Elbert Davis and Dovie Erwin
Elbert was born 9/10/1885 at Smokey Valley in Carter Co., Ky., the son of Stephen Davis and Valinda Rabourn, d. 6/6/1965. Elbert m. 7/1/1911 Dovie Erwin, b. 11/15/1894 in Carter Co., the d/o Robert Erwin and Pina Thomas, d. 4/19/1980.
The children of Elbert and Dovie were:
1) Lovell Layne b. 6/3/1913,
2) Ruby b. 10/21/1914 and
3) Van Everett "Pete" b. 7/25/1919.
Elbert and Dovie owned and lived in a large two-story white house that was located just behind the Theobold Law Office on Landsdowne Ave., in Grayson. The house was so large that Elbert and Dovie rented some of the upstairs rooms to boarders to earn extra money.
Submitted by Garrett and Sherry Lowe