Sunday, June 7, 2009

John Roan Davis


John Roan Davis is the son of Matthew Davis and Anna Strickland. He was born 22 May 1849 in Sulfur Springs, Polk, Arizona. He married Mary Angeline Goble on 16 Feb 1881 in McCuortian, Haskell, Oklahoma which was Indian territory. Together they had seven children:

Annie Myrtle Davis
Born: 26 Jul 1883

Lillian Ellen Davis
Born: 11 May 1892
Married Name: Wright

Eula Davis
Born: 25 Feb 1895

Rex Dewey Davis
Born: 4 Apr 1898

Toye Davis
Born: 16 Jun 1900
Married Name: Brown

Josephine Elizabeth Davis
Born: 4 Jul 1903
Married Name: Malone

Ethel Birdie Davis
Born: 22 Feb 1906
Married Name: Smith/Barrington/Thornton (she was divorced from the first two)




From Left to Right: Josephine, Ethel, and Toye Davis

John died 12 Feb 1927 in Rush Springs, Grady Oklahoma. He died from the flu. He is buried in the Rush Springs Cemetery.

Post edited: 20 Oct 2009

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