Individual Details

Mosetta Turney

(January 22, 1858 - June 26, 1940)

FAG 29887767

"Mr. J. H. Davis married Miss M. Turney, 12 December 1878." (Coryell County, Texas Marriage Record Book D, page 369.)

Mosetta (Turney) Davis and her husband, John Davis, arrived in Glen Cove, Coleman County, Texas in May 1879 and lived on the 80 acres owned by her brother, Hansboro Bell Turney for a year. They remained in Coleman County until about 1893, then moved to New Mexico, then to various places in Texas, finally settling in Houston about 1903.

Information about the family of Mosetta and John Houston Davis was given by Mrs. H. A. Fruzra, 5114 S. Willow Drive, Houston, Texas and Mrs. W. C. Noble, 251 Plantation Road, Houston, Texas, in the 1960's.

Events

BirthJanuary 22, 1858The Grove, Coryell County, Texas
MarriageDecember 12, 1878Coryell County, Texas - John Houston Davis
DeathJune 26, 1940Houston, Harris County, Texas
BurialGlendale Cemetery, Harris County, Texas

Families

SpouseJohn Houston Davis (1856 - 1941)
ChildWest Pearl Davis (1880 - 1955)
ChildArthur Davis (1881 - 1892)
ChildLuther A. Davis (1884 - 1938)
ChildHerman Davis (1886 - 1954)
ChildBessie Davis (1888 - 1888)
ChildFlora Mae Davis (1889 - 1930)
ChildCharles A. Davis (1892 - 1962)
ChildFred C. Davis (1894 - )
ChildLucille Davis (1898 - )
ChildLa Rue Davis (1901 - )
ChildJohn Houston Davis Jr. (1904 - )
FatherMoses Michael Turney (1807 - 1885)
MotherMary "Molly" West Cates (1814 - 1884)
SiblingJohn "Jack" Turney (1831 - 1870)
SiblingMichael S. Turney (1834 - )
SiblingRichard M. "Dick" Turney (1838 - )
SiblingJohnson Cates Turney (1842 - 1930)
SiblingMary E. Turney (1844 - 1928)
SiblingHopkins L. Turney (1847 - 1860)
SiblingRobert Turney (1849 - 1860)
SiblingHansboro Bell Turney (1851 - 1917)