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Willie Mae Benge DeVault

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Birth	:	6 Dec 1890 Davis County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	13 Mar 1974 Linn County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Bloomfield IOOF Cemetery, Bloomfield, Davis County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.7621080, -92.4124770
Description	:	Mae Benge DeVault was born December 6, 1890 to Jessie and Bessie Bell Benge on a farm near Bloomfield, Davis County She lived 83 years, dying March 3, 1974 at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Burial is in I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Bloomfield. She was named Willie in honor of her two grandfathers, both William's. She had four brothers and three sisters: Bryan, Horace, Herbert, Frank Dewitt (Dick), Beatrice Belle, Bessie Faye, and Miriam Letitia. As the oldest child she helped raise her youngest brother and sisters. Mae attended school through the 8th grade, then went on to Iowa Southern... Read More	Mae Benge DeVault was born December 6, 1890 to Jessie and Bessie Bell Benge on a farm near Bloomfield, Davis County She lived 83 years, dying March 3, 1974 at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Burial is in I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Bloomfield. She was named Willie in honor of her two grandfathers, both William's. She had four brothers and three sisters: Bryan, Horace, Herbert, Frank Dewitt (Dick), Beatrice Belle, Bessie Faye, and Miriam Letitia. As the oldest child she helped raise her youngest brother and sisters. Mae attended school through the 8th grade, then went on to Iowa Southern Normal School in Bloomfield to become a school teacher. She taught for one year in a one room country school then married Raleigh (Rollie) Hiram DeVault, also a school teacher. Raleigh was 14 years older than Mae. They began their married life as farmers in the S.E. Bloomfield area and had three children: Donald Raleigh (1916), Dorothy Mae (1918) and Mary Lucille (1920). In 1922 they moved to town. She cared for her children and her invalid mother-in-law. In later life Mae lived in Ottumwa with her daughter Lucille and eventually became a resident at the Keystone Care Center in Keystone, IA. She was a member of the Bloomfield Methodist Church and had been a member of the Rebeccah Lodge in earlier years. A record from Linda Wild, in honor of Willie Mae Benge Devault. A brick was placed with her name in the Plaza of Heroines at Iowa State University

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Willie Mae Benge DeVault's memorial is located at: Bloomfield IOOF Cemetery, Bloomfield, Davis County, USA.
When did Willie Mae Benge DeVault death?
Willie Mae Benge DeVault death on 13 Mar 1974 in Linn County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.7621080
Longitude: -92.4124770

Family Members:

Parent

Jesse Calvin Benge

(1865 - 1932)

Bessie Jane Bell Benge

(1871 - 1948)

Spouse

Raleigh Hiram “Rollie” DeVault

(1876 - 1959)

Siblings

Horace C. Benge

(1890 - 1891)

Bessie Faye Benge Dunlavy

(1894 - 1918)

Jesse Bryan Benge

(1897 - 1941)

Frank DeWitt Benge

(1905 - 1992)

Beatrice Bell Benge Knott

(1906 - 1988)

Herbert Benge

(1913 - 1913)

Children

Donald R DeVault

(1916 - 2004)

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1. Bloomfield IOOF Cemetery
Bloomfield, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7621080, -92.4124770

2. Apostolic Christian Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7623740, -92.4168850

3. Bloomfield South Cemetery
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4. Lester Cemetery
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5. Cammack Cemetery
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6. Bloomfield Mennonite Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7214100, -92.3979300

7. Shunem Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7733002, -92.3419037

8. Pollard Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7275009, -92.4682999

9. Davis County Home Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7241600, -92.3559980

10. Pleasant Valley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7510000, -92.4879000

11. Drakesville Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7947006, -92.4852982

12. Dunnville Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.8227997, -92.3796997

13. Kinney Cemetery
Bloomfield, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6963890, -92.4236110

14. Harbour Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8314018, -92.4419022

15. Patterson Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6828003, -92.4083023

16. Kingdom Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8428001, -92.4194031

17. Swinney Cemetery
Drakesville, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8411110, -92.3847220

18. Sullivan Farm Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7250000, -92.3105560

19. Breeding Cemetery
Drakesville, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8302994, -92.4950027

20. Jay Cemetery
Floris, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8288994, -92.3227997

21. Wesley Chapel Cemetery
Wyacondah, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6750000, -92.4650000

22. White Cemetery
Bloomfield, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8112810, -92.3039270

23. McConnell Cemetery
Drakesville, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8044440, -92.5294440

24. Wilson Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8249000, -92.3103000