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Eli M Davis 1837–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jun 1837

Birth Location: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 20 Oct 1908

Death Location: New Lexington, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: William Davis

Mother: Martha Willingham

Spouse(s): Talitha Freeman

Children(s): Sarah (Savage), Martha (Jenkins), William Davis, Jessie Davis, Rhoda (Fulmer), Willis Davis, Pauline Davis, Jefferson Davis, Leinor Davis, Sarah Taylor

Eli M Davis was born in 1837 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, the child of William Willis Davis And Martha Willingham. Eli M Davis married Talitha Cumi Freeman, and had children including Jefferson Davis, Jessie Davis, Leinor Davis, Martha Davis Jenkins, Pauline Davis, Rhoda E Davis Fulmer, Sarah Jane Sallie Davis Savage, Sarah Jane Taylor, William Nimrod Davis, Willis S Davis. Eli M Davis passed away in 1908 in New Lexington, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Eli M Davis was born in 1837 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, the child of William Willis Davis And Martha Willingham.
  • Eli M Davis married Talitha Cumi Freeman, and had children including Jefferson Davis, Jessie Davis, Leinor Davis, Martha Davis Jenkins, Pauline Davis, Rhoda E Davis Fulmer, Sarah Jane Sallie Davis Savage, Sarah Jane Taylor, William Nimrod Davis, Willis S Davis.
  • Eli M Davis passed away in 1908 in New Lexington, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Eli Davis's Ancestors

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Eli Davis
1837–1908
Birth Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Parents
William Willis Davis
1804–1880
Georgia
Martha Willingham
1813–1877
Georgia
Grandparents
Elizabeth Davis
1775–1850
North Carolina, United States of America
Thomas (Slade) Willingham
1776–1850
Georgia, USA
Sarah (Catherine) Garnett
1785–1796
Columbia County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nancy Garnett
1741–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthony Garnett
1709–1803
Elizabeth Jones
1710–1794

Eli Davis's Descendants

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Eli (M) Davis (13 Jun 1837–20 Oct 1908) m. Talitha (Cumi) Freeman (abt 1841–3 May 1927)
  1. 1. Sarah (Jane “Sallie” Davis) (Savage) 1859–1929 m. Zachariah (Thomas "Tom") Savage 1859–1929
    1. 1. Doshia\Doshie (Smith) 1891–1967 m. Thomas (J) Smith 1880–1975
      1. 1. Petty Smith 1936–1971 m. Jerry (Clayton) Waller 1938–2007
      2. 2. Zara\Zora (B) Smith 1908–
      3. 3. Dalyn\Dealyn\Deelyn (W.) Smith 1925–1999
      4. 4. Veola (Smith) (Foster) 1915–
      5. 5. Milford Smith 1918–
      6. 6. Claude (T) Smith 1912–
      7. 7. Tip Smith 1922–
      8. 8. Lee (“LC”) Smith 1920–
      9. 9. Phebia (A) Smith 1913–
      10. 10. Clara (Mae Smith) (Gordon) 1905–1932
    2. 2. Dewey Savage 1900–1977
    3. 3. William Savage 1897–1975
    4. 4. Zan (Thomas) Savage 1882–1967
    5. 5. Cornelia (H) Evans 1884–1962
  2. 2. Martha (Davis) (Jenkins) 1873–1954
  3. 3. William (Nimrod) Davis 1870–1953
  4. 4. Jessie Davis 1880–1918
  5. 5. Rhoda (E. Davis) (Fulmer) 1861–1930
  6. 6. Willis (S.) Davis 1876–1952
  7. 7. Pauline Davis 1863–
  8. 8. Jefferson Davis 1879–
  9. 9. Leinor Davis 1865–
  10. 10. Sarah (Jane) Taylor 1861–1910 m. Thomas (Washington) Smith 1852–1930
    1. 1. Thomas (J) Smith 1880–1975 m. Doshia\Doshie (Smith) 1891–1967

Eli Davis's Timeline

6 Records

1837
13 Jun 1837
Birth of Eli M Davis in New Lexington, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
New Lexington, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
1837
13 Jun 1837
Birth of Eli M Davis in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
1859
25 Jan 1859
Age 22
Eli M Davis was married in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
1859
27 Jan 1859
Age 22
Eli M Davis was married in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
1908
20 October 1908
Age 71
Death of Eli M Davis in New Lexington, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
New Lexington, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
1908
20 Oct 1908
Age 71
Death of Eli M Davis in New Lexington, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
New Lexington, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1837
    Event Place: New Lexington, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1837
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1859
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1859
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 October 1908
    Event Place: New Lexington, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1908
    Event Place: New Lexington, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Lexington, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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