Laura Davis

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Vernon Parish, Louisiana
• Census: 1910, Police Jury Ward 2, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana
• Census: 05 Jan 1920, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
• Residence: 05 Jan 1920, 2230 Magnolia, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
• Census: 04 Apr 1930, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
• Residence: 04 Apr 1930, 926-930 College, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
• Residence: 1935, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; per 1940 census
• Census: 1940, Goose Creek, Harris Co, Texas
• Residence: 1940, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; no Laura Jones
• Residence: 1940, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; this Laura?
• Residence: 1949, 1615 Bolivar, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; this Laura?
• Research Notes: 18 Jun 2010; maiden name

Notes:

first married to Cornwall at age 14, so 1908
her parents were born in Louisiana

1920 Census was taken on January 5, where she was with Joe and children. Her marriage record to Harvey Sr was on March 29th of same year.


Laura MOAK
Birth Date: 12 Mar 1894
Death Date: Nov 1978
Social Security Number: 459-50-7656
State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Texas

Death Residence Localities
ZIP Code: 77701
Localities: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas



Name:
one researcher I have come across has her maiden name as Davis, but no other info.

re: Laura's last name
Sherry Sharpadded this on 18 Jun 2010
oh, forgot to mention the file texaspatty10 also had Laura's name as Davis -- but nothing else. Got to be a way to verify that. That info originated from somewhere. Where there's smoke.... da da da. :) We'll find it!
re: Laura's last name
Jordan Jonesadded this on 18 Jun 2010
Thanks Sherry..I needed some expert guidance on this, I could not piece the puzzle together. I'm going to change back to Davis as maiden and Moak as alternate. - Jordan
re: Laura's last name
Sherry Sharpadded this on 18 Jun 2010
I got all excited, "He found her!" - but when I looked at the census records -- don't think it's the same person. The Laura in the Meaux family in 1900 is 16, birth month, April 1884. She's too old to be ours. Our Laura is consistently born 1894, give or take a month (1910 she's 17 -- 1920 she's 25 -- 1930 she's 36). Also, if Moak is right (looks like it is!) the SS gives her birth as 12 March -- not April. So I really don't think Laura Meaux is Mrs. Laura (..) Cornwell Jones. If your aunt is right, that her name was Moak, then that raises a question. Laura was about 38 when she and Harvey split - considering Amos was b 1934. It's very likely she would have married again (to Moak?) and died with that married name. But if Moak was her maiden name, then why would she have gone back that far into life to be using it at death. Does your aunt have any more info about that? I asked my mom - again - she doesn't know, but she said Davis sounded familiar to her, but that's as far as she could say. I'm bettin' that Moak was another husband. I found a living descendant of Laura/Cornwell thru their son Allen - but can't find how to get in touch with them - other than it looks like they're in Angelina County. There's a tree on Ancestry that has a little bit of this -- texaspatty10 -- at least it's a couple of leads to somebody who might know. What I found is posted on my site. If you want to get into my site to see the living dates, I'll tell you how to sign in thru email. but it goes like this: 2 Allen Taylor Cornwell b. 22 Jun 1910 d. 21 Oct 1977 married Maxine Celestine Marble b. 01 Jan 1922 d. 30 Mar 1990 3 Patricia Eugenia Cornwell b. 27 Nov 1961 + James Dorvin Cook b. 30 Aug 1960 Patricia and James div and James remarried Lisa Carter in 2002. Did not find another marriage for Patricia. (If you will, shoot me an email if you reply to this because Ancestry doesn't seem to send a notice that a reply has posted.)
RE: Laura's last name
Jordan Jonesadded this on 14 Jun 2010
Thanks..Sherry. I heard from my Aunt Valli Jones (Dad's sister) that it was Moak, which is why I had it initially Moak, and also included it as an alternate name in ancestry.com. I found some information on Moak in Louisana, but it seemed to blend with Meaux, so still unsure on this one. Thanks, Jordan
Laura's last name
Sherry Sharpadded this on 13 Jun 2010
Well, I'm going to back to unknown on her maiden name. I contacted the guy who had her name as Davis and asked where he got it. He had no clue, just stuff people had given him, etc. I also looked through his file as he shares the Shermans and Sheltons (Harvey Sr's mother was a Sherman) and he's got more than a few mistakes. So, I'm leaving a note that Laura might be a Davis - but put her name back to Mrs. Cornwell in my file. I did look a pretty good while for a Laura Davis and found nothing, not that that's conclusionary in any way, but I think this "Davis" name clue is just too weak.
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Jordan Jonesadded this on 11 Jun 2010
From Sherry Sharp (cousin) Hi, Jordon! Is your dad Robin Jones? I don't have you in my file! But I'd sure like to! :)) You sent me scurrying to look for Laura's name and I I actually just found it. She was a Davis. My mom remembers her daughter Lolette because she said Lolette worked in a dress shop and mother would buy dresses from her. Looks like Laura died in 1978 in Beaumont. I'm finding this info in a tree on Ancestry. But I also found your site at Rootsweb http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=11271979&id=P107249359 It looks like you have a little mixup on Sr. and Jr. Harvey Jr. was married to Anna Belle Davis on 13 May 1944. Laura Cornwell (we now know was a Laura Davis) was married to Sr. Umm, wonder if the father/son married into the same Davis family. The site I found has the parents and siblings of Columbus Cornwell but nothing more on Laura Davis other than the death year. I'll post the info on him into my file. If you can get into Ancestry, the tree I looked at is roysherman52. Do you know if Laura remarried after Harvey? We might could find her death cert if we knew what last name she was going by. Thanks for contacting me! Please send me the info on your line that I don't have!! :)) Nice to meet you, cuz! Sherry oh, would you please write back to me at lumoto@aol.com so the mail will go into my Windows Mail. Thanks!!
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Jordan Jonesadded this on 11 Jun 2010
jordon, i can't help much.except that she was born in louisiana about 1894 and married joseph cornwell before she married harvey.so far that is all i have. bubba sherman

Census:
1900 census Vernon Parish (central western LA, not that far from La Salle, central eastern LA where she lived with Cornwell in 1910.
household Members:
Henry Davis 1855 45 widow LA GA GA farmer.
Louis Davis 1888 12 LA LA LA
Laura Davis 1890 10 LA LA LA
Elvin Davis 1892 8 LA LA LA
Joseph Davis 1892 6 LA LA LA

note: census page says Elvin and Joseph both born in 1892, but they are not twins. So, possibly they could have been off on Laura's age too. We have her b 1894.
Laura later gave her parents as both being b LA; and this fits.

Census:
April 19, 1910 Police Jury Ward 2, La Salle, Louisiana

Joe Cornwall, 22 LA LA LA laborer m 0 yrs
Laura Cornwell, 17 LA LA LA

same neighborhood:
William Cornwell head 21 m 0 yrs
Ruth wife 0 births, 0 living
Allen father 64 wd
Willard brother 12

Census:
1920 Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
Ward 1, Enumeration Dist 82
2230 Magnolia Street,
Cornwell, Columbus 33 LA LA LA retail, groc store
Laura 25 LA LA LA
Allen son 9 LA
Walter son 7 LA
Loliette dau 4 LA

Census:
College Street,
house no. at 926 indicated, then Harvey and Laura are 3rd family after that; the next house number after them is 940 College Street).
Jones, Harvey M 33 first m at 19 Texas Louisiana Louisiana
(Note parents not b in Louisiana - he must have not known)
bookeeper at factory
Laura age 36, first m at age 14, Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana
Cornwell Walter L, son 19 Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana salesman, oil company
Cornwell Loliette J Daughter 15 Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana
Jones Harvey M Jr. son 8 Texas Texas Louisiana

Census:
1940 Goose Creek, Harris Co, Texas
Benson A. Strahan 49 1891 Texas residence 1935 Goose Creek
Laura Strahan 41 1899 Louisiana residence 1935 Beaumont, Texas
South 3rd


Residence:
Jones, Laura Mrs (Fashion Beauty Shop)r 610 Easy
Jones, Laura A 1216 South

Residence:
Jones Laura Mrs (Village Beauty Shop) r 1615 Bolivar

Research Notes:
A couple of researchers have her maiden name as Davis, though there is no documentation and nothing to verify it. Valli Jones has family info that her last name was Moak, and there is a SS death record for Laura Moak with her birth date. Hunter Mabry says her maiden name was Davis, and Janie said she found some documentation with the name Moak.
So, best guess for now is that sometime after div from Harvey, which was around 1938, she remarried someone named Moak. So far no documentation other than the SS death index.
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1937 only Moak in Beaumont is Julian L Moak, Moak the Broker, (insurance and real estate) and wife Elizabeth.
1939 Moak the Broker and Bessie Moak, wid of Henry M
1947 Moak the Broker
Moak Emmett J Moak Meat Co 4665 Port Arthur Road
Moak Oliver J (Clotee B; City Dry Cleaners) h 5195 Irving
There were a few Moaks in Mid-County, but none with a wife Laura.

Since she died in Beaumont as Laura Moak and there were none eligible Moaks in Beaumont up to 1947 in the city directory -- assuming she married some years after her div from Jones.
Some city directory entries showed a Mrs Laura Jones as hairdresser -- need to find out if she was a hairdresser.

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Candidates for her father:
best candidate of those available in Ancestry or FamilySearch
This is only Laura Davis that is even close to her age and doesn't conflict with 1910 and 1920 and 1930 when we have her documented. Also, white, as many of the Laura Davises from Louisiana are black.

1900 census Vernon Parish (central western LA, not that far from La Salle, central eastern LA where Laura is living with Cornwell in 1910.
household Members:
Henry Davis 1855 45 widow LA GA GA farmer.
Louis Davis 1888 12 LA LA LA
Laura Davis 1890 10 LA LA LA
Elvin Davis 1892 8 LA LA LA
Joseph Davis 1892 6 LA LA LA

note: census page says Elvin and Joseph both born in 1892, but they are not twins. So, possibly they could have been off on Laura's age too. We have her b 1894.
Laura later gave her parents as both being b LA; and this fits.

1910 census Laura is married to Cornwell and in La Salle.
Henry's family in 1910:
Henry Davis 56 1854 LA GA GA
Home in 1910: Pitkin Ward 5, Vernon, Louisiana
Marital Status: Divorced
Thomas E Davis 18 1892 (This would be Elvin)
Joseph A Davis 14 1896 (2 yrs off from 10 yrs before if he was 6)
No Laura -- she said she married at age 14. So, she wouldn't be here.

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1880 Vernon Parish -- Henry is with his mother, widow
he's right age, b LA parents b GA. Same place. It's same Henry.

Son Thomas is found 1930 with wife and family in same parish.

Did not see Henry after 1910, when he was 56.


site who has Laura's family
Clifford Hoagland - wrote him a note thru Ancestry 8/14
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/19230232/person/799029628


Died:
Name: Laura Moak
SSN: 459-50-7656
Last Residence: 77701 Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Born: 12 Mar 1894
Died: Nov 1978
State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (Before 1951)

Laura married Joseph Columbus Cornwell in 1908 in Louisiana. Joseph (son of Allen D. Cornwell and Mariah Elizabeth Kirkland) was born on 14 Jan 1886 in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana; died on 20 Dec 1964 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Allen Taylor Cornwell was born on 22 Jun 1910 in Urania, La Salle Parish, Louisiana; died on 21 Oct 1977 in Houston, Harris Co, Texas; was buried in Jasper City Cem, Jasper, Jasper Co, Texas.
2. Walter L Cornwell was born on 29 Jun 1912 in Louisiana; died on 06 Apr 1991 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
3. Lolette Janelle Cornwell was born on 5 Jun 1915 in Louisiana; died on 24 Aug 2001 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.

Laura married Harvey Mabry Jones, Sr on 29 Mar 1920 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas, and was divorced between 1930 and 1933 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas. Harvey (son of Andrew* Prather Jones and Amanda* Petronile Sherman) was born on 23 Jan 1896 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 9 Feb 1951 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried on 10 Feb 1951 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Divorced:
listed as a family in 1930 census taken on April 4.

1. Harvey Mabry Jones, Jr was born on 15 Apr 1921 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 13 Dec 1998 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

Laura married Benson Elonza Strahan between 1935 and 1940. Benson (son of Benson Mott Strahan and Louise Jane Newman) was born on 1 Jun 1882 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas; died on 21 Apr 1950 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried on 23 Apr 1950 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Laura married Julius M. Moak after 1950 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas. Julius was born about 1894. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Allen Moak was born after 1950 in Jefferson Co, Texas; died about 1977 in Jefferson Co, Texas.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 18 Jun 1880, Police Jury Ward 5, Vernon Parish, Louisiana
• Census: 21 Jun 1900, Police Jury Ward 5, Dist 102, Vernon Parish, Louisiana
• Census: 02 May 1910, Pitkin Ward 5, Vernon Parish, Louisiana

Notes:

Census:
Davis Susan 52 farmer GA GA GA
Mary J 27 LA 1853 LA
Henry 26 LA 1854 LA
Georgiana 19 1861 LA
Margaret 15 1865 LA

Census:
1900 census Vernon Parish (central western LA, not that far from La Salle, central eastern LA where Laura lived with Cornwell in 1910.
household Members:
Henry Davis 1855 45 widow LA GA GA farmer.
Louis Davis 1888 12 LA LA LA
Laura Davis 1890 10 LA LA LA
Elvin Davis 1892 8 LA LA LA
Joseph Davis 1892 6 LA LA LA

note: census page says Elvin and Joseph both born in 1892, but they are not twins. So, possibly they could have been off on Laura's age too. We have her b 1894.
Laura later gave her parents as both being b LA; and this fits.

mother next door:
Davis Mrs. Susan head 1824 widow 10 births, 5 living GA GA GA
Mary Sep 1852 47 FL GA
Margaret 1863 36 LA GA GA


Census:
1910 census Laura is married to Cornwell and in La Salle.
Henry's family in 1910:
Henry Davis 56 1854 LA GA GA
Home in 1910: Pitkin Ward 5, Vernon, Louisiana
Marital Status: Divorced
Thomas E Davis 18 1892 (This would be Elvin)
Joseph A Davis 14 1896 (2 yrs off from 10 yrs before if he was 6)
No Laura -- she said she married at age 14. So, she wouldn't be here.

Hezekiah married Mary Elizabeth Holmes about 1887 in Louisiana. Mary was born about 1863 in Louisiana; died before 1900 in Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Elizabeth Blair about 1851. Elizabeth was born about 1802 in Georgia; died after 1900 in of, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]