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William Guy DAVISSON

William Guy DAVISSON

Male 1882 - 1977  (95 years)


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  • Name William Guy DAVISSON
    Birth 21 Apr 1882  Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1900  Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [5] 
    teacher 
    Residence 1903  Belington, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Parsons, Tucker Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [6] 
    proprietor of planing mill 
    Residence 1914, 1918  Ardmore, Carter Co, OK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Census 1920  Ardmore, Carter Co, OK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Ardmore, Carter Co, OK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1940, 1942  Ardmore, Carter Co, OK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7] 
    Census 1950  Ardmore, Carter Co, OK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Education West Virginia University  [1] 
    Occupation attorney  [1, 2, 7, 8] 
    • An attorney and cattle rancher, he was one of the founders and an active member of the Oklahoma Cattleman's Association. He practiced law in West Virginia before moving to Ardmore and was a member of the Oklahoma State and Carter County Bar Associations. He was a major benefactor and a member of the Board of Governors of Oklahoma Christian College. He donated two buildings to the college, the William Guy and Reba Davisson American Heritage Center and the Reba Davisson Women's Residence Hall.
    Residence Ardmore, Carter Co, OK Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death 21 May 1977  Ardmore, Carter Co, OK Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 9] 
    Burial (MAUSOLEUM)  Hillcrest Memorial Park, Ardmore, Carter Co, OK Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Person ID I1663  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2025

    Father Charles Wesley DAVISSON,   b. 28 Mar 1858, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1940, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Mother Mary L. MCWHORTER,   b. 30 Sep 1857, McWhorter, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 May 1887, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)
    Family ID F33158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ocie Ota GASTON,   b. 20 Sep 1885, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1965 (Age 79 years)
    Marriage 2 Sep 1903  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12] 
    Children 
     1. (Daughter) DAVISSON,   b. 2 Mar 1906   d. 2 Mar 1906 (Age 0 years)
     2. Evelyn DAVISSON,   b. 5 Mar 1907   d. 29 Jun 1907 (Age 0 years)
    Documents
    1663_WilliamGDavisson_OcieOtaGaston_MarriageRecord_2Sep1903.jpg    		1663_WilliamGDavisson_OcieOtaGaston_MarriageRecord_2Sep1903.jpg
    Family ID F564  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Reba E. YEARWOOD,   b. 10 Aug 1897, Crockett Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1973, Ardmore, Carter Co, OK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Marriage 11 Oct 1922  Madison Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Family ID F62028  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    1663_WilliamGDavisson_OcieOtaGaston_MarriageRecord_2Sep1903.jpg    		1663_WilliamGDavisson_OcieOtaGaston_MarriageRecord_2Sep1903.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S1875] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com online database).

    3. [S2508] National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Ancestry.com online database).

    4. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    5. [S1980] 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    6. [S2687] 1910 Census, Tucker County, WV.

    7. [S643] Obituary of father.

    8. [S289] 1950 Census.

    9. [S1707] Obituary - Hospital, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20975216/william_guy_davisson.

    10. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    11. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR Bk 13, p. 181.
      Groom identified as William G. Davisson, age 21, b. Harrison Co, resident of Belington, Barbour Co WV, son of C. W. & Mary Davisson. Bride identified as Ocie Gaston, age 18, b. Harrison Co, resident of Harrison Co, dau of George L. & Rachael Gaston. Ceremony held Sep 2 1903 "at the home of the Bride." Informant: George L. Gaston.

    12. [S1786] Harrison County WV Marriages 1895-1912, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Feb 2001)).

    13. [S2534] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [database online], (Ancestry.com and Tennessee State Library & Archives).