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Alma L Davis 1905–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1905

Birth Location: Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 08/05/1989

Death Location: Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States of America

Father: Edward Preston

Mother: Zola Levy

Spouse(s): Otgene Davis

Children(s): Harold Davis, Amolie Davis, Elaina Davis, Unknown instant

The story of Alma L Davis began in 1905 in Mississippi, USA. Alma L Davis married Otgene Davis, and had children including Amolie Amelia Davis, Elaina D Davis, Harold Lynn Davis, Unknown 1Died As An Infant, Unknown 2Died Is Instant, Zola V Davis. Alma L Davis passed away in 1989 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Alma L Davis began in 1905 in Mississippi, USA.
  • Alma L Davis married Otgene Davis, and had children including Amolie Amelia Davis, Elaina D Davis, Harold Lynn Davis, Unknown 1Died As An Infant, Unknown 2Died Is Instant, Zola V Davis.
  • Alma L Davis passed away in 1989 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Preston
1888–1959
Birth Location: Jackson, Mississippi, USA
EP
Zola Levy
1888–1968
Birth Location: Mississippi
ZL

Spouses(s)

Otgene Davis
1907–1993
Birth Location: Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA
OD

Children(s)

Harold Davis
1937–1972
Birth Location: Buffalo, New York
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Amolie Davis
1938–2011
Birth Location: Buffalo, Erie, New York
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Elaina Davis
1944–2021
Birth Location: New York
ED
Unknown instant
Birth Location: Unknown
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Alma Davis's Ancestors

Self
Alma Davis
1905–1989
Birth Place: Mississippi, USA
Parents
Edward Lee Preston
1888–1959
Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Zola Levy
1888–1968
Mississippi
Grandparents
Stephen (H.) Preston
1835–
Virginia
Nancy (Matilda (Preston)) Thames
1856–
Simpson County, Mississippi, USA
Chapman Levy
1853–1934
South Carolina
Priscilla ((Silla) Levy) Lomax
1861–
Raymond, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Unknown M
1805–
Delilah Preston
1818–1897
SQUIRE simp
1786–1859
Nancy Bishop
1823–1908
Polodon Levy
1806–
Delia Levy
1815–
Louis Lomax
1840–
Sallie Lomax
1825–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Poindexter
1785–1866
Dilly Perdue
1785–
Samuel Thames
1745–1810
Mary Thames
1772–1847
Ezekiel Bishop
1781–1850
Nancy Street
1782–1860
Hannah
1780–
Joseph Lomax
1750–1826
Ann THOMAS
1755–1817

Alma Davis's Descendants

1.
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Alma (L) Davis (20 Dec 1905–08/05/1989) m. Otgene Davis (15 Feb 1907–6 July 1993)
  1. 1. Harold (Lynn) Davis 1937–1972
  2. 2. Amolie ((Amelia)) Davis 1938–2011 m. Alonzo (Theodore Taylor) Jr 1938–2001
  3. 3. Elaina (D) Davis 1944–2021
  4. 4. Unknown (#2Died is) instant

Alma Davis's Timeline

10 Records

1905
20 Dec 1905
Birth of Alma L Davis in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1905
20 Dec 1905
Birth of Alma L Davis in Mississippi
Mississippi
1905
20 Dec 1905
Birth of Alma L Davis in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Alma L Davis resided here in Louisville Ward 11, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Louisville Ward 11, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 30
Alma L Davis resided here in Buffalo, Erie, New York
Buffalo, Erie, New York
1939
16 Oct 1939
Age 34
Alma L Davis was married in northeast, Pennsylvania, USA
northeast, Pennsylvania, USA
1940
1940
Age 35
Alma L Davis resided here in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
1950
1950
Age 45
Alma L Davis resided here in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
1956
1956
Age 51
Alma L Davis resided here in Buffalo, New York, USA
Buffalo, New York, USA
1989
08/05/1989
Age 84
Death of Alma L Davis in Buffalo, New York, USA
Buffalo, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1905
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York; Roll: 3068; Page: 27; Enumeration District: 65-144

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1905
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Louisville Ward 11, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: T625_581; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 185

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1905
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02825; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 64-95
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York; Roll: 3068; Page: 27; Enumeration District: 65-144

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1939
    Event Place: northeast, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Louisville Ward 11, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Louisville Ward 11, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: T625_581; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 185

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02825; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 64-95

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02825; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 64-95

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York; Roll: 3068; Page: 27; Enumeration District: 65-144

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Buffalo, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Buffalo, New York
    Record Source: U.S., Korean War Era Draft Cards, National Archives at St. Louis; St Louis, MO, USA; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series: Post-WWII through Vietnam Era Selective Service Records, New York; Series Number: 147-76-0214

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08051989
    Event Place: Buffalo, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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