The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

Lafayette Pierce Smith¹

M, #20026, b. 2 November 1852, d. 28 November 1916

Parents

Father	Jesse A. Smith
Mother	Celia B. Roach

Pedigree Link

Family: Martha Melissa "Minnie" Duncan (b. January 1858, d. 17 June 1951)

Son	Jesse Albert Smith+ (b. 9 February 1880, d. 27 November 1932)
Daughter	MaBelle Virginia Smith+ (b. 4 April 1882, d. 28 October 1953)
Daughter	Laura Myrtle Smith+ (b. 8 January 1887, d. 12 April 1968)
Daughter	Ethel Irene Smith+ (b. 30 June 1889, d. June 1986)
Son	Byron Duncan Smith (b. 4 April 1898)

BASIC FACTS

Lafayette Pierce Smith was born on 2 November 1852 in Scotville Twp., Macoupin Co., Illinois.² He and Martha Melissa "Minnie" Duncan were married on 26 February 1879 in Macoupin Co., Illinois.² He died on 28 November 1916, at age 64, in Palmyra, Macoupin Co., Illinois.^3,4 He died on 6 December 1916, at age 64, in Palmyra, Macoupin Co., Illinois.² He was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Palmyra, Macoupin Co., Illinois.²

Lafayette Pierce Smith had reference number 20295. He was a Bank president.³ OBITUARY - Carlinville (Illinois) Democrat, December 6, 1916

Lafayette P. Smith, who died at his home in Palmyra, Tuesday, November 28, was born in Scottville township, Nov. 2, 1852. He acquired his education in the common schools of Illinois and Missouri. After concluding his early education he accepted a clerkship in a store in Missouri. Afterwards he returned to Illinois and for a time worked at Nilwood, later going to Girard, where he was a clerk for the R.J. Walker Grain company for a few years. In 1881 he went to Palmyra and for at time was employed as a book-keeper for the Duncan, Richie & Mahan Lumber company. He held this until 1885, when he became cashier at the Bank of Palmyra, holding this position until 1892. In this latter year he was admitted to partnership in the firm, having acquired a one-third interest in this establishment. Following the death of D.N. Solomon in 1900, Mr. Smith was elected president of the bank. Mr. Smith was also interested in farming pursuits and was at the time of his death owner of 180 acres of fine land. He was a feeder of cattle and hogs and at this was most successful. February 26, 1879, deceased was united in marriage with Miss Minnie Duncan, of Girard. To their union five children were born, namely: J.A., of Palmyra; Mabel Davidson, of Mount Auburn, Ill.; Laura B. James, of Belton, Texas; Ethel C. Lakin, of Fort Scott, Kansas; and Byron Smith, at home. Mr. Smith had for many years been a valued and hard working member of the Baptist church, of Palmyra. He was a member of the Palmyra lodge, no. 463, A.F. & A.M., and a member of the Modern Woodmen. In politics he was a Democrat. Mr. Smith was a dependable man under all circumstances. The simple weight of his sterling character and ability carried him into important business relations with a large part of the people of Palmyra and vicinity. His death is a distinct loss to the community where he had so long resided. Funeral services were held Thursday for (sic) the Baptist church, conducted by Rev. Williams, of Alton, assisted by the local pastor, Rev. Johnson. Interment was to Oak Hill cemetery under the auspices of the Masonic lodge.

Citations

[S2473] Article - "Thomas Duncan"; History of Greene & Jersey Counties, Illinois - 1885 (Page 1107)
[S7466] Genealogy prepared by Todd Young (email address)
[S4279] Email from Betty Knoche dated June 20, 2003 #3
[S3982] Death Records - Illinois Statewide Death Index (on-line), Source Medium: Book

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John C. Mohrstadt¹

M, #20027

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Family: Justine Schroeder

Son	Charles E. "Charlie" Mohrstadt+ (b. 3 February 1868, d. 30 May 1923)

BASIC FACTS

John C. Mohrstadt was born in Germany.¹

John C. Mohrstadt had reference number 20296.

Citations

[S3320] Death Certificate - Charles E. Mohrstadt

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Alvin Phillips¹

M, #20028

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Alvin Phillips and Geraldine Charlotte McCluhan were married after 1939.

Citations

[S4841] Email from Venita Brians dated July 13, 2002

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Patricia Ruth Brians^1,2

F, #20029, b. 13 July 1936, d. 25 March 1994

Parents

Father	Durwood Reese Brians (b. 27 September 1908, d. 3 August 1958)
Mother	Geraldine Charlotte McCluhan (b. 26 September 1910, d. 15 December 2004)

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Family: Raymond Rufus Mears (b. 30 October 1937, d. 9 September 2014)

Son	Gerald D. "Jerry" Mears

BASIC FACTS

Patricia Ruth Brians was born on 13 July 1936 in Kern Co., California.³ She and Raymond Rufus Mears were married on 25 August 1959 in Kern Co., California.⁴ She died on 25 March 1994, at age 57, in Sonoma Co., California.⁵

Patricia Ruth Brians had reference number 20298. Her Social Security Number was 560-46-4269, issued: California.⁶ She resided in Lakeside, California (1976.)⁷ She was enumerated on the census in Kern County, California (1940.)

Citations

[S4841] Email from Venita Brians dated July 13, 2002
[S2029] 1940 Census, California, Kern County
[S2858] California Birth/Death Records (Internet)
[S8902] Marriage Records - California, "California Marriage Index, 1949 - 1959" (Ancestry.com)
[S3974] Death Records - California, California Death Index 1940 - 1997 (Ancestry.com)
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S9862] Obituary - Donald LeRoy Brians

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Donald LeRoy Brians^1,2

M, #20030, b. 15 July 1939, d. 1 July 1976

Parents

Father	Durwood Reese Brians (b. 27 September 1908, d. 3 August 1958)
Mother	Geraldine Charlotte McCluhan (b. 26 September 1910, d. 15 December 2004)

Pedigree Link

Family: Venita Lorraine Leslie

Adopted Daughter	Tammy Lynn Brians+
Adopted Son	Donald LeRoy Brians, Jr.
Son	Robert Leslie Brians (b. 12 November 1966, d. 5 December 1990)
Son	Gordon Lyle Brians

BASIC FACTS

Donald LeRoy Brians was born on 15 July 1939 in Kern Co., California.³ He and Venita Lorraine Leslie were married on 24 November 1962 in California.¹ He died on 1 July 1976, at age 36, in Los Angeles Co., California.³ He died on 6 July 1976, at age 36, in Los Angeles Co., California.³ He was buried in Union Cemetery, Bakersfield, Kern Co., Los Angeles.⁴

Donald LeRoy Brians had reference number 20299. His Social Security Number was 551-48-6505, issued: California, last residence: Bakersfield, Kern Co., California.^3,5 Korea and Vietnam, U.S. Army, SP 5.⁴ He was enumerated on the census in Kern County, California (1940.) Donald's widow, Venita Lorraine (Leslie) Brians, wrote: "Most of the Brians died of a lung condition due to Huntington's Chorea. Bev, Pat and Don all had Huntington's. As well as did Durwood.
Robert committed suicide because he had Huntingtons's. Most of all the Brians Family are buried at Union Cem. Bakersfield, CA."

Note: Huntington's Desease (aka Huntington's Chorea) is a degenerative nerve disease. I have not found any references to it being or having symptoms of a lung condition.

OBITUARY - (Find-A-Grave)

BRIANS, DONALD LEROY
- Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow in Union Cemetery for Donald Leroy Brians, 36, 1112 16th Street, who died July 1, in a Los Angeles hospital. Officers of American Legion Post 26 will officiate. Mr. Brians, a native of Bakersfield, was a career soldier and has served in the Korean and Vietnam wars. He was the recipient of the Purple Heart. Survivors include a daughter, Tammy of Bakersfield; 3 sons, Gordon, Robert and Donald, Jr., all of Bakersfield; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Phillips of Bakersfield; and 2 sisters, Patricia Mears of Lakeside and Beverly Venable of Bakersfield. Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara Mortuary.

GRAVE MARKER

DONALD L BRIANS
SP 5 US ARMY
KOREA VIETNAM
JUL 15 1939 - JUL 1 1976.

Citations

[S4841] Email from Venita Brians dated July 13, 2002
[S2029] 1940 Census, California, Kern County
[S2858] California Birth/Death Records (Internet)
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book

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Jack Venable^1,2

M, #20031

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Family: Beverly Jean Brians (b. 7 August 1934, d. 23 December 1976)

Daughter	Jackie L. Venable
Daughter	Michele D. Venable

BASIC FACTS

Jack Venable and Beverly Jean Brians were married on 27 August 1966 in Clark Co., Nevada.²

Citations

[S4841] Email from Venita Brians dated July 13, 2002
[S9033] Marriage Records, Nevada, Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005; (Ancestry.com)

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Unknown Cardin¹

F, #20032

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Family: Unknown Mitchell

Son	Albert Clarke Mitchell+ (b. 8 March 1933, d. 22 December 1992)

Citations

[S2858] California Birth/Death Records (Internet)

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Unknown Mitchell¹

M, #20033

Pedigree Link

Family: Unknown Cardin

Son	Albert Clarke Mitchell+ (b. 8 March 1933, d. 22 December 1992)

Citations

[S2858] California Birth/Death Records (Internet)

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Karen L. Mitchell¹

F, #20034

Parents

Father	Albert Clarke Mitchell (b. 8 March 1933, d. 22 December 1992)
Mother	Beverly Jean Brians (b. 7 August 1934, d. 23 December 1976)

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S2858] California Birth/Death Records (Internet)

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Kathryn L. Mitchell¹

F, #20035

Parents

Father	Albert Clarke Mitchell (b. 8 March 1933, d. 22 December 1992)
Mother	Beverly Jean Brians (b. 7 August 1934, d. 23 December 1976)

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S2858] California Birth/Death Records (Internet)

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Ronald L. Mitchell¹

M, #20036

Parents

Father	Albert Clarke Mitchell (b. 8 March 1933, d. 22 December 1992)
Mother	Beverly Jean Brians (b. 7 August 1934, d. 23 December 1976)

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S2858] California Birth/Death Records (Internet)

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Jackie L. Venable¹

F, #20037

Parents

Father	Jack Venable
Mother	Beverly Jean Brians (b. 7 August 1934, d. 23 December 1976)

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S2858] California Birth/Death Records (Internet)

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Michele D. Venable¹

F, #20038

Parents

Father	Jack Venable
Mother	Beverly Jean Brians (b. 7 August 1934, d. 23 December 1976)

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S2858] California Birth/Death Records (Internet)

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Raymond Rufus Mears^1,2,3

M, #20039, b. 30 October 1937, d. 9 September 2014

Parents

Father	Virgil Mears
Mother	Juanita Willhite

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Family: Patricia Ruth Brians (b. 13 July 1936, d. 25 March 1994)

Son	Gerald D. "Jerry" Mears

BASIC FACTS

Raymond Rufus Mears was born on 30 October 1937 in Bakersfield, Kern Co., California.^2,3 He and Patricia Ruth Brians were married on 25 August 1959 in Kern Co., California.² He died on 9 September 2014, at age 76.³

Raymond Rufus Mears had reference number 20308.

Citations

[S4841] Email from Venita Brians dated July 13, 2002
[S8902] Marriage Records - California, "California Marriage Index, 1949 - 1959" (Ancestry.com)
[S12473] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930 - 2016 (Ancestry.com)

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Gerald D. "Jerry" Mears¹

M, #20040

Parents

Father	Raymond Rufus Mears (b. 30 October 1937, d. 9 September 2014)
Mother	Patricia Ruth Brians (b. 13 July 1936, d. 25 March 1994)

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S2858] California Birth/Death Records (Internet)

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Venita Lorraine Leslie¹

F, #20041

Parents

Father	Robert Epley Smith
Mother	Della I. Huffman

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Family: Donald LeRoy Brians (b. 15 July 1939, d. 1 July 1976)

Daughter	Tammy Lynn Brians+
Son	Donald LeRoy Brians, Jr.
Son	Robert Leslie Brians (b. 12 November 1966, d. 5 December 1990)
Son	Gordon Lyle Brians

BASIC FACTS

Venita Lorraine Leslie and Donald LeRoy Brians were married on 24 November 1962 in California.¹

Citations

[S4841] Email from Venita Brians dated July 13, 2002

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Tammy Lynn Brians¹

F, #20042

Parents

Adoptive Father	Donald LeRoy Brians (b. 15 July 1939, d. 1 July 1976)
Mother	Venita Lorraine Leslie

Pedigree Link

Family: Ronnie D. Rosson

Son	Justen Lee Brians
Daughter	Deana Mae Rosson

Citations

[S4841] Email from Venita Brians dated July 13, 2002

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Donald LeRoy Brians, Jr.¹

M, #20043

Parents

Adoptive Father	Donald LeRoy Brians (b. 15 July 1939, d. 1 July 1976)
Mother	Venita Lorraine Leslie

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Donald LeRoy Brians, Jr., and Diane E. Neldon were married on 17 September 1977 in Kern Co., California.²

Citations

[S4841] Email from Venita Brians dated July 13, 2002
[S8903] Marriage Records - California, "California Marriage Index, 1960 - 1985" (Ancestry.com), Source Medium: Book

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Robert Leslie Brians¹

M, #20044, b. 12 November 1966, d. 5 December 1990

Parents

Father	Donald LeRoy Brians (b. 15 July 1939, d. 1 July 1976)
Mother	Venita Lorraine Leslie

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Robert Leslie Brians was born on 12 November 1966 in Orange Co., California.^1,2 He died on 5 December 1990, at age 24, in Kern Co., California.¹ He was buried in Union Cemetery, Bakersfield, Kern Co., Los Angeles.³

Robert Leslie Brians had reference number 20313. His Social Security Number was 566-11-3071, issued: California.²

Citations

[S4841] Email from Venita Brians dated July 13, 2002
[S2858] California Birth/Death Records (Internet)
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book

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Ronnie D. Rosson¹

M, #20045

Pedigree Link

Family: Tammy Lynn Brians

Son	Justen Lee Brians
Daughter	Deana Mae Rosson

Citations

[S4841] Email from Venita Brians dated July 13, 2002

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Justen Lee Brians¹

M, #20046

Parents

Father	Ronnie D. Rosson
Mother	Tammy Lynn Brians

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S4841] Email from Venita Brians dated July 13, 2002

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Deana Mae Rosson¹

F, #20047

Parents

Father	Ronnie D. Rosson
Mother	Tammy Lynn Brians

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S4841] Email from Venita Brians dated July 13, 2002

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Gordon Lyle Brians¹

M, #20048

Parents

Father	Donald LeRoy Brians (b. 15 July 1939, d. 1 July 1976)
Mother	Venita Lorraine Leslie

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S4841] Email from Venita Brians dated July 13, 2002

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John Vogt Powell, III^1,2

M, #20049

Parents

Father	John Vogt "Jack" Powell, Jr. (b. 21 October 1924, d. 28 February 1967)
Mother	Barbara Mae Askerbloom-Sager (b. 11 June 1923, d. 18 June 2006)

Pedigree Link

Family 1: Marjorie Cole

Daughter	Nicole Elizabeth "Nicky" Powell
Son	Christopher John Powell

Family 2: Laura Myers

Daughter

Devin Rose Powell

BASIC FACTS

John Vogt Powell, III, and Jacqueline Howard were married about 1971.³ He and Marjorie Cole were married in 1987.³ He and Laura Myers were married on 9 February 2008.³

Citations

[S4584] Email from John Powell dated July 19, 2002
[S2858] California Birth/Death Records (Internet)
[S4621] Email from Laura (Myers) Hilts-Powell dated February 1, 2011

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Barbara Mae Askerbloom-Sager^1,2,3

F, #20050, b. 11 June 1923, d. 18 June 2006

Parents

Father	Carl Erick Askerbloom
Mother	Florence Elvira Nelson

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Family: John Vogt "Jack" Powell, Jr., (b. 21 October 1924, d. 28 February 1967)

Son	John Vogt Powell, III+
Son	Michael Dennis Powell (b. 1 June 1954, d. 1 June 1954)
Daughter	Kathy Dee Powell+

BASIC FACTS

Barbara Mae Askerbloom-Sager was born on 11 June 1923 in Connecticut.² She and John Vogt "Jack" Powell, Jr., were married before 1949. She died on 18 June 2006, at age 83, in Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island.² She was buried in Body donated to science, cremated.⁴

Barbara Mae Askerbloom-Sager had reference number 20319. After Barbara was born her mother left Carl Askerbloom and married Herbert S. Sager. Barbara took Herbert's surname.

Citations

[S2858] California Birth/Death Records (Internet)
[S6335] Genealogy prepared by John Vogt Powell, III (Ancestry.com)
[S4621] Email from Laura (Myers) Hilts-Powell dated February 1, 2011
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book