Sophronia Catherine Pittmann is the daughter of Edward W. Pittman, "noted figure in early Texas history." She married Zachary Taylor Davis about 1873, and was the mother of 15 children. Listed in Shelbyville, Shelby Co, TX, in 1900 are Zachary Davis, 50, and wife Sophronia, 42, and children Irving W., 23, Edward W., 21, Ellen S., 20, Wiley Z., 18, Charlie S., 17, Orromge F., 15, Addie L., 13, Ada S., 12, James F., 10, Mennie D., 8, Henry J., 6, Neil, 4, and Laura, 1. Living with the widowed Sophronia C. Davis, 62, in 1920 were Henry Davis, 26, Neal Davis, 24, Laura Davis, and lodgers Smith Sanders, 27, and Ida Sanders, 26.
Mrs. Davis died at a Houston sanatarium early Saturday morning, October 5, 1929, "after a brief illness following an operation." Survivors included sons: Prof R. F. Davis of Nacogdoches, 2 sons W. I. and T. O. Davis attorneys in Center, Dr. Neal Davis of Houston, Charles S. Davis of St. Paul, Minnesota (a journalist and publicist), John Henry Davis of Fort Worth (connected with the automotive industry), and James F. Davis, businessman of Vernon, TX; and 4 daughters: Mrs. S. A. Ellington of Center, Mrs. E. E. Hesser of Houston, Mrs. R. H. Homan of El Paso, and Miss Lucille Davis of Mexico City, a teacher in a college in Mexico.
Sources:
1850, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1920 censuses, Shelby Co, TX
Obituary, The Champion, October 9, 1929, reprinted in Mildred Cariker Pinkston, Obituaries of Early Pioneers, Shelby County, Texas, Center: Center Printing Co., 1985, II:179–180
Mangum Funeral Home files, Center, TX, 1929
Sophronia Catherine Pittmann is the daughter of Edward W. Pittman, "noted figure in early Texas history." She married Zachary Taylor Davis about 1873, and was the mother of 15 children. Listed in Shelbyville, Shelby Co, TX, in 1900 are Zachary Davis, 50, and wife Sophronia, 42, and children Irving W., 23, Edward W., 21, Ellen S., 20, Wiley Z., 18, Charlie S., 17, Orromge F., 15, Addie L., 13, Ada S., 12, James F., 10, Mennie D., 8, Henry J., 6, Neil, 4, and Laura, 1. Living with the widowed Sophronia C. Davis, 62, in 1920 were Henry Davis, 26, Neal Davis, 24, Laura Davis, and lodgers Smith Sanders, 27, and Ida Sanders, 26.
Mrs. Davis died at a Houston sanatarium early Saturday morning, October 5, 1929, "after a brief illness following an operation." Survivors included sons: Prof R. F. Davis of Nacogdoches, 2 sons W. I. and T. O. Davis attorneys in Center, Dr. Neal Davis of Houston, Charles S. Davis of St. Paul, Minnesota (a journalist and publicist), John Henry Davis of Fort Worth (connected with the automotive industry), and James F. Davis, businessman of Vernon, TX; and 4 daughters: Mrs. S. A. Ellington of Center, Mrs. E. E. Hesser of Houston, Mrs. R. H. Homan of El Paso, and Miss Lucille Davis of Mexico City, a teacher in a college in Mexico.
Sources:
1850, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1920 censuses, Shelby Co, TX
Obituary, The Champion, October 9, 1929, reprinted in Mildred Cariker Pinkston, Obituaries of Early Pioneers, Shelby County, Texas, Center: Center Printing Co., 1985, II:179–180
Mangum Funeral Home files, Center, TX, 1929
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Robert Francis Davis
1874–1930
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Washington Irving Davis
1877–1960
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Edward W. Davis
1878–1928
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Elizabeth Davis Holmes
1879–1956
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Zachary Wiley Davis
1881–1928
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2LT Charles S. Davis
1882–1970
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Judge Thomas Orren Davis
1885–1964
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Ada Davis Hesser
1889–1966
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James F Davis
1890–1934
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Winnie Davis Downer
1891–1921
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John Henry Davis
1893–1974
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Dr Neal Davis
1895–1966
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Laura Davis Homan
1898–1986
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