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Betty Levesta Davis 1927–2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1927

Birth Location: Mannford, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Death Date: 25 Mar 2020

Death Location: Tuskegee, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Elijah Davis

Mother: Frances Sexton

Spouse(s): Lauren Phillips, Clifford Shelton

Children(s): Phillip Davis, Karen Shelton

In 1927, Betty Levesta Davis entered the world in Mannford, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States of America, born to Elijah Monroe Davis And Frances Lee Fannie Sexton. Betty Levesta Davis married Clifford Leroy Shelton, Lauren Elijah Eugene Phillips, and had children including Karen Sue Shelton, Phillip Davis. Betty Levesta Davis passed away in 2020 in Tuskegee, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1927, Betty Levesta Davis entered the world in Mannford, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States of America, born to Elijah Monroe Davis And Frances Lee Fannie Sexton.
  • Betty Levesta Davis married Clifford Leroy Shelton, Lauren Elijah Eugene Phillips, and had children including Karen Sue Shelton, Phillip Davis.
  • Betty Levesta Davis passed away in 2020 in Tuskegee, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Davis
1892–1955
Birth Location: Mountainburg, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
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Frances Sexton
1893–1986
Birth Location: Mountainburg, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lauren Phillips
1925–1992
Birth Location: Boswell, Oklahoma, USA
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Clifford Shelton
1928–2007
Birth Location: Edna, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States of America
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Children(s)

Phillip Davis
1943–2020
Birth Location: Sand Springs, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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Karen Shelton
1950–2020
Birth Location: Bristow, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States of America
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Betty Davis's Ancestors

Self
Betty Davis
1927–2020
Birth Place: Mannford, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Parents
Elijah Monroe Davis
1892–1955
Mountainburg, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
Frances (Lee "Fannie") Sexton
1893–1986
Mountainburg, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Francis (M) Davis
1867–1944
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Ann) Austin
1873–1942
Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States
William (James) Sexton
1842–1937
Green, Grant, Indiana, USA
Levista (A) Miller
1862–1942
Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Betty Davis's Descendants

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Betty (Levesta) Davis (19 Mar 1927–25 Mar 2020) m. Lauren (Elijah Eugene) Phillips (13 Oct 1925–26 Feb 1992) m. Clifford (Leroy) Shelton (27 January 1928–28 July 2007)
  1. 1. Phillip Davis 1943–2020
  2. 2. Karen (Sue) Shelton 1950–2020

Betty Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1927
19 Mar 1927
Birth of Betty Levesta Davis in Mannford, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Mannford, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States of America
2020
25 Mar 2020
Age 93
Death of Betty Levesta Davis in Okmulgee, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Okmulgee, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1927
    Event Place: Mannford, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 2020
    Event Place: Okmulgee, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tuskegee, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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