Mildred Garnett Davis

Female13 August 1911–2 July 1993

Brief Life History of Mildred Garnett

When Mildred Garnett Davis was born on 13 August 1911, in Missouri, United States, her father, Michael White Davis, was 43 and her mother, Fannie Traughbor, was 40. She married Alger Lee Floyd on 19 June 1949, in Bryan, Oklahoma, United States. She lived in Marshall, Oklahoma, United States for about 5 years and Woodville, Marshall, Oklahoma, United States in 1940. She died on 2 July 1993, in Kingston, Marshall, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Kingston, Marshall, Oklahoma, United States.

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Alger Lee Floyd
1907–1987
Mildred Garnett Davis
1911–1993
Marriage: 19 June 1949

Sources (6)

  • Mildred Davis, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Mildred G Davis, "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995"
  • Mildred G Floyd, "Find A Grave Index"

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  • Marriage
    19 June 1949Bryan, Oklahoma, United States

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

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    World Events (8)

    1912 · The Girl Scouts

    Age 1

    Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

    1917 · The Green Corn Rebellion

    Age 6

    A farmer’s revolt known as the Green Corn Rebellion resulted due to frustration toward landowners and local authorities. A small group of wealthy landowners obtained property by fraudulent means which forced many Oklahoma farmers into a tenancy in 1917. Many farmers joined the Working Class Union who became hostile toward county officials. Hundreds of men gathered on the farm of John Spears in Sasakwa where they planned to march to Washington to repeal the draft act and end the war. Their plan included eating green corn and beef along the way, which gave the rebellion its name. An informer alerted authorities and their effort was halted as several groups collided with the rebels, firing shots into the air. The men scattered, three were killed, over 400 were arrested, and 150 were convicted and received federal prison sentences.

    1935 · The FBI is Established

    Age 24

    The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

    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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