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Submitter: Sheila
Pool
Husband: George Washington Davis
Born: 1868
Location: Alabama
Married: December 30, 1886
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Died: Between 1901-1903
Location: Bryan's Mill, Cass Co., Texas
Cemetery:
Location: Cass Co., Texas
Father: Joseph Greer Davis
Mother: Amey Anna "Ann" Evers
Other Spouses:
Wife: Mary Esther "Etter" Moon
Born: April 1870
Location: Hillsboro, Scott Co., Mississippi
Died: September 1914
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Cemetery: Grice Cemetery
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Father: Thomas Jefferson Moon
Mother: Ruthie Jane Wilkins
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Children
Name: Thomas Columbus "Lum" Davis
Born: November 10, 1887
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Died: February 26, 1948
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Cemetery: Grice Cemetery
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Spouse 1: Fannie Wells
Married: 1914
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
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Name: Pearl Davis
Born: September 29, 1889
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Died: before June 1900
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Name: Ruby Ann Davis
Born: December 17, 1891
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Died: March 31, 1984
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Cemetery: Enon Cemetery
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Spouse 1: Otis Valentine Pool
Married: September 16, 1906
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
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Name: George Washington "Wash" Davis
Born: May 1893
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Died: May 28, 1909
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Cemetery: Enon Cemetery
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
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Name: Joseph Carl "Dugan" Davis
Born: October 7, 1894
Location: Usphur Co., Texas
Died: August 8, 1942
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Cemetery: Enon Cemetery
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
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Name: Eula LaVerne Davis
Born: February 2, 1898
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Died: 1917
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Cemetery: Enon Cemetery
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
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Name: Lillie Davis
Born: 1900
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Died: 1900
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Comments: Ruby Ann Davis and Otis Valentine Pool
had 11 children...of the 9 children who lived to adulthood, 1 is deceased
and the remainder still reside in Upshur Co., Texas. Additional information
on this family:
As a man with a family, George left his "farm" or "homestead"
(unknown exactly what he had or where) in Upshur Co., he loaded up all
the possessions he could carry and his family in a wagon and began a journey
around East Texas and into Oklahoma, working at odd jobs to support his
family. One of the frequent jobs was logging, especially in Cass
County close to Bryan's Mill. The family lived in the wagon during this
period...1900 to 1903. Two of his children died during this wagon
"tour". George also died, while logging in Cass County, close to Bryan's
Mill. His family was left on their own to get back to Upshur Co.
He was buried in Cass Co. at Bryan's Mill. In Cass County, not far from
Bryan's Mill is a cemetery known as the New Hope Cemetery. There
is a rock marker, marked only with G.D. on it. The historical society of
Cass County states this is the burial of George
Davis (unknown the basis for their statement, unless
some older native knew the history of the cemetery). Their record
also indicate that the cemetery land was donated about 1900 to bury the
baby of a family who was
traveling and working in the area. It is possible
that this is the burial site of Pearl, who died about 1900, and the burial
site of George, himself. Some members of the family have told the
story that he was buried close to Pearl.
Sources: Most of the information was direct from
the children of Ruby Ann Davis and Otis Valentine Pool; marriage licenses
from both Tallapoosa Co., Alabama and Upshur Co., Texas; Cemetery records;
death certificates
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