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Eliza (Seal) Davis 1858–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jun 1858

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 2 Mar 1917

Death Location: Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Samuel Seals

Mother: Nancy Seals

Spouse(s): John Davis

Children(s): Zania Tyler, Mattie Remine, Mary Pearson, Katie Davis, Jesse Davis, Emory Sr, John Davis, Samuel Davis, Sallie Jackson

Eliza (Seal) Davis was born in 1858 in Tennessee, the child of Samuel Seals And Nancy Brewer Seals. In 1860, Eliza (Seal) Davis resided in Murrel, War Creek, Hancock, Tennessee, USA. In 1900, Eliza (Seal) Davis resided in Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee, USA. Eliza (Seal) Davis married John Wesley Davis, and had children including Emory Arthur Davis Sr, Jesse Davis, John Wesley Davis, Katie Davis, Mary Artie Mollie Davis Pearson, Mattie Dae Davis Remine, Sallie Davis Jackson, Samuel Carson Davis, Zania Davis Tyler. Eliza (Seal) Davis passed away in 1917 in Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Eliza (Seal) Davis was born in 1858 in Tennessee, the child of Samuel Seals And Nancy Brewer Seals.
  • In 1860, Eliza (Seal) Davis resided in Murrel, War Creek, Hancock, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1900, Eliza (Seal) Davis resided in Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee, USA.
  • Eliza (Seal) Davis married John Wesley Davis, and had children including Emory Arthur Davis Sr, Jesse Davis, John Wesley Davis, Katie Davis, Mary Artie Mollie Davis Pearson, Mattie Dae Davis Remine, Sallie Davis Jackson, Samuel Carson Davis, Zania Davis Tyler.
  • Eliza (Seal) Davis passed away in 1917 in Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Seals
1815–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Nancy Seals
1816–1891
Birth Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
NS

Spouses(s)

John Davis
1851–1934
Birth Location: Lee Valley, Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Children(s)

Zania Tyler
1880–1956
Birth Location: Tennessee
ZT
Mattie Remine
1885–1937
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
MR
Mary Pearson
1873–1946
Birth Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America
MP
Katie Davis
1897–1907
Birth Location: Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
KD
Jesse Davis
1873–1937
Birth Location: –
JD
Emory Sr
1887–1930
Birth Location: Treadway, Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America
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John Davis
1892–1969
Birth Location: Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
JD
Samuel Davis
1890–1958
Birth Location: Treadway, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
SD
Sallie Jackson
1876–1941
Birth Location: Hancock County, Tennessee
SJ

Eliza Davis's Ancestors

Self
Eliza Davis
1858–1917
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Samuel Seals
1815–
Tennessee, USA
Nancy ((Brewer)) Seals
1816–1891
Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Howell (Cobb) Brewer
1790–1886
Moore County, North Carolina, United States of America
Short
1794–1834
Hawkins Co, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ambrose Brewer
1753–1855
Mary Richardson
1761–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Boyce (Brewer)
1733–1790
Marion May
1722–1756
William Richardson
1735–1783
Sarah Carthage
1741–1801

Eliza Davis's Descendants

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Eliza ((Seal)) Davis (27 Jun 1858–2 Mar 1917) m. John (Wesley) Davis (3 November 1851–1 April 1934)
  1. 1. Zania ((Davis)) Tyler 1880–1956 m. John (O) Tyler 1871–
    1. 1. Eugene (?) Tyler 1911–
    2. 2. Irine Tyler 1916–
    3. 3. John (A ?) Tyler 1914–
    4. 4. Gaines (A.) Tyler 1904–1959
    5. 5. Victor Tyler 1908–
    6. 6. George (L) Tyler 1906–
    7. 7. Henry Tyler 1901–
  2. 2. Mattie (Dae (Davis)) Remine 1885–1937
    1. 1. Catherine (Davis) Remine 1910–
  3. 3. Mary (Artie ‘Mollie’ (Davis)) Pearson 1873–1946 m. Stokeley Pierson 1869–
    1. 1. Vola Pearson 1894–
    2. 2. Kester Pearson 1889–
    3. 3. Burdette Pearson 1904–
    4. 4. Elmer (F) Pierson 1902–
    5. 5. Fred (D) Pierson 1907–
  4. 4. Katie Davis 1897–1907
  5. 5. Jesse Davis 1873–1937
  6. 6. Emory (Arthur Davis) Sr 1887–1930 m. Eva (Fay (Bewely)) Davis 1887–1972
    1. 1. Emory (Arthur Davis) Jr 1924– m. Sybel ((Parker)) Davis 1925–1993
    2. 2. Edwin (Patton Davis) Sr 1926–2012 m. June (Nelson) Davis 1930–2016
  7. 7. John (Wesley) Davis 1892–1969 m. Edith ((Gray)) Davis 1897–1988
  8. 8. Samuel (Carson) Davis 1890–1958 m. Lula (A.) Davis 1898–1991 m. Edna 1890–1910
    1. 1. Marshall (Lafayette) Davis 1917–1991
    2. 2. Margret (E (Davis)) Odell 1911–2005 m. Dan (G.) Odell 1902–1988
      1. 1. Dana (Patric) O'Dell 1950–2018
      2. 2. William (Gordon ‘Bill’) Odell 1931–2023
    3. 3. Samuel (Edward) Davis 1910–1977 m. Lucile Davis 1914–1975
    4. 4. Louise Davis 1915–
  9. 9. Sallie ((Davis)) Jackson 1876–1941 m. Mchenry Jackson 1871–1949
    1. 1. Anna (Ruth (Jackson)) Bible 1910–1981 m. Robert (Howell Bible) Sr 1908–2005
      1. 1. Robert (Howell Bible) Jr 1935–2020 m. Patricia (Bible) Steele 1937–2006
    2. 2. John (D) Jackson 1905–
    3. 3. Elonzo (T) Jackson 1897–

Eliza Davis's Timeline

5 Records

1858
27 Jun 1858
Birth of Eliza (Seal) Davis in Tennessee
Tennessee
1860
1860
Age 2
Eliza (Seal) Davis resided here in Murrel, War Creek, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
Murrel, War Creek, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 42
Eliza (Seal) Davis resided here in Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee, USA
Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee, USA
1917
28 February 1917
Age 59
Death of Eliza (Seal) Davis in Russellville, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States of America
Russellville, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States of America
1917
2 Mar 1917
Age 59
Burial of Eliza (Seal) Davis in Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States of America
Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1858
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 64
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee; Roll: 1575; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0058
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Murrel, War Creek, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee; Roll: 1575; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0058

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 February 1917
    Event Place: Russellville, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 64
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1917
    Event Place: Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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