ADELEITA S.10 HATHAWAY (Adiel9, John8, David7, Love6, Savory5, Simon4, Arthur3, John2, Arthur1) was born at Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts, on 13 June 1907, a daughter of Adiel Harvey Hathaway and his wife Julia Reed,[1] and died at Patomac, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 3 March 1988.[2] She married at New Bedford, Bristol County, on 19 September 1932 HENRY RICHARD DAVIS.[3] He was born at New Bedford on 15 May 1909, a son of Henry and Louise (Bailey) Davis.[4] They separated in 1942,[5] and later divorced.
In 1924 Adeleita "Leita" Hathaway graduated from Fairhaven High School and went to work for the telephone company. She lost that job because her hands broke out, and her coworkers feared ity might be contagious.
Leita married Henry Davis in 1932. The 1940 Census reported Henry, 31, Adeleita, 32, and their two month old baby girl at 1480 Sassaquin Road, New Bedford. Henry was manager of a lunch stand, Leita a homemaker.[6] However, according to the family, in 1935 Leita went to work for Fibre Leather and Fibre Products, two related companies in the South End of New Bedford. Leita was a bookkeeper and supervisor of their bookkeeping department until she had to retire because of a stroke in 1970.
Leita and Henry lived near Sassaquin Pond in New Bedford; after their separation, Leita continued to live there. Because Leita worked, she needed help taking care of a small child. As a baby, Joann was taken care of by Margaret Hathaway (daughter of Adiel) and Ruth Stone (daughter of Julia). Then Leita's mother came to live with them. Grandmother, mother and daughter lived for a brief time at 17 Lincoln Street, New Bedford. In 1948 they moved to 7 John Street on Sconticut Neck, Fairhaven. There Leita lived until 1970.
In 1970 Leita suffered an irreversable stroke that left her hemiplegic on the left side. Charle and Pauline Maxfield found her at her home. After a stay in the hospital, she went in 1970 to Ohio to stay with her daughter. In 1983 she moved with her daughter to Maryland.[7]
Joann "Jodi" Davis graduated from Fairhaven High School in 1957. She received B.A. (1962) and M.A. (1964) degrees from Boston University, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. In 1967 she received an M.S. in Library Science from Simmons College, Boston.
Jodi worked at the Massachusetts General Hospital Medical Library, Boston (1964-66). In 1967, as a librarian at the Job Corps Center in New Bedford, she did a research project on multi-media and libreary resources for the cultutally disadvantaged. From 1967 to 1973 Jodi worked for the Ohio State University (Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio) as an Associate Professor of Library Administration. Next, she was director of the Medical Center Library at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio (1973-82). After moving to Maryland she worked as a librarian for General Electric.
Jodi has written many articles and book reviews in professional journals. She has enjoyed travelling widely, especially in developing countries.[8]
Jodi's second husband, Fuad Suleiman, is a native of Palestine, and a frequently published commentator on international relations. He has received the following degrees:
- B.S. in Government, Boston University, 1960.
- M.A. in Government, Boston University, 1961.
- M.A. in Political Science, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 1962
- M.A.L.D. in International Law, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, 1963.
- Ph.D., Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, 1972.[9]
He has taught at the following schools"
- Boston University
- Northeastern University, Boston
- Chapman college, Orange, Orange County, California
- Central State University of Ohio, wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio
- Saint Mary's College of Maryland, Saint Mary's City, Saint Mary's County, Maryland.[10]
Dr. Suleiman has spent about twenty-five years in international development, working on projects financed by agencies of the U.S. Government.[11] He is a United States citizen. For samples of his writing go to: https://intpolicydigest.org/author/fuad-suleiman
Adeleita (Hathaway) Davis and her husband Henry had the following child:[12]
1Massachusetts Archives, "Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," digital images, American Ancestors (americanancestors.org : accessed 19 September 2017), vol. 566, p. 156, e. 64, Fairhaven Births, 1907, Adleita S. Hathaway.
2"Adeleita Davis," undated clipping, 1988, from unidentified newspaper; provided to Charles A. Maxfield by Eleanor Hathaway Pease Brunelle; privately held by Charles A. Maxfield, Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania..
3Freetown, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook), "Massachusetts Vital and Town Records," Freetown Marriages, 1854-1958, p.90, e. 13, Davis-Hathaway, 1932; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 30 September 2019).
4"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," v. 582, p. 314, e. 1373; Births New Bedford 1909; Henry Richard Davis.
5Letter (response to questions), from Jodi Davis Hadfield Suleiman, to Charles A. Maxfield, 17 September 1985; held in by Charles A. Maxfield, Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
6Sixteenth Census of the United States: 1940, population, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, enumeration district (ED) 20-14, roll 1698, p. 4A, household 87, Henry Davis family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 15 August 2019); NARA microfilm group T627.
7Information on Adleita is primarily from: Letter; response to questions, Jodi Davis Hadfield Suleiman to Charles A. Maxfield, 17 September 1985; supplemented with information from: Dorothy Hathaway Lang, taped interview by Charles A. Maxfield, 13 June 1984; privately held by Natalie Lang Smith. Interview with Eleanor Hathaway Pease Brunelle, Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts, by Charles A. Maxfield, about 1985. held by Charles A. Maxfield, Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Pauline Krumbholz Maxfield, Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts, interview by Charles A. Maxfield, July 1985; notes, privately held by Charles A. Maxfield, Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
8Letter; response to questions, Jodi Davis Hadfield Suleiman to Charles A. Maxfield, 17 September 1985
9Ibid.
10"International Policy Digest," editorials, (https://intpolicydigest.org: accessed 30 September 2019), https://intpolicydigest.org/author/fuad-suleiman.
11Ibid.
12Information on Joann and family, unless otherwise noted, is from: Letter; response to questions, Jodi Davis Hadfield Suleiman to Charles A. Maxfield, 17 September 1985
13Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index," database, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 14 April 2017), Herbert G. Hadfield, 029-20-6296.
"Adeleita Davis." Undated clipping, 1988, from unidentified newspaper. Privately held by , Charles A. Maxfield, Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Brunelle, Eleanor Hathaway Pease. Interview. about 1985. Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts. held by Charles A. Maxfield, Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Freetown, Massachusetts, Town Clerk. Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook), "Massachusetts Vital and Town Records,". Digital images. Ancestry. ancestry.com : 2019.
"International Policy Digest." Editorials. https://intpolicydigest.org: 2019.
Lang, Dorothy Hathaway. Taped interview by Charles A. Maxfield, 13 June 1984. . Privately held by Natalie Lang Smith.
Massachusetts Archives. "Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910." Digital images. American Ancestors. americanancestors.org : 2017.
Maxfield, Pauline Krumbholz. Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Interview by Charles A. Maxfield, July 1985. notes. Privately held by Charles A. Maxfield, Lansdale, Montrgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Suleiman, Jodi Davis Hadfield. Letter; response to questions. 17 September 1985, to Charles A. Maxfield. Privately held by Charles A. Maxfield, Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
United States Department of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States: 1940, population. Digital images. Ancestry. ancestry.com : 2019.
United States Social Security Administration. "U.S. Social Security Death Index." Database. Ancestry. ancestry.com : 2017.