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Gertrude Davis 1889 – 1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Apr 1889

Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 8 Aug 1986

Death Location: Jasper, Dubois, Indiana, USA

Father: William Davis

Mother: Mary Scalf

Spouse(s): Augustus Wright

Children(s): Stanford Wright, Bernadine Wright

In 1889, Gertrude Davis entered the world in Knox County, Kentucky, USA, born to William Preston Davis and Mary Ellen Scalf. Gertrude Davis married Augustus Wright, and had children including Stanford Wright, Bernadine Wright. Gertrude Davis passed away in 1986 in Jasper, Dubois, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1889, Gertrude Davis entered the world in Knox County, Kentucky, USA, born to William Preston Davis and Mary Ellen Scalf.
  • Gertrude Davis married Augustus Wright, and had children including Stanford Wright, Bernadine Wright.
  • Gertrude Davis passed away in 1986 in Jasper, Dubois, Indiana, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Gertrude Davis's Ancestors

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Gertrude Davis
1889 – 1986
Birth Place: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
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

Gertrude Davis's Descendants

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Gertrude Davis (21 Apr 1889 – 8 Aug 1986) m. Augustus Wright
  1. 1. Stanford Wright (1914 – )
  2. 2. Bernadine Wright

Gertrude Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1889
21 Apr 1889
Birth of Gertrude Davis in Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
1986
8 Aug 1986
Age 97
Death of Gertrude Davis in Jasper, Dubois, Indiana, USA
Jasper, Dubois, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1889
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1986
    Event Place: Jasper, Dubois, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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