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General Whitner Davis 1837–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1837

Birth Location: Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 26 Sep 1894

Death Location: Homer, Banks County, Georgia, United States

Father: Major Davis

Mother: Letitia Brooks

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General Whitner Davis was born in 1837 in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States, the child of Major Joel Albert Davis And Letitia Davis Brooks. General Whitner Davis passed away in 1894 in Homer, Banks County, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • General Whitner Davis was born in 1837 in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States, the child of Major Joel Albert Davis And Letitia Davis Brooks.
  • General Whitner Davis passed away in 1894 in Homer, Banks County, Georgia, United States.

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General Davis's Ancestors

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General Davis
1837–1894
Birth Place: Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States
Parents
Major Joel Albert Davis
1800–1881
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Letitia (Davis) Brooks
1815–1916
Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Jesse (B) Davis
1774–1843
Piedmont, Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Zilpha Harris
1772–1849
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Amos (Stewart) Brooks
1780–1863
Georgia
Jane ("Jinsey") Braswell
1798–
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Evan *
1752–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Davis
1714–1814
Mary Wood
1716–1816

General Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1837
18 Mar 1837
Birth of General Whitner Davis in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States
Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States
1894
26 Sep 1894
Age 57
Death of General Whitner Davis in Homer, Banks County, Georgia, United States
Homer, Banks County, Georgia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1837
    Event Place: Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1894
    Event Place: Homer, Banks County, Georgia, United States

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