Davis Oscar Heniford was born July 7 1895, according to most records, but it may have been 1894, in a house about a block and a half east of the main intersection in Loris. He was the son of William Ferney and Cenia Ann Williams Heniford.
His mother died of childbirth complications when he was 4 days old and he was sheltered with Ferney's brother "Fate" and sisters Misouri, Mary and Nora at the homeplace in the Live Oak section near Loris. His father went to Georgia to work in the turpentine industry and was killed in an acciden there when the little boy was about 4 years old.
Davis Heniford attended school in Loris through the grades available at the time and then went to his mother's brother, Lewis Williams, in Georgia and attended Norman Park Institute. From there he went to Richmond to attended the Medical College of Virginia in pharmacy. When WWI came he volunteered in Virginia and was assigned to the 6th Evacuation Hospital, serving overseas until late 1919.
Heniford returned to medical school and graduated in pharmacy in 1922. After spending some time im the Virginia mountains, he came to Loris to operate the Loris Drug Store. He married Katherine W Hammack of Richmond and their first home was in the old Prince Hotel close to his business.
Katherine Hammack Heniford died of cancer in 1945 and is buried at Princeville. Their children are Catherine Heniford Lewis, Davis Heniford, Jr. and Lewis W Heniford. In 1946 he married Katherine Smith Clark, a teacher, who brought him another daughter, Kathy Clark Lewis.
In 1950 he became a general agent for Franklin Life. The asociation with Franklin Life continued until his death, May 6 1965.
Davis Heniford was an avid quail hunter and fisherman. His sons tell a story about his shooting a runaway turkey that had flown to the top of a warehouse. Using a .22 rifle he drilled it neatly through the head "so as not to spoil the meat". He like to travel and did , especially toward the end of his life. He frequently talked about the changes which had marked his lifetime--automobiles, planes, radio, television, and more--with regret that he would miss the things which would come later.He never stopped learning and was always interested in experimenting with differnet ways of doing things.
His mother died of childbirth complications when he was 4 days old and he was sheltered with Ferney's brother "Fate" and sisters Misouri, Mary and Nora at the homeplace in the Live Oak section near Loris. His father went to Georgia to work in the turpentine industry and was killed in an acciden there when the little boy was about 4 years old.
Davis Heniford attended school in Loris through the grades available at the time and then went to his mother's brother, Lewis Williams, in Georgia and attended Norman Park Institute. From there he went to Richmond to attended the Medical College of Virginia in pharmacy. When WWI came he volunteered in Virginia and was assigned to the 6th Evacuation Hospital, serving overseas until late 1919.
Heniford returned to medical school and graduated in pharmacy in 1922. After spending some time im the Virginia mountains, he came to Loris to operate the Loris Drug Store. He married Katherine W Hammack of Richmond and their first home was in the old Prince Hotel close to his business.
Katherine Hammack Heniford died of cancer in 1945 and is buried at Princeville. Their children are Catherine Heniford Lewis, Davis Heniford, Jr. and Lewis W Heniford. In 1946 he married Katherine Smith Clark, a teacher, who brought him another daughter, Kathy Clark Lewis.
In 1950 he became a general agent for Franklin Life. The asociation with Franklin Life continued until his death, May 6 1965.
Davis Heniford was an avid quail hunter and fisherman. His sons tell a story about his shooting a runaway turkey that had flown to the top of a warehouse. Using a .22 rifle he drilled it neatly through the head "so as not to spoil the meat". He like to travel and did , especially toward the end of his life. He frequently talked about the changes which had marked his lifetime--automobiles, planes, radio, television, and more--with regret that he would miss the things which would come later.He never stopped learning and was always interested in experimenting with differnet ways of doing things.
Davis Oscar Heniford was born July 7 1895, according to most records, but it may have been 1894, in a house about a block and a half east of the main intersection in Loris. He was the son of William Ferney and Cenia Ann Williams Heniford.
His mother died of childbirth complications when he was 4 days old and he was sheltered with Ferney's brother "Fate" and sisters Misouri, Mary and Nora at the homeplace in the Live Oak section near Loris. His father went to Georgia to work in the turpentine industry and was killed in an acciden there when the little boy was about 4 years old.
Davis Heniford attended school in Loris through the grades available at the time and then went to his mother's brother, Lewis Williams, in Georgia and attended Norman Park Institute. From there he went to Richmond to attended the Medical College of Virginia in pharmacy. When WWI came he volunteered in Virginia and was assigned to the 6th Evacuation Hospital, serving overseas until late 1919.
Heniford returned to medical school and graduated in pharmacy in 1922. After spending some time im the Virginia mountains, he came to Loris to operate the Loris Drug Store. He married Katherine W Hammack of Richmond and their first home was in the old Prince Hotel close to his business.
Katherine Hammack Heniford died of cancer in 1945 and is buried at Princeville. Their children are Catherine Heniford Lewis, Davis Heniford, Jr. and Lewis W Heniford. In 1946 he married Katherine Smith Clark, a teacher, who brought him another daughter, Kathy Clark Lewis.
In 1950 he became a general agent for Franklin Life. The asociation with Franklin Life continued until his death, May 6 1965.
Davis Heniford was an avid quail hunter and fisherman. His sons tell a story about his shooting a runaway turkey that had flown to the top of a warehouse. Using a .22 rifle he drilled it neatly through the head "so as not to spoil the meat". He like to travel and did , especially toward the end of his life. He frequently talked about the changes which had marked his lifetime--automobiles, planes, radio, television, and more--with regret that he would miss the things which would come later.He never stopped learning and was always interested in experimenting with differnet ways of doing things.
His mother died of childbirth complications when he was 4 days old and he was sheltered with Ferney's brother "Fate" and sisters Misouri, Mary and Nora at the homeplace in the Live Oak section near Loris. His father went to Georgia to work in the turpentine industry and was killed in an acciden there when the little boy was about 4 years old.
Davis Heniford attended school in Loris through the grades available at the time and then went to his mother's brother, Lewis Williams, in Georgia and attended Norman Park Institute. From there he went to Richmond to attended the Medical College of Virginia in pharmacy. When WWI came he volunteered in Virginia and was assigned to the 6th Evacuation Hospital, serving overseas until late 1919.
Heniford returned to medical school and graduated in pharmacy in 1922. After spending some time im the Virginia mountains, he came to Loris to operate the Loris Drug Store. He married Katherine W Hammack of Richmond and their first home was in the old Prince Hotel close to his business.
Katherine Hammack Heniford died of cancer in 1945 and is buried at Princeville. Their children are Catherine Heniford Lewis, Davis Heniford, Jr. and Lewis W Heniford. In 1946 he married Katherine Smith Clark, a teacher, who brought him another daughter, Kathy Clark Lewis.
In 1950 he became a general agent for Franklin Life. The asociation with Franklin Life continued until his death, May 6 1965.
Davis Heniford was an avid quail hunter and fisherman. His sons tell a story about his shooting a runaway turkey that had flown to the top of a warehouse. Using a .22 rifle he drilled it neatly through the head "so as not to spoil the meat". He like to travel and did , especially toward the end of his life. He frequently talked about the changes which had marked his lifetime--automobiles, planes, radio, television, and more--with regret that he would miss the things which would come later.He never stopped learning and was always interested in experimenting with differnet ways of doing things.
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