Jarrell Weston Davis

b. 16 May 1907, d. 26 October 1960
  • Jarrell Weston Davis was born on 16 May 1907 in Malakoff, Henderson County, Texas.
  • William Weston Davis and Lou Anna Ward appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, at 1238 North Main Street. Other members of the household included Jarrell Weston Davis, Whitten Ward Davis and Aubrey (?). It appears that Aubrey (identified as Aubrey Davis) was Lou Anna's child from an earlier marriage.
  • William Weston Davis and Lou Anna Ward appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Denton, Denton County, Texas, at 23 East Prairie Street. Other members of the household included Jarrell Weston Davis, Whitten Ward Davis and Albert Davis.
  • William Weston Davis and Lou Anna Ward appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Denton, Denton County, Texas, at 214 East Prairie Street. Other members of the household included Jarrell Weston Davis, Albert Davis.
  • He was employed at delivery for an ice company, according to the 1930 census.
  • He married Madge Matilda Smith.
  • He officially witnessed the death of William Weston Davis on 25 March 1937 at 214 East Prairie in Denton, Denton County, Texas; at his residence.
  • The following appeared on 25 March 1937 in the Denton Record-Chronicle: William Weston Davis, 73, died at his home, 214 East Prairie Street, at 2:10 p. m. Thursday. He is survived by his wife and three sons, Whitten, Jarrell and Albert, all at home. Funeral plans are not complete.
  • Jarrell Weston Davis appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Denton, Denton County, Texas, at 1828-1/2 Monroe Street. Other members of the household included Albert Davis. In 1935, Jarrell, Madeg and Albert all were living in Denton, Texas.
  • He was empoyed as a shipping clerk by a wholesale dairy, according to the 1940 census.
  • Jarrell Weston Davis registered for the draft on 16 October 1940 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, while living with his wife Madge at 1821-1/2 Monroe Street in Alexandria, and employed there by Blu-Ribbon Dairies at 9th & Jackson.
  • He enlisted as a private in the US Army on 30 August 1943, in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. At the time of his enlistment he was married and residing in Rapides Parish.
  • The following appeared on 11 December 1951 in the Alexandria Town Talk: Albert Davis died at 11:20 a. m. yesterday, December 10, 1951 in a Houston, Texas hospital. He is survived by one daughter, Theresa Ann Davis; two brothers, W. W. Davis of Pineville and J. W. Davis of Dallas, and his mothr, Mrs. L. A. Davis of Pineville.
         The remains will arrive at 6:05 p. m. today on the Missouri Pacific railroad. Funeral service will be at 10 a. m. tomorrow, December 12, 1951 in Hixson Brothers Chapel.
  • The following appeared on 11 December 1951 in The Denton Record-Chronicle: Word has been received in Denton of the death of Albert Davis, 39, former resident here. Davis died Monday morning in the veterans hospital in Houston.
         Funeral services were to be held this after in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Pineville, La.
         . He was the son of the late W. W. Davis, who lived in Denton for many years. Albert was born and reared here and worked for a local ice company until he went to Louisiana about 10 years ago.
         He is survived by a daughter, Theresa Ann, 9, his mother, and two brothers, Whitten W. Davis of Pineville, and Jarrell Davis of Dallas.
  • The following appeared on 30 January 1958 in the Alexandria Town Talk: Mrs. Lou Anna Davis, 84, died at 6:20 p. m. Wednesday in an Alexandria hospital. She was a resident of Pineville.
         Funeral services will be held today at 2:30 p. m. from the Sacred Heart Catholic church in Pineville. Interment is to follow in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, with Hixson Bros. funeral Home in charge.
         Survivors include two sons, W. W. of Pineville and J. W. of Livermore, Calif; and a granddaughter, Theresa Ann Davis of Pineville.
  • Jarrell Weston Davis died on 26 October 1960 at age 53 in Livermore, Alameda County, California.
  • His wife Madge Matilda Smith became a widow at his death.
  • He was interred at Ridgeview West Memorial Park, Frisco, Collin County, Texas.
  • The following appeared on 28 October 1960 in The Denton Record-Chronicle: (Livermore, Calif.) Jarrell Weston Davis of Livermore, Calif., a forrmer Denton resident, died in his home Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. He was 53.
         Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the First Methodist Church in Frisco. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery in Frisco, under direction of Staley Funeral Home.
         Born in Malakoff, Mr. Davis attended Denton public schools and married Miss Madge Smith of Frisco. He moved to Livermore in 1952.
         Survivors include his widow; one brother, Whitten Davis of Pineville, La; one aunt, Mrs. R. D. Fleming of Corsicana; and a niece, Miss Theresa Ann Davis of Pineville, La.
  • Last Edited: 5 Aug 2016

Family: Madge Matilda Smith b. 5 March 1912, d. 11 September 1984