According to his children's birthplaces, he moved the family around al ot.
Residences & events:
1890 Norman, OK The city directory listed him as LR and brotherThomas a s TH, both as brick moulders, both living on the south sideof Comanche e railroad.
His biography said:
"Levi Ryburn Davee was a coal miner, he worked in the mines atPitcher, O K. He was only about 5' 4" or 5" tall and was slight ofbuild. He was a v ery good carpenter also. He made beautifulcabinets. When he worked o n his work and Mildred (granddaughter) wasat home, she was always with h im. They loved one another very much.He never punished her for anythi ng. He drank though and when he did,all the kids were afraid of him, a nd they would go to the neighborshome until he slept it off. He and R osella fought over his drinking.But when he was not drinking, he was a v ery good man to everyone. Hewas a very handsome man, Mildred thought. R osella was the bossthough, she punished the kids and paid for their up k eep."
1900 Spring Valley Twp, Cherokee Co, KS The census found him there asa d airyman. Interestingly it said both his parents were born in VA.
1910 Joplin, Jasper Co, MO. His profession was Teamster at censustim e. He and "Rose" had 5 children aged 5-16.
1920 Galena Twp, Joplin, Jasper Co, MO. The census said he was acarp enter and he and Rose had 4 children still at home andgranddaughter, M ildred, 3, as an adopted daughter.
The cause of death was chronic pulmonary turerculosis.
