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Alex Davis Sr 1834–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1834

Birth Location: Henry County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 14 Jan 1919

Death Location: Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America

Father: James Davis

Mother: Sarah Buskirk

Spouse(s): Mary Loar

Children(s): John Davis, Mary Davis, James Davis, Bertha Davis, Vilia Davis, Elijah Davis, Alex Davis, Howard Sr, Sylvester Davis, Frank Davis

Alex Davis Sr was born in 1834 in Henry County, Virginia, USA, the child of James Lewis Davis And Sarah Ellen Van Buskirk. In 1880, Alex Davis Sr resided in Pompey Smash, Allegany, Maryland, USA. Alex Davis Sr married Mary Ellen Loar, and had children including Alex Davis, Bertha Indiana Davis, Elijah H Davis, Frank C Davis, Howard Ellsworth Davis Sr, James Davis, John Pr Davis, Mary E Davis, Sylvester V Davis, Vilia Davis. Alex Davis Sr passed away in 1919 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Alex Davis Sr was born in 1834 in Henry County, Virginia, USA, the child of James Lewis Davis And Sarah Ellen Van Buskirk.
  • In 1880, Alex Davis Sr resided in Pompey Smash, Allegany, Maryland, USA.
  • Alex Davis Sr married Mary Ellen Loar, and had children including Alex Davis, Bertha Indiana Davis, Elijah H Davis, Frank C Davis, Howard Ellsworth Davis Sr, James Davis, John Pr Davis, Mary E Davis, Sylvester V Davis, Vilia Davis.
  • Alex Davis Sr passed away in 1919 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Alex Sr's Ancestors

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Alex Sr
1834–1919
Birth Place: Henry County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Lewis Davis
1805–1863
Somerset, England
Sarah (Ellen Van) Buskirk
1808–1871
Kanpps Meadow, Georges Creek, Alleghany Co, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Davis
1776–
Somerset, England
Samuel VanBuskirk
1780–1850
Allegany, Maryland, United States
Anna (Mary) Hull
1793–1859
Kent, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
John Buskirk
1744–1814
Elizabeth Bartholomew
1745–1845
David Hill
1760–1804
Phebe Jackson*
1765–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Buskirk
1721–1798
Sarah Ashton
–1779
Daniel Hull
1715–
Martha Throul
1715–1791
Thomas Jackson
1745–1786
Jane Wallan
1745–

Alex Sr's Descendants

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Alex (Davis) Sr (1834–14 Jan 1919) m. Mary (Ellen) Loar (14 Apr 1846–04 May 1937)
  1. 1. John (PR) Davis 1875–1958 m. Della Carr 1884–1968
    1. 1. John (Theodore Davis) Sr 1902–1975 m. Dorothy (F) Loar 1904–1974
      1. 1. Lloyd (Franklin) Davis 1925–1984 m. Mary (virginia) Clise 1924–1986
        1. 1. Lloyd (Franklin Davis) Jr 1950–2003
        2. 2. Mary (Frances) Davis 1948–1995
      2. 2. John (Theodore Davis) Jr 1922–1973
      3. 3. Edith (J) Davis 1936–2002
      4. 4. Dora (June Ross) Davis 1924–1981 m. Daniel (Chester) Loar 1910–1979
      5. 5. Ralph (Edwin) Davis 1929–2008 m. Vera Griffith 1930–2011
      6. 6. Robert (A) Davis 1941–1967
      7. 7. Rosalie Davis 1938–2013
    2. 2. Lloyd Davis 1904–1981 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Chapman 1908–1991
      1. 1. Lola (M) Davis 1942–2007
  2. 2. Mary (E.) Davis 1873–1952 m. David (W) Koontz 1867–1901
    1. 1. Margaret (Ellen) Koontz 1893–1975
  3. 3. James Davis 1864–1936
  4. 4. Bertha (Indiana) Davis 1877–1939 m. Clarence Long 1883–1966
  5. 5. Vilia Davis 1867–1938
  6. 6. Elijah (H) Davis 1869–1935 m. Hannah (D.) Davis 1870–1969
    1. 1. E (Chester) Davis 1895–1959
  7. 7. Alex Davis 1871–1933
  8. 8. Howard (Ellsworth Davis) Sr 1882–1953
  9. 9. Sylvester (V) Davis 1885–1943
  10. 10. Frank (C) Davis 1879–1954 m. Vesta Bowman 1910–1992
    1. 1. Mary Davis 1929–2020 m. Lee Chaney 1925–1996
    2. 2. Clarence Davis 1935–2007

Alex Sr's Timeline

3 Records

1834
1834
Birth of Alex Davis Sr in Henry County, Virginia, USA
Henry County, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 46
Alex Davis Sr resided here in Pompey Smash, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Pompey Smash, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1919
14 Jan 1919
Age 85
Death of Alex Davis Sr in Frostburg, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Frostburg, Allegany, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1834
    Event Place: Henry County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pompey Smash, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1919
    Event Place: Frostburg, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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