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.
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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
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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)
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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
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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.
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"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
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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 didn’t 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 to
Divorced 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