Billy Jack Davis

1929 - 1972  (43 years)

• Name	Billy Jack Davis  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	11 Jul 1929	Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1940	Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Grandson of Myrtle and Oscar Rice
  Military Service	14 Jan 1948  [3, 4, 8]
  	US Navy - Korea and Vietnam
  Census	1950	San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA   [8]
  	US Navy Receiving Ship
  Death	12 Sep 1972	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Burial	Fairview Cemetery, Denison, Grayson, Texas, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I23548	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	George Ora Burdette Davis,   b. 21 Jun 1903, Arkansas, USA d. 14 Feb 1958, Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lula Rice,   b. 15 Aug 1908, Wise County, Texas, USA d. 28 Sep 1940, Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA (Age 32 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	19 Sep 1925	Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA   [9]
  Family ID	F4663	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Marian Irene Goodson,   b. 10 Aug 1918, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, USA d. 1 Dec 1978, Richardson, Dallas, Texas, USA (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	13 Dec 1950	California, USA   [5, 10]
  Marriage End	9 Apr 1971	Grayson County, Texas, USA   [5]
  	Divorce of Marian and Billy Jack
  Family ID	F9493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Francille Jones,   b. 8 Feb 1926, Denison, Grayson, Texas, USA d. 13 Jan 1998, Richardson, Dallas, Texas, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1971  [11]
  Family ID	F9494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Jul 1929 - Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Grandson of Myrtle and Oscar Rice - 1940 - Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA Census - US Navy Receiving Ship - 1950 - San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Marriage - 13 Dec 1950 - California, USA Marriage End - Divorce of Marian and Billy Jack - 9 Apr 1971 - Grayson County, Texas, USA Death - 12 Sep 1972 - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 441-24-7268; Issue State: Oklahoma; Issue Date: Before 1951. [S1382] Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;). Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982 [S7503] Find a Grave: DAVIS Billy J 1929-1972, Billy Jack Davis (Veteran). BIRTH 11 Jul 1929 DEATH 12 Sep 1972 (aged 43) BURIAL Fairview Cemetery Denison, Grayson County, Texas MEMORIAL ID 101083169 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101083169 [S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Billy Davis. [S2158] Ancestry.com, Texas, Divorce Index, 1968-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;). [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma; Roll: 1894; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0025; Image: 477.0; FHL microfilm: 2341628. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma; Roll: 1894; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0025; Image: 477.0; FHL microfilm: 2341628 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3278; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 7-24. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3278; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 7-24 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: San Francisco, San F. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: San Francisco, San F [S261] Ancestry.com, Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;). Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995 [S7919] Find a Grave: GOODSON Marian Davis 1918-1978, Marian Irene Goodman Taylor Turk Davis Acker. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53956324/marian-irene-davis [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;), Francille Jones Maloy.