Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-11-27
OBITUARY.
.uusrUs r. pEvEREux.

.,gustus r. Devereux, custodian Of the
.overpment coaling station at East La
,nnine. and long prominent as county
"a government official in Ellsworth, died
!, his Lamoine home at o'clock this
n,arning. Mr.. Deyereux had been failing
!, health for some time, and though at the
"a he was confined to his bed but few
a.es. his death was not unexpected.
Nv Devereux was born in Penobscot
lame ~. 1888. At the outbreak of the
1,vtI war he enlisted at orland on Sept. IS,
,sst A. private In Co. ID. LIST Maine
..yaIry. He was promoted sergeant In
1852 and served as such to the end OF his
,srn,. being mustered out In November,
1891. after thirty EIGHT months OF service,
ar,ing which he saw more lighting than
,sll 10 the lot of most companies.
He was in the battles OF Second Bull
Ran. Antietsm, Fredericksburg, Gettys-
burg and many others, besides several
sharp engagements and skirmishes. lie
was slightly wounded in the hip by shell
at Cedar Mountain.
ae was taken prisoner at Shepardstown
in Juty. 1853. and confined in the rebel
nrison Castle Thunder, at Richmond,
later t.r a few days In LIBBY prison, and
finally being transferred to Belle Isle,
from " hich he Was paroled in November,
1853.
Mr.. Devereux saw some lively cavalry
charges and skirmishes. he was one of
eighty picked by Major Whitney to COM
municate with General Banks, which
necessitated dash through the rebel lines
at winchester, which they accomplished
without the loss OF man. In a cavalry
charge at Aide, lie took prisoner rebel
lieutenant colonel, and retained until his
death the officers revolver as a momento OF
the war.
After the close OF the war Mr.. Deyereux
located at Bluehiil, where he first entered
public Office as deputy-sherih under
sheriff Andrew b. Squirting. He was
elected sheriff OF Hancock county In 1873,
and re- elected three successive terms,
serving one year during that time as coro-
ner and jsilsr when change in the term
OF Office left the county without a sheriff.
Mr.. Devercux served As sheriff, therefore,
practically nine ycsrs, being the only man
ever elected to that Office in Hancock
county for four terms, and only one other,
d. l.. Fields, was ever elected foz three
terms.
After leaving the Office Of sheriff, Mr..
Devereux served rs deputy for about two
years under Sheriff Fields, and later en-
gagged in trade for short time with Jo-
seph Smith aud Charles Davis under
the firm name OF smith, Davis & Co., con-
Quoting general store in the old masonic
block on State street.
Mr.. Devereux was appointed postmaster
Of Ellsworth in 1891, serving one year over
his term as a hold-over, or five years in
all. For few years after the expiration
OF his term OF Office as postmaster, Mr..
Devereux engaged in the life-insurance
business. Twelve years ago, when the
government coaiing station was built at
East Lamoine, he was appointed custo-
dian, and had since held that office, living
at the station.
Mr.. Dcvereux was twice married. His
first wife was Elizabeth Dunbar, of North
Castine, who died July 81, 1901.
VA ANS- .. Akpf, AcfSiSNA
Miss Flora Hopkins, OF Ellsworth, who
survives him. He leaves also three chill
dren By ais first wife-Mrs. F. II. Mscom-
Der, OF Seal Harbor; Mrs. William Cous-
ms, of Ellsworth, and George H., of Omaha
Neb. OF his own family, one brother and
one sister survive Mark c. Devereux, OF
Csstiue, and Mrs. Hattie Grindle, OF Ban
gor.
Mr.. Devereux was a commandery Mason,
being member OF the Ellsworth masonic
bodies. He was for years loyal and &C
tive member OF VIM. II. II. Rice post, g.
A. t., and had served rs commander and
quartermaster OF the post, and was one OF
the trustees OF the post at his death.
The funeral will be held at the home in
East Lamoine Friday afternoon at
O'Clock. All Mssons and members OF the
Grand Army are invited to attend.
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