Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Elven Fairfield Devericks    
         Census name: Elton Devericks 
                Born: Dec-28-1911          in Avon, Doddridge Co, WV  1,2
                Died: Mar-15-2000           3
              Buried: (medical donation)    4
             Resided: Feb 1992             in Ohio  5
             Resided: 1973, 75, 76, Sep 92 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  6,5
             Resided: 2000                 in Massillon, Stark Co, OH  3
              Census: 1940                 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1940                 road construction worker  7
            Military:                      U.S. Army, World War II  4
              Father: Albert Jefferson Devericks   (1862 - 1944) 
              Mother: Cora Belle Barker   (1879 - 1946) 
Other spouse 2
                Wife: Roxie Gay Nicholas   8  
                Born: Dec-19-1913          at Birch Run, near Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV  9,10
                Died: Jun- 3-1934          in Lewis Co, WV  11,10
              Buried:                      in Law Chapel Cemetery, Sand Fork of Kincheloe Rd (CR 2), Lewis Co, WV  4
      Cause of death:                      tuberculosis  
              Census: 1920, 1930           in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV  
              Father: Chester Octerlony Nicholas   (1884 - 1962) 
              Mother: Audra Belle Jenkins   (1887 - 1963) 
           F Child 1: Ruth Joann Devericks      
         Census name: Joanne Devericks 
                Born: Jan-28-1934          in West Virginia  12,3,13,7
                Died: Jun-13-1998          in Ravenna, Portage Co, OH  13,3
             Resided:                      in Ravenna, Portage Co, OH  3,13
             Resided: 1950                 in Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV  14
              Census: 1940                 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      bartender  13
             Husband: William John Carson Griffith  b. Oct-29-1930  
             Married: Sep-11-1950          in Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV  14
             Husband: ___ Calhoun  
             Husband: ___ Nelson  d. bef Jun 1998  

Sources:
(1) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Elven Fairfield Devericks, b. Dec 28 1911 at Avon, son of 
Albert Jefferson Devericks & Cora Belle Barker. BR Bk 4, p. 42. 
(2) Social Security Death Index, Name often found with spelling "Elvin," but "Elven" is the form found in SSDI and in obit 
of brother Thomas. 
(3) Social Security Death Index. 
(4) Findagrave.com. 
(5) Obituary of brother. 
(6) Obituary of half-brother. 
(7) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) 
(8) Death record of wife. 
(9) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(10) Headstone (year only) 
(11) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(12) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(13) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. 
(14) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. 







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