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Joe Thomas Davis 1939–2017 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1939

Birth Location: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 26 Nov 2017

Death Location: Rome, Floyd, Georgia, USA

Father: James III

Mother: Floye Gibbs

Spouse(s): Jeanna Davis, Sarah Birskey

Children(s):

Joe Thomas Davis was born in 1939 in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA, the child of James Ernest Davis Iii And Floye Mae Gibbs. In 1935, Joe Thomas Davis established residence. In 1940, Joe Thomas Davis resided in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA. Joe Thomas Davis married Candalynn A Grissman, Jeanna Fawn Cox Davis, Sarah Frances Birskey, and had children including Jay Thomas Davis, Jeff Davis, Jeffrey Thomas Davis, Joel Dewayne Davis, Jonathan Lee Davis, Michael Vernon Davis, Peggy Jo Ann Davis, Rhonda Gwen Williams. Joe Thomas Davis passed away in 2017 in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, USA.

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Reliability Score

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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criteria (Insufficient)

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Biography

  • Joe Thomas Davis was born in 1939 in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA, the child of James Ernest Davis Iii And Floye Mae Gibbs.
  • In 1935, Joe Thomas Davis established residence.
  • In 1940, Joe Thomas Davis resided in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA.
  • Joe Thomas Davis married Candalynn A Grissman, Jeanna Fawn Cox Davis, Sarah Frances Birskey, and had children including Jay Thomas Davis, Jeff Davis, Jeffrey Thomas Davis, Joel Dewayne Davis, Jonathan Lee Davis, Michael Vernon Davis, Peggy Jo Ann Davis, Rhonda Gwen Williams.
  • Joe Thomas Davis passed away in 2017 in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James III
1906–1990
Birth Location: Cherokee, Alabama, USA
JI
Floye Gibbs
1908–2000
Birth Location: Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, USA
FG

Spouses(s)

Jeanna Davis
1949–1994
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
JD
Sarah Birskey
1949–2018
Birth Location: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
SB

Children(s)

Joe Davis's Ancestors

Self
Joe Davis
1939–2017
Birth Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
Parents
James Ernest Davis III
1906–1990
Cherokee, Alabama, USA
Floye (Mae) Gibbs
1908–2000
Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
James (Anderson) Davis
1880–1940
Haralson Co. Georgia
Sarah (M) Mitchell
1876–1920
near Collinsville, Alabama
Joseph (E) Gibbs
1883–1920
Tennessee
Mamie (E) Gibbs
1887–
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
William Davis
1858–1910
Ellen Hutchins
1861–1940
Daniel Gibbs
1857–1916
Harriet Susong
1859–1951
David Parman
1856–1913
Sarah WARE
1856–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Davis
1833–1863
Julia Adams
1857–1914
Nancy Anderson
1835–
William Gibbs
1827–1892
Mary Parman
1832–1901
Nicholas Susong
1819–1895
Martha Hale
1824–1904
Daniel Parman
1816–1864
Synthia Bird
1820–1892
Samuel Wilhoit
1801–1888
Nancy WARE
1831–1914

Joe Davis's Timeline

12 Records

1935
1935
Joe Thomas Davis resided here
None
1939
5 May 1939
Birth of Joe Thomas Davis in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
1940
1940
Age 1
Joe Thomas Davis resided here in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 11
Joe Thomas Davis resided here in Hollis, Etowah, Alabama, USA
Hollis, Etowah, Alabama, USA
1963
Aug 1963
Age 24
Joe Thomas Davis was married in Etowah, Alabama
Etowah, Alabama
1989
1989-1993
Age 50
Joe Thomas Davis resided here in Gadsden, Alabama, USA
Gadsden, Alabama, USA
1993
1993-1995
Age 54
Joe Thomas Davis resided here in Gadsden, Alabama, USA
Gadsden, Alabama, USA
1994
1994-2004
Age 55
Joe Thomas Davis resided here in Gadsden, Alabama, USA
Gadsden, Alabama, USA
1996
1996
Age 57
Joe Thomas Davis resided here in Gadsden, Alabama, USA
Gadsden, Alabama, USA
1998
1998-2002
Age 59
Joe Thomas Davis resided here in Gadsden, Alabama, USA
Gadsden, Alabama, USA
2017
22 Nov 2017
Age 78
Death of Joe Thomas Davis in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, USA
Rome, Floyd, Georgia, USA
2017
26 Nov 2017
Age 78
Burial of Joe Thomas Davis
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1939
    Event Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00030; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 28-1
    [3] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Aug 1963
    Event Place: Etowah, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama, Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00030; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 28-1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00030; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 28-1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Hollis, Etowah, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1989-1993
    Event Place: Gadsden, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993-1995
    Event Place: Gadsden, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1994-2004
    Event Place: Gadsden, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996
    Event Place: Gadsden, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1998-2002
    Event Place: Gadsden, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Etowah, Alabama
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gadsden, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rome, GA
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 2017
    Event Place: Rome, Floyd, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 26 Nov 2017
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
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