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Eliza M (Buttry) Davis 1878–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 February 1878

Birth Location: Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 15 June 1954

Death Location: Sneedville, Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Joab Buttry

Mother: Sarah Buttry

Spouse(s): Robert Davis

Children(s): Cleo Winkles, Myrtle Barger, Martha Surgenor, Nellie Livesay, Lixzie Testerman, Broten Davis, Robert Davis

In 1878, Eliza M (Buttry) Davis entered the world in Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Joab H Buttry And Sarah Sallie Seal Greene Buttry. Eliza M (Buttry) Davis married Robert Dudley Davis, and had children including Broten Eugene Davis, Cleo Davis Winkles, Lixzie Testerman, Martha Mabel Davis Surgenor, Myrtle Ruth Davis Salyer Barger, Nellie Pauline Davis Livesay, Robert Chester Davis. Eliza M (Buttry) Davis passed away in 1954 in Sneedville, Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1878, Eliza M (Buttry) Davis entered the world in Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Joab H Buttry And Sarah Sallie Seal Greene Buttry.
  • Eliza M (Buttry) Davis married Robert Dudley Davis, and had children including Broten Eugene Davis, Cleo Davis Winkles, Lixzie Testerman, Martha Mabel Davis Surgenor, Myrtle Ruth Davis Salyer Barger, Nellie Pauline Davis Livesay, Robert Chester Davis.
  • Eliza M (Buttry) Davis passed away in 1954 in Sneedville, Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Eliza Davis's Ancestors

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Eliza Davis
1878–1954
Birth Place: Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Joab H. Buttry
1832–1903
Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America
Sarah (‘Sallie’ (Seal) Greene) Buttry
1846–1916
Tennessee
Grandparents
Samuel Seals
1815–
Tennessee, USA
Nancy ((Brewer)) Seals
1816–1891
Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Howell Brewer
1790–1886
Short
1794–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ambrose Brewer
1753–1855
Mary Richardson
1761–1847

Eliza Davis's Descendants

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Eliza (M (Buttry)) Davis (25 February 1878–15 June 1954) m. Robert (Dudley) Davis (20 Feb 1874–13 May 1941)
  1. 1. Cleo ((Davis)) Winkles 1902–1988
  2. 2. Myrtle (Ruth (Davis) Salyer) Barger 1916–2008 m. Hugh (Powell) Barger 1920–2009 m. Coy (Earl) Salyer 1913–1982
  3. 3. Martha (Mabel (Davis)) Surgenor 1898–1923 m. Abijah (Allen) Surgenor 1895–1963
    1. 1. Argelene Greene 1920–1998 m. Ambrose (Kyle) Green 1915–1996
      1. 1. Joe (Dwight) Greene 1945–1945
      2. 2. Vivian (Euvonne) Greene 1941–1942
    2. 2. Child Surgenor 1923–1923
  4. 4. Nellie (Pauline (Davis)) Livesay 1907–1992 m. Charles (Ambrose) Livesay 1898–1980
  5. 5. Lixzie Testerman 1901–
  6. 6. Broten (Eugene) Davis 1909–1989 m. Dovie (Nina (Bowlin) Davis) Rhea 1915–2008 m. Eda (Viola (Brewer)) Davis 1914–1981
    1. 1. Joe (A) Davis 1941–2018
    2. 2. Jack (Eugene) Davis 1946–1947
  7. 7. Robert (Chester) Davis 1904–1998 m. Verda (E (Brewer)) Davis 1906–1984

Eliza Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1878
25 February 1878
Birth of Eliza M (Buttry) Davis in Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America
1954
15 June 1954
Age 76
Death of Eliza M (Buttry) Davis in Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 February 1878
    Event Place: Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 June 1954
    Event Place: Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sneedville, Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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