J.D. Avis, birth date 8/13/1861 in Montague; death date 9/29/1935 in Wichita Falls, Wichita County; retired cattleman; burial in Riverside Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Wichita County.
FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
James David Avis (1861-1935), burial in Riverside Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Wichita County. Includes portrait and obituary in Dallas Morning News, Monday 9/30/1935.
Find a Grave .
Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/22/1929, p. 7.
Houston Post-Dispatch .
Obituary, "J.D. Avis Dies Sunday at His Home on Tenth," 9/30/1935, pp. 1, 2. Born 8/13/1861 in Montague, moved to Wichita Falls in 1885. "Too, he filled two [sic] terms as a member of the Texas legislature, where his work was regarded as sound and of benefit to his district."
Wichita Falls Times .
Mentioned in obituary of grandson, James David Avis III, 10/9/2008.
Wichita Falls Times Record News .