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Arminda C. McClure appears in the 1900 United States Federal Census for Kinkaid Township in Jackson County, Illinois. She was born in Illinois in March 1890. Her father is a farmer. Her mother has had 15 children and 9 are living. Brothers Orlando and Albert are farm laborers. Here is a listing of the members of the 1900 household;

George Y. McClure, 51
Elizabeth McClure, 52
Ida E. McClure, 14
Orlando McClure, 13
Albert G. McClure, 11
Arminda C. McClure, 10
Stonewall J. McClure, 8
Sophia A. McClure, 7
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Minnie McClure, 19, married Hiram Davis, 29, in 1909, in Jackson County, Illinois.

Source; Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940
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The following notice appeared on page 3 of the Tuesday, January 19, 1909 edition of the Carbondale Free Press;

Hiram Davis, aged 29, and Minnie McClure, 19, the former of Sand Ridge and the latter of Kinkaid Township, were licensed to marry by County Clerk Bower Saturday.
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In the 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Minnie Davis, 21, and husband Hiram Davis, 31, are living in Fountain Bluff Township in Jackson County, Illinois. They have been married for 1 year, and Minnie has had no children. Hiram is a farm laborer. Minnie's brother, Jackson McClure, 19, is a hired hand working on the neighboring farm of Louis Gale. Minnie's future brother-in-law, Harvey Sickler, 25, is also a hired hand on the Louis Gale farm. Louis Gale's wife is Hiram Davis' sister.
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Minnie Davis is listed in the 1920 United States Federal Census for Kinkaid Township in Jackson County, Illinois. Everyone in the home was born in Illinois. Husband Hiram is a farmer. Minnie's brother, Albert McClure, is single, and is "farming with Davis". Here is a listing of the members of the 1920 household;

Hiram Davis, 41
Minnie Davis, 30
Dora Davis, 6
Nora Davis, 3
Albert Davis, 1
Albert McClure, 32
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In the 1930 United States Federal Census, the Davis family is living in the village of Gorham in Jackson County, Illinois. Husband "Hairm" [Hiram] is a farmer. Minnie and Hiram have been married for 24 years. Hiram's widowed brother, Lon, lives in the home. Lon is a railroad bridge carpenter. Here is a listing of the members of the 1930 household;

Hiram Davis, 46
Minney K. Davis, 40
Dora Davis, 15
Nora Davis, 13
Albert Davis, 12
Frieda Davis, 7
Louis Davis, 5
Eugene Davis, 1
Kathern D. Davis, 0
Laun [Lon] Davis, 40
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In the 1940 United States Federal Census, the Davis family is living in Sand Ridge Township in Jackson County, Illinois. Hiram is a laborer on a W. P. A. road construction project. Here are the members of the 1940 household;

Hiram Davis, 62
Minnie Davis, 50
Louis Davis, 15
Eugene Davis, 12
Kathryn Davis, 10
Donald Davis, 8
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Minnie K. Davis died at age 79 on Friday, November 8, 1968, at Centreville Township Hospital in Centreville.

She was born in Ava on March 30, 1889, the daughter of William [George] and Elizabeth Jarrett McClure.

She is survived by four sons, Albert J. Davis of Cambria, Louis Davis of Waterloo, Hiram Davis of East Carondelet and Donald Davis of Lockport; four daughters, Mrs. Armin Scholes of Red Bud, Mrs. Nora Bryan of Mattoon, Mrs. Oliver Stroh of Columbia and Mrs. Don Elliott of Mattoon; two brothers, Jackson McClure of Murphysboro and Albert McClure of Ava; 30 grandchildren; and 22 great grandchildren.

Her husband, Hiram Davis, preceded her in death.

Obituary excerpts are from the Southern Illinoisan, Sunday, November 10, 1968, page 15.
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