William Henry "Bill" Davis (January 29, 1912 - January 9, 1995)


WILLIAM HENRY "BILL" DAVIS, the son of ROBERT HENRY "BOB" DAVIS and ANNIE LOUELLA CORBIN, was born January 29, 1912, in Newton County, Mississippi, USA, and died January 09, 1995, in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA.  He married MAMIE MAE JOHNSTON on August 11, 1934, in St. Francis County, Arkansas, USA, daughter of JOHN E. "JOHNNIE" JOHNSON and ETTA JORDAN PRIMM.  She was born June 28, 1902, in Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, USA, and died December 08, 1972, in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA, at Mercy Hospital.


Step-Children of WILLIAM HENRY "BILL" DAVIS and children of MAMIE MAE JOHNSTON and JAMES THOMAS "JIM" WRIGHT:

  1. CHARLIE LEVERETT WRIGHT, b. November 20, 1919, Joyce Sites, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA; d. August 15, 2007, Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi, USA
  2. JAMES LAVELLE WRIGHT, b. October 10, 1921, Joyce Sites, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA; d. October 10, 1944, Italy.
  3. CLAUDE FERGUSON WRIGHT, b. Arcadia, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA; d.  December 19, 2010, Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA
  4. DEWEY MARLON WRIGHT, b. April 8, 1926, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA; d. April 13, 2008, Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA


Marriage of WILLIAM HENRY "BILL" DAVIS and MAMIE MAE JOHNSTON:

  • Marriage: August 11, 1934, St. Francis County, Arkansas, USA
  • Source: Ancestry.com. Arkansas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1933-1939 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
  • Source: "Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2011. "Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957," database, FamilySearch; from Arkansas Courts of Common Pleas and County Clerks. Digital images of originals housed at var
  • Source: Ancestry.com. Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
  • Source: Original data: Vital Records Division, Arkansas Department of Health. Marriage Record Index, 1933-1939. Arkansas, USA: Arkansas Genealogical Society. Microfiche.


Census Records for WILLIAM HENRY "BILL" DAVIS:

  • Census 1920: Resided in Wilmot, Ashley, Arkansas: Bob 39, Annie 28, Albert 10, William 8, Orrie 6, Ethel 5, Lottie 1, Dottie 1
  • Census 1930: Resided in Beat 5, Warren County, Mississippi:  Robert H. 50, Annie 39, Albert 19, William H. 16, Arrie 15, Ethell 13 Lottie 11, Dottie 11, Otha 9, Dorothy 5, Harold 3
  • Census 1940: Resided in Cedars, Warren County, Mississippi, USA:  Robert H. 59, Annie 48, William 28, Dorothy 14, Harold 13
  • Census 1950: Resided in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA:  William 39, Mamie 46, John C. Wallace 18


Census Records for MAMIE MAE JOHNSTON:

  • Census 1910: Resided in Police Jury Ward 4, Sabine, Louisiana, USA:  John E. 47, Etta 32, Lee 10, Mamie J. 8, Annie 1
  • Census 1920: Resided in Joyce, Laying Camp, Winn, Louisiana, USA:  James T. Wright 30, Minnie 17, Charley L. 8 months, Amanda J. 62
  • Census 1940: Resided in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA:  Mamie 39, Charlie 20, James 18, Claude 16, Dewey 14
  • Census 1950: Resided in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA:  William 39, Mamie 46, John C. Wallace 18


Military Records for WILLIAM HENRY "BILL" DAVIS:

  • Military Service: July 22, 1942, Enlistment, United States Army, Camp Shelby, Mississippi


Burial Records for WILLIAM HENRY "BILL" DAVIS:



Burial Records for MAMIE MAE JOHNSTON:




Sources for WILLIAM HENRY "BILL" DAVIS:

  • Source: Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
  • Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
  • Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.
  • Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005.
  • Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
  • Source: National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Number
  • Source: National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Mississippi, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 224
  • Source: Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.
  • Source: Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File


Sources for MAMIE MAE JOHNSTON:

  • Source: Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
  • Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019.
  • Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.
  • Source: Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.
  • Source: Vicksburg Evening Post; Publication Date: 8 Dec 1972; Publication Place: Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/1020209866/?article=09284e04-d616-4b51-931c-9666b440c563&focus=0.2512019,0.35987872,0.37426805,0.5907697&xid=3355


Photo Gallery:

Mamie Mae Johnson (Photo 1), Mamie Mae Johnson and Unknown

William Henry Davis and Mamie Mae Johnson

1972, December 8, The Vicksburg Post, Vicksburg, Mississippi, Page 5

1995, January 16, The Vicksburg Post, Vicksburg, Mississippi, Page 8

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