Abigail Marcia (Glick) Davenport (1903 - 1996)

Born 9 Jun 1903 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Frank Delmas Clarke — married Apr 1923 in New York City, New York, United States

Died 16 Jan 1996 at age 92 in Monterey, Monterey, California, United States

Biography

American author and music critic. She is best known for her 1932 biography of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the first American published biography of Mozart. Davenport also is known for her novels The Valley of Decision and East Side, West Side, both of which were adapted to film in 1945 and 1949, respectively.

Marcia was born June 9, 1903 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She is the daughter of Bernard Glick and Alma Gluck Feinsohn. Her father was born in New York and 33 years old at the time and her mother Riba Telesjohn was born in Rumania and was 21 years old at the time.^[1]

Her 1st marriage was to Frank Delmas Clarke in April of 1923 and they were the parents of 1 daughter born 1924 before they divorced in 1925.

Her 2nd marriage was to Russell Davenport on May 13, 1929 in Manhattan, New York City, New York. She was divorced, 25 years old, born New York City and her parents were Bernard Glick and Alma Fiersohn. He was single, 28 years old, born Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and his parents were Russell W. Davenport and Cornelia Whipple Farnum.^[2]

Marcia died at the age of 92 on January 6, 1996 in Monterey, Monterey county, California.

Sources

1. ↑ "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W86-9MW), Abigail Marcia Glick, 09 Jun 1903; citing Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference cn 25016 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,983,866.
2. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24ZS-3L9), Bernard Gluck in entry for Russell Davenport and Marcia Gluck Clark, 13 May 1929; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,653,674.

• "New York State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPFF-BLF : 9 May 2020), Abigail Glick in household of Bernard Glick, Manhattan, A.D. 23, E.D. 06, New York, New York; citing p. 41, line 43, various county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 1,433,098.