Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameIsabelle Ruth DAVIDSON [8, p G27]
Birth6 Dec 1873, Oakland, Alameda, California [718, place only]
Death26 May 1952, Oakland, Alameda, California [718] Age: 78
Burial28 May 1952, Mt. View Mausoleum, Oakland, Alameda, California [718]
NicknameRuth [8, p G27]
FatherJames DAVIDSON (~1845-)
MotherIsabelle STRATTON (~1851-)
Individual Notes
• Gives name as Bell Flora Davidson [sic]. [4107]

• Gives name as Isabelle Flora Davidson. [8250]
Census
• 1880 Census: Oakland, Alameda, California. Age 6, b OH. Father b Scotland; mother b OH. [3779]
• 1900 Census: Vallejo, Solano, California. Age [unclear], b Dec 1874, CA. [1369], [1720]
• 1910 Census: Oakland, Alameda, California. Age 36, b CA. Father b Scotland; mother b OH. Mother of 4 living children. [1369], [1758]
• 1920 Census: Oakland, Alameda, California. Age 43, b CA. Father b Scotland; mother b OH. [6135]
• 1930 Census: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Age 56, b CA. Parents b Scotland. [4820]
Spouses
Birth26 May 1873, Vallejo, Solano, California [6, p 3, line 127; place only], [6149], [4108, place only]
Death5 Oct 1937, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California [4107] Age: 64
Death1936 [1237] Age: 62
BurialOakland, Alameda, California [4107]
NicknameJune [1237]
NicknameTom [4107]
OccupationMachinist, Mare Island Naval Yard [6149]
Residence5244 James Ave., Oakland (1918) [6149]
FatherThomas R. MARTIN (~1842-1893)
MotherEmily Arzella CLARK (1850-1936)
Individual Notes
• He had three children:
Russell
Tom Junior
Daughter, now Mrs Frank Martinelli [2995]

• Tom Martin moved to Southern California and his daughter married John Martinelli who owned a night club. [6134, p 1]

• Tom died while monkey climbing on a chandelier. He started the Accurate Vending Machine Company (cigarette vending) in the San Fernando Valley, Southern California. Tom’s nickname was June, short for Junior. [1237]
Census
• 1880 Census: Terrace, Box Elder, Utah. Age 7, b CA. [4106]
• 1900 Census: Vallejo, Solano, California. Age 26, b May 1874, CA. Machinist. Renting next door to Frederick Walter. [1369], [1720]
• 1910 Census: Oakland, Alameda, California. Age 36, b CA. Railroad machinist. Father b Scotland; mother b IL. [1369], [1758]
• 1920 Census: Oakland, Alameda, California. Age 46, b CA. Machinist, Navy Yard. Father b Scotland; mother b IL. [6135]
• 1930 Census: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Age 56, b CA. Proprietor, Machine shop. Parents b England [sic]. [4820]
Marriage19 Jul 1894, Fairfield, Solano, California [8, p G27; marriage only], [1720, married 6 years in 1900], [4107]
ChildrenEmily Isabelle (1895-1970)
 Russell Davidson (1899-1980)
 Ruth Estelle (~1903-)
 Thomas Clark (1908-1995)
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