Capt. Morton Hobbs Davis1

#12212, (6 April 1881 - 13 June 1936)
Father*Lafayette Davis2 (c 1849 - )
Mother*Margaret L Partin2 (c 1849 - )
Birth*6 April 1881He was born on 6 April 1881 at KentuckyG.2 
5 June 1900He appeared on the census of 5 June 1900 in the household of Capt. Andrew Grace Davis and Laura Houghland at Evansville, Pigeon Twp., Vanderburgh Co., IndianaG, as Hobbs, brother, age 19, single, b. KY Apr 1881, steamboat deck hand.3 
Death*13 June 1936He died on 13 June 1936 at Memphis, Tennessee, at age 55.2

Citations

  1. [S1194] Kentucky, Vital Statistics, Original Death Certificates (1911-1955), microfilm images, online Ancestry.com, Capt. Morton Hobbs Davis, steamboat captain, res. 654 Woodlawn St., Memphis TN, marr., b. Newburg KY 6 Apr 1881, father La Fayette Davis, mother Margaret Partin; d. age 55, 13 Jun 1936, on board U.S. Steamer Inspector (dead on arrival at Memphis), from acute cardiac failure; bur. Memphis Memorial Park, 15 Jun 1936. Informant Mrs. M. H. Davis, same res. Cert. No. 16034, Reg. No. __, district ___, primary dist. 28005.
  2. [S1195] Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958/1965, online Ancestry.com, Capt. Morton Hobbs Davis, steamboat captain, res. 654 Woodlawn St., Memphis TN, marr., sp. Elizabeth Tate Davis, b. Newburg KY 6 Apr 1881, father La Fayette Davis, mother Margaret Partin; d. age 55, 13 Jun 1936, on board U.S. Steamer Inspector (dead on arrival at Memphis), from acute cardiac failure; bur. Memphis Memorial Park, 15 Jun 1936. Informant Mrs. M. H. Davis, same res. Cert. No. 16034, Reg. No. __, district ___, primary dist. 28005.
  3. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Grace (29), b. KY Jul 1870, parents b. TN, steamboat pilot; Laura (30), b. IN May 1870, 1 child, living, father b. IN, mother b. OH; marr. 4 yrs.