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Emily Isabella Hite Davis 1838 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Apr 1838

Birth Location: Sumter, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 10 April 1880

Death Location: Sweetwater, Marengo, Alabama, USA

Father: Robert Davis

Mother: Emily Finch

Spouse(s): Thomas Lewis

Children(s): Sarah Lewis, Jefferson Lewis, Thomas Lewis, Sarah Lewis, Harvy Lewis, Willie Lewis, Emmet Lewis, Mollie Lewis, Harvey Lewis, Elmer Lewis

The story of Emily Isabella Hite Davis began in 1838 in Sumter, Alabama, USA. In 1850, Emily Isabella Hite Davis resided in Clarke, Alabama, USA. In 1870, Emily Isabella Hite Davis resided in Dixons Mills, Marengo, Alabama, USA. Emily Isabella Hite Davis married Thomas James Lewis, and had children including Sarah Emily Lewis, Jefferson Davis Lewis, Thomas J Lewis, Sarah Emily Hite Lewis, Harvy W Lewis, Willie Belle Lewis, Emmet Wirt Lewis, Mollie Bert Lewis, Harvey Worth Lewis, Elmer Lewis. Emily Isabella Hite Davis passed away in 1880 in Sweetwater, Marengo, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Emily Isabella Hite Davis began in 1838 in Sumter, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1850, Emily Isabella Hite Davis resided in Clarke, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1870, Emily Isabella Hite Davis resided in Dixons Mills, Marengo, Alabama, USA.
  • Emily Isabella Hite Davis married Thomas James Lewis, and had children including Sarah Emily Lewis, Jefferson Davis Lewis, Thomas J Lewis, Sarah Emily Hite Lewis, Harvy W Lewis, Willie Belle Lewis, Emmet Wirt Lewis, Mollie Bert Lewis, Harvey Worth Lewis, Elmer Lewis.
  • Emily Isabella Hite Davis passed away in 1880 in Sweetwater, Marengo, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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Emily Davis's Ancestors

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Emily Davis
1838 – 1880
Birth Place: Sumter, Alabama, USA
Parents
Robert Dunham Davis
1809 – 1854
Marion, South Carolina, USA
Emily (Hite) Finch
1817 – 1844
North Carolina
Grandparents
Benjamin (Hight) Finch
1788 – 1822
North Carolina, USA
Matilda Wilson
1789 – 1881
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Wilson
1759 – 1844
Barbara Roper
1760 – 1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Moore
1724 – 1803
John Roper
1750 – 1797
Lucy Haws
1740 – 1803

Emily Davis's Descendants

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Emily (Isabella Hite) Davis (26 Apr 1838 – 10 April 1880) m. Thomas (James) Lewis (30 Jun 1836 – 2 Feb 1894)
  1. 1. Sarah (Emily) Lewis (1859 – )
  2. 2. Jefferson (Davis) Lewis (22 December 1861 – 8 June 1926)
  3. 3. Thomas (J) Lewis (abt 1864 – )
  4. 4. Sarah (Emily Hite) Lewis (1869 – )
  5. 5. Harvy (W) Lewis (abt 1869 – )
  6. 6. Willie (Belle) Lewis (15 Oct 1872 – 18 Aug 1898)
  7. 7. Emmet (Wirt) Lewis (1873 – )
  8. 8. Mollie (Bert) Lewis (1 May 1873 – 21 Feb 1939)
  9. 9. Harvey (Worth) Lewis (1875 – )
  10. 10. Elmer Lewis (1877 – )

Emily Davis's Timeline

4 Records

1838
26 Apr 1838
Birth of Emily Isabella Hite Davis in Sumter, Alabama, USA
Sumter, Alabama, USA
1850
1850
Age 12
Emily Isabella Hite Davis resided here in Clarke, Alabama, USA
Clarke, Alabama, USA
1870
1870
Age 32
Emily Isabella Hite Davis resided here in Dixons Mills, Marengo, Alabama, USA
Dixons Mills, Marengo, Alabama, USA
1880
10 April 1880
Age 42
Death of Emily Isabella Hite Davis in Sweetwater, Marengo, Alabama, USA
Sweetwater, Marengo, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1838
    Event Place: Sumter, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Dixons Mills, Marengo, Alabama; Roll: M593_28; Page: 368B; Family History Library Film: 545527
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Clarke, Alabama; Roll: 3; Page: 207B
    [3] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, Alabama State Department of Archives & History; Montgomery, Alabama; U.S. Census Mortality Schedules, Alabama, 1850-1880; Archive Roll Number: 4; Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Sweetwater, Marengo, Alabama; Page: 1
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84-4555

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Clarke, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Clarke, Alabama; Roll: 3; Page: 207B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Dixons Mills, Marengo, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Dixons Mills, Marengo, Alabama; Roll: M593_28; Page: 368B; Family History Library Film: 545527

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 April 1880
    Event Place: Sweetwater, Marengo, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, Alabama State Department of Archives & History; Montgomery, Alabama; U.S. Census Mortality Schedules, Alabama, 1850-1880; Archive Roll Number: 4; Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Sweetwater, Marengo, Alabama; Page: 1
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84-4555

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sweet Water, Marengo County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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