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Abraham Devault
(1791-1863)
Mary Steele
(1797-1889)
Joshua Fast
(1802-1866)
Susannah E. Wells
(1801-1845)
Charles Pinkney Devault
(1836-1905)
Louisa K. Fast
(1837-1897)
Cornelius Abraham Devault
(1872-1937)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Rosella Elva Swisher

Cornelius Abraham Devault 3 6 7 8 9

  • Born: March 1872, Clinton District, Monongalia, WV 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
  • Marriage (1): Rosella Elva Swisher on 23 June 1892 in , Marion County, WV 1 2 3 4 5
  • Died: 1 May 1937, Fairmont District, Marion County, WV at age 65 8
  • Buried: 3 May 1937, Mount Zion Cemetery, Fairmont, WV 8 9

bullet   Another name for Cornelius was "Neil" Devault Sr.1 2 4 5

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bullet  Birth Notes:


Name: Cornelius Devault
Sex: Male
Birth Date: Mar 1872
Birthplace: Clinton, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
Father's Name: C. B. Devault
Mother's Name: Louisa Devault
Reference ID: P 140,rn 25

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMH1-PFH : 10 March 2018), Cornelius Devault, Mar 1872; citing Clinton, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 840,895.
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Carmelaus Abraham Devault
Event Date: 01 May 1937
Event Place: Fairmont District, Marion, West Virginia
Gender: Male
Age (Expanded): 65 years
Birth Date: 1872
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Name: Pinkney Devault
Father's Birthplace: W.Va.
Mother's Name: Louise Jane Fast
Cemetery: Mt.Zion
Burial Date: 03 May 1937
Affiliate Repository Type: County Records
Reference ID: v 7 p 51

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMLX-QS2 : 10 March 2018), Carmelaus Abraham Devault, 01 May 1937; citing Fairmont District, Marion, West Virginia, County Records, v 7 p 51, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 834,818.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Clinton District, Monongalia, WV on 6 June 1880. 7

1880 US Census
Page 178B, District 94, Family 46, Roll 1409
Clinton District, Monongalia County, West Virginia
Cornelius De Vault..Son..8..West Virginia..At Home

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 28 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 64, Family 251
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 8 years
Neil Devault..Head..Feb 1873..27..West Virginia..Farmer

(Living with wife and 4 daughters.)

NOTE - His birth date is believed to be in March 1872 instead of Feb 1873. Therefore his age should have been 28 instead of 27.
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Clinton District, Monongalia, WV on 22 April 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 74, Family 110, Roll 1691
Clinton District, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 18 years
Conelius Devault..Head..38..West Virginia..Farmer

(Living with wife, 9 children, and 1 granddaughter.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Clinton District, Monongalia, WV on 16 January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 97, Family 149, Roll 1964
Clinton District, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Niel Devault..Head..47..West Virginia..Farmer, General Farm

(Living with wife and 6 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Clinton District, Monongalia, WV on 6 April 1930. 5

1930 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 31-7, Family 46, Roll 2548
Clinton District, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
Home owned
Neil Devault..Head..58..West Virginia..married at age 20..Farmer, General Farm

(Living with wife and 2 sons.)
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• He was buried on 3 May 1937 in the Mount Zion Cemetery in Fairmont, WV.

Find a Grave Memorial 78029031
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Cornelius married Rosella Elva Swisher, daughter of William Dunlap Swisher and Elizabeth Narcissa Summers, on 23 June 1892 in , Marion County, WV.1 2 3 4 5 (Rosella Elva Swisher was born on 3 March 1871 in , Marion County, WV,3 4 5 10 11 12 died on 26 September 1930 in Winfield District, Marion County, WV 11 12 and was buried after 26 September 1930 12.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 28 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 64, Family 251
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 8 years
Neil Devault..Head..Feb 1873..27..West Virginia..Farmer
Rose Devault..Wife..Mar 1872..28..West Virginia..4/4
Hazel Devault..Daughter..Apr 1893..7..West Virginia
Tecla Devault..Daughter..Apr 1895..5..West Virginia
Alma Devault..Daughter..Feb 1897..3..West Virginia
Minnie Devault..Daughter..Sep 1898..1..West Virginia
.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Clinton District, Monongalia, WV on 22 April 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 74, Family 110, Roll 1691
Clinton District, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 18 years
Conelius Devault..Head..38..West Virginia..Farmer
Rose E. Devault..Wife..38..West Virginia..8/8
Pearlie E. Devault..Daughter..15..West Virginia
Alma G. Devault..Daughter..13..West Virginia
Manie Devault..Daughter..12..West Virginia
Neva L. Devault..Daughter..9..West Virginia
Roy Devault..Son..7..West Virginia
Dessie Devault..Daughter..5..West Virginia
Beatrice Devault..Daughter..4..West Virginia
Yuba I. Devault..Daughter..8m..West Virginia
Hazel C. Mc Ginnis..Daughter..17..West Virginia..married less than 1 year..1/1
Lillian I. Mc Ginnis..Granddaughter..1m..West Virginia
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Clinton District, Monongalia, WV on 16 January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 97, Family 149, Roll 1964
Clinton District, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Niel Devault..Head..47..West Virginia..Farmer, General Farm
Rosa L. Devault..Wife..48..West Virginia
Dessie Devault..Daughter..19..West Virginia
Roy Devault..Son..17..West Virginia..Laborer, Stone Quarry
Beatrice Devault..Daughter..14..West Virginia
Irene Devault..Daughter..10..West Virginia
Donald Devault..Son..5..West Virginia
Neil Devault..Son..3..West Virginia
.

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Clinton District, Monongalia, WV on 6 April 1930. 5

1930 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 31-7, Family 46, Roll 2548
Clinton District, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
Home owned
Neil Devault..Head..58..West Virginia..married at age 20..Farmer, General Farm
Rose Devault..Wife..59..West Virginia..married at age 21
Donald De Vault..Son..16..West Virginia
Neil De Vault..Son..13..West Virginia
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Neil Devault
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Rose Swisher
Spouse's Sex: Female
Marriage Date: 23 Jun 1892
Marriage Place: Marion, West Virginia, United States
Source Details: 4

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4B-52Q : 30 January 2020), Neil Devault, 1892.
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Sources


1 "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932," database, FamilySearch (accessed 24 August 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4B-52Q : 30 January 2020), Neil Devault, 1892.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 64, sheet 15A, family 251, Cornelius Abraham DeVault and Rosella Elva Swisher; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 August 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Clinton District, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 74, sheet 6A, family 110, Cornelius Abraham DeVault and Rosella Elva Swisher; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 August 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1691.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Clinton District, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 97, sheet 9B, family 149, Cornelius Abraham DeVault and Rosella Elva Swisher; index and images (accessed 25 August 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1964.

5 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Clinton District, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 31-7, sheet 2B, family 46, Cornelius Abraham DeVault and Rosella Elva Swisher; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 August 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2548.

6 "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 August 2021); (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMH1-PFH : 10 March 2018), Cornelius Devault, Mar 1872; citing Clinton, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 840,895.

7 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Clinton District, Monongalia County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 94, p. 178B, dwelling 46, family 46, Charles Pinckney De Vault and Louisa C. Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Sep 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1409.

8 "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (accessed 25 August 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMLX-QS2 : 10 March 2018), Carmelaus Abraham Devault, 01 May 1937; citing Fairmont District, Marion, West Virginia, County Records, v 7 p 51, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 834,818.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 24 August 2021, memorial page for Cornelius Abraham "Neil" Devault (Mar 1872\endash 1 Apr 1937), Find a Grave Memorial ID 78029031, citing Mount Zion Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA

10 "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 August 2021); (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMZX-XW5 : 10 March 2018), Rosella Swisher, 03 Mar 1871; citing Marion Co., West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 835,406.

11 "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (accessed 25 August 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9C4-XJ9 : 10 March 2018), Rose Devault, 26 Sep 1930; citing Winfield District, West Virginia, County Records, 54, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 834,817.

12 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 25 August 2021, memorial page for Rosella E "Rose" Swisher DeVault (3 Mar 1871-26 Sep 1930), Find a Grave Memorial ID 65782548, citing Mount Zion Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA


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