Brief Life History of Helen DeKoven
When Helen DeKoven Davis was born on 17 April 1886, in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, her father, Frederick Henry Davis, was 32 and her mother, Nellie A Clarkson, was 32. She married Walter Brooks Roberts on 7 June 1913, in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States. She died on 8 February 1976, at the age of 89, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Hellen D Davis in household of Fredrick H Davis, "United States Census, 1910"
- Helen DeKoven Davis Roberts, "Find A Grave Index"
- Helen D Roberts in entry for Walter Brooks Roberts, "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925"
Spouse and Children
1881–1960 Male
1886–1976 Female
Parents and Siblings
1853–1935 Male
1853–1945 Female
Siblings (7)
1877–1879 Male
1878–1880 Male
1882–1955 Male
1886–1976 Female
1888–1889 Male
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 4
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
Age 4
1910 · The BSA is Made
Age 24
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: patronymic meaning ‘Dafydd's (son)’, equivalent to Welsh ap Dafydd, the Welsh form of David . The spelling Davis is more typical in southwestern England northwards as far as Lancashire, where the frequency of the surname largely reflects Welsh migration, but may sometimes represent a native English surname based on Davy (compare Davies ). Davis (including in the sense 2 below) is the eighth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans.
Irish and Scottish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Daibhéid ‘son of David’; see McDevitt . Compare Davies .
History: John Davis or Davys (c. 1550–1605) was an English navigator who searched for the Northwest Passage. — By the 18th century there were numerous persons named Davis in America, including the jurist John Davis, born in 1761 in Plymouth, MA, and Henry Davis, a clergyman and college president, who was born in 1771 in East Hampton, NY. — Jefferson Davis, born in 1808 in KY, was president of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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