The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

Reafus Jack "Jack" Kelley was born on 23 January 1923. He was born on 21 June 1926 in Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina.^3,4,5 He and Marjorie DeVault Woolf were married before June 1943.^3,6 He died on 10 November 2016, at age 90, in Martinsville, Henry Co., Virginia.^7,8 He was buried in Patrick Memorial Gardens, Patrick Springs, Patrick Co., Virginia.⁷

Reafus Jack "Jack" Kelley had reference number 14550. He was a Helper - Chattanooga Neon and Electric Company (1942.)⁹ World War II, U.S. Navy, service number: 641 67 11, served on the U.S.S. Tarbell (DD142), in November 1944 his rating was changed from F2c (EM) to F1c (EM.)¹⁰ He resided in Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., Tennessee - listed as a student (1942.)⁹ First part of joint on middle finger of right hand is missing.⁴ Reafus married Ruth Josephine Cook on 16 Mar 1951. On their marriage record Reafus says he was married once before and Ruth says that this is her first marriage. They had a son, Timothy Mark Kelley, born 21 Nov. 1955. Timothy married Deborah Ann Johnson on 12 Aug 1978. Reafus and Ruth had a second son, Robert Michael Kelley, born 7 May 1963. Robert died a few minutes after birth due to multiple congenital anomalies.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Greensboro Record; Greensboro, North Carolina; Saturday, February 23, 1946; Page (GenealogyBank.com)

KELLEY AND SCOTT TO BE WELCOMED HOME TONIGHT
Reafus Jack Kelley, just out of the navy, and William Scott, Jr., recently out of the marine corps, will be welcomed home at a party tonight at Burlington Mills Country club by Mr. Kelley's cousins, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Myers and Charles P. Allred. About 25 have been asked for 8:30 o'clock.
Mr. Kelley, formerly of Chattanooga, Tenn., is living here after 31 months in the Pacific and European theaters. He was an electrician second class. Mr. Scott, a former corporal, served two years in the south pacific.
An oyster stew will accompany the usual recreation provided by the clubhouse. In the older group will be Mrs. P. D. Allred, mother of the hostess, and Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Kelley, parents of Mr. Kelley.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Greensboro Daily News; Greensboro, North Carolina; Sunday, January 28, 1951; Page 28 (GenealogyBank.com)

Miss Ruth Cook And Mr. Kelly (sic) Are Engaged
COLLINSVILLE, Va., Jan. 27. -- Mr. and Mrs. William W. Cook of Collinsville have announced the engagement of their daughter, Ruth Josephine, to Reafus Jack Kelley, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Kelley, of Arlington Heights, Ridgeway, and formerly of Greensboro, N.C. No date has been set for the wedding.

OBITUARY - Martinsville Bulletin; Virginia; Tuesday, November 15, 2016 (GenealogyBank.com)

Reafus (Jack) Kelley, 90, of Stuart, Va., died on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. He was born on June 21, 1926 to the late Martha Sue Robertson and Henry Reafus Kelley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Robert Michael Kelley.
He was a member of Patrick Springs Christian Church where he ministered until his retirement and remained and elder. He served in the United States Navy during World War II.
Surviving are his wife, Ruth Kelley of the home; two sons, Tim Kelley of Pennington Gap, Va,, Terry Kelley of Panama City, Fla.; three grandchildren; and three great-grand children.
The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Patrick Springs Christian Church in Patrick Springs, Va. with Minister Walter Thornton officiating.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service, from noon to 1 p.m. and other times at the home on Jeb Stuart Hwy, Stuart, Va.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Jack and Jo Kelley Scholarship Fund Johnson University 7900 Johnson Drive Knoxville, TN. 37998
Norris Funeral Services, Inc. and Crematory of Stuart, VA is serving the Kelley family. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.NorrisFuneral.com.

Note: This obituary does not mention his son, William John Woolf, Jr. Dan MacDonald says that the church where Jack Kelley was a minister "had a big thing about multiple marriages." That was why his son from an earlier marriage was not mentioned in the obituary.

Citations

[S12269] Phone conversation with Daniel MacDonald, Jr., July 6, 2001
[S8599] Letter from Daniel MacDonald dated August 26, 2002
[S4369] Email from Daniel MacDonald dated 2017-12-30
[S12481] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940 - 1947 (Ancestry.com)
[S2753] Birth Records - North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000; (Ancestry.com)
[S12476] U.S., Social Security Application and Claims Index, 1936 - 2007 (Ancestry.com)
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S11605] Obituary - Reafus Jack Kelley
[S12427] U.S. City Directories, 1821 - 1989 (Ancestry.com)
[S12461] U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938 - 1949

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Dorothy Mae Staggs^1,2

F, #14283

Parents

Father	Willie Staggs
Mother	Louree Jane Irelan

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Family: William John "Bill" Woolf, Jr., (b. 28 March 1943, d. 2 June 1993)

Son	William John Woolf, III
Daughter	Amanda DeVault Woolf+

BASIC FACTS

Dorothy Mae Staggs and William John "Bill" Woolf, Jr., were married on 21 May 1966 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.²

Citations

[S12269] Phone conversation with Daniel MacDonald, Jr., July 6, 2001
[S8599] Letter from Daniel MacDonald dated August 26, 2002

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William John Woolf, III^1,2

M, #14284

Parents

Father	William John "Bill" Woolf, Jr. (b. 28 March 1943, d. 2 June 1993)
Mother	Dorothy Mae Staggs

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S12269] Phone conversation with Daniel MacDonald, Jr., July 6, 2001
[S8599] Letter from Daniel MacDonald dated August 26, 2002

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Amanda DeVault Woolf^1,2

F, #14285

Parents

Father	William John "Bill" Woolf, Jr. (b. 28 March 1943, d. 2 June 1993)
Mother	Dorothy Mae Staggs

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Family: Mark Allen Hernandez

Daughter

Child Hernandez

Citations

[S12269] Phone conversation with Daniel MacDonald, Jr., July 6, 2001
[S8599] Letter from Daniel MacDonald dated August 26, 2002

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Sally Lancaster Cain^1,2

F, #14286, b. 14 June 1867

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Family: James Marshall Gaunt

Daughter

Minnie Kathleen Gaunt+ (b. 14 January 1890, d. 23 January 1955)

BASIC FACTS

Sally Lancaster Cain was born on 14 June 1867.²

Sally Lancaster Cain had reference number 14554.

Citations

[S2858] California Birth/Death Records (Internet)
[S5966] Genealogy prepared by Frank L. Light (email address)

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Elizabeth Fain "Beth" Crowe¹

F, #14287

Parents

Father	Dennis Lee Crowe (b. 1 February 1940, d. 13 January 2001)
Mother	Martha Fain Butcher

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Citations

[S12319] Phone conversation with Mary Russell (DeVault) Butcher, July 9, 2001

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Margaret Lee "Maggie" Crowe^1,2

F, #14288

Parents

Father	Dennis Lee Crowe (b. 1 February 1940, d. 13 January 2001)
Mother	Martha Fain Butcher

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Citations

[S12319] Phone conversation with Mary Russell (DeVault) Butcher, July 9, 2001
[S11307] Obituary - Mary Russell (DeVault) Butcher

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Rita Lynn "Lynn" Osborne^1,2,3

F, #14289

Parents

Father	Van Rupert Osborne (b. 1924, d. 1981)
Mother	Vivian Lucille Reedy

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Family: James Nolden Butcher, Jr.,

Daughter	Cassie Lynn Butcher+
Daughter	James Gale "Jamie" Butcher

BASIC FACTS

Rita Lynn "Lynn" Osborne and James Nolden Butcher, Jr., were married on 26 February 1972 in Grayson Co., Virginia.³

Citations

[S12319] Phone conversation with Mary Russell (DeVault) Butcher, July 9, 2001
[S8679] Letter from Mary Russell (DeVault) Butcher dated July 24, 2001
[S8668] Letter from Lynn (Osborne) Butcher dated January 14, 2002

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Cassie Lynn Butcher^1,2

F, #14290

Parents

Father	James Nolden Butcher, Jr.
Mother	Rita Lynn "Lynn" Osborne

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Family: Unknown Peters

Daughter

Noah Thomas Peters

Citations

[S12319] Phone conversation with Mary Russell (DeVault) Butcher, July 9, 2001
[S4084] Descendants of Lawton Jesse Osborne prepared by Leon Meyers

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James Gale "Jamie" Butcher^1,2

F, #14291

Parents

Father	James Nolden Butcher, Jr.
Mother	Rita Lynn "Lynn" Osborne

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S12319] Phone conversation with Mary Russell (DeVault) Butcher, July 9, 2001
[S4084] Descendants of Lawton Jesse Osborne prepared by Leon Meyers

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Sarah Estelle DeVault¹

F, #14292

Parents

Father	Edward Guerrant "Ed" DeVault, III (b. 1 October 1947, d. 26 June 2019)
Mother	Betty Jo Wright

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Family: Robert Welch Gunnin

Son	Robert Davis Gunnin

Citations

[S8678] Letter from Mary Russell (DeVault) Butcher dated July 22, 2001

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Kathrine Stewart DeVault^1,2

F, #14293

Parents

Father	Edward Guerrant "Ed" DeVault, III (b. 1 October 1947, d. 26 June 2019)
Mother	Betty Jo Wright

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Family: Unknown Massey

Daughter	Georgia Estelle Massey
Daughter	Annie Rose Massey

Citations

[S8678] Letter from Mary Russell (DeVault) Butcher dated July 22, 2001
[S4593] Email from Judith Stewart dated June 15, 2002

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Mary Eveline Sill DeVault^1,2,3

F, #14294

Parents

Father	Edward Guerrant "Ed" DeVault, III (b. 1 October 1947, d. 26 June 2019)
Mother	Betty Jo Wright

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Family: Derrick Shwanta' Smith (b. 2 September 1979, d. 18 December 2004)

Son	Brayden DeVault-Smith
Daughter	Amani DeVault-Smith

Citations

[S8678] Letter from Mary Russell (DeVault) Butcher dated July 22, 2001
[S4593] Email from Judith Stewart dated June 15, 2002
[S10075] Obituary - Erma Estelle (Millard) DeVault

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Carrie Leigh "Leigh" DeVault¹

F, #14295

Parents

Father	Frederick Russell "Russ or Russell" DeVault (b. 29 October 1941, d. 11 November 2016)
Mother	Jane Cornett Warrick

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S10075] Obituary - Erma Estelle (Millard) DeVault

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Frederick Russell "Trip" DeVault, III^1,2

M, #14296

Parents

Father	Frederick Russell "Russ or Russell" DeVault (b. 29 October 1941, d. 11 November 2016)
Mother	Jane Cornett Warrick

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S10075] Obituary - Erma Estelle (Millard) DeVault
[S9082] Memoral to Frederick Russell DeVault by Alan Truex

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Elizabeth Parker Jarman^1,2,3,4

F, #14297, b. 5 March 1895, d. 30 May 1988

Parents

Father	Joseph Leonard Jarman (b. 19 November 1867, d. 14 November 1947)
Mother	Mary Helen Wiley (b. about 1871, d. 1928)

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Family: Thomas Griffin Hardy (b. 19 December 1890, d. June 1957)

Daughter	Elizabeth Jarman "Betty" Hardy (b. 10 December 1919, d. July 1983)
Daughter	Helen Wiley Hardy+
Daughter	Sarah M. Hardy
Son	Thomas Griffin Hardy, Jr.+ (b. 25 February 1927, d. 26 December 1988)

BASIC FACTS

Elizabeth Parker Jarman was born on 5 March 1895 in Virginia.^3,5 She and Thomas Griffin Hardy were married on 28 July 1917 in Prince Edward Co., Virginia.⁶ She died on 30 May 1988, at age 93, in Virginia.^5,7

Elizabeth Parker Jarman had reference number 14565. She was educated State Normal School for Women, Farmville, Virginia.² She was enumerated on the census in Prince Edward County, Virginia (1910, 1930.) Her Social Security Number was Issued: Virginia, last residence: Farmville, Prince Edward Co., Virginia.⁵

Citations

[S2798] Book: Ancestral Sketches by LeRoy Reeves and the Family of Edward Reeves and Jane Melvin by Willie Reeves Hardin Bivins
[S2525] Biography - Joseph Leonard Jarman
[S1050] 1910 Census, Virginia, Prince Edward County
[S1977] 1930 Census, Virginia, Prince Edward County
[S12399] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S9022] Marriage Records - Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785 - 1940 (Ancestry.com)
[S7299] Genealogy prepared by sjames9 (Ancestry.com)

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Joseph Lindsey Jarman^1,2

M, #14298, b. 10 August 1897

Parents

Father	Joseph Leonard Jarman (b. 19 November 1867, d. 14 November 1947)
Mother	Mary Helen Wiley (b. about 1871, d. 1928)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Joseph Lindsey Jarman was born on 10 August 1897 in Virginia.^2,3

Joseph Lindsey Jarman had reference number 14566. Mexican-American War, went to the Mexican border; World War I, served at the Headquarters Company in France for 17 months.² He was a Connected with the Export Leaf Tobacco Company, Petersburg.² He was enumerated on the census in Prince Edward County, Virginia (1910.)

Citations

[S2798] Book: Ancestral Sketches by LeRoy Reeves and the Family of Edward Reeves and Jane Melvin by Willie Reeves Hardin Bivins
[S2525] Biography - Joseph Leonard Jarman
[S1050] 1910 Census, Virginia, Prince Edward County

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Helen Reeves Jarman^1,2,3

F, #14299, b. about 1905

Parents

Father	Joseph Leonard Jarman (b. 19 November 1867, d. 14 November 1947)
Mother	Mary Helen Wiley (b. about 1871, d. 1928)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Helen Reeves Jarman was born about 1905 in Virginia.³

Helen Reeves Jarman had reference number 14567. She was educated Attended the State Normal School for Women, Farmville, Virginia.² She was enumerated on the census in Prince Edward County, Virginia (1910.)

Citations

[S2798] Book: Ancestral Sketches by LeRoy Reeves and the Family of Edward Reeves and Jane Melvin by Willie Reeves Hardin Bivins
[S2525] Biography - Joseph Leonard Jarman
[S1050] 1910 Census, Virginia, Prince Edward County

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William Dabney Jarman^1,2,3,4

M, #14300, b. 16 August 1906, d. 13 February 2006

Parents

Father	Joseph Leonard Jarman (b. 19 November 1867, d. 14 November 1947)
Mother	Mary Helen Wiley (b. about 1871, d. 1928)

Pedigree Link

Family: Margaret Elizabeth Brandon (b. about 1912)

Son	William Dabney Jarman, Jr.+ (b. 9 September 1941, d. 1 October 1969)
Daughter	Margaret Brandon Jarman

BASIC FACTS

William Dabney Jarman was born on 16 August 1906 in Tennessee.^2,3 He died on 13 February 2006, at age 99, in Hume, Fauquier Co., Virginia.⁵

William Dabney Jarman had reference number 14568. He was educated Attended Farmville High School, Farmville, Virginia; attended the University of Rochester.² He was enumerated on the census in Prince Edward County, Virginia (1910); Washington County, District of Columbia (1940.) He was a Surgeon - private practice (1940.)⁴

Citations

[S2798] Book: Ancestral Sketches by LeRoy Reeves and the Family of Edward Reeves and Jane Melvin by Willie Reeves Hardin Bivins
[S2525] Biography - Joseph Leonard Jarman
[S1050] 1910 Census, Virginia, Prince Edward County
[S2063] 1940 Census, District of Columbia, Washington County
[S5878] Genealogy prepared by edifay (Ancestry.com)