Elsie Iris Johnson

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• AFN: S1S6-1C

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1882 BIRTH: Elsie Iris Johnson born 27 Feb 1882, no place shown

1899 MARRIAGE: Elsie Johnson md Wade H Davis 27 Aug 1899, no place shown.

1920 CENSUS: OR,Douglas Co-Roseburg 2 Jan,Dw 17: Else Davis 37/OR (OH,ILL), wife of Wade Davis - no trade

1927 DEATH of son: Lloyd H Davis was killed in 1927 in hunting accident, age 26

1934 DEATH of husband: Wade H Davis died in 1943, no place shown, a retired locomotive engineer

1940 MARRIAGE #2: Elsie Johnson married Claude O Hosmer 22 January 1940, no place shown. He had 3 children, the oldest died same year of cancer.

1943 DEATH of son: Arthur Edward Davis died of heart disease in 1943, no place shown.

1954 HIST: June 1954 letter from Elsie Johnson Hosmer to Mary Marks doc #58: "...md Claude Hosmer... He had 3 daughters, the oldest died.. of cancer.. His daughters each had 1 son. The oldest has 2 boys and one girl and is living in Japan. The next one lives here and has 3 boys. The younger lives at Vallejo and has 2 boys. Claude's 2nd girl who lives here lost her husband the 4th of Dec. sudden heart attack. Died on his engine coming down the Mt."
June 1954 letter from Elsie Johnson Hosmer to Mary Marks doc #58: "We have a daughter living at Vallejo and visit her and Ray Cox about twice a year... Elsie's address-"Mrs C.O. Hosmer, 1308 Jefferson Street, Eugene Ore.... He [Claude Hosmer] is a retired Locomotive Engineer."

1955 HIST: March 1955 letter in Eads box from Mary Gray Marks to Chester Asbury Eads, living in Baker, Oregon, doc #70: "...Elsie still lives there [Eugene], was married to a RR engineer, they had 2 sons, then her husband died. Later she married another RR engineer and they found out where I lived from another cousin, one of Aunt Eletha Pearson's son's children..."

ACTION - CK THESE OUT:
1. June 1954 letter from Elsie to Mary, Eads doc #54: ...you mentioned names that I can't place, Aunt Ella [Aunt Ella is Grandma Pearson] & Ethel. I have no record of these names."

2. Oct 1954 letter from Elsie Hosmer to Mary Marks doc#60: "There is a girl living here by the name of Dorothy Kathleen Eads. I contacted her, she came over & looked at the book, wanted to copy but I told her it wasn't mine. She is from Kentucky, didn't recognize anything that might connect the families. But is only starting to hunt up history for their family. She is working at the University, said she thot she wd like one of the books, said before her grfthr did, spelled it Eades but dropped last e. She is young, her fam Babtists, no link with James Buchanon Eads."

3. Note [to Elsie-Elsie said did not receive note she sent to her] among Mary's papers in Mary's? handwriting-doc#62-at top "Elsie," then follows: "No John at that date. He was born in Sheridan, Yamhill Co, Mar 20 1847. No Clark anyplace among the Eads families that I've found yet. Roy Randall [&]wife would not answer my letter. 1 sent that photo of Roy & Guy. Guess he received it. She told Austa you had their history.
My own: did I ever answer your questions about my own family-3 boys & 1 girl. One in Arizona- Caroline VanBuskirk-605 N 11th Ave, Phoenix. List-not know what mean: Maud & Bob, Emily (Pearson) McCullock, Everett - children, Wm Thomas Burton, Dallas... at bottom of note[in Mary's hand]: Evelyn Eads dau: Mrs R W Langenback, S520 Carnahan St, Spokane WA. The a date: Mch 1876"

4. 1955 letter from Elsie to Mary:
1 - I've not been able to contact any Dorothy McBroom... only 1 McBroom in phone book & they
didn't know anything about any Dorothy.
2 - ...& this Chester Fisher. You didn't say where he lived, this clipping you sent was Stanford not U.
O. [University of Oregon] There are no Chester Fishers in the phone book.
3 - What relations were the Gilliams to us? There are non in the phone book here. Yrs ago there
was a girl went to school at Albany with my first sister-in-law from out around Roseburg some
place - she should be around 68 yrs old. I forgot her first name. There are no Gilliams in the
Roseburg phone book that I have - it's not a late one...

Elsie married Wade H Davis 27 Aug 1899, United States. Wade was born 12 Aug 1879, Washington, United States; died 11 Mar 1934, United States; was buried Mar 1934, United States. [Group Sheet]

Elsie married Claude O Hosmer 22 Jan 1940. Claude was born Abt 1880; died Aft 1954. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

1900 BIRTH: Arthur Edward Davis born 22 May 1900, no place shown,

1920 CENSUS: OR,Douglas Co-Roseburg, 2 Jan,Dw 17: Arthur Davis 19/OR, son of Wade & Else Davis, no trade

MARRIAGE: Arthur Edward Davis died single

1943 DEATH: Arthur Edward Davis died of heart problems 25 Dec 1943, no place shown.

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1901 BIRTH: Lloyd H Davis born 10 Nov 1901, no place shown

1920 CENSUS: OR,Douglas Co-Roseburg, 2 Jan,Dw 17: Lloyd Davis 18/OR, son of Wade & Else Davis, no trade

MARRIAGE: Lloyd H Davis never married

1927 DEATH: Lloyd H Davis died 9 Oct 1927, no place shown - died in a hunting accident.