Daisy Deen DAVIS^[1]

1890 - 1981  (91 years)

• Name	Daisy Deen DAVIS
  Born	28 Feb 1890	Baxter, Henderson, Texas, United States   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	7 Jun 1900	Justice Precinct No. 7, Henderson County, Texas   [4]
  Died	8 Jun 1981	Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States   [1, 3, 5]
  	Funeral services for Daisy Dean Avant, 91, will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the United Methodist Church in Athens with Rev. Archie Fleming officiating. Interment will be in the Davis Cemetery under the direction of Carroll & Lehr Funeral Home. She died Monday in Henderson County Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Avant was the daughter of John and Margaret Hughes Davis, a pioneer Henderson County family. She was born Feb. 28, 1890 in the Baxter Community and had lived in the community all her life. She was a housewife and was a correspondent for the Athens Review covering the Baxter Community for many years. Mrs. Avant was active in the United Methodist Churches of Baxter and Athens and was a member of the Baxter Home Demonstration Club. She is survived by two grandsons, Harold C Clark and Richard Clark of Baxter; one granddaughter, Sarah Jane Brown of Baxter; two great-grandaughters, Crista Clark and April Clark and several nieces and nephews.
  Buried	Aft 8 Jun 1981	Davis Cemetery, Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States   [1]
  	Section G Plot 504
  Person ID	I4121	Pickel_Bartlett
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2012

  
  

  Father	John Lee DAVIS,   b. 9 Jan 1858, Brownsboro, Henderson, Texas, United States ,   d. 5 Jun 1934, Baxter, Henderson, Texas, United States  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Margaret Jane HUGHES,   b. 17 May 1862, Baxter, Henderson, Texas, United States ,   d. 4 Aug 1945, Baxter, Henderson, Texas, United States  (Age 83 years)
  Married	1879	Texas   [4]
  Residence	7 Jun 1900	Justice Precinct No. 7, Henderson County, Texas   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	27 Apr 1910	Justice Precinct No. 7, Henderson County, Texas   [6]
  	Farmer
  	Her name was listed as Jennie.
  Residence	21 Jan 1920	Justice Precinct No. 7, Henderson County, Texas   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	10 Apr 1930	Justice Precinct No. 7, Henderson County, Texas   [8]
  	Farmer
  	Mr. John L. Davis, 76, one of Henderson county's best beloved citizens and a lifelong resident of this immediate area, died at his home in the Baxter community at 7:45 Tuesday evening following a critical illness of several days.  Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Methodist Church in the Baxter community. He was born at Brownsboro Jan. 9, 1898. He is survived by his wife and six children; two daughters, Mrs. A. S. Johnson and Mrs. M. S. Avant of Baxter; four sons, R. H. and Bobby of Eustace, Everett of Baxter and Superintendent Frank J. Davis of Athens. Jeff Davis of Athens was a brother.
  Family ID	F1228	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Millard Seals AVANT,   b. 5 Mar 1888, Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States ,   d. 15 Nov 1948, Baxter, Henderson, Texas, United States  (Age 60 years)
  Married	Abt 1909	Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States
  Residence	27 Apr 1910	Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	21 Jan 1920	New York Community, Henderson, Texas, United States   [10]
  	Farmer
  Residence	11 Apr 1930	Justice Precinct No. 7, Henderson County, Texas   [11]
  	Farmer
  Children	1. Bama AVANT,   b. Abt 1912, Texas   2. Iva Nell AVANT,   b. Abt Nov 1919, Texas ,   d. 9 Mar 1973, Henderson County, Texas, United States  (Age ~ 53 years)
  Last Modified	16 May 2022
  Family ID	F1498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S109] Find-a-Grave website, Memorial# 25720194. [S70] 1880 Federal Census, Athens, Henderson, TX ED 31 Page 21 Dwelling 117. [S80] Social Security Death Index, Source Citation: Number: 452-20-1769; Issue State: Texas. [S110] 1900 Federal Census, Justice Precinct No. 7, Henderson County, Texas ED 62 Page 6B Dwelling 405 . [S81] Texas Death Index 1903-2000. [S74] Ancestry.com, Justice Precinct No. 7, Henderson County, Texas ED 19 Pg 6B Dwelling 103. [S73] 1920 Federal Census, Justice Precinct No. 7, Henderson County, Texas ED 24 Page 12A Dwelling 24. [S72] 1930 Federal Census, Justice Precinct No. 7, Henderson County, Texas ED 25 Page 6A Dwelling 116. [S74] Ancestry.com, Athens, Henderson County, Texas ED 19 Pg 6B Dwelling 104. [S73] 1920 Federal Census, Justice Precinct No. 7, Henderson County, Texas ED 24 Page 12A Dwelling 26. [S72] 1930 Federal Census, Justice Precinct No. 7, Henderson County, Texas ED 25 Page 6B Dwelling 130.