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Lawrence Decatur Davis 1836–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jun 1836

Birth Location: Halifax Co., Virginia

Death Date: 17 Dec 1911

Death Location: Davis Cemetery, Erick, Oklahoma

Father: Davis Sr.

Mother: Susanna Marable

Spouse(s): Mildred Eldridge

Children(s): Champion Davis, Mary Davis, Cou-De-Leon Davis, Mildred Davis, Edward Davis, Sue Davis, Hallie Davis, Kate Davis, Davis Jr.

In 1836, Lawrence Decatur Davis entered the world in Halifax Co., Virginia, born to Davis Champion Thomas Neal Sr And Susanna Coles Marable. Lawrence Decatur Davis married Mildred Ellen Eldridge, and had children including Champion Thomas Davis, Cou De Leon Lee Davis, Davis Lawrence Decatur Jr, Edward Turner Davis, Hallie Cordelia Davis, Kate Karnie Davis, Mary Eliza Davis, Mildred Portia Davis, Sue Capulet Davis. Lawrence Decatur Davis passed away in 1911 in Davis Cemetery, Erick, Oklahoma.

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Biography

  • In 1836, Lawrence Decatur Davis entered the world in Halifax Co., Virginia, born to Davis Champion Thomas Neal Sr And Susanna Coles Marable.
  • Lawrence Decatur Davis married Mildred Ellen Eldridge, and had children including Champion Thomas Davis, Cou De Leon Lee Davis, Davis Lawrence Decatur Jr, Edward Turner Davis, Hallie Cordelia Davis, Kate Karnie Davis, Mary Eliza Davis, Mildred Portia Davis, Sue Capulet Davis.
  • Lawrence Decatur Davis passed away in 1911 in Davis Cemetery, Erick, Oklahoma.

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Lawrence Davis's Ancestors

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Lawrence Davis
1836–1911
Birth Place: Halifax Co., Virginia
Parents
Davis Champion Thomas Neal Sr.
1796–1837
Susanna (Coles) Marable
1798–1861
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lawrence Davis's Descendants

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Lawrence (Decatur) Davis (22 Jun 1836–17 Dec 1911) m. Mildred (Ellen) Eldridge (30 Jun 1840–28 Jul 1921)
  1. 1. Champion (Thomas) Davis 1858–1942
  2. 2. Mary (Eliza) Davis 1863–1944
  3. 3. Cou-De-Leon ('Lee") Davis 1861–1949 m. Molly ( 1873–1946
  4. 4. Mildred (Portia) Davis 1869–1963 m. Elmer (F.) Burgess 1866–1927
    1. 1. Elmer (Lee) Burgess 1913–1987
  5. 5. Edward (Turner) Davis 1860–1919 m. Orpha (O.) Deahl 1880–1941 m. Clarisa ("Clara") Chilton 1866–1889
    1. 1. Claude Davis 1881–
    2. 2. Florence (D.) Davis 1903–1991 m. Marion (H.) Bryant 1899–1972
    3. 3. George (Champion) Davis 1913–1995
    4. 4. Mildred (Elen) Davis 1889–1921
    5. 5. Edna (Earl) Davis 1909–1987 m. Wilbur (F. "Bill") Warner 1906–1993
    6. 6. Edward (Turner Ii) Davis 1910–2002 m. Freda (Virginia Mae) Larimore 1910–1968
  6. 6. Sue (Capulet) Davis 1876–1967 m. Francis ("Frank" William) Chilton 1867–1965
    1. 1. Seymore Chilton 1907–1908
    2. 2. Gladys Chilton 1898–1931 m. Augustus ("Gus" Meriman) Price 1894–1964
    3. 3. Nellie (Lea) Chilton 1901–1935
  7. 7. Hallie (Cordelia) Davis 1874–1956 m. Thomas Neeley 1856–1935
    1. 1. Stephen (Decatur) Neeley 1897–1899
    2. 2. Thomas (Buford "Tom") Neeley 1892–1955
    3. 3. John (Noal) Neeley 1907–1956
    4. 4. Charles (Edwin) Neeley 1902–1905
    5. 5. Sally (Belle) Neeley 1900–1975
    6. 6. Ruth (Janet) Neeley 1913–1950
    7. 7. Leroy Neeley 1910–1986
    8. 8. Ellen (Cordelia) Neeley 1895–1988
    9. 9. Clara (Rebecca) Neeley 1912–1958
  8. 8. Kate (Karnie) Davis 1871–1944 m. Roswell (Nicholas) Crandall 1872–1935
  9. 9. Davis (Lawrence Decatur) Jr. 1866–1937

Lawrence Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1836
22 Jun 1836
Birth of Lawrence Decatur Davis in Halifax Co., Virginia
Halifax Co., Virginia
1911
17 Dec 1911
Age 75
Death of Lawrence Decatur Davis in Erick, Oklahoma
Erick, Oklahoma

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1836
    Event Place: Halifax Co., Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1911
    Event Place: Erick, Oklahoma

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Davis Cemetery, Erick, Oklahoma

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