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Jefferson Davis 1878–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Dec 1878

Birth Location: Bowman's Bluff, Henderson, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 6 Aug 1946

Death Location: Mertens, Hill County, Texas, United States of America

Father: James Davis

Mother: Josephine Turpin

Spouse(s): Leola Stockard

Children(s): Wallace Davis, Curnie Davis, Darrell Davis, Hallie Davis, Lois Davis, Mabel Davis, Maurine Davis, Ola Davis, Winnie Davis, Marion Davis

Jefferson Davis was born in 1878 in Bowman's Bluff, Henderson, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Merritt Davis And Josephine Antonia Turpin. Jefferson Davis married Leola Annabelle Ola Stockard, and had children including Curnie Meredith Davis, Darrell Moore Davis, Hallie Mae Davis, Lois Davis, Mabel Davis, Marion Bernice Davis, Maurine Davis, Ola Christine Davis, Wallace Turpin Davis, Winnie Jean Davis. Jefferson Davis passed away in 1946 in Mertens, Hill County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jefferson Davis was born in 1878 in Bowman's Bluff, Henderson, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Merritt Davis And Josephine Antonia Turpin.
  • Jefferson Davis married Leola Annabelle Ola Stockard, and had children including Curnie Meredith Davis, Darrell Moore Davis, Hallie Mae Davis, Lois Davis, Mabel Davis, Marion Bernice Davis, Maurine Davis, Ola Christine Davis, Wallace Turpin Davis, Winnie Jean Davis.
  • Jefferson Davis passed away in 1946 in Mertens, Hill County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Davis
1827–1904
Birth Location: Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
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Josephine Turpin
1845–1899
Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Leola Stockard
1885–1972
Birth Location: Waynesboro, Wayne, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Wallace Davis
1908–1992
Birth Location: Mertens, Hill, Texas, USA
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Curnie Davis
1910–1991
Birth Location: Mertens, Hill, Texas, USA
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Darrell Davis
1904–1982
Birth Location: Frost, Navarro, Texas, USA
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Hallie Davis
1917–1994
Birth Location: Mertens, Hill, Texas, USA
HD
Lois Davis
1912–1982
Birth Location: Mertens, Hill, Texas, USA
LD
Mabel Davis
1919–1995
Birth Location: Mertens, Hill, Texas, USA
MD
Maurine Davis
1906–1980
Birth Location: Mertens, Hill, Texas, USA
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Ola Davis
1921–2009
Birth Location: Mertens, Hill, Texas, USA
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Winnie Davis
1915–1993
Birth Location: Mertens, Hill, Texas, USA
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Marion Davis
1924–2009
Birth Location: Hill County, Texas, USA
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Jefferson Davis's Ancestors

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Jefferson Davis
1878–1946
Birth Place: Bowman's Bluff, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Merritt Davis
1827–1904
Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
Josephine (Antonia) Turpin
1845–1899
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John Davis
1782–1859
Virginia, USA
Serepta Merritt
1802–1899
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Davis
1735–1804
Jane Crockett
1739–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sr.
1694–1750
Esther Thompson
1713–1770

Jefferson Davis's Descendants

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Jefferson Davis (13 Dec 1878–6 Aug 1946) m. Leola (Annabelle (Ola)) Stockard (2 Apr 1885–18 May 1972)
  1. 1. Wallace (Turpin) Davis 1908–1992
  2. 2. Curnie (Meredith) Davis 1910–1991
  3. 3. Darrell (Moore) Davis 1904–1982
  4. 4. Hallie (Mae) Davis 1917–1994
  5. 5. Lois Davis 1912–1982
  6. 6. Mabel Davis 1919–1995
  7. 7. Maurine Davis 1906–1980
  8. 8. Ola (Christine) Davis 1921–2009
  9. 9. Winnie (Jean) Davis 1915–1993
  10. 10. Marion (Bernice) Davis 1924–2009

Jefferson Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1878
13 Dec 1878
Birth of Jefferson Davis in Bowman's Bluff, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Bowman's Bluff, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
1946
6 Aug 1946
Age 68
Death of Jefferson Davis in Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA
Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1878
    Event Place: Bowman's Bluff, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1946
    Event Place: Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mertens, Hill County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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