack's videos were thrilling. How else is one to see what a pilot sees as he approaches a landing, not to mention those vistas from an airplane. He and Lea lived in Texas, first in Fort Worth and later in Houston.
The last time I saw him was a few months after I had my leg amputated and I was flat on my back. He and Aunt Willie came when he was in for a visit. I treasure that visit especially because a few months later he was killed in a nasty airplane mishap in Texas. He was preparing to fly a group of oilmen to a meeting when the engine sheared off and killed him and others.
Rowan Company Inc. was the last employer of Jack where he worked as Chief Pilot and Manager of Corporate Aviation as well of Vice Precident of RDC Marine Inc. The Company newspaper, Grapevine, gave Jack a glowing eulogy. [See notes for William Henry "Billy Jack" Keefauver for a transcription of the eulogy.]
My family gave a "History of Airplanes" by Janeway to the Jonesborough Library in his memory. I included the following:

Dedicated to the memory o Jack Keefauver who "Danced the skys" for 40 years.
High Flight by John Gillespie Magee, Jr.
Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth,
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I'v climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun -- split clouds -- and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of -- wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hovering there,
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air.
Up, up the long delirious, burning blue
I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or even eagle flew
And while with silent, lifting mind I've trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
And touched the face of God.

This personifies Jack Keefauver.
Lea, Jack's wife, not only stood by him in almost everything he did, but was an accomplished woman in her own right. She was warm, chic, knowledgeable, very attrictive, and tall for a woman. A perfect match for Jack.
Lea worked as a Real Estate Agent and during her dealings met the Columbian Lemus family in the spring of 1986. They had an 18-month-old daughter named Jennifer at the time. Lea and Flor Lemus, mother of Jennifer, became friends. Flor would turn to Lea for help in translating documents. In 1988 Flor was having family problems that Lea and Jack helped her with. Jennifer would greet Lea with "Hello" in English and a very tight friendship began between the families.
Jennifer proved to be a very smart little girl and both Lea and Jack got extremely involved with seeing she had every chance possible. After Jack died, Lea brought Flor and Jennifer to Tennessee for a family reunion and we all got to meet them. Jack's death was extremely hard for Jennifer because she looked on them as Grandparents. Lea carried on her relationship with the Lemus family until her own death. I do not know what became of them since.
The twins, Donald and Dolene, arrived next in Willie's and Bill's life. I mentioned Donald earlier. He was called Don or Donny and I along with others idolized him to a degree. One never saw him without a smile. He never let on if we cousins irritated him as we followed him around like pupies.
Donny caught a squirrel and built a large wire cage in a tree for it. It could climb and cavort as it wished. Don fed it by hand, holding out a hickory or walnut for it to take. Don was the only one who could get this close. Anyone else trying to feed it would get bit. Don also had a German Shepherd dog as a pet that idolized him as well.
Even tho' he smiled all the time he had a serious side. When he was 17 he lied about his age to get into the military. He was sent to England after going through basic training. Less than a year later he died as a result of an injury during a fight. We were all devastated. His body was shipped home for burial escorted by two officers. This took a long time. Aunt Willie told us later that his dog howled all night long when Don died. The casket was sealed with a glass for viewing. When the casket was brought home the dog leaped up on top of the casket and lay down with his head on his paws and mourned. He wouldn't eat for a long time and Willie thought he would die from starvation. He finally decided to eat just in the nick of time. As it happened, I was flat on my back with hepatitis and was told I couldn't go to the funeral. I literally begged the doctor for permission, which he reluctantly gave. I couldn't recognize the Don in the casket. He wasn't smiling. Don's funeral was the first 21-gun salute most of us had ever attended. Seven guns were near the casket and seven were hidden just over the hill. The seven near the casket shot and the ones over the hill would echo back. This was done three times. It still runs cold chills over me when I think about it. As I write about Don tears run down my face 51 years later.
Donald's twin, Dolene, is the only surviving child of Willie and Bill in 2003. Dolene was very athletic in school and played basketball. Dolene and Donald, as twins, had their own looks with Dolene favoring her father more. She was also a lot like Uncle Bill in her ways. Doe, as she was called by some family members, has always grown a large garden and canned and froze large amounts of produce for her family. Gardening and grandchildren take up a lot of her time now a days. She and her husband, John T. Barnes really helped Fred and I out when we got married. They were living with Willie and Bill died and gave us, as a present, the use of their furnished house for several months. Jobs were very hard to come by in those days and free housing was a Godsend. I don't get to see Dolene very often anymore as we live several miles apart and on differently traveled paths."

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S1946] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S669] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S6384] Genealogy prepared by Judith Kathryn (Smith) Stewart
[S3087] Cemetery Records, Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Jonesborough, Washington Co., Tennessee
[S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S11705] Obituary - Robert L. Keefauver

Family Explorer

Robert Samuel "Sam" Martin^1,2,3

M, #12791, b. 20 January 1906, d. 25 August 1978

Parents

Father	John Sevier "Johnny" Martin (b. 30 May 1874, d. 8 October 1946)
Mother	Mary Ellen "Mollie" Keefauver (b. 18 October 1881, d. 12 December 1951)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Robert Samuel "Sam" Martin was born on 20 January 1906 in Washington Co., Tennessee.^1,3 He died on 25 August 1978, at age 72, in Washington Co., Tennessee.^2,4 He was buried in Monte Vista Burial Park, Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.²

Robert Samuel "Sam" Martin was also known as Sam Carr. He had reference number 13059. He was a Worked at his brother's gun shop.¹ He resided in Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee (1971.)⁵ He and Mae Lowe had children in No Children.³

Citations

[S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S8606] Letter from Deloris (Woodruff) Daniels dated April 11, 2003
[S6384] Genealogy prepared by Judith Kathryn (Smith) Stewart
[S4023] Death Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Archives (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S11280] Obituary - Mary Louise "Louise" (Martin) Woodruff

Family Explorer

James Haws Keebler^1,2

M, #12792, b. January 1872, d. 30 June 1935

Parents

Father	Joseph Keebler (b. 13 March 1833, d. 18 August 1895)
Mother	Almera "Alie or Ally" Bacon (b. May 1848, d. 1926)

Pedigree Link

Family: Sophie Cordelia "Delia" Gresham (b. May 1869, d. 1945)

Son	Joseph G. Keebler (b. March 1896, d. 1951)

BASIC FACTS

James Haws Keebler was born in January 1872 in Tennessee.² He and Sophie Cordelia "Delia" Gresham were married on 25 July 1894 in Washington Co., Tennessee.² He died on 30 June 1935, at age 63, in Washington Co., Tennessee.² He was buried in Gresham Cemetery, Gray, Washington Co., Tennessee.³

James Haws Keebler was also known as James M. Keebler.⁴ He had reference number 13060.

Citations

[S359] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S5754] Genealogy prepared by Dennis Lee Keebler (sent to me by Richard Lee Keebler
[S3047] Cemetery Records, Greshem Cemetery, Gray, Washington Co., Tennessee
[S7519] Genealogy prepared by Unknown (email address)

Family Explorer

Thomas Hall¹

M, #12793, d. before 1880

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Thomas Hall and Mary Rice Douglas were married on 10 October 1867.¹ He died before 1880.¹

Thomas Hall had reference number 13061.

Citations

[S4364] Email from Cynthia McDaniels dated September 11, 2003

Family Explorer

Mary Florence "Florence" Keefauver^1,2,3

F, #12794, b. 5 May 1920, d. 11 December 2002

Parents

Father	William Henry "Bill" Keefauver (b. 1 November 1897, d. 31 January 1960)
Mother	Willie Irene Rose Martin (b. 2 December 1901, d. 11 May 1987)

Pedigree Link

Family: Opie Eugene Woodruff (b. 19 February 1909, d. 24 November 1995)

Son	Billie Eugene Woodruff+
Daughter	Ruth Delores "Delores" Woodruff+
Son	David Lee Woodruff+

BASIC FACTS

Mary Florence "Florence" Keefauver was born on 5 May 1920 in Sulphur Springs, Washington Co., Tennessee.^1,2 She and Opie Eugene Woodruff were married on 17 June 1938 in Bristol, Bristol City Co., Virginia.² She died on 11 December 2002, at age 82, in Washington Co., Tennessee.^4,5 She was buried in Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Washington Co., Tennessee.⁶

Mary Florence "Florence" Keefauver had reference number 13062. Her Social Security Number was 410-30-1934, issued: Tennessee, last residence: Jonesborough, Washington Co., Tennessee.⁷ She was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1930.) She resided in Jonesborough, Washington Co., Tennessee (1986, 1987.)^8,9 OBITUARY

Mrs. Florence K. Woodruff - JONESBOROUGH
Mrs. Florence Keefauver Woodruff, 82, 136 Hillside Drive, Jonesborough, died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2002, at Holston Valley Medical Center. Mrs. Woodruff was a Washington County native and a daughter of the late William and Willie Martin Woodruff. She was a member of Sulphur Springs Baptist Church. Mrs. Woodruff retired from Goodyear Aero Space, where she served as an electronic technician and built the electronic board that went into NASA’s first Viking satellite space mission. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star. Mrs. Woodruff was preceded in death by her husband, Opie E. Woodruff; and two brothers, Donald Keefauver and Jack Keefauver. Survivors include one daughter, Delores Daniels, New Bern, N.C.; two sons, Billie Woodruff, Del Rio, Texas, and David Woodruff, Jonesborough; one sister, Dolene Barns, Telford; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services for Mrs. Florence Keefauver Woodruff will be conducted 3:00 p.m. Saturday, December 14, 2002 at the Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Paul Broyles officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Saturday prior to the service. Interment services will follow in the Sulphur Springs Cemetery. Pallbearers will be friends and family. Survivors include one daughter, Delores Daniels & husband, Earl, New Bern, NC; two sons, Billie Woodruff & wife, Lynn, Del Rio, Texas and David Woodruff, Jonesborough; one sister, Dolene Barns, Telford; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to The Sulphur Springs Baptist Church Flower Fund, c/o Richard Webb, 195 Cokes Springs Rd., Fall Branch, Tn. 37658. Condolences may be sent to the Davis Family via e-mail at www.dillow-taylor.com. Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home, Jonesborough, 753-0514. Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home, Jonesborough, Tenn. MARRIAGE ANNOUCEMENT

Woodruff-Keefauver Wedding Announced
June Nuptials Celebrated At Bristol, Va.; Couple Will Make Home Here
Coming as a surprise to a host of friends, is the announcement of the marriage of Miss Florence Keefauver and Opie E. Woodruff, of Jonesboro. The ceremony took place at Bristol, Va., June 17, 1938, with the Rev. Henly, the officiating minister.
Mrs. Woodruff is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Keefauver of Sulphur Springs.
Mr. Woodruff is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Woodruff of Telford. He has been an employe of the Empire Chair factory, Johnson City, since his return from the Phillipine Islands, where he was in military service.
Mr. and Mrs. Woodruff will be at home, Fairview avenue, this city, after September 5.

WEDDING SHOWER ANNOUNCEMENT

Mrs. O. E. Woodruff Showered By Gifts At Evening Affair

Mrs. W. H. Keefauver of Sulphur Springs, gave a party and miscellaneous shower honoring her daughter, Mrs. Opie E. Woodruff, this city, a recent bride, on Friday night.
Autumn flowers, colored leaves and Jack-o-Lanterns, decorated the rooms. Refreshments were served.
Those attending were: Mesdames Mollie E. Martin, John W. Keefauver, Sally Keefauver, Ruth Huffman, and son, J. B., W. H. Keefauver and three children, A. R. Shipley, Roy Ford and daughters, Pauline and Katherine, Betty Walker, Ida Murray, Sadie Squibb, Lena Sherfey, Paul Wilcox and daughter, Dorothy Susan, Miller Mingie, J. H. Sifford and daughter, Edna Grace, Argil Cox, Dean Cox, Elmer Garst, Kate Calloway, and daughter, Katherine, Bertha Payne, Mr. and Mrs. Opie E. Woodruff, Misses Rosie Smith, Nelle Hunt, Sue Britt, Leonora Jenkins, Anna Laura Shipley, Gladys Moore, and Helen Woodruff.
Sending gifts, but unable to attend, were: Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Bowers, Mr. and Mrs. D. Archer, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Martin, Mesdames Homer Hunt, Ira Green, Harold Green, Larimer, W. H. Jenkins, W. R. Moore, Doris Johnson, J. H. Shadden, Misses Mary Smith, Lois Woodruff, Janie Martin, Kate Martin, Margie Kitzmiller, Sam Douglas, Margie Keefauver, and J. E. Mingie.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S4407] Email from Delores (Woodruff) Daniels dated March 13, 2003
[S1946] 1930 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S4408] Email from Delores (Woodruff) Daniels dated March 4, 2003
[S6384] Genealogy prepared by Judith Kathryn (Smith) Stewart
[S8606] Letter from Deloris (Woodruff) Daniels dated April 11, 2003
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S11713] Obituary - Robert Lee Keefauver, Jr
[S12188] Obituary - Willie Irene Rose (Martin) Keefauver

Family Explorer

Opie Eugene Woodruff^1,2,3

M, #12795, b. 19 February 1909, d. 24 November 1995

Parents

Father	John C. Woodruff (b. 17 November 1874, d. 2 March 1938)
Mother	Martha Jane Sims (b. 14 May 1878, d. 7 July 1936)

Pedigree Link

Family: Mary Florence "Florence" Keefauver (b. 5 May 1920, d. 11 December 2002)

Son	Billie Eugene Woodruff+
Daughter	Ruth Delores "Delores" Woodruff+
Son	David Lee Woodruff+

BASIC FACTS

Opie Eugene Woodruff was born on 19 February 1909 in Washington Co., Tennessee.^2,4 He and Mary Florence "Florence" Keefauver were married on 17 June 1938 in Bristol, Bristol City Co., Virginia.³ He died on 24 November 1995, at age 86, in Washington Co., Tennessee.^5,6 He was buried in Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Washington Co., Tennessee.⁴

Opie Eugene Woodruff had reference number 13063. His Social Security Number was 410-09-5398, issued: Tennessee, last residence: Jonesborough, Washington Co., Tennessee.² OBITUARY - Johnson City Press (TN); November 26, 1995:

OPIE E. WOODRUFF
Opie E. Woodruff, 86, 136 Hillside Drive, Jonesborough, died Friday, Nov. 24, 1995, at Johnson City Medical Center.
He was a Washington County native and a son of the late John C. and Jane Sims Woodruff.
Mr. Woodruff was a retired hydraulics specialist for Martin Marietta and Goodyear Aerospace.
He was an Army veteran.
Mr. Woodruff was a member of Johnson City Masonic Lodge No. 0486 F&AM and the Nolichucky-Grandview Chapter No. 194 of the Order of the Eastern Star.
He was a member of New Victory Baptist Church.
Mr. Woodruff was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Florence Keefauver Woodruff; one daughter, Delores Daniels, New Bern, N.C.; two sons, Billie Woodruff, San Antonio, and David Woodruff, Jonesborough; one sister, Annette Cloyd, Telford; two brothers, Charlie Woodruff, Johnson City, and Thomas Woodruff, Hickory, N.C.; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Dillow-Taylor, Jonesborough (753-0514)

FUNERAL NOTICE - Johnson City Press (TN); November 26, 1995:

DILLOW-TAYLOR FUNERAL HOME
Jonesborough
Opie E. Woodruff
Funeral services for Mr. Opie E. Woodruff, 84, 134 Hillside Drive, Jonesborough, will be conducted at 8:30 p.m. Monday, November 27, 1995, from the Dillow-Taylor funeral home chapel with the Rev. Jon Rogers and the Rev. Albert South officiating. Masonic rites will be conducted at 8 p.m. by Lodge No. 0486 F&AM. Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, 1995, at Sulphur Springs Cemetery. Pallbearers, who are requested to meet at the cemetery at 9:45 a.m. Monday, will be Bob Keplinger, Jimmie Furches, Calvin Furches, Roy Cloyd, Dalfert Woodruff, Oscar Woodruff, Daryl Woodruff and Bill Woodruff. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27, 1995. Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home, Jonesborough, is in charge of the arrangements. MARRIAGE ANNOUCEMENT

Woodruff-Keefauver Wedding Announced
June Nuptials Celebrated At Bristol, Va.; Couple Will Make Home Here
Coming as a surprise to a host of friends, is the announcement of the marriage of Miss Florence Keefauver and Opie E. Woodruff, of Jonesboro. The ceremony took place at Bristol, Va., June 17, 1938, with the Rev. Henly, the officiating minister.
Mrs. Woodruff is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Keefauver of Sulphur Springs.
Mr. Woodruff is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Woodruff of Telford. He has been an employe of the Empire Chair factory, Johnson City, since his return from the Phillipine Islands, where he was in military service.
Mr. and Mrs. Woodruff will be at home, Fairview avenue, this city, after September 5.

WEDDING SHOWER ANNOUNCEMENT

Mrs. O. E. Woodruff Showered By Gifts At Evening Affair

Mrs. W. H. Keefauver of Sulphur Springs, gave a party and miscellaneous shower honoring her daughter, Mrs. Opie E. Woodruff, this city, a recent bride, on Friday night.
Autumn flowers, colored leaves and Jack-o-Lanterns, decorated the rooms. Refreshments were served.
Those attending were: Mesdames Mollie E. Martin, John W. Keefauver, Sally Keefauver, Ruth Huffman, and son, J. B., W. H. Keefauver and three children, A. R. Shipley, Roy Ford and daughters, Pauline and Katherine, Betty Walker, Ida Murray, Sadie Squibb, Lena Sherfey, Paul Wilcox and daughter, Dorothy Susan, Miller Mingie, J. H. Sifford and daughter, Edna Grace, Argil Cox, Dean Cox, Elmer Garst, Kate Calloway, and daughter, Katherine, Bertha Payne, Mr. and Mrs. Opie E. Woodruff, Misses Rosie Smith, Nelle Hunt, Sue Britt, Leonora Jenkins, Anna Laura Shipley, Gladys Moore, and Helen Woodruff.
Sending gifts, but unable to attend, were: Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Bowers, Mr. and Mrs. D. Archer, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Martin, Mesdames Homer Hunt, Ira Green, Harold Green, Larimer, W. H. Jenkins, W. R. Moore, Doris Johnson, J. H. Shadden, Misses Mary Smith, Lois Woodruff, Janie Martin, Kate Martin, Margie Kitzmiller, Sam Douglas, Margie Keefauver, and J. E. Mingie.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S4407] Email from Delores (Woodruff) Daniels dated March 13, 2003
[S8606] Letter from Deloris (Woodruff) Daniels dated April 11, 2003
[S4408] Email from Delores (Woodruff) Daniels dated March 4, 2003
[S4023] Death Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Archives (Internet), Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Billie Eugene Woodruff¹

M, #12796

Parents

Father	Opie Eugene Woodruff (b. 19 February 1909, d. 24 November 1995)
Mother	Mary Florence "Florence" Keefauver (b. 5 May 1920, d. 11 December 2002)

Pedigree Link

Family: Linda Earse Rigsby

Daughter	Janet Lynn Woodruff+
Son	Billie Scott "Scott" Woodruff
Daughter	Tracy Michelle Woodruff+

BASIC FACTS

Billie Eugene Woodruff and Linda Earse Rigsby were married on 5 June 1964 in Pass Christian, Mississippi.²

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S6384] Genealogy prepared by Judith Kathryn (Smith) Stewart

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Janet Lynn Woodruff^1,2

F, #12797

Parents

Father	Billie Eugene Woodruff
Mother	Linda Earse Rigsby

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Family: Johnny Ray Gresham

Daughter	Victoria Lynn Gresham
Daughter	Elizabeth Angeline Gresham

BASIC FACTS

Janet Lynn Woodruff and Johnny Ray Gresham were married on 12 August 1989 in Caledonia, Mississippi.^3,4

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S4409] Email from Delores (Woodruff) Daniels dated March 4, 2003, Source Medium: Book
[S4407] Email from Delores (Woodruff) Daniels dated March 13, 2003
[S6384] Genealogy prepared by Judith Kathryn (Smith) Stewart

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Billie Scott "Scott" Woodruff^1,2

M, #12798

Parents

Father	Billie Eugene Woodruff
Mother	Linda Earse Rigsby

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S4409] Email from Delores (Woodruff) Daniels dated March 4, 2003, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Tracy Michelle Woodruff^1,2

F, #12799

Parents

Father	Billie Eugene Woodruff
Mother	Linda Earse Rigsby

Pedigree Link

Family: Lewis Wayne Merritt

Son	Wesley Wayne Merritt
Daughter	Catherine Rigsby Merritt
Son	Joshua James Merritt

BASIC FACTS

Tracy Michelle Woodruff and Lewis Wayne Merritt were married on 6 May 1998.²

Citations

[S4409] Email from Delores (Woodruff) Daniels dated March 4, 2003, Source Medium: Book
[S8606] Letter from Deloris (Woodruff) Daniels dated April 11, 2003

Family Explorer

Ruth Delores "Delores" Woodruff^1,2

F, #12800

Parents

Father	Opie Eugene Woodruff (b. 19 February 1909, d. 24 November 1995)
Mother	Mary Florence "Florence" Keefauver (b. 5 May 1920, d. 11 December 2002)

Pedigree Link

Family: Lenwood Earl "Earl" Daniels, Jr.,

Son	Lenwood Earl "Len" Daniels, III+
Daughter	Rita Carol Daniels+
Son	David Christopher Daniels+
Daughter	Sandra Renee "Sandy" Daniels

BASIC FACTS

Ruth Delores "Delores" Woodruff and Lenwood Earl "Earl" Daniels, Jr., were married on 16 August 1969 in Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.^3,4

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S4409] Email from Delores (Woodruff) Daniels dated March 4, 2003, Source Medium: Book
[S4407] Email from Delores (Woodruff) Daniels dated March 13, 2003
[S6384] Genealogy prepared by Judith Kathryn (Smith) Stewart