Mary Elizabeth Bogard was born on December 11, 1909 in Timpson,, Texas to parents John C. Bogard and Alice Neuville Bogard.  She had at least two siblings, John C. Bogard and Frances Oleta Bogard.   She graduated around 1925.  At one point her last name was Davis so she was married and a housewife.  She died on September 14, 1991 in Nacogdoches, Texas.