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Jefferson Calvin Davis

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Jefferson Calvin Davis

Birth
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Death
23 Feb 1911 (aged 50)
DeWitt, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
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Jefferson Calvin Davis, first son of Rawleigh McIntire (c1826-97) and Elizabeth Applegate Davis (1839-64), was born on November 17, 1860, in Louisville, Ky. He lived in DeWitt, Ark. He married in 1889, India Anna Watkins (1870-1961), daughter of Garland (1829-) and Margaret Rebecca Majors Watkins (1833-). Their eleven children were Bessie Lee (1893-1980); Thomas (1894); Frank Morgan (1895-1967); Courtland P. (1897-1985); Annie Belle (1898-1983) who married in 1916, Ray Watkins (1890-1963); Minnie (1900-84); Luther B. (1902-75); Arthur K. (1902); Rev. Monroe Garland (1905-87); Carrie (1907); and Nora Irene Davis (1911-2000).

Bessie Lee Davis (1893-1980) lived in DeWitt, Ark. She married in 1911, James Hollis White (1893-1973), son of Robert L. (1872-) and Alice White (1874-), of LaGrue, Ark. Their six children were Robert Lee (1912-79) who married in 1937, Gladys Hazel Simpson (1920-2004); Helen Mae (1914-2000) who married in 1949, Floyd H. Hobart (1911-88); Elsie Irene (1916-2004) who married in 1934, William Bernard Cordell (1909-89), and their son was Tom Cordell; Nora Leona (1918-2007) who last lived in Memphis, Tn. and married in 1934, Col. Durell Henry Cover (1906-68), and their daughter, Paulette Cover, married Bob Abbott; Thomas Jefferson (1919-38); and Hollis Roscoe White (1922-2007) who last lived in Searcy, Ark.

Frank Morgan Davis (1895-1967) lived in LaGrue, Ark. He married in 1922, Marie Pauluna White (1906-94). Their eight children were Frank William Jefferson (1924-2000) who married in 1948, Sara Frances Simmons (1929-68) in Cross, Ark.; Arthur Clarence (1926-2004); Charles Edward (1928-) who married in 1954, Betty Jo Lane; Marjorie Marie (1930-) who lived in Wynne, Ark. and married in 1950, Gilbert Joseph Hess (1924-2015); Walter Harold (1932-2000) served in the Army in Korea and married Mary Belle Spencer (1937-2000); Freda; Fred Wayne (1939-2016) who married Lois Laughlin; and Ruth Ann Davis who married in 1961, Robert Verlon Woods (1939-2006). Arthur Clarence Davis (1926-2004) served in the Army in WWII and married in 1954, Pauline Marie Boeckman. They lived in Cross County, Ar.

Minnie Davis (1900-84) lived in DeWitt. She married in 1920, Walter Watkins (1895-1981), son of R. Thomas and Virginia McCoy Watkins. Their daughter is Dorothy May Watkins who lives in Arlington, Tex. She married in 1955, Charles W. Inman.

Luther B. Davis (1902-75) lived in Stuttgart, Ark. He married in 1930, Ora E. Long (1910-90), daughter of Leonard J. (1866-1930) and Clara Ruffin Long (1875-1916). Their four children are William Harry (1930-) who married in 1952, Hazel Maxine Flowers; Ardis Bea (1932-) who married in 1951, Floyd Glenn Dabbs; Jimmy Wesley who married Shirley Ann McSwain; and Johnny Ray Davis who married in 1973, Janice Elaine Bayne.

Rev. Monroe Garland Davis (1905-87) was a Baptist minister in DeWitt and Arkansas County, 1936-66. He married in 1930, Mattie Arcola Vaughn (1909-95), daughter of John Wesley (1860-1947) and Nancy Hazeltine Simpson Vaughn (1869-1949), of DeWitt. Their nine children were Monroe Garland, Jr. (1931-2016), Calvin Wesley (1934), Marlin Franklin (b.1934), Mattie Louise (1937-39), Mary Gewen (b.1939), Maxie Donal (b.1942), Marion Prentice (b.1946), Mickey Duane (1949-97) and Mark Anthony Davis (b.1951).

Nora Irene Davis (1911-2000) lived in DeWitt. She married in 1931, Robert Maurice Dickinson (1911-94). Their six children are Mary Anna (1931-) who married in 1954, Emil Parker Bures (1922-2007); Bobbie Augustine (1932-) who married in 1951, Lionel Dee Boyd (1929-89); Rev. Leroy (1933-2008); Melba Catherine who married in 1954, John Thomas Richardson Jr. (1933-2018); Doris Olga (1936-2006) who married in 1963, James Lynn Clark (1933-2009); and Glenda Dickinson. Baptist minister Rev. Leroy Dickinson (1933-2008) lived in Searcy, Ar. and married in 1954, Lucille McDonald (1935-2012). Three children are Ronnie (Pat); Debbie who married Ken Faust; and Pamela Dickinson who married Truett McCurry.

Jefferson Calvin Davis died on February 23/6, 1911, and is buried in Little Rock. His wife, India Anna Watkins, died on August 26, 1961, and is buried in Forks of LaGrue Cemetery, Arkansas County, Ark.

See 1900-40 Census, LaGrue County, Ark.; James Houston Barr III, Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Pope, c1610-1660, of Virginia, Ancestor of Washington, Governors and Legislators, History of His Descendants (Louisville, Ky. 2018), 290-291.
Jefferson Calvin Davis, first son of Rawleigh McIntire (c1826-97) and Elizabeth Applegate Davis (1839-64), was born on November 17, 1860, in Louisville, Ky. He lived in DeWitt, Ark. He married in 1889, India Anna Watkins (1870-1961), daughter of Garland (1829-) and Margaret Rebecca Majors Watkins (1833-). Their eleven children were Bessie Lee (1893-1980); Thomas (1894); Frank Morgan (1895-1967); Courtland P. (1897-1985); Annie Belle (1898-1983) who married in 1916, Ray Watkins (1890-1963); Minnie (1900-84); Luther B. (1902-75); Arthur K. (1902); Rev. Monroe Garland (1905-87); Carrie (1907); and Nora Irene Davis (1911-2000).

Bessie Lee Davis (1893-1980) lived in DeWitt, Ark. She married in 1911, James Hollis White (1893-1973), son of Robert L. (1872-) and Alice White (1874-), of LaGrue, Ark. Their six children were Robert Lee (1912-79) who married in 1937, Gladys Hazel Simpson (1920-2004); Helen Mae (1914-2000) who married in 1949, Floyd H. Hobart (1911-88); Elsie Irene (1916-2004) who married in 1934, William Bernard Cordell (1909-89), and their son was Tom Cordell; Nora Leona (1918-2007) who last lived in Memphis, Tn. and married in 1934, Col. Durell Henry Cover (1906-68), and their daughter, Paulette Cover, married Bob Abbott; Thomas Jefferson (1919-38); and Hollis Roscoe White (1922-2007) who last lived in Searcy, Ark.

Frank Morgan Davis (1895-1967) lived in LaGrue, Ark. He married in 1922, Marie Pauluna White (1906-94). Their eight children were Frank William Jefferson (1924-2000) who married in 1948, Sara Frances Simmons (1929-68) in Cross, Ark.; Arthur Clarence (1926-2004); Charles Edward (1928-) who married in 1954, Betty Jo Lane; Marjorie Marie (1930-) who lived in Wynne, Ark. and married in 1950, Gilbert Joseph Hess (1924-2015); Walter Harold (1932-2000) served in the Army in Korea and married Mary Belle Spencer (1937-2000); Freda; Fred Wayne (1939-2016) who married Lois Laughlin; and Ruth Ann Davis who married in 1961, Robert Verlon Woods (1939-2006). Arthur Clarence Davis (1926-2004) served in the Army in WWII and married in 1954, Pauline Marie Boeckman. They lived in Cross County, Ar.

Minnie Davis (1900-84) lived in DeWitt. She married in 1920, Walter Watkins (1895-1981), son of R. Thomas and Virginia McCoy Watkins. Their daughter is Dorothy May Watkins who lives in Arlington, Tex. She married in 1955, Charles W. Inman.

Luther B. Davis (1902-75) lived in Stuttgart, Ark. He married in 1930, Ora E. Long (1910-90), daughter of Leonard J. (1866-1930) and Clara Ruffin Long (1875-1916). Their four children are William Harry (1930-) who married in 1952, Hazel Maxine Flowers; Ardis Bea (1932-) who married in 1951, Floyd Glenn Dabbs; Jimmy Wesley who married Shirley Ann McSwain; and Johnny Ray Davis who married in 1973, Janice Elaine Bayne.

Rev. Monroe Garland Davis (1905-87) was a Baptist minister in DeWitt and Arkansas County, 1936-66. He married in 1930, Mattie Arcola Vaughn (1909-95), daughter of John Wesley (1860-1947) and Nancy Hazeltine Simpson Vaughn (1869-1949), of DeWitt. Their nine children were Monroe Garland, Jr. (1931-2016), Calvin Wesley (1934), Marlin Franklin (b.1934), Mattie Louise (1937-39), Mary Gewen (b.1939), Maxie Donal (b.1942), Marion Prentice (b.1946), Mickey Duane (1949-97) and Mark Anthony Davis (b.1951).

Nora Irene Davis (1911-2000) lived in DeWitt. She married in 1931, Robert Maurice Dickinson (1911-94). Their six children are Mary Anna (1931-) who married in 1954, Emil Parker Bures (1922-2007); Bobbie Augustine (1932-) who married in 1951, Lionel Dee Boyd (1929-89); Rev. Leroy (1933-2008); Melba Catherine who married in 1954, John Thomas Richardson Jr. (1933-2018); Doris Olga (1936-2006) who married in 1963, James Lynn Clark (1933-2009); and Glenda Dickinson. Baptist minister Rev. Leroy Dickinson (1933-2008) lived in Searcy, Ar. and married in 1954, Lucille McDonald (1935-2012). Three children are Ronnie (Pat); Debbie who married Ken Faust; and Pamela Dickinson who married Truett McCurry.

Jefferson Calvin Davis died on February 23/6, 1911, and is buried in Little Rock. His wife, India Anna Watkins, died on August 26, 1961, and is buried in Forks of LaGrue Cemetery, Arkansas County, Ark.

See 1900-40 Census, LaGrue County, Ark.; James Houston Barr III, Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Pope, c1610-1660, of Virginia, Ancestor of Washington, Governors and Legislators, History of His Descendants (Louisville, Ky. 2018), 290-291.


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