| Birth: | 1 APR 1879 in Lincoln, Lancaster, NE |
| Death: | 1 AUG 1967 in Lincoln, Lancaster, NE |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | James Ezekial DAVEY b. 10 AUG 1844 in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, NY |
| Mother: | Rosalie "Rosaltha" Emma HORNUNG b. 9 SEP 1853 in Welkershausen, Saxe-Meiningen, GER |
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Social Security Number: 505-18-4373
Scottish Rite: 21 FEB 1919 in Lincoln, Lancaster, NE
Sel. Service: 12 SEP 1918 in Lincoln, Lancaster, NE 1
Updated: 23 MAR 2000
Burial: ABT 4 AUG 1967 in Wyucka Cem., Lincoln, NE
Description: 12 SEP 1918 tall, stout, blue eyes, light hair 2
Description: 12 SEP 1918 in Lincoln, Lancaster, NE tall, stout, blue eyes, fair hair 3
Medical: Cause of death: Ventricular fibrillation and heart ailments.
| Nora Belle PASWATERS (Wife) b. 30 OCT 1881 in Lexington, Scott, IN |
| Marriage: 29 NOV 1902 in Wahoo, Saunders, NE |
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 Frances Grace DAVEY b. 21 JUN 1904 in Lincoln, Lancaster, NE
- James Leonard DAVEY b. 7 MAY 1906 in Lincoln, Lancaster, NE
- George Selden DAVEY b. 25 OCT 1909 in Lincoln, Lancaster, NE
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| Estella Schaeffer MOOK (Wife) b. ABT 1896 |
| Marriage: 14 FEB 1952 in Lincoln, Lancaster, NE |
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BIR-DEATH: Death certificate; Rec'd. by Registrar 8-3-1967; Nebr. Bureau of Vital Statistics
MARRIAGE: Marriage certificate.
OCCUPATION: grain dealer and lumber yard operator. Owner of F.S. Davey Grain Co. of Malcolm and Woodlawn, Nebr., and of Malcolm Lumber and Coal Co.
1879: born in Lincoln in a house where the Burlington station now stands.
1898: Frank Davey is working at the creamery again. [Malcolm Messenger, 8/11/1898]
Described as an attractive 6 ft. good looking fellow, he had begun calling on a young Lancaster Co. school teacher, Nora Paswaters, c. 1900. He drove a beautiful black mare, Belvedere, with a long tail and wavy mane, to a rubber tired buggy. Her sister, Flora, used to read his love letters that Nora had placed in a bureau drawer. The letters thrilled Flora so much she could hardly wait for the next one to arrive. During Thanksgiving vacation in 1902, Frank and Nora went to Wahoo, Nebr. and were secretly married. She continued to teach until April when Frank decided against her finishing the school one month before it was to close.
Frank was working at Malcolm with his father in the lumber yard. For a year they lived in Malcolm with Frank's folks, but later he accepted a job in lumber at Scottsville, Kansas. They returned to Malcolm in time for Grace's birth in 1904.
1905-07 - Malcolm: lived in Shafer house.
1907-08 - Malcolm: lived in Myer house.
1908-09 - Malcolm: moved into Davey house on death of Frank's father in March 1908. Frank bought lots 7-10, Block 4, Malcolm from the estate of his father for $3,000 and the lumber and hardware accounts for $3631 (less his $2820 share of the estate). He renamed the firm the "F.S Davey Lumber & Coal Co."
When Malcolm was incorporated in June 1915, F.S. Davey was one of the 5 original board members.
He also served as postmaster of Malcolm, 9 Sept. 1907-9 July 1908. His service has been recorded on the Malcolm Postmasters Service Roll which was dedicated in the Malcolm Post Office on 19 Nov 1992.
The family subsequently moved to Lincoln, initially to 927 So. 23rd St. After a few years, they bought a house at 919 So. 15th St., just two blocks south of the State Capitol bldg., from which Frank commuted to Malcolm until he retired. They moved to Lincoln so that their 3 children could attend the better high school there. Frank sold the lumber yards to Leland Otterman for a very good price.
Frank was elected Deputy County Treasurer in the early 1920's. His attempt to win election in 1926 as County Treasurer on the Democratic ticket failed. Around 1927 he bought the grain elevator in Malcolm and then re-bought the lumber yards from Leland Otterman for a low price. (Earl Hyatt was the manager of the Malcolm Lumber & Coal as late as 31 Aug 1927.)
Frank was a baseball player; he often played second base on the Malcolm town team and could hit the long ball. In a c. 1910 picture of the team, Frank is the only one wearing a white shirt and a straw hat. In a 1917 picture of the team, the players (including Frank) had pin stripe uniforms. [Harold Davey has copies of the photos].
"[Malcolm] had some good ball players. Al Bool went on to the big leagues. [Bool played 129 games in the majors, all as a catcher, and compiled a .237 lifetime average. He played 78 games for the Pittsburg Pirates in 1930 (with 7 homers) and 49 games for the Boston Braves in 1931.) Malcolm got him to come over and play for them. Frank Davey was always a pretty good size man, and he was playing second base. He didn't act like he could move too well you know. Well, he’s big but a good ball player. Al had a good throwing arm and told a story. He said there was a runner and two full bases [two men on base]. Frank said, 'Al, I understand you have quite a throwing arm. I’d like to see it.' Al said, 'I can throw alright but I just wonder if there will be anyone down there to catch it.' Frank said, 'Don’t pay any attention to where I’m at. If you throw to second base, I’ll be there'. Frank of course was right there to catch him out when the runner came in. Al said he played a lot of big league baseball. '"I never found any finer player than he was.' [Wib Dewey, 'Malcolm As it Was', p. 237] (Al Bool played 78 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1930 [with 7 homers] and 49 games for the Boston Braves in 1931. Overall, he played 129 games in the majors, all as a catcher, and compiled a .237 lifetime average. Among the players he would have faced in the National League were Bill Terry and Mel Ott.)
Frank's son Selden could not see his father play because the games were on Sunday and his mother would not let him watch on Sunday. He tried to peek at the field from his front porch but his vision was obscured. In later years Frank used to enjoy watching softball games at the Muny fields.
Frank chewed tobacco and could hit the spittoon pretty well. He also used a small can to dispose of the juice.
After Nora died in 1947, Frank's daughter Grace and her family bought the South 15th Street house.
Frank continued to reside there until he remarried, to Estella Mook, in 1952 and moved to her house. On their honeymoon, Frank drove his new 1952 Mercury from Nebraska to Florida to California and back to see Estella's relatives.
Frank never joined a church until Estella made him. But his children had to go to church and Sunday school.
Frank died in 1967 at age 88. Cause of death: Ventricular fibrillation and heart ailments.
- Title: Selective Service Registration Card
- Title: Selective Service Registration Card
Page: Local Board No. 3, Lancaster County Court House, Lincoln, NE, 26-2-21-C, Serial No. 87, Order No. 291, 12 Sep 1918
- Title: Social Security Registration Card
Page: 12 Sept 1918, Local Board No. 3, Lancaster County Court House, Lincoln, Nebr.
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