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Thomas Henry Davis

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Thomas Henry Davis

Birth
Death
15 Jun 1925 (aged 60)
Burial
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
Plot
James T. Davis lot, Section P, lot 530, Grave 4, west of the Lodge and overlooking the lake
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Thomas Henry Davis was the youngest of 10 children born to:
James Taylor Davis, b. Feb. 19, 1817 and d. Jan. 10, 1895 in KY. &
Sophia Faws, b. Feb. 11, 1822 in Mannheim, Mannheimer Stadtkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and d. May, 1872 in
Jeffersonville, Clark County, IN.

In the 1870 U. S. census, 5 yr. old Thomas Davis, b. in IN., was living in Jeffersonville Ward 2, Clark, IN. with his
53 yr. old father, James Davis, a hotel keeper, b. in KY.
48 yr. old mother, Sophia Davis, b. in Germany
21 yr. old brother, James T Davis, secretary superintendent for the Jefferson-Louisville ferry company, b. in IN.
18 yr. old brother, Oscar Davis, a clerk in a ferry office, b. in IN.
16 yr. old brother, Charles Davis, a student, b. in IN.
12 yr. old brother, David Davis, b. in IN.
9 yr. old brother, Harry V O Davis, b. in IN.
James Sr.'s real estate was valued at $11,700 and and his personal estate at $2,000
* Living next door, were Oscar's
29 yr. old brother-in-law, Harry Reynolds, a bank clerk, b. in NC.
28 yr. old married sister, Eliza J. Reynolds, b. in KY
6 yr. old nephew, Frank Reynolds, b. in IN.
3 yr. old niece, Hattie Reynolds, b in IN.

Thomas located in Little Rock, AR., where he was connected with the Cotton Oil Co.

In 1894, he marr. Madolyn Cribbs, the daughter of Cullen George and Katie G. (King) Cribbs of Little Rock. Madolyn was b. Jan. 1, 1870 and d. Feb. 29, 1940. She is buried in Little Rock and Thomas Henry rests with his parents in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY.

Thomas and Madolyn had one child:
Madolyn Cribbs Davis, b. Oct. 23, 1896, who marr. Edward G. Johnston of fairmont, NE. Edward was b. Aug. 23, 1887. They lived in Scarsdale, NY. Before he retired in 1939, he was president of the Western Newspaper Union.

In the 1910 U. S. census, 44 yr. old Thomas H. Davis, a self-employed real estate agent (-listed as a widower), b. in IN., was living on West Second St. in Little Rock Ward 6, Pulaski, AR. with his
57 yr. old widowed brother, (head of household) Oscar Davis, a bank cashier, b. in IN.
19 yr. old niece (Oscar's daughter) Carmen M Davis, b. in AR.
13 yr. old nephew (Oscar's son) Oscar Davis Jr., b. in AR.
8 yr. old niece (Oscar's daughter), Mary E (Elizabeth) Davis, b. in
55 yr. old servant / cook for a private family, Maggie Sikes, b. in AR.
7 yr. old lodger, Octavia Brown, b. in AR.
Thomas and Oscar's father was b. in KY. and their mother in Germany.
The children's father was b. in IN. and their mother in AR.

Arkansas Democrat (Little Rock, AR.), P. 7, Col. 1
Wed., Jun. 4, 1913
SOCIETY
Marriage Announcements
Announcement is made of the marriage of Mrs. A. E. Dougan and T. H. Davis, both of Little Rock, which took place on April 16 at Pine Bluff. Mr. Davis is a brother of Oscar Davis, formerly of Little Rock. Mr. and Mrs. Davis will leave shortly for Tucson, Ariz., where they will visit Oscar Davis. They will be at home here after July 1.

In the 1920 U. S. census, 55 yr. old Thomas H. Davis, a life insurance agent, b. in KY., was living in a mortgaged home at 410 West Rd. in North Little Rock Ward 5, Pulaski, AR. with his
29 yr. old wife, Anna E. Davis, b. in AR.
32 yr. old widowed boarder, Vera Griffin, a saleslady, b. in TX.
13 yr. old stepdaughter (Anna's daughter from her previous marriage), Frances Dogan (Dougan) , b. in AR.
Thomas' parents were both b. in KY.
Thomas Henry Davis was the youngest of 10 children born to:
James Taylor Davis, b. Feb. 19, 1817 and d. Jan. 10, 1895 in KY. &
Sophia Faws, b. Feb. 11, 1822 in Mannheim, Mannheimer Stadtkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and d. May, 1872 in
Jeffersonville, Clark County, IN.

In the 1870 U. S. census, 5 yr. old Thomas Davis, b. in IN., was living in Jeffersonville Ward 2, Clark, IN. with his
53 yr. old father, James Davis, a hotel keeper, b. in KY.
48 yr. old mother, Sophia Davis, b. in Germany
21 yr. old brother, James T Davis, secretary superintendent for the Jefferson-Louisville ferry company, b. in IN.
18 yr. old brother, Oscar Davis, a clerk in a ferry office, b. in IN.
16 yr. old brother, Charles Davis, a student, b. in IN.
12 yr. old brother, David Davis, b. in IN.
9 yr. old brother, Harry V O Davis, b. in IN.
James Sr.'s real estate was valued at $11,700 and and his personal estate at $2,000
* Living next door, were Oscar's
29 yr. old brother-in-law, Harry Reynolds, a bank clerk, b. in NC.
28 yr. old married sister, Eliza J. Reynolds, b. in KY
6 yr. old nephew, Frank Reynolds, b. in IN.
3 yr. old niece, Hattie Reynolds, b in IN.

Thomas located in Little Rock, AR., where he was connected with the Cotton Oil Co.

In 1894, he marr. Madolyn Cribbs, the daughter of Cullen George and Katie G. (King) Cribbs of Little Rock. Madolyn was b. Jan. 1, 1870 and d. Feb. 29, 1940. She is buried in Little Rock and Thomas Henry rests with his parents in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY.

Thomas and Madolyn had one child:
Madolyn Cribbs Davis, b. Oct. 23, 1896, who marr. Edward G. Johnston of fairmont, NE. Edward was b. Aug. 23, 1887. They lived in Scarsdale, NY. Before he retired in 1939, he was president of the Western Newspaper Union.

In the 1910 U. S. census, 44 yr. old Thomas H. Davis, a self-employed real estate agent (-listed as a widower), b. in IN., was living on West Second St. in Little Rock Ward 6, Pulaski, AR. with his
57 yr. old widowed brother, (head of household) Oscar Davis, a bank cashier, b. in IN.
19 yr. old niece (Oscar's daughter) Carmen M Davis, b. in AR.
13 yr. old nephew (Oscar's son) Oscar Davis Jr., b. in AR.
8 yr. old niece (Oscar's daughter), Mary E (Elizabeth) Davis, b. in
55 yr. old servant / cook for a private family, Maggie Sikes, b. in AR.
7 yr. old lodger, Octavia Brown, b. in AR.
Thomas and Oscar's father was b. in KY. and their mother in Germany.
The children's father was b. in IN. and their mother in AR.

Arkansas Democrat (Little Rock, AR.), P. 7, Col. 1
Wed., Jun. 4, 1913
SOCIETY
Marriage Announcements
Announcement is made of the marriage of Mrs. A. E. Dougan and T. H. Davis, both of Little Rock, which took place on April 16 at Pine Bluff. Mr. Davis is a brother of Oscar Davis, formerly of Little Rock. Mr. and Mrs. Davis will leave shortly for Tucson, Ariz., where they will visit Oscar Davis. They will be at home here after July 1.

In the 1920 U. S. census, 55 yr. old Thomas H. Davis, a life insurance agent, b. in KY., was living in a mortgaged home at 410 West Rd. in North Little Rock Ward 5, Pulaski, AR. with his
29 yr. old wife, Anna E. Davis, b. in AR.
32 yr. old widowed boarder, Vera Griffin, a saleslady, b. in TX.
13 yr. old stepdaughter (Anna's daughter from her previous marriage), Frances Dogan (Dougan) , b. in AR.
Thomas' parents were both b. in KY.


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