Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
NameEmmett Grayson Davis 
Birth22 Feb 1918, Baltimore, Maryland
ResidenceBaltimore, Maryland
Death15 Jan 1942, Baltimore, Maryland
Burial17 Jan 1942, Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland
FatherEmmett Grayson Davis (1895-1970)
MotherIda Grace Stevens (1898-1980)
Documentation
1920 U.S. Census, Baltimore City, Maryland
Ward 26, Enumeration District 425
Sheet 14A
4807 Fifth Avenue
Davis, Emmond, head, rents, male, white, 25, married, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, conductor for railroad, wage worker
Davis, Ida, wife, female, white, 21, married, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation
Davis, Virginia, daughter, female, white, 4, single, born in Maryland, both parents born in Virginia, no occupation
Davis, Emmet, son, male, white, 1-11/12, single, born in Maryland, both parents born in Virginia, no occupation
Davis, William, son, male, white, 2/12, single, born in Maryland, both parents born in Virginia, no occupation
1936 Baltimore City Directory, page 319:
Davis Emmett jr r3416 O’Donnell
1937 Baltimore City Directory, page 298:
Davis Emmett G. lab r 3416 O’Donnell
1940 U.S. Census, Baltimore City, Maryland
26th Ward, Enumeration District 4-760, Sheet 3B
3416 O’Donnell Street, household 41, rents, $20, not on farm
Davis, Emmett Sr., head, male, white, 45, married, not in school, highest level of education completed 8th grade, born in Virginia, lived in same house in 1935, at work week of March 24–30, worked 48 hours that week, conductor for railroad, works on own account, worked 45 weeks in 1939, income in 1939 $1,500, no other sources of income
Davis, Ida, wife, female, white, 42, married, not in school, highest level of education completed 8th grade, born in Virginia, lived in same house in 1935, not at work, not seeking work, engaged in housework, no other sources of income
Davis, Emmett Jr., son, male, white, 22, single, not in school, highest level of education completed 8th grade, born in Maryland, lived in same house in 1935, not at work, not seeking work, listed as “other” (not in school), no other sources of income
Davis, Joseph, son, male, white, 17, single, in school, highest level of education complete 12th grade, born in Maryland, lived in same house in 1935, not at work, not seeking work, in school, no other sources of income
Davis, Arlene, daughter, female, white, 6, single, in school, highest level of education complete 1st grade, born in Maryland, lived in same house in 1935, not at work, not seeking work, in school, no other sources of income
3416 O’Donnell Street, household 41, rents, $18, not on farm
Smit, John Sr., head, male, white, 24, married, not in school, highest level of education 2 years of high school, born in Maryland, lived in same house in 1935, at work week of March 24–30, worked 40 hours that week, laborer in brewery, wage worker, 52 weeks worked in 1939, income in 1939 $1,300, no other sources of income
Smit, Esther, wife, female, white, 23, married, not in school, highest level of education 4 years of high school, born in Maryland, lived in same house in 1935, not at work, not seeking work, engaged in housework, no other sources of income
Smit, John Jr., son, male, white, 1, single, not in school, born in Maryland, lived in same house in 1935 [sic], not at work, not seeking work, no other sources of income
On 16 October 1940, Emmett Grayson Davis registered for the World War II draft, giving his address as 3416 Odonnell Street, Baltimore, Maryland; age 22 years; date of birth 22 February 1918; born in Baltimore, Maryland; American citizen; name of person who will always know your address Mrs. Ida Grace Davis, mother, of the same address; unemployed; white; height 6 feet; weight 145 pounds; gray eyes; brown hair; light complexion. Card is overwritten in red ink, Deceased Jan 15/42.
Information from Pearl Irene Davis Kopp. She said he was the first son in the family.
His headstone gives dates of 1918-1942. He is buried with his parents and a brother.
The death book at Mount Carmel Cemetery Annex, Baltimore, Maryland, states that Emmitt [sic] G. Davis died on 15 January 1942 and was buried on 17 January 1942, aged 23 years, 10 months, 24 days. No cause of death is listed. He died at 3416 O’Donnell Street. He is buried in annex lot I 87 SW114, first grave from the east.
A death notice stated:
DAVIS.—On January 15, 1942, EMMETT G., JR., beloved son of Emmett G., Sr., and Ida G. Davis (nee Stevens). Funeral from the home of his parents, 3416 O’Donnell street. Notice later. [The Sun (Baltimore), 16 January 1942, page 20.]
A death notice stated:
DAVIS.—On January 15, 1942, EMMETT G., JR., beloved son of Emmett G., Sr., and Ida G. Davis (nee Stevens). Funeral from the home of his parents, 3416 O’Donnell street, on Monday at 1 o’clock. Interment in Mount Carmel Cemetery. [The Sun (Baltimore), 17 January 1942, page 17; 18 January 1942, page 10; 19 January 1942, page 15.]
Ward 26, Enumeration District 425
Sheet 14A
4807 Fifth Avenue
Davis, Emmond, head, rents, male, white, 25, married, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, conductor for railroad, wage worker
Davis, Ida, wife, female, white, 21, married, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation
Davis, Virginia, daughter, female, white, 4, single, born in Maryland, both parents born in Virginia, no occupation
Davis, Emmet, son, male, white, 1-11/12, single, born in Maryland, both parents born in Virginia, no occupation
Davis, William, son, male, white, 2/12, single, born in Maryland, both parents born in Virginia, no occupation
1936 Baltimore City Directory, page 319:
Davis Emmett jr r3416 O’Donnell
1937 Baltimore City Directory, page 298:
Davis Emmett G. lab r 3416 O’Donnell
1940 U.S. Census, Baltimore City, Maryland
26th Ward, Enumeration District 4-760, Sheet 3B
3416 O’Donnell Street, household 41, rents, $20, not on farm
Davis, Emmett Sr., head, male, white, 45, married, not in school, highest level of education completed 8th grade, born in Virginia, lived in same house in 1935, at work week of March 24–30, worked 48 hours that week, conductor for railroad, works on own account, worked 45 weeks in 1939, income in 1939 $1,500, no other sources of income
Davis, Ida, wife, female, white, 42, married, not in school, highest level of education completed 8th grade, born in Virginia, lived in same house in 1935, not at work, not seeking work, engaged in housework, no other sources of income
Davis, Emmett Jr., son, male, white, 22, single, not in school, highest level of education completed 8th grade, born in Maryland, lived in same house in 1935, not at work, not seeking work, listed as “other” (not in school), no other sources of income
Davis, Joseph, son, male, white, 17, single, in school, highest level of education complete 12th grade, born in Maryland, lived in same house in 1935, not at work, not seeking work, in school, no other sources of income
Davis, Arlene, daughter, female, white, 6, single, in school, highest level of education complete 1st grade, born in Maryland, lived in same house in 1935, not at work, not seeking work, in school, no other sources of income
3416 O’Donnell Street, household 41, rents, $18, not on farm
Smit, John Sr., head, male, white, 24, married, not in school, highest level of education 2 years of high school, born in Maryland, lived in same house in 1935, at work week of March 24–30, worked 40 hours that week, laborer in brewery, wage worker, 52 weeks worked in 1939, income in 1939 $1,300, no other sources of income
Smit, Esther, wife, female, white, 23, married, not in school, highest level of education 4 years of high school, born in Maryland, lived in same house in 1935, not at work, not seeking work, engaged in housework, no other sources of income
Smit, John Jr., son, male, white, 1, single, not in school, born in Maryland, lived in same house in 1935 [sic], not at work, not seeking work, no other sources of income
On 16 October 1940, Emmett Grayson Davis registered for the World War II draft, giving his address as 3416 Odonnell Street, Baltimore, Maryland; age 22 years; date of birth 22 February 1918; born in Baltimore, Maryland; American citizen; name of person who will always know your address Mrs. Ida Grace Davis, mother, of the same address; unemployed; white; height 6 feet; weight 145 pounds; gray eyes; brown hair; light complexion. Card is overwritten in red ink, Deceased Jan 15/42.
Information from Pearl Irene Davis Kopp. She said he was the first son in the family.
His headstone gives dates of 1918-1942. He is buried with his parents and a brother.
The death book at Mount Carmel Cemetery Annex, Baltimore, Maryland, states that Emmitt [sic] G. Davis died on 15 January 1942 and was buried on 17 January 1942, aged 23 years, 10 months, 24 days. No cause of death is listed. He died at 3416 O’Donnell Street. He is buried in annex lot I 87 SW114, first grave from the east.
A death notice stated:
DAVIS.—On January 15, 1942, EMMETT G., JR., beloved son of Emmett G., Sr., and Ida G. Davis (nee Stevens). Funeral from the home of his parents, 3416 O’Donnell street. Notice later. [The Sun (Baltimore), 16 January 1942, page 20.]
A death notice stated:
DAVIS.—On January 15, 1942, EMMETT G., JR., beloved son of Emmett G., Sr., and Ida G. Davis (nee Stevens). Funeral from the home of his parents, 3416 O’Donnell street, on Monday at 1 o’clock. Interment in Mount Carmel Cemetery. [The Sun (Baltimore), 17 January 1942, page 17; 18 January 1942, page 10; 19 January 1942, page 15.]