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James Lawrence Davenport 1846 – 1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 July 1846

Birth Location: , Marengo, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 12 Feb 1929

Death Location: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA

Father: Benjamin Davenport

Mother: Jane Pare'

Spouse(s): Susan SILLIMAN

Children(s): William DAVENPORT, Samuel DAVENPORT, Lawrence DAVENPORT, Ruth DAVENPORT, Valeta DAVENPORT, Bessie DAVENPORT

In 1846, James Lawrence Davenport entered the world in , Marengo, Alabama, USA, born to Benjamin Franklin Davenport and Jane Pare'. Years later, James Lawrence Davenport married Susan Pauline SILLIMAN, and the couple became parents to William Thomas Lamar DAVENPORT, Samuel Perry DAVENPORT, Lawrence Calvin DAVENPORT, Ruth Maria DAVENPORT, Valeta Augusta DAVENPORT and Bessie Silliman DAVENPORT. James Lawrence Davenport died in 1929 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA.

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Parents

Benjamin Davenport
1813 – 1893
Birth Location: Virginia USA
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Jane Pare'
1816 – 1900
Birth Location: Caroline Co, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Susan SILLIMAN
– 1911
Birth Location: , Sumter, Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

William DAVENPORT
1879 –
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Samuel DAVENPORT
1884 – 1967
Birth Location: , Kemper, Mississippi, USA
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Lawrence DAVENPORT
1887 – 1951
Birth Location: , Kemper, Mississippi, USA
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Ruth DAVENPORT
1890 –
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Valeta DAVENPORT
Birth Location: –
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Bessie DAVENPORT
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 24 July 1846
    Event Place: , Marengo, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012, Year: 1880; Census Place: Gainsville Junction, Kemper, Mississippi; Roll: T9_652; Family History Film: 1254652; Page: 63.1000; Enumeration District: 67; Image: 0128., Year: 1900; Census Place: McKinney, Collin, Texas; Roll: T623_1620; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 5., Year: 1860; Census Place: Kemper, Mississippi; Roll: M653_584; Page: 833; Image: 255; Family History Library Film: 803584, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dallas Ward 3, Dallas, Texas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: ., Year: 1850; Census Place: , Kemper, Mississippi; Roll: M432_374; Page: 143B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Kemper, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Kemper, Mississippi; Roll: M432_374; Page: 143B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Kemper, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Kemper, Mississippi; Roll: M653_584; Page: 833; Image: 255; Family History Library Film: 803584

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Gainsville Junction, Kemper, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Gainsville Junction, Kemper, Mississippi; Roll: T9_652; Family History Film: 1254652; Page: 63.1000; Enumeration District: 67; Image: 0128.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: McKinney, Collin, Texas
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: McKinney, Collin, Texas; Roll: T623_1620; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 5.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Dallas Ward 3, Dallas, Texas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dallas Ward 3, Dallas, Texas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 Feb 1929
    Event Place: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012
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