Born in Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Dorothy Lee (Davis) McClure
Husband of
Janet R. (Flanagan) Arnott
— married
28 Oct 1955 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 75
in Shawnee Mission, Johnson, Kansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Jul 2019
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Biography
Dorothy's biological mother was Elizabeth Ann (or Anna Elizabeth) Shumate. Dorothy's biological father Francis Marion Davis died of TB. Ann left Dorothy and her brother Donald with her mother Virginia Flint Shumate, while she went to a neighboring town to find work. Ann's sister called Child Services on the children. Ann tried for years to get her children back.
James Donald and his sister Dorothy were adopted by EH and Eleanor Arnott after the death of their father Francis Marion Davis who died of TB in 1941.
Birth
James was born on 19 Jul 1935. [1][2]
Census
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Birth Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Shumate | Head | Widowed | F | 54 | Kentucky |
| Dorothy L Davis | Granddaughter | Single | F | 7 | Kentucky |
| James D Davis | Grandson | Single | M | 5 | Kentucky |
| Virginia D Bonds | Granddaughter | Single | F | 1 | Kentucky |
Mother Eleanor's maiden name may be Hahn.
Marriage
Donald Arnott married Janet Flanagan on 28 Oct 1955 at Brightwood Christian Church, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Death
James Donald died on 14 Apr 2011. [1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JG1Q-XMZ : 12 January 2021), James Donald Arnott, 14 Apr 2011; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
- ↑ "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHV-KL2W : 11 February 2018), James D Arnott, 1935; citing Birth, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940"
Citing enumeration district (ED) 93-4, sheet 12A, line 33, family 286, 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 1346.
FamilySearch (accessed 8 January 2022)
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James D Davis (5), single granddaughter in household of Virginia Shumate (54) in La Grange, Oldham, Kentucky, United States.
- Information came from Marilynn Ollom, Dorothy's adopted sister, letters from Child Services in response to Ann's requests for her children back and my own ancestry research.
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LVCS-638
Acknowledgements
This person was created on 31 October 2010 through the import of Pioneer Stock.GED.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Donald by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Donald:
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Davis-93381 and Davis-68246 appear to represent the same person because: Created from Unknown Arnott with no information but spouse Janet and research. These two are duplicates and need to be merged. Please approve and merge.
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