The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

F. "Louise" Phelps was born on 17 July 1917 in Norfolk, Virginia.¹ She and Lenwood Earl Daniels were married on 4 July 1940 in Raleigh, North Carolina.¹

F. "Louise" Phelps had reference number 24029.

Citations

[S8606] Letter from Deloris (Woodruff) Daniels dated April 11, 2003

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John C. Woodruff¹

M, #23756, b. 17 November 1874, d. 2 March 1938

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Family: Martha Jane Sims (b. 14 May 1878, d. 7 July 1936)

Son	Ollie Calvin Woodruff+ (b. 17 November 1899, d. 21 July 1979)
Son	L. R. Woodruff (b. 17 November 1899)
Son	Opie Eugene Woodruff+ (b. 19 February 1909, d. 24 November 1995)

BASIC FACTS

John C. Woodruff was born on 17 November 1874.¹ He died on 2 March 1938, at age 63.¹

John C. Woodruff had reference number 24030.

Citations

[S8606] Letter from Deloris (Woodruff) Daniels dated April 11, 2003

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Martha Jane Sims¹

F, #23757, b. 14 May 1878, d. 7 July 1936

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Family: John C. Woodruff (b. 17 November 1874, d. 2 March 1938)

Son	Ollie Calvin Woodruff+ (b. 17 November 1899, d. 21 July 1979)
Son	L. R. Woodruff (b. 17 November 1899)
Son	Opie Eugene Woodruff+ (b. 19 February 1909, d. 24 November 1995)

BASIC FACTS

Martha Jane Sims was born on 14 May 1878.¹ She died on 7 July 1936, at age 58.¹

Martha Jane Sims had reference number 24031.

Citations

[S8606] Letter from Deloris (Woodruff) Daniels dated April 11, 2003

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Ray Eugene Pierce¹

M, #23758

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BASIC FACTS

Ray Eugene Pierce and Brenda Sue Barnes were married on 15 January 1993.¹

Citations

[S8606] Letter from Deloris (Woodruff) Daniels dated April 11, 2003

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Robert Eugene Waddle¹

M, #23759

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Family: Theresa Ann Barnes

Daughter	Brandy Nichole Waddle
Son	Hunter Jordan Waddle

BASIC FACTS

Robert Eugene Waddle and Theresa Ann Barnes were married on 12 February 1983.¹

Citations

[S8606] Letter from Deloris (Woodruff) Daniels dated April 11, 2003

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Lewis Wayne Merritt¹

M, #23760

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Family: Tracy Michelle Woodruff

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

BASIC FACTS

Lewis Wayne Merritt and Tracy Michelle Woodruff were married on 6 May 1998.¹

Citations

[S8606] Letter from Deloris (Woodruff) Daniels dated April 11, 2003

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Robert Mitchell Armstrong¹

M, #23761

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BASIC FACTS

Robert Mitchell Armstrong and Dorothy Louise Coburn were married on 19 January 1966 in Plymouth, North Carolina.¹

Citations

[S8606] Letter from Deloris (Woodruff) Daniels dated April 11, 2003

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Dorothy Louise Coburn¹

F, #23762

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Family: Robert Mitchell Armstrong

Daughter

Lisa Carol Armstrong+

BASIC FACTS

Dorothy Louise Coburn and Robert Mitchell Armstrong were married on 19 January 1966 in Plymouth, North Carolina.¹

Citations

[S8606] Letter from Deloris (Woodruff) Daniels dated April 11, 2003

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Helen Berniece Woodruff^1,2

F, #23763, b. 6 August 1928, d. 25 July 2003

Parents

Father	Ollie Calvin Woodruff (b. 17 November 1899, d. 21 July 1979)
Mother	Mary Louise "Louise" Martin (b. 22 October 1909, d. 10 December 1971)

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Family 1: George Mirl "Mirl" Banks (b. 18 December 1924, d. 7 April 2006)

Son	John Henry "Butch" Banks+
Daughter	Anita Louise "Lulu" Banks-Tester+ (b. 29 November 1953, d. 23 July 2006)

Family 2: Kenneth Wesley Tester

Son	Kenneth Wesley "Dockie" Tester, II (b. 1956, d. 15 June 1964)
Son	William Martin Wesley Tester

BASIC FACTS

Helen Berniece Woodruff was born on 6 August 1928 in Washington Co., Tennessee.² She and George Mirl "Mirl" Banks were married before 1949. She and Kenneth Wesley Tester were married about 1955.³ She died on 25 July 2003, at age 74, in Washington Co., Tennessee.^2,4,5 She was buried in Roselawn Memorial Park, Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.³

Helen Berniece Woodruff had reference number 24037. She resided in Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee (1971.)⁶ Her Social Security Number was 415-36-9661, issued: Tennessee, last residence: Jonesborough, Washington Co., Tennessee.² She was an Executive director of Cerebral Palsy of East Tennessee (over 30 years); worked for the U.S. Agriculture Department of the Census Bureau; Owner and operator of the first answering service in Greeneville.³ OBITUARY

Helen Tester
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. -- Mrs. Helen Tester, 74, 558 Fourth Avenue, died Friday, July 25, 2003, at the Johnson City Medical Center after a brief illness.
She was a native of Washington County and a daughter of the late Ollie C. and Mary Louise Martin Woodruff. She was also preceded in death by a son, Kenneth "Dockie" Tester II.
Mrs. Tester was a member of Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren.
Over 30 years ago she founded and was executive director of the Cerebral Palsy of East Tennessee, Inc. This chapter covered over 30 counties in the East Tennessee area. Over 700 clients received assists from the East Tennessee Chapter. She was recently re-elected to her 6th term as the Democratic executive committeewomen of the 3rd Senatorial District, consisting of Washington County and Carter County. She worked for the U.S. Agriculture Department of the Census Bureau. She was also a licensed beautician and instructor. She was owner and operator of the first answering service in Greeneville.
Surviving are her husband of 48 years, Kenneth Wesley Tester of the home; two sons, John H. Banks, Johnson City and William "Bill" Martin Tester, Jonesborough; a daughter, Anita "LuLu" Ball, Jonesborough; five grandchildren and four great- grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Tester will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, July 28, 2003, at Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home, with Rev. Jim Hoff and Rev. Gene Head officiating. Interment will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at Roselawn Cemetery, with friends meeting at the cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Sheriff Ed Graybeal, James T. Powell, Rick Davies, Pat Wolfe, Bill McCracken, Bill Howerton, Tom Mooney and Marion Light. Honorary pallbearers will be all her political friends.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, July 28, 2003, and other times at her home or the home of her daughter, 1188 Old State Route 34, Jonesborough.

OBITUARY #2 - Elizabethton Star (TN); July 27, 2003;
Helen Tester
Mrs. Helen Tester, 558 Fourth Avenue, Jonesborough, Tenn., died Friday, July 25, 2003, at the Johnson City Medical Center after a brief illness.
Mrs. Tester was a native of Washington County and a daughter of the late Ollie C. and Mary Louise Martin Woodruff. She was also preceded in death by a son, Kenneth "Dockie" Tester II.
Mrs. Tester was a member of Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren.
More than 30 years ago, she founded and was Executive Director of the Cerebral Palsy of East Tennessee, Inc. This chapter covered more than 30 counties in the East Tennessee area. She dedicated her life to this chapter with more than 700 clients receiving assists from the East Tennessee Chapter. She was recently re-elected to her sixth term as the Democratic Executive Committeewoman of the Third Senatorial Distinct consisting of Washington County and Carter County. She worked for the U.S. Agriculture Department of the Census Bureau. She was also a licensed beautician and instructor. She was owner and operator of the first answering service in Greeneville.
Survivors include her husband of 48 years, Kenneth Wesley Tester, of the home; two sons, John H. Banks, Johnson City, and William "Bill" Martin Tester, Jonesborough; a daughter, Anita "LuLu" Ball, Jonesborough; a sister, Ann Camille Woodruff Clay, Jonesborough; five grandchildren, Kimberly Dawn Buchanan Watson and Lucy Helene "Jaime" Tester, both of Telford, Kimberly Dawn Banks Dawson, Ginny L. Banks Turner and John D. Banks, all of Johnson City; four great-grandchildren, Seth Bower, Logan Fields, Haley Turner and Hannah Dawson, all of Johnson City; and several nieces and nephews.
Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home, Inc., Jonesborough, 753-0514, is in charge of the arrangements.

TESTER -- Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Tester will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, July 28, 2003, at Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home with the Revs. Jim Hoff and Gene Head officiating. Interment will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at Roselawn Cemetery with friends meeting at the cemetery. Pallbearers will be Sheriff Ed Graybeal, James T. Powell, Rick Davies, Pat Wolfe, Bill McCracken, Bill Howerton, Tom Mooney and Marion Light. Honorary pallbearers will be all her political friends. God saw her work here was finished so He called her home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. Monday, July 28, 2003, and other times at her home or the home of her daughter, 1188 Old St. Route 34, Jonesborough, Tenn. Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home, Inc., Jonesborough, 753-0514, is in charge of the arrangements.

Citations

[S8606] Letter from Deloris (Woodruff) Daniels dated April 11, 2003
[S6384] Genealogy prepared by Judith Kathryn (Smith) Stewart
[S10404] Obituary - Helen Berniece (Woodruff) Banks-Tester
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S4023] Death Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Archives (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S11280] Obituary - Mary Louise "Louise" (Martin) Woodruff

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Kenneth Wesley Tester^1,2

M, #23764

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Family: Helen Berniece Woodruff (b. 6 August 1928, d. 25 July 2003)

Son	Kenneth Wesley "Dockie" Tester, II (b. 1956, d. 15 June 1964)
Son	William Martin Wesley Tester

BASIC FACTS

Kenneth Wesley Tester and Helen Berniece Woodruff were married about 1955.³

Citations

[S8606] Letter from Deloris (Woodruff) Daniels dated April 11, 2003
[S6384] Genealogy prepared by Judith Kathryn (Smith) Stewart
[S10404] Obituary - Helen Berniece (Woodruff) Banks-Tester

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Ann Camila Woodruff^1,2

F, #23765

Parents

Father	Ollie Calvin Woodruff (b. 17 November 1899, d. 21 July 1979)
Mother	Mary Louise "Louise" Martin (b. 22 October 1909, d. 10 December 1971)

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Family: Robert Clay (b. February 1928, d. April 1996)

Daughter	Donna Helen Clay+
Daughter	Deborah Diane Clay
Daughter	Patricia Denise Clay
Son	James David Clay
Daughter	Darlene Berniece Clay
Son	Robert Calvin Clay
Son	Stephen Lynn Clay
Son	Michael Joseph Clay

Citations

[S8606] Letter from Deloris (Woodruff) Daniels dated April 11, 2003
[S6384] Genealogy prepared by Judith Kathryn (Smith) Stewart

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Robert Clay¹

M, #23766, b. February 1928, d. April 1996

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Family: Ann Camila Woodruff

Daughter	Donna Helen Clay+
Daughter	Deborah Diane Clay
Daughter	Patricia Denise Clay
Son	James David Clay
Daughter	Darlene Berniece Clay
Son	Robert Calvin Clay
Son	Stephen Lynn Clay
Son	Michael Joseph Clay

BASIC FACTS

Robert Clay was born in February 1928.² He died in April 1996, at age 68.²

Robert Clay had reference number 24040. There is a Robert G. Clay listed in the SSDI. He was born 16 Mar 1927, died 1 Jul 1996, SSN 412-28-6140, issued: Tennessee, last residence: Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee. I wonder if this is our Robert Clay?

Citations

[S8606] Letter from Deloris (Woodruff) Daniels dated April 11, 2003
[S6384] Genealogy prepared by Judith Kathryn (Smith) Stewart

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Mervin Brown¹

M, #23767, b. 21 June 1905, d. 16 March 1974

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Family: Georgia Francis Sharp (b. 15 September 1899, d. 30 January 1987)

Daughter

Georgia June "June" Brown+

BASIC FACTS

Mervin Brown was born on 21 June 1905 in Stanberry, Gentry Co., Missouri.¹ He and Georgia Francis Sharp were married on 1 October 1926 in St. Joseph, Missouri.¹ He died on 16 March 1974, at age 68, in Denver, Denver Co., Colorado.¹

Mervin Brown had reference number 24041.

Citations

[S6724] Genealogy prepared by Mary (Fluts) Gillmore

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Georgia Francis Sharp¹

F, #23768, b. 15 September 1899, d. 30 January 1987

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Family: Mervin Brown (b. 21 June 1905, d. 16 March 1974)

Daughter

Georgia June "June" Brown+

BASIC FACTS

Georgia Francis Sharp was born on 15 September 1899 in Albany, Gentry Co., Missouri.¹ She and Mervin Brown were married on 1 October 1926 in St. Joseph, Missouri.¹ She died on 30 January 1987, at age 87, in Denver, Denver Co., Colorado.¹

Georgia Francis Sharp had reference number 24042.

Citations

[S6724] Genealogy prepared by Mary (Fluts) Gillmore

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Buck William Gillmore¹

M, #23769

Parents

Father	James Mervin Gillmore
Mother	Mary Louise Fluts

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Citations

[S6724] Genealogy prepared by Mary (Fluts) Gillmore

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Thomas James Gillmore¹

M, #23770

Parents

Father	James Mervin Gillmore
Mother	Mary Louise Fluts

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Citations

[S6724] Genealogy prepared by Mary (Fluts) Gillmore

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Jesse Ephraim Gillmore¹

M, #23771

Parents

Father	James Mervin Gillmore
Mother	Mary Louise Fluts

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Citations

[S6724] Genealogy prepared by Mary (Fluts) Gillmore

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Levi Call Gillmore¹

M, #23772

Parents

Father	James Mervin Gillmore
Mother	Mary Louise Fluts

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Citations

[S6724] Genealogy prepared by Mary (Fluts) Gillmore

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Garrett Morgan Gillmore¹

M, #23773

Parents

Father	James Mervin Gillmore
Mother	Mary Louise Fluts

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Citations

[S6724] Genealogy prepared by Mary (Fluts) Gillmore

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Lacey Katherine Gillmore

F, #23774

Parents

Father	James Mervin Gillmore
Mother	Mary Louise Fluts

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Suzanne Elaine Medina¹

F, #23775

Parents

Father	Joe Clarence Medina
Mother	Audrey Bertha Crater

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Family: James Mervin Gillmore

Son	James Matthew Gillmore
Daughter	Gina Marie Gillmore
Daughter	Cherisa Michelle Gillmore
Son	Peter Mervin Gillmore
Son	John Michael Gillmore
Daughter	Amy Mirium Gillmore
Son	Joseph Mark Gillmore
Daughter	Sarah Melissa Gillmore
Son	Paul Martin Gillmore

BASIC FACTS

Suzanne Elaine Medina and James Mervin Gillmore were married on 4 October 1965 in Denver, Denver Co., Colorado.¹

Citations

[S6724] Genealogy prepared by Mary (Fluts) Gillmore