Dorothy Marie Davis1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 19484, (1921 - 1982)
FatherLewis J. Davis4,5,6 (16 Jul 1887 - 2 May 1972)
MotherLottie E. Campbell7,6 (7 Nov 1890 - 8 Sep 1971)

Key Events:

Birth: 30 Apr 1921, Ringgold, Ohio8,9,10
Marriage: 2 Jan 1946, Columbus, Ohio, Albert Andrew Frank Fink (22 Sep 1919 - 30 Mar 1997)11,12,13
Divorce Filing: 1958, Pinal Co., Arizona, Albert Andrew Frank Fink (22 Sep 1919 - 30 Mar 1997)14
Marriage: 18 Aug 1959, Los Angeles Co., California, Odus Lester Morris (6 Jan 1916 - 31 Oct 1962)15
Marriage: 27 Nov 1966, 233 Walden Rd., Heath, Ohio, Marshall M. Wade (11 Jan 1907 - 2 Sep 1973)16,17,18
Death: 2 Nov 1982, Columbus, Ohio19,10
Burial: 5 Nov 1982, Kirkersville Cemetery, Kirkersville, Ohio20,21

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     222324 Dorothy Marie Davis was born on 30 Apr 1921 in Ringgold, Ohio.8,9,10
     She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Philio, Muskingum Co., Ohio, in the household of her parents, Lewis J. Davis and Lottie E. Campbell.4
     She was doing house work at a hospital by 1940, reporting in 1940 she had worked 56 hours the last week of March, and 36 weeks the prior year, earning $324.25
     Dorothy appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Zanesville, Muskingum Co., Ohio, at 1324 Enclid, enumerated 9 Apr 1940, in the household of Louise Heil, a hospital technician, along with three other hospital workers. She reported she had lived in Philo, Ohio, in 1935.26
     Dorothy graduated from the Good Samaritan School of Nursing, Zanesville, Ohio.5
     Dorothy was a nurse in the Army Nurse Corps, serving 22 months, one year of that in Europe. She was discharged in 1946 as a liuenant.5
     Dorothy married first Albert Andrew Frank Fink, son of Robert Fink and Magdalena Mauser, on 2 Jan 1946 in Columbus, Ohio. It appears they were married again after they returned to his home in Brooklyn, as they obtained a license there 5 Feb 1946.11,12,13
     Dorothy and Albert appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of New York, Queens Co., New York, at 82nd St., enumerated 13 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm, and had lived in a different house the year before. Their three children were listed as living with them.27
     Dorothy moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where she worked at St. Joseph's Hospital for a time.28 She began working as a registered nurse at the Hoemako Hospital in Casa Grande in Jul 1956. She and her family were then living at 1328 East 5th St..28
     Dorothy filed for divorce from Albert in 1958 in Pinal Co., Arizona. No record of the outcome has been found, but it was apparently granted as she remarried the following year.14
     Dorothy married second Odus Lester Morris, son of Leslie Odos Morris and Maude McNatt, on 18 Aug 1959 in Los Angeles Co., California. He had previously been married to Florence Juanita Guffey and Norma Natalia Peterson.15
     Odus adopted Dorothy's four children after their marriage.29,30,31 Dorothy' wife Dorothy, a nurse, was working at the emergency room the night he was brought there, and he was so badly injured that she didn't recognize him until his face had been cleaned. He remained in a comma most of the time until his death days later.32
     Her husband died on 31 Oct 1962 in Pomona, Los Angeles Co., California.33,34,35
     Dorothy married third Marshall M. Wade, son of Mason P. Wade and Lida Fitch, on 27 Nov 1966 at the home of his daughter, 233 Walden Rd., Heath, Ohio. Rev. Gary L. Harbaugh of Grace Lutheran Church officiated. He was the widower of Myrtle L. Elliott.16,17,18
     Dorothy and Marshall settled in her home, at 727 Laredo Ave., Pomona, California.16 They later returned to Ohio.
     Her third husband died on 2 Sep 1973 in Licking Co., Ohio.36,37
     She was a registered nurse, employed by LPN Geriatic Nursing Center in Ohio.6
     Dorothy was living in 6871 Columbus Rd. SW, Granville, Ohio, at the time of her death.6
     Dorothy died on 2 Nov 1982 in Columbus, Ohio, at age 61.19,10 She was buried on 5 Nov 1982 in Kirkersville Cemetery, Kirkersville, Ohio.20,21

Children:
     Children with Albert Andrew Frank Fink

Dorothy and Albert's other children are belived to be still living.
  • Rhonda M. Fink38,6 (5 Oct 1946 - 30 Apr 2001)

Children:
     There were no children with Odus Lester Morris

Children:
     There were no children with Marshall M. Wade

Citations

  1. [S12507] Lewis J. Davis household, 1930 U.S. Census, Muskingum Co., Ohio, shows name as Dorothy Davis.
  2. [S12509] "Fomer Philo Girl Is Wed," The Times Recorder, 26 Mar 1946, shows name as Dorothy Marie Davis.
  3. [S12506] Dorothy M. Wade obituary, The Newark Advocate, shows father's surname as Davis.
  4. [S12507] Lewis J. Davis household, 1930 U.S. Census, Muskingum Co., Ohio.
  5. [S12509] "Fomer Philo Girl Is Wed," The Times Recorder, 26 Mar 1946.
  6. [S12506] Dorothy M. Wade obituary, The Newark Advocate.
  7. [S12507] Lewis J. Davis household, 1930 U.S. Census, Muskingum Co., Ohio, shows girl as daughter of Lottie's husband.
  8. [S12507] Lewis J. Davis household, 1930 U.S. Census, Muskingum Co., Ohio, shows age 8 and state.
  9. [S12506] Dorothy M. Wade obituary, The Newark Advocate, shows date and town.
  10. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 102250909, Dorothy Marie Davis Wade, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  11. [S12509] "Fomer Philo Girl Is Wed," The Times Recorder, 26 Mar 1946, shows date and city.
  12. [S10028] "New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018," Ancestry.com, record for Albert A. Fink and Dorothy M. Davis, citing Lic. no. 3009, shows license date, as 5 Feb 1946, and city, as Brooklyn.
  13. [S12504] Albert Fink household, 1950 U.S. Census, Queens Co., New York, shows married.
  14. [S12512] "Legal Notices," Casa Grande Dispatch, 27 Nov 1958, similar notices have been found published 4 Dec, 11 Dec 1958, and 5 Feb 1959.
  15. [S4455] "California Marriage Index, 1949-1959," Ancestry.com, record for Odus L Morris and Dorothy M Davis, and record for Odus L Morris and Dorothy M Fink, show date, county, and state.
  16. [S12511] "Morris-Wade Nuptial Vows Read Sunday," The Newark Advocate, 29 Nov 1966.
  17. [S12510] Marshall M. Wade obituary, The Times Recorder, shows her as his widow.
  18. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 102250909, Dorothy Marie Davis Wade, includes photo of joint tombstone.
  19. [S12506] Dorothy M. Wade obituary, The Newark Advocate, shows died Tuesday and city.
  20. [S12506] Dorothy M. Wade obituary, The Newark Advocate, shows services Friday and cemetery.
  21. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 102250909, Dorothy Marie Davis Wade, includes tombstone photo.
  22. [S12506] Dorothy M. Wade obituary, The Newark Advocate, shows her surname as Wade.
  23. [S5449] McWilliams, "got some info," e-mail to author, 2 Feb 2015, relating conversation with his sister, who remembered Dorothy's prior marriage.
  24. [S4455] "California Marriage Index, 1949-1959," Ancestry.com, record for Odus L Morris and Dorothy M Davis, and record for Odus L Morris and Dorothy M Fink.
  25. [S12508] Louise Heil household, 1940 U.S. Census, Muskingum Co., Ohio, shows occupation as house work and industry as hospital.
  26. [S12508] Louise Heil household, 1940 U.S. Census, Muskingum Co., Ohio.
  27. [S12504] Albert Fink household, 1950 U.S. Census, Queens Co., New York.
  28. [S12513] "Two New Nurses Added to Staff at Hospital," Casa Grande Dispatch, 19 Jul 1956.
  29. [S12516] Lester Morris obituary, Progress-Bulletin, lists her four children, with no surnames, indicating they were the same as his, along with his own three, as his sons and daughters.
  30. [S12506] Dorothy M. Wade obituary, The Newark Advocate, shows her two sons with surname Morris, and two daughters by their married names.
  31. [S12510] Marshall M. Wade obituary, The Times Recorder, shows her children as his, with sons listed with surname Morris, and daughters with their married names.
  32. [S693] McWilliams, "Descendants of Jacob Reigle", provides the story told by his wife, and the writer's own memory of visiting in the hospital.
  33. [S12516] Lester Morris obituary, Progress-Bulletin, shows died Wednesday and city.
  34. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Odus L Morris, Soc. Sec. No. 536167491, shows date and county.
  35. [S1041] "U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006," Ancestry.com, record for Odue L Morris, shows date.
  36. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 102250933, Marshall Marion Wade, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  37. [S12510] Marshall M. Wade obituary, The Times Recorder, shows died Sunday and county.
  38. [S12504] Albert Fink household, 1950 U.S. Census, Queens Co., New York, shows shows the girl as daughter of Dorothy's husband.