Violet (Cook) Davis
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Violet LaVone (Cook) Davis (1928 - 2002)

Violet LaVone Davis formerly Cook
Born in Greenleaf, Washington, Kansas, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , [private sister (1920s - unknown)], , [private sister (1930s - unknown)], , [private brother (1930s - unknown)], , , , [private sister (1940s - unknown)] and
Wife of — married 18 Jan 1946 (to 9 Dec 1947) in Pratt, Pratt, Kansas, United Statesmap
Wife of — married 16 May 1948 in Clay Center, Clay, Kansas, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , [private daughter (1950s - unknown)], [private daughter (1950s - unknown)] and
Died at age 74 in Clay Center, Clay County, Kansasmap
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Biography

Birth

Violet was born on 2 Feb 1928 in Greenleaf, Washington, Kansas to Bert Cook and Lela Bledsoe.

Marriage

Violet married Oliver Whisler on Jan 18, 1946 in Pratt, Pratt, Kansas
No children were born to this marriage.
Oliver Whisler was killed in WWII on Dec 9, 1947. [1]

Violet married Robert Davis on May 16, 1948 in Clay Center, Clay, Kansas
4 children were born to this marriage

Death

Violet passed away on 29 Jun 2002 in Clay Center, Kansas at the age 80 years 1 months 24 days. She is buried at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Clay County, Kansas, USA [2] [3]

Census

In the 1930 census, Violet Cook in household of Bert C Cook, Greenleaf, Washington, Kansas, United States [4]

Name RoleSex Age Birthplace
Bert C CookHeadMale32Kansas
Lelia Cook WifeFemale 29Kansas
Don Cook SonMale 8 Kansas
Glen CookSonMale7Kansas
Robert Cook SonMale 5 Kansas
Paul Cook SonMale 4 Kansas
Violet Cook DaughterFemale 3 Kansas
Rose Marie Cook DaughterFemale 1 Kansas
Francis Warner Male 20 Kansas
Thomas Kataska Male 16 Kansas

In the 1940 census, Violet Cook in household of Bert C Cook, Barnes Township, Washington, Kansas, United States [5]

Name RoleSex Age Birthplace
Bert C CookHeadMale41Kansas
Lela Cook WifeFemale 38Kansas
Glen CookSonMale17 Colorado
Robert Cook SonMale 15 Colorado
Paul Cook SonMale 13 Kansas
Violet Cook DaughterFemale 12 Kansas
Rose Marie Cook DaughterFemale 11 Kansas
Daisy Cook DaughterFemale 9 Kansas
Lily Cook DaughterFemale 8 Kansas
Tom Cook SonMale 6 Kansas
Phillip Cook SonMale 4 Kansas
Nida Cook DaughterFemale 2 Kansas

In the 1950 census, Violet L Davis in household of Robert L Davis, Clay Center, Clay, Kansas, United States [6]

Name Role Sex Age Birthplace
Robert L Davis Son Male 27 Kansas
Violet L Davis Wife Female 22 Kansas
Judy M Davis Daughter Female 1 Kansas

Sources

  1. ↑ Kansas State Marriage License in possession of Lela Cook
  2. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 December 2019), memorial page for Violet L. Davis (2 Feb 1928–29 Jun 2002), Find A Grave: Memorial #27524514, citing Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Clay County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Sunshine (contributor 46632730) .
  3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9LH-XXS : 19 May 2014), Violet L Davis, 29 Jun 2002; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  4. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
    citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 5B, line 73, family 110, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 725; FHL microfilm 2,340,460
    (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X77L-XG5 : accessed 24 May 2022)
    Violet Cook in household of Bert C Cook, Greenleaf, Washington, Kansas, United States
  5. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
    citing enumeration district (ED) 101-2, sheet 2B, line 68, family 41, 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 1265.
    (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR2J-V77 : 26 July 2019)
    Violet Cook in household of Bert C Cook, Barnes Township, Washington, Kansas, United States
  6. ↑ 1950 Census: "United States Census, 1950"
    (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F7L-QG1Y : accessed 5 November 2022)
    Violet L Davis, Clay Center, Clay, Kansas, United States




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