Miss Helen DeVoy has private grave marker with Daughters of the American Revolution Insignia engraved in the granite. It is the only upright marker in Cemetery #5. She was the Regent of the Abigail Bartholomew Chapter in 1911, and it was her DAR chapter who placed this marker in her honor. The Daytona Beach, FL chapter was organized in 1908.
Her patriot was from her mother's side of the family, Israel Brainerd Spencer, who was a fifer from NH.
"I have a goodly heritage." Psalm 16:6
Newspaper article of an event honoring the 94-year-old lady two years before her death:
Honor Miss DeVoy
Spirit of Christmas pervaded the chapter house of the Abigail Bartholomew chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, yesterday afternoon as the annual Christmas party honoring Miss Helen Mar DeVoy was held there.
Miss DeVoy received many gifts from the Daughters who also exchanged presents among themselves. Mrs. J.L. Massey acted as Santa Claus distributing the gifts from in front of a lighted tree. Christmas berries in great clusters decorated the living room. Harry Starr, tenor, sang and Miss Ruby Needham played piano solo. Later the entire group joined in singing of Christmas carols. Miss Maude Walcott was in charge of music. Mrs. C.M. Bingham and Mrs. Ernest Biglow presided at a tea table centered by a miniature Christmas tree. Mrs. Massey and Miss Margaret Chase were hostesses.
Daytona Beach Morning Journal - Dec 19, 1936
In the 1920 Federal Census and 1935 Florida State Census, she was living in a boarding house in downtown Daytona Beach. As a single elderly lady, her general health gradually declined to a state that she needed assistance in caring for herself. Since she had no family, she was "placed" in the state mental hospital. A common practice of that era.
In Today's World, Ella would have spent the last months of her life in the local nursing home. Instead at the age of 96 years old, she died at the state mental hospital and with no one to claim her body, buried on the grounds.
In 2016, her name was submitted for the National Society Women in American History Award and it was accepted. The award was presented to the Abigail Bartholomew Chapter by the Sugar Mill Chapter. This was a suitable recognition for a lovely lady.
Her patriot was from her mother's side of the family, Israel Brainerd Spencer, who was a fifer from NH.
"I have a goodly heritage." Psalm 16:6
Newspaper article of an event honoring the 94-year-old lady two years before her death:
Honor Miss DeVoy
Spirit of Christmas pervaded the chapter house of the Abigail Bartholomew chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, yesterday afternoon as the annual Christmas party honoring Miss Helen Mar DeVoy was held there.
Miss DeVoy received many gifts from the Daughters who also exchanged presents among themselves. Mrs. J.L. Massey acted as Santa Claus distributing the gifts from in front of a lighted tree. Christmas berries in great clusters decorated the living room. Harry Starr, tenor, sang and Miss Ruby Needham played piano solo. Later the entire group joined in singing of Christmas carols. Miss Maude Walcott was in charge of music. Mrs. C.M. Bingham and Mrs. Ernest Biglow presided at a tea table centered by a miniature Christmas tree. Mrs. Massey and Miss Margaret Chase were hostesses.
Daytona Beach Morning Journal - Dec 19, 1936
In the 1920 Federal Census and 1935 Florida State Census, she was living in a boarding house in downtown Daytona Beach. As a single elderly lady, her general health gradually declined to a state that she needed assistance in caring for herself. Since she had no family, she was "placed" in the state mental hospital. A common practice of that era.
In Today's World, Ella would have spent the last months of her life in the local nursing home. Instead at the age of 96 years old, she died at the state mental hospital and with no one to claim her body, buried on the grounds.
In 2016, her name was submitted for the National Society Women in American History Award and it was accepted. The award was presented to the Abigail Bartholomew Chapter by the Sugar Mill Chapter. This was a suitable recognition for a lovely lady.
Miss Helen DeVoy has private grave marker with Daughters of the American Revolution Insignia engraved in the granite. It is the only upright marker in Cemetery #5. She was the Regent of the Abigail Bartholomew Chapter in 1911, and it was her DAR chapter who placed this marker in her honor. The Daytona Beach, FL chapter was organized in 1908.
Her patriot was from her mother's side of the family, Israel Brainerd Spencer, who was a fifer from NH.
"I have a goodly heritage." Psalm 16:6
Newspaper article of an event honoring the 94-year-old lady two years before her death:
Honor Miss DeVoy
Spirit of Christmas pervaded the chapter house of the Abigail Bartholomew chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, yesterday afternoon as the annual Christmas party honoring Miss Helen Mar DeVoy was held there.
Miss DeVoy received many gifts from the Daughters who also exchanged presents among themselves. Mrs. J.L. Massey acted as Santa Claus distributing the gifts from in front of a lighted tree. Christmas berries in great clusters decorated the living room. Harry Starr, tenor, sang and Miss Ruby Needham played piano solo. Later the entire group joined in singing of Christmas carols. Miss Maude Walcott was in charge of music. Mrs. C.M. Bingham and Mrs. Ernest Biglow presided at a tea table centered by a miniature Christmas tree. Mrs. Massey and Miss Margaret Chase were hostesses.
Daytona Beach Morning Journal - Dec 19, 1936
In the 1920 Federal Census and 1935 Florida State Census, she was living in a boarding house in downtown Daytona Beach. As a single elderly lady, her general health gradually declined to a state that she needed assistance in caring for herself. Since she had no family, she was "placed" in the state mental hospital. A common practice of that era.
In Today's World, Ella would have spent the last months of her life in the local nursing home. Instead at the age of 96 years old, she died at the state mental hospital and with no one to claim her body, buried on the grounds.
In 2016, her name was submitted for the National Society Women in American History Award and it was accepted. The award was presented to the Abigail Bartholomew Chapter by the Sugar Mill Chapter. This was a suitable recognition for a lovely lady.
Her patriot was from her mother's side of the family, Israel Brainerd Spencer, who was a fifer from NH.
"I have a goodly heritage." Psalm 16:6
Newspaper article of an event honoring the 94-year-old lady two years before her death:
Honor Miss DeVoy
Spirit of Christmas pervaded the chapter house of the Abigail Bartholomew chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, yesterday afternoon as the annual Christmas party honoring Miss Helen Mar DeVoy was held there.
Miss DeVoy received many gifts from the Daughters who also exchanged presents among themselves. Mrs. J.L. Massey acted as Santa Claus distributing the gifts from in front of a lighted tree. Christmas berries in great clusters decorated the living room. Harry Starr, tenor, sang and Miss Ruby Needham played piano solo. Later the entire group joined in singing of Christmas carols. Miss Maude Walcott was in charge of music. Mrs. C.M. Bingham and Mrs. Ernest Biglow presided at a tea table centered by a miniature Christmas tree. Mrs. Massey and Miss Margaret Chase were hostesses.
Daytona Beach Morning Journal - Dec 19, 1936
In the 1920 Federal Census and 1935 Florida State Census, she was living in a boarding house in downtown Daytona Beach. As a single elderly lady, her general health gradually declined to a state that she needed assistance in caring for herself. Since she had no family, she was "placed" in the state mental hospital. A common practice of that era.
In Today's World, Ella would have spent the last months of her life in the local nursing home. Instead at the age of 96 years old, she died at the state mental hospital and with no one to claim her body, buried on the grounds.
In 2016, her name was submitted for the National Society Women in American History Award and it was accepted. The award was presented to the Abigail Bartholomew Chapter by the Sugar Mill Chapter. This was a suitable recognition for a lovely lady.
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