Alice Graham Sterrett

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CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: Allie Sterrett
Age: 3 [8]
Birth Date: Aug 1896 [1892]
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Mack M Sterrett
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Laura Sterrett
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Mack M Sterrett 32
Laura Sterrett 23 [33]
Cornelia S Sterrett 12
Reed Sterrett 10
Isabel Sterrett 9
Allie Sterrett 8
Frank Sterrett 6
Edward Sterrett 3
Mack M Sterrett 1
Margarett Jarvis 24 [servant]
Margarett Jarvis 11 months
Frank Jarvis 3

1920 Census
Name: Alice Sterrett
Age: 27
Birth Year: abt 1893
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Richmond Lee Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia
Street: Seminiary Ave
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Laura Sterrett
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: None
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Laura Sterrett 53
Alice Sterrett 27
W Frank Sterrett 25
F Walter Sterrett 19
Eddie Coleman 19
Ellen Griffin 30
Willie Hallen 19
John Coley 29

1930 Census
Name: Alice S Davidson [Alice S Sterrett]
Birth Year: abt 1892
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker: Yes
Home in 1930: Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia
Street address: Monroe Park
House Number in Cities or Towns: 7
Age at First Marriage: 32
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
John K Davidson 41
Alice S Davidson 38
Martha E Davidson 13
William C Davidson 12
John K Davidson 4
Cornelia Davidson 2 years 6 months
Frank S Davidson 7 months
Laura Sterrett 63

1940 Census
Name: Alice S Davidson
Age: 47
Estimated birth year: abt 1893
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia
Street: Rd 09
House Number: 611
Inferred Residence in 1935: Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Highest Grade Completed: College, 3rd year
Household Members:
John K Davidson 57
Alice S Davidson 47
John K Davidson 14
Cornelia Davidson 12
Frank S Davidson 10

OBITUARY

News-Gazette, Lexington, Virginia; 6 May 1982

Alice Sterrett Davidson of Lexington died Sunday in Stonewall Jackson Hospital.

A native of Rockbridge County and a graduate of Madison College. Mrs. Davidson started her teaching career in the public school system of Richmond. She later taught for many years in the schools of Rockbridge County and Buena Vista.

During World War I, she served with the YMCA in France and was a member of the Women's Overseas League.

Mrs. Davidson was the daughter of the late M. M. Sterrett and Annie Smith Sterrett. She was the wife of the late John K. Davidson.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Cornelia D. Kraft of Islip, New York; two sons John K. Davidson, Jr. of Hampton and Frank S. Davidson of Austin, Travis County, Texas; a sister, Mrs. Isabel S. Anderson of Staunton; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Buried:
Grave location and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=119497668

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Alice Sterrett Davidson
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 88
Birth Date: 29 Aug 1892
Death Date: 3 May 1981
Death Place: Lexington, Virginia
Registration Date: 5 May 1981
Father: M M Sterrett
Mother: Annie Laurie Smith
Spouse: John K Davidson Sr

Alice married John Kinnear Davidson. John was born 02 Mar 1889, Rockbridge Co. VA; died 03 Aug 1960, Lexington, Rockbridge Co. VA; was buried , Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, VA. [Group Sheet]

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OBITUARY

News-Gazette, Lexington,Virginia; 31 October 1984

John Kinnear Davidson of Hampton died on Friday in the veterans hospital in Hampton. He was 58.

Mr. Davidson was married to Nancy Ragan Davidson. He was born in Lexington on April 10, 1926, and was the son of the late John Kinnear Davidson and Alice Sterrett Davidson.

He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Hampton and was the manager of the body shop at Nick Allen Buick.

Mr. Davidson was a graduate of Washington and Lee University. He received his master's degree from the University of Virginia.

He was a prisoner of war in World War II and recipient of the Purple Heart. He served in Europe during the Korean conflict.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are two daughters, Jean D. McCroba of Macon, Ga., and Lucy D. Blackwood of Atlanta, Ga.; two sons, John K. Davidson III of Smithfield and Allen R. Davidson of Richmond; one sister, Mrs. Cornelia Kraft of Islip, N.Y., and one brother, Frank Davidson of Texas, and five grandchildren.

The Rev. D. Holmes Irving conducted the funeral at 2 p.m. Monday in the Stonewall Jackson Cemetery.

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: John Kinnear Davidson
Birth Date: 10 Apr 1926
Birth Place: Rockbridge Co. VA

Buried:
Grave location and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=119499438

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: John K Davidson Jr
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 58
Birth Date: 10 Apr 1926
Death Date: 26 Oct 1984
Death Place: Hampton, Hampton (Ind. City), Virginia
Registration Date: 2 Nov 1984
Father: John Kinnear Davidson Sr
Mother: Alice Sterrett
Spouse: Nancy Ragan Davidson
Military Status: Yes

John married Nancy Ragan. [Group Sheet]