Urise Winfred Davis (1888 - 1966)

Born 15 Nov 1888 in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Died 12 Oct 1966 at age 77 in Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

The son of Dutton Davis and Sarah (Wilson) Davis, Winfred Davis was born in Pulaski County, Kentucky^{[citation needed]} in 1888, residing with his family in 1900 in Sloans Valley, Kentucky.^[1][2]

He married Catherine Boyer (1895-1961), marrying around 1912 and having one known son together, Frederick Davis (1913-1934). Winfred registered for the World War I draft when he was 28, registering in Altoona, Alabama on June 5, 1917.^[3] He stated that he lived in Altoona and that he worked as a miner for Gulf States Steel Company. He noted on his registration that he was "dificient" in one ankle, and did not enlist.

Winfred and his family made their home in Floyd County, Kentucky,^[4] where he worked as a coal miner. By 1930, living in Wayland, Kentucky, Winfred at the coal mine as a shift foreman.^[5] Their son passed away in 1934 and, in 1940, Winfred and his wife lived in Garrett Township, Kentucky.^[6]

Winfred registered for the World War I draft when he was 53, registering in Cumberland, Kentucky on April 27, 1942.^[7] He stated that he lived in Cumberland, Kentucky and that he worked for U.S. Coal and Coke Company in Lynch, Kentucky. Winfred was described as 5'7½" tall and 155 pounds with black hair and blue eyes; having registered in the "old man's draft," he did not enlist.

Widowed in 1961, Winfred remarried, marrying Dollie Ruth Bolin (1931-1998), the daughter of Benjamin Harrison Bolin and Emma Myrtle Keith, marrying around 1962.^{[citation needed]} Winfred Davis passed away in Parkers Lake Kentucky^[8] at the age of 77 and is buried Walkers Chapel Cemetery in McCreary County, Kentucky.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9HY-N1J : Sun Sep 17 15:12:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Dutton Davis and Millie ? Davis, 1900.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M26P-GDF : Mon Sep 18 20:48:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Dutton Davis and Milley J Davis, 1910.
3. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3PF-X9R : 25 December 2021), Urise W Davis, 1917-1918.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHLC-8GV : 1 February 2021), Winfred Davis, 1920.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM6J-L64 : Thu Sep 21 03:13:40 UTC 2023), Entry for Winfred Davis and Catherine Davis, 1930.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7RR-HPW : Fri Sep 29 04:57:45 UTC 2023), Entry for Winifred Davis and Katherine Davis, 1940.
7. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKC4-LHWT : 10 March 2021), Urise Winfred Davis, 27 Apr 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLQR-YPB : 9 January 2021), Urise Davis, Oct 1966; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32305477/urise-winfred-davis: accessed 30 September 2023), memorial page for Urise Winfred Davis (13 Nov 1888–12 Oct 1966). Find A Grave: Memorial #32305477 Walkers Chapel Cemetery, McCreary County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Bill Hale (contributor 46959057).