Brief Life History of Earl Henry
When Earl Henry Devault was born on 29 April 1892, in Savannah, Andrew, Missouri, United States, his father, George Sherman Devault, was 25 and his mother, Ida Mae Wilson, was 22. He married Emma A Nave on 27 December 1911, in Missouri, United States. He lived in Rochester, Andrew, Missouri, United States in 1910 and Andrew, Missouri, United States for about 15 years. He died on 24 March 1963, in Rochester Township, Andrew, Missouri, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Long Branch Christian Cemetery, Andrew, Missouri, United States.
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- Earl Denault, "United States Census, 1900"
- Henry Earl Devault, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Henry E Devault, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
French: variant of Devaux and, in North America, also an altered form of this or of the cognate Deveau .
Variant of Devaul , a surname of French origin (see Duval and Duvall ).
Americanized form of German Dewald . Compare Davault , Dayvault , and Tevault .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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