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Family of William Watson DEVORE and Catherine DEFIBAUGH

  • Husband:

  • William Watson DEVORE (1851-1928)

  • Wife:

  • Catherine DEFIBAUGH ( -1884)

  • Children:

  • Elbert E. DEVORE ( - )

  • Marriage:

  • 1879

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Husband: William Watson DEVORE

  • Name:

  • William Watson DEVORE

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • John H. DEVORE ( - )

  • Mother:

  • Mary MORRIS ( - )

  • Birth:

  • Nov 28, 1851

  • Colerain Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

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  • DOB from newspaper obituary.

  • Death:

  • Mar 20, 1928 (age 76)

  • Centerville, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

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  • //www.pa-roots.com/~bedford/search.html

    Bedford County Genealogy Project Obituary Board

     

    Devore, William Watson

     

    William Watson Devore, a very highly respected citizen of

    Cumberland Valley Township, died March 20, 1928, at Centreville,

    death being due to Acute Arthritis. He was born in Colerain Township,

    November 28, 1851, the son of John H. and Mary (Morris) Devore.

    He was twice married, being united in marriage to Catherine Defibaugh

    in 1879 and in 1886 he was united in marriage to Sophia Weisel,

    both deceased. The following children survive: Elbert E. Devore

    (by first marriage), Mrs. Harry Shaffer of Wolfsburg, Pa.,

    Mrs. Rebecca Hershberger, Bedford, Pa.; Mrs. W. C. Nave,

    Cumberland Valley, Pa.; Mrs. John Hafer, Cumberland, Md.

    Also the following sisters and brothers survive: Mrs.

    Margaret Ward, Clearville, Pa.; and one half sister,

    Mrs. Mary Atwell, Baltimore, Md., and John Devore, of

    Johnstown, Pa. Funeral services were held at St. Mark's

    Lutheran Church, Thursday afternoon, March 22, with

    Rev. Ross, assisted by Rev. Gass, officiating.

    Interment was made in St. Mark's cemetery.

     

    (Source: Bedford Gazette, March 23, 1928)

  • Burial:

  • Mar 22, 1928

  • St. Mark's Cemetery, Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Wife: Catherine DEFIBAUGH

  • Name:

  • Catherine DEFIBAUGH

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Death:

  • Nov 22, 1884

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  • http://www.pa-roots.com/cgi-bin/search/bedford.pl

     

    William W. Devore, aged 34, laborer, of Bedford Twp., s/o John & Mary

    Devore; and Sophia Weisel, aged 33, of Bedford Twp., d/o John and Rebecca

    Weisel; were married 9 Feb 1886 at the Reformed Parsonage, Cessna, by

    Calvin S. Slagle, Minister of the Gospel. Man's former wife died 22 Nov

    1884. (Source: Bedford Co. Marriages, Marriage License

    Docket 1, Prothonotary and Clerks Office, Bedford Co. Courthouse, page 53.)

     

Child 1: Elbert E. DEVORE

  • Name:

  • Elbert E. DEVORE

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  •  

  •  

  •  

  • //www.pa-roots.com/~bedford/search.html

    Bedford County Genealogy Project Obituary Board

     

    William Watson Devore, a very highly respected citizen of

    Cumberland Valley Township, died March 20, 1928, at Centreville,

    death being due to Acute Arthritis. He was born in Colerain Township,

    November 28, 1851, the son of John H. and Mary (Morris) Devore.

    He was twice married, being united in marriage to Catherine Defibaugh

    in 1879 and in 1886 he was united in marriage to Sophia Weisel,

    both deceased. The following children survive: Elbert E. Devore

    (by first marriage), Mrs. Harry Shaffer of Wolfsburg, Pa.,

    Mrs. Rebecca Hershberger, Bedford, Pa.; Mrs. W. C. Nave,

    Cumberland Valley, Pa.; Mrs. John Hafer, Cumberland, Md.

    Also the following sisters and brothers survive: Mrs.

    Margaret Ward, Clearville, Pa.; and one half sister,

    Mrs. Mary Atwell, Baltimore, Md., and John Devore, of

    Johnstown, Pa. Funeral services were held at St. Mark's

    Lutheran Church, Thursday afternoon, March 22, with

    Rev. Ross, assisted by Rev. Gass, officiating.

    Interment was made in St. Mark's cemetery.

     

    (Source: Bedford Gazette, March 23, 1928)

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