Francis Marion DAVIS & Tossie D. WHITE

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Francis Marion DAVIS
Tossie D. WHITE

Husband: Francis "Frank" Marion DAVIS
Birth: 17 May 1872, Frankton, Madison Co., IN
Death: 22 Jan 1922, Frankton, Madison Co., IN
Disposition: buried Elwood Cemetery, Elwood, Madison Co., IN
Occupation: farmer
Father: John Elihu "Lihu" DAVIS
Mother: Deborah Victoria "Deb" FRAZIER

Marriage:

Wife: Tossie D. WHITE
Birth: Nov 1874, IN
Death apparently: 1930-40, Orestes, Madison Co., IN
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Elijah "Eli" G. WHITE
Mother: Mary Miranda HOLMES

Children — born in Pipe Creek Twp., Madison Co., IN:

1. Gladys Fern DAVIS, b. Sep 1897
2. Raymond Merrill DAVIS, b. 19 Oct 1907; d. 2 Apr 1989, Orestes, Madison Co., IN; m. Wilma Ruth KURTZ (1915-1992)

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1900 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 25): Pipe Creek Twp., Madison Co., IN Roll 386, p. 115A, SN 2A, SD 67, ED 100, enumerated 4 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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35 35 Davis Frank Head W M May 1872 28 M 4 IN IN IN Farmer 0 Y Y Y R F 30

_____ Tossie Wife W F Nov 1874 25 M 4 1 1 IN IN IN Y Y Y

_____ Gladys Dau W F Sep 1897 2 S IN IN IN Y Y Y

Listed next to Frank's parents.

3. 1910 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 33): Pipe Creek Twp., Madison Co., IN, Roll T624_365, p. 18A, SN 2A, SD 8, ED 116, enumerated 16+18 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1910: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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34 34 Davis Francis M Head M W 37 M1 13 IN IN IN Eng Farmer General farm Emp Y Y R F 27

_____ Tossie D Wife F W 34 M1 13 IN IN IN Eng None Y Y

_____ Gladys F Dau F W 12 S IN IN IN Eng None Y Y Y

_____ Raymond M Son M W 2 S IN IN IN None

Listed next to Francis's parents.

4. 1920 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 31): "East Line Pipecreek Township," Pipe Creek Twp. (North ½), Madison Co., IN, Roll T625_449, p. 155A, SN 1A, SD 84, ED 129, enumerated 7 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1920: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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* Fm 15 15 Davis Frank M Head R M W 46 M Y Y IN IN IN Y Canning factory owner Em

_____ Tossie D Wife F W 44 M Y Y IN IN IN Y work in factory OA

King Gladys F Daughter F W 22 M Y Y IN IN IN Y work in factory

____ Virgil F Son-in-Law M W 23 M Y Y IN IN IN Y Farm

King Raymond M Son M W 12 S Y Y Y IN IN IN Y None

*East Line Pipecreek Township

Raymond is Frank's son, not Virgil's, so should be surnamed DAVIS, not KING. Listed next to Frank's widowed father.

5. 1930 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #4 of 8): South First Street, Orestes Town, Monroe Twp., Madison Co., IN, Roll 605, p. 204B, SN 2B, ED 48-44, SD 5, enumerated 2 May 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1930: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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* 40 41 Davis Tossie Head O 1500 R N F W 54 Wd N Y IN IN IN Y Factory work Lamp factory W N 8

_____ Raymond Son M W 22 S N Y IN IN IN Y Meat Cutter Meat market W Y N

*South First Street

Listed next to married sister, Fanny (WHITE) DAVIS.

6a. 1940 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Tossie not found, surnamed DAVIS or otherwise.

6b. 1940 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #77 of 122: U.S. Marine Reservation, Dumfries Magisterial Dist., Prince William Co., VA, Roll 627_4286, p. 121A, Line 33, SN 39A, SD 8, ED 76-8, enumerted 4 Apr 1940, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1940 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1940: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean.

HOUSEHOLD NAME RELATION PERSONAL EDUCATION BIRTHPLACE CIT RESIDENCE in 1935 EMPLOYMENT STATUS FS

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34

Davis Raymond M W 32 S N H4 Indiana Ft Sheridan Illinois N Y - - - - 44 Corp USMC GW 52 360 Y

This appears to be our subjects' son.

7. Find-a-Grave: Entries (online at findagrave.com):

Name	`Frank M Davis`	`Raymond Merrill Davis`
Birth	`1872`	`19 Oct 1907` `Elwood, Madison Co., IN`
Death	`1922`	`2 Apr 1989` `Orestes, Madison Co., IN`
Burial	`Elwood Cemetery` `Elwood, Madison Co., IN` `Plot R4, Addition 1`	`Elwood Cemetery` `Elwood, Madison Co., IN` `Plot R4, Addition 1`
Spouse		`Wilma Ruth Kurtz DAVIS (1915-1992)`
Memorial #	`108883548`	`120435264`

8. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

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