"D" OBITUARIES
Pulaski County
Arkansas Genealogy Trails
SEN. DAVIS DIES OF APOPLEXY
SUDDENLY EXPIRES AT HOME AFTER AWAKENING FROM SLEEP
WOULD HAVE BEEN RE-ELECTED
Had Been In Apparent Good Health While Spending Holidays –
Three Times Governor of Arkansas
Little Rock, Ark. – UNITED STATES SENATOR JEFF DAVIS died at
his home in Little Rock of apoplexy. About midnight Senator Davis called
his son and said that he was feeling badly. The son called a physician and
remained at his father’s bedside. As the physician entered the door the senator
fell back and expired.
Senator Davis returned home from
Washington for the holidays apparently in good health. He was about on the
streets as usual during the day.
He is survived by a widow and seven
children. The oldest son, Wallace, aged 24, has been associated with the senator
in his law office. His eldest daughter, Bessie, has acted as his private
secretary. His other children, Janie, Jeff Jr., Ina, Lucile and Lewis are
students in local schools. Senator Davis’ aged mother, who is 84 years old,
still lives at Russellville. The senator was twice married. The second time
about a year ago.
Besides being a picturesque picture
in Washington during his one term in the senate which began in 1907, Senator
Davis had the distinction of being the only man elected to the governorship of
Arkansas three times. Previous to his seven years incumbency as governor of his
state, Mr. Davis had been prosecuting attorney of the Fifth Arkansas judicial
district and in 1898 was elected attorney general of the state.
Mr. Davis was born in Little Rock
county, Arkansas, 1862, and received his education at Russellville, Ark., and at
Vanderbilt university, graduating from the latter institution in 1884. He was
admitted to the bar the same year and soon after began to practice.
Senator Davis’ term would have
expired March 4 of this year. At the democratic state primaries last September
he defeated Former Congressman Stephen Brundidge for nomination as senator. As
the legislature is overwhelmingly democratic he would have been re-elected as
soon as the legislature convened.
--Farmer’s Champion, Elgin, Oklahoma, January 9, 1913; transcribed by Dale Donion.
Tucson, AZ--Davis, Oscar, one of the
well known
and well liked adopted citizens of Tucson, died Saturday evening at
6:30
o'clock.
He was cashier of the largest banking house
in
Little
Rock, Ark., and had made his home in Tucson for the last
five years, owning a house at 225 East Fourth Street. His age was 63
years.
Mr. Davis is a large property holder, and leaves a
considerable
estate, he is survived by a son, Oscar Davis Jr. and two daughters,
Mrs. Ralph Riggs, and Miss Mary Davis all of whom were present at the
time of their father's death. A brother from
Cincinnati,
Ohio, visited him a short
while ago. Services were held at his late residence, Sunday afternoon
at
5 o'clock being conducted by Rev. W.J. Dixon. The remains were sent to
Little Rock
for burial
on Wednesday.
They were accompanied by his son. Mr. Davis was a man well loved by
those acquainted with him.
Source:
Date: 1914-10-19; Paper: Tucson
Daily Citizen