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KITZMILLER/DEVAULT

Montgomery Co., pg.255 (more info on Davault family): DAVAULT. -- Heinrich [Henry] Davault was born abt. 1743 in France; he married in Germany to Catharine Maria Graver born abt 1745 in Germany. They emigrated to America about the year 1764, landing near Philadelphia, settling near Hanover, York Co. Pa., where they lived and died....

  • 1. Philip b. 1763 Germany(was one year old when his parents arrived in America. He married Catharine Long) Did Philip have a son DANIEL married to MARY KITZMILLER or MARY MILLER and lived in Tennessee?
  • 2. Margaret b. 1766 PA (married Samuel Long)
  • 3. Elizabeth b. 1767 PA(twin) (married John Kitzmiller)
  • 4. Gabriel b. 1767 PA (twin) (married Mary Kitzmiller)
  • 5. Valentine b. 1768-1842 PA(married Louisa Range)
  • 6. Mary b 1772-1856 (married Martin Kitzmiller)
  • 7. Henry [Abraham] (married Kitty Gross)
  • 8. Catharine b. 1770 PA (married Nicholas Keefauver)Children were ...Elizabeth b. 1797 married Joseph Crouch; Henry 1803-1851 married Elizabeth Galloway; Nicholas E. Keefauver, Jr 1807-1881 married Dicey Bacon

  • 9. Frederick married Margaret Range. Children were ... Henry, Peter, David, Mary, Elizabeth, John, Louisa, Kitty, and Samuel. Most of these children settled and lived in TN. ... Henry to Montgomery Co. MO 1831, Peter to Montgomery Co. 1831. ... Mary Davault married James Duncan, who settled in South Carolina. Elizabeth married Joseph Duncan, and remained in Tennessee. Louisa was married twice, to two brothers, named Rankin, and remained in Tennessee

  • 10. Julia (married Jacob Warts)
  • 11. Jacob b 1782 PA (married Rachel Kitzmiller)


  • 1. SARAH JANE5 MORROW (DRURY4, JAMES MCKNIGHT3, DAVID M.2, XXX1) was born October 16, 1834 in Lancaster Co., SC, and died April 18, 1863. She married GEORGE WASHINGTON KITZMILLER, son of DAVID KITZMILLER and ELIZABETH XXX. He was born September 16, 1830, and died October 13, 1888. Sarah Jane Morrow Kitzmiller is buried in the Providence Presbyterian Cemetery. She died of Tuberculosis. George W Kitzmiller is buried in the Fordtown Baptist Cemetery with his second wife and family members including Bettie and Sallie daughters of Sarah Jane Morrow Kitzmiller


  • Martin Kitzmiller grandfather Mary DeVault Kitzmiller, grandmother
  • David Kitzmiller married (1)Elizabeth Hughes (2)Mary Brown (no children
  • 1. Mary Kitzmiller married Samuel Edwards (9 children)
  • 2. *Elizabeth Kitzmiller married Lilburn Bachman (3 daughters; Mary, *Elizabeth, Mary)
  • 3. Nancy Kitzmiller married Samuel Devault (2 children; Frederick and Mary)
  • 4. Sarah Kitzmiller married Samuel Bachman
  • 5. George Washington Kitzmiller married (1) Sarah Alice Morrow (2 daughters; Bettie, Sallie ..... (2nd wife) Margaret Brooks (6 children
  • 6. David Kitzmiller, II married Elizabeth Carrige(?) (9 children) Carter County
  • 7. Julia Kitzmiller married Peter Yoakely
  • 8. Lizzie Kitzmiller married Callie Ghormley Tellico Plains
  • 9. Martin Van Buren KItzmiller married Lavinia Duncan. They had 6 children and lived somewhere out West
  • 1. ELIZABETH "BETTIE" KITZMILLER, b. March 18, 1861; d. October 13, 1946
    • Notes for ELIZABETH "BETTIE" KITZMILLER: Bettie and Sallie were maiden sisters living in the David Kitzmiller home all their life time. Their half sister, Minnie Kitzmiller born 1879, died 1953, lived with them. The three sisters are buried together in the Fordtown Baptist Cemetery
  • 2. SARAH A. "SALLIE" KITZMILLER, b. August 21, 1862; d. December 22, 1951. [There may have been a third daughter who died young]

    • GEORGE WASHINGTON KITZMILLER 1879 census Buffalo Ridge 12th Geo. W. Kitzmiller age 38 farmer 4,000 real estate 1,1150 personal Margaret Kitzmiller age 29 keeping house Elizabeth age 9 at home Sarah age 7 at home Ellen age 2 at home Richard Ryan age 17, black, working on farm next door to GW Kitzmiller was Martin Roller farmer 20,000 2700

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