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Clarence Roy Davis 1898 – 1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: SEP 1898

Birth Location: Dyer County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 16 FEB 1957

Death Location: Dyer County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Edmond Davis

Mother: Elizabeth Gills

Spouse(s): Lola Brown

Children(s): Floyd Davis, Emma Davis, Roy Davis, Thelbert Davis

According to available records, Clarence Roy Davis was born in 1898 in Dyer County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Edmond Monroe Davis and Elizabeth Ann Gills. Following those early years, Clarence Roy Davis married Lola Adley Brown, and their family grew to include Floyd Alfred Davis, Emma Sue Davis, Roy Edward Davis and Thelbert Brown Davis. In the later years of life, Clarence Roy Davis died in 1957 in Dyer County, Tennessee, USA.

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Parents

Edmond Davis
1855 – 1914
Birth Location: Gibson, Tennessee, USA
ED
Elizabeth Gills
1859 – 1920
Birth Location: Obion County, Tennessee, United States of America
EG

Spouses(s)

Lola Brown
1903 – 1975
Birth Location: Crockett, Tennessee, USA
LB

Children(s)

Floyd Davis
1921 – 1985
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
FD
Emma Davis
1930 – 2011
Birth Location: USA
ED
Roy Davis
1927 – 1990
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
RD
Thelbert Davis
1932 – 1952
Birth Location: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
TD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: SEP 1898
    Event Place: Dyer County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Tennessee, Deaths, 1914-1966, United States, Census, 1900, United States, Census, 1920, United States, Census, 1930, United States, Census, 1940, United States, Census, 1950, United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: 145; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 23-39, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03889; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 23-24, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 13, Crockett, Tennessee; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2341972, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 28 June 2024), Clarence Roy Davis, 1917-1918., "United States, Census, 1950", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Tue Mar 18 00:50:02 UTC 2025), Entry for Clarence R Davis and Lola Davis, 11 April 1950., "United States, Census, 1930", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sun Jul 14 07:24:53 UTC 2024), Entry for Clarence R Davis and Lola Davis, 1930., "United States, Census, 1920", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Wed Jan 22 04:16:20 UTC 2025), Entry for Clarence Davis and Lola Davis, 1920., "United States, Census, 1940", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sun Jan 05 07:00:38 UTC 2025), Entry for Clarence Davis and Lola Davis, 1940., "United States, Census, 1900", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Mon Jan 20 04:11:24 UTC 2025), Entry for Charley Davis and Stephen Williams, 1900., "Tennessee, Deaths, 1914-1966", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Fri Mar 08 06:05:30 UTC 2024), Entry for Clarence Roy Davis and Charles Edward Davis, 16 February 1957., Year: 1940; Census Place: Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03889; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 23-24, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: 145; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 23-39

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: 145; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 23-39, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03889; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 23-24, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 13, Crockett, Tennessee; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2341972, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03889; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 23-24, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: 145; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 23-39

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: 13 District, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: 145; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 23-39, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03889; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 23-24, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03889; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 23-24, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: 145; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 23-39

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 13, Crockett, Tennessee; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2341972

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 18 FEB 1957
    Event Place: Unionville, Dyer, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 FEB 1957
    Event Place: Dyer County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, Deaths, 1914-1966, "Tennessee, Deaths, 1914-1966", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Fri Mar 08 06:05:30 UTC 2024), Entry for Clarence Roy Davis and Charles Edward Davis, 16 February 1957.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Crockett, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03889; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 23-24

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: District 13, District 13, Crockett, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 13, Crockett, Tennessee; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2341972

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 7, Obion, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 13, Crockett, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: District 13, Crockett, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Crockett, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Unionville, Civil District 13, Dyer, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Crockett, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03889; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 23-24

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Dyer, Tennessee, 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: Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: 145; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 23-39

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 7, Obion, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 13, Crockett, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: District 13, Crockett, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Crockett, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Unionville, Civil District 13, Dyer, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Dyer, Tennessee, 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: Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: 145; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 23-39

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