Lydia H. Davis was a daughter of William 'Bill' Davis and Sarah 'Sally' Holt. Her parents are first found in the 1850 Freedom Township, Polk Co., Arkansas census. In this census Sarah's children by a previous husband are listed. John A. Shetley, in his Dawes Application, state his father as Michail Shetley and mother as Sarah Davis. The surname Davis would have of course been from her 2nd marriage. Judging from the census Michael Shetley would have died about 3 to 3 1/2 years before 1860. Also, living a couple of doors/farms down is an Ambros Holt who married Mary Shetley.

1850 Polk Co., AR - US Fed. Census
Roll M432_20, Page 236, Freedom Twp., 29 Oct.
Family 148
William Davis, age 23, M, Farmer, b. GA
Sarah ", age 28, F, b. KY
Peter A. Shetley, age 12, M, b. MO
John A. Shetley, age 8, M, b. MO
Susan E. Shetley, age 6, F, b, MO
Michail J. Shetley, age 3, b. AR
George A. Davis, age 3/12, b. AR
Andrew Jackson, age 33, M, Miller, b. NC

By 1860 William Davis is no longer in the household and she has had 3 children by William. Malvina appears to be a daughter of William Davis but in her Dawes application she states her father as Alex Simmons.

1860 Polk Co., AR - US Fed. Census, July 6
Roll M653_48, Page 651, Freedom Twp., P.O. Dallas
385, 387
Sally Davis, age 37, F, b. KY
Amos ", age 10, M, b. AR
Lydia ", age 8, F, b. AR
Clement ", age 4, M, b. AR
Malvina ", age 6/12, F, b. AR
John Shetley, age 18, M, Farm L., b. MO
Elizabeth ", age 16, F, b. MO

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~texlance/1882census/weogufke.htm
1882 Creek (Muskogee) Nation, Weogufke Town (Many names written in Creek fashion)
181 1 Lete Well Albert Carr f (Lydia Davis Hughes Wells)
182 2 Se to " " f (Susan Hughes)
183 3 Loe " " f (Lou Wells)
184 4 Ellen " " f (Ellen Wells)
185 5 Marre " " f (could be Martha Wells)
186 1 Mul fi ne Sunon? " f (Melvina)
187 2 Sam hone " f
188 3 Lapat hejca " m
189 4 Welle Grive " m
190 5 Loce he gas " f
191 6 Pape hegas f
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Lydia Davis and Frank Wells had the majority of their children before being ligally married in 1890

Oklahoma, Marriages, 1870-1930,"
Groom's Name: Frank P Wells
Bride's Name: Lidia Davis
Marriage Date: 12 Feb 1890, Marriage Place: , Muskogee, Oklahoma
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M59491-3
System Origin: Oklahoma-ODM
Source Film Number: 1312334
Reference Number:

Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Dawes Census Cards for Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914
Name: Lydia Wells [Lydia Davis]
Gender: Female
Age: 45
Father Name: Bill Davis
Mother Name: Sarah Davis
Census Card Number: 722
Dawes Enrollment Number: 2363
Tribe: Creek
Enrollment Category: By Blood

Dawes Final Rolls Results
Tribe: Creek, Card 720

Davis Bill, age 0, Sex M, Card 720, Type Parent
Davis Sarah, Age 0, Sex F, Card 720, Type Parent
Wells Lydia, Age 45, Sex F, Blood 1/2, Roll 2363, Type By Blood
Wells Ellen, age 20, Sex F, Blood 1/4, Roll 2364, Type By Blood
Wells Martha, age 18, Sex F, Blood 1/4, Roll 2365, Type By Blood
Wells Joseph, age 16, Sex M, Blood 1/4, Roll 2366, Type By Blood
Wells Lizzie, age 14, Sex F, Blood, 1/4, Roll 2367, Type By Blood
Wells Loyal, age 12, Sex M, Blood 1/4, Roll 2368, Type By Blood
Wells Watie, age 9, Sex M, Blood 1/4, Roll 2369, Type By Blood
Wells Walter, age 6, Sex M, Blood 1/4, Roll 2370, Type By Blood
Wells Lee, age 3, Sex M, Blood 1/4, Roll 2371, Type By Blood
Wells Viola, age 1, Sex F, Blood 1/4, Roll 2372, Type By Blood
Wells Frank, age 0, Sex M, Type Parent
(Lydia states her parents are Bill and Sarah Davis)
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1900 Indian Territory, Creek Nation Indian Population Schedule
Roll 1854, Book 1, page 64
Wells, Frank, Head, W/M, b. Dec, 1852, age 47, m-24 yrs, b. IL, IL, TN, Farmer
" Lydia, Wife, Indian/F, b. Nov. 1852, age 47, m-24 yrs, 14-11, b. AR, AL, KY
" Alice E., Dau., Ind/F, b. Mar 1880, age 20, Single, b. Creek Nat., IL, AR
" Martha J., Daug., Ind/F, b. Mar 1882, age 18, Single, b. " , ", "
" Joseph W., Son, Ind/M, b. Jan 1884, age 16, b. ", ", "
" Loyal T., Son, Ind/M, b. Mar 1889, age 12, b. ", ", "
" Elizabeth, Dau., Ind/F, b. Mar 1884, age 14, b. ", ", " (census states this date/age)
" Thomas W., Son, Ind/M, b. Feb 1890, age 10, b. ", ", "
" Henry W., Son, Ind/M, b. Mar 1892, age 8, b. ", ", "
" Lee, Son, Ind/M, b. Mar 1894, age 6, b. ", ", "
" Viola, Dau., Ind/F, b. Mar 1898, age 2, b. ", ", "
Presgrove, Aaron, Lodger, W/M, b. Apr. 1881, age 19, S., b. AR, AR, AR, Farm Laborer
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Oklahoma State Vital Records Index
WELLS LYDIE F((female) McIntosh 2 9 1928