Dora was one of the seven children of Anderson B and Nina Hopkins Davis.
The Federal Census 1910 LA has her parents and siblings, yet Dora was not enumerated but she states her year of birth as 1907. In this census her older brother Thomas Henry was born in 1907, then Jess born in 1910 was enumerated. Since the youngest sibling was born in 1913, it would be a guess Dora was born 1911 and not 1907 as recorded on the Social Security Index.
From family history and census records, she married to an much older man W.C. Simpson and had daughter Willie Jean b. 1925, Carter "Maurice" b. 1929, W.C. Jr. b. abt 1947, and Jackie Rae b. abt. 1950. Being William Simpson's second wife, she was the stepmother to Mary, Thomas, and Ode Simpson.
The 1930 Federal Census Tx Shelby Co (Joaquin) has Will Simpson age 42, Dora wife age 23, Carter M.Simpson son age 2yr 9mo, Willie I. Simpson daughter 5 months. Once again her year of birth was recorded as 1907.
She was named in honor of her aunt, Isedora Davis Hughes and her grandmother, Rebecca Sanders Hopkins.
Aunt Dora was still living in rural Joaquin, TX when I made the only visit to her home as a child. She was a tall lady.
The Federal Census 1910 LA has her parents and siblings, yet Dora was not enumerated but she states her year of birth as 1907. In this census her older brother Thomas Henry was born in 1907, then Jess born in 1910 was enumerated. Since the youngest sibling was born in 1913, it would be a guess Dora was born 1911 and not 1907 as recorded on the Social Security Index.
From family history and census records, she married to an much older man W.C. Simpson and had daughter Willie Jean b. 1925, Carter "Maurice" b. 1929, W.C. Jr. b. abt 1947, and Jackie Rae b. abt. 1950. Being William Simpson's second wife, she was the stepmother to Mary, Thomas, and Ode Simpson.
The 1930 Federal Census Tx Shelby Co (Joaquin) has Will Simpson age 42, Dora wife age 23, Carter M.Simpson son age 2yr 9mo, Willie I. Simpson daughter 5 months. Once again her year of birth was recorded as 1907.
She was named in honor of her aunt, Isedora Davis Hughes and her grandmother, Rebecca Sanders Hopkins.
Aunt Dora was still living in rural Joaquin, TX when I made the only visit to her home as a child. She was a tall lady.
Dora was one of the seven children of Anderson B and Nina Hopkins Davis.
The Federal Census 1910 LA has her parents and siblings, yet Dora was not enumerated but she states her year of birth as 1907. In this census her older brother Thomas Henry was born in 1907, then Jess born in 1910 was enumerated. Since the youngest sibling was born in 1913, it would be a guess Dora was born 1911 and not 1907 as recorded on the Social Security Index.
From family history and census records, she married to an much older man W.C. Simpson and had daughter Willie Jean b. 1925, Carter "Maurice" b. 1929, W.C. Jr. b. abt 1947, and Jackie Rae b. abt. 1950. Being William Simpson's second wife, she was the stepmother to Mary, Thomas, and Ode Simpson.
The 1930 Federal Census Tx Shelby Co (Joaquin) has Will Simpson age 42, Dora wife age 23, Carter M.Simpson son age 2yr 9mo, Willie I. Simpson daughter 5 months. Once again her year of birth was recorded as 1907.
She was named in honor of her aunt, Isedora Davis Hughes and her grandmother, Rebecca Sanders Hopkins.
Aunt Dora was still living in rural Joaquin, TX when I made the only visit to her home as a child. She was a tall lady.
The Federal Census 1910 LA has her parents and siblings, yet Dora was not enumerated but she states her year of birth as 1907. In this census her older brother Thomas Henry was born in 1907, then Jess born in 1910 was enumerated. Since the youngest sibling was born in 1913, it would be a guess Dora was born 1911 and not 1907 as recorded on the Social Security Index.
From family history and census records, she married to an much older man W.C. Simpson and had daughter Willie Jean b. 1925, Carter "Maurice" b. 1929, W.C. Jr. b. abt 1947, and Jackie Rae b. abt. 1950. Being William Simpson's second wife, she was the stepmother to Mary, Thomas, and Ode Simpson.
The 1930 Federal Census Tx Shelby Co (Joaquin) has Will Simpson age 42, Dora wife age 23, Carter M.Simpson son age 2yr 9mo, Willie I. Simpson daughter 5 months. Once again her year of birth was recorded as 1907.
She was named in honor of her aunt, Isedora Davis Hughes and her grandmother, Rebecca Sanders Hopkins.
Aunt Dora was still living in rural Joaquin, TX when I made the only visit to her home as a child. She was a tall lady.
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