ation . ▁ ▁Pat ric ia ▁Lake ▁Since ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁spec ulation ▁that ▁Dav ies ▁and ▁H ear st ▁had ▁a ▁child ▁together ▁some ▁time ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁The ▁child ▁was ▁rum ored ▁to ▁be ▁Pat ric ia ▁Lake ▁( née ▁Van ▁Cle ve ), ▁who ▁was ▁public ly ▁identified ▁as ▁Dav ies ' ▁nie ce . ▁On ▁October ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Lake ▁died ▁of ▁comp lications ▁from ▁lung ▁cancer ▁in ▁Indian ▁Well s , ▁California . ▁Ten ▁hours ▁before ▁her ▁death , ▁Lake ▁requested ▁that ▁her ▁son ▁public ly ▁announ ce ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁Dav ies ' ▁nie ce ▁but ▁Dav ies ' ▁bi ological ▁daughter , ▁whom ▁she ▁had ▁conce ived ▁with ▁H ear st . ▁Lake ▁had ▁never ▁commented ▁on ▁her ▁alleg ed ▁pat ern ity ▁in ▁public , ▁even ▁after ▁H ear st ' s ▁and ▁Dav ies ' ▁death s , ▁but ▁did ▁tell ▁her ▁grown ▁children ▁and ▁friends . ▁Lake ' s ▁claim ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁her ▁death ▁notice , ▁which ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁newsp apers . ▁ ▁Lake ▁told ▁her ▁friends ▁and ▁family ▁that ▁Dav ies ▁became ▁pre gn ant ▁by ▁H ear st ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁As ▁the ▁child ▁was ▁conce ived ▁during ▁H ear st ' s ▁extra - mar ital ▁affair ▁with ▁Dav ies ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁wed lock