Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-02-18
DEATH OF w. w. DeVOE
Passed Away On Wednesday Morning
February IL, 1919, of Paralysis

Last Wednesday morning at four
| O'Clock, William w. DeVDe passed
away at the Wausau hospital in this
| city. Early the previous morning,
Mrs. DeVoe went into his room and
found him lying across his bed in
an unconscious condition. She called
her son, Chas., who was at home, and
physician, who pronounced it a
stroke of paralysis, affecting his throat
and head. The patient was taken to
the Wausau hospital; he did not regain
consciousness but continued to grow
weaker until the end came at the hour
above mentioned.
Mr.. DeVoe has resided in Wausau
| for over sixty years; he was a veteran
| OF the Civil war and widely known in
the city and county and his sudden
death was a shock to his many old
| time friends. He had been in failing
! health for many years and his illness
mad become more pronounced the past
winter and he had developed a heart
| trouble, this with his advanced age.
| fastened the end
William w. DeVoe was born at
| Mead's Creek, N. Y, on the 9Th day
OF February, 1882. At the age of II
years he came west with his par
| ents to Hanesville, ILL.,, where he re-
celVed his education. When sixteen
years OF age he went ito Chicago and
there learned the carpenters trade,
| serving three years and for several
years thereafter he worked in that
| city. When he was twenty-one he
came to Almond, Wis, to visit an uncle
| and he built number of homes in
that place. He came to Wausau in
1857 and his first work was the build
| ing of a home for Benz. Single on
Little Rib, three miles west of Wau-
sau, which is still in an excellent
state OF preservation. He built num-
Der OF the fine homes in Wausau dur-
ing that period.
| On the Goth day of December. 1859
| he was united in marriage to Miss
Adelaide Gouldsbury, daughter of
| William Gouldsbury, one of Wausau's
prominent fumbermen and mill own
ers of that time.
On the 5th day of Nov. 1851. he
| enlisted in the Sth Wisconsin Battery.
Promoted to Sergeant at Munfordsville
| KY, veteraniZed on field, Jan. 26, 1864
| Discharged, Aug. 10, 1865. His battery
was stationed at Riley and was sent to
|
Corlnth, Perryville Stone River. Chick
amauga, Lookout Mountain and Mis-
s1onary Ridge. He was promoted to the
| Engineers Corps while in Murfrees-
Doro and helped to build the batteries.
magazines, etc. He was stationed at
Fort Rosecrans and when Forrest at
tackled it, Sergt. DeVoe managed a Sc
FOUNDER. About 800 rebels took pos
session before the place and by order
OF Gen. Van Cleve, Sergt. DeVoe ran
out his gun, gave it an elevation of
1917 degrees. az miles, and sent an
explosive shell into the midst of the
troops. The shot had an awful effect
and DeVoe was complimented person
ally by the General for the good shot.
The. writer we'll remembers at the
close of his first term OF enlistment.
how he came home on a well earned
furlough and while here drilled a COM
pany OF young men, who had enlisted
for service, and on the day previous
to their departure, the ladies served
dinner for them in old Forest hall. The
young men marched to the hall in
charge of Sergt. DeVoe. Speeches fol-
lowed and it was counted as one of
the patriotic days of early Wausau.
1t was due to deceased's long army
service, his striking uniform and bear
ing and knowledge of military affairs
that made the event a success.
Returning from the war he entered
the saw mill of VIM. Gouldsbury at
Mosinee and was it's millwright for
three years. He and his family then
returned to Wausau and he continued
work as millwright for many years.
He built home at 512 Franklin street,
in which he and his family have re-
sided for over fifty years.
He is survived by his wife and one
son, Charles E. DeVoe and one grand
daughter, Miss Adelaide DeVoe, both
of this city.
The funeral services were conducted
from the home on Friday afternoon at
2 o'clock, the Rev. VIM. ]. Taylor of
the First Universalist church officiat-
ing. Many of deceased's old COM
rades in arms were in attendance. In
terment was in Pine Grove cemetery.
The pail bearers were w. B. Scholfield.
j. N. Manson, F. o. Crocker, Frank
Kelly, A L. Kreutzer and E B. Thayer.