John W. Devoss, 1843–1911 (aged 68 years)
- Name
- John W. /Devoss/
- Given names
- John W.
- Surname
- Devoss
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Birth
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City: North Liberty State: Ohio Country: United States of America Shared note: Tombstone has 22 February 1844 for birthdate. |
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Birth of a daughter
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State: Ohio Country: United States of America |
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Birth of a daughter
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State: Ohio Country: United States of America |
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Birth of a daughter
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City: North Liberty State: Ohio Country: United States of America |
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Death of a daughter
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Death of a wife
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State: Ohio Country: United States of America |
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Death of a daughter
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Death
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State: Ohio Country: United States of America |
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Burial
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State: Ohio Country: United States of America INDI:BURI:ADDR:NOTE: @N3417@ |
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1843–1911
Birth: 20 February 1843
— North Liberty, Knox, Ohio, United States of America Death: 18 March 1911 — Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States of America |
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1848–1895
Birth: 1848
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— Gallatin, Daviess, Missouri, United States of America Death: 26 June 1895 — Buena Vista, Scioto, Ohio, United States of America |
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1871–1893
Birth: 7 April 1871
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— Nile, Scioto, Ohio, United States of America Death: 31 October 1893 |
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4 years
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1875–1897
Birth: 20 May 1875
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— Buena Vista, Scioto, Ohio, United States of America Death: 26 February 1897 |
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20 months
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1876–
Birth: 1876
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— North Liberty, Knox, Ohio, United States of America |
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Shared note
Tombstone has 22 February 1844 for birthdate. |
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Shared note
Located at Sandy Springs on US 52 near the town of Buena Vista. Settlers of Lower Nile Township in Scioto Co. are buried here. Many German families were in the Buena Vista area and the inscriptions are written in German. One large stone is inscribed "Mrs. Santa Claus" and a smaller marker with husband of Mrs. Santa Claus. |
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Shared note
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He operated an elevator in a shoe factory in the years before his death (he referred to this in a letter to T. G. Wallingford in 1909) |
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Shared note
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From http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/print_b.aspx?dbid=27096&iid=dvm_LocHist011478-00241-1 J.W. Devoss, Postmaster and Notary Public, Buena Vista, was born in Rockville, Adams County, Ohio, Feb. 20, 1843, a son of David and Rachel Devoss, natives of Ohio. He learned the blacksmith's trade off his father. He located in Buena Vista in 1869, and worked for a year for the Buena Vista Freestone Company. In 1870 he established himself in business and has since worked at his trade. He was appointed Postmaster June 6, 1881, by President Garfield, and Notary Public in 1882 by Governor Foster. In 1864 he enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Seventy-third Ohio Infantry, and was appointed Sergeant of his company. He was injured accidentally and was unable to do active duty. He was married in 1868 to Susan M. Bragg, a relative of General Bragg. They have three children - Mary A., Libbie and Minnie. Politically Mr. Devoss is a Republican. He served one term as Trustee of Lower Nile Precinct. History of lower Scioto Valley, Ohio : together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens.. Chicago: Inter-state Pub. Co., 1884. Page 429 |
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