Massachusetts Family Group Sheet for the Harlow Morrell DAVIS Family
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Husband: Harlow Morrell DAVIS (1,2,3)
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Birthdate: 9 Mar 1885 - Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA (4,5)
Death date: 1 Jan 1938 - Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (6)
Buried: - Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Address: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Kennebec County, Maine
Father: Edward Elwood DAVIS (1854-1905) (7,8,9)
Mother: Eliza Jane MORRELL (1855-1906) (10,11)
Marriage: 1 Jul 1907 Place: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (12)
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Other Spouse: Minnie Flora STEWART (1885-1969) (13) Date: Abt 1925
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Wife: Ruth Augusta FAVOR (14,15,16,17)
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Birthdate: 16 Sep 1886 - Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (18,19,20)
Death date: 1 Jul 1961 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA (21)
Buried: - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Address: Forest Lawn Memorial Park -Hollywood Hills, California
Father: William Aaron FAVOR (1854-1911) (22,23)
Mother: Harriett Eugenia THOMPSON (1855-After 1919) (24,25,26)
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Children
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1 F Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" DAVIS (28,29,30)
Birthdate: 5 Apr 1908 - Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (31,32,33)
Death date: 6 Oct 1989 - Neuilly-sur-Seine, Neuilly-sur-Seine, , , France (34)
Buried: - Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (35)
Address: Forest Lawn Memorial Park -Hollywood Hills, California
Spouse: Harmon Oscar NELSON (1907-1975) (36,37)
Marr. Date: 18 Aug 1932 (36)
Spouse: Arthur Austin FARNSWORTH (1908-1943) (38,39)
Marr. Date: Dec 1940 (38)
Spouse: William Grant SHERRY (1914-2003) (40)
Marr. Date: 30 Nov 1945 - , Orange, California, USA (40,41)
Spouse: Gary Fred MERRILL (1915-1990) (42,43)
Marr. Date: Aug 1950 (42)
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2 F Barbara Harriett "Bobby" DAVIS (44,45,46)
Birthdate: 25 Oct 1909 - Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (47,48,49,50)
Death date: 19 Jul 1979 (51)
Buried: - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Address: Forest Lawn Memorial Park -Hollywood Hills, California
Spouse: Robert Cole PELGRAM (1915-1962) (52)
Marr. Date: 12 Sep 1936 - , Los Angeles, California, USA (53)
Spouse: BERRY
Marr. Date:
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General Notes: Husband - Harlow Morrell DAVIS
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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]
Last Modified: 16 Aug 2015
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Sources
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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).
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My Notes
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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.
Husband: Harlow Morrell DAVIS (1,2,3)
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Birthdate: 9 Mar 1885 - Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA (4,5)
Death date: 1 Jan 1938 - Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (6)
Buried: - Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Address: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Kennebec County, Maine
Father: Edward Elwood DAVIS (1854-1905) (7,8,9)
Mother: Eliza Jane MORRELL (1855-1906) (10,11)
Marriage: 1 Jul 1907 Place: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (12)
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Other Spouse: Minnie Flora STEWART (1885-1969) (13) Date: Abt 1925
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Wife: Ruth Augusta FAVOR (14,15,16,17)
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Birthdate: 16 Sep 1886 - Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (18,19,20)
Death date: 1 Jul 1961 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA (21)
Buried: - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Address: Forest Lawn Memorial Park -Hollywood Hills, California
Father: William Aaron FAVOR (1854-1911) (22,23)
Mother: Harriett Eugenia THOMPSON (1855-After 1919) (24,25,26)
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Children
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1 F Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" DAVIS (28,29,30)
Birthdate: 5 Apr 1908 - Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (31,32,33)
Death date: 6 Oct 1989 - Neuilly-sur-Seine, Neuilly-sur-Seine, , , France (34)
Buried: - Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (35)
Address: Forest Lawn Memorial Park -Hollywood Hills, California
Spouse: Harmon Oscar NELSON (1907-1975) (36,37)
Marr. Date: 18 Aug 1932 (36)
Spouse: Arthur Austin FARNSWORTH (1908-1943) (38,39)
Marr. Date: Dec 1940 (38)
Spouse: William Grant SHERRY (1914-2003) (40)
Marr. Date: 30 Nov 1945 - , Orange, California, USA (40,41)
Spouse: Gary Fred MERRILL (1915-1990) (42,43)
Marr. Date: Aug 1950 (42)
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2 F Barbara Harriett "Bobby" DAVIS (44,45,46)
Birthdate: 25 Oct 1909 - Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (47,48,49,50)
Death date: 19 Jul 1979 (51)
Buried: - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Address: Forest Lawn Memorial Park -Hollywood Hills, California
Spouse: Robert Cole PELGRAM (1915-1962) (52)
Marr. Date: 12 Sep 1936 - , Los Angeles, California, USA (53)
Spouse: BERRY
Marr. Date:
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General Notes: Husband - Harlow Morrell DAVIS
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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]
Last Modified: 16 Aug 2015
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Sources
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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).
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My Notes
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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.
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