Person:Martha Davis (92)
Martha Etta Davis
b.19 Jan 1888 Jefferson Co., Illinois
d.21 Jul 1952 St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois
Parents and Siblings
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m. 22 Mar 1878
  1. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Davis - Aft 1952
  2. Unknown Davis
  3. George Alice (Allie) Davis1876 - 1959
  4. Oscar Davis1880 - 1891
  5. Samuel J. Davis1882 - 1960
  6. Grover Cleveland (Pud) Davis1884 - 1958
  7. Thomas Harvey Davis1886 - 1965
  8. Martha Etta Davis1888 - 1952
Spouse and Children
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m. 12 Dec 1903
  1. George Murl Henry1906 - 1930
  2. Elsa Oda Henry1907 - 1948
  3. Gussie Louise Henry1909 - 1957
  4. Iva Lizzabeth Henry1914 - 1914
  5. Lyonard Lewis Henry1915 - 1954
  6. Paul Frank Henry1918 - 1989
  7. Purl Thomas Henry1918 - Bef 1929
  8. Burl Dean Henry1925 - 1988
  9. Gloria Merle Henry1930 - 2003
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Facts and Events
Name Martha Etta Davis
Alt Name Etta _____
Married Name Henry _____
Gender Female
Birth[1] 19 Jan 1888 Jefferson Co., Illinois
Census[3] 1900 Hamilton Co., Illinois
Marriage 12 Dec 1903 Jefferson Co., Illinoisto Frank Grover Henry
Residence[4] From 1906 to 1907 Illinois
Residence[5] From Aug 1909 to 1910 Oklahoma
Census[6] 1910 Webber Twp., Jefferson Co., Illinois
Census[7] 1920 Vermilion Co., Illinois
Residence[8][9] From 1928 to 1942 Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois
Census[10] 1930 Dist. 35, Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois
Other[11] From 1942 to 1944 Danville, Vermilion Co., IllinoisCancer Illness
Other Abt 1944 Danville, Vermilion Co., IllinoisSeparation
with Frank Grover Henry
Residence[12][13] 1947 938 Kingdom Ave., Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois
Residence[14] From 1947 to 1949 W. First Street, Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois
Residence[15][16][17] 1949 414 Franklin, Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois
Other[18] 1950 Danville, Vermilion Co., IllinoisMental illness Illness
Death[1] 21 Jul 1952 St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Danville, Vermilion Co., IllinoisCause: Cancer
Burial[1][2] 1952 Stearns Cem., Oakwood Twp, Vermilion Co., Illinois

The family believes that she was mentally ill. They say she died of cancer. She was to have Indian blood in her, possibly Choctaw according to the family because they remember having "Choctaw" as her CB name.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mt. Vernon Register. Martha Etta Davis Obituary.. (July 25, 1952).
  2. ↑ Renee Henry. Interview with Gloria Fauver. (10/12/2000(?)).

    Gus is at Stearns. Purl is there, too. Sis talked to the cemetery folks and gave them information on Martha Etta. There is no stone for Purl. Dean bought Etta's stone.

  3. ↑ 1900 Hamilton County, Illinois Federal Census.

    Martha E. is listed with her father and family in Couch Township, Hamilton County, Illinois. She was born February 1888 and was 12 years old.

  4. ↑ Family Tradition.

    Her first two children were born in Illinois.

  5. ↑ Family Tradition.

    Gussie was born in Oklahoma.

  6. ↑ 1910 Jefferson County, Illinois Federal Census.

    Etta Henry is listed with Frank G. as his wife, living in Webber Township, Jefferson County. She is 22 years old (born 1888 in IL). She had been married for 6 years and has had three children and they are all living.

  7. ↑ 1920 Vermilion County, Illinois Federal Census.

    Etta is listed as wife of Frank Henry living in Fithian on John's St.
    Henry, Frank rents home male white Age 34 Married reads & writes b. IL Father b. KY Mother b. IL; bailing straw & hay.

    Etta wife female white Age 30 reads & writes b. IL Father b. TN Mother b. TN
    Murl son Age 13 b. IL
    Elsie daug. Age 12 b. IL
    Gussie daug. Age 10 b. OK
    Ona daug. Age 7 b. IL
    Lynard son Age 4 b. IL
    Paul son Age 1 9/12 b. IL
    Pearl son Age 1 9/12 b. IL

  8. ↑ County Clerk. Marriage Record - Vigo County, IN. (Nov. 9, 1935).
  9. ↑ Danville City Directories.

    1929 - 1942 she is listed with Frank G. Henry. See his data for complete information.

  10. ↑ 1930 Vermilion County Illinois Federal Census. (Ancestry.com)
    ED 92; SD 16, p. 3A, 4 Apr 1930.

    1418 Oakwood Ave., House 62 Family 64
    Henry, Frank G. Rents home $7/month No radio Age 46 first married at 19 yrs. b. IL par. b. IL Laborer Odd Jobs Not Vet
    Etta M. wife age 42 first married at age 16 b. IL par. b. TN
    Gussie L. dau age 20 single b. OK
    Lyonard L. son age 14 single b. IL
    Paul F. son age 11 single b. IL
    Ethel E. dau age 7 b. IL
    Burl D. son age 5 b. IL
    Ratliff, Truman C. son-in-law age 27 first married at age 22 b. IL fath. b. KY moth. b. IL Trucking at Foundry Not Vet
    Elsie dau age 22 first married at age 17 b. IL Waiter at restaurant

  11. ↑ Renee Henry. Interview with Gloria Fauver. (10/12/2000(?)).

    Etta had surgery for cancer and then pneumonia when they lived on Voorhees Street and Aunt Sis was 11-12 years old. She had radium and x-ray treatments but they burned her tailbone. Sis and her mother stayed with Gus, unhappily, while she recovered.

  12. ↑ Danville City Directories
    1947.

    Henry, Mrs. Etta resides 938 Kingdom Ave. with Howard E. and Ethel E. Sigler (Ethel is her daughter). Both Ethel and Howard are employees at GE Co.

  13. ↑ Gloria Fauver. Correspondence with Gloria Fauver (Aunt Sis). (gloria0424@prodigy.net)
    25 Apr 2002.

    Mom nor I ever lived with Ethel & Howard on Kingdom Ave.or any place else. I believe it was in 1947 that the house we rented on Tillman Ave. was sold & we had to move We then rented a 2 room apt. on W. First st. in south Danville.

  14. ↑ Gloria Fauver. Correspondence with Gloria Fauver (Aunt Sis). (gloria0424@prodigy.net)
    25 Apr 2002.

    I believe it was in 1947 that the house we rented on Tillman Ave. was sold & we had to move. We then rented a 2 room apt. on W. First St. in south Danville. I came home one day to find Mom had moved in with a family to baby sit & do light chores. The lady of the house used to live next door to us on Cleaveland St. when I was in the 2nd. grade of school. She was a friend of my sister, Ethel, & lived on ether Iowa or Ohio St. in what is known as Oaklawn in Danville.

  15. ↑ Danville City Directories
    1949.

    Henry, Mrs. Etta resides 414 Franklin with Robert and Dorothy McPeak, Robert is a grocer and Dorothy is an auditor at Sears.

  16. ↑ Renee Henry. Interview with Gloria Fauver. (10/12/2000(?)).

    She and Mom (Etta) lived at Fair Oaks when Etta passed. They lived with Dean for one month then got their own apartment.

  17. ↑ Gloria Fauver. Correspondence with Gloria Fauver (Aunt Sis). (gloria0424@prodigy.net)
    25 Apr 2002.

    Not sure what happened , but then Mom & I got a 2 rm. apt at 414 Franklin St. upstairs. Robert & Dorthy McPeak was the landlord. We did not live with them.

  18. ↑ Renee Henry. Interview with Gloria Fauver. (10/12/2000(?)).

    When Sis was working at G.E. she lived at Fair Oaks with her mother, Etta. She got $49/week. Mom was sick. Sis couldn't do anything right, she wasn't supposed to bother anything and Mom couldn't cook. Sis wrote to Ona and Dean, not wanting to bother Lyonard and Ethel. She asked for $5/month to help with the rent. Mom got angry when Ona sent $20.

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