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Lela Bell SILVEY Davis 1884–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1884

Birth Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 21 Jul 1956

Death Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA

Father: James Jr

Mother: Dornisha Brown

Spouse(s): James DAVIS

Children(s): Bertie Johnson, Guys Davis, Albert Davis, Myrtle Erdwurm, George Sr, Wilford Davis, Raford Davis

The story of Lela Bell SILVEY Davis began in 1884 in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA. In 1900, Lela Bell SILVEY Davis resided in Loonyville, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA. In 1920, Lela Bell SILVEY Davis resided in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA. Lela Bell SILVEY Davis married James Hamilton Davis, and had children including Albert Davis, Bertie Mae Davis Collins Johnson, George Hamilton Davis Sr, Guys Davis, Myrtle Louise Davis Erdwurm, Raford Alonza Davis, Wilford Davis. Lela Bell SILVEY Davis passed away in 1956 in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lela Bell SILVEY Davis began in 1884 in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA.
  • In 1900, Lela Bell SILVEY Davis resided in Loonyville, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA.
  • In 1920, Lela Bell SILVEY Davis resided in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA.
  • Lela Bell SILVEY Davis married James Hamilton Davis, and had children including Albert Davis, Bertie Mae Davis Collins Johnson, George Hamilton Davis Sr, Guys Davis, Myrtle Louise Davis Erdwurm, Raford Alonza Davis, Wilford Davis.
  • Lela Bell SILVEY Davis passed away in 1956 in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Jr
1846–1900
Birth Location: Columbus, Colorado, Texas, USA
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Dornisha Brown
1865–1946
Birth Location: Upshur County, Texas, USA
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Spouses(s)

James DAVIS
1879–1941
Birth Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
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Children(s)

Bertie Johnson
1911–1996
Birth Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
BJ
Guys Davis
1914–
Birth Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
GD
Albert Davis
1916–1964
Birth Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
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Myrtle Erdwurm
1918–2008
Birth Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
ME
George Sr
1914–1940
Birth Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
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Wilford Davis
1919–1927
Birth Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
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Raford Davis
1912–1916
Birth Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
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Lela Davis's Ancestors

Self
Lela Davis
1884–1956
Birth Place: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
Parents
James Edward Silvey Jr
1846–1900
Columbus, Colorado, Texas, USA
Dornisha (Leutetia GREENHAM Silvey) Brown
1865–1946
Upshur County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
William (Wyatt) GREENHAW
1830–1864
Limestone County, Alabama, USA
Rutha (PRATHER) Greenhaw
1830–
Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
King Jr
1802–1873
Martha Prather
1805–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph GREER
1770–1843
Priscilla Greer
1774–1853

Lela Davis's Descendants

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Lela (Bell SILVEY) Davis (16 May 1884–21 Jul 1956) m. James (Hamilton) DAVIS (23 Feb 1879–15 Apr 1941)
  1. 1. Bertie (Mae DAVIS Collins) Johnson 1911–1996 m. Olton (Harvey) JOHNSON 1914–2000 m. Sterling (Dee) COLLINS 1907–1933
    1. 1. Chesley (Dee) COLLINS 1933–1999 m. Dorothy (Arvena THRAILKILL) Collins 1935–2015
    2. 2. Hazel (Maxine COLLINS Waddell) Hamby 1929–2018 m. Henry (LeGrande) WADDELL 1927–2019
    3. 3. Linda (JOHNSON) Watkins 1946–2011 m. Paul (Lee) WATKINS 1944–2005
    4. 4. Gertrude (Louisa) COLLINS 1931–1934
    5. 5. Myrtle (Maurine) COLLINS 1928–1928
  2. 2. Guys Davis 1914–
  3. 3. Albert Davis 1916–1964 m. Viola (Mae Lozano) DAVIS 1920–2009
    1. 1. Charles (Alton) Davis 1938–1940
    2. 2. Doyle (Mack) Davis 1941–1966
  4. 4. Myrtle (Louise DAVIS) Erdwurm 1918–2008 m. Patrick (Henry ERDWURM) Sr 1907–1959
  5. 5. George (Hamilton Davis) Sr 1914–1940 m. Lola (Gertrude COLLINS Beall) Davis 1914–1992
    1. 1. Chester (Ray) DAVIS 1935–2019
  6. 6. Wilford Davis 1919–1927
  7. 7. Raford (Alonza) Davis 1912–1916

Lela Davis's Timeline

8 Records

1884
16 May 1884
Birth of Lela Bell SILVEY Davis in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 16
Lela Bell SILVEY Davis resided here in Loonyville, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
Loonyville, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 36
Lela Bell SILVEY Davis resided here in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 46
Lela Bell SILVEY Davis resided here in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 51
Lela Bell SILVEY Davis resided here in Douglass, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
Douglass, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
1940
1940
Age 56
Lela Bell SILVEY Davis resided here in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 66
Lela Bell SILVEY Davis resided here in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
1956
21 Jul 1956
Age 72
Death of Lela Bell SILVEY Davis in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1884
    Event Place: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Nacogdoches, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04111; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 174-9
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Nacogdoches, Texas; Roll: T625_1835; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 125
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, Nacogdoches, Texas; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342113
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Nacogdoches, Texas; Roll: 2969; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 174-21

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Loonyville, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Nacogdoches, Texas; Roll: T625_1835; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 125

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, Nacogdoches, Texas; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342113

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Douglass, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Nacogdoches, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04111; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 174-9

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Nacogdoches, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04111; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 174-9

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Nacogdoches County, Texas, 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: Nacogdoches, Texas; Roll: 2969; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 174-21

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1956
    Event Place: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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