Note: "Captain Joseph W. Devacht--a son of the subjects of the above sketch, was born in Gallipolis, July 28th 1803, where he has always resided, and is still living in his 80th year, unmarried, a most social and agreeable gentleman, widely known and respected. It has long been a custom for Roman Menager and Franklin Carel to meet at the house of Joseph Devacht on every Sunday afternoon, and after a pleasant hour, spent in recalling early scenes and incidents, start out together for a stroll. To one who is fortunately enough to be allowed to enter and listen, it is an hour of unalloyed pleasure, and seems a wonderful chapter of romance."
Citation Details: 1870-06-27 Gallipolis, Gallia Co, Ohio Page 24
Note: 1860: Joseph, 56, has three young men living with him, probably all nephews: Henry Regnier, 22, a clerk, Eugene Donnally, 21, a [boat] pilot, and Frank Donnally, 22, a clerk. Mary Stone, 62, who was born in England, is their housekeeper.
1870: Joseph, 66, has retired as a farmer. His real estate is worth $3,000 and personal estate worth $13,750. His nephew, Eugene Donnally, 30, is living with him. He is a pilot on the Ohio River. Mary Stone, 63, is still their housekeeper. Mary, born in England, has her own real estate worth $15,000. I wonder where it was.
1880: Joseph 76 now "deals in shingles." He was born in Ohio; his father in Holland; and his mother in France. Still living with him is his nephew Eugene Donnally, a riverboat pilot. Mary Stone is no longer keeping house for them. Mary later died in Gallipolis on 24 November 1895, aged 99yrs 6m 14d.
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