The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

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Lawrence Downing1

M, #55526
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Family: Ione Klug

DaughterLaura D. Downing

Citations

  1. [S8940] Marriage Records - Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917 - 2005 (Ancestry.com)
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Ione Klug1

F, #55527
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Family: Lawrence Downing

DaughterLaura D. Downing

Citations

  1. [S8940] Marriage Records - Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917 - 2005 (Ancestry.com)
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Kenneth Goodrich Carpenter1

M, #55528
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Family: Eva Mae Ervin

SonRaymond William "Ray" Carpenter (b. 1 September 1927, d. 19 October 2011)

Citations

  1. [S9020] Marriage Records - Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936 - 2014 (Ancestry.com)
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Eva Mae Ervin1

F, #55529
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Family: Kenneth Goodrich Carpenter

SonRaymond William "Ray" Carpenter (b. 1 September 1927, d. 19 October 2011)

Citations

  1. [S9020] Marriage Records - Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936 - 2014 (Ancestry.com)
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Mamie Grace McSherry1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #55530, b. 16 November 1861, d. 4 May 1941

Parents

FatherJames Henry McSherry (b. 15 October 1833, d. 12 February 1898)
MotherCaroline Honora Kitzmiller (b. 20 March 1834, d. about 11 June 1908)
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BASIC FACTS

Mamie Grace McSherry was born on 16 November 1861 in Pennsylvania.1,3 She died on 4 May 1941, at age 79, in Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.5 She was buried in Probably Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.5
Mamie Grace McSherry was also known as Mamie G. McSherry.7 She had reference number 55845. She was a School teacher (1880, 1890); boarding house keeper (1900); public school teacher, York, Pennsylvania. (1914); teacher, at home (1920); teacher, Salem Lutheran Orphanage, (1931); teacher, York schools (1939); orphanage housemother (death certificate.)2,5,8,9 She was enumerated on the census in Berkeley County, West Virginia (1870); Allegany County, Maryland (1880); Roanoke City County, Virginia (1900); Roanoke County, Virgnia (1920 - 1940.) She resided in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (1890); Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia (1900, 1908); Salem, Salem City County, Virginia (1908-1941.)5,10 She was educated Completed high school; State College summer class (1914.)10 "Mary" or "Mamie?" The McSherry's first child appears to have been Mary E. McSherry. Mary was born about 1858 and died about 1862. Their second child was Mamie Grace McSherry and that is how she appears in most records. However, in the 1870 Census record she is shown as "Mary J. McSherry." In the 1880 and 1900 Census she is shown as "Mary G. McSherry."

Note from the Genealogy prepared by Cathy (Crabtree) Cook.
Her death certificate says she was born in Maryland.- The informant was Titus. C. Rohrbaugh of Salem Va. He was the superintendent of the Lutheran Orphanage where Mamie lived, worked and died.. It appears that records coming from 1930-1940 census, death certificate, and obituary all which share some errors, may have originated from the orphanage. Her claim to be a teacher, may be professionally valid. It was not unusual to take teacher training courses in high school. Her listing as "housemother" may be the best word to cover at least her later employment as it would include all the other titles - "teacher" as in informal instruction and "nurse".- which I did not document. There were 3 "retired employees" living at the orphanage in 1940 including Mamie. One was listed as a teacher. Mamie and the 3rd person had no occupation listed. Were they there to provide the orphans with a "grandmother?"

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Adams County Independent; Littlestown, Pennsylvania; Saturday, June 25, 1910; Page 8 (Newspapers.com)

Miss Mamie McSherry, of Roanoke, Va., is visiting Mr. Hamilton Forrest and family, of North Queen Street.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Adams County Independent; Littlestown, Pennsylvania; Friday, July 2, 1915; Page 5 (Newspapers.com):

Miss Mamie McSherry, of Salem, Va., spent several days last week as the guest of Mrs. Louisa Forrest and family, of North Queen street.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Adams County Independent; Littlestown, Pennsylvania; Friday, July 12, 1918; Page 5 (Newspapers.com)

Social
Mr. Hamil McSherry of Rome, N.Y., and sister, Miss Mamie McSherry, of Salem, Va., spent Tuesday and Wednesday with Mrs. Louisa Forrest and family, of North Queen street.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - The Gazette and Daily; York, Pennsylvania; Monday, June 29, 1964; Page 24 (Newspapers.com)

50 Years Ago [1914]
Mamie McSherry 887 East Market street, and Anna C. Murphy, 729 West Philadelphia street, teachers in the public schools of York, left for State college to take special summer classes.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - The Gettysburg Times; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Monday, March 24, 1919; Page 2 (Newspapers.com)

Social
Hamill McSherry, of Rome, N. Y., and Miss Mamie McSherry, of Salem, Va., spent the day with Mrs. W. D. McSherry at her home on West Middle street.

Note: Mrs. W. D. McSherry, mentioned in the above clipping (and in other clippings) was Anna Regina (Martin) McSherry. Anna's husband, William D. McSherry, was a cousin of Mary Grace McSherry and her brother, George Hammil McSherry.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Adams County Independent; Littlestown, Pennsylvania; Friday, March 28, 1919; Page 5 (Newspapers.com):

Littlestown News
Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Clarkston, of Lewistown; Miss Mamie McSherry of Salem, Va.; Mr. Hamill McSherry of Rome, N. Y.; Mrs. J. C. Miller and Mrs. Geo. H. Seaks, of New Oxford, were guests the past week of Mrs. Louisa Forrest and family, of North Queen street.

Note: Mrs. Louisa Forrest, mentioned in the above article (and in other articles) was Louisa Maria Christina (Kitzmiller) Forrest. Mamie Grace McSherry and George Hamill "Hamill" McSherry were Louisa's first cousins, once removed.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Adams County Independent; Littlestown, Pennsylvania; Friday, July 9, 1920; Page 1 (Newspapers.com)

Littlestown News
Littlestown, July 8, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Decker, of Philadelphia, and Miss Mamie McSherry of Salem, Va., visited this week Mrs. Louisa Forrest and family, of East King street.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania); Saturday, July 2, 1927; Page 7 (Newspapers.com)

Windfield News
Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Conaway on Thursday were: Miss Mamie McSherry, Roanoke, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Fitz and daughter Miss Nellie Fitz, Hanover.

Note: The Mrs. Jacob Fitz, mentioned in the above article, was probably Alice Virginia (Weaver) Fitz (1851 - 1930). Her husband, deceased when this article was written, was John Fitz (1847 - 1914). Their daughter, Miss Nellie Fitz, also mentioned in the article, was Eleanora McMullen "Nellie" (Fitz) Hill. However, Nellie was long married and had a family when this article was written.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - The Gettysburg Times; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Monday, June 18, 1928; Page 2 (Newspapers.com)

Local news
Miss Mamie McSherry, of Salem, Virginia, spent several days recently at the home of Mrs. Annie McSherry, West Middle street.

Note: Annie Regina (Martin) McSherry was the wife of William D. McSherry, William and Mamie Grace McSherry were first cousins.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Adams County Independent; Littlestown, Pennsylvania; Thursday, June 18, 1931; Page 5; (Newspapers.com):

Miss Mamie McSherry, a teacher at the Salem Lutheran Orphanage at Salem, Virginia, has returned to her home after spending some time at the Forrest home on North Queen street.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Adams County Independent; Littlestown, Pennsylvania; Thursday June 23, 1932; Page 5; (Newspapers.com)

Local News
Samuel Fitz and Miss Estella Fitz, of Hanover, Miss Mamie McSherry of Salem, Va., and John Hill, of Washington, D. C., were guests on Tuesday at the home of Misses Annie and Emma Forest, North Queen street.

Note: Samuel Fitz and Miss Estella Fitz, mentioned in the above article, were John Samuel Fitz and Mary Estella Fitz. Samuel and Estella were first cousins, once removed, of Mamie Grace McSherry. Misses Annie and Emma Forrest, mentioned in the above article (and in other articles), were Anna L. Forrest and Emma Louise Forrest. Anna and Emma were second cousins of Mamie Grace McSherry. The Fitzs and the Forrests were 2nd cousins once removed.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - The Evening Sun; Hanover, Pennsylvania; Saturday, August 8, 1936; Page 2 (Newspapers,com)

Social
Miss Mamie McSherry, Salem, Va., and Mrs. Amelia Gipprich, Philadelphia, were entertained to day by the Misses Emma and Annie Forrest, North Queen street.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - The Gettsburg Time; Gettsburg, Pennsylvania; Saturday, June 18, 1938; Page 4 (Newspapers.com)

Personal: Miss Mamie McSherry, of Salem, Virginia, spent several days recently at the home of Mrs. Annie McSherry, West Middle street.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - The Evening Sun; Hanover, Pennsylvania); Thursday, August 11, 1938; Page 2 (Newspapers.com):

Virginian Visits Here
Miss Mamie McSherry, Salem, Va., spent Monday among relatives and friends in town. Miss McSherry is visiting in Hanover at the Fitz home.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - The Gazette and Daily; York, Pennsylvania; Wednesday, June 28, 1939; Page 6 (Newspapers.com)

Social
Misses Mamie McSherry, 887 East Market street, and Anna C. Murphy. 729 West Philadelphia street, teachers in the York schools, left for State college, to take a special summer course.

OBITUARY - Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Maryland; May 5, 1941; page 9 (Ancestry.com)

Miss Mamie MacSherry (sic), 77, former teacher at Union Street School, died yesterday at the Lutheran Orphan Home, Salem, Va., where she was a nurse and teacher since 1900. Mis MacSherry was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran church choir before the family moved to Virginia 53 years ago. Funeral services were conducted today in Roanoke, Va., and burial will be in Martinsburg, W. Va., tomorrow.
A native of Martinsburg, Miss MacSherry came here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James MacSherry, in 1871. Her father was proprietor of the Washington Hotel located on the property now occupied by the Windsor Hotel. She was christened on 26 March 1866 in Saint Matthews Lutheran Church, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.1

Citations

  1. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  2. [S692] 1900 Census, Virginia, Roanoke City County
  3. [S215] 1870 Census, West Virginia, Berkeley County
  4. [S299] 1880 Census, Maryland, Allegany County
  5. [S4027] Death Records - VIrginia, Death Records, 1912 - 2014 (Ancestry.com)
  6. [S1476] 1920 Census, Virginia, Roanoke County
  7. [S10603] Obituary - James H. McSherry
  8. [S11113] Obituary - Mamie Grace McSherry
  9. [S5474] Genealogy prepared by Cathy (Crabtree) Cook (James H. McSherry File)
  10. [S5484] Genealogy prepared by Cathy (Crabtree) Cook (Mamie Grace McSherry File)
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Boy McSherry1

M, #55531

Parents

FatherJames Henry McSherry (b. 15 October 1833, d. 12 February 1898)
MotherCaroline Honora Kitzmiller (b. 20 March 1834, d. about 11 June 1908)
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BASIC FACTS

Boy McSherry was buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.2,1
Boy McSherry had reference number 55846.

Citations

  1. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  2. [S10603] Obituary - James H. McSherry
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John Finkbohner1

M, #55532
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Family: Susanna Brucker

DaughterCatherine Finkbohn+ (b. 8 June 1799, d. 22 June 1865)

BASIC FACTS

John Finkbohner had reference number 55847.

Citations

  1. [S5389] Genealogy prepared by bschweiss (Ancestry.com)
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Susanna Brucker1

F, #55533
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Family: John Finkbohner

DaughterCatherine Finkbohn+ (b. 8 June 1799, d. 22 June 1865)

BASIC FACTS

Susanna Brucker had reference number 55848.

Citations

  1. [S5389] Genealogy prepared by bschweiss (Ancestry.com)
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Robert J. Wierenga-Bish1

M, #55534

Parents

FatherRobert James Wierenga
MotherDolores Wheeler
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Family: Jill Mary Kupsco

SonPeter Wayne Bish

Citations

  1. [S6270] Genealogy prepared by Jill Kupsco Bish (Ancestry.com)
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Robert James Wierenga

M, #55535
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Family: Dolores Wheeler

SonRobert J. Wierenga-Bish+
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Deb Unknown1

F, #55537
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Citations

  1. [S9604] Obituary - Caroline Moul (Fitz) John
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Louise M. Heim1,2,3

F, #55538
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Citations

  1. [S9604] Obituary - Caroline Moul (Fitz) John
  2. [S12453] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2 (Ancestry.com)
  3. [S12452] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 (Ancestry.com)
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Mark Gilbert Mieritz1,2

M, #55539
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BASIC FACTS

Mark Gilbert Mieritz and Susan Fitz Lesley were married on 4 October 1986 in Iowa Co., Wisconsin.2

Citations

  1. [S9604] Obituary - Caroline Moul (Fitz) John
  2. [S9031] Marriage Records - Wisconsin, Marriage Index, 1973 - 1997 (Ancestry.com)
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Beth Unknown1

F, #55540
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BASIC FACTS

Beth Unknown and Samuel Kyle "Sam" Lesley were married before 2014.1

Citations

  1. [S9604] Obituary - Caroline Moul (Fitz) John
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Jacob Conley Hoover1

M, #55541
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Family: Jessie Cornelia Snapp

DaughterMary Lee Hoover+ (b. 5 July 1911, d. 30 May 1988)

BASIC FACTS

Jacob Conley Hoover had reference number 55856.

Citations

  1. [S6030] Genealogy prepared by gizmo102699 (Ancestry.com)
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Jessie Cornelia Snapp1

F, #55542
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Family: Jacob Conley Hoover

DaughterMary Lee Hoover+ (b. 5 July 1911, d. 30 May 1988)

BASIC FACTS

Jessie Cornelia Snapp had reference number 55857.

Citations

  1. [S6030] Genealogy prepared by gizmo102699 (Ancestry.com)
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Unknown Unknown1

F, #55543
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Family:

SonGeorge Henry Fitz, Jr.

BASIC FACTS

Unknown Unknown was divorced on 20 June 1975.1

Citations

  1. [S9020] Marriage Records - Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936 - 2014 (Ancestry.com)
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George Henry Fitz, Jr.1

M, #55544

Parents

MotherUnknown Unknown
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Citations

  1. [S9020] Marriage Records - Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936 - 2014 (Ancestry.com)
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Sigourney Gertrude "Annie" Hall1,2,3

F, #55545, b. 20 June 1862, d. 7 October 1928
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Family: John William Laing (b. about 1849, d. 18 November 1893)

DaughterRosa Lee Laing (b. April 1891)

BASIC FACTS

Sigourney Gertrude "Annie" Hall was born on 20 June 1862 in Probably Warren Co., Virginia. She and John William Laing were married on 18 April 1882 in Warren Co. Virginia. She died on 7 October 1928, at age 66, in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.2 She was buried in Norborne Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.
Sigourney Gertrude "Annie" Hall had reference number 55862.

Citations

  1. [S8846] Marriage License - Henry Samuel "Harry" Fitz and Rosa Lee Laing
  2. [S4454] Email from Don Boyd dated 2019-02-11
  3. [S6536] Genealogy prepared by lain1949 (Ancestry.com)
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John William Laing1,2

M, #55546, b. about 1849, d. 18 November 1893
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Family: Sigourney Gertrude "Annie" Hall (b. 20 June 1862, d. 7 October 1928)

DaughterRosa Lee Laing (b. April 1891)

BASIC FACTS

John William Laing was born about 1849 in Warren Co., Virginia.2 He and Sigourney Gertrude "Annie" Hall were married on 18 April 1882 in Warren Co. Virginia. He died on 18 November 1893 in Warren Co., Virginia.2
John William Laing had reference number 55863.

Citations

  1. [S4454] Email from Don Boyd dated 2019-02-11
  2. [S6536] Genealogy prepared by lain1949 (Ancestry.com)
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Mary Rosalita Minghini1

F, #55547
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Family: George M. Wright

DaughterIda E. Wright (b. 12 September 1861, d. 9 March 1887)

BASIC FACTS

Mary Rosalita Minghini had reference number 55864.

Citations

  1. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
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George M. Wright1

M, #55548
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Family: Mary Rosalita Minghini

DaughterIda E. Wright (b. 12 September 1861, d. 9 March 1887)

BASIC FACTS

George M. Wright had reference number 55865.

Citations

  1. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
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James K. Lesley1

M, #55549
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Family: Myrtle Steele

SonJames Robert Lesley+ (b. 30 October 1923, d. 17 July 2004)

BASIC FACTS

James K. Lesley had reference number 55866.

Citations

  1. [S12476] U.S., Social Security Application and Claims Index, 1936 - 2007 (Ancestry.com)
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Myrtle Steele1

F, #55550
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Family: James K. Lesley

SonJames Robert Lesley+ (b. 30 October 1923, d. 17 July 2004)

BASIC FACTS

Myrtle Steele had reference number 55867.

Citations

  1. [S12476] U.S., Social Security Application and Claims Index, 1936 - 2007 (Ancestry.com)
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