American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Jefferson Davis Birth 1808 Kentucky Volume 40, Page 423 Biographical Info: Graduate of West Point, U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator, Secretary of War, President of the Cofederate States of America Source: Of the southern states of America By Stella Pickett Hardy. Baltimore. 1958. (643p.):509-10 One source has these notes on the middle name of Jefferson Davis: There is some question as to whether Jefferson Davis had a middle initial. Jefferson did not use a middle name or initial himself, and it appears that the middle initial "F" may have arisen by tradition after his death. This tradition alleges that the "F" stands for "Finis," meaning "end" or final child. Consider that unless Samuel and Jane had agreed to end their sexual relations at that point or unless a physician had pronounced Jane unable to bear further children, they could not possibly have known at the time they named Jefferson that he was to be their last child. -- http://dgmweb.net/genealogy/FGS/D/DavisJefferson-SarahKnoxTaylor-VarinaBanksHowell.shtml However, there are other families that have children with Finis as a name, and it seems to be unrelated to their order of birth. For instance Finis Arnold Epperson in this genealogy is the first son of his father Finis Jerome Epperson, who does appear to be the last sibling in his family. Notes on Place of birth: A source reports Fairview as the town, and indicates it is located in Christian County, which is now Todd County. Christian County is in the south, on the border with Tennessee. It was divided at one point into Christian and Todd. County information indicates, however, that Fairview is in the north, near the Ohio border, in neither Christian nor Todd County. Fairview is apparently located in Kenton County, in the Cincinnati area. -- ePodunk, http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=3959 But these city-county lists may be wrong. However, in Wikipedia, they identify Fairview, and on Google Maps it does show up in Christian County. Wikipedia explains that Fairview is on the border between the two counties Todd and Christian, which all used to be Christian County. This Fairview is in the southwestern section of Kentucky. The questoin about the Fairview in the north of the State is unclear. Family Tree Maker map data checker reports (requires) Fairview to be in Fleming County, in the north, but several counties east of Kenton County. Family Data Collection - Individual Records Jefferson Finis Davis Parents Samuel Emory Davis, Jane Cook Spouse Sarah Knox Taylor Birth 3 Jun 1808 Christian Now Todd County, Hopkinsville, KY 17 Jun 1835 Beechland Lexington, KY Death 6 Dec 1889 New Orleans, LA Alabama, Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records, 1784-1920 Honorable Jefferson Davis Death 6 Dec 1889 Alabama Note card on telegram in Gov Seay's correspondence, from Joseph A Shakespeare, Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana) notifying the Alabama governor of the death of Jefferson Davis, former President of the COnfederate States of America. Telegram sent the day of the death. There are three memorials for Jefferson Davis on Find a Grave. The folloiwng, maintained by the FAG staff, has an extensive biography. ---------------------- Jefferson Finis Davis Birth Jun 3, 1808 Fairview, Christian County, Kentucky Death Dec 6, 1889 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Confederate States of America President, Author. Jefferson Davis was the unrepentant highest ranking confederate leader of the South. The only Southern leader shackled in a dungeon and sacrificed as atonement for the sins of many. He refused to apply for a pardon because, he said, "I have not repented." In 1978, the United States Congress posthumously restored Davis's citizenship. By the time his peaceful death occurred while visiting New Orleans, he was the symbol of the Lost Cause and the most revered man in the South. Eighteen months after his death and temporary burial in New Orleans Metaire [Metairie] Cemetery, Davis's widow, Varina, decided the final burial place was to be Richmond's Hollywood Cemetery considered the National Cemetery of the Confederacy. His remains, were removed from the vault in New Orleans and placed on a flag-draped caisson escorted by honor guards composed of his old soldiers to Memorial Hall, where he lay in state. The next day, as thousands of people silently watched from the sidewalks and balconies, the caisson bore his body to a waiting funeral train. On the way, bonfires beside the tracks lit up ranks of Davis's old soldiers standing at attention beside stacked arms. In Richmond, Gray haired veterans escorted him to the Virginia statehouse where thousands filed past in respect before interment. The farm born Christian County, Kentucky, Jefferson Finis Davis had years of political service in Washington before secession propelled him into hapless leadership as President of the Confederacy. He served in both houses of the U.S. Congress as a Representative and a Senator and was United States Secretary of War during the administration of Franklin Pierce. His military career was both extensive and honorable starting with a completed four year term as a West Point cadet. During the Mexican-American War, Davis serving as a colonel, raised a volunteer regiment which saw extensive service in Mexico where he was wounded. His leadership of the South during the Civil War was froth with suspect decisions. They were instrumental in leading to the lose of the war and allowing it to continue when all was lost. Finally Lee ended the bloodshed with a surrender at Appomattox. Rather than turning himself in to Union forces, he fled aboard a train with his cabinet and the remaining gold from the treasury in an attempt to prolong the conflict. Davis was captured at Irwinville, Georgia without a fight and placed under arrest. Union officials were in a quandary as to his fate. He was confined to an open unheated artillery gun emplacement in the ramparts of Fortress Monroe in Virginia under deplorable condition, shackled for a time probably with the intention that his captivity would be lethal. Although under indictment for treason, he was released after two years in poor health. The federal government dropped charges because of constitutional concerns. However, he was stripped of his citizenship and his remaining property confiscated. Jefferson Davis was now poverty strickend [sic]. He attempted with investors to start an insurance company but it was unsuccessful. Still defiant, he presided over a memorial service in Richmond for Robert E. Lee upon his death. Davis was elected to the U.S. Senate but could not serve because of loss of citizenship. He spent his last twelve years in retirement at his Beauvoir Estate located between Biloxi and Gulfport, Mississippi. He turned to the pen and wrote the two volume book, "The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government" and then only two months before his death in New Orleans at age eighty-one completed "A Short History of the Confederate States of America." Legacy...Upon his death, the south endlessly constructed memorials to Davis trying to rival the Lincoln honors in the north. A few of the more important and imposing: The Jefferson Davis Monument State Historic Site is a Kentucky State Park in Fairview which preserves his birthplace. The focal point is a 351 foot tall concrete obelisk. The Beauvoir estate in Mississippi, was the retirement home of Davis. The 51 acre property consists of five main buildings, The Davis home and the presidential library which houses collections of the Confederate Soldiers Museum and presidential artifacts, papers and memorabilia. Jefferson Davis State Park located in Irwinville, Georgia has an elaborate monument on the spot where Davis was captured. Statues are in abundance: Monument Avenue, Richmond, Confederate Park, Memphis, University of Texas, concourse and the city park, Fitzgerald, Georgia. The controversial Jefferson Davis Highway originally was a coast to coast affair until most parts were eliminated. Today it is only an interstate among the southern states. Finally in a note of special interest, you can view the memorial page on Findagrave of Traveler, his special pet and companion during the last years of his life. (bio by: Donald Greyfield) Parents: Samuel Emory Davis (1756 - 1824) Jane Simpson Cook Davis (1759 - 1845) Siblings: Joseph Emory Davis (1784 - 1870) Benjamin Davis (1786 - 1827) Samuel A. Davis (1789 - 1831) Anna Eliza Davis Smith (1791 - 1870) Isaac Williams Davis (1792 - 1834) Lucinda Farrar Davis Stamps (1797 - 1873) Amanda Jane Davis Bradford (1800 - 1881) Matilda Davis Vaughn (1801 - 1834) Mary Ellen Davis Davis (1805 - 1824) Burial Jefferson Davis Highway Monument, Ridgefield, Clark County, Washington [Note, this is a memorial site, not his actual place of burial. Actual burial is in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA, as noted above in the obituary] Maintained by Find A Grave, Originally Created by Kay and Duane Douglass Nov 27, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #81092545, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=81092545 ----------------------
Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 Miss Eliza Jenkins Marriage 18 Dec 1870 Waverly, Lafayette County Spouse Name Mr John Tilford Davis Performed by Ed M Gantis, Minister Filed and Recorded 7 January 1871 After Eliza's death he married a couple of years later, to Sarah Emma Guess. They later moved to Oklahoma. John Tilford & Sarah Emma (Guess) Davis Mooreland Cemetery Married 04 Jul 1889 in St John, Stafford, KS -- Oklahoma Cemeteries, Mooreland Cemtery, Woodward County, Oklahoma, http://www.okcemeteries.net/woodward/mooreland/davisjtse.htm The Woodward cemtery burial record has the full dates of birth and death. His grave has only the year of birth and death, but these match with exact dates in undocumented genealogies. DAVIS John Tilford Sr 01 Sep 1851 09 Feb 1939 h/o Emma DAVIS Sarah Emma {Guess} 15 Mar 1856 06 Feb 1938 w/o John Sr -- Oklahoma Cemeteries, Mooreland Cemetery, Woodward County, Oklahoma, http://www.okcemeteries.net/woodward/mooreland/mooreland.htm Note that the date of death here is 9 Feb 1939. 09 Feb 1939. Genealogies say 7 Feb 1939. Could the 9th be the date of burial reather than the date of death? John T. Davis, Sr Birth 1851 Death 1939 Burial Mooreland Cemetery, Mooreland, Woodward County, Oklahoma Created by Neville Wilson Apr 24, 2014 -- Find A Grave Memorial #128496368, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Davis&GSiman=1&GScid=98978&GRid=128496368&
1940 Federal Census, Clay County, Texas, 25 April, Precinct 2, District 39-7, Page 12B, Hse #239, Rents $4 Davis, Withers Head M W 37 Married Grade 7 b Texas Rural Clay Co in 1935 Farmer [b abt 19] Davis, Sadie T Wife F W 28 Married Grade 7 b Arkansas Rural Clay Co in 1935 [b abt 1912] Davis, Gertrude T Dau F W 2 Single Grade 0 b Texas Rural Clay Co in 1935 [b abt 1938] Davis, Catherine L Dau F W 1 Single Grade 0 b Texas Rural Clay Co in 1935 [b abt 1939] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 Katherine Duckett Birth Date 15 Dec 1938 On Hwy 2393 Going To S, Wichita Falls, TX, 76305 RR 5 782-2000 Brodbent, Wichita Falls, TX, 76301 782-2000 RR 5 Box, Wichita Falls, TX, 76305 9004 Fm 2393, Wichita Falls, TX, 76305-2835 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Katherine Lee Davis [Katherine Lee Duckett] [Katherine Duckett] Birth 15 Dec 1938 Thornberry, Clay, Texas Death Date 22 Sep 2003 Father Withers C Davis Mother Sadie I Criswell SSN 467543097 Dec 1952 Name listed as KATHERINE LEE DAVIS; Nov 1955 Name listed as KATHERINE LEE DUCKETT; 21 Oct 2003 Name listed as KATHERINE L DUCKETT U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Katherine L Duckett Born 15 Dec 1938 Died 22 Sep 2003 Last Residence Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas 76305 SSN 467-54-3097 issued Texas (1952)
---------------- Cyrus Lester Mcswain Sr, Tissie's son, was married to my grandma's sister Eunice Davis and Kevin [McSwain]'s wife Gina comes through the Criswell line from Lavada Mae West. Lavada Mae was daughter of Charles Winston West. He was Eunice Davis' uncle. Eunice and my grandma Lela Bridgette Davis were daughters of great grandma Maggie West, who married Alex Davis first and had several girls. When Alex died she married Henry Oliver Marcum. H O had two kids by his marriage to a Rosie? (I can't find what her last name was.) She died then H O married Maggie West then H O's boy Roy Marcum married Lela Davis, Maggie West Davis' daughter. So I wound up with two great grandparent sets that way on them. Roy and Lela's daughter Maggie Marcum (mom) married my dad Floyd Utley. -- Ancestry Messaging from Mike Utley to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 19 January 2020 ----------------
Texas, Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965 Benjamin F Christian Louisa Davis License issued 5 October 1864 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas Marriage performed 6 October 1864 by M Y Brockett, Minister of the Gospel This record for Louisa Davis may refer to the same individual known as Ellen B Davis in other soruces as the second spouse of Benjamin Franklin Christian. In the record on the state of Texas is reported as the place, no county. The 1850 census, where she only she and her father appear in the Davis household, reports her as Lousia N B Davis. The name Ellen B may be based on a misperception of her initials LNB. Ben's obit refers to her as Lou Davis, and his will refers to her as Lou N B Christian. "Benjamin F "Ben" Christian ... His wife died in 1863, and in 1864 he was married to Miss Lou Davis, daughter of Micajah Davis, one of the earliest settlers of Grayson County. After the loss of the late war he removed to Whitesboro and engaged in the mercantile business with Capt. Sam B. Savage. He died October 16th, 1886. His last wife survives him. ..." -- Find A Grave Memorial #157382669, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157382669/christian Ben's wife Lou was appointed executrix of his estate, in Grayson County, Texas Texas, Wills and Probate Records, 1833-1974 B F Christian Probate 29 Oct 1886 Grayson County, Texas, USA Death Abt October 1886 Grayson County Witness and proven in court 9 March 1887 in March Special Term 1887 WIfe Lou N B Christian appointed Exex Probate Minutes, Vol O, 1885-1887, p 533-534
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Thomas Green Birth 1733 Virginia Spouse Lucy Davis Spouse Birth Place 1736 Virginia Marriage 1759 Virginia
Lyla B Green Born June 15, 1925 Died August 19, 1995 Scottsdale, Arizona Tribute & Message From The Family: Lyla was born on June 15, 1925 and passed away on Saturday, August 19, 1995. Lyla was a resident of Scottsdale, Arizona. Burial Green Acres Mortuary & Cemetery, Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona -- Janet Ariciu family Bushhttp://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=monkeys&id=I9381 U.S. Social Security Death Index Lyla B Green Age 70, Birth 15 Jun 1925 Arizona Death 19 Aug 1995 Last Place of Residence Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona
Marita is named as a survivor in the obituary of her husband Wayne Wornom. ------------------------------------------------- "He married Marita Davis Aug. 7, 1970. ... He was preceded in death by his wife and the children's mother, Eyeline; his parents and a brother. He is survived by his wife, Marita of the home; daughter LaRhonda Marlow and husband Oscar of McAlester, OK; 3 sons, Trent Jenkins and partner George Anderson of Beaumont, TX, Michael Wornom and wife Virginia of Kingston, OK, Joel Jones and wife Janice of Yukon, OK.; 2 sisters, Kathryn Bridge of Russell, Kansas, Joyce Wright and husband Carl of Tulsa, OK; 8 grandchildren, Terry, Gerry, Jerry, Kimberly, Jennifer, Justin, Keith, and Jessica; 15 great grandchildren and many other family and friends. -- Published in the Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City), 18 May 2005 ------------------------------------------------- Note that the date of marriage here is 1970. But Eyline's sonTrent told me she died in 1974. I have not found the record of Eyline's death. I have no indication otherwise that Wayne and Eyline divorced, so have not been able to resolve this discrepancy yet. U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2 Marita Faye Wornom Birth Date 5 Nov 1937 4700 NW 46th CT, Warr Acres, OK, 73122-5321 (1993) Address: 4700 NW 46 Ct, Oklahoma City, OK, 73122 1 MI &1 M of Dewey NE, Bethany, OK, 73008 3710 N Divis Ave, Bethany, OK, 73008-3253 "My grandmother Eileen [Eyline] passed away when I was only a year or two old I believe, so didnât even get to know her very well. Wayne remarried a lovely woman named Marita. So Wayne and Marita were the only grandparents that I knew, and I never really got to know anyone else." -- Terry Price, son of LaRhonda Jenkins Wornom, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 14 May 2012
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 M E Davis Gender Male Age 21, Birth Year abt 1893 Residence Quinn, Union County, Arkansas Spouse's Name Mima Freeman Spouse's Age 18 Spouse's Residence Griffin, Union, Arkansas Marriage 28 May 1914 Union Marriage License Date 26 May 1914 Though Marlin married Jemima, he was simultaneously having two children with Ella Bivens, one named Flora M born in October 1915, while Marlin's daughter with Ellan Bivens, named Addie Flora, was born in October 1915 "Flora M. Davis was born to Marlin and Jemima in may of 1915. My grandmother Addie Flora Davis was born in Oct 1915 to Marlin Davis and Ella Bivens Davis. Same dad. different moms. He is running back and forth between these two women having kids with both of them. Ella is a full 20 years older than he is and is a colorful character to put it mildly. Married 3 times, but I can find no record of her and Marlin being married although she took his last name." -- Joy Elaine Fowler, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 20 July 2016 In 1920, Marlin is reported with his wife Mary Jemima in Union County, Arkansas. 1920 Federal Census, Union County, Arkansas, 5 January, Franklin Township, District 162, page 3A, Hse/Fam #43 Davis, Marlin E Head M W 24 AR AR AR Farmer Davis, Mary J [Jemima] Wife F W 22 Single AR AR AR Davis, Flora M Dau M W 4yrs8mos Single AR AR AR Davis, Leonard H Son M W 2yrs9mos AR AR AR In 1930, Marlin and Jemima are in the same county but in Johnson Township. In 1930, Jemima is reported under the nickname Maima. 1930 Federal Census, Union County, Arkansas, 8 April, Johnson Township, District 23, page 1B, Hse #9, Fam #11 Davis, Marlin E Head Rents $7 M W 34 Married at age 19 AR AR AR Laborer Davis, Mima [Jemima] Wife F W 33 Married at age 18 AR AR AR Davis, Flora Dau F W 15 Single AR AR AR Davis, Homer Son M W 13 Single AR AR AR Davis, Floyd Son M W 10 Single AR AR AR Davis, Ruth Dau F W 5 Single AR AR AR Davis, Thelma J Dau F W 2yrs1mo Single AR AR AR Marlin Edward Davis Birth May 19, 1895 Death Oct 3, 1970 Spouse Mary Jemima Freeman Davis (1897 - 1993) Children: Flora M Davis McGough (1915 - 2005) Homer Leonard Davis (1917 - 2010) Ruth Jewel Davis Peace (1925 - 2013) Burial Arlington Memorial Park, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas Created by Iris Meshell Apr 03, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #88032617, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=88032617
Like so many women name Mary in her era, Mary went by the name Polly. 1860 Federal Census, Habersham County, Georgia, 27 June, PO Clarksville, page 57 (scan #879), Hse/Fam #416 John Weaver 58 M Farmer $3000 Real Estate $2000 Personal born SC Polly H Weaver 58 M Housekeeper born NC Sophina [sic] Weaver 18 F Day Laborer born GA John Weaver Agt for Maverick Land or Hayes Cus??? ??? $2000 Real Estate 1870 Federal Census, Habersham County, Georgia, 15 July, Deep Creek, PO Clarksville, page 82, Hse #654, Fam #604 Weaver, John 68 M W Farmer $800 Real Estate $450 Personal b SC Weaver, Polly H 68 F W Keeping House b NC Blind Weaver, Sophia 28 F W b GA Cannot read or write Weaver, Julius M 4 M W b GA Weaver, Eliza A M 11mos M W b GA b July 1880 Federal Census, Habersham County, Georgia, 16 June, District 422, Enumeration District 130, page 40, Hse #331, Fam #344 Weaver, John W M 79 Miller SC VA VA Weaver, Polly W F 80 Wife Keeping House NC NC NC Weaver, Sophena W F 30 Dau At Home AR TN TN Weaver, Julius W M 13 Grandchild At Home GA GA GA Weaver, Dycie W F 8 Grandchild GA GA GA Weaver, Syddia F W F 6 Grandchild GA GA GA
Mary Lou "Dusty" Wolf was Wayne Eugene Dumond's second wife, whom he married in Arkansas. They lived in the Wynne area. Mary Lou's name of Wolf was one of her earlier married names. She married Clarence Edwin Wolf in 1966 in Crawford County, Ohio. Mary Lou was married 7 times. See note below on Mary Lou's 7 marriages. I discovered her maiden name on her death certificate (electronic on Ancestry.com) in March 2008. Her father's surname was Davis and her mother's maiden name was Fisher. Their first names are not given on the death certificate, but they are fond on May Lou's Social Security recrods. Her gravestone gives her name as Mary Lou "Dusty" Wolf Dumond. The Davis Weller genealogy gives the names and dates of all the marriages, but does not provide the documentation. Her Social Security application indicates her name as Mary Lou Whited, giving us her first husband's surname. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Mary Lou Whited [Mary Lou Levering] [Mary Little] [Mary Wolf] [Mary Thrush] [Mary Nelson] [Mary Lou Davis] Birth 20 Feb 1938 Fredericktown (Knox County), Ohio Death Date 8 Jan 1999 Father George W Davis Mother Mary E Fisher SSN 302321179 Sep 1954 Name listed as MARY LOU WHITED; Sep 1965 Name listed as MARY LOU LEVERING; Sep 1968 Name listed as MARY LOU LITTLE; Feb 1973 Name listed as MARY LOU WOLF; 19 Sep 1977 Name listed as MARY LOU THRUSH; 20 Jan 1982 Name listed as MARY LOU NELSON The Davis Weller genealogy knows of only 6 marriages. Mary Lou Davis Birth 20 FEB 1938 in Fredericktown, Knox County OH Death 08 JAN 1999 in Crawford County OH Parents: George Wilson Davis 1912-1997. Mary Elizabeth Fisher 1911-1996 Marriage 16 JAN 1954 Knox County OH toDivorced 10 Feb 1964 Morrow County, Ohio from Marriage 24 May 1964 Morrow County, Ohio to George Lloyd Levering Marriage 28 Oct 1966 Crawford County OH to Clarence Edwin Wolf Marriage 20 Jul 1969 Crawford County OH to Harold Wayne Little Marriage 20 Aug 1977 Coffey County KS to Claude Thrush Marriage 31 Dec 1981 to Thomas Nelson -- Davis-Weller, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/13845048/person/2114561 Note that the Davis Weller genealogy reports that Mary Lou married George Levering in 1964, then married in Clarence Edwin Davis in 1964. But Ohio divorce records show Mary Lou and George did not divorce until 1968. No marriage or divorce records have been found for her marriage to Davis. We have found the marriage information for Harold Little in the divorce record for him and Mary Lou. Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007 Harold W Little Birth Year 1934, Married 3 Times Residence Galion, Crawford County Spouse's Name Mary L Little Spouse's Birth Year 1939, Married 3 Times Residence Out of State Married for 6 Years, 1 Child Husband granted divorce on the grounds of Willful Absence and Gross Neglect Decree 24 Jul 1974 Crawford County Recorded Crawford Coiunty Divorce Record, Volume 2933, Cerificate #24647 I note that with these 6 marriages, the Davis-Weller genealogy is unaware of her marriage to Wayne Dumond. So Mary Lou was married 7 times. Wayne and Dusty were married in 1983 in Ethel, Arkansas, where Wayne had grown up. She divorced him in Houston, Texas, in 1986. Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2002 Wayne E Dumond; Estimated birth year: abt 1950 Spouse's name Mary L [Dumond] Spouse's Age 48, Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: abt 1938 Marriage Date 8 May 1983, 0 Children Divorce 24 Jun 1986 Harris County (Houston), Texas After her divorce from Wayne in 1986, Dusty lived in Spring, Texas, near Houston. There are listings also for Wayne at this address, which indicate she was still advocating for him and handling correspondence for him at her address while he was in prison in Arkansas. "His second wife, Dusty, staunchly supported him throughout his imprisonment in Arkansas, but died in a car crash January 8, 1999, after the approval of his parole but prior to the approval of his release plan." -- "Wayne DuMond," Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_DuMond Wayne's cousin Edith Marie McSwain Jenkins reports that she met Dusty at on one occasion, about 1985. Edith found Dusty's gravestone in the Mt Pleasant Cemetery in Ethel, Arkansas. Even though she and Wayne had been divorced, her body was transported and buried in Ethel, where she and Wayne were married. As the divorce record indicates, they never had any children. After the divorce, Mary Lou continued to live for a few years in Spring, Texas. She later moved back to Arkansas, living in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County. U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 Mary Lou Dumond Birth Date 20 Feb 1938 5007 Sitca St, Spring, TX, 77389-3855 (1993) 817 W 20th Ave, Pine Bluff, AR, 71601-6319 (1995) Social Security Death Index Mary L Wolf Dumond Born 20 Feb 1938, Died 8 Jan 1999 Last Residence De Witt, Arkansas, Arkansas SSN 302-32-1179 issued Ohio (1954-1955) A different residence address was reported on her death certificate. She died in Ohio, and the Ohio death certificate reports that Dusty's place of residence at the time of her death was Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio. She died in the OSU Medical Center, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. The cause of death is not entered, but she was an inpatient in the hospital. The Davis-Weller Genealogy, compiled by Todd Davis, reports a different final residence address (Crawford County OH) than the Social Security Death Index, which gives her last address as DeWitt, Arkansas. Since she was an inpatient and died at the Ohio State University Medical Center, it makes sense that she would have had an Ohio address at that time. Perhaps she had been there only a short time, or it was a family address, before and during her treatment in the hospital. Mary Lou Davis Birth 20 FEB 1938 in Fredericktown, OH - Knox County Death 08 JAN 1999 in Crawford County - OH (other sources indicate Dusty died due to a car crash in Ohio, death was actually in University Medical Center, Franklin Co, OH) Parents George Wilson Davis 1912-1997 Mary Elizabeth Fisher 1911-1996 Marriage 8 May 1983 Ethel, AR to Wayne Eugene Dumond -- Davis-Weller, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/13845048/person/2114561 The birthplace is also different here from what I found in public records, which indicate Dusty was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, though the date of birth matches. I expect what the genealogy has reported is the residence of her parents at the time of her birth. This genealogy provides no documentation, so is not credible in this regard. However, the amount and level of overall detail indicates this compiler was drawing on family sources. Thus it seems we can use this source for details missing in other sources, like the actual date of marriage to Wayne Dumond. Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2007 Mary Lou Wolf Dumond Birth 20 Feb 1938 Columbiana, Ohio, United States Residence Lorain, Lorain, Ohio 72046 Occupation Legal assistant, education 2 years college Married, Age at Death 60 Injured in Ohio [car wreck] Social Security #320-32-1179 Father's Surname Davis Mother's Maiden Name Fisher Hospital Inpatient Death 8 Jan 1999 08:20 PM at OSU Medical Center, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA Death Certified by Physician, Not Referred to Coroner, No Autopsy performed Removal for burial out of State Certificate #002847 filed 27 Jan 1999 (no image available)
Maude is identified in her son's Social Security records as Maude Davis, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Lester Lavielle Thomas Birth 3 Sep 1912 Hartford, Sebastian County, Arkansas Death Date 12 May 2005 Father Richard Thomas Mother Maude Davis SSN 442128959 May 1939 Name listed as LESTER LAVIELLE THOMAS; 13 Feb 2001 Name listed as LESTER L THOMAS 1940 Federal Census, Cotton County, Oklahoma, 2 April, Bryan Township, District 17-24, page 1A, Hse #7 Rent, $4 Thomas, Richard Head M W 66 Grade 0 b Arkansas Rural Cotton County in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1874] Thomas, Maud Wife F W 60 Grade 4 b Texas Rural Cotton County in 1935 [b abt 1880] RIchard and Maud's on Myrton was living next door to them with his wife Bess Brinkley and their family. 1940 Federal Census, Cotton County, Oklahoma, 2 April, Bryan Township, District 17-24, page 1A, Hse #6 Owned, Value $400 Thomas, Myrten A Head M W 36 Grade 8 b Kentucky lived Rural Cotton County in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1904] Thomas, Bessie Wife F W 34 Grade 8 b Oklahoma lived Rural Cotton County in 1935 [b abt 1906] Thomas, Alfred R Son M W 12 Grade 7 b Oklahoma Rural Cotton County in 1935 [b abt 1928] Tomas, Wanda Mae Dau F W 10 Grade 5 b Oklahoma Rural Cotton County in 1935 [b abt 1930] Thomas, Charlotte S Dau F W 2 Grade 0 b Oklahoma [b abt 1938] Maude Thomas BIRTH 5 Feb 1880 DEATH 8 Oct 1954 Spouse Richard Thomas 1874-1953 Lester L Thomas 1912-2005 BURIAL Walters Cemetery, Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma, USA -- MEMORIAL ID 46865727, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46865727/Maude-Thomas
Mayo Wheeler Davis Birth 21 Jan 1883, Male Place of Birth 213 W Springfield Father Mayo V Davis, clerk, born Providence RI Mother Eva M, born Wilmington VT City of Boston Births, Record #68 Mayo married Bessie Harkins some time before September 1918, probably earlier that year. She was born in November 1891, so in September 1918 she would have been 27 years old. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Mayo Wheeler Davis Residence Nowata Delaware, County, Oklahoma Birth Date 21 Jan 1882 Pipe Line Superintendent, Empire Pipe LIne Co, Delaware, Oklahoma Nearest Relative Bessie Davis, Delaware, Oklahoma Medium Height & Build, Brown Eyes, Black Hair Registered 12 September 1918 Nowata, Nowata, Oklahoma Note that in this 1918 draft registration, Mayo reported his birth date as 21 Jan 1882, whle the birth record is actually dated in 1883. 1920 Federal Census, Nowata County, Oklahoma, 21 February, Lenapah Township, District 66, page 8B, Hse #176, Fam #177 Davis, Mayo W Head Rents F W 38 Married MS RI NH Pipe Line Supt [b abt 1881] Davis, Bessie D A Wife F W 28 Married IL England Ohio [b abt 1891] Davis, Yeary M Son M W 15 Single KS GA IL [b abt 1904] Davis, Albert W Son M W 13 Married IN IN IN [b abt 1906] Harkins, John D Son M W 22 Boarder KS OH OH [Should be GA IL] Laborer, Oil Fields [b abt 1897] Harkins, Francis [Frances] 18 Boarder [wife of John D] F W GA IN IN [b abt Nov 1901] From the ages of Mayo and Bessie's chidlren, we can estimate they married about 1902 or 1903. They divorced before 1930. IN that year, Bessie was in Michigan, workingin a car factory in Detroit. She went on to San Diego, whre other members of her family had mvod, and in 1931 she married again. Mayo was in the service at Camp Bliss in Shreveport, Louisiana. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Mayo Wheeler Davis Age 50, Birth 21 Jan 1882 Boston, Mass (Birth record says 1883 in Providence RI) Residence Greenwood Rd, (Camp Bliss), Shreveport, Louisiana Mailing Address Rt 2, Box 256, DeRidder, Louisiana Contact Mrs J E Richardson, Rt 5, Box 298, Shreveport, LA Unemployed (back) 5'6" 172 lbs, Hazel Eyes, Gray-Black Hair, Sallow Complexion Registered 27 April 1942 Caddo Parish, Lousiiana