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Lake Edwin Davisson

Birth	:	23 May 1892 Earlville, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
Death	:	6 Sep 1964 Nevada, Story County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0215683, -93.4610672
Plot	:	Block 23, Row 4, Plot 31 Lot 18A
Description	:	Son of Murlin J. Davisson and Grace Boozel. From unknown paper September 1964 Longtime district court clerk died Lake E. Davisson, 72, Nevada, clerk of the Story County District Court for nearly 44 years, died in Story County Hospital about 11:45 p.m. Sunday. He had been in ill health for the past several months and was admitted to the hospital earlier that day. Death was attributed to cancer. First elected to office 1920, Mr. Davisson served in the same post longer than any other county official in Iowa. A Republican, he won election 21 successive times, and held the office at... Read More	Son of Murlin J. Davisson and Grace Boozel. From unknown paper September 1964 Longtime district court clerk died Lake E. Davisson, 72, Nevada, clerk of the Story County District Court for nearly 44 years, died in Story County Hospital about 11:45 p.m. Sunday. He had been in ill health for the past several months and was admitted to the hospital earlier that day. Death was attributed to cancer. First elected to office 1920, Mr. Davisson served in the same post longer than any other county official in Iowa. A Republican, he won election 21 successive times, and held the office at the time of his death. Born in Earlville, Ill., he moved with his family to Des Moines and later to Zearing, where he graduated from high school. He became a railroad engineer before he was 21, and was one of the youngest in the United States. Most of his railroading career was with the Great Northern Railway, on a run between Minneapolis and the Pacific coast. He was a veteran of combat service with the Army in World War I, and was wounded several times. He was a member of the Nevada Methodist Church, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Masonic bodies, Iowa and Story County Bar Associations and a 50-year member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Virginia Grevas, Brooklyn, N.Y.; two stepsons, Harold B. Barber of Portland, Ore. and John M. Barber, Sacramento, Calif.; four sisters, Mrs. Hazel Helson and Mrs. Grace Johnson, both of Chicago, Mrs. Dea Allen of Zearing and Mrs. Lyrtle Levick, Clemons; two brothers, Henry Davisson of Chicago and Murlin Davisson, San Diego; two step-grandchildren and on step great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary, in May, 1961. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Ryan Funeral Home, Nevada. Burial is to be in the Nevada Cemetery. The Story County Courthouse will be closed from 1 p.m. until after the time of services. The Ames tax office will be closed all afternoon Thursday.

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Lake Edwin Davisson's memorial is located at: Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, Story County, USA.
When did Lake Edwin Davisson death?
Lake Edwin Davisson death on 6 Sep 1964 in Nevada, Story County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.0215683
Longitude: -93.4610672

Family Members:

Parent

Murlin J Davisson

(1869 - 1947)

Grace Eleanor Boozel Davisson

(1873 - 1912)

Spouse

Mary Imo Carpenter Davisson

(1891 - 1961)

Siblings

Gertrude Olive Davisson Little

(1895 - 1927)

Desdamona L Davisson Allen

(1899 - 1991)

Stewart Oniel Davisson

(1903 - 1903)

Myrtle Illa Davisson Levick

(1904 - 1980)

Children

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Nevada Municipal Cemetery
Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0215683, -93.4610672

2. Saint Patricks Cemetery
Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0233803, -93.4629364

3. Evergreen Memory Gardens
Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0424995, -93.4682999

4. Knoll Cemetery
Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0489006, -93.4869003

5. Pleasant Run Cemetery
Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9864006, -93.4060974

6. Mound Cemetery
Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9899520, -93.3691480

7. Murphy Cemetery
Richland Township, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0569000, -93.3672028

8. Bloomington Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0466573, -93.5852182

9. Woodland Cemetery
Iowa Center, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9324989, -93.4064026

10. Oak Hill Cemetery
Richland Township, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0891991, -93.3550034

11. Ames Municipal Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0301208, -93.6061249

12. Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1063740, -93.5614370

13. Saint James Cemetery
Colo, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0088997, -93.3099976

14. Colo Cemetery
Colo, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0181808, -93.3083420

15. Story Memorial Gardens
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9933014, -93.6112976

16. McMichael Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0852203, -93.5915833

17. Arrasmith Cemetery
Franklin Township, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0855600, -93.5913900

18. First Christian Church Columbarium
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0270500, -93.6174100

19. Walnut Grove Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9468994, -93.5903015

20. Cambridge Cemetery
Cambridge, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9067600, -93.5424400

21. Maxwell Cemetery
Maxwell, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8950500, -93.3996900

22. Sheffield Cemetery
Howard Township, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1369020, -93.5585790

23. Saint Thomas Aquinas Columbarium
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0224370, -93.6450840

24. Saint Johns Episcopal Church Columbarium
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0224100, -93.6481040