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Lila E Wells 1885–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1885

Birth Location: South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 27 Jul 1946

Death Location: Ware Place, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Robert Wells

Mother: Sallie Davenport

Spouse(s): Robert Davis

Children(s): Lillie Davis, Robert Jr., Paul Davis, William Davis, James Davis, Calvin Davis, Gertrude Allison, Harold Davis, Herman Davis, Alvin Davis, Marion Davis

Lila E Wells was born in 1885 in South Carolina, USA, the child of Robert L Wells And Sallie Davenport. In 1900, Lila E Wells resided in Waterloo, Laurens, South Carolina, USA. Lila E Wells married Robert Lee Davis, and had children including Alvin Davis, Calvin Horace Davis, Gertrude Sally Allison, Harold Edward Davis, Herman Davis, James Russell Davis, Lillie Marie Davis, Marion Davis, Paul Edward Davis, Robert Lee Davis Jr, Roy Davis, William E Davis. Lila E Wells passed away in 1946 in Ware Place, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lila E Wells was born in 1885 in South Carolina, USA, the child of Robert L Wells And Sallie Davenport.
  • In 1900, Lila E Wells resided in Waterloo, Laurens, South Carolina, USA.
  • Lila E Wells married Robert Lee Davis, and had children including Alvin Davis, Calvin Horace Davis, Gertrude Sally Allison, Harold Edward Davis, Herman Davis, James Russell Davis, Lillie Marie Davis, Marion Davis, Paul Edward Davis, Robert Lee Davis Jr, Roy Davis, William E Davis.
  • Lila E Wells passed away in 1946 in Ware Place, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Wells
1863–1932
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America
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Sallie Davenport
1865–1936
Birth Location: Laurens Co, South Carolina USA
SD

Spouses(s)

Robert Davis
1890–1963
Birth Location: South Carolina
RD

Children(s)

Lillie Davis
1913–1998
Birth Location: –
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Robert Jr.
1920–1991
Birth Location: –
RJ
Paul Davis
1918–1984
Birth Location: –
PD
William Davis
1911–1980
Birth Location: –
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James Davis
1909–1975
Birth Location: –
JD
Calvin Davis
1907–1983
Birth Location: –
CD
Gertrude Allison
1906–1973
Birth Location: South Carolina
GA
Harold Davis
1916–1936
Birth Location: South Carolina
HD
Herman Davis
1923–1982
Birth Location: South Carolina
HD
Alvin Davis
1925–
Birth Location: South Carolina
AD
Marion Davis
1928–2004
Birth Location: Piedmont Gre, South Carolina
MD

Lila Wells's Ancestors

Self
Lila Wells
1885–1946
Birth Place: South Carolina, USA
Parents
Robert L Wells
1863–1932
South Carolina, United States of America
Sallie Davenport
1865–1936
Laurens Co, South Carolina USA
Grandparents
Clement Wells
1814–1871
Lucinda (Caroline) Wells
1823–1895
John (B) Davenport
1822–1900
South Carolina
Hulda (Jane "Lettie") Coker
1822–1908
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Davenport
1763–1842
Phoebe Gross
1773–1841
Charles Coker
1794–1890
Lavinia Chandler
1794–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Davenport
1718–1803
Ann Wyley
1718–1790
William Gross
1750–
Joseph Sr
1777–1832
William Chandler
1765–1820

Lila Wells's Descendants

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Lila (E) Wells (Jun 1885–27 Jul 1946) m. Robert (Lee) Davis (1890–1963)
  1. 1. Lillie (Marie) Davis 1913–1998 m. William (C) Sweet 1917–1985
    1. 1. Infant Sweet 1935–1935
    2. 2. Kenneth (Steel) Sweet 1941–2000
  2. 2. Robert (Lee Davis) Jr. 1920–1991 m. Mamie (Sue) Sargeant 1921–1994
  3. 3. Paul (Edward) Davis 1918–1984 m. Rhoda Galloway 1919–2005
  4. 4. William (E) Davis 1911–1980 m. Sybil (Maranda) Boiter 1920–1952 m. Betty (Jo) Nelson 1939–2014
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Davis 1944–2018
  5. 5. James (Russell) Davis 1909–1975
    1. 1. Tommy Davis –2005
    2. 2. Richard Davis –2005
    3. 3. Marion (Walter) Davis 1944–2005
    4. 4. Harold (Edward) Davis 1940–1985 m. Shirley (Ann) Moore 1936–1967
  6. 6. Calvin (Horace) Davis 1907–1983 m. Delilah (Miranda) Odom 1912–1997
    1. 1. Marvin (J.) Davis 1934–1934
  7. 7. Gertrude (Sally) Allison 1906–1973
  8. 8. Harold (Edward) Davis 1916–1936
  9. 9. Herman Davis 1923–1982 m. Kathryn Bryson 1925–1964 m. Uldine Black 1935–2000
    1. 1. Douglas (R) Davis 1946–1946
    2. 2. Billy (Herman) Davis 1944–2010
    3. 3. Roger (Gale) Davis 1942–1989
  10. 10. Alvin Davis 1925–
  11. 11. Marion Davis 1928–2004 m. Dorothy (Golden) Davis 1930–2005

Lila Wells's Timeline

9 Records

1885
Jun 1885
Birth of Lila E Wells in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA
1887
ABT 1887
Age 2
Birth of Lila E Wells
None
1900
1900
Age 15
Lila E Wells resided here in Waterloo, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Waterloo, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 25
Lila E Wells resided here in Oaklawn, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Oaklawn, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 35
Lila E Wells resided here in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 45
Lila E Wells resided here in Grove, Grove, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Grove, Grove, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1940
1940
Age 55
Lila E Wells resided here in Gantt Township, Gantt, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Gantt Township, Gantt, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1946
28 JUL 1946
Age 61
Death of Lila E Wells
None
1946
27 Jul 1946
Age 61
Death of Lila E Wells in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1887

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1885
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Waterloo, Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: 1534; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1241534
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Waterloo, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Waterloo, Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: 1534; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1241534

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Oaklawn, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Oaklawn, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1461; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1375474

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1685; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 54

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Grove, Grove, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Grove, Greenville, South Carolina; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 2341933

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Gantt Township, Gantt, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gantt, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03811; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 23-30

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 JUL 1946

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1946
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Greenville
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ware Place, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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