Husband: Harlow Morrell DAVIS (1,2,3)
Birthdate: 9 Mar 1885
Birthplace: Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA (4,5)
Death date: 1 Jan 1938
Place of death: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (6)
Burial: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Father: Edward Elwood DAVIS (1854-1905) (7,8,9)
Mother: Eliza Jane MORRELL (1855-1906) (10,11)
Other Spouses: Minnie Flora STEWART (1885-1969) (13) Date: Abt 1925

Marriage date: 1 Jul 1907
Marriage place: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (12)

Wife: Ruth Augusta FAVOR (14,15,16,17)
Birthdate: 16 Sep 1886
Birthplace: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (18,19,20)
Death date: 1 Jul 1961
Place of death: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA (21)
Burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park -Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Father: William Aaron FAVOR (1854-1911) (22,23)
Mother: Harriett Eugenia THOMPSON (1855-After 1919) (24,25,26)
Other Spouses:

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" DAVIS (28,29,30)
Sex: F
Birthdate: 5 Apr 1908
Birthplace: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (31,32,33)
Death date: 6 Oct 1989
Place of death: Neuilly-sur-Seine, Neuilly-sur-Seine, , , France (34)
Burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park -Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA (35)
Marriage date: [1] 18 Aug 1932 (36) [2] Dec 1940 (38) [3] 30 Nov 1945 [4] Aug 1950 (42)
Marriage place: [1] [2] [3] , Orange, California, USA (40,41) [4]
Spouses' names: [1] Harmon Oscar NELSON (1907-1975) (36,37) [2] Arthur Austin FARNSWORTH (1908-1943) (38,39) [3] William Grant SHERRY (1914-2003) (40) [4] Gary Fred MERRILL (1915-1990) (42,43)

Child No. 2: Barbara Harriett "Bobby" DAVIS (44,45,46)
Sex: F
Birthdate: 25 Oct 1909
Birthplace: Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (47,48,49,50)
Death date: 19 Jul 1979 (51)
Place of death:
Burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park -Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Marriage date: [1] 12 Sep 1936 [2]
Marriage place: [1] , Los Angeles, California, USA (53) [2]
Spouses' names: [1] Robert Cole PELGRAM (1915-1962) (52) [2] BERRY
 
 
Documentation:
1. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Bette Davis. Harlow Morrell Davis from Augusta, Maine.
2. 1900 Federal Census, Maine, Kennebec, ED 105, pg 5B. Harlow M Davis.
3. Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915 (FamilySearch.org), Davis, Harlow Morrell.
4. Cemetery Record, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Kennebec County, Maine, Harlow Morrell Davis. 1885.
5. 1900 Federal Census, Maine, Kennebec, ED 105, pg 5B. age 15, Mar 1885, Maine.
6. Cemetery Record, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Kennebec County, Maine, Harlow Morrell Davis. 1938.
7. 1900 Federal Census, Maine, Kennebec, ED 105, pg 5B. Edward Davis.
8. Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916 (FamilySearch.org), Davis, Edward Elwood.
9. Cemetery Record, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Kennebec County, Maine, Edward E Davis.
10. Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916 (FamilySearch.org), Davis, Edward Elwood. to Eliza Jane Morrell.
11. 1900 Federal Census, Maine, Kennebec, ED 105, pg 5B. Eliza M Davis.
12. Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915 (FamilySearch.org), Davis, Harlow Morrell. to Ruth Augusta Favor, 1 Jul 1907, Lowell.
13. Cemetery Record, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Kennebec County, Maine, Minnie Flora Stewart Davis. Minnie Flora Stewart.
14. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Bette Davis. Ruth Augusta "Ruthie" Favor, from Tyngsboro, Massachusetts.
15. Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915 (FamilySearch.org), Davis, Harlow Morrell. to Ruth Augusta Favor.
16. 1910 Federal Census, Massachusetts, Middlesex, ED 1021, pg 5B. Ruth F Davis.
17. 1900 Federal Census, Massachusetts, Middlesex, ED 819, pg 11A. Ruth Favor.
18. Cemetery Record, Forest Lawn Memorial Park -Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, Ruth Favor Davis. 16 Sep 1886.
19. 1910 Federal Census, Massachusetts, Middlesex, ED 1021, pg 5B. age 24, Massachusetts.
20. 1900 Federal Census, Massachusetts, Middlesex, ED 819, pg 11A. age 14, Sep 1885, Massachusetts.
21. Cemetery Record, Forest Lawn Memorial Park -Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, Ruth Favor Davis. 1 Jul 1961.
22. 1880 Federal Census, Massachusetts, Middlesex, ED 463, pg 7 (389C). William A Favor.
23. 1900 Federal Census, Massachusetts, Middlesex, ED 819, pg 11A. William A Favor.
24. 1880 Federal Census, Massachusetts, Middlesex, ED 463, pg 7 (389C). Eugenia H Favor.
25. 1900 Federal Census, Massachusetts, Middlesex, ED 819, pg 11A. H Eugenia Favor.
26. Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910 (FamilySearch.org), Favor, William A. to H Eugenie Thompson.
27. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Bette Davis. Betty Davis.
28. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Bette Davis. Ruth Elizabeth "Betty" Davis.
29. 1910 Federal Census, Massachusetts, Middlesex, ED 1021, pg 5B. Ruth E Davis.
30. Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915 (FamilySearch.org), Davis, Ruth Elizabeth (no number).
31. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Bette Davis. 5 Apr 1908, Chester Street, Lowell, Massachusetts.
32. 1910 Federal Census, Massachusetts, Middlesex, ED 1021, pg 5B. age 2, Massachusetts.
33. Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915 (FamilySearch.org), Davis, Ruth Elizabeth (no number). 5 Apr 1908, Lowell, Massachusetts.
34. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Bette Davis. 6 Oct 1989, American Hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
35. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Bette Davis. Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills.
36. Bette Davis, the Official Site (BetteDavis.com), Married Harmon Oscar Nelson (a bandleader), August 18, 1932 (divorced);.
37. Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915 (FamilySearch.org), Nelson, Harmon Oscar.
38. Bette Davis, the Official Site (BetteDavis.com), married Arthur Farnsworth (a businessman), December, 1940 (died, August, 1943);.
39. California Death Index, Farnsworth, Arthur Austin.
40. Bette Davis, the Official Site (BetteDavis.com), married William Grant Sherry (an artist), November 30, 1945 (divorced);.
41. California County Marriages, 1850-1952 (FamilySearch.org), Sherry, William Grant. to Bette Davis, 30 Nov 1945, Orange County.
42. Bette Davis, the Official Site (BetteDavis.com), married Gary Merrill (an actor), August, 1950 (divorced);.
43. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Gary Merrill. Gary Fred Merrill.
44. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Bette Davis. Barbara Harriett "Bobby" Davis.
45. 1910 Federal Census, Massachusetts, Middlesex, ED 1021, pg 5B. Barbara H Davis.
46. Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915 (FamilySearch.org), Davis, Barbara Harriet #1365.
47. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Bette Davis. 25 Oct 1909, Somerville, Massachusetts.
48. Cemetery Record, Forest Lawn Memorial Park -Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, Barbara Davis Berry. 25 Oct 1909.
49. 1910 Federal Census, Massachusetts, Middlesex, ED 1021, pg 5B. age 0, Massachusetts.
50. Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915 (FamilySearch.org), Davis, Barbara Harriet #1365. 25 Oct 1909, Somerville, Massachusetts.
51. Cemetery Record, Forest Lawn Memorial Park -Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, Barbara Davis Berry. 19 Jul 1979.
52. California County Marriages, 1850-1952 (FamilySearch.org), Pelgram, Robert Cole. to Barbara Favor Davis.
53. California County Marriages, 1850-1952 (FamilySearch.org), Pelgram, Robert Cole. to Barbara Favor Davis, 12 Sep 1936, Los Angeles County (divorced).

Notes:
* Harlow left the family just before Bette's 10 birthday.

* Child #1 is actress Bette Davis:
"... Upon graduating Cushing Academy, Bette enrolled in John Murray Anderson's Dramatic School. In 1929, she made her Broadway debut in "Broken Dishes." She also landed a role in "Solid South." In 1930, she moved to Hollywood to screen test for Universal. Six small films later, Bette's contract with Universal was not renewed. She wanted to go back to Broadway, but a phone call from Warner Brothers quickly changed her mind. In 1932, she signed a seven-year contract with Warner Brothers. The film "The Man Who Played God" (1932) landed Bette on the path to stardom..." [Bette Davis, the Official Site]

My Notes:
Bette Davis starred in over 100 films and was a highly acclaimed actress. Some of the information here is from FindaGrave.com and is not sourced. To avoid confusion with her mother, Bette was first called Elizabeth then Betty. As a teen, she changed the spelling to Bette.

If there is no SOURCE, I have no PROOF. If the source is a PERSON, the information is HEARSAY.

Last Modified: 16 Aug 2015