Ella Moore Davidson was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, the daughter of John Moore, the son of Irish immigrants to America, and Anna (Annie) Elizabeth Burrows, both of Fall River. It appears that Annie died about 1902, although we cannot confirm that as of now (August 2011).
In 1919, while working as a maid or bartender in a pub in Boston, Massachusetts, Ella met Louis Davidson, a veteran of the First World War who had just returned from service in Europe. According to family "lore," Louis and Ella dated, and she became pregnant. He took his wife-to-be to his parents, Orthodox Jews from Russia who lived in New Bedford, to tell them that they were to be grandparents, but instead they shamed their son for going with a non-Jewish girl. They allegedly banned him and his family from their lives, and there is no evidence that any of Louis' or Ella's children ever knew who their paternal grandparents were, or ever met Louis' large family of brothers and sisters.
Louis and Ella remained married from 1919 until his death in 1946, two years after their son Clifton was killed in the Second World War.
She and Louis were the parents of:
Rita Davidson (1919-1929)
Irving Earl "Dave" Davidson (1920-1989)
Lt. Clifton Louis Davidson (1923-1944)
In 1919, while working as a maid or bartender in a pub in Boston, Massachusetts, Ella met Louis Davidson, a veteran of the First World War who had just returned from service in Europe. According to family "lore," Louis and Ella dated, and she became pregnant. He took his wife-to-be to his parents, Orthodox Jews from Russia who lived in New Bedford, to tell them that they were to be grandparents, but instead they shamed their son for going with a non-Jewish girl. They allegedly banned him and his family from their lives, and there is no evidence that any of Louis' or Ella's children ever knew who their paternal grandparents were, or ever met Louis' large family of brothers and sisters.
Louis and Ella remained married from 1919 until his death in 1946, two years after their son Clifton was killed in the Second World War.
She and Louis were the parents of:
Rita Davidson (1919-1929)
Irving Earl "Dave" Davidson (1920-1989)
Lt. Clifton Louis Davidson (1923-1944)
Ella Moore Davidson was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, the daughter of John Moore, the son of Irish immigrants to America, and Anna (Annie) Elizabeth Burrows, both of Fall River. It appears that Annie died about 1902, although we cannot confirm that as of now (August 2011).
In 1919, while working as a maid or bartender in a pub in Boston, Massachusetts, Ella met Louis Davidson, a veteran of the First World War who had just returned from service in Europe. According to family "lore," Louis and Ella dated, and she became pregnant. He took his wife-to-be to his parents, Orthodox Jews from Russia who lived in New Bedford, to tell them that they were to be grandparents, but instead they shamed their son for going with a non-Jewish girl. They allegedly banned him and his family from their lives, and there is no evidence that any of Louis' or Ella's children ever knew who their paternal grandparents were, or ever met Louis' large family of brothers and sisters.
Louis and Ella remained married from 1919 until his death in 1946, two years after their son Clifton was killed in the Second World War.
She and Louis were the parents of:
Rita Davidson (1919-1929)
Irving Earl "Dave" Davidson (1920-1989)
Lt. Clifton Louis Davidson (1923-1944)
In 1919, while working as a maid or bartender in a pub in Boston, Massachusetts, Ella met Louis Davidson, a veteran of the First World War who had just returned from service in Europe. According to family "lore," Louis and Ella dated, and she became pregnant. He took his wife-to-be to his parents, Orthodox Jews from Russia who lived in New Bedford, to tell them that they were to be grandparents, but instead they shamed their son for going with a non-Jewish girl. They allegedly banned him and his family from their lives, and there is no evidence that any of Louis' or Ella's children ever knew who their paternal grandparents were, or ever met Louis' large family of brothers and sisters.
Louis and Ella remained married from 1919 until his death in 1946, two years after their son Clifton was killed in the Second World War.
She and Louis were the parents of:
Rita Davidson (1919-1929)
Irving Earl "Dave" Davidson (1920-1989)
Lt. Clifton Louis Davidson (1923-1944)
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