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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. VI - Page 455« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Mrs. Charlie Virginia Davis)

Mr. BELIN. Mrs. Davis, would you stand and raise your right hand and be sworn, please? Do you solemnly swear that the' testimony you give will be the
truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?

Mrs. Davis.
I do.
Mr. Belin.
Would you please state your name for the court reporter?
Mrs. Davis.
Mrs. Charlie Virginia Davis.
Mr. Belin.
You are known as Mrs. Charles Davis?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
Your first name is Virginia?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
Where do you live, Mrs. Davis?
Mrs. Davis.
Athens.
Mr. Belin.
In Texas?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
How old are you?
Mrs. Davis.
Sixteen.
Mr. Belin.
How long have you lived in Athens?
Mrs. Davis.
Well, about 6 months. It was after the President was shot.
Mr. Belin.
Do you remember when the President was shot?
Mrs. Davis.
On November 22.
Mr. Belin.
About how long after that did you move to Athens?
Mrs. Davis.
It was about 2 weeks after the President was shot.
Mr. Belin.
Mrs. Davis, how long have you been married?
Mrs. Davis.
Seven months.
Mr. Belin.
Any children?
Mrs. Davis.
No, sir.
Mr. BELIN. The time you moved to Athens would have been sometime in December of 1963?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
Prior to that time, had you always lived in Dallas?

Mrs. DAVIS. Well, after I got married we moved to Dallas and we lived there ever since.
Mr. Belin.
When you got married, you moved to Dallas. Before you got married, where did you live?
Mrs. Davis.
Palestine.
Mr. Belin.
Is that in Texas?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
Were you raised there?
Mrs. Davis.
No, sir; I was raised in Athens.
Mr. Belin.
You were raised in Athens. Did you go to school in Athens?
Mrs. Davis.
No; I went to school in Palestine.
Mr. Belin.
How far did you get through school?
Mrs. Davis.
The ninth grade.
Mr. Belin.
Have you ever been employed at all?
Mrs. Davis.
No.
Mr. BELIN. Now, Mrs. Davis, where were you living when you were living in Dallas in November of 1963?
Mrs. Davis.
400 East 10th Street.
Mr. Belin.
Is that 400 East 10th?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
Do you know what cross-street runs at 10th there?
Mrs. Davis.
Patton.
Mr. Belin.
10th and Patton?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes.
Mr. BELIN. What kind of house did you live in? Was it a brick or frame home?
Mrs. Davis.
It was a frame apartment house.
Mr. Belin.
Pardon?
Mrs. Davis.
It was a frame apartment house.
Mr. Belin.
A frame apartment house. You and your husband lived in one apartment?
Mrs. Davis.
And my sister and her husband lived in another one.
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