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Preston Gilbert Davis 1921–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Dec 1921

Birth Location: Summerfield, Oklahoma

Death Date: 5 Nov 1989

Death Location: Hanford, Kings County, California, United States of America

Father: Emmit Sockey

Mother: Maggie Major

Spouse(s): Peggy Kesner, Barbara Garland

Children(s):

The story of Preston Gilbert Davis began in 1921 in Summerfield, Oklahoma. In 1930, Preston Gilbert Davis resided in Summerfield, Summerfield, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA. Preston Gilbert Davis married Barbara Garland, Peggy Delores Kesner, Wanda E Cox, and had children including Kenneth G Davis, Preston G Davis Jr. Preston Gilbert Davis passed away in 1989 in Hanford, Kings County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Preston Gilbert Davis began in 1921 in Summerfield, Oklahoma.
  • In 1930, Preston Gilbert Davis resided in Summerfield, Summerfield, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Preston Gilbert Davis married Barbara Garland, Peggy Delores Kesner, Wanda E Cox, and had children including Kenneth G Davis, Preston G Davis Jr.
  • Preston Gilbert Davis passed away in 1989 in Hanford, Kings County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Preston Davis's Ancestors

Self
Preston Davis
1921–1989
Birth Place: Summerfield, Oklahoma
Parents
Emmit Marshall Dalton Sockey
1902–1952
Summerfield, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
Maggie Major
1898–1943
Indian Territory, Oklahoma
Grandparents
William (Billy Whistler) Sockey
1880–1935
Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
Josephine Holson
1880–1958
Summerfield, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
Hezekiah (Ford) Majors
1852–1931
Missouri
Leatha (A) Major
1873–1964
Arkansas
Great-Grandparents
Willis Sockey
1856–1902
Mary Sockey
1845–1914
Sweeney Holson
1853–1901
Amanda Holson
1853–1920
James Major
1822–1911
Mary Douglass
1831–1916
Edward Johnson
1825–
Isabelle Smith
1855–1954
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wallace Sockey
1825–
Eliza Sockey
1825–1870
Stephen Holson
1814–
Rebecca Holson
1825–
Weeden Major
–1866
Nancy Overton
1794–1876
John Nelson
1801–1865
Nancy Nelson
1807–1870

Preston Davis's Timeline

12 Records

1921
9 Dec 1921
Birth of Preston Gilbert Davis in Summerfield, Oklahoma
Summerfield, Oklahoma
1921
9 Dec 1921
Birth of Preston Gilbert Davis in Summerfield, Oklahoma
Summerfield, Oklahoma
1930
1930
Age 9
Preston Gilbert Davis resided here in Summerfield, Summerfield, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
Summerfield, Summerfield, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 14
Preston Gilbert Davis resided here in S
S
1940
1940
Age 19
Preston Gilbert Davis resided here in Summerfield Township, Summerfield, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
Summerfield Township, Summerfield, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
1942
1942
Age 21
Preston Gilbert Davis resided here in Leflore, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
Leflore, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
1943
26 Aug 1943
Age 22
Preston Gilbert Davis resided here in Poteau, Oklahoma, USA
Poteau, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 29
Preston Gilbert Davis resided here in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 30
Preston Gilbert Davis resided here in Connecticut
Connecticut
1972
10 May 1972
Age 51
Preston Gilbert Davis resided here in Hanford, California, USA
Hanford, California, USA
1989
november 1989
Age 68
Death of Preston Gilbert Davis in Hanford, Kings, California, USA
Hanford, Kings, California, USA
1989
5 Nov 1989
Age 68
Death of Preston Gilbert Davis in Hanford, Kings, California, USA
Hanford, Kings, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1921
    Event Place: Summerfield, Oklahoma
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1960-1985

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1921
    Event Place: Summerfield, Oklahoma
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Oklahoma, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 122
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs; United States; U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs Birls Death File, 1850-2022
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Summerfield, Le Flore, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03305; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 40-36B
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Kings; Date: 5 Nov 1989; Social Security: 048220816
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Summerfield, Le Flore, Oklahoma; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 2341645
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Roll: 2770; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 78-258

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Summerfield, Summerfield, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Summerfield, Le Flore, Oklahoma; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 2341645

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: S
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Summerfield, Le Flore, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03305; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 40-36B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Summerfield Township, Summerfield, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Summerfield, Le Flore, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03305; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 40-36B

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Leflore, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Oklahoma, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 122

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1943
    Event Place: Poteau, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Oklahoma, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Poteau News; Publication Date: 26 Aug 1943; Publication Place: Poteau, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Roll: 2770; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 78-258

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Connecticut
    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 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 May 1972
    Event Place: Hanford, California, USA
    Record Source: California, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Hanford Sentinel; Publication Date: 10 May 1972; Publication Place: Hanford, California, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Davlsvllle . R T.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Hartford Courant; Publication Date: 24 Apr 1945; Publication Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA; ,0.6610033

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: november 1989
    Event Place: Hanford, Kings, California, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1989
    Event Place: Hanford, Kings, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs; United States; U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs Birls Death File, 1850-2022
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Kings; Date: 5 Nov 1989; Social Security: 048220816
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hanford, Kings County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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