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Elsie Pearl Davis 1885–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jun 1885

Birth Location: Jefferson County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 12 Apr 1972

Death Location: Jefferson County, Illinois, USA

Father: Samual Davis

Mother: Mary Livesay

Spouse(s): Charles West

Children(s): Clyde West, Effie West, Wilma West, William West, Laura West, Charles West, Donald West, Marjorie West, Dorothy West, James West

Elsie Pearl Davis was born in 1885 in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA, the child of Samual Davis And Mary Catherine Livesay. In 1900, Elsie Pearl Davis resided in Grisham, Montgomery, Illinois, USA. In 1910, Elsie Pearl Davis resided in Ball Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA. Elsie Pearl Davis married Charles O West, and had children including Charles Jackson West, Clyde West, Donald Otto West, Dorothy Pearl West, Effie Vincta West, James Darvin West, Laura Opal West, Marjorie Maude West, William I West, Wilma West. Elsie Pearl Davis passed away in 1972 in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Elsie Pearl Davis was born in 1885 in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA, the child of Samual Davis And Mary Catherine Livesay.
  • In 1900, Elsie Pearl Davis resided in Grisham, Montgomery, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1910, Elsie Pearl Davis resided in Ball Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA.
  • Elsie Pearl Davis married Charles O West, and had children including Charles Jackson West, Clyde West, Donald Otto West, Dorothy Pearl West, Effie Vincta West, James Darvin West, Laura Opal West, Marjorie Maude West, William I West, Wilma West.
  • Elsie Pearl Davis passed away in 1972 in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elsie Davis's Ancestors

Self
Elsie Davis
1885–1972
Birth Place: Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Samual Davis
1853–1924
Hoyleton, Washington, Illinois, USA
Mary (Catherine) Livesay
1856–1890
Washington County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Hastin (C) Davis
1825–1910
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Margarette (P) Moore
1829–1903
North Carolina, USA
Lorenzo (Mastin) Livesay
1825–1876
Maury, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Margaret (Jane) Thompson
1828–1868
Blount, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Livesay
1797–1855
Lydia Fitzgerald
1807–1898
Isaiah Thompson
1796–1865
Hannah Phillips
1797–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Livesay
1754–1832
Rebecca Carter
1762–1844
Abraham Phillips
1769–1830
Elizabeth Phillips
1772–1845

Elsie Davis's Descendants

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Elsie (Pearl) Davis (18 Jun 1885–12 Apr 1972) m. Charles (O) West (12 May 1872–17 Jul 1951)
  1. 1. Clyde West 1898–1983 m. Myrtle Jones 1897–1983
    1. 1. Herschel (Guy) West 1926–2001 m. Fern (Dora) Biggs 1928–1988
    2. 2. Edwin (West) Jr 1917–1917
    3. 3. Thomas (F) West 1920–2002 m. Betty Cambron 1926–2020
    4. 4. Joe (Robert) West 1925–2004
  2. 2. Effie (Vincta) West 1917–
  3. 3. Wilma West 1904–
  4. 4. William (I) West 1910–
  5. 5. Laura ("Opal") West 1905–1925
  6. 6. Charles (Jackson) West 1907–1990
  7. 7. Donald (Otto) West 1917–2003 m. Dorothy (Maria) Barnett 1918–1982
  8. 8. Marjorie (Maude) West 1925–2011 m. Noble (Loren "Cotton" Risley) Sr 1919–1998
    1. 1. Terry (Lynn) Risley 1950–2007
    2. 2. Larry (Dean) Risley 1946–2011
    3. 3. Jerry (Leon Risley) Sr 1948–2014
    4. 4. Noble (Eugene Risley) Jr 1942–2020
  9. 9. Dorothy (Pearl) West 1912–2002 m. Bail (Bryant) Flatt 1900–1977 m. Felix (S) Kiselewski 1908–1967
    1. 1. Felix (Leonard) Kiselewski 1935–2011
  10. 10. James (Darvin) West 1920–2009 m. Ethel (Grace) Hoorebeke 1921–2007
    1. 1. Linda (Sue) West 1946–2001

Elsie Davis's Timeline

10 Records

1885
18 Jun 1885
Birth of Elsie Pearl Davis in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 15
Elsie Pearl Davis resided here in Grisham, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Grisham, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 25
Elsie Pearl Davis resided here in Ball Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Ball Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 35
Elsie Pearl Davis resided here in Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 45
Elsie Pearl Davis resided here in Bald Hill, Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Bald Hill, Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 50
Elsie Pearl Davis resided here in Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois
Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 55
Elsie Pearl Davis resided here in Bald Hill Twp, Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Bald Hill Twp, Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 65
Elsie Pearl Davis resided here in Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1963
1963
Age 78
Elsie Pearl Davis resided here in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA
1972
12 Apr 1972
Age 87
Death of Elsie Pearl Davis in Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1885
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grisham, Montgomery, Illinois; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1240331
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: 1670; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 41-5

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Grisham, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grisham, Montgomery, Illinois; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1240331

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ball Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bald Hill, Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Bald Hill Twp, Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: 1670; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 41-5

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1963
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1972
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Elsie Davis West 12 Apr 1972

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sesser, Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Mt. Vernon Register-News; Publication Date: 13 Apr 1972; Publication Place: MT Vernon, Illinois, USA; ,0.4282819,0.13980882,0.6443106&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1972
    Event Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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