Henry Ulysses DAVIS1,2,4,5,6,7,3,4

Jul 18671,2,3,4 - after 19301

Life History

Jul 1867	Born in Grayson County, Texas.1,2,3,4
25th Dec 1884	Married Mary MARVEL in Sherman, Grayson, Texas.4,5
after 1930	Died in Idaho.1

Notes

Henry Ulysses Davis was born July 1868, in Grayson County TX, He married Mary Molly Marvel on December 25 1884. They had five children, Henry sold their 183 acres inheirted from his dad, Elder Henry Davis, November 1909, and moved the entire family to Twin Falls, Idaho, where they show up in the 1910 Census and the 1920 Census. Starting in 1942, when the delayed birth certificates show up in the Grayson County, TX, they lived in South Gate, CA.
1.       Lectie Lena Davis, born November 14, 1892
2.       Harry Roy Davis, born July 12, 1895
3.       Ola Mae Davis, born October 13, 1897
4.       Dean Davis, born 1901
5.       Silas Oliver Davis, born April 29, 1903
-- Mary Molly Marvel Davis, born 1866, By Jeff Davis, Genealogy.com, http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/marvel/371/

Texas, Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965
Mary Marvel
Marriage 1884 Sherman, Grayson, Texas
Spouse HU Davis

1920 Federal Census, Twin Falls County, Idaho, 2 January, Twin Falls, District 256, page 3B, 918 Blue Lake Blvd, Hse/Fam #70
Davis, H U Owns, Free & Clear Head F W 52 TX NC TN Salesman, Mining Stock
Davis, Mary Wife F W 53 IL IN IN
Davis, Roy Son M W 24 Single TX TX IL House Carpenter
Davis, Ola May Wife F W 22 TX TX IL
Davis, Gene M W 18 Single TX TX IL
Davis, Silas M W 16 Single TX TX IL

They moved on from Idaho to Spokane, Washington before the 1924 City Directory there came out, which reported them mining.

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Spokane, Washington, City Directory, 1924, p 298
Davis Henry U (Mary) mining h W514 1st av

Just 6 years later, Henry and Mary show up in the 1930 San Fernando, California, City Directory.

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
San Fernando, California, City Directory, 1930, p 298
Davis Henry U (Mary) h 6922 Hazeltine av

Sources

1. Ancestry Trees
- Spencer Davis, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/24649105/person/1548134188?ssrc=&ftm=1
2. 1880 Federal Census, Grayson County, Texas
- 14 June, Precinct 4, District 11, page 41 (scan 276A), Hse #342, Fam #364
3. 1920 Federal Census, Twin Falls County, Idaho
- 2 January, Twin Falls, District 256, page 3B, 918 Blue Lake Blvd, Hse/Fam #70
4. Genealogy.com Discussion Forum
5. Texas, Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1977
6. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
- San Fernando, California, City Directory, 1930, p 298
7. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
- Spokane, Washington, City Directory, 1924, p 298