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Jefferson Davis 1862–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1862

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 4 Nov 1916

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Father: Willis Sockey

Mother: Mary Sockey

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Children(s):

Jefferson Davis was born in 1862 in Mississippi, the child of Willis Sockey And Mary Sukey Sockey. In 1873, Jefferson Davis resided in New York. In 1880, Jefferson Davis resided in Attala, Mississippi, USA. Jefferson Davis passed away in 1916 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Jefferson Davis was born in 1862 in Mississippi, the child of Willis Sockey And Mary Sukey Sockey.
  • In 1873, Jefferson Davis resided in New York.
  • In 1880, Jefferson Davis resided in Attala, Mississippi, USA.
  • Jefferson Davis passed away in 1916 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

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Jefferson Davis's Ancestors

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Jefferson Davis
1862–1916
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Willis Sockey
1856–1902
Mississippi, United States of America
Mary (Sukey) Sockey
1845–1914
Mississippi
Grandparents
Wallace Sockey
1825–
Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Eliza Sockey
1825–1870
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jefferson Davis's Timeline

5 Records

1862
abt 1862
Birth of Jefferson Davis in Mississippi
Mississippi
1873
8 Sep 1873
Age 11
Jefferson Davis resided here in New York
New York
1880
1880
Age 18
Jefferson Davis resided here in Attala, Mississippi, USA
Attala, Mississippi, USA
1895
16 Aug 1895
Age 33
Jefferson Davis resided here in Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA
Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA
1916
4 Nov 1916
Age 54
Death of Jefferson Davis in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1862
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Attala, Mississippi; Roll: 641; Page: 174c; Enumeration District: 019
    [2] U.S., Freedman's Bank Records, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Registers of Signatures of Depositors in Branches of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, 1865-1874; ARC Identifier: 566522; Record Group Number: 101; Record Group: Records of the Office of
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Abilene Reporter-News; Publication Date: 21 Jan 1996; Publication Place: Abilene, Texas, USA; ,0.78680956,0.35096565,0.9735358&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1873
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source: U.S., Freedman's Bank Records, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Registers of Signatures of Depositors in Branches of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, 1865-1874; ARC Identifier: 566522; Record Group Number: 101; Record Group: Records of the Office of

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Attala, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Attala, Mississippi; Roll: 641; Page: 174c; Enumeration District: 019

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1895
    Event Place: Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Star Ledger; Publication Date: 16 Aug 1895; Publication Place: Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Abilene Reporter-News; Publication Date: 21 Jan 1996; Publication Place: Abilene, Texas, USA; ,0.78680956,0.35096565,0.9735358&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1916
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Abilene Reporter-News; Publication Date: 21 Jan 1996; Publication Place: Abilene, Texas, USA; ,0.78680956,0.35096565,0.9735358&xid=3355

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