Martha McElroy (abt. 1918 - 2009)

Born about 6 Dec 1918 in Henderson Co., Kentucky, United States

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Died 12 Nov 2009 at about age 90 in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Martha McElroy is a part of US Black heritage.

Martha was born about 1917. She is the daughter of Gregory McElroy and Ida V. Allen. She married Daniel 0. Davis in 1943. She passed away in 2009.

Sources

• 1920 U.S. census, Henderson County, Kentucky, population schedule, Henderson Ward 4, p. 10A (penned), dwelling 224, family 245, Martha McElroy in the Ida McElroy household, digital image 19 of 36, FamilySearch.org ([1]: accessed 14 January 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 575.
  • Martha was 3 years old. She was born in Kentucky.

• 1930 U.S. census, Henderson County, Kentucky, Population schedule, Henderson, ward 5, p. 11A (penned), dwelling 277, family 302, Martha McElroy in the Ida McElroy household, digital image 21 of 32, FamilySearch.org ([2]: accessed 10 August 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll xxx.
  • Martha was 12 years old and was born in Kentucky. She was a cook for a private family.

• 1940 U.S. census, Henderson County, Kentucky, Population schedule, Henderson, ward 4, p. 61A (penned), household 1, Martha McElroy in the Ida McElroy household, digital image 47 of 51, FamilySearch.org ([3]: accessed 10 August 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll xxx.
  • Martha was 23 years old and was born in Kentucky.

• 1950 U.S. census, Scott County, Iowa, Population schedule, Davenport, p. 74 (penned), dwelling 38, Martha McK Davis in the Daniel O. Davis household, digital image 26 of 28, FamilySearch.org ([4]: accessed 12 August 2023)); citing NARA microfilm publication T628, roll xxx
  • Daniel was 40 years old and was born in Iowa. He was a retail plumbing co. janitor. His wife, Martha, was 30 years old and was born in Kentucky. They lived at 1011 Scott Harrison West.

• 2009 Death Notice. Martha Davis, “Martha Davis, 90”, The Quad-City Times, Davenport, Iowa, 19 November 2009, GenealogyBank.com, ([5]: accessed 10 August 2023)
  • "DAVENPORT - Funeral services for Martha Davis, 90, of Davenport, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Bethel AME Church, 323 West 11th Street, Davenport, with Pastor Ronald R. Chambers officiating. She departed this life on Thursday at her home. Burial will be at Oakdale Cemetery. Visitation will be 9 a.m. Saturday until service time at the church. Orr's Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements. She was born December 6, 1918, in Henderson, Ky., the daughter of Joseph G. and Ida V. (Allen) McElroy. She attended Elvis Grade School and graduated from Douglas High School in Henderson, Ky. She married Daniel 0. Davis in 1943 in Kahoka, Mo. He preceded her in death on June 14, 1975. She was employed as a domestic engineer. She was also preceded in death by her parents, sisters, Flora McElroy, Alice Green, Katie McElroy and Melisa McElroy, and brothers, Roy and Clem McElroy. She is survived by one sister, Lula Rose, Rock Island."

• 2009 Find a Grave Memorial. FindaGrave.com, database and images ([6]: accessed 12 August 2023), memorial page for Martha McElroy Davis (6 Dec 1918–19 Nov 2009), Find a Grave Memorial ID 45030557, citing Oakdale Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Pastor Rachelle R. Card-Wells Bobenmoyer (contributor 50763189).