Davis, Elmer Thompson

Male 1887 - 1935  (47 years)


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  • Name Davis, Elmer Thompson 
    Born 20 Aug 1887  Hancock, Pulaski County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Elmer was one of nine children born to Reverend John S. Davis and Margaret J. Davis.
    Gender Male 
    Died 5 Jul 1935  Clinton, Custer County, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    • For some time it was believed that Elmer died during a mining accident, but an examination in May, 2006 of records at the funeral home which arranged his burial show that he died while a patient at the Oklahoma State Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Clinton, Oklahoma. A transcription of his obituary, in what was probably a local Sallisaw, Oklahoma newspaper, has been provided by Thomas L. Scribner, Elmer's great grandson.

                Elmer T. Davis

           Elmer T. Davis passed away at Clinton, Oklahoma, July 5, 1935.
           He was born at Hancock, Missouri August 20, 1887, the son of Rev. and Mrs. John S. Davis deceased.
           Surviving relatives are one daughter, Mrs. Beulah Scribner of Cassville, Missouri, two grandsons; three brothers, W. S. Davis of LeRoy, Kansas; Bland Davis of West Fork, Arkansas; and Frank Davis of Sallisaw; a number of nephews and nieces and grand-nephews and nieces.
           His body was received over the KCS (Kansas City and Southern Railway) at 11:20 p.m. July 6, and was held in his home here until 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 7 when the funeral was held at the First Christian Church, by Rev. E. R. Hall, pastor of the First Christian Church of Stillwell, and Rev. Russell Towry, pastor of the first Christian Church here.
           Pallbearers were Albert Peters, Guy Scott, E. B. Bugher, L. C. Pierce, E. Ross, B. Brewer.
           Out of town relatives attending the funeral were his sister, Eliza Davis, nephews Claude and Michael Davis, niece Pauline Davis, all of West Fork, Ark.; sister. Mrs. Cora Payne of Tulsa.
           Out of town friends attending the funeral were Cooper Steel, of Elmspaige, Arkansas, and Mrs. E. R. Hall of Stillwell.
           Interment was made in the city cemetery beside his father and mother, directed by the Wheeler-Stevenson Undertaking Company.
    Buried 7 Jul 1935  Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Elmer was buried in the city cemetery.
    Person ID I4528  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2011 

    Father Davis, Rev. John Starke,   b. 11 Dec 1845, Miller County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1922  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Davis, Margaret Jane,   b. 15 Sep 1852, Miller County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1920  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 1869  [6
    • John and Margaret had nine children.
    Family ID F1510  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Howard, Mattie Malvina,   b. 7 May 1890, Webber Falls, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1975, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 5 Jan 1907  [7
    Children 
    +1. Davis, Beulah Lois,   b. 3 Feb 1912, Lowell, Benton County, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 2001, Arnold, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1492  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S137] Thomas Lee Scribner, Genealogical research.
      Elmer Thompson Davis, one of nine children born to Reverend John Stark Davis and Margaret Jane Davis; born 20 August 1887 at Hancock, Missouri.

    2. [S22] Obituary, For Elmer T. Davis; from an undated and unidentified newspaper.
      Transcription provided by Thomas L. Scribner. Family researchers believe the obituary was most likely placed in a local Sallisaw, Oklahoma newspaper. "He was born at Hancock, Missouri August 20 1887, the son of Rev. and Mrs. John S Davis deceased." For the full text of the obituary, see the notes for Elmer's death.

    3. [S137] Thomas Lee Scribner, Genealogical research.
      "Elmer Thompson Davis was one of nine children born of the Reverend John S. Davis and Margaret Davis. His occupation was believed to have been mining and it was the belief of living family members that Elmer died as a result of a mining accident.
           "This claim is contradicted by his funeral record, which was provided by the funeral home on May 30, 2006, which states that Elmer Thompson Davis passed away on July 5, 1935 at the Oklahoma State Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Clinton, Oklahoma."

    4. [S22] Obituary, For Elmer T. Davis; from an undated and unidentified newspaper.
      Transcription provided by Thomas L. Scribner. Family researchers believe the obituary was most likely placed in a local Sallisaw, Oklahoma newspaper.

           Elmer T. Davis

           Elmer T. Davis passed away at Clinton, Oklahoma, July 5, 1935.
           He was born at Hancock, Missouri August 20 1887, the son of Rev. and Mrs. John S Davis deceased.
           Surviving relatives are one daughter, Mrs. Beulah Scribner of Cassville, Missouri, two grandsons; three brothers, W.S. Davis of LeRoy, Kansas; Bland Davis of West Fork, Arkansas; and Frank Davis of Sallisaw; four sisters, Mrs. Eliza Davis of West Fork, Mrs. Cora Payne of Tulsa, Mrs. Hattie Kidd of Colorado, and Miss Myra Davis of Sallisaw; a number of nephews and nieces and great-nephews and nieces.
           His body was received over the KC'S (Kansas City and Southern Railway) at 11:20 p.m. July 6, and was held in his home here until 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 7 when the funeral was held at the First Christian Church, by Rev. E.R. Hall, pastor of the First Christian Church of Stilwell, and Rev. Russell Towry, pastor of the first Christian Church here.
           Pallbearers were Albert Peters, Guy Scott, E.B. Bugher, L.C. Pierce, E. Ross, B. Brewer.
           Out of town relatives attending the funeral were his sister, Eliza Davis, nephews Claude and Michael Davis, niece Pauline Davis, all of West Fork, Ark; sister, Mrs. Cora Payne of Tulsa.
           Out of town friends attending the funeral were Cooper Steel, of Elmspaige, Arkansas, and Mrs. E.R. Hall of Stillwell.
           Interment was made in the city cemetery beside his father and mother, directed by the Wheeler-Stevenson Undertaking Company.

    5. [S22] Obituary, For Elmer T. Davis; from an undated and unidentified newspaper.
      Transcription provided by Thomas L. Scribner. Family researchers believe the obituary was most likely placed in a local Sallisaw, Oklahoma newspaper. "His body...was held in his home here until 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 7 when the funeral was held at the First Christian Church, by Rev. E. R. Hall, pastor of the First Christian Church of Stillwell, and Rev. Russell Towry, pastor of the first Christian Church here....Interment was made in the city cemetery beside his father and mother...." For the full text of the obituary, see the notes for Elmer's death.

    6. [S137] Thomas Lee Scribner, Genealogical research.
      John Starke Davis, Jr. and Margaret Jane Davis; married 1869. No place given. John and Margaret were first cousins; Davis was Margaret's birth name. John and Margaret had nine children.

    7. [S137] Thomas Lee Scribner, Genealogical research.
      Elmer Thompson Davis and Mattie Malvina Howard; married 5 January 1907. No place given.