  Mary Davenport 30 August 1861 - 15 November 1932 J.H. Davenport 21 January 1859 - 16 February 1944 The Whitewright Sun Thursday, November 17, 1932 pg. 1 Mrs. J.H. Davenport, aged 71, died Monday night in Dallas at the home of her son, C.J. Davenport. She had been in poor health for several years and for the past few months was confined to her bed. Mr. and Mrs. Davenport had been making their home with their son for the past year. The deceased was born in Tennessee in 1861. She came to Texas with her husband in 1894. They first settled in Hill County. About thirty years ago they moved to the Whitewright section and for several years resided on a farm south of town. They moved to Whitewright some twenty years ago, and maintained their home until Mrs. Davenport's health failed. Mrs. Davenport had been a member of the Church of Christ since girlhood. She was a noble Christian woman, a good neighbor, a devoted wife and mother. Lloyd Moore, local funeral director, was called to Dallas to take charge of the arrangements for the funeral. The body was brought to Whitewright Tuesday afternoon and funeral services held at the Church of Christ at 3 o'clock with Rev. C.C. Merritt, pastor, in charge. He was assisted by Rev. L.G. Hagard, pastor of the Methodist Church. The burial service was held at the City Cemetery. Mrs. Davenport is survived by her aged husband, J.H. Davenport; ono son, C.J. Davenport of Dallas; one daughter, Mrs. W.P. Wright, south of town, and several grandchildren. The Whitewright Sun Thursday, February 17, 1944 pg. 5 Funeral services were held at 4:30 o'clock Wednesday at the First Baptist Church for J.H. Davenport, 85, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W.F. Wright, at 12:50 a.m. Wednesday. Services were conducted by the pastor, Rev. E.P. Wootten, assisted by Rev. Duke R. Barron, pastor of the Presbyterian Church. Interment was at the City Cemetery. The active pallbearers were J.B. Davenport, O.C. Davenport, Murray Davenport, W. Morris Wright, R.L. Bradley, and J.A. Stuteville, all grandsons of Mr. Davenport. Mr. Davenport was born January 21, 1859 at McMinnville, Tennessee, son of Burl and Nancy Davenport. He was married to Miss Mary Mullican of McMinnville, Tennessee in January 1876. They moved to Texas in 1889, settling near Waxahachie, and moved to Whitewright ten years later. Mrs. Davenport died a number of years ago. For more than forty years Mr. Davenport resided in Whitewright and was well known to the people of this section. In his early life he was engaged in the ginning business and until he retired was a farmer. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Davenport is survived by a daughter, Mrs. W.F. Wright, and a son, C.J. Davenport, both of Whitewright, and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  Whitewright City Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |