Mildred Hillary (Davis) Lloyd (1898 - 1969)

Born 22 Feb 1898 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 18 Aug 1969 at age 71 in Santa Monica, California, United States

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Biography

In the 1900 US Federal Census for Philadelphia, PA, we find two-year-old Mildred H., daughter of Howard and Caroline Davis, born in Feb 1898, not 1901. They lived next door to her grandparents, William and Hannah Davis, and great-grandmother Sarah Davis.

After attending the 'Friends' School in Philadelphia, Mildred moved to Los Angeles seeking work and became "an American actress who appeared in many of Harold Lloyd's classic silent comedies and eventually became his wife.

On February 10, 1923, she married Harold Lloyd. After their marriage, Lloyd announced that Davis would not appear in any more motion pictures.

She and Harold Lloyd had three children including Gloria Lloyd and Harold Lloyd Jr. Davis was very active in Beverly Hills and as hostess at the Lloyds' estate, Greenacres, where she particularly enjoyed rose gardening. Her brother was actor Jack Davis of Our Gang, later a prominent Beverly Hills physician.

The couple remained very close for their entire life together.

Davis died from a coronary following a series of strokes in Santa Monica, California in 1969" (wikipedia excerpt).

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1900 US Federal Census - Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:

Howard B Davis 27

Carrie Davis 25

Mildred H Davis 2

Rebecka Brown 40 [servant]

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1910 United States Federal Census - Tacoma Ward 2, Pierce, Washington:

Howard B Davis 36

Carolina Davis 30

Mildred H Davis 11

William W Davis 64

Hannah Davis 59

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1920 United States Federal Census - Los Angeles Assembly District 63, Los Angeles, California:

Howard B Davis 45

Carlyne V Davis 43

Mildred Davis 20

John Howard Davis 5

William W Davis 74

Hannah Davis 67

Jane E Graham 47

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California County Marriages, 1850-1952:

Name Harold Clayton Lloyd

Event Date 10 Feb 1923

Event Place Los Angeles, California, United States

Age 29

Father's Name James Darsie Lloyd

Mother's Name Sarah Frazer

Spouse's Name Mildred Hillary Davis

Spouse's Age 21

Spouse's Father's Name Howard Davis

Spouse's Mother's Name Caroline Worts

Witness Gaylord Frazer Lloyd (brother)

Witness Jane Estelle Thompson

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Findagrave Memorial # 5456:

Children:

Gloria Lloyd (1924–2012)

Marjorie Elizabeth Lloyd (1925–1986)

Harold Lloyd, Jr. (1931–1971)

Burial:

Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)

Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Plot Great Mausoleum, Begonia Corridor

Sources

• 1900, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0273.

• 1910, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Census Place: Tacoma Ward 2, Pierce, Washington; Roll: T624_1663; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0230; FHL microfilm: 1375676.

• 1920, Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Census Place: Los Angeles Assembly District 63, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_106; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 169.

• "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8NS-JZX : 8 December 2017), Mildred Davis in entry for Harold Clayton Lloyd and Mildred Hillary Davis, 10 Feb 1923; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,074,420, (photocopy of original record/license).

• Findagrave Memorial # 5456, maintained by Findagrave.

• Wikipedia.org article

• California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLW-BLS7 : 18 January 2018), Mildred Hillary Davis in entry for Mildred Gloria Lloyd, 21 May 1924; citing Birth, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, California State Archives, Sacramento.