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Forest Medford Davis 1911–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1911

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 2 May 1993

Death Location: Dennis, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Samuel Davis

Mother: CORDIA CAMPBELL

Spouse(s): Montine Davis

Children(s): Betty Davis, Joyce Johnson

Forest Medford Davis was born in 1911 in Mississippi, the child of Samuel Judson Davis And Cordia Ann Rebecker Campbell. In 1935, Forest Medford Davis resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee. In 1940, Forest Medford Davis resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. Forest Medford Davis married Montine Davis, and had children including Betty Joe Davis, Carolyn H Davis, Joyce Johnson, Martha Johnson, Rebecca Davis, Reppie Osteen. Forest Medford Davis passed away in 1993 in Dennis, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Forest Medford Davis was born in 1911 in Mississippi, the child of Samuel Judson Davis And Cordia Ann Rebecker Campbell.
  • In 1935, Forest Medford Davis resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee.
  • In 1940, Forest Medford Davis resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
  • Forest Medford Davis married Montine Davis, and had children including Betty Joe Davis, Carolyn H Davis, Joyce Johnson, Martha Johnson, Rebecca Davis, Reppie Osteen.
  • Forest Medford Davis passed away in 1993 in Dennis, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Forest Davis's Ancestors

Self
Forest Davis
1911–1993
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Samuel Judson Davis
1885–1932
Mississippi
CORDIA (ANN REBECKER) CAMPBELL
1888–1963
Tishomingo County Mississippi USA
Grandparents
Lafayette (Ransom "Babe") Davis
1855–1942
Bibb, Alabama, United States
Isabella Davis
1855–1939
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Dr. Davis
1833–1919
Mary Mooney
1842–1921
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ransom Davis
1802–1850
Nancy Maroney
1810–1887
Samuel Maultsby
1795–1870
Jacob Mooney
1808–1862

Forest Davis's Descendants

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Forest (Medford) Davis (20 Feb 1911–2 May 1993) m. Montine Davis (abt 1904–)
  1. 1. Betty (Joe) Davis 1939–1951
  2. 2. Joyce Johnson 1925–1995 m. Lois (Homer) Yarbrough 1920–1990

Forest Davis's Timeline

4 Records

1911
20 Feb 1911
Birth of Forest Medford Davis in Mississippi
Mississippi
1935
1935
Age 24
Forest Medford Davis resided here in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 29
Forest Medford Davis resided here in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1993
2 May 1993
Age 82
Death of Forest Medford Davis in Walls, De Soto, Mississippi, United States of America
Walls, De Soto, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1911
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03964; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 98-139A
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03964; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 98-139A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03964; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 98-139A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1993
    Event Place: Walls, De Soto, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dennis, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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