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Family HistoryFamily History - Edson Davis


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Edson Davis and one of his descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Edson Davis,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Edson married Emma Buckhold (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Edson Davis and Emma Buckhold:

+2i. Gladys Ellen Davis, born 22 March 1910 in Michigan; died 1 July 1974 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Married (1) Paul Stevens Married (2) Lindsey Elwin Truax.

Second Generation
2. Gladys Ellen Davis2 (Edson1), born 22 March 1910 in Michigan;1, 2 died 1 July 1974 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.1 Gladys married, first, 16 May 1936 in Cass County, Michigan, Paul Stevens6 (born 20 May 1913 in Michigan, the son of Charles Arthur Stevens and Agnes H. Warner;2, 3, 4 Paul died 9 November 19993, 5). Gladys married, second, 1946, Lindsey Elwin Truax7 (born 25 November 1907 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, parents not determined;7 Lindsey died 2 January 1990 in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma7). Gladys is buried in Fort Sill Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, Comanche County, Oklahoma.1 Lindsey is buried in Fort Sill Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, Comanche County, Oklahoma.7

  1. Find a Grave (website). Fort Sill Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, Comanche County, Oklahoma, Gladys Ellen Davis Truax, born: 22 April 1910 [sic, her gravestone shows 22 March] in Michigan; died: 1 July 1974 in Oklahoma, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (from record, which provides the name and link for her [second] husband).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Calhoun County, Battle Creek, E.D. 13-19B, Sheet No. 2B, Paul Stevens, 26, Michigan, residence on 1 April 1935: Honolulu, Hawaii; cashier, food store; wife Gladys Stevens, 29, Michigan, residence on 1 April 1935: Chicago, Illinois.
  3. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Death Files, Paul Stevens, died: 9 November 1999; born: 20 May 1919; residence zip code: 49040 [corresponding to Grand Rapids, Michigan].
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Calhoun County, Battle Creek, E.D. 49, Sheet No. 13A, Charles A. Stevens, 33, Michigan, laborer, steel; wife Minnie P. Stevens, 34, Michigan; son Wayne Stevens, 10, Michigan; daughter Madeline Stevens, 8, Michigan; son Paul Stevens, 6, Michigan; daughter Maxine Stevens, 5, Michigan; son Jackson W. Stevens, 3, Michigan.
  5. Find a Grave (website). Floral Lawn Memorial Gardens, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, Addie R. Babcock Stevens, born; 22 January 1919 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan; died: 20 June 2009 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan (from record, which includes the text of her obituary; and provides the names and links for her mother, one sibling, and one child).
  6. Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995; Paul Stevens, age 23; father: Charles A. Stevens; mother: Agnes Warner; Gladys Ellen Davis, age 26; father: Edson Davis; mother: Emma Buckhold; married on 16 May 1936 in Cass County, Michigan.
  7. Find a Grave (website). Fort Sill Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, Comanche County, Oklahoma, Lindsey Elwin Truax, born: 25 November 1907 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan; died: 2 January 1990 in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, half-sibling, and wife).