Trying to find my great grandfather on the 1930 Census

[oldohiohome]

When I said Robert E Davis, I meant the father, Robert Edward Lee Davis, the man who married Bertha and then Wilma.

[TomGad]

When I said Robert E Davis, I meant the father, Robert Edward Lee Davis, the man who married Bertha and then Wilma.

How do you know its Edward? Any sources for that?

[oldohiohome]

Oops, scratch "Edward". the only place I saw it was on the tree at familysearch in reply #4.
I don't know if you have said his middle initial on this thread, but if you know that the middle initial is "E" then there is a good chance that it is Edward because that was General Robert E Lee's middle name, acc to wikipedia.

[TomGad]

Oops, scratch "Edward". the only place I saw it was on the tree at familysearch in reply #4.
I don't know if you have said his middle initial on this thread, but if you know that the middle initial is "E" then there is a good chance that it is Edward because that was General Robert E Lee's middle name, acc to wikipedia.

Interesting, I have always wondered why Jim had Pershing in his name. Is that another famouse military personel?

[shellyesq]

Yes, General Pershing would have been well-known in the WWI era.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_J._Pershing

[TomGad]

Yes, General Pershing would have been well-known in the WWI era.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_J._Pershing

Jim was born 1918, just after WW1 so maybe your theory is correct?

[TomGad]

Yes, General Pershing would have been well-known in the WWI era.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_J._Pershing

Going off this logic, this could be where Willard comes from?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_L._Willard

[TomGad]

Yes, General Pershing would have been well-known in the WWI era.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_J._Pershing

Going back even FURTHER, Could this be Robert E Lee’s Father’s name sake?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Marion

[TomGad]

Yes, General Pershing would have been well-known in the WWI era.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_J._Pershing

I’m going to make a new post here about Robert’s parents as I am not too sure what is what with them.