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John Henry Devereux (26 July 1840 – 16 March 1920), also called John Delorey before 1860,〔1860 Census Place is Moultrieville, Charleston, South Carolina. Ancestry Library Edition: 1860 Census; Roll: M653_1216; Family History Film: 805216; Page: 390; Image: 417 The name on the census record shows as "John Delorey (Devereux )."〕〔His name has sometimes been styled as "Devereaux". See (【引用サイトリンク】title=Charleston SC Historic Churches ) (【引用サイトリンク】title=St. Matthew’s German Lutheran Church )〕 was an American architect and builder best known for his designs in Charleston, South Carolina. According to the National Park Service, he was the "most prolific architect of the post-Civil War era" in the Charleston area.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=National Park Service )〕 His works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, and one of his buildings is designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark: Charleston Post Office and Courthouse. In his career, he also managed to design a theatre, a synagogue, a Masonic hall (he became a Mason to do it, though he was Catholic), and Catholic and Lutheran churches, one of the latter being the tallest building in South Carolina for over a hundred years. He blended and mixed architectural influences and styles. ==Genealogy== Devereux was born on 26 July 1840 in County Wexford in Ireland. His family immigrated to the United States in 1843 when he was 3 years old.〔"S.C. Birthday," ''Charleston News and Courier'' 26 July 1947.〕 The 1860 Census shows Devereaux (20) was the son of Nicholas (62) and Dorothy Delorey (58). He had two brothers, one older brother James (22) and one younger brother Nicholas Jr (16).〔 Devereux married Agatha Eulalie Brandt, a woman from France, in 1863.〔 The 1870 Census shows Dorothy Devereux (John's mother), age 70, living with him in Charleston, South Carolina. That Census also shows John H. D. Devereux (son) as 5 years old. It also shows Eulalie (John's daughter) as being 3 years old, making her birth 1867 (the year Devereux's wife died).〔The 1870 Census Place is Moultrieville, Charleston, South Carolina. Ancestry Library Edition: 1870 Census; Roll: M593_1487; Family History Film: 552986; Page: 403B; Image: 158〕 The 1880 Census of Moultrieville shows Dorothy "Dolly" Deveraux, his mother, living in John's household. His mother's birthplace is Ireland. In the 1880 Census it shows John Henry as a "Builder" in the Charleston area.〔 The 1900 Census of Moultrieville, Charleston, South Carolina, shows him to be divorced.〔Year: 1900; Census Place: Moultrieville, Charleston, South Carolina; Roll: T623_1521; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 134〕 The 1910 Census of Moultrieville shows he was widowed, as does the 1880 Census.〔The 1880 Census Place is Moultrieville, Charleston, South Carolina. Ancestry Library Edition: 1880 Census; Roll: 1223; Family History Film: 1255223; Page: 51D; Enu District: 079〕 Devereux's death certificate shows he was a widower.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Henry Devereux」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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