YUKON - Services for Ernest Car Davis, 69, who died Sunday in Oklahoma City, will be at
2 p.m. Tuesday in Yanda-McLaren Funeral Home. Burial will be in Olive Hill Cemetery. Davis
was born at Marlow and had lived in Yukon for 30 years. He was a retired painting
contractor. Survivors include one son, Cecil, Yukon; one daughter, Mrs. Mildred Bordwine,
Garden Grove, Calif.; one brother, Roy, San Diego, Calif., and two sisters, Mrs. Exa Nance
and Mrs. Elizabeth Knorr, both of Albuquerque.
Mrs. Essie Davis Dies
Mrs. Essie A. Davis, 76, Oklahoma City, died Thursday at Deaconess Hospital. Services are
pending with Yanda Funeral Home, Yukon.
Mrs. Davis was born in Marlow and came to Oklahoma City in 1941. She was a former owner of
the Coronado Theater and owned theaters in Chickasha and Yukon before taking over the
Coronado.
Survivors include four [grand] daughters, and three brothers, Bill Bishop, Yukon,
Claude Bishop, Mountainaire, N. M. and Dewey Bishop, Truth or Consequences, N. M.
Death Claims Cecil B. Davis
YUKON - Services for Cecil Brice Davis, 57, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Yanda Funeral
Home with burial in Olive Hill Cemetery, Oklahoma City. He died Monday at St. Anthony
Hospital in Oklahoma City following a short illness.
Davis, a native of Marlow, was well known theater owner. Among the theaters he owned were
the Ritz in Yukon and the Coronado in Warr Acres. He was also in the advertising business
and had been a flight instructor. He was a World War II Veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Velma; two daughters, and his mother, Mrs. E. A. Davis,
Oklahoma City.
MRS. MILDRED BORDWINE
Mrs. Mildred Elois David Bordwine, 57, Garden Grove, Calif., died Saturday in Garden
Grove. She was a former resident of Yukon.
She was born in Marlow and attended school in Chickasha. She was a member of the Christian
church.
Survivors include two daughters; a brother, Cecil Davis, Yukon, and her mother, Mrs. E. A.
Davis, 1306 NW 40.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Yanda Funeral Home, Yukon, with burial in Olive
Hill Cemetery.
God welcomed Velma to her heavenly home on Feb. 1, 2002, following a short
illness. She was the youngest of six children born to John and Martha Fesler on Sept. 14,
1913, in Argenta, IL. The family moved to a farm near Verden, OK, when she was a small
child. There, she happily recalls riding to school in a horse and buggy, chopping cotton,
and store bought candy on Saturdays. She proudly talked about her dad raising hogs,
alfalfa, and cotton and having the cleanest fence rows around. Velma married Cecil Davis
on Sept. 6, 1931 in Chickasha, OK. They opened movie theatres in Mountainaire, New Mexico,
Cement, OK and the Ritz in Yukon, OK. In 1938, they opened the Coronado Theatre in Warr
Acres. Velma was a true partner, taking over the management of the theatre (sometimes
running the projectors) while Cecil served with the Army in WWII. He preceded her in death
in 1970. In 1974, she married Ruel Marrs and they had many good years together before he
preceded her in death. She devoted over 25 years volunteering at Lackey Manor Nursing
Home, including organizing and leading a sing-along for the residents. She belonged to
Friendly Homemakers Neighbors Group and was a charter member of Shook Memorial United
Methodist Church (now New Hope Church). Here, she taught Sunday School for many years and
continued spreading sunshine to church members until the day she died. She loved people
and spent hours on the phone calling to tell them. Velma was also preceded in death by her
parents, four sisters, one brother and a daughter, Sue Ann Salladay. Survivors include 1
daughter; four grandchildren & spouses; 11 great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews,
cousins and a host of friends. Services were held Monday, Feb. 4, 2002, at 10:00 a.m. at
New Hope United Methodist Church, 11600 N. Council, with burial at Olive Hill Cemetery.
Sue Ann Salladay, 66, passed away Feb. 22, 2001, following a courageous
year long battle with cancer.She was born
Jan. 11, 1935 in Verden, OK. to Velma and Cecil Davis.Her father preceded her in death [and is buried near her at Olive Hill].She attended Putnam City Schools for 12 years and
received her BS and Master Degrees at Central State University.She was a dedicated elementary teacher for 40
years, 27 of those were at Wilson Elementary in Okla. City.She was a long-time member of New Hope United Methodist Church.“Susie”loved life, loved people and enjoyed get-togethers with family and friends.She had deep faith in her Lord and influenced many
lives.She married Roy Sherwood Salladay in
1994 and from this union she gained a loving family including 2 daughters;1 son, Ronald Salladay; 5 grandsons; 2
granddaughters and one great-grandson.Other
survivors included her mother, Velma Davis Marrs, Yukon; 1 sister; 3 nephews, 1 niece, 6
great-nephews, 5 great nieces, many other relatives and a host of friends and students.
Patsy Faye Doggett, 72, of Fort Collins, CO, departed this earth for her
heavenly home on Oct. 3, 2006. She was born Nov. 10, 1933, in Chickasha, OK. The early
years were spent in TX where her dad was a radio announcer. In 1943 Patsy moved to Warr
Acres, OK with her family to live with their Grandmother, Mrs. Essie Ann Davis. Patsy was
very active in high school including playing basketball and cheerleading. She was a member
of Putnam City United Methodist Church. In 1955 she married her high school sweetheart,
Charles Doggett, and from this union was born two sons, Eric and Brent. Patsy's growing up
years were filled with happy memories of good friends, the Coronado Theatre, family
cookouts, swimming at Willow Springs, the skating rink and spending time with her sister,
Deanie and cousins, Cecilia and Sue Ann Davis. She and Charlie moved to Estes Park, CO and
later to Fort Collins. Patsy loved the mountains, aspens, and fishing. Patsy was a loving
wife, mother and friend. She enjoyed life; visiting with friends on the telephone; talking
about her family; cooking the holiday recipes of her Aunt Nanny and trips to Las Vegas
with Charlie. Later in her life Patsy experienced the ravages of Alzheimer's, but even
this did not take away her independence and she continued to cook and bake as evidenced by
Charlie's profile. Survivors include her husband; two sons; 3 grandchildren; 1 sister;
brother-in-law ; her other mother Mildred Beckett and brother Nelson Beckett; two nephews;
one niece; several cousins and many friends.
Velma Davis Marrs
Sue Davis Salladay
Patsy Cook Doggett
.
Some information about the
DAVIS family is on ROOTSWEB.
2.Cecil Brice Davis7,8,9,10, born 25 Apr 1913
in Marlow, Stephens Co, OK; died 02 Nov 1970 in Yukon, Canadian Co, OK. He was the son of 4.
Ernest Carl Hansen Davis and 5. Essie Ann Bishop. He married 3. Velma
Lucetta Fesler 06 Sep 1931 in Chickasha, Grady Co, OK.
3.Velma Lucetta Fesler11,12,13, born 14 Sep
1913 in Argenta, Macon Co, IL; died 01 Feb 2002 in Yukon, Canadian Co, OK. She was the
daughter of 6. John Madison Fesler and 7. Martha Ellen Scott.
Notes for Cecil Brice Davis:
OBITUARY: 11/04/1970; p.23
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Death Claims Cecil B. Davis
YUKON - Services for Cecil Brice Davis, 57, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Yanda Funeral
Home with burial in Olive Hill Cemetery, Oklahoma City. He died Monday at St. Anthony
Hospital in Oklahoma City following a short illness.
Davis, a native of Marlow, was well known theater owner. Among the theaters he owned
were the Ritz in Yukon and the Coronado in Warr Acres. He was also in the advertising
business and had been a flight instructor. He was a World War II Veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Velma; two daughters, and his mother, Mrs. E. A.
Davis, Oklahoma City.
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CECIL & VELMA DAVIS
Yukon was without a movie theatre when Cecil Davis opened the Ritz in 1934. He was
operating a theatre in Cement, Oklahoma prior to the move. After talking with several
Yukon merchants, D. B. Phillips, president of the First National Bank, and the film
companies in Oklahoma City, he and his wife Velma opened the Ritz on July 6, 1934. Premier
movie was "Massacre." The theatre was located on the NW corner of Main and 5th
Street. Admission prices were 25¢ for adults and 10¢ for children.
Cecil, Velma and daughter, Cecilia, lived above the theatre. In 1935 another daughter,
Sue Ann, was born. Cecil's mother, Essie Davis moved from Chickasha to join the family.
Patrons will remember Mrs. Davis sitting in the box office selling tickets. [Essie died in
Dec 1971 and is buried at Olive Hill] At the back of the theatre a playground was made for
the girls and their cousins, Deanie and Patsy Cook. In the summer these 4 would get so hot
from playing, instead of coming upstairs for a drink, they would go 2 doors east to
Newkirk's Cafe, and say "drink of ice cold water please." Charlie Newkirk never
turned them down.
Cecil Davis was a real showman from keeping the equipment serviced and the sound to
perfection to promoting "Old Time Fiddler's Contests," "Shirley Temple
Look- alike Contest," and "Candid Camera Pay Night." He gave free theatre
passes to the class of Yukon students having the best grade average. Cecil bought a
printing press, moved it upstairs and printed handbills, window cards and penny postcards
showing the coming attractions for each month. The family addressed and mailed them to the
patrons. Also when a special picture was coming, they could ring the phone and the
housewives lifted their party-line receivers to hear the good news. Movies were shown
nightly, except Sunday, when there was a matinee, always closing for evening church
services. Matinees were also on Saturday afternoon. Three local boys operated the
projection equipment: Ray Rodriquez, Talmage (Tooter) Nelson and Orville (Spike) Spindle.
The Ritz was even used for Sunday morning worship services. Rev. M. C. Jackson,
Christian Church minister, held them for the men "loafing" on Main Street. The
movie industry bypassed Yukon for Oklahoma City until the Ritz opened. Then theatre goers
from "Piedmont, Okarche, El Reno, Union City and Oklahoma City came to see the very
best FIRST RUN pictures. Will Rogers, Shirley Temple and Tarzan movies were big favorites.
The Davis family was active in community and civic affairs. Cecil belonged to the Lion's
Club and Civil Air Patrol. Velma helped in the children's department at the Baptist
Church. Cecilia was on the dedication program of the new Federal Post Office Building in
1940; she also sang at the CCC Camp Thanksgiving dinner when the family was invited as
special guests by Lt. R. F. Thweatt. Sue Ann stole the show when at age 3 she rushed to
the front of the church and said Cecilia's Christmas reading. In 1939, Cecil, Velma and
Essie Davis opened the Coronado Theatre, 39th and MacArthur. Cecil sold the Ritz in 1943
to L. B. Warren who built a new building. This theatre burned in 1969 and Warren never
rebuilt.
Cecil served in the United States Army during World War II. Cecil died in Nov. 1970 and
is buried in the local community Olive Hill Cemetery.
Velma Davis Marrs still lives in Canadian County with her husband Ruel. She is a charter
member of the Shook Memorial Methodist Church, volunteers at Lackey Manor Nursing Home and
is a member of Friendly Neighbors Extension Homemakers Group. [Velma died in Feb 2002 and
is buried at Olive Hill]
Cecilia married John Yager in 1951. They also live in Canadian County and have 4
children: Brice (1953), Jan (1956), Donna (1963) and Todd (1966). They attended Piedmont
Schools, where each received "outstanding athletic" awards their senior years.
Also 4 grandchildren: Brian (1980) and Richelle (1984), Brice's children: Lacy (1982) and
Sean (1984), Jan's children. The Yagers were part owners of the Piedmont-Surrey Gazette
Newspaper from 1978-1985.
Sue Davis Kennedy [Salladay] lives in Warr Acres. She teaches at Wilson Elementary
School in Oklahoma City. She received her Bachelor and Master degrees of Education from
Central State University in Edmond. Sue is active at Shook Memorial Methodist Church. [Sue
died in Feb 2001 and is buried at Olive Hill]
More About Cecil Brice Davis:
Burial: Olive Hill Cemetery, Oklahoma City, OK [65]
Certificate: 15 Jul 1961, #32
Military service: WW-II14
Obituary: 04 Nov 1970, Daily Oklahoman
Notes for Velma Lucetta Fesler:
OBITUARY: 02/03/2002; p. 23
___________________________
Velma Davis Marrs
God welcomed Velma to her heavenly home on Feb. 1, 2002, following a short illness. She
was the youngest of six children born to John and Martha Fesler on Sept. 14, 1913, in
Argenta, IL. The family moved to a farm near Verden, OK, when she was a small child.
There, she happily recalls riding to school in a horse and buggy, chopping cotton, and
store bought candy on Saturdays. She proudly talked about her dad raising hogs, alfalfa,
and cotton and having the cleanest fence rows around. Velma married Cecil Davis on Sept.
6, 1931 in Chickasha, OK. They opened movie theatres in Mountainaire, NM, Cement, OK and
the Ritz in Yukon, Canadian Co, OK. In 1938, they opened the Coronado Theatre in Warr
Acres. Velma was a true partner, taking over the management of the theatre (sometimes
running the projectors) while Cecil served with the Army in WWII. He preceded her in death
in 1970. In 1974, she married Ruel Marrs and they had many good years together before he
preceded her in death. She devoted over 25 years volunteering at Lackey Manor Nursing
Home, including organizing and leading a sing-along for the residents. She belonged to
Friendly Homemakers Neighbors Group and was a charter member of Shook Memorial United
Methodist Church (now New Hope Church). Here, she taught Sunday School for many years and
continued spreading sunshine to church members until the day she died. She loved people
and spent hours on the phone calling to tell them. Velma was also preceded in death by her
parents, four sisters, one brother and a daughter, Sue Ann Salladay. Survivors include
daughter, Cecilia & her husband John Yager; four grandchildren & spouses Brice
& Gina Yager, Jan & Tammy Yager, Donna & Ron Edgar and Todd & Dia Yager;
11 great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends. Services will
be held Monday, Feb. 4, 2002, at 10:00 a.m. at New Hope United Methodist Church, 11600 N.
Council, with burial at Olive Hill Cemetery. Arrangements under the direction of Yanda
& Son Funeral Home, Yukon, Canadian Co, OK.
More About Velma Lucetta Fesler:
Burial: Olive Hill Cemetery, Oklahoma City, OK [65]
Certificate: 02 Nov 1970, #3214
Obituary: 03 Feb 2002, Daily Oklahoman
Children of Cecil Davis and Velma Fesler are:
i. Living Davis15
1 ii. Sue Ann Davis, born 11 Jan 1935 in Verden, Grady Co, OK; died 22 Feb 2001 in
Oklahoma City, OK; married (1) Ronsia Wayne Kennedy 1962 in OK; married (2) Roy Sherwood
Salladay 1994.
Generation No. 2
4.Ernest Carl Hansen Davis18,19,20,21,22,
born 21 Aug 1891 in Marlow, Stephens Co, IT [OK]; died 09 Jul 1961 in Oklahoma City, OK. He was
the son of 8. Austin Glen Davis and 9. Mary Ellen Morrow. He married 5.
Essie Ann Bishop 18 Jul 1910 in OK.
5.Essie Ann Bishop23,24,25,26,27, born 07 Dec
1895 in Marlow, Stephens Co, IT [OK]; died 02 Dec 1971 in Oklahoma City, OK. She was the
daughter of 10. John Holly Bishop and 11. May Ann Fletcher.
Notes for Ernest Carl Hansen Davis:
OBITUARY: 07/10/1961; p.5
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Ernest C. Davis Rites Tuesday
YUKON - Services for Ernest Car Davis, 69, who died Sunday in Oklahoma City, will be at
2; p.m. Tuesday in Yanda-McLaren Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Olive Hill Cemetery.
Davis was born at Marlow and had lived in Yukon for 30 years. He was a retired painting
contractor.
Survivors include one son, Cecil, Yukon; one daughter, Mrs. Mildred Bordwine, Garden
Grove, Calif.; one brother, Roy, San Diego, Calif., and two sisters, Mrs. Exa Nance and
Mrs. Elizabeth Knorr, both of Albuquerque.
More About Ernest Carl Hansen Davis:
Burial: Olive Hill Cemetery, Oklahoma City, OK [65]
Obituary: 10 Jul 1961, Daily Oklahoman
Notes for Essie Ann Bishop:
OBITUARY: 12/03/1971; p.6
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Mrs. Essie Davis Dies
Mrs. Essie A. Davis, 76, Oklahoma City, died Thursday at Deaconess Hospital. Services
are pending with Yanda Funeral Home, Yukon.
Mrs. Davis was born in Marlow and came to Oklahoma City in 1941. She was a former owner
of the Coronado Theater and owned theaters in Chickasha and Yukon before taking over the
Coronado.
Survivors include four [grand?] daughters, Mrs. Elois Underwood, Hallbrook, Calif.; Mrs.
Cecilia Yeager, Piedmont and Mrs. Patsy Doggett, and Mrs. Sue Kennedy of Oklahoma City,
and three brothers, Bill Bishop, Yukon, Claude Bishop, Mountainaire, N. M. and Dewey
Bishop, Truth or Consequences, N. M.
___________________________
Mother and Father born TN
More About Essie Ann Bishop:
Burial: Olive Hill Cemetery, Oklahoma City, OK [65]
Obituary: 03 Dec 1971, Daily Oklahoman
Children of Ernest Davis and Essie Bishop are:
i. Mildred Elois Davis28,29,30,
born 13 Mar 1911 in Marlow, Stephens Co, OK30; died 31 Aug 1968 in
Garden Grove, Orange Co, CA30; married (1) Ollie Dean Cook 1929 in OK;
born 14 Aug 1908 in OK; died May 1977 in Sapulpa, Creek Co, OK; married (2) Jacob Glenn
Bordwine Bet. 1945 - 1968 in OK; born Feb 1918 in OK; died 20 Jun 1958 in Tulsa, Tulsa Co,
OK.
Notes for Mildred Elois Davis:
OBITUARY: 09/03/1968; p.42
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MRS. MILDRED BORDWINE
Mrs. Mildred Elois David Bordwine, 57, Garden Grove, Calif., died Saturday in Garden
Grove. She was a former resident of Yukon.
She was born in Marlow and attended school in Chickasha. She was a member of the
Christian church.
Survivors include two daughters; a brother, Cecil Davis, Yukon, and her mother, Mrs. E.
A. Davis, 1306 NW 40. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Yanda Funeral Home, Yukon,
with burial in Olive Hill Cemetery.
More About Mildred Elois Davis:
Burial: 05 Sep 1968, Olive Hill Cemetery, Oklahoma City, OK [65]
Obituary: 03 Sep 1968, Daily Oklahoman
Notes for Ollie Dean Cook:
Son of: William Ollie Cook b: 1899 MS d: 1938 Chickasha OK and Lydia Pearl (Ray) Cook b:
TX d: ? in Chickasha, OK
2 ii. Cecil Brice Davis, born 25 Apr 1913 in Marlow, Stephens Co, OK; died 02 Nov 1970
in Yukon, Canadian Co, OK; married Velma Lucetta Fesler 06 Sep 1931 in Chickasha, Grady
Co, OK.
6.John Madison Fesler31,32,33,34,35, born 22
Jul 1871 in Argenta, Macon Co, IL36; died 06 Nov 1945 in Beaverton,
Washington Co, OR. He was the son of 12. Isaac Fesler and 13. Lucetta Anderson.
He married 7. Martha Ellen Scott 18 Jan 1899 in Macon Co, IL.
7.Martha Ellen Scott37,38,39,40,41, born 03 Dec
1872 in Argenta, Macon Co, IL; died 20 Apr 1937 in Beaverton, Washington Co, OR. She was
the daughter of 14. Daniel F. Scott and 15. Sarah ?.
Notes for John Madison Fesler:
1900 Census - Father born IL - Mother born IL
1910 Census - Father born PA - Mother born OH
1920 Census - Father born IN - Mother born MO
Notes for Martha Ellen Scott:
Father born IN - Mother born OH -
1900 Census 1 children born - 0 still living
1910 Census 5 children born - 4 still living
Children of John Fesler and Martha Scott are:
i. Ralph Scott Fesler42,
born 31 Jan 1900 in Oreana, Macon Co, IL42; died 28 Feb 1900 in Oreana,
Macon Co, IL.
ii. Neva Alice Fesler43,44, born 06 Nov 1901 in Oreana, Macon Co, IL;
died 03 Nov 1978 in San Francisco Co, CA45
Notes for Neva Alice Fesler:
Spouse: George E. Milne
iii. John Paul Fesler46,47, born 18 May 1906 in Oreana, Macon Co, IL48;
died 03 Mar 1967 in Chickasha, Grady Co, OK48
iv. Martha Helen Fesler49,50,51, born 04 Feb 1908 in
Oreana, Macon Co, IL52; died 18 May 1990 in Mesa, Maricopa Co, AZ.
Notes for Martha Helen Fesler:
Marriage1: Donald Hudson
Marriage2: Thomas McShane
v. Leona Pearl Fesler53,54,55,56, born 07 Dec 1909 in Agenta, Macon
Co, IL; died 19 Nov 1989 in Yukon, Canadian Co, OK57; married Leonard
Clites 29 Aug 1953 in OK; born 27 Aug 1907 in Garrison, Benton Co, IA; died 30 Jul 1983 in
Forest Grove, Washington Co, OR57.
Notes for Leona Pearl Fesler:
OBITUARY: 11/24/1989; p.B02
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The funeral for Leona P. Clites, a former resident of Cornelius and most recently of
Yukon, Okla., will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Cornelius United Methodist Church. She died in
an Oklahoma City hospital Sunday of a stroke. She was 79.
Mrs. Clites, nee Fesler, was born Dec. 7, 1909, in Argenta, Ill. She received a teaching
degree from Oklahoma College for Women in Chickasaw, Okla., and taught for 27 years in
Oklahoma and Oregon. She taught for about 12 years in Cornelius. She moved to Yukon in
1988.
She also was the organist for many years at Cornelius United Methodist Church and New
Hope Baptist Church in Forest Grove. In Oklahoma City she was a member of Shook Memorial
United Methodist Church.
Her husband, Leonard, died in 1983. Survivors include sisters Helen Newell of Mesa,
Ariz., Violet Wood of Concord, Calif., and Velma Marrs of Yukon.
Burial will be in Fir Lawn Cemetery in Hillsboro.
More About Leona Pearl Fesler:
Burial: Hillsboro, Washington Co, OR
Obituary: 24 Nov 1989, The Oregonian
More About Leonard Clites:
Burial: Cornelius, Washington Co, OR
vi. Violet Scott Fesler58,59,60, born 03 Jan 1912 in Argenta, Macon
Co, IL; died 10 Jul 1995 in Antioch, Contra Costa Co, CA61; married
Joseph Meade Wood 11 May 1935 in Chickasha, Grady Co, OK; born 10 Oct 1910 in Poteau, Le
Flore Co, OK62; died 05 Dec 1995 in Concord, Contra Costa Co, CA.
Notes for Joseph Meade Wood:
OBITUARY: 12/10/1995; p. B07
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Oct. 10, 1910 Dec. 5, 1995
Joe M. Wood, a salesman with Sherwin-Williams Paint for 35 years, died Tuesday in
Concord. He was 85.
The native of Poteau, Okla., lived in Burien, Wash., before moving to Concord 36 years
ago. He served in the Army from 1942 to 1943 and was an avid tennis player and prospected
for gold on weekends.
He is survived by his 3 daughters; 2 sons; 1 brother; 1 sister; 11 grandchildren; and
four great-grandchildren. His wife of 60 years, Violet S. Wood, died in July.
Services: 3 p.m. Monday at Oakmont Memorial Park & Mortuary in Lafayette, with
burial to follow.
Memorial gifts: American Cancer Society, Contra Costa County Unit, P.O. Box 4295, Walnut
Creek, CA 94596-0295.
More About Joseph Meade Wood:
Obituary: 10 Dec 1995, Contra Costa Times
3 vii. Velma Lucetta Fesler, born 14 Sep 1913 in Argenta, Macon Co, IL; died 01 Feb
2002 in Yukon, Canadian Co, OK; married (1) Ruel Loyd Marrs; married (2) Cecil Brice Davis
06 Sep 1931 in Chickasha, Grady Co, OK.
viii. Nellie Gladys Fesler63, born 24 Aug 1915 in Argenta, Macon Co,
IL; died 18 Sep 1915 in Argenta, Macon Co, IL63
Generation No. 3
8.Austin Glen Davis64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,
born 15 Sep 1845 in Monroe Co, TN; died 26 Apr 1933 in Mountainair, Torrance Co, NM. He
was the son of 16. Wilson Davis and 17. Elizabeth Aiken. He married 9.
Mary Ellen Morrow 23 Jan 1879 in Grayson Co, TX.
9.Mary Ellen Morrow73,74,75,76, born 18 Mar
1855 in Ray Co, MO; died 31 Jan 1922 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co, NM.
Burial: 02 Feb 1922, Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co, NM
Children of Austin Davis and Mary Morrow are:
i. Anna Meta Davis77,78,79,80,81,
born Nov 1879 in Grayson Co, TX; died Nov 1922 in NM; married Thomas A. Springs 1907; born
1878 in TX; died Bet. 1920 - 1970.
Notes for Thomas A. Springs:
Father: JOHN THOMAS SPRINGS
Mother: MARGARET "TENNESSEE" DAVIDSON
ii. Bryce Edwin Davis82,83, born Feb 1881 in Marlow, Stephens Co, OK;
died 07 Oct 1918 in CA?; married Amelia Josephine Gerstner 1917 in San Diego, San Diego
Co, CA; born 16 Nov 1893 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co, Utah; died 17 Oct 1918 in CA?84.
Notes for Bryce Edwin Davis:
1910 Census - U.S. Infantry Ft. Douglas, Utah
Notes for Amelia Josephine Gerstner:
Mother's Birth Place: Germany (Julia Vath b. 1862)
Father's Birth Place: Germany (Joseph F. b. 1836)
LDS says that both Bryce and Amelia died on 07 Oct 1918 - but no explanation.
iii. Elizabeth Jewell Davis85,86,87,88, born Feb 1884 in Grayson Co,
TX; died 08 Nov 1968; married Zachariah Taylor Kitchings 1906 in OK; born Dec 1883 in MS;
died Bet. 1910 - 1920.
iv. Roy Clinch Davis89,90, born 10 May 1886 in TX; died 08 Apr 1971
in San Diego, San Diego Co, CA91
Notes for Roy Clinch Davis:
California Death Index has birthplace - TX
v. Della Pearl Davis92,93,94, born 13 Jun 1888 in Marlow, Stephens
Co, OK; died 25 Oct 1927 in Bernalillo Co, NM95; married Abraham Mark
Walker; born 1882 in KY; died Bet. 1930 - 1972 in NM?.
4 vi. Ernest Carl Hansen Davis, born Aug 1891 in Marlow, Stephens Co, IT [OK]; died 09
Jul 1961 in Oklahoma City, OK; married Essie Ann Bishop 18 Jul 1910 in OK.
vii. Eva Mae Davis96,97,98, born 14 Jun 1892 in Marlow, Stephens Co,
OK; died 09 Apr 1987 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co, NM; married Horace Nance 24 Dec 1909
in OK; born 21 Jan 1888 in TX; died 08 Jun 1973 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co, NM99.
More About Eva Mae Davis:
Burial: Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co, NM
More About Horace Nance:
Burial: Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co, NM
viii. Gerald Davis100, born 1898 in Marlow, Stephens Co, OK; died
1898 in Marlow, Stephens Co, OK.
10.John Holly Bishop101,102,103,
born 09 May 1863 in Corsicana, Navarro Co, TX; died 26 Feb 1915 in Grady Co, OK. He
married 11. May Ann Fletcher 21 Oct 1888 in Corsicana, Navarro Co, TX.
11.May Ann Fletcher104,105,106,107,108, born 29
Jan 1874 in TN; died 12 Dec 1932 in Grady Co, OK.
Notes for John Holly Bishop:
Mother and Father born LA.
More About John Holly Bishop:
Burial: Rush Springs Cemetery, Grady Co, OK
Notes for May Ann Fletcher:
Mother and Father born TN - 1900 Census - 5 children born 5 still living - 1910 Census -
10 children born 8 still living
More About May Ann Fletcher:
Burial: Rosehill Cemetery, Chickasaw, Grady Co, OK
Children of John Bishop and May Fletcher are:
i. Edward Elijah Bishop109,110,111,
born 01 May 1891 in Corsicana, Navarro Co, TX; died 16 Feb 1961 in Oklmulgee, Okmulgee Co,
OK.
Notes for Edward Elijah Bishop:
OBITUARY: 02/23/1961; p.40
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OKMULGEE-- BISHOP, Edward E., 68, died here Thursday; services were Tuesday.
More About Edward Elijah Bishop:
Burial: 21 Feb 1961
Obituary: 23 Feb 1961, Daily Oklahoman
ii. Irene L. Bishop112,113,114, born 25 Jan 1894 in Marlow, Stephens
Co, IT [OK]; died 1910 in Grady Co, OK.
More About Irene L. Bishop:
Burial: Rush Springs Cemetery, Grady Co, OK
5 iii. Essie Ann Bishop, born 07 Dec 1895 in Marlow, Stephens Co, IT [OK]; died 02 Dec
1971 in Oklahoma City, OK; married Ernest Carl Hansen Davis 18 Jul 1910 in OK.
iv. Claude Duvall Bishop115,116,117,118,119, born 25 Dec 1897 in
Marlow, Stephens Co, IT [OK]; died 25 Jul 1990 in Mountainair, Torrance Co, NM120
v. James Dewey Bishop122,123,124, born 11 Feb 1899 in Marlow,
Stephens Co, IT [OK]; died Dec 1977 in Truth Or Consequences, Sierra Co, NM125
vi. Birdie Mae Bishop126, born 26 Apr 1902 in Marlow,
Stephens Co, IT [OK]; died 07 Jun 1902 in Grady Co, OK.
More About Birdie Mae Bishop:
Burial: Rush Springs Cemetery, Grady Co, OK
vii. Bertie H. Bishop127,128,129,130, born 27 Apr 1903 in Marlow,
Stephens Co, OK; died Aug 1968 in Longview, Cowlitz Co, WA131
viii. Bessie Mae Bishop132,133,134,135, born 27 Apr 1903 in
Marlow, Stephens Co, OK; died Jun 1966 in Yakima, Yakima Co, WA136
Notes for Bessie Mae Bishop:
SSDI : Bessie Waymire
In 1920 Census - wife of Johnnie T. McClelland
In 1930 Census - wife of Cecil Waymire
ix. Lena E. Bishop137, born 28 Apr 1906 in Marlow, Stephens Co, OK;
died 17 May 1906 in Grady Co, OK.
More About Lena E. Bishop:
Burial: Rush Springs Cemetery, Grady Co, OK
x. Gerald William Bishop138,139,140,141, born 11 Feb 1909 in Marlow,
Stephens Co, OK; died 12 Mar 1975 in Yukon, Canadian Co, OK142
Notes for Gerald William Bishop:
OBITUARY: 03/14/1975
___________________________
YUKON -- Gerald "Bill" Bishop, 66, died at Baptist Medical Center Wednesday
after suffering a heat attack. Services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Turner Funeral
Home in Yukon, with burial in Yukon Cemetery.
Bishop was born in Marlow and moved to Yukon in 1936. He was a sign painter and also
worked at Cimarron Field as a mechanic during World War II and at Page Aircraft as a
mechanic. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Yukon.
He is survived by his wife; a son; two daughters; two brothers, and nine grandchildren.
More About Gerald William Bishop:
Burial: 15 Mar 1975, Yukon Cemetery, Yukon, Canadian Co, OK
Obituary: 14 Mar 1975, Daily Oklahoman
12.Isaac Fesler143,144,145,146, born 13 Jul
1836 in Switzerland Co, IN; died 09 Dec 1887 in St. John, Stafford Co, KS. He married 13.
Lucetta Anderson 1859 in IL.
13.Lucetta Anderson147,148,149, born 1843 in
IN; died 1884 in KS.
Notes for Isaac Fesler:
Mother and Father born KY
Notes for Lucetta Anderson:
Mother and Father born KY
Children of Isaac Fesler and Lucetta Anderson are:
i. Theophilus Darwin Fesler150,151,152,153,
born Jun 1860 in IL; died 1932154
ii. James Edward Fesler154, born 1861 in IL; died 1862 in
IL.
iii. Isaac Newton Fesler155,156, born 1863 in IL; died 1918157
iv. Emma Alice Fesler158,159, born 1866 in IL; died Bet.
1880 - 1956.
v. Nellie Jane Fesler160,161, born 1868 in IL; died Bet. 1880 - 1958.
6 vi. John Madison Fesler, born 22 Jul 1871 in Argenta, Macon Co, IL; died 06 Nov 1945
in Beaverton, Washington Co, OR; married Martha Ellen Scott 18 Jan 1899 in Macon Co, IL.
vii. Eliza Lydia Fesler161, born 1876 in IL; died 1944162
viii. Bert Willis Fesler163, born 1878 in IL; died 1944164
14.Daniel F. Scott165,166,167,
born Aug 1836 in IN; died Bet. 1910 - 1920 in IL. He married 15. Sarah ?.
15.Sarah ?168, born 1838 in OH; died Bef. 1900
in IL.
Notes for Daniel F. Scott:
Father and Mother born KY
Notes for Sarah ?:
Father born VA - Mother born OH
Children of Daniel Scott and Sarah ? are:
i. John W. Scott168,
born 1861 in IL; died Bet. 1880 - 1951.
ii. Eva C. Scott168, born 1866 in IL; died Bet. 1880 - 1956.
iii. Mary J. Scott168, born 1868 in IL; died Bet. 1880 - 1958.
iv. Hattie R. Scott168, born 1870 in IL; died Bet. 1880 - 1960.
7 v. Martha Ellen Scott, born 03 Dec 1872 in Argenta, Macon Co, IL; died 20 Apr 1937 in
Beaverton, Washington Co, OR; married John Madison Fesler 18 Jan 1899 in Macon Co, IL.
vi. Maggie A. Scott168, born 1876 in IL; died Bet. 1880 - 1966.
vii. Daniel A. Scott168, born 1879 in IL; died Bet. 1880 - 1969.
Generation No. 4
16.Wilson Davis169,170,171,172, born 09 Dec
1823 in TN; died Abt. 1889 in Sherman Co, TX. He married 17. Elizabeth Aiken 29 Nov
1844 in Monroe Co, TN.
17.Elizabeth Aiken173,174,175,176,177, born 09
May 1820 in TN; died 03 Mar 1894 in TX.
Notes for Wilson Davis:
Hank met Sarah Jane Davis in 1870 in Tennessee, where he was attending East Tennessee
Wesleyan University at Athens in McMinn County. Hank’s friend and cousin, Jay
Rumburg, was also a student there. Jay married Sarah Jane’s sister, Mary, who became
the mother of Martha "Buddy" Rumburg, who figures later in this narrative.
Sally’s and Mary’s parents were Wilson Davis and Elizabeth Aiken (or Eiken).
Nothing is known of their forebears. But Iva Geary had a theory about the Davis’s.
She wrote:
"Wilson Davis’s family is unquestionably descended from James Davis, wife
Mary, sons Henry, William, and Samuel, who came to Virginia in 1746 ‘at their own
expense’ from Ireland. They had a grant later of 1300 acres of land on the South Fork
of the Holston River and it was called ‘Davis’ Fancy.’ James II went to
Knox County TN. So did Samuel. Both of them had sons named Wilson. All of them kept naming
their sons Wilson. I think it must have been Mary’s maiden name."
Wilson Davis is something of a mystery figure. The 1860 U.S. Agricultural Census
indicates he was a farmer of average means for the area. He fathered a family of eight
children and then, probably about 1868, he disappeared. The family lived in attractive and
fertile Sweetwater Valley in Monroe County in Southeastern Tennessee, adjacent to McMinn
County and also to the North Carolina border. We find them in the 1850 and 1860 censuses.
Concerning the regular 1860 United States census, Iva has written as follows:
"It was an odd set-up. The three oldest children, Austin, Henry, and Sarah J.
(Mamma) were at home with their parents, and then in the home of C. R. Talent, wife
Amanda, were Andrew J. Davis, Mary (Buddy’s mother) six, I believe, Martha 1, and
William 3. In that household there was Jane Eakin 67. I think Amanda must have been
Grandma Davis’s sister and Jane Eakin her mother, and I believe the younger children
were probably there because my grandmother had another baby at that time. There was a
daughter Julia who died as a child."
In 1867 Wilson purchased 200 acres of land in Monroe County for $1350. The following
year he sold it for $680, about half the amount he paid for it. Possibly he had never paid
the second $680. It must have been about that time he disappeared. His family subsequently
trekked to Texas.
One of his granddaughters, Bess Brown Kennedy, daughter of Mattie Davis Brown and Josiah
S. Brown, in recording some of her recollections, wrote as follows:
"Grandma Davis and her three boys and four girls come from Tennessee to Texas.
Mama, Mattie Ann, was about 6 years old. They come to Grayson County, Texas. One girl
Julia died at the age of 16. . . The two older girls married and moved to Virginia. [Sarah
Jane and Hank were married in Tennessee.] Mama and papa were married and moved to
Montague, Texas . . . Grandma Davis and Uncle Bill Davis bought land joining us on the
north, after Papa bought the home place. Grandma Emma Davis and her boys Bill, Austin and
Andrew, drove the horses and cows from Tennessee to Grayson County. Uncle Henry had
married and moved to Atlanta, Georgia. Grandma Davis husband went on horseback, and took
corn to be ground. They found his horse with the corn tied on behind the saddle, but he
had disappeared. No one ever knew what had become of him. Grandma drove the horses to the
wagon. Mama said they were six or eight weeks coming to Texas."
In June 1955 Iva received a letter from Bert Davis, son of Andrew Davis and grandson of
Wilson, in which he enclosed a letter written to him a few days before by Julia Brown
Mabry, another daughter of Mattie Davis Brown, in which she speaks of Wilson Davis as
follows:
"In regard to Grandpa Davis — mother said that he died December 1890, near
Dennison, Texas. Wilson Davis. He lived nearly a year after Grandma died Feb 1889. When I
was at your house going to school, Grandpa Davis came one day and he and your mother
talked quite awhile. Uncle Andy was gone. They talked on the porch, when he started off
Aunt Maggie said ‘That is your Grandpa Davis’ and I ran to the door , watched
him go away. He was neatly dressed, straight, and favored Uncle Henry the most, I thought.
"I think my Mother always wanted to see him. She said to me several times
‘always fight whiskey, whisky ruined our home,’ and I am still fighting
it."
We know no more of the forbears of Elizabeth Aiken (Eaken) than we do of the Davis
background. Both families could have come from either Virginia or North Carolina. By the
1850's there were many Davises in Tennessee.
Elizabeth lived out the rest of her life in Texas, where she died 3 March 1894 and was
buried in Hopewell Cemetery, Clay County, TX. The Davis children, besides Sarah Jane and
Mary, were Austin, Henry, Andrew, William, Martha Ann, and Julia. Sarah Jane may have
remained in Monroe County, possibly living with a relative, until her marriage in 1872.
Mary must have gone to Texas with the family, because Jay Rumburg married her in Texas in
1873.
What do we know of Sarah Jane? Not much, except that her husband adored her. She was
considered pretty, and was no doubt in this respect a big contrast to Hank’s plain
sisters. He and his sisters all called her "Sallie." She died of tuberculosis at
age 37 when Iva was only five; Viva, the oldest child, was 10; Louin was eight; Riner was
four; and Leslie was a baby of one.
More About Elizabeth Aiken:
Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Clay Co, TX
Children of Wilson Davis and Elizabeth Aiken are:
8 i. Austin Glen Davis, born 15 Sep 1845
in Monroe Co, TN; died 26 Apr 1933 in Mountainair, Torrance Co, NM; married Mary Ellen
Morrow 23 Jan 1879 in Grayson Co, TX.
ii. Henry D. Davis178,179,180,181,182,183,184, born Mar 1848 in
Monroe Co, TN; died Bet. 1920 - 1930 in Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA; married Quintina E. Snyder
11 Aug 1872 in Meigs Co, TN185; born Mar 1849 in TN; died Bet. 1930 -
1940 in Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA.
iii. Sarah Jane Davis186,187,188,189,190, born 25 Oct 1848 in Monroe
Co, TN; died 28 Feb 1886 in Christiansburg, Montgomery Co, VA; married William Hank Jewel
02 Oct 1872 in Athens, McMinn Co, TN; born 10 Aug 1848 in Floyd Co, VA; died 10 Sep 1919
in Christiansburg, Montgomery Co, VA.
More About Sarah Jane Davis:
Burial: Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co, VA
More About William Hank Jewel:
Burial: Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co, VA
iv. Andrew J. Davis191,192,193,194,195,196,197,198, born Abt. 1850 in
Monroe Co, TN; died Bet. 1930 - 1950 in TX; married (1) Maggie ? Abt. 1871 in TN; born
1851 in TN; died Bet. Dec 1895 - Jun 1900 in Cooke Co, TX; married (2) Georgia ? 1903 in
Cooke Co, TX; born 1859 in MS; died Bet. 1930 - 1950 in TX.
Notes for Maggie ?:
Mother and Father born TN -
v. Mary Magadeline Davis199,200,201,202, born 09 Jun 1854 in Monroe
Co, TN; died 07 Sep 1890 in TX; married Jasper Jay Rumberg 14 May 1873 in Dennison,
Sherman Co, TX; born 18 Apr 1852 in Big Tunnel, Montgomery Co, VA; died 02 Sep 1890 in Big
Tunnel, Montgomery Co, VA.
vi. William Lafayette Davis203,204,205,206,207,208,209,210, born Jul
1857 in Monroe Co, TN; died 1943 in Clay Co, TX; married Minnie Ann Smith 1889 in TX; born
May 1867 in MO; died 1954 in Clay Co, TX.
More About William Lafayette Davis:
Burial: Bellevue Cemetery, Bellevue, Clay Co, TX
Notes for Minnie Ann Smith:
1900 Census - 4 children born - 4 still living
1910 Census - 6 children born - 6 still living - mother and father born MO
More About Minnie Ann Smith:
Burial: Bellevue Cemetery, Bellevue, Clay Co, TX
vii. Martha Ann Davis211,212,213,214,215,216, born 10 Nov 1858 in
Monroe Co, TN; died 17 Nov 1942 in TX; married Josiah S. Brown 26 Dec 1878 in Bacon
Springs, Grayson Co, TX; born 21 Sep 1855 in AR; died 13 Nov 1921 in TX.
Notes for Martha Ann Davis:
1900 Census - 10 children born - 10 still living
1910 Census - 10 children born - 10 still living
More About Martha Ann Davis:
Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Clay Co, TX
More About Josiah S. Brown:
Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Clay Co, TX
viii. Julia Davis217, born 1863 in Monroe Co, TN; died 1879 in TN.
SOURCES
1. "Daily Oklahoman."
2. Canadian Co History Book Assoc., Family histories of Canadian Co, Oklahoma,
(c1987).
3. Olive Hill Cemetery Grave Marker.
4. Canadian Co History Book Assoc., Family histories of Canadian Co, Oklahoma,
(c1987).
OLIVE HILL CEMETERY, 10501 N.
Rockwell, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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