On 17 February 1915, Dury Samuel Davis was born in Rappahannock District, Essex County, Virginia. He was a boy; parents were married; father Joseph Davis of Ozeana, Virginia, white, 42 years old, born in Virginia, occupation farmer; mother was Laura B. Croxton of Ozeana, Virginia, white, 30, born in Virginia, occupation housewife; number of children born to the mother, including this one: six; number of children of this mother now living: six; born alive at 11 a.m. [Commonwealth of Virginia, Certificate of Birth 13717.]

1920 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Rappahannock District, Dwelling No. 189, Family No. 199
Enumerated on 21 February 1920
Davis, Joseph, head, owned free, 46, born in Virginia, farmer, general farm, own account
Davis, Lucila A., wife, 49, born in Virginia
Davis, Allie C., son, 13, in school, born in Virginia
Davis, Warren P., son, 11, in school, born in Virginia
Davis, Ryland W., son, 10, in school, born in Virginia
Davis, Virginia H., daughter, 8, in school, born in Virginia
Davis, Lillie M., daughter, 6 or 7 [overprint], born in Virginia
Davis, Robert S., son, 5, born in Virginia
Davis, Elmer D., son, 3, born in Virginia

1930 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia:
Roll T626-2441, Page 4B
Rappahannock District
Enumeration District 27-6
Enumerated 6 and 7 May, 1930
Dwelling 92, Household 95
Davis, Joseph H., head, owner, lives on farm, male, white, age 55, first married at age 19, not in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, carpenter in building trade, wage worker, at work previous day, not a veteran
Davis, Celia M., wife, female, white, age 59, first married at age 28, not in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation
Davis, Ryland, son, male, white, age 19, single, not in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, laborer of odd jobs, wage worker, at work previous day, not a veteran
Davis, Warren P., son, male, white, age 21, single, not in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, laborer of odd jobs, wage worker, at work previous day, not a veteran
Davis, May, daughter, female, white, age 17, single, not in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, house keeper for private family, wage worker, at work previous day, not a veteran
Davis, Samuel, son, male, white, age 14, single, not in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation

On 5 July 1932, Robt. Samuel Davis died in Rappahannock District, Essex County, Virginia. He was male; white; single; born February 1915; age 17; occupation helper on farm; born in Essex County, Virginia; father was Joseph Davis, who was born in Essex County, Virginia; mother was Laura B. Croxton, who was born in King and Queen County, Virginia; informant was Joseph Davis of Upright, Virginia; burial at Lebanon Church; cause of death pulmonary tuberculosis; confirmed by x-ray. [Commonwealth of Virginia, Certificate of Death 16048.]

According to Pearl Irene Davis Kopp, 31 August 1991: “Sam died when he was, well he was killed. He was killed in an automobile accident [down] there. The two boys was driving, and went off the road, and were killed somewhere near Tappahannock. And Sam was killed. Or Deward, which was it? Must have been, must have been Deward. Yeah, Deward was killed, and the other boy, he, he wasn’t even hurt, wasn’t scratched. And they claimed that car turned over two or three times, going down that hill. Real steep hill.”

More on the same, from 29 September 1991, in conversation with Thomas Darian Moore:
PK: Sam and Deward both died [unintelligible]. Sam died when he was about 20, I guess. And Deward was about 18. He was killed in an automobile accident.
TM: You told me about that. They were both in the car, right?
PK: Mm-hmm. No, these two boys were in the car. The one that was driving wasn’t touched. Got out and walked to call up my father that Deward had been killed in a car accident. [Isn’t] that awful?
TM: Were they just speeding?
PK: No, they were blind[ed]. They were going along this country road, and they should have had a railing up there. And the lights of another car blinded them, and they got out, thought they were getting out the way of the car and then went off the [edge of the road] into the ditch. Car turned over three or four times. And the fellow that was driving wasn’t even touched. He got up and went and called my father.

According to Pearl Irene Davis Kopp, he died when he was about 20. He did not marry and had no children.