John Cleveland Davis (1886 - 1957)

Born 12 Apr 1886 in Setauket, Suffolk, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Alice King (Bishop) Davis — married 22 Feb 1909 in East Setauket, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Mar 1957 at age 70 in Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States

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Cedar Hill Cemetery Category, Port Jefferson, New York

Biography

John was born in 1886. He was the son of William Davis and Sarah Hawkins. He passed away in 1957.

He married Alice King Bishop, of East Setauket. (1889-1964). Their children are:

1. Dorothy Bishop Davis 1910-2009 Sarasota, Fl.
2. Harry Roe Davis c.1912-1932
3. Willard A. Davis 1914-1986
4. John Cleveland Davis 1920-1993 (see notes)
5. Clayton B. Davis 1923 - ; m. Eleanor B. ___ ; dau. Judith, poss. others.
6. Culver B. Davis 1923 - (twins)

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #134532560

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K318-C4Q : 27 July 2019), John C Davis in household of John C Davis, Brookhaven Town, Suffolk, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 52-46, sheet 4A, line 34, family 83, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2784.

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVT4-YKH4 : accessed 11 December 2019), Clayton Davis in entry for Eleanor B Davis, Long Island, New York, United States, 28 Sep 2009; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Newsday, born-digital text.

• "The Ferry Pilots of the Air Transport Auxilliary" [1]

Notes

John's son - John Cleveland Davis (Jr?):

Born 9 Jan 1920, Setuaket, Suffolk, NY

Died 11 Mar 1993, Topanga, Los Angeles, CA

John fought in WW2 as a Ferry Pilot of the Air Transport Auxilliary ("John Cleveland Davis (M.416)"); he was prev. a flight instructor for the 'Spartan School of Aeronautics', which still exists. He served 18 Mar 1941 to 6 Mar 1942; First Officer.

He arrived in the UK 22 Apr 1941 on the SS Mercier with fellow American ferry pilots James Emor O'Halloran, Emmett 'Kenneth' Chaffin, Gilman Benedict Warne, Marvin Harrison Dunlavy (M.408), Harold Lindsey Price. They sailed back to the US on the SS Vibran on 20 Mar 1942. See Sources.