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Jewel Faye (Davis) Meredith (1914 - 1969)

Jewel Faye Meredith formerly Davis
Born in Des Arc, Prairie County, Arkansas, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 55 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United Statesmap
Profile last modified | Created 19 Mar 2011
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Biography

Jewel Faye Davis was the daughter of John Davis and Tennessee Pugh. Her father died when she was very young.[1]

Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Jemie Davis F 23 Widowed Head Farm Arkansas
Jenell Davis F 5 Single Daughter Arkansas
Manny Davis M 3 Single Son Arkansas
Iler Davis F 2 Single Daughter Arkansas


In the 1930 census Jewel (age 16) was the single daughter (step daughter) of Charles W Demaree at 27 Belleaire Road, Bowie, Chicot, Arkansas, United States.[2]

Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Charles W Demaree M 60 Married Head Farmer Missouri
Tinney Demaree F 36 Married Wife Arkansas
Jewel Demaree F 16 Single Daughter Arkansas
Murray Demaree M 14 Single Son Arkansas
Ila Demaree F 12 Single Daughter Arkansas
M*Rle Demaree M 8 Single Son Arkansas
Orville Demaree M 6 Single Son Arkansas
Ruth Demaree F 1 Single Daughter Arkansas

In the 1940 census Jewel (age 25) was the wife of Ulysses Meredith in Pumpkin Bend, Woodruff, Arkansas.[3]

Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Ulysses Meredith M 33 Married Head Farming Arkansas
Jewel Meredith F 25 Married Wife Arkansas
Bertha Meredith F 7 Single Daughter Arkansas
Gail Meredith F 5 Single Daughter Arkansas
Norma J Meredith F 3 Single Daughter Arkansas
Ulysses J Meredith M 10/12 Single Son Arkansas

In the 1950 census Jewel (age 35) was recorded as married in Dent, Woodruff, Arkansas, United States.[4]

Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Ulysses Meredith M 41 Married Farm Laborer Arkansas
Jewel Fay Meredith F 35 Married Arkansas
Marie Meredith F 17 Never married Arkansas
Gayle Meredith F 15 Never married Arkansas
Norma G Meredith F 13 Never married Arkansas
Ulysses Meredith Jr M 10 Never married Arkansas
John Meredith M 7 Never married Arkansas
Jemey Fay Meredith F 6 Never married Arkansas
Ruth Lee Meredith F 3 Never married Arkansas
Earnest M Meredith M 1 Never married Arkansas

Sources

  1. Jenell Davis [Davis Jewel] Age: 5 [5 2/12] Birth Year: abt 1915 [abt 1915] Birthplace: Arkansas Home in 1920: White River, Prairie, Arkansas Residence Date: 1920 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Daughter Marital Status: Single Mother's Name: Jemie Davis Able to read: Yes Household Members Age Relationship Jemie Davis 23 Head Jenell Davis 5 Daughter Manny Davis 3 Son Iler Davis 2 Daughter Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: White River, Prairie, Arkansas; Roll: T625_77; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 112 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
  2. 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1930; Census Place: Bowie, Chicot, Arkansas; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2339802
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #86008053 (accessed 1 November 2022)
    Jewel Demaree (16), single daughter, in household of Charles W Demaree (60) at 27 Belleaire Road, Bowie, Chicot, Arkansas, USA. Born in Arkansas.
  3. 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1940; Census Place: Pumpkin Bend, Woodruff, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00181; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 74-21
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #103399448 (accessed 1 November 2022)
    Jewel Meredith (25), wife, in household of Ulysses Meredith (33) in Pumpkin Bend, Woodruff, Arkansas. Born in Arkansas.
  4. 1950 Census: "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: Dent, Woodruff, Arkansas; Roll: 1249; Sheet Number: 10; Enumeration District: 74-20
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #31274486 (accessed 1 November 2022)
    Jewel Fay Meredith (35), married in Dent, Woodruff, Arkansas, USA. Born in Arkansas.


  • Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 March 2019), memorial page for Jewel F Meredith (1914–1969), Find A Grave Memorial no. 8888771, citing Parkin Cemetery, Parkin, Cross County, Arkansas, USA ; Maintained by Brenda Huntley (contributor 46612721) .




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