Withers Clay DAVIS Meral M GREEN Katherine Lee DAVIS Living DAVIS Living DAVIS Living DAVIS Sadie Inez CRISWELL Mini tree diagram
Withers Clay DAVIS

Withers Clay DAVIS1,1,6,7,2,3,4,5

14th Mar 19031,2,3,4,5 - 27th Oct 19781,2,3

Life History

14th Mar 1903

Born in Denton County, Texas.1,2,3,4,5

28th Jan 1925

Birth of son Withers Clay DAVIS in Yukon, Canadian, Oklahoma.1,2,7,9,4

about 1928

Married Meral M GREEN.4

before 1936

Death of Meral M GREEN in Oklahoma.6

7th Nov 1936

Married Sadie Inez CRISWELL in Henrietta, Clay, Texas.1,6

15th Dec 1938

Birth of daughter Katherine Lee DAVIS in Thornberry, Clay, Texas.1,7,8,5

27th Oct 1978

Died in Henrietta, Clay, Texas.1,2,3

Cardiopulmonary Arrest, due to Neurogenic Shock, due to Pulmonary Embolism; other conditions Gastrointestinal hemmorrhage; Abdominal Tumor, cell type undetermined, probably malignant; intestinal obstruction

29th Oct 1978

Buried in Hope Cemetery, Henrietta, Clay County, Texas.1,3

Other facts

 

Birth of daughter Living DAVIS

 

Birth of daughter Living DAVIS

 

Birth of daughter Living DAVIS

Notes

  • 1930 Federal Census, Canadian County, Oklahoma, 30 April, Yukon, District 9-32, Page 9A, Hse/Fam #195
    Davis, Withers C Head Rents Has No Radio  M W 27 First Married at age 21 [abt 1924] TX TX TX Farmer [b abt 1903]
    Davis, Merle M Wife F W 21 First Married at age 15 [abt 1924] OK TX TX [b abt 1909]
    Davis, Withers Son M W 5 OK TX OK [b abt 1925]

    The census reports that they married when Meral was 15 and Withers (Clay) and Merle was 21.  From their ages, that would be about 1928.  Their son W C Jr was 5 years old.  Merle died and Withers marreid again in 1936, this time to Inez Criswell, in Clay County. Texas.

    Texas, Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965
    W C Davis
    Spouse Inez Criswell
    Marriage 7 Nov 1936 Clay, Texas

    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]

    He went by Clay. at least in later life.

    U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    Clay Davis
    Born 14 Mar 1903
    Died Oct 1978
    Last Residence Henrietta, Clay, Texas 76365
    SSN 463-24-0088 issued Texas (Before 1951)

    On his death certificate and his gravestone his names are reversed.

    Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
    Clay Withers Davis
    Birth 14 Mar 1903 Denton County, Texas
    Residence 516 S Bridge St, Henrietta, Clay, Texas
    Occupation Farmer & Carpenter
    Social Security #463-24-0088
    Spouse Sadie Davis
    Father Oscar Davis
    Mother Alice Willis
    Informant Mrs Sadie Davis (wife)
    Age at Death 75
    Death 27 Oct 1978 Clay County Memorial Hospital, Henrietta, Clay, Texas, after a stay of 3 weeks
    Cause of death  Cardiopulmonary Arrest, due to Neurogenic Shock, due to Pulmonary Embolism; other conditions Gastrointestinal hemmorrhage; Abdominal Tumor, cell type undetermined, probably malignant; intestinal obstruction
    Burial 29 October 1978 Hope Cemetery, Henrietta, Clay County, Texas by Hawkins-Hilliard Funeral Home
    Certificate #91395 filed  3 November 1978, filed State 2 January 1979

    Clay W Davis
    Birth Mar 14, 1903
    Death Oct 27, 1978
    Spouse Sadie Inez Criswell Davis (1911 - 2012)
    Burial Hope Cemetery, Henrietta, Clay County, Texas
    Created by Pat LaHue Mitchell Jul 10, 2012
    --  Find A Grave Memorial #93393410, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=93393410

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