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Bessie Davis 1903–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6-16-1903

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 21 Aug 1972

Death Location: Troy, Pike County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: John Kelley

Mother: Eliza Motes

Spouse(s): Joseph Davis

Children(s): Mary Davis

Bessie Davis was born in 1903 in Alabama, the child of John Madison Kelley And Eliza Florina Motes. In 1935, Bessie Davis resided in Troy, Pike, Alabama. Bessie Davis married Joseph Joe Madison Davis, and had children including Mary Carolyn Davis. Bessie Davis passed away in 1972 in Troy, Pike County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie Davis was born in 1903 in Alabama, the child of John Madison Kelley And Eliza Florina Motes.
  • In 1935, Bessie Davis resided in Troy, Pike, Alabama.
  • Bessie Davis married Joseph Joe Madison Davis, and had children including Mary Carolyn Davis.
  • Bessie Davis passed away in 1972 in Troy, Pike County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Kelley
1863–1950
Birth Location: Kings, Pike, Alabama, USA
JK
Eliza Motes
1870–1956
Birth Location: Ansley, AL
EM

Spouses(s)

Joseph Davis
1900–1970
Birth Location: Pike, Alabama, USA,
JD

Children(s)

Mary Davis
1931–2021
Birth Location: Pike Co, Alabama
MD

Bessie Davis's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Davis
1903–1972
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
John Madison Kelley
1863–1950
Kings, Pike, Alabama, USA
Eliza (Florina) Motes
1870–1956
Ansley, AL
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Davis's Descendants

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Bessie Davis (6-16-1903–21 Aug 1972) m. Joseph ((Joe) Madison) Davis (22 Nov 1900–19 Aug 1970)
  1. 1. Mary (Carolyn) Davis 1931–2021 m. Hiram (Dellon Woodham) Jr 1928–1997
    1. 1. Thomas (Harlan) Woodham 1950–2022 m. Clara (Reese) Wright 1949–2008

Bessie Davis's Timeline

7 Records

1903
16 June 1903
Birth of Bessie Davis in Alabama, United States of America
Alabama, United States of America
1903
6-16-1903
Birth of Bessie Davis in Alabama
Alabama
1935
1935
Age 32
Bessie Davis resided here in Troy, Pike, Alabama
Troy, Pike, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 37
Bessie Davis resided here in Troy, Pike, Alabama, USA
Troy, Pike, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 47
Bessie Davis resided here in Troy, Pike, Alabama, USA
Troy, Pike, Alabama, USA
1972
21 August 1972
Age 69
Death of Bessie Davis in Troy, Pike County, Alabama, United States of America
Troy, Pike County, Alabama, United States of America
1972
21 Aug 1972
Age 69
Death of Bessie Davis in Troy, Pike, Alabama, USA
Troy, Pike, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 June 1903
    Event Place: Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Troy, Pike, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00075; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 55-4
    [2] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Alabama, County Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6-16-1903
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Troy, Pike, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00075; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 55-4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Troy, Pike, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Troy, Pike, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00075; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 55-4

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Troy, Pike, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Troy, Pike, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00075; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 55-4

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Troy, Pike, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 August 1972
    Event Place: Troy, Pike County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1972
    Event Place: Troy, Pike, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Troy, Pike County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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