Walter Moody
DAVIS
(b.
10 November 1874
,
Skowhegan, Maine, USA
d.
11 September 1947
,
Windsor, Connecticut, USA
)
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Walter Moody DAVIS was born
10 November 1874
in Skowhegan, Maine, USA.
Walter Moody DAVIS
was the child of
John A DAVIS
and
Mary Louise MCFARLAND
Marriage(s) and Child(ren):
He married Ethel Frances SMITH BLACKDEN 18 May 1904 in Maine, USA . Ethel Frances SMITH BLACKDEN was born abt. 1874 in Maine, USA. She died abt. 1952 in Connecticut, USA.
Walter Moody DAVIS died 11 September 1947 in Windsor, Connecticut, USA.
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Walter Moody DAVIS married
Ethel Frances SMITH BLACKDEN-- Date: 18 May 1904 Place: , Maine, USAancestry.com
Name of Groom: Walter M. DAVIS
Groom's Place of Residence: Lisbon Falls, Me.
Name of Bride: Ethel B. CROWELL
Possible Alternate Name of Bride: Ethel BLACKDEN [View alternate record]
Bride's Place of Residence: Lisbon Falls, Me.
Marriage Date: Wednesday, 18 May 1904
Marriage Certificate Number: Not available
Ethel Blackden was married (1) to Walter M. CROWELL
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Maine, Marriage Records, 1705-1922
Groom's Name: Davis Walter M
Groom's Residence: Lisbon Falls, ME
Bride's Name: Blackden Ethel
Bride's Residence: Lisbon Falls, ME
Marriage Date: 18 May 1904
Certificate: 0
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Maine Marriages, 1892-1996 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.
Original data: Maine State Archives. Maine Marriages 1892-1996 (except 1967 to 1976). Maine. Index obtained from Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Maine State Archives
Name: Walter Moody Davis
occupation: motorman
Spouse: Ethel Blaedon Crowell
Marriage Date: 18 May 1904
Marriage Place: Brunswick
Registration Place: Winslow, Kennebec
Birth Date: abt 1875
Age: 29
Spouse Age: 28
Father: William L
Mother: Ehie J
Spouse Father: Horace A
Spouse Mother: Mary
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Maine, Marriage Records, 1705-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Maine Marriage Records, 1705-1922. Augusta, Maine: Maine State Archives
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Walter Moody DAVIS
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Birth 10 November 1874
Skowhegan, Maine, USA
His family - 1870 Lewiston, Maine
name: John A Davisestimated birth year: 1842
gender: Male
age in 1870: 28y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
John A Davis M 28y Maine
Mary L Davis F 22y Maine
William Davis M 5m Maine
Sarah Fowler F 19y Massachusetts
John A Mcfarland M 17y Maine
Rose A Miles F 28y Maine
1870 U.S. Census
1875 - Civil Rights Act of 1875 1876 - May 10 - Centennial Exhibitiion 1876 - June 25 – American Indian Wars – Battle of the Little Bighorn: 1879 - Cleveland became the world's first city to be lighted electrically in 1879 when Charles Brush successfully demonstrated arc lights on the streets.1880 Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Walter M. Davisresidence: Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine
birthdate: 1875
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Son
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name: John A. Davis
father's birthplace: Maine, United States
mother's name: M. Louise Davis
mother's birthplace: Maine, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Single
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton. 1883 - November 18 – U.S. and Canadian railroads institute 5 standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times. 1884 - May 1 – The eight-hour workday is first proclaimed by the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions in the United States. This date, called May Day or Labour Day, becomes a holiday recognized in almost every industrialized country. 1884 - December 6 – The Washington Monument is completed in Washington, D.C., becoming the tallest structure in the world at this date. 1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
1886 - January 29 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent Motorwagen (built in 1885). 1887 - February 2 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the first Groundhog Day is observed. 1890 - December 29 - Wounded Knee Massacre occurred - 7th Cavalry killed more than 250 Lakota men, women and children; Sitting Bull killed at Little Eagle; Indian wars ended 1892 - NO MORE BARGE OFFICE. Immigrants Will Hereafter Land at Ellis Island. 1893 - May 1 - World's Columbian Exposition1894
Mr Walter Davis of Lewiston has returned from Dexter and PittsfieldLewiston Saturday Journal
Lewiston, Maine
Aug 2, 1894
1894 - Pullman strike 1896 - Gold discovered in the Yukon's Klondike 1897 - September 1 – The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground metro in North America. 1898 - U.S. battleship, Maine, blows up in Havana Harbor, Cuba, igniting the Spanish-American war. 1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain; the U.S. Congress announces that a state of war has existed since April 21 (later backdating this one more day to April 20). 1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.1900 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Walter M Davistitles & terms:
residence: Lewiston city, Androscoggin, Maine
birth date: Nov 1876
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Son
spouse:
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's birthplace:
father: John A Davis
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: Maine
mother: Mary S Davis
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace: Maine
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: John A...Read MORE...
1900 - March 15 – The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard. 1900 - June 1 – American temperance agitator Carrie Nation begins her crusade to demolish saloons. 1901 - January 22 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom dies at age 81, after more than 63 years on the throne, and her son the Prince of Wales formally succeeds her as King Edward VII.1902-03 Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, Directory
Walter M Davis, conductor, bds 31 Union, Lewiston 1903 - Marconi sends and receives the first wireless transatlantic communication 1903 - June 16 - Ford Motor Company is incorporated in Detroit, Michigan 1903 - October - First World Series 1903 - December 17 – Orville Wright flies an aircraft with a petrol engine at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in the first documented, successful, controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flight. 1904 - April 30 – The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri (closes December 1). 1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal 1906 - April 7 – Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
1904 Marriage / PartnerWalter Moody DAVIS and Ethel Frances SMITH BLACKDEN 18 May 1904, , Maine, USA
1910 Dexter, Penobscot, Maine
name: Walter M Davisbirthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Dexter, Penobscot, Maine
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
occupation: truckman
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
family number: 327
page number: 14
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Walter M Davis M 36y Maine
wife Ethel F Davis F 34y...Read MORE...
1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic 1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated. 1913 - December 23 – The Federal Reserve System is created as the central banking system of the United States by Woodrow Wilson's signature of the Federal Reserve Act. 1914 - Woodrow Wilson signs a Mother's Day proclamation. 1914 - August 1 - World War I begins: Germany declares war on Russia and France and invades Belgium 1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call, 1915 - May 7 – WWI: Sinking of the RMS Lusitania: British ocean liner RMS Lusitania is sunk by Imperial German Navy U-boat U-20 off the south-west coast of Ireland, killing 1,198 civilians en route from New York to Liverpool. 1916 - On May 30, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14.World War I Draft Registration
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918Military
NAME: Walter Moody Davis
BIRTH: Nov 10, 1874
RESIDENCE: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
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1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship. 1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany. 1917 - June 5 – WWI: Conscription begins in the United States. 1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time (DST goes into effect on March 31). 1918 - October 31 – The Hungarian government terminates the personal union with Austria, officially dissolving the Austro-Hungarian empire. 1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification. 1919 - June 28 - The Treaty of Versailles is signed, blaming Germany for World War I and creating a League of Nations 1919 - October 28 – Prohibition in the United States is authorized:1920 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
name: Walter M Davisresidence: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1875
age: 45
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
occupation: teamster for private family
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820182
digital folder number: 4294452
image number: 01165
sheet number: 17
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Walter M...Read MORE...
1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution. 1924 - June 2 - Congress Granted Citizenship to All Native Americans Born in the U.S. 1929 - February 11 - Independent State of Vatican City created by Lateran Treaty 1929 - St Valentine's Day Massacre 1929 - October 24–29 – Wall Street Crash of 1929: Three multi-digit percentage drops wipe out more than $30 billion from the New York Stock Exchange (10 times greater than the annual budget of the federal government).1930 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
name: Walter Davisevent: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
gender: Male
age: 46
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1884
occupation: chauffeur for private family
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
enumeration district number: 0239
family number: 124
sheet number and...Read MORE...
1930 - February 18 - Pluto is discovered 1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem. 1931 - May 1 - The Empire State Building Opens 1932 - May 20–May 21 – Amelia Earhart flies from the USA to Derry, Northern Ireland in 14 hours 54 minutes. 1933 - March, The Great Depression: President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a "Bank holiday", closing all United States banks and freezing all financial transactions. 1933 - April 5 - President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a national emergency and issues Executive Order 6102, making it illegal for U.S. citizens to own substantial amounts of monetary gold or bullion. 1933 - April 19 – The United States officially goes off the gold standard. 1933 - November 8 – New Deal: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt unveils the Civil Works Administration, an organization designed to create jobs for more than 4 million of the unemployed. 1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition. 1935 - Dust Bowl: The great dust storm in the United States hits eastern New Mexico and Colorado, and western Oklahoma the hardest. 1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law. 1935 - September 30 - Roosevelt Dedicates Boulder Dam (later to be known as Hoover Dam) 1937 - May 6 – Hindenburg disaster: 1938 - October 24 - The minimum wage is established by law in the United States. 1939 - April 30 - World's Fair opens in New York City 1939 - September 1 - World War II begins: Germany invades Poland1940 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Name: Walter DavisAge: 65
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Maine
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
House Number: 73
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 14B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 292
Household Members:
Name Age
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1940 - May 10 - Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain 1941 - January 13 – All persons born in Puerto Rico since this day are declared U.S. citizens by birth, through U.S. federal law. 1941 - December 7 - Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor 1941 - December 8 - WWII: President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his "Infamy Speech" 1941 - December 11 - Germany and Italy declare war on the United States. The U.S. responds in kind. 1942 - February 2 – WWII: President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an executive order directing the internment of Japanese Americans and the seizure of their property. 1942 - June 4–June 7 – WWII: The Battle of Midway: The Japanese naval advance in the Pacific is halted. 1942 - December 1 – Gasoline rationing begins in the United States. 1943 - February 7 – WWII: In the United States, it is announced that shoe rationing will go into effect in 2 days. 1943 - Penicillin first used successfully to treat a patient 1944 - June 6 - WWII – D-Day: 1945 - August 6 – WWII: Atomic bombing of Hiroshima: A United States B-29 Superfortress, the Enola Gay, drops an atomic bomb, codenamed "Little Boy", on Hiroshima, Japan, at 8:15 a.m. (local time). 1945 - August 9 - Atomic bombing of Nagasaki: A United States B-29 Bomber, Bockscar, drops an atomic bomb, codenamed "Fat Man", on Nagasaki, Japan, at 11:02 a.m. (local time). 1945 - September 2 - World War II ends
Death 11 September 1947Windsor, Connecticut, USA
Walter M. Davis
Walter M. Davis, 72, of 75 Pleasant Street, Windsor, died Thursday morning at St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Skowhegan, Me., the son of John and Louise McFarland Davis, and lived in Windsor for 20 years. He retired a year ago as superintendent of Palisado Cemetery. Besides his wife, Mrs. Ethel Davis, he leaves a brother, William Davis of Southboro, Mass.; a sister, Miss Vesea Davis of Boston and several nieces and nephews. Private services will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday at the Merwin and Leek Funeral Home, Windsor. Burial will be at the Palisado Cemetery.
The Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, September 12, 1947
Walter is buried at:
Davis, Walter Moody, b. 1874, d. 1947, Sec #6
Smith, Ethel Frances, b. 1874, d. 1952, w/o Walter Moody Davis, Sec #6
Palisado Cemetery
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut
Added: 5/3/2012 4:51:00 PM
Walter M. Davis, 72, of 75 Pleasant Street, Windsor, died Thursday morning at St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Skowhegan, Me., the son of John and Louise McFarland Davis, and lived in Windsor for 20 years. He retired a year ago as superintendent of Palisado Cemetery. Besides his wife, Mrs. Ethel Davis, he leaves a brother, William Davis of Southboro, Mass.; a sister, Miss Vesea Davis of Boston and several nieces and nephews. Private services will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday at the Merwin and Leek Funeral Home, Windsor. Burial will be at the Palisado Cemetery.
The Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, September 12, 1947
Walter is buried at:
Davis, Walter Moody, b. 1874, d. 1947, Sec #6
Smith, Ethel Frances, b. 1874, d. 1952, w/o Walter Moody Davis, Sec #6
Palisado Cemetery
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut
Added: 5/3/2012 4:51:00 PM
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