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Dora L. Davis 1864–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 February 1864

Birth Location: Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 27 November 1952

Death Location: Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Sgt. Davis

Mother: Emily John

Spouse(s): Benjamin Gresham

Children(s): Wilbur Gresham, Vernon Gresham, B Gresham, Shirley Gresham, Charley Gresham, Kittie Gresham

Dora L. Davis was born in 1864 in Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Sgt Gallant R Davis And Emily Petti John. Dora L. Davis married Benjamin Joseph Gresham, and had children including B D Gresham, Charley Jenning Gresham, Kittie Chester Gresham, Shirley Lewis Gresham, Vernon B Gresham, Wilbur Owen Gresham. Dora L. Davis passed away in 1952 in Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dora L. Davis was born in 1864 in Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Sgt Gallant R Davis And Emily Petti John.
  • Dora L. Davis married Benjamin Joseph Gresham, and had children including B D Gresham, Charley Jenning Gresham, Kittie Chester Gresham, Shirley Lewis Gresham, Vernon B Gresham, Wilbur Owen Gresham.
  • Dora L. Davis passed away in 1952 in Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dora Davis's Ancestors

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Dora Davis
1864–1952
Birth Place: Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
Sgt. Gallant R. Davis
1829–1893
Georgia
Emily (Petti) John
1833–1900
Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
James (Loveless) Davis
1803–1879
South Carolina, United States
Nancy Floyd
1808–1878
GA
Andrew (Jackson Pettijohn) Sr
1801–1871
Gallia, Ohio, USA
Mary Haworth
1809–1873
Clinton County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Davis
1770–1852
Dorothy Mason
1781–1854
Garland Floyd
1768–1867
Nancy Abercombie
1788–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Davis
1747–1818
*Agnes (Davis)
1752–1813
John Noble
1755–1795
Margaret Gibson
1753–

Dora Davis's Descendants

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Dora (L.) Davis (6 February 1864–27 November 1952) m. Benjamin (Joseph) Gresham (26 Jan 1860–3 Feb 1938)
  1. 1. Wilbur (Owen) Gresham 1884–1968
  2. 2. Vernon (B) Gresham 1886–1979
  3. 3. B (D) Gresham 1888–1961
  4. 4. Shirley (Lewis) Gresham 1894–1949 m. Mary (Edna) Smith 1898–1988
  5. 5. Charley (Jenning) Gresham 1892–1921
  6. 6. Kittie (Chester) Gresham 1899–1991

Dora Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1864
6 February 1864
Birth of Dora L. Davis in Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America
Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America
1952
27 November 1952
Age 88
Death of Dora L. Davis in Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America
Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 February 1864
    Event Place: Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 November 1952
    Event Place: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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