1. | DAVISON Cyrus Elmer was born on 10 Mar 1865 in Minonk, Woodford Co., IL; died on 22 Jun 1953 in Houston, Harris Co., Texas. Notes:
They were married in the home of her mother, Eleanor (Ellen) Jones-Vance. Her father having died March 18, 1878. They resided in a house on his father’s farm, just outside of Minonk, IL, where six of their children were born, then moved to near Burt, Kossuth County, Iowa, where two more children were born, and then to St. James, Watonwan County, Minnesota where their youngest child was born. In 1913 they moved to a farm five miles south of El Campo, Wharton County, Texas, and lived there until in 1924 when they moved to a farm 23 miles north of Houston, Texas. They lived there about nine months, and moved to a house on what is now called “Old Main Street”, out at the end of South Main Street, Houston, Texas. They lived there until about 1929 when they moved to 406 Goldenrod, Houston, Texas. Their daughter, Mildred, then had a house built on Dorchester, Houston, Texas, in which she and her mother lived until Mildred married in 1941, and Ida Evalena Vance-Davison went to live with another daughter, Elsie Arvilla Davison-Simpson with whom she lived until she died June 19, 1953. She had fallen 13 months before and suffered a broken right hip. She died of heart failure. She was born January 15, 1863. Aged 90 years, 5 months and 4 days at the time of her death. Cyrus Elmer Davison died three days later, June 22, 1953 of a stroke, at the home of another daughter, Ethel Marie Davison-Roberts. He was 88 years, 3 months and 12 days of age. they are buried in Rest Haven Cemetery, north of Houston, Texas.
Died:
Interment: Jun 1953 Rest Haven Cemetery, north of Houston , Harris Co., TX
Cyrus married VANCE Ida Evalena on 03 Apr 1887. Ida was born on 15 Jan 1863; died on 29 Jun 1953. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. DAVISON Ethel marie
- 3. DAVISON Elsie Arvilla
- 4. DAVISON Myrtle Mae was born on 16 Apr 1887 in Minonk, Woodford Co., IL; died on 26 Feb 1962 in Hampton, Franklin Co., IA.
- 5. DAVISON Fred Elmer was born on 12 Nov 1889 in Minonk, Woodford Co., IL; died on 16 Nov 1952 in Huron, Beadle Co., SD.
- 6. DAVISON Florence Louisa was born on 13 Oct 1891; died on 11 Jul 1971.
- 7. DAVISON John Harrison was born on 08 Dec 1893 in Minonk, Woodford Co., IL; died on 29 Aug 1894 in Minonk, Woodford Co., IL.
- 8. DAVISON Eleanor Estella was born on 24 Nov 1895 in Minonk, Woodford Co., IL; died on 15 Aug 1993 in Mount Enterprise, Rusk Co., TX.
- 9. DAVISON Eva Loudell was born in Sep 1897 in Minonk, Woodford Co., IL.
- 10. DAVISON Clara Alene was born on 02 Oct 1899 in Burt, Kossuth Co., IA; died on 17 Jul 1939 in Gorman, Eastland Co., TX.
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