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Ora May Whitley 1899–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1899

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 16 Oct 1959

Death Location: Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Father: James Whitley

Mother: Hallie Capps

Spouse(s): Henry Davis

Children(s): Elizabeth Davis, James Davis, Eual Davis, Rex Davis, Elsie Davis

In 1899, Ora May Whitley entered the world in Kentucky, born to James Edmond Whitley And Hallie Elizabeth Capps. In 1910, Ora May Whitley resided in Spears, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA. Ora May Whitley married Henry Dillard Davis, and had children including Elizabeth Davis, Elsie May Davis, Eual Click Davis, James Davis, Patricia Davis, Rex Lee Davis, Ruby Davis. Ora May Whitley passed away in 1959 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.

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Biography

  • In 1899, Ora May Whitley entered the world in Kentucky, born to James Edmond Whitley And Hallie Elizabeth Capps.
  • In 1910, Ora May Whitley resided in Spears, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA.
  • Ora May Whitley married Henry Dillard Davis, and had children including Elizabeth Davis, Elsie May Davis, Eual Click Davis, James Davis, Patricia Davis, Rex Lee Davis, Ruby Davis.
  • Ora May Whitley passed away in 1959 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ora Whitley's Ancestors

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Ora Whitley
1899–1959
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
James Edmond Whitley
1874–1951
Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA
Hallie (Elizabeth) Capps
1887–1957
Kettle, Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Franklin) Capps
1856–1921
Kentucky, USA
Nancy (Catherine) Ator
1861–1935
Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ora Whitley's Descendants

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Ora (May) Whitley (1899–16 Oct 1959) m. Henry (Dillard) Davis (3 Dec 1898–27 Jul 1961)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Davis 1920–1982
  2. 2. James Davis 1922–1999
  3. 3. Eual (Click) Davis 1925–2004
  4. 4. Rex (Lee) Davis 1931–1986
  5. 5. Elsie (May) Davis 1919–1920

Ora Whitley's Timeline

3 Records

1899
1899
Birth of Ora May Whitley in Kentucky
Kentucky
1910
1910
Age 11
Ora May Whitley resided here in Spears, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
Spears, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
1959
16 Oct 1959
Age 60
Death of Ora May Whitley in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1899
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Spears, Cumberland, Kentucky; Roll: T624_472; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1374485

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Spears, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Spears, Cumberland, Kentucky; Roll: T624_472; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1374485

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1959
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

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