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Elsie Laura Davis 1898 – 1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 March 1898

Birth Location: Saint Francis, Marion County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 25 August 1985

Death Location: Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, United States of America

Father: William Davis

Mother: Mary Scalf

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Elsie Laura Davis was born in 1898 in Saint Francis, Marion County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of William Preston Davis and Mary Ellen Scalf. Elsie Laura Davis passed away in 1985 in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elsie Laura Davis was born in 1898 in Saint Francis, Marion County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of William Preston Davis and Mary Ellen Scalf.
  • Elsie Laura Davis passed away in 1985 in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, United States of America.

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Elsie Davis's Ancestors

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Elsie Davis
1898 – 1985
Birth Place: Saint Francis, Marion County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
William Preston Davis
1860 – 1906
Martin County, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Ellen) Scalf
1871 – 1946
Barbourville, Knox, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Burdit Davis
1825 –
Kentucky
Nancy Davis
1823 – 1904
Kentucky
Thomas (Jefferson) Scalf
1839 – 1905
Clay, Kentucky, United States
Martha (Elonora) Hammonds
1840 – 1896
Clay County, Kentucky, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Peter Scalf
1815 – 1898
Charlotte Jackson
1821 – 1903
Elijah Hammond
1819 – 1876
Nancy Crook
1821 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Scalf
1765 – 1848
Edeah Carlisile
1765 – 1859
Obediah Hammons
1792 – 1854
Susannah Garland
1795 – 1850
Hezekiah Crook
1785 – 1860
Mary Burns
1786 – 1850

Elsie Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1898
9 March 1898
Birth of Elsie Laura Davis in Saint Francis, Marion County, Kentucky, United States of America
Saint Francis, Marion County, Kentucky, United States of America
1985
25 August 1985
Age 87
Death of Elsie Laura Davis in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, United States of America
Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 March 1898
    Event Place: Saint Francis, Marion County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 August 1985
    Event Place: Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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