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Jesse Leonard Davis 1928–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 June 1928

Birth Location: Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 16 March 2016

Death Location: Spring Valley, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Jesse Davis

Mother: Ida Davis

Spouse(s): Bernadeen Hancock, Florence Baima

Children(s):

Jesse Leonard Davis was born in 1928 in Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA, the child of Jesse Cleveland Davis And Ida Davis. In 1930, Jesse Leonard Davis resided in St Louis, St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri, . Jesse Leonard Davis married Bernadeen Izora Hancock, Florence Marie Flossie Baima, and had children including Jay Corey Davis, Jon Christopher Davis. Jesse Leonard Davis passed away in 2016 in Spring Valley, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jesse Leonard Davis was born in 1928 in Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA, the child of Jesse Cleveland Davis And Ida Davis.
  • In 1930, Jesse Leonard Davis resided in St Louis, St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri, .
  • Jesse Leonard Davis married Bernadeen Izora Hancock, Florence Marie Flossie Baima, and had children including Jay Corey Davis, Jon Christopher Davis.
  • Jesse Leonard Davis passed away in 2016 in Spring Valley, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Davis
1898–1967
Birth Location: Troy, Pike, Alabama, USA,
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Ida Davis
1896–1986
Birth Location: Missouri, United States
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Spouses(s)

Bernadeen Hancock
1927–1991
Birth Location: Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
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Florence Baima
1919–2003
Birth Location: La Salle, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States of America
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Children(s)

Jesse Davis's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Davis
1928–2016
Birth Place: Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Parents
Jesse Cleveland Davis
1898–1967
Troy, Pike, Alabama, USA,
Ida Davis
1896–1986
Missouri, United States
Grandparents
Samuel (Presley) Davis
1862–1926
Pike, Alabama, United States
Mary (Adeline) Phillips
1865–1935
Pike Alabama, Alabama, USA
Leonhard (Ellrodt) (Kleinlein)
1878–1939
Sehaneich Germany
Ida (Sophia) Witte
1859–1936
St Louis City, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Davis
1836–1905
Mary Carnley
1833–1905
John Phillips
1816–1867
Averilla Prince
1829–
Herman Witte
1826–1910
Charlotte Weiste
1827–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Davis
1787–1862
Elizabeth Gardner
1809–1900
George Carnley
1770–1870
Ellenor (Carnley)
1805–1875
James Phillips
1783–1850
Mary Powell
1793–1862
Joseph Prince
1790–1850
Sarah Johnston
1792–1878
Conrad Witte
1799–1841
Christine Bals
1799–1858

Jesse Davis's Timeline

18 Records

1928
15 Jun 1928
Birth of Jesse Leonard Davis in Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
1928
15 June 1928
Birth of Jesse Leonard Davis in Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
1930
1930
Age 2
Jesse Leonard Davis resided here in St Louis, St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri, USA
St Louis, St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 7
Jesse Leonard Davis resided here in Same Place
Same Place
1935
1935
Age 7
Jesse Leonard Davis resided here in St Louis, St Louis City, Missouri
St Louis, St Louis City, Missouri
1940
1940
Age 12
Jesse Leonard Davis resided here in , St Louis, St Louis City, Missouri, USA
, St Louis, St Louis City, Missouri, USA
1940
1940
Age 12
Jesse Leonard Davis resided here in Ward 3, St. Louis, St. Louis City, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States
Ward 3, St. Louis, St. Louis City, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States
1944
1944
Age 16
Jesse Leonard Davis resided here in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
1945
1945
Age 17
Jesse Leonard Davis resided here in St Louis, Missouri, USA
St Louis, Missouri, USA
1946
1946
Age 18
Jesse Leonard Davis resided here in Ferguson, Missouri, USA
Ferguson, Missouri, USA
1950
1950
Age 22
Jesse Leonard Davis resided here in Ferguson, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Ferguson, St Louis, Missouri, USA
1980
1980
Age 52
Jesse Leonard Davis resided here in Spring Valley, IL
Spring Valley, IL
1990
1990
Age 62
Jesse Leonard Davis resided here in Spring Valley, Illinois, USA
Spring Valley, Illinois, USA
1991
1991
Age 63
Jesse Leonard Davis resided here in Spring Valley, Illinois, USA
Spring Valley, Illinois, USA
1994
1994-2002
Age 66
Jesse Leonard Davis resided here in Spring Valley, Illinois, USA
Spring Valley, Illinois, USA
2016
16 March 2016
Age 88
Death of Jesse Leonard Davis in Peru, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
Peru, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
2016
16 Mar 2016
Age 88
Death of Jesse Leonard Davis in Peru, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
Peru, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
2016
16 March 2016
Age 88
Death of Jesse Leonard Davis in Peru, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
Peru, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1928
    Event Place: Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-2003, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Birth Index, 1920-1999
    [2] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002
    [3] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Year: 1944
    [4] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Year: 1946
    [5] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Year: 1945
    [6] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [7] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 77
    [8] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Louis, St Louis City, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02183; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 96-58A
    [9] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: St Louis, St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0280; FHL microfilm: 2340963
    [10] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, News-Tribune Illinois; Publication Place: La Salle, Illinois, USA; SubSectionID=42&ArticleID=50107&TM=3354.413
    [11] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication: News-Tribune Illinois; Publication Place: La Salle, Illinois, USA; SubSectionID=42&ArticleID=50142&TM=73550.48
    [12] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, tributesTN; Publication Place: City, Tennessee, USA
    [13] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, News-Tribune Illinois; Publication Place: La Salle, IL, USA
    [14] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [15] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Ferguson, St Louis
    [16] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 18 February 2019, 03:37), entry for Jesse L Davis(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID GMTC-872
    [17] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 18 February 2019), Jessie Davis in household of Jessie Davis, St Louis (Districts 251-500), St Louis (Independent City), M
    [18] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 March 2018), Jess Davis in household of Jess Davis, Ward 3, St. Louis, St. Louis City, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 June 1928
    Event Place: Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Louis, St Louis City, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02183; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 96-58A
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: St Louis, St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: St Louis, St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0280; FHL microfilm: 2340963

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same Place
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 18 February 2019, 03:37), entry for Jesse L Davis(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID GMTC-872

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: St Louis, St Louis City, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Louis, St Louis City, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02183; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 96-58A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , St Louis, St Louis City, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Louis, St Louis City, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02183; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 96-58A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ward 3, St. Louis, St. Louis City, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Louis, St Louis City, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02183; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 96-58A
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 18 February 2019, 03:37), entry for Jesse L Davis(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID GMTC-872

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Year: 1944

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: St Louis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Year: 1945

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Ferguson, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Year: 1946
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 77

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Ferguson, St Louis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Ferguson, St Louis

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1980
    Event Place: Spring Valley, IL
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1990
    Event Place: Spring Valley, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Hall High & Vocational School; Year: 1990

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1991
    Event Place: Spring Valley, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Hall High & Vocational School; Year: 1991

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1994-2002
    Event Place: Spring Valley, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Spring Valley; State: Illinois; Year(s): 1994-2002

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 March 2016
    Event Place: Peru, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, News-Tribune Illinois; Publication Place: La Salle, IL, USA

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 2016
    Event Place: Peru, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, News-Tribune Illinois; Publication Place: La Salle, Illinois, USA; SubSectionID=42&amp;ArticleID=50107&amp;TM=3354.413
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication: News-Tribune Illinois; Publication Place: La Salle, Illinois, USA; SubSectionID=42&amp;ArticleID=50142&amp;TM=73550.48
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, tributesTN; Publication Place: City, Tennessee, USA
    [4] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, News-Tribune Illinois; Publication Place: La Salle, IL, USA
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Missouri, U.S., Death Records, Missouri Dept. of Health & Senior Services; Jefferson City, Missouri; Missouri Death Index, 1968 - 2015
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 18 February 2019, 03:37), entry for Jesse L Davis(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID GMTC-872

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 March 2016
    Event Place: Peru, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Spring Valley, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, tributesTN; Publication Place: City, Tennessee, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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