Husband of Mary Draper, father of 10 children.
Moved to Washington Co., Arkansas May 9, 1876
History placed in Washington County History book found in the Shiloh Museum, Springdale, Arkansas.
Civil War veteran
Rachel's father, David Divelbiss (1834-1904), a Union Soldier in the Civil War, had been through Washington County on his way home from Texas. He especially liked the Elkins area, and in 1872, he came back with his wife, Mary Draper (1842-1920), and their children.
David was the third child and second son of Frederick and Elizabeth Divelbiss. David, as well as all the other children in this family except Wm. Clinton, were born in Gilead Township, Marion County, Ohio. Later, in 1848, Marion County was divided and Gilead Twp. became a part of Morrow County, Ohio. David spent his early youth in this early.
When David was about fifteen years old the family moved west. first they moved to Iowa and then back east to Indiana, finally settling near Markle. It is presumed that David and the other older children played an important role in the family becoming successfully settled near the banks of the Wabash, in Rock Creek Twp, Huntington County, Indiana.
On the south side of the Wabash River, along Rock Creek near where it empties into the river, lived a man named Albert Draper. He was the first white settler in this area, having arrived in the early 1830's. He built and operated a mill for the US Government to grind grain for the Indians that lived in this area. Albert and his wife Rachel were held in very high esteem by everyone who lived in the area, and references to their family can be found in every article written about the early history of the Markle, Indiana area. Albert had several children, among them a daughter named Mary.
David Divelbiss and Mary Draper were married on June 5, 1859. Their oldest daughter, Rachel, was born March 20, 1860. Rachel was a little over two years old, and Mary was expecting their second child, when in October of 1862, David joined the army, and was off to take part in the Civil War. He, along with his three brothers, John, Samuel, and Jonas, served in the same outfit, namely Co. C, 34th Regiment, Indiana volunteers.
It seems that David's travels during the Civil War was to effect the lives of his family and of his descendants much more than expected because in traveling through the Washington County, Arkansas, area, he fell in love with this country. He returned home to Indiana and remained there for some ten or twelve more years but some of David and Mary's grandchildren, who remember their grandmother in her later years, say that Mary told of them having Arkansas for breakfast, dinner and supper, all during this time. Their oldest son, Frederick William, was born in February 1876, and soon after, Mary consented, and they moved to Arkansas.
There was considerable contact between David's family and those he left behind in Indiana. We know that his brother, Sam, who was a carpenter in Huntington County, Indiana, traveled to Arkansas, and helped David to construct the large barn on his home place. We also know that David's father, Frederick, spent the winter of 1882-1883 in Arkansas and that when he returned to Indiana in March of 1883, his granddaughter, Mary Catherine, (Kate) traveled with him as far as East Alton, Illinois, where some of her uncles (Drapers) lived. We find that David was the executer of his father's will, after Frederick passed away in 1896, in Huntington County, Indiana. We also know that David and his brother, Jonas, had some contact during the years that both lived in Arkansas. David was undoubtedly close to his sister, Sophia Patterson, who for some time also lived in Washington County, Arkansas.
Relatives say that sometime near the turn of the century, David was going to Fayetteville with a wagon. The team of horses bolted and he was thrown to the ground. He was badly injured and never completely regained his physical being. He was in his seventieth year when he passed away on March 31, 1904. He and Mary, their two sons, "Willie", and Albert, who died as young boys with a severe flu, and several other of their descendants, are buried near to each other in the Stokenbury Cemetery, Elkins, Arkansas.
Another account:
David Divelbiss was the third child and second son born to Frederick and Elizabeth Divelbiss. He was born in Marion County, Ohio. He was about sixteen years old when the family moved to Indiana, so it is presumed that he along with the other older children played an important part in the family becoming successfully settled in Rock Creek Twp., Huntington County. Ohio.
In 1859 David married Mary Draper, the daughter of Albert Draper the first settler in Rock Creek Twp., Huntington County, Indiana. In the 1850 census of this Twp., the Albert Draper family is listed thus: Albert 42, , Bon: N.Y., Rachel 33 Born: N. Carolina, Riley 12, Mary 7, Solomon 5, Benjamin 4, and Rachel 1. David and Mary were wed in the Draper home by Elder A. Johnson.
In October 1862 David joined three of his brothers as volunteers in Co. C. 34th regiment Indiana Volunteers. All of them survived the Civil War except John who died in 1863. After the war, David returned to his wife Mary and young daughter Rachel in Huntington County, Indiana. They lived in this area until about 1877 or 1878 when they moved to Washington County, Arkansas. Their first five children were born in Indiana and the last three in Arkansas.
In later years David became eligible for a pension because of his military service. The bureau of pensions required them to fill out questionaires periodically and one that David filled out, dated April 18, 1898, listed his living children ages: Rachel E. (March 20, 1860), Mary C. (Dec 24, 1866), Frances E. (April 28, 1868), Sarah L. (Sept 23, 1874), Soloman D. (Feb 22, 1881), Samuel C. (Jan 10, 1884). Apparently, William and Albert died prior to 1898.
In about 1920, William C. Divelbiss took a trip thru Arkansas and reported locating and spending some time with Tom Divelbiss son of his brother Jonas and also visiting some nieces in the Washington County area. In the 1920's , a lady from either Arkansas or Oklahoma visited Indiana. On some old family pictures her name is written "Cousin Frankie" but some of the older people who faintly remember her say they believe her name was Frances. Ho one seems to be sure if she was the daughter of David or Jonas as both of them had daughters but that name born just one day apart in April 1868.
Moved to Washington Co., Arkansas May 9, 1876
History placed in Washington County History book found in the Shiloh Museum, Springdale, Arkansas.
Civil War veteran
Rachel's father, David Divelbiss (1834-1904), a Union Soldier in the Civil War, had been through Washington County on his way home from Texas. He especially liked the Elkins area, and in 1872, he came back with his wife, Mary Draper (1842-1920), and their children.
David was the third child and second son of Frederick and Elizabeth Divelbiss. David, as well as all the other children in this family except Wm. Clinton, were born in Gilead Township, Marion County, Ohio. Later, in 1848, Marion County was divided and Gilead Twp. became a part of Morrow County, Ohio. David spent his early youth in this early.
When David was about fifteen years old the family moved west. first they moved to Iowa and then back east to Indiana, finally settling near Markle. It is presumed that David and the other older children played an important role in the family becoming successfully settled near the banks of the Wabash, in Rock Creek Twp, Huntington County, Indiana.
On the south side of the Wabash River, along Rock Creek near where it empties into the river, lived a man named Albert Draper. He was the first white settler in this area, having arrived in the early 1830's. He built and operated a mill for the US Government to grind grain for the Indians that lived in this area. Albert and his wife Rachel were held in very high esteem by everyone who lived in the area, and references to their family can be found in every article written about the early history of the Markle, Indiana area. Albert had several children, among them a daughter named Mary.
David Divelbiss and Mary Draper were married on June 5, 1859. Their oldest daughter, Rachel, was born March 20, 1860. Rachel was a little over two years old, and Mary was expecting their second child, when in October of 1862, David joined the army, and was off to take part in the Civil War. He, along with his three brothers, John, Samuel, and Jonas, served in the same outfit, namely Co. C, 34th Regiment, Indiana volunteers.
It seems that David's travels during the Civil War was to effect the lives of his family and of his descendants much more than expected because in traveling through the Washington County, Arkansas, area, he fell in love with this country. He returned home to Indiana and remained there for some ten or twelve more years but some of David and Mary's grandchildren, who remember their grandmother in her later years, say that Mary told of them having Arkansas for breakfast, dinner and supper, all during this time. Their oldest son, Frederick William, was born in February 1876, and soon after, Mary consented, and they moved to Arkansas.
There was considerable contact between David's family and those he left behind in Indiana. We know that his brother, Sam, who was a carpenter in Huntington County, Indiana, traveled to Arkansas, and helped David to construct the large barn on his home place. We also know that David's father, Frederick, spent the winter of 1882-1883 in Arkansas and that when he returned to Indiana in March of 1883, his granddaughter, Mary Catherine, (Kate) traveled with him as far as East Alton, Illinois, where some of her uncles (Drapers) lived. We find that David was the executer of his father's will, after Frederick passed away in 1896, in Huntington County, Indiana. We also know that David and his brother, Jonas, had some contact during the years that both lived in Arkansas. David was undoubtedly close to his sister, Sophia Patterson, who for some time also lived in Washington County, Arkansas.
Relatives say that sometime near the turn of the century, David was going to Fayetteville with a wagon. The team of horses bolted and he was thrown to the ground. He was badly injured and never completely regained his physical being. He was in his seventieth year when he passed away on March 31, 1904. He and Mary, their two sons, "Willie", and Albert, who died as young boys with a severe flu, and several other of their descendants, are buried near to each other in the Stokenbury Cemetery, Elkins, Arkansas.
Another account:
David Divelbiss was the third child and second son born to Frederick and Elizabeth Divelbiss. He was born in Marion County, Ohio. He was about sixteen years old when the family moved to Indiana, so it is presumed that he along with the other older children played an important part in the family becoming successfully settled in Rock Creek Twp., Huntington County. Ohio.
In 1859 David married Mary Draper, the daughter of Albert Draper the first settler in Rock Creek Twp., Huntington County, Indiana. In the 1850 census of this Twp., the Albert Draper family is listed thus: Albert 42, , Bon: N.Y., Rachel 33 Born: N. Carolina, Riley 12, Mary 7, Solomon 5, Benjamin 4, and Rachel 1. David and Mary were wed in the Draper home by Elder A. Johnson.
In October 1862 David joined three of his brothers as volunteers in Co. C. 34th regiment Indiana Volunteers. All of them survived the Civil War except John who died in 1863. After the war, David returned to his wife Mary and young daughter Rachel in Huntington County, Indiana. They lived in this area until about 1877 or 1878 when they moved to Washington County, Arkansas. Their first five children were born in Indiana and the last three in Arkansas.
In later years David became eligible for a pension because of his military service. The bureau of pensions required them to fill out questionaires periodically and one that David filled out, dated April 18, 1898, listed his living children ages: Rachel E. (March 20, 1860), Mary C. (Dec 24, 1866), Frances E. (April 28, 1868), Sarah L. (Sept 23, 1874), Soloman D. (Feb 22, 1881), Samuel C. (Jan 10, 1884). Apparently, William and Albert died prior to 1898.
In about 1920, William C. Divelbiss took a trip thru Arkansas and reported locating and spending some time with Tom Divelbiss son of his brother Jonas and also visiting some nieces in the Washington County area. In the 1920's , a lady from either Arkansas or Oklahoma visited Indiana. On some old family pictures her name is written "Cousin Frankie" but some of the older people who faintly remember her say they believe her name was Frances. Ho one seems to be sure if she was the daughter of David or Jonas as both of them had daughters but that name born just one day apart in April 1868.
Husband of Mary Draper, father of 10 children.
Moved to Washington Co., Arkansas May 9, 1876
History placed in Washington County History book found in the Shiloh Museum, Springdale, Arkansas.
Civil War veteran
Rachel's father, David Divelbiss (1834-1904), a Union Soldier in the Civil War, had been through Washington County on his way home from Texas. He especially liked the Elkins area, and in 1872, he came back with his wife, Mary Draper (1842-1920), and their children.
David was the third child and second son of Frederick and Elizabeth Divelbiss. David, as well as all the other children in this family except Wm. Clinton, were born in Gilead Township, Marion County, Ohio. Later, in 1848, Marion County was divided and Gilead Twp. became a part of Morrow County, Ohio. David spent his early youth in this early.
When David was about fifteen years old the family moved west. first they moved to Iowa and then back east to Indiana, finally settling near Markle. It is presumed that David and the other older children played an important role in the family becoming successfully settled near the banks of the Wabash, in Rock Creek Twp, Huntington County, Indiana.
On the south side of the Wabash River, along Rock Creek near where it empties into the river, lived a man named Albert Draper. He was the first white settler in this area, having arrived in the early 1830's. He built and operated a mill for the US Government to grind grain for the Indians that lived in this area. Albert and his wife Rachel were held in very high esteem by everyone who lived in the area, and references to their family can be found in every article written about the early history of the Markle, Indiana area. Albert had several children, among them a daughter named Mary.
David Divelbiss and Mary Draper were married on June 5, 1859. Their oldest daughter, Rachel, was born March 20, 1860. Rachel was a little over two years old, and Mary was expecting their second child, when in October of 1862, David joined the army, and was off to take part in the Civil War. He, along with his three brothers, John, Samuel, and Jonas, served in the same outfit, namely Co. C, 34th Regiment, Indiana volunteers.
It seems that David's travels during the Civil War was to effect the lives of his family and of his descendants much more than expected because in traveling through the Washington County, Arkansas, area, he fell in love with this country. He returned home to Indiana and remained there for some ten or twelve more years but some of David and Mary's grandchildren, who remember their grandmother in her later years, say that Mary told of them having Arkansas for breakfast, dinner and supper, all during this time. Their oldest son, Frederick William, was born in February 1876, and soon after, Mary consented, and they moved to Arkansas.
There was considerable contact between David's family and those he left behind in Indiana. We know that his brother, Sam, who was a carpenter in Huntington County, Indiana, traveled to Arkansas, and helped David to construct the large barn on his home place. We also know that David's father, Frederick, spent the winter of 1882-1883 in Arkansas and that when he returned to Indiana in March of 1883, his granddaughter, Mary Catherine, (Kate) traveled with him as far as East Alton, Illinois, where some of her uncles (Drapers) lived. We find that David was the executer of his father's will, after Frederick passed away in 1896, in Huntington County, Indiana. We also know that David and his brother, Jonas, had some contact during the years that both lived in Arkansas. David was undoubtedly close to his sister, Sophia Patterson, who for some time also lived in Washington County, Arkansas.
Relatives say that sometime near the turn of the century, David was going to Fayetteville with a wagon. The team of horses bolted and he was thrown to the ground. He was badly injured and never completely regained his physical being. He was in his seventieth year when he passed away on March 31, 1904. He and Mary, their two sons, "Willie", and Albert, who died as young boys with a severe flu, and several other of their descendants, are buried near to each other in the Stokenbury Cemetery, Elkins, Arkansas.
Another account:
David Divelbiss was the third child and second son born to Frederick and Elizabeth Divelbiss. He was born in Marion County, Ohio. He was about sixteen years old when the family moved to Indiana, so it is presumed that he along with the other older children played an important part in the family becoming successfully settled in Rock Creek Twp., Huntington County. Ohio.
In 1859 David married Mary Draper, the daughter of Albert Draper the first settler in Rock Creek Twp., Huntington County, Indiana. In the 1850 census of this Twp., the Albert Draper family is listed thus: Albert 42, , Bon: N.Y., Rachel 33 Born: N. Carolina, Riley 12, Mary 7, Solomon 5, Benjamin 4, and Rachel 1. David and Mary were wed in the Draper home by Elder A. Johnson.
In October 1862 David joined three of his brothers as volunteers in Co. C. 34th regiment Indiana Volunteers. All of them survived the Civil War except John who died in 1863. After the war, David returned to his wife Mary and young daughter Rachel in Huntington County, Indiana. They lived in this area until about 1877 or 1878 when they moved to Washington County, Arkansas. Their first five children were born in Indiana and the last three in Arkansas.
In later years David became eligible for a pension because of his military service. The bureau of pensions required them to fill out questionaires periodically and one that David filled out, dated April 18, 1898, listed his living children ages: Rachel E. (March 20, 1860), Mary C. (Dec 24, 1866), Frances E. (April 28, 1868), Sarah L. (Sept 23, 1874), Soloman D. (Feb 22, 1881), Samuel C. (Jan 10, 1884). Apparently, William and Albert died prior to 1898.
In about 1920, William C. Divelbiss took a trip thru Arkansas and reported locating and spending some time with Tom Divelbiss son of his brother Jonas and also visiting some nieces in the Washington County area. In the 1920's , a lady from either Arkansas or Oklahoma visited Indiana. On some old family pictures her name is written "Cousin Frankie" but some of the older people who faintly remember her say they believe her name was Frances. Ho one seems to be sure if she was the daughter of David or Jonas as both of them had daughters but that name born just one day apart in April 1868.
Moved to Washington Co., Arkansas May 9, 1876
History placed in Washington County History book found in the Shiloh Museum, Springdale, Arkansas.
Civil War veteran
Rachel's father, David Divelbiss (1834-1904), a Union Soldier in the Civil War, had been through Washington County on his way home from Texas. He especially liked the Elkins area, and in 1872, he came back with his wife, Mary Draper (1842-1920), and their children.
David was the third child and second son of Frederick and Elizabeth Divelbiss. David, as well as all the other children in this family except Wm. Clinton, were born in Gilead Township, Marion County, Ohio. Later, in 1848, Marion County was divided and Gilead Twp. became a part of Morrow County, Ohio. David spent his early youth in this early.
When David was about fifteen years old the family moved west. first they moved to Iowa and then back east to Indiana, finally settling near Markle. It is presumed that David and the other older children played an important role in the family becoming successfully settled near the banks of the Wabash, in Rock Creek Twp, Huntington County, Indiana.
On the south side of the Wabash River, along Rock Creek near where it empties into the river, lived a man named Albert Draper. He was the first white settler in this area, having arrived in the early 1830's. He built and operated a mill for the US Government to grind grain for the Indians that lived in this area. Albert and his wife Rachel were held in very high esteem by everyone who lived in the area, and references to their family can be found in every article written about the early history of the Markle, Indiana area. Albert had several children, among them a daughter named Mary.
David Divelbiss and Mary Draper were married on June 5, 1859. Their oldest daughter, Rachel, was born March 20, 1860. Rachel was a little over two years old, and Mary was expecting their second child, when in October of 1862, David joined the army, and was off to take part in the Civil War. He, along with his three brothers, John, Samuel, and Jonas, served in the same outfit, namely Co. C, 34th Regiment, Indiana volunteers.
It seems that David's travels during the Civil War was to effect the lives of his family and of his descendants much more than expected because in traveling through the Washington County, Arkansas, area, he fell in love with this country. He returned home to Indiana and remained there for some ten or twelve more years but some of David and Mary's grandchildren, who remember their grandmother in her later years, say that Mary told of them having Arkansas for breakfast, dinner and supper, all during this time. Their oldest son, Frederick William, was born in February 1876, and soon after, Mary consented, and they moved to Arkansas.
There was considerable contact between David's family and those he left behind in Indiana. We know that his brother, Sam, who was a carpenter in Huntington County, Indiana, traveled to Arkansas, and helped David to construct the large barn on his home place. We also know that David's father, Frederick, spent the winter of 1882-1883 in Arkansas and that when he returned to Indiana in March of 1883, his granddaughter, Mary Catherine, (Kate) traveled with him as far as East Alton, Illinois, where some of her uncles (Drapers) lived. We find that David was the executer of his father's will, after Frederick passed away in 1896, in Huntington County, Indiana. We also know that David and his brother, Jonas, had some contact during the years that both lived in Arkansas. David was undoubtedly close to his sister, Sophia Patterson, who for some time also lived in Washington County, Arkansas.
Relatives say that sometime near the turn of the century, David was going to Fayetteville with a wagon. The team of horses bolted and he was thrown to the ground. He was badly injured and never completely regained his physical being. He was in his seventieth year when he passed away on March 31, 1904. He and Mary, their two sons, "Willie", and Albert, who died as young boys with a severe flu, and several other of their descendants, are buried near to each other in the Stokenbury Cemetery, Elkins, Arkansas.
Another account:
David Divelbiss was the third child and second son born to Frederick and Elizabeth Divelbiss. He was born in Marion County, Ohio. He was about sixteen years old when the family moved to Indiana, so it is presumed that he along with the other older children played an important part in the family becoming successfully settled in Rock Creek Twp., Huntington County. Ohio.
In 1859 David married Mary Draper, the daughter of Albert Draper the first settler in Rock Creek Twp., Huntington County, Indiana. In the 1850 census of this Twp., the Albert Draper family is listed thus: Albert 42, , Bon: N.Y., Rachel 33 Born: N. Carolina, Riley 12, Mary 7, Solomon 5, Benjamin 4, and Rachel 1. David and Mary were wed in the Draper home by Elder A. Johnson.
In October 1862 David joined three of his brothers as volunteers in Co. C. 34th regiment Indiana Volunteers. All of them survived the Civil War except John who died in 1863. After the war, David returned to his wife Mary and young daughter Rachel in Huntington County, Indiana. They lived in this area until about 1877 or 1878 when they moved to Washington County, Arkansas. Their first five children were born in Indiana and the last three in Arkansas.
In later years David became eligible for a pension because of his military service. The bureau of pensions required them to fill out questionaires periodically and one that David filled out, dated April 18, 1898, listed his living children ages: Rachel E. (March 20, 1860), Mary C. (Dec 24, 1866), Frances E. (April 28, 1868), Sarah L. (Sept 23, 1874), Soloman D. (Feb 22, 1881), Samuel C. (Jan 10, 1884). Apparently, William and Albert died prior to 1898.
In about 1920, William C. Divelbiss took a trip thru Arkansas and reported locating and spending some time with Tom Divelbiss son of his brother Jonas and also visiting some nieces in the Washington County area. In the 1920's , a lady from either Arkansas or Oklahoma visited Indiana. On some old family pictures her name is written "Cousin Frankie" but some of the older people who faintly remember her say they believe her name was Frances. Ho one seems to be sure if she was the daughter of David or Jonas as both of them had daughters but that name born just one day apart in April 1868.
Family Members
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Rachel Elizabeth Divelbiss Johnson
1860–1938
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Nora Adelia Divelbiss
1863–1863
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Mary Catherine "Katie" Divelbiss Stokenbury
1866–1921
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Frances Ella Divelbiss Sinclair
1868–1925
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Anna M Divelbiss
1872–1874
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Sarah Lydia Divelbiss Bonnell
1874–1947
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Frederick William Divelbiss
1876–1892
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Albert Draper Divelbiss
1878–1892
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Solomon David Divelbiss
1881–1964
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Samuel Cornelious Divelbiss
1884–1957
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