Ada Myrtle Davis was born on November 11, 1902, in Lorain, Ohio, to Bertha Florence Wright, age 20, and Rucker Edward Davis, age 33. Her mother Bertha Florence passed away on March 1, 1915, in Lorain, Ohio, at the age of 32. Ada Myrtle , her sisters, Nettie, Flora, and brother Willie were placed in institutions until of age. Ada Myrtle married Norton Erwin Banister on August 14, 1923, in Chicago, Illinois. They had three children during their marriage. Her son Paul Norton Banister was born on June 19, 1924, in Chicago, Illinois. Her son Paul Norton Banister passed away on July 28, 1924, in Chicago, Illinois, when he was less than a year old. Her son Erwin James Banister was born on September 17, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois. Her daughter Esther Rose Banister was born on January 1, 1928, in Chicago, Illinois. Her father Rucker Edward Davis passed away on December 17, 1928, in Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, at the age of 59. Her son, Erwin James Banister married Betty L Everett in Los Angeles, California, on November 14, 1953, when he was 28 years old. Her daughter, Esther Rose Banister, married Wallace Phillip "Phil" Brown in Los Angeles, California, on October 29, 1962, when she was 34 years old. Ada's husband Norton Erwin Banister passed away on July 22, 1973, in Fullerton, California, at the age of 91. They had been married 49 years. Ada Myrtle Davis Banister died on February 5, 1989, in Orange, California, at the age of 86, and was buried in Glendale, California. Her son, Erwin James Banister died on November 1, 1999, in Lakeport, Lake, California, when he was 74 years old. He was buried 12/20/1999 in Santa Nella, Merced County, California in San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery. Her daughter,Esther Rose Banister Brown, died on July 16, 2002, in Santa Ana, California, when she was 74 years old.