1910 3rd Ward, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska Federal Census, enum May 4 1910, transcribed by Cindy Marcell
Yost, Frank 50 1860 Germany Germany Germany 188(5?) laborer odd jobs
Lena wife 41 1869 11 8 Germany Germany Germany 1887
Herman 21 son NE Cooper Tasking___?; Robert son 18 1892 NE Cooper Tasking____?; Martha son 16 NE; Frank son14 NE; Etta dau 10 NE; Helen dau 6 NE; William son 4 NE; & Celia dau 1 NE + border Emile Miller
Manvell Davis Rites Kansas City Times, 2-15-1959
Services for Former State Senator will be Friday
Services for Manvel H. Davis will be held at 3:30 o'clock Friday at the Stine & McClure chapel. Burial will be in Forest Hill cemetery
Mr. Davis, a 67-year-old former Missouri Republican state senator, died Tuesday night at the home 1233 W Sixty-third street terrace, after a two month illness.
The pallbearers are Clem W. Fairchild, Milton W. McGreevy, Gilmore Meriwether, Jr., Thomas McLaughlin, E.B. Garnett, David H. Powell, J. Neil Smith and Harold T. Van Dyke.DAVIS-- Mr. Manvel H. Davis passed away Feb. 10, 1959. STINE & McCLURE
No date or paper given
RITES FOR LOUIS MARCELL
The Services Will Be Held at 2o'clock Tuesday
Services for Louis L. Marcell, 5900 Overhill Rd., Johnson County, founder of the White Eagle Oil company, died Saturday at the University of Kansas Medical Center, will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday at the Second Presbyterian church. Burial will be in Forest Hill cemetery.1920 Greensburg, Kiowa Co., Kansas Federal Census (transcribed by CindyMarcell)
Davis, John W. head 59 Wid. NY England England lawyer gen practice
Manvel H. son 28 KS NY MO no employment1930 Jackson Co., Kansas City, KS Federal Census (transcribed by CindyMarcell)
Davis, Manvel 38 S -- no yes, KS NY MO lawyer yes a vet WW1.Ancestry.com Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) 996730
Davis, Manvel H 1891-1959
Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books andmagazines. Volume 5: September, 1958-August, 1961. New York: H.W. WilsonCo., 1962 .(BioIn 5)http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis6.html
Davis, Manvel H. of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Republican.Candidate for U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1952. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/history/historicallistings/molegd.asp
Missouri - State Archives: Missouri State Legislators 1820-2000:
NAME PARTY OFFICE COUNTY-DISTRICT ELECTED
Davis, Manvel H. R Rep. Jackson-10th 1924,1926
Davis, Manvel H. R Sen. 7th 1928http://www.trumanlibrary.org/oralhist/vaughan1.htm#53
Oral History Interview with General Harry H. Vaughan, held at the TrumanMuseum & Presidential Library.
......... MORRISSEY: Was there any effort, to your knowledge, to dissuadeFDR from endorsing Lloyd Stark in that campaign?
VAUGHAN: I don't know whether there was any effort at all. Champ Clark --Bennett Clark -- could have, but I don't think Bennett Clarkwas...Bennett Clark never did favors for Harry Truman and Harry Truman in return never did for Bennett Clark.
MORRISSEY: Was Milligan, to your knowledge, maneuvered into the primary to take votes away from Stark, or did he decide to run on his own?
VAUGHAN: Oh, no, I think Milligan's candidacy was perfectly legitimate; he wanted to be nominated for the Senate. It just happened that there were three candidates. I don't think that there were any particular ulterior motives, except that they were all trying to get nominated.
MORRISSEY: Mr. Truman later appointed Milligan to a Federal job, I think, in Kansas City.
VAUGHAN: Yes, I can't recall what it was, but I remember...
MORRISSEY: Was it the District Attorneyship? I'm not sure myself. I'm guessing.
VAUGHAN: U. S. Attorney, I believe,
MORRISSEY: I think that's right.
VAUGHAN: Yes, I believe so, in the Western District of Missouri. That'sabout the same time that Fred Canfil was made marshal of the WesternDistrict.
MORRISSEY: Why do you think Stark lost? Most people thought he was going to win.
VAUGHAN: Well, I think it was Truman's energetic and forthright campaign.
MORRISSEY: Was there ever any doubt that Mr. Truman might lose to Manvel Davis who was his Republican opponent?
VAUGHAN: Oh, no, no, I don't think so. In fact, I would say ninety-eight percent of the people in Missouri can't ever remember that Mr. Davis was ever -- who Mr. Davis is and after Truman got the nomination, why, he had it made.
MORRISSEY: When did you become secretary to Mr. Truman?
VAUGHAN: The second day of January, 1941. ...........http://www.trumanlibrary.org/hstpaper/judge.htm
1940, November 5 (Truman) Won reelection to the Senate, with 930,773 votes; Manvel Davis (cont.) received 886,376 (served partial second term,1941-1945)
1940
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Harry S Truman (D) 51.2%
Manvel H Davis (R) 48.7%
It seems to me this race was much closer than what was eluded to in the above oral history of Gen. Vaughn (CMarcell)
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Politician in Kansas City, MO. He served in the state legislature at least 1924-32, lost US senate race to Harry Truman in 1940. A biographical sketch appeared in the 1925-26 Official Manual of the Stateof Missouri. An obituary is noted in the New York Times Index, February12, 1959, p. 27 col. 5.
1930 Mission, Johnson, KS Federal Census
Marcell Louis Lee 90,000 head R no 51 M 21 KS KY KY
Mary V. wife 50 F 20 KS IL IL
Genevieve E 28 F S Daughter KS KS KSTranscribed by Cindy Bent Marcell -
p. 28 "The Pioneering Ancestors"
In the summer of 1951, Genevieve Marcel Davis and her family wentabroad, and since one of her most avid interests at this time was tolearn something of the origins of her father's family, she spent sometime in Switzerland. While there she made some contacts which latercorrespondence broadened.
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Mrs. Manvel H. Davis - Widow of Legislator is Stricken in his Office.Daughter of Oil Firm Founder had Been in Good Health.
(6/5/1960 KC newspaper clipping)
Mrs. Genevieve Marcell Davis, 59, widow of Manvel H. Davis, former statesenator, collapsed and died about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon in herlate husband's law office in the Union National bank building, 900 WalnutStreet.
Lowell R. Johnson, a family friend and former partner in herhusband's law firm, said relatives told him Mrs. Davis went to the officeon business and appeared to be in good health before she was stricken.Served in Both Houses - Her husband, who died February 11, 1959, waswidely known in Republican politics in Missouri and had served in boththe Missouri House and Senate. The home is at 1233 W Sixty-third StreetTerrace.
Mrs. Davis was the daughter of the late Louis L. Marcell and Mrs.Marcell, who lives at 5900 Overhill Drive, Johnson County. Her fatherwas founder of the White Eagle Oil company and a founder in 1906 of theold Chanute Refining company, which became one of the largest independentrefinery firms in the Mid-West. Mr. Marcell died in October, 1950.Headed Junior League - Mrs. Davis was born in Highland, Kansas, and hadbeen a resident of Kansas City since 1922. She was a former president ofthe Junior League and was active in the Wellesley club, the Friends ofArt and the Second Presbyterian church.
She attended Wellesley college at Wellesley, Mass., and was a memberof the Kansas City Club and the Kansas City Country club.
Also surviving are three sons, Louis Davis of home; John M. Davisand Richard M. Davis, both students at Yale University.
The body was taken to the Stine & McClure funeral home.
1900 Greensburg, Center Twp., Kiowa Co., Kansas Federal Census (transcribed by Cindy Marcell)
Davis, John W head Feb 1860 40 M 10 NY England England lawyer
Isabell wife Oct 1870 29 M 10 OH OH OH
Manvel H. son Apr 1891 9 S KS NY OH at school1910 Greensburg, Center Twp., Kiowa Co., Kansas Federal Census (transcribed by Cindy Marcell)
Davis J.W. head 50 NY NY NY lawyer gen practice
Manvil son 20 KS NY MO none1920 Greensburg, Kiowa Co., Kansas Federal Census (transcribed by Cindy Marcell)
Davis, John W. head 59 Wid. NY England England lawyer gen practice
Manvel H. son 28 KS NY MO no employment