Biography Brief - J.D. Davis

PARENTS: J.D. "Deboe" Davis debuted on January 14, 1918, in (presumably) Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana [1-3]. He was the sixth child of the nine known children born to James Monroe Davis (April 13, 1882-January 13, 1942) and Thomas Cornelius "Neeley" "Nellie" Slough (August 1, 1884-July 18, 1936) [4-13]. Besides J.D., the couple had children Rosa Lee (August 26, 1903-June 25, 1991), Guy Thomas (December 18, 1904-September 17, 1969), Roy Montgomery (February 27, 1907-August 13, 1968), Daisy Birdie (May 2, 1910-April 23, 1984), Lottie Mae (November 29, 1912-October 31, 1988), Ruby Viola (June 10, 1919-November 10, 1984), Alfred Earnest (September 23, 1921-October 17, 1987), and Ray Davis (October 13, 1924-October 10, 1977) [4-21].

MILITARY SERVICE: J.D. served in the United States Army in World War II from November 2, 1942-June 2, 1942 [1-3].

MARRIAGE 1: On April 4, 1942, in Miller County, Arkansas, J.D. married Mittie Sunshine Reynolds [22-26]. Born on March 23, 1926, in Garland, Miller County, Arkansas, Mittie was the daughter of Ira Daniel Reynolds and Mittie Dean Hughes [27-29].

CHILD: The marriage between J.D. Davis and Mittie Sunshine Reynolds produced a daughter, Lisa Dianne Davis, on November 16, 1958, in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas [30-36]. Sadly, Lisa died on August 16, 2013, in Lemay, St. Louis, Missouri [30-36]. She was fifty-four [30-36]. Unfortunately, the marriage between J.D. and Sunshine ended on June 8, 1960, in Miller County, Arkansas, two years after the birth of their daughter [37-38].

MARRIAGE 2: After divorcing Mittie, J.D. remarried and wedded Frances Aline Stroup, on August 30, 1965, in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas [31]. Born on May 30, 1942, in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas, Frances is the daughter of Jesse Ardell Stroup and Willie Massey [31,39-40].

CHILD: The marriage between J.D. Davis and Frances Aline Stroup produced a daughter, Dana Michaelle Davis, born on August 31, 1961, in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas [31, 41-43]. Dana is biologically the daughter of Frances from a previous relationship, but J.D. adopted her [31].

DEATH: J.D. died on April 2, 1976, in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas [1-3]. J.D.'s interment is in the Old Rondo Cemetery in Rondo, Miller County, Arkansas [1]. J.D.'s first wife, Sunshine, died on September 25, 1996, and her interment is in Bowie County, Texas [27]. She is at rest by her last husband, Raymond Otis Hopkins, at the Chapel Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum, in Wake Village, Bowie County, Texas [27]. Frances is still alive and is now married to J.D.'s nephew, J.A. Corn [44-49]. They married on July 6, 1979, in Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas [44-49].

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GENEALOGY:

SOURCES:

1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86761294/j-d-davis

2. Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

3. Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

4. Census 1920: Resided in Police Jury Ward 2, Webster County, Louisiana: JM 37, Neily 35, Rosa 16, Gay 14, Roy 12, Daisy 9, Lottie 7, JD 2, Ruby 7

5. Year: 1920; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 2, Webster, Louisiana; Roll: T625_635; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 132

6. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

7. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).

8. Census 1930:Resided in Homan, Miller County, Arkansas: Jim 48, Nellie 46, Lottie 17, JD 11, Ruby 10, Alfred 18, Ray 5, James Slough 18, Dick Cam 25

9. Year: 1930; Census Place: Homan, Miller, Arkansas; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2339819

10. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.

11. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.

12. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144658249/james-monroe-davis

13. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144658200/cornelius-davis

14. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67336096/rosa-lee-adams

15. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38894408/guy-t-davis

16. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73040413/daisy-b-ramsey

17. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73033426/roy-m-davis

18. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37499484/lottie-mae-corn

19. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73037844/ruby-viola-henderson

20. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135332421/alfred-earnest-davis

21. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136633888/ray-davis

22. "Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2011. "Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957," database, FamilySearch; from Arkansas Courts of Common Pleas and County Clerks. Digital images of originals housed at various county courthouses in the State of Arkansas. Marriage records.

23. Ancestry.com. Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

24. Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Marriage Certificates; Year: 1942; Film: #6

25. Ancestry.com. Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019.

26. Original data: Arkansas Department of Vital Records. Marriage Certificates. Little Rock, AR, USA.

27. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137559225/mittie-sunshine-hopkins

28. Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

29. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.

30. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115767323/lisa-dianne-schmitt

31. Verification with family members Richard Monroe Corn and Nellie Jo Newman

32. Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

33. Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.

34. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.

35. Ancestry.com. U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.

36. Hutchens Mortuary; Publication Place: Florissant, Missouri, USA

37. Ancestry.com. Arkansas, Divorces, 1923-1969 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019.

38. Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Divorces; Year: 1960; Film Number: 2

39. https://www.texarkanafuneralhome.com/obituary/5858071

40. United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KGLY-VQ2 : 18 November 2019), Frances A Corn, 2004-2007.

41. “J. D. Davis Obituary,” 1976, April 4, The Texarkana Gazette, Texarkana, Arkansas (Photocopy donated by family member, Richard Monroe Corn).

42. Ancestry.com. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2020.

43. Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings.

44. Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas

45. Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2017 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

46. Dodd, Jordan R, et. al. Early American Marriages: Texas to 1850. Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx.

47. Hunting For Bears, comp. Texas marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library.

48. Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2014. Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas.

49. Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. (P.O. Box 740, Orem, Utah 84059) from county marriage records on microfilm located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, in published books cataloged by the Library of Congress, or from county courthouse records.

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