Mom is now asleep in the arms of Jesus our LORD and Savior and our prayer to the end of our way here is to meet her by Jesus amazing and saving grace. Amen.
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The inscription can be read in photo. Her middle initial was E for Elaine which she had legally changed from her birth name.
Doris E Zieammerman was the daughter of Alvah N Davis of Floyd County, TX.
Source; her son Tom Smith.
1 Corintians Chapter 15, V 50-58
Mom had written in her bible this reference under "In time of death-"
50 Now I say this, bretheren, that the flesh and blood cannot inherit the kindom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
51 Behold , I tell you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.
53 For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on imortality.
54 But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on imortality, then will come about the saying that is written, "DEATH" IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY
55 "0 DEATH WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH WHERE IS YOUR STING? (Hos 13:14)
56 The sting of death is sin and the power of sin is the law. (Rom, 5:12 * Rom, 8:20; 4:15)
57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us our victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 Therefore, my beloved bretheren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.
Next to last on mom's list in her bible, Rev 21:3-4
Last on mom's list was Rev 22:5
5 And there shall no longer be any night; and they shall not have need of a light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God shall illuminate them; and they shall reigh forever and ever.
Doris E Zieammerman is my mother. She was born 3 December 1926, as Daris Allene Davis the daugher of Alvah Newton Davis and Miriam Lavonia (Jennings)Davis in the country near the Community of Hamby in Shackleford County, Texas just a few miles North East of Abilene, Texas. When whe was about a year old her family moved to their new farm near Sterley, Texas just North of Lockney in Floyd County, Texas in the panhandle. Her grandpa Charlie had gone up there previously and they dug a water well and built a house and otherwise made provision for survival of the families and provide a beginning to their new farm. Mom's dad Alvah and his two brothers Cye (Cyrus) and Mason Davis went in with their dad who had made all this a possibility via inheritance from his mom's ancestor Mr. Augustine in Illinois. Mom's grandpa Charlie as she called him later on in life was Charles Edward Davis the son of John Barton Davis and Christina Liming who settled in Navarro County, Texas having moved from Cass County, Illinois over the winter of 1878 to spring of 1879. Her dad Alvah had been born in the country a few miles South East of the Community of Pursley, Texas, near Purdon, TX, in Navarro County, Texas in 1894 and his dad Charles Edward had moved his family from Navarro County to Throckmorton County near Elbert, Texas around the years 1901 to 1904. They were in Baylor County in 1920 as Katharyn Davis was born there in 1920s and census lists them there in 1920. Charles Edward received inheritance of some land in Illinois from his deceased mom's Ancestor Mr. Augustine in Illinois probably just before 1926 the year mom was born.
Mom had been talking about her dad one day and told me she had her name changed when she was young because she didn't like her birth name. She said that she had a real hard time convincing Alvah her dad to grant permission as he was "dead set against it" in her words. She finally managed to get him to relent and thus changed her name to Doris Elaine Davis. She said she was still young then and it meant a lot to her. Mom as part of the families of that Davis farm and children of God and Jesus got into her Aunt Mae's diary as their life unfolded. Mom helped get me started on the Davis family history and was interested in it also. She told me about going with her dad Alvah N Davis, my grandfather, to Navarro County before grandad died in 1980 and he showed mom the places he grew up in to mom. Mom had told me about Alvah's dad, her "grampa Charlie" as she called him. She reallty thought the world of her grampa Charllie when she was a kid and it was a great loss her and Alvah and Miriam her parents when he died from a car accident 27 October 1937. Her Aunt Maye Davis had a series of entries in her diary that recorded events of Charles Edward Davis' death in 1937. It was a sad time for the Davis families.
"Oct 27, 1937
Dad started over home & had a car wreck over at the corner of our field. Melvin Griffith came & told us about it about an hr. or more after it happened. 3 boys in a model A Ford were going north & Dad was going east in his Dodge. The Ford struck the Dodge just on the front door. Really did wreck the Ford. Wrecked the Dodge a lot. The ambulance came & took him to Lockney to the clinic. Melvin Griffith came & told us. We had been up with Mom from 12 to 5 & Cye slept til 9 & he had just got up. Before he left, Dad went out and moved the bundles in front of the binder. As he started to leave, he put his arms around my shoulder & said 'Honey, I'll be back in about an hour." It is such a shock to us all. Sister Copeland & Kate stayed with mom while we went to see Dad."
"Oct 28, 1937
Dad still unconscious. He was hurt pretty bad. However was not bruised very much. His head was hurt. Cye went to see his dad this AM then he stayed with Mom then he went to town to wash. Maxcend came back to town. We hung out our clothes and got things pretty well rounded up. Dad had a sinking spell about 9:30. Edward and Clarence came out to tell us about it. Mom went all to pieces. Mr Cowart came over to stay with us while we went down to the clinic. Mrs Copeland, Dee and Arla came out for awhile. Dad rallied & Cye came back around 1 o'clock. Mrs Copeland laid down with mom. We wired the folks."
Oct 29, 1937
Dad lasted through the night. Uncle Ruff, Aunt Clara, Aunt Pressia, Uncle Grover, Amie Lee, Edith & Oleta came about 8 AM. Aunt Lottie & Louis, Uncle Ira, Wilmer & wife & baby got here about 2 or 3 o'clock. So glad they got here before the end. Lessie came about dark to see Dad. Poor thing, doesn't look like himself at all. Still hasn't regained consciousness yet. I'm afraid the end is near. We had to get back home to see about Mom so we came back about 10 o'clock."."
I think names refered to were: Uncle Ruff (*Rufus Roberts), Uncle Grover (*Grover Roberts), Aunt Pressia (*Aunt Preshia Margaret Roberts) Aunt Lottie and Louis (Lottie Ellen Davis - his sister and Louis Tanzen her husband), Clarence (Clarence Davis - mom's brother), Edward (Edward Davis - his grandson through Mason Davis) (*Brothers and Sister of Sarah Annie (Roberts)Davis his wife), Uncle Ira (Uncle Ira Davis, Charles Edward Davis brother from Navarro Co, TX) The grace of Jesus Christ our lord saves. Thank you cousin Clifford L Davis for the remaining identities as follows. "Tom, Uncle Ruff and Aunt Clara are Ruff & Clara Roberts, my Grandmother's brother and wife; Aunt Pressia is Pressia Harris, Grandmother's sister; Uncle Grover is Grover Roberts, Grandmother's brother; Amie Lee, Edith, and Oleta are Aunt Pressia's daughters; Aunt Lottie and Uncle Louis are Lottie and Louis Tantzen, Granddad's sister; Uncle Ira is Ira Davis, Granddad's half brother, Wilmer & family is Wilmer Tantzen, son of Lewis & Lottie. Aunt Lottie is from Christina Liming Davis and Uncle Ira is from Jane Kimbrell Davis. Lessie is a daughter of Lewis & Lottie. Her husband was Lloyd Leath, but I don't know if she was married at that time. I think she was. ***Mr. C.B. Roberts son of Ruf and Clara Roberts passed away 28 Apr 2003 in or near Tyler, TX and his daughter sent this beautiful story, "There is a God". Vera (Very) and Veatra listed on the 31st are Aunt Pressia's twin girls."
"Oct 30, 1937
Dad passed away about 5 o'clock this morning. We sure hate to give him up. It sure doesn't seem right to have to give him up after losing both my Dad and Mom since we were married. We laid Dad to rest about 3 o'clock this PM in the Lockney Cemetery. Everyone was so nice to us. Mom is doing a lot better than we expected that she could, but we all have to be brave. I do not know what we could do without our dear Maxcene."
Their grave at Lockney Cem.
Mom also was mentioned along with her older brother Clarence in her Aunt Maye's diary on Christmas Eve, December 24th, 1939.
"Dec 24, 1939
Went to Church at PC (Prarie Chappel). Truitt Hickey preached. Clarence & Doris obeyed the gospel & wanted to be baptised at 3 PM at Lockney. Duarward and Jack accepted and was baptised at the water. Bill and Warren came home with us for dinner & went to the baptizing. All the Davis' & Floyd & Mary Daniel came to our house for the Christmas Tree. Then we let Clarence & Ed, Kenton, Margarite & Doris have our car. They came back about 11:30 & stayed the rest of the night."
(this is intended as a beginning for this page and will be continued later it is far from complete)
WYLIE Cemetery.
The background photo on this is of mom's ancestors that includes photo of her dad as a boy with her grandparents Charles Davis and Sarah Roberts and her Great Grandad John Barton Davis, and photo of tombstones of her Great Great Grandad Elijah Davis and her Great Great Great Grandad James B Davis. Also included in background photo are baby photo of her mom Miriam Jennings and her Grandfather Eli Jennings.
Words to Amazing Grace
Traditional Written By: John Newton
but as sung by Ann Murray.
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see.
Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
The Lord has promised good to me,
His Word my hope secures;
He will my Shield and Portion be,
As long as life endures.
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess, within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.
The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, Who called me here below,
Shall be forever mine.
When we've been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we'd first begun.
John Newton information from Cyberhymnal web site of Christian midi music.
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John Newton was born in London July 24, 1725, the son of a commander of a merchant ship which sailed the Mediterranean. When John was eleven, he went to sea with his father and made six voyages with him before the elder Newton retired. In 1744 John was impressed into service on a man-of-war, the H. M. S. Harwich. Finding conditions on board intolerable, he deserted but was soon recaptured and publicly flogged and demoted from midshipman to common seaman. Finally at his own request he was exchanged into service on a slave ship, which took him to the coast of Sierra Leone. He then became the servant of a slave trader and was brutally abused. Early in 1748 he was rescued by a sea captain who had known John's father. John Newton ultimately became captain of his own ship, one which plied the slave trade. Although he had had some early religious instruction from his mother, who had died when he was a child, he had long since given up any religious convictions. However, on a homeward voyage, while he was attempting to steer the ship through a violent storm, he experienced what he was to refer to later as his "great deliverance." He recorded in his journal that when all seemed lost and the ship would surely sink, he exclaimed, "Lord, have mercy upon us." Later in his cabin he reflected on what he had said and began to believe that God had addressed him through the storm and that grace had begun to work for him. For the rest of his life he observed the anniversary of May 10, 1748 as the day of his conversion, a day of humiliation in which he subjected his will to a higher power. "Thro' many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come; 'tis grace has bro't me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home." He continued in the slave trade for a time after his conversion; however, he saw to it that the slaves under his care were treated humanely. In 1750 he married Mary Catlett, with whom he had been in love for many years. By 1755, after a serious illness, he had given up seafaring forever. During his days as a sailor he had begun to educate himself, teaching himself Latin, among other subjects. From 1755 to 1760 Newton was surveyor of tides at Liverpool, where he came to know George Whitefield, deacon in the Church of England, evangelistic preacher, and leader of the Calvinistic Methodist Church. Newton became Whitefield's enthusiastic disciple. During this period Newton also met and came to admire John Wesley, founder of Methodism. Newton's self-education continued, and he learned Greek and Hebrew. He decided to become a minister and applied to the Archbishop of York for ordination. The Archbishop refused his request, but Newton persisted in his goal, and he was subsequently ordained by the Bishop of Lincoln and accepted the curacy of Olney, Buckinghamshire. Newton's church became so crowded during services that it had to be enlarged. He preached not only in Olney but in other parts of the country. In 1767 the poet William Cowper settled at Olney, and he and Newton became friends. A marble plaque at St. Mary Woolnoth carried the epitaph which Newton himself wrote: |
| JOHN NEWTON, Clerk Once an infidel and libertine A servant of slaves in Africa, Was, by the rich mercy of our Lord and Saviour JESUS CHRIST, restored, pardoned, and appointed to preach the Gospel which he had long laboured to destroy. He ministered, Near sixteen years in Olney, in Bucks, And twenty-eight years in this Church. |
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