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Varra/Sheets Family Ownership of Property, 1948-1960 In 1948, Albert Varra (1902-1973) and Elizabeth Varra (1912-2008) purchased Lot 8, 9, and 10, consisting of both 533 and 537 Lincoln. They lived elsewhere in the area. The 1952-53 directory for Louisville indicates that their daughter, Mary Ann (b. 1935), and her husband, Houston Sheets, Jr. (b. 1928), resided at 537 Lincoln, while Charles V. Davis resided at 533 Lincoln at that time. In 1955, the Varras conveyed actual ownership of the parcel and the two houses to their daughter and her husband (Mary Ann and Houston Sheets, Jr.). Davis Ownership, 1960-1998 In 1960, Grover Davis (1931-2013) and Ramona Davis (b. 1930) purchased 537 and 533 Lincoln from the Sheets family. Records indicate that they lived at 537 Lincoln during much or all of their ownership. Reverse directories from the 1970s until 1990 show that the residents of 533 Lincoln at those times were the sons of Grover and Ramona Davis: Howard K. Davis (from about 1977 to about 1982), then Paul Davis (from 1983 until at least 1990). In 1998, the Davises sold the two houses, on the three lots, to James Boyer and Laurie Boyer. Boyer Ownership and Replat, 1998-2012 After having purchased 533 and 537 Lincoln in 1998, James and Laurie Boyer then sought to divide the property in 2004. Records indicate that 537 Lincoln became Lot 1, Acme Place Replat A, and that 533 Lincoln became Lot 2, Acme Place Replat A. James Boyer became the owner of Lot 1 (537 Lincoln) and Laurie Boyer became the owner of Lot 2 (533 Lincoln). She sold 533 Lincoln in 2012 to Charles Alan McDaniel III and Olivia F. McDaniel. They are the current owners of record. The preceding research is based on a review of relevant and available online County property records, census records, oral history interviews, Louisville directories, and Louisville Historical Museum maps, files, and obituary records. 5