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WILLIAM J. Davenport

WILLIAM J. Davenport

Male 1889 - 1950  (61 years)

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  • Name WILLIAM J. Davenport  [1] 
    Birth 1889  Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 Jul 1950 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    William S Davenport   d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandfather) 
    Mary Ann Rust,   b. 18 Mar 1862, Franklin, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Nov 1926, Waldron, Scott, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I559  1794 BARLOW-GAWF/GOFF (US-NC-WAK / US-TN-HEN) I-FTA50669
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2023 

    Father ROBERT Stephen Davenport,   b. Dec 1853, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1932 (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Rust,   b. 18 Mar 1862, Franklin, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Nov 1926, Waldron, Scott, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1875 
    Family ID F3702  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Melissa Buckner,   b. 1888   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 30 Dec 1908  Scott, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Divida Davenport,   b. 1910, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. OUIDA Lucille Davenport,   b. 20 Nov 1912, Heavener, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 2005, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    ▻ Chester Hiram Prince  m. 1 May 1939

    ▻ Chester Hiram Prince  m. 1 May 1939
     3. Wilma Davenport,   b. 1916, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Irma Davenport,   b. 1919   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Arnold Davenport
    Family ID F76  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2023 

  • Notes 
    • There is a William J DAVENPORT buried in Coaldale Cem., Coaldale, Scott Co., Arkansas 1889-1933

      This conficts with a death date both Glenda and I have.
      Some one asked me about a stabbing of Davenport.. Maybe it was one of you
      This is Stephen Robert Davenports son Willie that md Melissa Buckner
      Hartzell Sherrill sent it to me.
      "G"

      "Thursday, July 13, 1933
      COALDALE MAN NEAR DEATH RESULT OF STABBING AFFRAY

      Will Davenport, of Coaldale, Arkansas, is in a critical condition and J. M. Moorman, also of Coaldale, is in the county jail at Poteau as the result of a quarrel at a revival meeting near Coaldale, Saturday evening, in which Davenport received several bad wounds from a knife in the hands of Moorman.

      Davenport was cut in the back, beneath the shoulder blade in the chest, the wound reaching the chest cavity but not penetrating his lungs, also in the abdomen, which was the most serious wound.

      He was brought to Heavener and local doctors sewed him up but we were told he was in a very serious condition and will be very fortunate if he survives his wounds. According to eye witnesses the trouble came up when Davenport was asked to join the church. He replied in a rather uncomplimentary manner to the minister, also to Moorman, which caused the trouble between the two men.

      Charges against Moorman will probably not be filed until it is determined whether or not Davenport will recover."

      Thursday, July 20, 1933
      DAVENPORT DIES AS RESULT OF KNIFE WOUNDS

      Will Davenport, who was wounded in a religious argument at a country church near Coaldale, Arkansas, on Saturday night, July 8th, died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Woodson here in Heavener early Saturday morning.

      J. M. Moorman, accused of doing the killing, is in the county jail and will probably have charges filed against him this week.

      Davenport was stabbed in the abdomen, the chest, the hip and in the back, just under the shoulder blade. The abdominal wound was the most serious, however, and we understand was the one that proved fatal, infection setting up which the doctors could not handle.

      Witnesses to the fight told officials that the argument came up at a revival being held near Coaldale and we were told that the men, who were friends prior to the trouble, had gone to the meeting together."

      "August 3, 1933
      MOORMAN BOUND OVER ON MURDER CHARGE

      The preliminary hearing of J. M. Moorman, accused of inflicting fatal knife wounds in a quarrel with Will Davenport at a rural school house near the Arkansas line, drew a large crowd here last Friday afternoon. In fact, so many people attended the affair that it was moved to the city auditorium in order to accommodate those who wished to hear it.

      The hearing last about an hour and Judge Johnston bound the defendant over on a charge of murder. The district court will fix the amount of bail later.

      Only three witnesses were used, all of them state witnesses. They were Ben Huckaby, Grady Simmons and Dr. J. H. Harvey.

      Huckaby testified to the cause leading up to the quarrel in which Moorman was accused of killing a yearling calf by Davenport. The two men then started pushing one another, according to the witness, and Davenport then knocked Moorman to his knees. At that stage of the quarrel, Huckaby stated that he turned his back on the two men and did not witness the actual knifing of Davenport.

      Grady Simmons stated that he did not see the beginning of the fight, but turned to look at the two men when he heard the first blow struck. When he first saw them, Moorman was making an attempt to strike Davenport while Davenport was holding him off. He stated that Davenport finally knocked Moorman down, but did not attack him while he was down.

      Dr. Harvey stated that he was called to examine Davenport and later helped to dress his wounds. He said that the wounded man had a severe cut in his lower abdomen, also one in the chest, one in the hip and two in the back. He also stated that in his opinion the knife wounds caused Davenport's death."

      THESE THREE ARTICLES ARE REPRINTS FROM THE HEAVENER LEDGER AND FOUND IN THE ARCHIVES OF THE BUCKLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY IN POTEAU, OK.

      Sherry Woods, a volunteer, of the Poteau Valley Genealogical Society, Box 1031, Poteau, OK 74953, furnished the articles dated 11-20-1997
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      1920: Coal, Scott, Arkansas
      William Davenport 31 AR
      Malissie Davenport 32
      Divida Davenport 10
      Ouida Davenport 7
      Wilma Davenport 4
      Erma Davenport 1

      1930: Hickman, Scott, Arkansas - Evening Shade Rd.
      William J Davenport 40 AR
      Melina Davenport 42
      Ouida Davenport 18
      Irma Davenport 11
      Arnold Davenport 4
      Eugene Taylor 36 boarder

  • Sources 
    1. [S106] Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957.

    2. [S36] 1920 United States Federal Census.
      Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1920.T625, 2,076 rolls. Coal, Scott, Arkansas, ED , roll , page , image 79.