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Benjamin Harrison Davis 1927 – 1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1927

Birth Location: Tunica, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 4 Nov 1980

Death Location: Cook County, Illinois, USA

Father: Benjamin Davis

Mother: Nannie Braddock

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Benjamin Harrison Davis Jr was born in 1927 in Tunica, Mississippi, USA, the child of Benjamin Harrison Davis and Nannie Lela Braddock. In 1930, Benjamin Harrison Davis Jr resided in Beat 2, Beat 2, Tunica, Mississippi, USA. In 1935, Benjamin Harrison Davis Jr resided in Hollywood, Tunica, Mississippi. Benjamin Harrison Davis Jr passed away in 1980 in Cook County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Harrison Davis Jr was born in 1927 in Tunica, Mississippi, USA, the child of Benjamin Harrison Davis and Nannie Lela Braddock.
  • In 1930, Benjamin Harrison Davis Jr resided in Beat 2, Beat 2, Tunica, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1935, Benjamin Harrison Davis Jr resided in Hollywood, Tunica, Mississippi.
  • Benjamin Harrison Davis Jr passed away in 1980 in Cook County, Illinois, USA.

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Benjamin Davis's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Davis
1927 – 1980
Birth Place: Tunica, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Benjamin Harrison Davis
1891 – 1976
Mississippi, USA
Nannie (Lela) Braddock
1898 – 1959
Walnut, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Charley Braddock
1854 – 1933
Ripley, Tippah County, Mississippi, United States of America
Mary (Jane) Hopkins
1867 –
Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Braddock
1819 –
Patrince Finger
1830 – 1930
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Davis's Timeline

8 Records

1927
7 Dec 1927
Birth of Benjamin Harrison Davis Jr in Tunica, Mississippi, USA
Tunica, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 3
Benjamin Harrison Davis Jr resided here in Beat 2, Beat 2, Tunica, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Beat 2, Tunica, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 8
Benjamin Harrison Davis Jr resided here in Hollywood, Tunica, Mississippi
Hollywood, Tunica, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 13
Benjamin Harrison Davis Jr resided here in Beat 2, Tunica, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Tunica, Mississippi, USA
1945
1945
Age 18
Benjamin Harrison Davis Jr resided here in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
1950
1950
Age 23
Benjamin Harrison Davis Jr resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 24
Benjamin Harrison Davis Jr resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
1980
4 Nov 1980
Age 53
Death of Benjamin Harrison Davis Jr in Cook County, Illinois, USA
Cook County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1927
    Event Place: Tunica, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 72
    [2] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [3] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 3237; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 103-488

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 2, Beat 2, Tunica, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Hollywood, Tunica, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 2, Tunica, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 72

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, 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: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 3237; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 103-488

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1980
    Event Place: Cook County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988, Cook County Clerk; Chicago, IL; Cook County Genealogy Records (Deaths)
    [2] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [3] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chgo Ill, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007

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