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Dwight Newton Davis 1896–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1896

Birth Location: Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 11 Jan 1978

Death Location: Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

Father: Oliver Davis

Mother: Amanda Sankey

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The story of Dwight Newton Davis began in 1896 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. In 1934, Dwight Newton Davis resided in Jamestown, Mercer, Pennsylvania. Dwight Newton Davis passed away in 1978 in Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Dwight Newton Davis began in 1896 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1934, Dwight Newton Davis resided in Jamestown, Mercer, Pennsylvania.
  • Dwight Newton Davis passed away in 1978 in Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.

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Dwight Davis's Ancestors

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Dwight Davis
1896–1978
Birth Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Parents
Oliver Newton Davis
1856–1934
Richhill Twp, Greene County, Pennsylvania
Amanda (Mary) Sankey
1858–1946
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Ezekial (Elder) Sankey
1811–1886
Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth Shoaff
1822–1898
Neshannock, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Shoaff
1799–
Elenor Moore
1799–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dwight Davis's Timeline

3 Records

1896
16 Mar 1896
Birth of Dwight Newton Davis in Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
1934
13 Mar 1934
Age 38
Dwight Newton Davis resided here in Jamestown, Mercer, Pennsylvania
Jamestown, Mercer, Pennsylvania
1978
11 Jan 1978
Age 82
Death of Dwight Newton Davis in Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1896
    Event Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, WWI Veterans Service and Compensation Files

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1934
    Event Place: Jamestown, Mercer, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, WWI Veterans Service and Compensation Files

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1978
    Event Place: Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

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