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Joshua Merrill Davis 1906–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Oct 1906

Birth Location: Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Death Date: 11 Feb 1959

Death Location: Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America

Father: Charles Davis

Mother: Clara MacKay

Spouse(s): Amanda Cook

Children(s): Merrill Davis, Donald Davis

Joshua Merrill Davis was born in 1906 in Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, USA, the child of Charles Thomas Davis And Clara Mackay. In 1935, Joshua Merrill Davis resided in Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah. Joshua Merrill Davis married Amanda Loveda Cook, and had children including Donald Kent Davis, Merrill V Davis, Sharon Lavon Davis. Joshua Merrill Davis passed away in 1959 in Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joshua Merrill Davis was born in 1906 in Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, USA, the child of Charles Thomas Davis And Clara Mackay.
  • In 1935, Joshua Merrill Davis resided in Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah.
  • Joshua Merrill Davis married Amanda Loveda Cook, and had children including Donald Kent Davis, Merrill V Davis, Sharon Lavon Davis.
  • Joshua Merrill Davis passed away in 1959 in Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joshua Davis's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Davis
1906–1959
Birth Place: Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Parents
Charles Thomas Davis
1871–1945
Wales
Clara MacKay
1865–1945
Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, Utah, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Davis's Descendants

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Joshua (Merrill) Davis (21 Oct 1906–11 Feb 1959) m. Amanda (Loveda) Cook (4 March 1906–7 December 1980)
  1. 1. Merrill (V.) Davis 1925–1978 m. Janice Hancock 1926–2005
    1. 1. Craig (Donald) Davis 1946–2007
  2. 2. Donald (Kent) Davis 1931–1991

Joshua Davis's Timeline

6 Records

1906
21 Oct 1906
Birth of Joshua Merrill Davis in Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
1924
1924
Age 18
Joshua Merrill Davis was married in Murray
Murray
1935
1935
Age 29
Joshua Merrill Davis resided here in Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah
Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah
1940
1940
Age 34
Joshua Merrill Davis resided here in Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
1950
1950
Age 44
Joshua Merrill Davis resided here in Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
1959
11 Feb 1959
Age 53
Death of Joshua Merrill Davis in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1906
    Event Place: Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: m-t0627-04225; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 30-86
    [3] Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, Utah State Archives; Salt Lake City, Utah; Series Number: 81448
    [4] Utah, U.S., Select County Marriages
    [5] Utah, U.S., Select Marriages
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Deseret News and Salt Lake Telegram; Publication Date: 12 Feb 1959; Publication Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; ,0.2640212,0.6134634,0.3355207&x
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: 1207; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 30-268
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1924
    Event Place: Murray
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Deseret News and Salt Lake Telegram; Publication Date: 12 Feb 1959; Publication Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; ,0.2640212,0.6134634,0.3355207&x

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: m-t0627-04225; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 30-86

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: m-t0627-04225; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 30-86

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: 1207; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 30-268

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 1057 Hollywood Ave. 11980, South
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Deseret News and Salt Lake Telegram; Publication Date: 12 Feb 1959; Publication Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; ,0.2640212,0.6134634,0.3355207&x

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1959
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, Utah State Archives; Salt Lake City, Utah; Series Number: 81448
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Deseret News and Salt Lake Telegram; Publication Date: 12 Feb 1959; Publication Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; ,0.2640212,0.6134634,0.3355207&x
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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