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Malissa Ann Davis 1862–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 05 1862

Birth Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: Feb 24 1943

Death Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA

Father: Willis Davis

Mother: Mary Phy

Spouse(s): Edward Choate

Children(s): William Choate, John Choate, Harriett Choate, James Choate, Walter Choate, Avannah Choate, Janer Choate, Mary Choate, Edward Choate

The story of Malissa Ann Davis began in 1862 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA. Malissa Ann Davis married Edward Franklin Choate, and had children including Avannah Choate, Edward Lee Choate, Harriett Elizabeth Choate, James Thomas Choate, Janer Janie Choate, John C Choate, Mary Jane Choate, Walter Lemuel Choate, William Anderson Choate. Malissa Ann Davis passed away in 1943 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Malissa Ann Davis began in 1862 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA.
  • Malissa Ann Davis married Edward Franklin Choate, and had children including Avannah Choate, Edward Lee Choate, Harriett Elizabeth Choate, James Thomas Choate, Janer Janie Choate, John C Choate, Mary Jane Choate, Walter Lemuel Choate, William Anderson Choate.
  • Malissa Ann Davis passed away in 1943 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willis Davis
1830–1903
Birth Location: Jackson Co., Tennessee, USA
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Mary Phy
1835–1900
Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Edward Choate
1855–1903
Birth Location: Jackson Co., Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

William Choate
1885–1960
Birth Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
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John Choate
1884–1968
Birth Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
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Harriett Choate
1887–1979
Birth Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
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James Choate
1892–1918
Birth Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
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Walter Choate
1895–1929
Birth Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
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Avannah Choate
1900–1951
Birth Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
AC
Janer Choate
1900–1959
Birth Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Choate
1903–1983
Birth Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
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Edward Choate
1891–1953
Birth Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
EC

Malissa Davis's Ancestors

Self
Malissa Davis
1862–1943
Birth Place: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Willis D. Davis
1830–1903
Jackson Co., Tennessee, USA
Mary (Polly) Phy
1835–1900
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (Anderson) Davis
1804–1860
Virginia, USA
Martha (Jane) Ingram
1806–1882
Virginia, USA
John (F.) Phy
1802–1879
North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly) Bradford
1813–1859
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Phillip Phy
1780–1828
Anne Earns
1782–1840
Thomas Bradford
1761–1849
Martha Garrison
1769–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aquilla (Figh)
1760–
Thomas Bradford
1731–1786
Mary White
1731–1786
Jacob Garrison
1751–1832
Anne Shepard
1751–1810

Malissa Davis's Descendants

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Malissa (Ann) Davis (Mar 05 1862–Feb 24 1943) m. Edward (Franklin) Choate (Oct 29 1855–1903)
  1. 1. William (Anderson) Choate 1885–1960 m. Dora (Madgelene) Sliger 1884–1956
    1. 1. J. (T.) Choate 1905–1988 m. Gladys Moore 1911–1997
      1. 1. John (Dawson) Choate 1933–2021
      2. 2. Mary (Evaline) Choate 1945–2024 m. Kenneth (Ray) Spurlock 1941–2017
    2. 2. Maude Choate 1908–1935 m. David (Ellison) Phillips 1908–1987
    3. 3. Robert (Taylor) Choate 1910–1976 m. Mertice Henley 1899–1978
  2. 2. John (C.) Choate 1884–1968 m. Myrtle Eller 1888–1971
    1. 1. Charlie (Lee) Choate 1905–1972 m. Flossie Dixon 1905–1984
    2. 2. Herbert Choate 1907–1985 m. Stella (M.) Gaw 1909–1999
      1. 1. Barbara (Ann) Choate 1934–2025 m. Silas (A. Gentry) Jr 1931–2012
      2. 2. Shirley (Sue) Choate 1940–2024 m. James (H.) Elrod 1940–1998
      3. 3. Billy (Joe) Choate 1932–1988 m. Carol (Dean) Brown 1942–2000
      4. 4. Bobby (Dean) Choate 1936–2002
    3. 3. Howard Choate 1917–1994 m. Etta Hersley 1918–1992
    4. 4. Dimple (Mae) Choate 1913–2003
    5. 5. Mamie (Pauline) Choate 1926–2013 m. Earl Gross 1918–1991
  3. 3. Harriett (Elizabeth) Choate 1887–1979 m. James Sliger 1882–1952
    1. 1. Eva (May) Sliger 1905–1998 m. James (Arthur) Eldridge 1902–1985
      1. 1. Effie (C.) Eldridge 1924–1998 m. Francis (Rudolph) Hoose 1921–1994
        1. 1. Jewel Hoose 1944–2007
        2. 2. Judy Hoose 1944–2022 m. Denver (Joe) Stogsdill 1940–1976
    2. 2. Jimmy (J.) Sliger 1914–1980
  4. 4. James (Thomas) Choate 1892–1918
  5. 5. Walter (Lemuel) Choate 1895–1929
  6. 6. Avannah Choate 1900–1951 m. Robert (John) Hallum 1888–1934
    1. 1. James (Robert) Hallum 1919–1920
  7. 7. Janer (Janie) Choate 1900–1959 m. James Burgess 1896–1942
  8. 8. Mary (Jane) Choate 1903–1983 m. Norvel (Joe) Eller 1901–1981
    1. 1. Charlie (Wheeler) Eller 1923–1929
    2. 2. Virginia Eller 1925–2009 m. McAdoo Dyer 1913–2000
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Eller 1929–2010 m. William Ashburn 1927–2015
    4. 4. William (Howard) Eller 1927–2021 m. Betty (Lou) LaFever 1930–2014
    5. 5. Lucy (B.) Eller 1920–2018 m. Colonel (B.) Wheeler 1920–1995
    6. 6. Flora (Jane) Eller 1931–2018 m. James (Kit) Coffelt 1929–2008
  9. 9. Edward (Lee) Choate 1891–1953 m. Annie Burgess 1903–1971
    1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Choate 1939–2018
    2. 2. Jewel Choate 1931–2014 m. Whitley (Odell) Sliger 1925–2009
    3. 3. Anna (Lou) Choate 1933–2014 m. Benton Young 1916–1988 m. Fenis Flatt 1938–2016
    4. 4. Sampson (A. L.) Choate 1926–1998 m. Hannah (“Ann”) Gay 1933–2024
    5. 5. Mary (Virginia) Choate 1937–2024 m. Luther (Freeman) Fuqua 1942–2022 m. Charles (Donald) Mott 1937–2015

Malissa Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1862
Mar 05 1862
Birth of Malissa Ann Davis in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
1943
Feb 24 1943
Age 81
Death of Malissa Ann Davis in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 05 1862
    Event Place: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 24 1943
    Event Place: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
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