Photo by Tom Smith, Lockney Cemetery, Floyd County, Texas of Mason Oliver Davis grave stone.

Charles Edward Davis and Sarah Annie Roberts lived near Sterley, Texas. Charles Edward Davis was born in Cass County, Illinois, the son of John Barton Davis and Christina Liming. John Barton moved the family to the Dresden, Texas area in the winter of 1878. They arrived in time for spring planting, it took about 90 days of winter travel from Illinois to Texas. Charles Edward was about 8 years old then. Charles married Sarah Annie Roberts and Mason Oliver Davis was the second surviving child of Charles and Sarah Davis. Mason was born near Pursley, Texas in the general area of Corsicana, Texas. Charles, Sarah and three sons moved to their new farm near Sterley, Texas about 1926 from the Throckmorton County area. Charles and his sons made payments on the land together. Randy Davis, Mason's grandson, related a memory of Mason's passed down by Jerry, Mason's son, that Charles Edward and family had moved to the Throckmorton area about 1901. Mason married Fannie McWhorter and they had six children.
Mason O Davis was a member of the Prarie Chapel Church of Christ and a true believer. He set a christian example for us all in his life.

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