Bettie Lou Reames

   Cause of her death was Acute Congestive Heart Failure / Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease.

  General Notes:

The 1900 Federal Census for Darvills District, Dinwiddie Co., Virginia, District 20, page 105B, dated June 1900 records Bettie L. Reams (Nov 1893) [year is written 1883 but age as 6] with her widowed father Willard A. Reams (April 1858 - VA/VA/VA) and siblings Sarah M. (Aug 1883), Anna M. (Jan 1884), Thomas H. (Dec 1889), and Jesse Lee (Jan 1892). Willard is a Lumber Dealer and Farmer. Also in the household is Willard's widowed mother, Sarah A. Davis (June 1821 - VA/VA/VA). Sarah Davis indicates that she has had 7 children of whom 3 are still living.

The SSDI records:
Name: Bettie Davis
SSN: 225-32-5680
Last Residence: 23803 Petersburg, Petersburg City, Virginia
Born: 30 Nov 1892
Last Benefit:23803, Petersburg, Petersburg City, Virginia
Died: Jun 1977
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)

  Medical Notes:

Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
Name: Bettie Lou Reames Davis [Bettie Lou Reames] (widowed)
Residence: 311 South Jefferson Street, Petersburg, VA
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 82
Birth Date: 30 Nov 1894 in Virginia
Death Date: 13 Jun 1977
Death Place: Petersburg Home for Ladies, 311 South Jefferson Street, Petersburg, VA
Burial: Cremation, Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, VA
Registration Date: 21 Jun 1977
Father: Willard Anderson Reames
Mother: Anna Fowlkes
Spouse: Gordon Reed Davis
Informant: Col. James W. Davis (son)

Bettie married Gordon Reed Davis Sr., son of Dr. James Monroe Davis and Rosa J. King, on 21 Jun 1915 in Dinwiddie Co., Virginia. (Gordon Reed Davis Sr. was born on 15 Apr 1883 in Dinwiddie Co., Virginia, died on 18 Sep 1961 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co., Virginia and was buried in Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, VA.) The cause of his death was Probabke Coronary Thrombosis, Instantly.

  Marriage Notes:

Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: Gordon Reade Davis
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Age: 28
Birth Date: 1887
Birth Place: Dinwiddie Co., VA.
Marriage Date: 21 Jun 1915
Marriage Place: Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Father: J. M. Davis
Mother: Rosa King
Spouse: Bettie Reames
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: 1893
Birth Place: Dinwiddie Co., VA.
Father: Willard A. Reames
FHL Film Number: 31111
Reference ID: P161