Submitter: Sheila Pool         
 

Husband: George Washington Davis 
Born: 1868 
Location: Alabama 
Married: December 30, 1886 
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Died: Between 1901-1903 
Location: Bryan's Mill, Cass Co., Texas
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Location: Cass Co., Texas
Father: Joseph Greer Davis
Mother: Amey Anna "Ann" Evers
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Wife: Mary Esther "Etter" Moon
Born: April 1870 
Location: Hillsboro, Scott Co., Mississippi 
Died: September 1914 
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Cemetery: Grice Cemetery 
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Father: Thomas Jefferson Moon
Mother: Ruthie Jane Wilkins
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Children
Name: Thomas Columbus "Lum" Davis
Born: November 10, 1887 
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Died: February 26, 1948 
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Cemetery: Grice Cemetery 
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Spouse 1: Fannie Wells
Married: 1914 
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
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Name: Pearl Davis
Born: September 29, 1889 
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Died: before June 1900 
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Name: Ruby Ann Davis
Born: December 17, 1891 
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Died: March 31, 1984 
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Cemetery: Enon Cemetery 
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Spouse 1: Otis Valentine Pool
Married: September 16, 1906 
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
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Name: George Washington "Wash" Davis
Born: May 1893 
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Died: May 28, 1909 
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Cemetery: Enon Cemetery 
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
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Name: Joseph Carl "Dugan" Davis
Born: October 7, 1894 
Location: Usphur Co., Texas
Died: August 8, 1942 
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Cemetery: Enon Cemetery 
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
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Name: Eula LaVerne Davis
Born: February 2, 1898 
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Died: 1917 
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
Cemetery: Enon Cemetery 
Location: Upshur Co., Texas
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Name: Lillie Davis
Born: 1900 
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Died: 1900 
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Comments: Ruby Ann Davis and Otis Valentine Pool had 11 children...of the 9 children who lived to adulthood, 1 is deceased and the remainder still reside in Upshur Co., Texas.  Additional information on this family:
As a man with a family, George left his "farm" or "homestead" (unknown exactly what he had or where) in Upshur Co., he loaded up all the possessions he could carry and his family in a wagon and began a journey around East Texas and into Oklahoma, working at odd jobs to support his family.  One of the frequent jobs was logging, especially in Cass County close to Bryan's Mill. The family lived in the wagon during this period...1900 to 1903.  Two of his children died during this wagon "tour". George also died, while logging in Cass County, close to Bryan's Mill. His family was left on their own to get back to Upshur Co.  He was buried in Cass Co. at Bryan's Mill. In Cass County, not far from Bryan's Mill is a cemetery known as the New Hope Cemetery.  There is a rock marker, marked only with G.D. on it. The historical society of Cass County states this is the burial of George
Davis (unknown the basis for their statement, unless some older native knew the history of the cemetery).  Their record also indicate that the cemetery land was donated about 1900 to bury the baby of a family who was
traveling and working in the area.  It is possible that this is the burial site of Pearl, who died about 1900, and the burial site of George, himself.  Some members of the family have told the story that he was buried close to Pearl.

Sources: Most of the information was direct from the children of Ruby Ann Davis and Otis Valentine Pool; marriage licenses from both Tallapoosa Co., Alabama and Upshur Co., Texas; Cemetery records; death certificates
 

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