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James William Davis 1851 – 1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1851

Birth Location: Warm Springs, Meriwether, Georgia, United States

Death Date: about 1915

Death Location: Lagrange, Georgia, USA,

Father: William Davis

Mother: Mary Briant

Spouse(s): Nancy Collins

Children(s): Alice Davis

James William Davis was born in 1851 in Warm Springs, Meriwether, Georgia, United States, the child of William Davis and Mary Ann Briant. James William Davis married Nancy Melvina Collins, and had children including Alice Frazier Davis. James William Davis passed away in 1915 in Lagrange, Georgia, USA,.

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Biography

  • James William Davis was born in 1851 in Warm Springs, Meriwether, Georgia, United States, the child of William Davis and Mary Ann Briant.
  • James William Davis married Nancy Melvina Collins, and had children including Alice Frazier Davis.
  • James William Davis passed away in 1915 in Lagrange, Georgia, USA,.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Davis
1815 – 1860
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Mary Briant
1819 – 1870
Birth Location: Georgia
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Collins
1860 – 1946
Birth Location: Woodbury, Meriwether County, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Alice Davis
1888 – 1972
Birth Location: Meriwether County, Georgia, USA
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James Davis's Ancestors

Self
James Davis
1851 – 1915
Birth Place: Warm Springs, Meriwether, Georgia, United States
Parents
William Davis
1815 – 1860
Georgia, USA
Mary (Ann) Briant
1819 – 1870
Georgia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Davis's Descendants

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James (William) Davis (Oct 1851 – about 1915) m. Nancy (Melvina) Collins (1 Nov 1860 – 2 Dec 1946)
  1. 1. Alice (Frazier) Davis (20 Aug 1888 – 21 Nov 1972) m. Luther (W) Miller (22 Jan 1885 – 23 Feb 1965)
    1. 1. Luther (Webster) Miller (1 Aug 1917 – 11 Dec 1972) m. Lillie (Mae) Harrison (4 Feb 1917 – 11 Nov 1997)
      1. 1. Betty (C) Miller (abt 1939 – 10 Feb 1954)
      2. 2. Jack Miller (2 November 1939 – 2 November 1939)
      3. 3. Hedy (Lamar) Miller (9 Jan 1941 – 24 Jul 2010) m. Charles (O.) Petty (13 Oct 1935 – 27 dec 2016)
        1. 1. Deborah (Cecilia) Petty (27feb1958 – ) m. Harry (Todd) Kittle (17 Oct 1958 – )
        2. 2. Selena (kay) Estes (23 Apr 1960 – ) m. James Estes
        3. 3. Carla (ray) Petty (12 Jun 1969 – )
      4. 4. Philip (Richard) Miller (17 Feb 1955 – 5 Dec 2008)
      5. 5. Jack Miller (2 November 1939 – 2 November 1939)

James Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1851
Oct 1851
Birth of James William Davis in Warm Springs, Meriwether, Georgia, United States
Warm Springs, Meriwether, Georgia, United States
1915
about 1915
Age 64
Death of James William Davis in Lagrange, Georgia, USA,
Lagrange, Georgia, USA,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1851
    Event Place: Warm Springs, Meriwether, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: about 1915
    Event Place: Lagrange, Georgia, USA,
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