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MSS-i*FIVE GENERATIONS of Duvalls are, left to right, first row, Charles F, Duvall, 62, Michael £., 2 months, William H., 82. Second row, William L„ 22, and Jack, 42,WHEN FRANCOIS Duval' left Paris,. France, in 1834 at the age of 18 to make his life in America he probably had little inkling that he was going td father an amazingly long wearing family,Arriving in America, Francois settled in Bradford, Pa., permitted his given name to be Angelicized to “Frank,” and married Anna Cravens of-Bradford, who lived to be 76- Later he received a government land grant at Falling Rock and settled here. •Altogether, Frank Duval and his wife had seven children, 3 boys and 4 girls. All lived to be over 70 years of age. Frank, himself, worked his farm at Falling Rock and lived to be 95. He died in 1921. Of his children, two. sons still are living: his fifth child, William H. Duval, 82, of Blue Creek; and the last, David C. Duval, 71, who lives at Marmot.William H. Duvall married Jane Rucker of Falling Rock, who now is 84 years old.William's son, Charles, was born at Falling Rock and educated here. He married Gertrude Hennegen, who now is 63, After service in World War I, Charles moved his family, to Ohio, but not before his son Jack,was born at Falling Rock. Jack was educated in Hamilton, met and married Loretta Sroufe and they moved back to West Virginia. .: Settling in South Charleston, they became the parents of William L., now 22, who married Denise Ruth Pauley of Alum Creek and they became the parents of Michael E. Duvall, who now is seven months old.The Duvalls are as industrious as they arc long-lived/ and there is a curious strain of the builder running through their veins. Although Francois was a farmer and worked his land until just a few years, before his death his son, William first followed railroading! then turned blacksmith and farmer; his grandson, Charles F. owns, a hotel and is a electrical contractor in Ohio; his great-grandson Jack is manager of Safway Steel Scaffold here, and his great-great grandson is an erection superintendent for his father.Curiously, the roots that Francois Duvall put down in the valley of the Elk still hold there. For example, although his grandson Charles migrated to Ohio to make his career. Charles's son, Jack, came back to Charleston, and Jack’s daughter, Marilyn Ann, 23, boro in Charleston, married Bob Oliver of Clendenin— a millwright foreman for Kaiser Construction Co.FAMILY of Jack Duvall's wile also is long wearing. In usual order above is Mrs. Jack Duvall, 40, ber mother, Mrs, Florence Sroufe, 68, great-granddaughter Deborah Ann Oliver, 3 months, and the Duvall's daughter, Mrs. Marilyn Ann Oliver, 23.
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Charleston Gazette
Charleston, West Virginia, US
Sun, Nov 17, 1957
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