Mary J. Oates married William Davison on February 17, 1870, in Henry County, Alabama. The first two Davison children were born in Henry County, Alabama.
Mary and William Davison came to Texas with Mary's family, the Oates Family, in December of 1872. William and Mary Oates Davison remained in Newton, Texas, while Mary's parents, Robert and Sarah Oates settled in Polk County, Texas, in the spring of 1873.
William Davison became involved in the sawmill industry.
At her death in 1920, Mary Oates Davison was survived by her sons, John R. Davison and William E. Davison; four daughters, Ada Davison Wilson, Valma Davison Adams, Mary Alice Davison Hall, and Pearl Davison Peters; her 19 grandchildren; five brothers, Stephen M. Oates, Ephraim E. Oates, Charles S. Oates, William H. Oates, and John C. "Cab" Oates; and seven sisters, Elizabeth Oates Griner, Jane Oates Walding, Margaret Oates Gibson, Sarah Oates Gray, Sinia Oates Peavy, Alabama Carl Oates Kirkland, and Mae Hettie Oates Adams.
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Mary Oates Davison was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Oates and Sarah Matthews Oates; her husband of 40 years, William Davison; two sons, James H. Davison and Thomas O. Davison; two daughters, Laurinda F. Davison and Evie Davison Booker; two grandchildren; and a brother, James Robert Oates.
Mary J. Oates married William Davison on February 17, 1870, in Henry County, Alabama. The first two Davison children were born in Henry County, Alabama.
Mary and William Davison came to Texas with Mary's family, the Oates Family, in December of 1872. William and Mary Oates Davison remained in Newton, Texas, while Mary's parents, Robert and Sarah Oates settled in Polk County, Texas, in the spring of 1873.
William Davison became involved in the sawmill industry.
At her death in 1920, Mary Oates Davison was survived by her sons, John R. Davison and William E. Davison; four daughters, Ada Davison Wilson, Valma Davison Adams, Mary Alice Davison Hall, and Pearl Davison Peters; her 19 grandchildren; five brothers, Stephen M. Oates, Ephraim E. Oates, Charles S. Oates, William H. Oates, and John C. "Cab" Oates; and seven sisters, Elizabeth Oates Griner, Jane Oates Walding, Margaret Oates Gibson, Sarah Oates Gray, Sinia Oates Peavy, Alabama Carl Oates Kirkland, and Mae Hettie Oates Adams.
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Mary Oates Davison was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Oates and Sarah Matthews Oates; her husband of 40 years, William Davison; two sons, James H. Davison and Thomas O. Davison; two daughters, Laurinda F. Davison and Evie Davison Booker; two grandchildren; and a brother, James Robert Oates.
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Stephen Moses Oates
1849–1930
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Elizabeth Lenora Oates Griner
1852–1932
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Charles Spencer Oates
1853–1943
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Ephraim Elijah Oates
1855–1930
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Susan Jane Oates Walding
1857–1951
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James Robert Oates
1859–1861
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Margaret Malinda Oates Gibson
1860–1947
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Sarah H. Oates Gray
1862–1950
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William Henderson Oates
1864–1955
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John Calvin "Cab" Oates
1866–1951
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Sina Anne Oates Peavy
1868–1941
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Alabama Carl Oates Kirkland
1871–1951
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Mae Hettie Oates Adams
1875–1958
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Laurinda Fedelia Davison
1870–1873
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John Robert Davison
1872–1957
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James Henderson Davison
1874–1874
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Ada Viola Davison Wilson
1875–1960
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Thomas Oscar Davison
1877–1902
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William Ephrim "Eaf" Davison
1879–1974
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Valma Davison Adams
1880–1942
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Mary Alice "Aunt Duck" Davison Hall
1882–1955
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Evie Carrol Davison Booker
1887–1918
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Pearl Davison Peters
1890–1966
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