William Otis Davis

1889 - 1973  (83 years)

• Name	William Otis Davis  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	9 Jul 1889	Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Sugar Loaf, Boone, Arkansas, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1910	Redland, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Military Draft Registration	1917	Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, USA   [3]
  	Draft Registration - WWI
  Census	1920	Redland, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	Between 11 Dec 1932 and 26 Sep 1933	Huntsville, Walker, Texas, USA   [6]
  	Huntsville State Penitentiary
  Death	30 Jan 1973	Nash, Bowie, Texas, USA   [1]
  	(Boiler explosion in oil field)
  Person ID	I21785	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Sherman 'Buck' Davis,   b. 13 Aug 1865, Fair Grove, Greene, Missouri, USA d. 29 Aug 1956, Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Arizona Robertson,   b. 25 Sep 1874, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, USA d. 24 Jan 1955, Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	22 Jul 1888	Forsyth, Taney, Missouri, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F9889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Virgil D Jorden,   b. Abt 1890, Arkansas, USA
  Family ID	F8420	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Jul 1889 - Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1910 - Redland, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1917 - Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1920 - Redland, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA Residence - Huntsville State Penitentiary - Between 11 Dec 1932 and 26 Sep 1933 - Huntsville, Walker, Texas, USA Death - 30 Jan 1973 - Nash, Bowie, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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