Summit-Wasatch County UT Archives Biographies.....Davis, Lay, Curry, McDougall, Atwood, Matilda November 15, 1874 - July 22, 1958 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ut/utfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deidre Badker berniebadker@iowatelecom.net September 18, 2012, 12:26 pm Source: Personal research as of September 2012 Author: Deidre Badker Matilda Maude Davis was born November 15, 1874 at Wanship, Summit, Utah to Allen Wells Davis (born December 1841 New York, died 1923 Wyoming) and Matilda Ann Robinson (born September 1851 England, emigrated 1856, died 1927 Wyoming). Preferred the first name Maud. First found in the 1880 census living at Ashley, Uintah, Utah with her parents and siblings: Allen Davis 38, Matilda Davis 28, Nathan Davis 9, Albert Davis 7, Maud Davis 5, Isabel Davis 3, Frank Davis 1. Mathilda Maude Davis was married 4 times. Her first marriage was to William Ellsworth Lay (Elzy Lay) in 1896 at the age of 22 at probably Vernal, Utah. The couple had one daughter, Marvel Matilda Lay (born August 6, 1897 Vernal, Uintah, Utah, married Joseph Thomas Murdock July 1, 1918 Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, died November 25, 1983 Heber City, Utah). Stories say Maude wanted Elzy to stop running with Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch gang. Believe Maud divorced Elzy, took their daughter and returned to live with her parents. Maud married the second time to Oran Lillard Curry (1862-1903) on August 15, 1898 at age 24 at Grand Jucnction, Mesa, Colorado. They had two sons: Oran Earl Curry (1899-1965) and Allen Lewis Curry (1902- 1975). Oran had had a previous relationship with a Ute Indian lady and fathered two children with her, do not believe they were officially married. Family found in the 1900 census living at Vernal, Uintah, Utah on her parent's ranch: Allen W Davis 58, of New York; Matilda Davis 48 of England; son Albert L Davis 27 (born Nov 1872 Utah); son Frank E Davis 21 (born Jan 1879 Utah); daughter Florence B Davis 18 (born June 1881 Utah); daughter Iva C Davis 15 (born May 1885 Utah); son Guy A Davis 8 (born July 1891 Utah); Oran Lillard Curry 36 (born November 1863 Kentucky, son in law, married 2 years, day laborer); Matilda Maud Curry 25; Marvel Lay 2 (says grandson in error, Marvel was female, born August 1897); Oran E Curry 5/12 (5 months), grandson born December 1899, Utah); George M Robinson 83 (father in law, miller), Matilda Robinson 75 (mother in law). Oran Lillard Curry died February 15, 1903 at Uintah, Utah. Matilda Maud Curry married her third time to John Samuel McDougall (born March 15, 1859 Canada, died October 9, 1909 Vernal, Utah) on August 9, 1906 at age 31 at Vernal, Uintah, Utah. The couple had one son, John Edward McDougall, Jr. (born July 19, 1970 Jensen, Uintah, Utah, died January 27, 1926 Heber City, Wasatch, Utah). Matilda found in the 1910 census agan living with her parents (widowed) at Vernal, Uinta, Utah: Allen Davis 68, Matilda A Davis 58, Guy Davis 18, Maud Mcdougall 35, Edward McDougall 2, Marvel Curry (surname should be Lay) 12, Oran Curry 10, Allen L Curry 8. Maud McDougall married a fourth time to Albert Benton Atwood (born October 14, 1867 Springville, Utah, died February 20, 1926 Vernal, Uinta, Utah) on January 7, 1912 at age 37 at Vernal, Uintah, Utah. Albert had been married previously to Nancy Hawes (1840-1904) but had no children with Nancy. Albert and Maud had a son, Albert Benton Atwood Jr (born November 24, 1912 Hanna, Duchesne, Utah, died July 21, 1981 Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona). Family found in the 1920 census living at Hanna, Duchesne, Utah: Albert B Atwood 52, Matilda Atwood 45, Edward Jno Atwood (surname should be McDougall) 12, Albert B Atwood 7. Widowed for the third time in 1926, Maud Atwood is found in the 1930 census living with her daughter Marvel and family at Heber City, Wasatch, Utah: Joseph F Murdock 45, Marvel Murdock 32, Don Murdock 6, Harvey Murdock 4 8/12, Robert Murdock 1 5/12, Matilda Atwood 55. Finally found in the 1935, 1940 censuses living at Duchesne, Utah: Maud Atwood age 67. Mathilda Maude Davis Lay Curry McDougall Atwood died July 22, 1958 at Heber City, Wasatch, Utah and was buried at the Heber City Cemetery there. Maud can be found at Find a Grave (FAG) Memorial #61254101. Husband 1, William Ellsworth Lay FAG #:14670102. Daughter Marvel Lay's FAG #: 35452076. Husband 2, Oran Lillard FAG#: 5527621. Son, Oran E Curry FAG#:61264089. Son, Allen L. Curry FAG#: 61264183. Husband 3, John Samuel McDougall FAG#:5527999. Son, John Edward McDougall FAG#:61254268. Husband 4, Albert Benton Atwood FAG#: 58670369. Son, Albert Benton Atwood JR FAG#:61807451. Additional Comments: Censuses transcribed as found without fixing all spelling errors. If this has been entered in the wrong category, feel free to delete it or move to where it is appropriate. Thanks in advance. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ut/summit/bios/davislay84gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/utfiles/ File size: 5.2 Kb