Dewey Davis (1874 - 1921)

Born 10 Mar 1874 in Pownal, Vermont, United States

Died 13 Nov 1921 at age 47 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Dewey Davis is a part of US Black heritage.

Dewey was born in 1874. He was the son of Henry G W Davis and Sarah Jane Stockwell. ^[1]

Dewes (age 24), married Mary E Rande on 13 July 1898 in North Adams, Massachusetts, United States.^[2]

He passed away in 1921 in Northampton, Massachusetts. His body was returned to North Adams, Massachusetts, where he had lived for a number of years and worked at the Hoosac Cotton company. He was buried in Hillside Cemetery. Dewey was survived by a wife, four brothers, and a sister.^[3]

Research Notes

Dewey's race was listed as mulatto in the 1880 census, but white in later records. He appear to have married a woman who was white.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908"
   New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records, 1871–1908
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4661 #762133 (accessed 8 May 2024)
   Dewey Davis born on 10 Mar 1874, son of Henry Davis & Sarah Davis, in Pownal, Vermont, USA.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
   Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #4875032 (accessed 8 May 2024)
   Dewes Davis (24), child of Henry G Stockwell [Davis] & Sarah Stockwell, marriage to Mary E Rande on 13 Jul 1898 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA.
3. ↑ Obituary: Free View of Clipping "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   The North Adams Transcript; Publication Date: 14 Nov 1921; Publication Place: North Adams, Massachusetts, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/544997791/?article=a09e2eaf-928c-4a43-8a27-8915e4ee9d0c&focus=0.43248078,0.2555345,0.5677855,0.35424858&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 61843 #563099248 (accessed 8 May 2024)
   Name: Dewey Davis; Gender: Male; Death Age: 46; Birth Date: abt 1875; Birth Place: Vermont, USA; Death Date: Abt 1921; Death Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA; Obituary Date: 14 Nov 1921; Obituary Place: North Adams, Massachusetts, USA; Newspaper Title: The North Adams Transcript.

• Dewey, son of Henry Davis & Sarah Davis, was born on 10 March 1874 in Pownal, Vermont, United States.