Arthur Jefferson Elliot Davis (1887 - 1957)

Arthur was born in 1887 to Thomas Davis and Elizabeth Riden in Missouri. His father was his mother's second husband. By the 1910 US Census, he moved with his family to Oklahoma, where he spent the rest of his life. He never married and remained as the primary caregiver for his elderly parents. After their passing, he worked for the WPA during the Depression. Arthur passed away in 1957 at 69 years old.

Timeline with Sources

• 1887 Nov 05 - Birth - Phelps Co, Missouri

• 1900 United States Federal Census[1] - Piney, Pulaski, Missouri - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - Occupation: Farm Laborer - Household members: Thomas J Davis 46; Elizabeth J Davis 48; Chloe Davis 19; Marcella Davis 17; Eugene Davis 15; Arthur J Davis 12; Bertie L Ichord 8 (cousin); Albert Campbell 28 (boarder)

• 1910 United States Federal Census[2] - Tuskahoma, Pushmataha, Oklahoma - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - Occupation: Odd Jobs Laborer - Household members: Thomas J Davis 57; Elizabeth Davis 59; Arthur J Davis 22

• 1917 Jun 5 - Pushmataha, Oklahoma - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918[3] Oklahoma Pushmataha County Draft Card D, p 23 - States that his parents are solely dependent on him for support.

• 1920 United States Federal Census[4] - Tuskahoma, Pushmataha, Oklahoma - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - Occupation: Farmer - Household members: Thomas J Davis 65; Elizabeth Davis 68; Arthur Davis 32; Lizzie Bryant 11 (niece)

• 1930 United States Federal Census - Albion, Pushmataha, Oklahoma [5] Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Head - Occupation: Bridge Building Laborer - Household members: Arthur J Davis 42; Elizabeth J Davis 79

• 1940 United States Federal Census[6] - Albion, Pushmataha, Oklahoma - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Uncle - Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade - Occupation: Farmer - Household members: Herbert Gardner 36; Lee S Gardner 27; Arthur J Davis 50

• 1942 May 1 - Albion, Oklahoma - U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [7] - Employer: WPA

• 1957 Sep 24 - Death - Albion, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma - Burial: Albion Cemetery, Albion, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma - Find A Grave: Memorial #38371241