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Elma E Davis 1876–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1876

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 27 January 1958

Death Location: Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: William Davis

Mother: Marindy Hopkins

Spouse(s): Decatur Tollison

Children(s): Viola Tollison, Robert Tollison, David Tollison, Edgar Tollison, William Tollison, Alvin Tollison, Raven Tollison, Lewis Tollison

Elma E Davis was born in 1876 in South Carolina, the child of William M Davis And Marindy Lulu Hopkins. In 1880, Elma E Davis resided in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. Elma E Davis married Decatur Chandler Tollison, and had children including Alvin Thomas Tollison, David Ernest Tollison, Edgar William Tollison, Lewis Walter Tollison, Raven Earl Tollison, Robert Lee Tollison, Viola Gertrude Tollison, William Grady Tollison. Elma E Davis passed away in 1958 in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elma E Davis was born in 1876 in South Carolina, the child of William M Davis And Marindy Lulu Hopkins.
  • In 1880, Elma E Davis resided in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • Elma E Davis married Decatur Chandler Tollison, and had children including Alvin Thomas Tollison, David Ernest Tollison, Edgar William Tollison, Lewis Walter Tollison, Raven Earl Tollison, Robert Lee Tollison, Viola Gertrude Tollison, William Grady Tollison.
  • Elma E Davis passed away in 1958 in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elma Davis's Ancestors

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Elma Davis
1876–1958
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
William M. Davis
1844–1925
Marindy (Lulu) Hopkins
1851–1914
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Marson) Davis
1810–1850
Virginia
Mary Morris
1812–
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elma Davis's Descendants

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Elma (E) Davis (10 May 1876–27 January 1958) m. Decatur (Chandler) Tollison (19 September 1870–13 July 1934)
  1. 1. Viola (Gertrude) Tollison 1900–1982 m. John (Andrew) Woodson 1890–1964
    1. 1. Pauline Woodson 1920–1924
    2. 2. John (Decatur) Woodson 1926–1989 m. Imogene Bagwell 1925–1991
      1. 1. Betty (Juanita) Woodson 1947–2021
      2. 2. Mildred (Ann) Woodson 1948–2017
      3. 3. William (Earl) Woodson 1951–2020
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Pressley 1922–2007
  2. 2. Robert (Lee) Tollison 1906–1984
  3. 3. David (Ernest) Tollison 1897–1967 m. Katie Davis 1901–1992
    1. 1. Tecora Mackey 1940–2009
    2. 2. Joyce (Elizabeth) Tollison 1932–1998 m. John (Thomas) McKee 1925–1984
    3. 3. Agnes (C) Hooper 1920–2012
    4. 4. Mamie (Bertha) Bayne 1918–2002
    5. 5. Ernest (D) Tollison 1924–1973
    6. 6. Betty (Jewel) Kelly 1938–1968
    7. 7. Bobbie Crawford 1930–1993
  4. 4. Edgar (William) Tollison 1905–1989
  5. 5. William (Grady) Tollison 1908–1995
  6. 6. Alvin (Thomas) Tollison 1912–1948
  7. 7. Raven (Earl) Tollison 1915–2001
  8. 8. Lewis (Walter) Tollison 1896–1948

Elma Davis's Timeline

5 Records

1876
10 May 1876
Birth of Elma E Davis in South Carolina
South Carolina
1876
10 May 1876
Birth of Elma E Davis
None
1880
1880
Age 4
Elma E Davis resided here in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 34
Elma E Davis resided here in Oaklawn, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Oaklawn, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1958
27 January 1958
Age 82
Death of Elma E Davis
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1876
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: 1230; Page: 130A; Enumeration District: 085
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1876
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: 1230; Page: 130A; Enumeration District: 085

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Oaklawn, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 January 1958
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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