Bruce Gordon Davis was born 02 September 1922 in Fulton, Aransas Co., TX.

US Census, 1930:Aransas Co., TX, age 7 yrs.
US Census, 1940: 12 April 1940, Aransas Co., TX, age 17 yrs.

Additional Sources of information on Bruce Gordon Davis include:
1. Sue Morten O'Brien, compiler, The Register of Americans of Prominent Descent (LC 81-69243), Signal Mountain, TN, Morten Publishing Company, Inc., Vol. I, 1982, p. 92, p. 100 & pp 304-305.
2. Stuart E. Brown, Jr., collector and compiler, Rev. Thomas Barton (1728-1780) and Some of His Descendants and Some of Their in-laws, Berryville, VA, Virginia Book Company, 1988, p. ii, pp 111-116. (Note: there are genealogical errors in this book.)
3. Clara Vaughan Hatcher O'Brien, Deep Roots and Strong Branches, Pub. by Clara Vaughn Hatcher O'Brien, 1st Ed. 1972, p. 181, p. 344 w/photo of Bruce, pp 353-354, p. 448.
4. Lucy Harrison Miller Baber, compiler and publisher, William Norvell (1746-1794) of Hanover Co., VA - His Forebearers and Descendants, Lynchburg, VA, 1992, p. 148.
5. The Ninth Marines - A Brief History of the Ninth Marine Regiment With Lists of the Officers and Men Who Served From Organization to Disbandment, 1942-45, Washington, Infantry Journal Press, 1st Ed., Aug 1946, p. 209, pp 10-11.
6. Who's Who in American Education 1996-1997, 5th Ed., New Providence, NJ, Marquis Who's Who, A Reed Reference Publishing Company, p. 192.
7. Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 18th ed., 1982-1983, Chicago, IL, Marquis Who's Who, Inc., 19th ed., 1982, p. 177.
8. Who's Who in the World, 7th ed. 1984-1985, Chicago, IL Marquis Who's Who, 1984, p. 240.
9. The American Biographical Institute, Personalities of America, 3d ed., Raleigh, NC, American Biographical Institute, 1985, p. 177.
10. Ernest Kay, Hon. General Editor, Men of Achievement, Vol. 10, 1984, Cambridge, England, International Biographical Centre, 1984, p. 236 w/photo of Bruce. (Note: this biography, particularly military awards and decorations, is a mess.)
11. G. Spencer Beasley, Moving On: The Stovalls, Colorado Springs, CO, G. Spencer Beasley, 1981, p. 229, p. 240.
12. Samuel William Newman, compiler & narrator, The Long Trek of the Newman Family 1683-1980, 1980, Vol. I, p. 87.
13. J.S. Thomas, editor in chief, Personalities of the South, 12th ed., Raleigh, NC, The American Biographical Institute, 1983, p. 82.
14. Who's Who in America, 1997, 51st Ed, Vol. 1, A-K, New Providence, NJ, Marquis Who's Who, 1997, p. 982.
15. Centennial History of Rockport (Masonic) Lodge No. 323, 1870-1970, AF and AM, by Terrell M. Bledsoe, p. 16 and other records of Lodge pretaining to subject.

 

Served in Pacific Theater for 28 consecutive months from 24 Jan 1943 to 11 May 1945; served w/12th Marine Artillery Regiment but majority of duty with H&S Co., Regimental Intelligence Section, 9th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division. Stationed short time in New Zealand and spent 11 months on Guadalcanal, B.S.I. (still subject to Japanese air raids from northern Solomon's). Participated in campaigns of Guam and Iwo Jima as member of H&S Co., 9th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division. discharged from U.S. Marine Corps at Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, TX, 13 Dec 1945.

Attended spring semester 1946 at Austin College, Sherman, TX. After marriage, attended Univ. of TX, Austin, TX. Graduated Univ. of TX, 1950, BA. Taught school at Edison High School in Houston, TX until called to active duty during Korean War as 2Lt. US Army. Served in Korea 31 Aug 1951 to April 1952; served in Japan

with 24th Inf Div for one year. Returned to US 15 Apr 1953; stationed at Ft. Sam Houston in Provost Marshal's Office, 4th US Army, until departure for assignment in Europe. With concurrent travel for family, sailed for Italy, Jan 1955, and served in SETAF (Southern European Task force), Livorno, Italy, until returned to US in Sep
1957. Separated from US Army with rank of Capt and returned to teaching in Houston, TX. Graduated with MEd from Univ of Houston 1965. Retired from Houston Independent School District as Principal of Sidney Lanier Middle School (formerly Junior High) in 1983.

Additional Sources of information on Bruce Gordon Davis include:
1. Sue Morten O'Brien, compiler, The Register of Americans of Prominent Descent (LC 81-69243), Signal Mountain, TN, Morten Publishing Company, Inc., Vol. I, 1982, p. 92, p. 100 & pp 304-305.
2. Stuart E. Brown, Jr., collector and compiler, Rev. Thomas Barton (1728-1780) and Some of His Descendants and Some of Their in-laws, Berryville, VA, Virginia Book Company, 1988, p. ii, pp 111-116. (Note: there are genealogical errors in this book.)
3. Clara Vaughan Hatcher O'Brien, Deep Roots and Strong Branches, Pub. by Clara Vaughn Hatcher O'Brien, 1st Ed. 1972, p. 181, p. 344 w/photo of Bruce, pp 353-354, p. 448.
4. Lucy Harrison Miller Baber, compiler and publisher, William Norvell (1746-1794) of Hanover Co., VA - His Forebearers and Descendants, Lynchburg, VA, 1992, p. 148.
5. The Ninth Marines - A Brief History of the Ninth Marine Regiment With Lists of the Officers and Men Who Served From Organization to Disbandment, 1942-45, Washington, Infantry Journal Press, 1st Ed., Aug 1946, p. 209, pp 10-11.
6. Who's Who in American Education 1996-1997, 5th Ed., New Providence, NJ, Marquis Who's Who, A Reed Reference Publishing Company, p. 192.
7. Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 18th ed., 1982-1983, Chicago, IL, Marquis Who's Who, Inc., 19th ed., 1982, p. 177.
8. Who's Who in the World, 7th ed. 1984-1985, Chicago, IL Marquis Who's Who, 1984, p. 240.
9. The American Biographical Institute, Personalities of America, 3d ed., Raleigh, NC, American Biographical Institute, 1985, p. 177.
10. Ernest Kay, Hon. General Editor, Men of Achievement, Vol. 10, 1984, Cambridge, England, International Biographical Centre, 1984, p. 236 w/photo of Bruce. (Note: this biography, particularly military awards and decorations, is a mess.)
11. G. Spencer Beasley, Moving On: The Stovalls, Colorado Springs, CO, G. Spencer Beasley, 1981, p. 229, p. 240.
12. Samuel William Newman, compiler & narrator, The Long Trek of the Newman Family 1683-1980, 1980, Vol. I, p. 87.
13. J.S. Thomas, editor in chief, Personalities of the South, 12th ed., Raleigh, NC, The American Biographical Institute, 1983, p. 82.
14. Who's Who in America, 1997, 51st Ed, Vol. 1, A-K, New Providence, NJ, Marquis Who's Who, 1997, p. 982.
15. Centennial History of Rockport (Masonic) Lodge No. 323, 1870-1970, AF and AM, by Terrell M. Bledsoe, p. 16 and other records of Lodge pretaining to subject.

He married Mary Virginia Jackson 31 August 1946 in 1st Presbyterian Church, Rockport, Aransas Co., TX., daughter of Stephen Jackson and Irene Norvell. She was born 18 November 1926 in Taft, San Patricio Co., TX., and died 15 May 2008 in Clarewood House, Houston, Harris Co., TX. Burial: May 2008, Rockport Cem., Rockport, Aransas Co., TX.Marriage Lic No. 268, issued 28 Aug 1946, m. 31 Aug 1947 First Preby Ch, Rockport, Aransas Co, TX. Rcd Aransas Co.,TX Mg Bk 8, p.417 (filing date recorded incorrectly in entry as 2 day Aug 1946).

She was the youngest child of Stephen Ford Jackson and Irene Barton (Norvell) Jackson of Rockport, TX. She grew up in Rockport, attended elementary school and high school, graduating from Rockport High School in 1943 as Valedictorian. Mary attended the University of Texas, Austin. where she graduated in 1946 with honors receiving a B.B.A. degree. At Texas University she was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta, honorary scholastic for freshman women, and Beta Beta Alpha, Business Administration Womens.
After graduation from the University, Mary was offered a job with the FBI but declined as she married Bruce G. Davis in August 1946. They returned to the University of Texas in Austin, TX, where Bruce narrator pursued his education and Mary worked on campus in the Veteran's Affairs Administration for Dr. Carl Brett.

While at the University the couple's first child, Ford Rouquette Davis was born 29 Dec 1948 in Seaton Hospital, Austin, TX. About 1959 Mary began working National Transport (affiliated with Shell Oil) which firm transported oil (barging) from TX, LA, and up the MS River to Il. In 1960 she took a secretarial job
with General Electric, a corporation for which she worked for twenty-six years, retiring Apr 1986. During her career with General Electric she worked solely in the Industrial Sales Division, the last eleven years of her employment working as a Sales Engineer Assistant.

Memorial Day weekend, 2003, Mary and Bruce moved from their home of over 40 years at 6614 Sharpview, Houston, TX to Clarewood House, Apt 624.

Occupation: Retired, General Electric652
US Census, 1930: 15 April 1930, SD: 25, ED: 4-4, Comm Pcnt: 162, Rockport, Aransas Co., TX, dau., age 3 yrs 6 mos, TX.
US Census, 1940: 17 May 1940, SD: 14, ED: 4-4, Pcnt: 2, Rockport, Aransas Co., TX, Magnolia St., dau, F, W, 13, Sngl, B: TX.

Note:

Bruce stayed off and on with Mrs. Davidson in the Fulton Mansion when he was a teenager in high school (before 1940) because she was suffering with MS and paid him a little money to stay there some nights. He slept in the front bedroom and was able to look around the house where he discovered the secret panel to the storage room. The door was allegedly made from cedar from Lebanon. In the room was stored firs, money and other valuables.

Children of Bruce Davis and Mary Jackson are:

i. Ford Rouquette Davis, BS, MA, born 29 December 1948 in Austin, Travis Co., TX., Major
ii. Barton Bolling Davis, BS, JD, LLM, born 05 February 1952 in Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., TX., Major

iii. Katherine Norvell Davis, RN, born 25 February 1954 in Ft Sam Houston, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX.

Information provided by Bruce Davis, 2013