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Nora Edna Buchanan Davis 1911–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jan 1911

Birth Location: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 3 March 2000

Death Location: East Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Charles Buchanan

Mother: Mary Presnell

Spouse(s): Charles Davis

Children(s): Betty Davis, William Davis, Charles Davis, Lois Mansfield

In 1911, Nora Edna Buchanan Davis entered the world in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA, born to Charles H Buchanan And Mary Jane Presnell. In 1930, Nora Edna Buchanan Davis resided in Marion, Marion, McDowell, North Carolina, USA. In 1950, Nora Edna Buchanan Davis resided in Green Hill, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA. Nora Edna Buchanan Davis married Charles Irvin Davis, and had children including Betty Lou Davis, Buster D Davis, Charles Davis, Jack K Davis, Lois Davis Mansfield, Palmer Lee Davis, Pat Davis, Rachael Davis, William K Davis. Nora Edna Buchanan Davis passed away in 2000 in East Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1911, Nora Edna Buchanan Davis entered the world in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA, born to Charles H Buchanan And Mary Jane Presnell.
  • In 1930, Nora Edna Buchanan Davis resided in Marion, Marion, McDowell, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1950, Nora Edna Buchanan Davis resided in Green Hill, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA.
  • Nora Edna Buchanan Davis married Charles Irvin Davis, and had children including Betty Lou Davis, Buster D Davis, Charles Davis, Jack K Davis, Lois Davis Mansfield, Palmer Lee Davis, Pat Davis, Rachael Davis, William K Davis.
  • Nora Edna Buchanan Davis passed away in 2000 in East Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nora Davis's Ancestors

Self
Nora Davis
1911–2000
Birth Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Charles H. Buchanan
1886–1961
Mitchell, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Jane) Presnell
1890–1924
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
D. (W.) Buchanan
1854–1931
Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Uriah Buchanan
1857–1928
Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nora Davis's Descendants

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Nora (Edna Buchanan) Davis (8 Jan 1911–3 March 2000) m. Charles (Irvin) Davis (abt 1897–22 Feb 1975)
  1. 1. Betty (Lou) Davis 1947–2023 m. Jerry (Norman Padgett) Sr 1939–
  2. 2. William (K.) Davis 1936–1987
  3. 3. Charles Davis 1931–2006
  4. 4. Lois (Davis) Mansfield 1941–2016 m. Thomas (Gale) Mansfield 1936–2012
    1. 1. Thomas (Michael) Mansfield –1959

Nora Davis's Timeline

5 Records

1911
8 Jan 1911
Birth of Nora Edna Buchanan Davis in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 19
Nora Edna Buchanan Davis resided here in Marion, Marion, McDowell, North Carolina, USA
Marion, Marion, McDowell, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 39
Nora Edna Buchanan Davis resided here in Green Hill, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Green Hill, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
1954
1954
Age 43
Nora Edna Buchanan Davis resided here in North Carolina
North Carolina
2000
3 March 2000
Age 89
Death of Nora Edna Buchanan Davis in Marion, McDowell, North Carolina, USA
Marion, McDowell, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1911
    Event Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Marion, McDowell, North Carolina; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2341438
    [4] North Carolina Death Collection
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Green Hill, Rutherford, North Carolina; Roll: 917; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 81-24
    [8] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Marion, Marion, McDowell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Marion, McDowell, North Carolina; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2341438

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Green Hill, Rutherford, North Carolina, 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: Green Hill, Rutherford, North Carolina; Roll: 917; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 81-24

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Marion
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Other, McDowell, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina Death Collection

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 March 2000
    Event Place: Marion, McDowell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] North Carolina Death Collection
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [6] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: East Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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