ARTICLE TAKEN FROM HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO 1984 FAYETTE COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OHIO John DeVault, son of Nicholas Devault, Sr. married Elizabeth Fahergale 2 January 1797 in Fayette County, Kentucky. John was born ca. 1773, probably in Hampshire County, Virginia. Elizabeth was born in 1779 in Virginia. John came to Fayette County from Ross County about 1810. The first court in Fayette County was held in his cabin in Paint Township, on a piece of land known as Cherry Hill. John was a lieutenant in the War of 1812, and served two terms. John Devault died 23,January 1824 in Fayette County, and his wife Elizabeth died after 1850, probably in Polk County, Iowa, where she had gone to live with several of Her children. John and Elizabeth's children were Noah, George Washington, Elizabeth Louisa, Nancy Jane, and Margaret. Noah was born in Kentucky in 1798. He married Hannah _________, and moved to Logan County, Ohio, then to Polk County, Iowa. George Washington, born 16 October 1804, married Rachel Chesnut 23 January, 1828, in Fayette County. He died 11 April 1889 and is buried in Washington Cemetery. Elizabeth Louisa, born ca. 1810, married Hugh Pursley 19 November 1829 in Fayette County. They moved to Polk County Iowa, ca. 1850 where Elizabeth died 5 February 1877. Nancy Jane married William H. Callendar 10 January 1835 in fayette county. Margaret married Ebenezer W. West 6 July 1838 in Fayette county. George Washington and Rachel Chesnut Devault had six known children: Noah, married Sheley Jane Gano, 26b September 1851 in Fayette county, George, Elizabeth, William, Lucy A., and John. George born ca. 1835 married Eliza Jane Heskett, the daughter of Selden Heskett, 17 January 1859. Eliza was born ca. 1842. They had Martha Jane, born 8 November 1859; Manerva, born 3 June 1862; Minnie born 4 September 1867; Malissa Mae born 6 October 1869; Noah Nelson, born 11 December 1872; and James Washington, born 22 May 1875. Eliza died before 1880, but no record has been found of her death. George then married Mahala Hasket, and later, Maggie Howard. George served in Co. C. 168th Reg't OVI. He died in December 1899 and is buried in the Baptist Cemetery, Cedarville, Ohio. James Washington DeVault was born in Jasper Township, Fayette County Ohio. He married Cora Elizabeth Groover, the daughter of William H. and Elizabeth Jane Pierce Groover, 21 May 1898 in Fayette County. Cora was born in October 1876 probably in Pickaway County. Jim and cora had five children: Edward C., born February 1899, died 9 October 1900; Sylvia (Silver) Belle, born 5 October 1901; Jane Elizabeth born 9 April 1904; Philip born 9 June 1908, and Joseph born 16 June 1911, all in Fayette county. Cora died 3 October 1912. Jim died 26 June 1952. Both are buried in Washington cemetery. On V-J Day, 14 August 1945, Jim went to the center of the intersection of Fayette and Court streets, where he knelt in prayer. A crowd soon gathered, thankful the war was over. For Jim it had a special meaning - is son, Philip had been interned in a prisoner-of-war camp in the Philippines. Jane Elizabeth married George Howe 11 December 1924 in Fayette County and had three children: Loren, Annalee, and Robert. PS. I just found this article today and I am real excited about it. This is my family of DeVault's. Would love to meet someone from this same line of DeVault's. Debbie Smith ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.