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Robert Elihue Davis 1863 – 1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 AUG 1863

Birth Location: Gibson, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 5 FEB 1936

Death Location: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA

Father: James Davis

Mother: Cussey Newell

Spouse(s): Alice Gilliland

Children(s): Lera Davis, Eligie Davis, Claude Davis, Bertie Davis, Eart Davis, Maude Davis, Nancy IonaDavis

The story of Robert Elihue Davis began in 1863 in Gibson, Tennessee, USA. In 1870, Robert Elihue Davis resided in Harris Station, Obion, Tennessee. In 1870, Robert Elihue Davis resided in District 1, Obion, Tennessee, United States. Robert Elihue Davis married Alice Gilliland, and had children including Lera E. Davis, Eligie Hugh Davis, Claude B Davis, Bertie L. Davis, Eart Leslie Davis, Maude May Davis, Nancy "Onie" IonaDavis. Robert Elihue Davis passed away in 1936 in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Elihue Davis began in 1863 in Gibson, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1870, Robert Elihue Davis resided in Harris Station, Obion, Tennessee.
  • In 1870, Robert Elihue Davis resided in District 1, Obion, Tennessee, United States.
  • Robert Elihue Davis married Alice Gilliland, and had children including Lera E. Davis, Eligie Hugh Davis, Claude B Davis, Bertie L. Davis, Eart Leslie Davis, Maude May Davis, Nancy "Onie" IonaDavis.
  • Robert Elihue Davis passed away in 1936 in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Davis
1812 – 1880
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Cussey Newell
1823 – 1909
Birth Location: North Carolina
CN

Spouses(s)

Alice Gilliland
1865 – 1943
Birth Location: Gibson Co, TN USA
AG

Children(s)

Lera Davis
1900 – 1964
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
LD
Eligie Davis
1883 – 1957
Birth Location: Gibson, Tennessee, United States
ED
Claude Davis
1885 – 1934
Birth Location: Trenton, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
CD
Bertie Davis
1903 – 1957
Birth Location: Gibson, Tennessee, USA
BD
Eart Davis
1895 – 1964
Birth Location: Gibson, Tennessee, USA
ED
Maude Davis
1889 – 1948
Birth Location: Dyer Co., Tenn, USA
MD
Nancy IonaDavis
1888 – 1934
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
NI

Robert Davis's Ancestors

Self
Robert Davis
1863 – 1936
Birth Place: Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Elijah Davis
1812 – 1880
North Carolina, USA
Cussey Newell
1823 – 1909
North Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Davis's Descendants

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Robert (Elihue) Davis (6 AUG 1863 – 5 FEB 1936) m. Alice Gilliland (18 FEB 1865 – 17 MAR 1943)
  1. 1. Lera (E.) Davis (15 OCT 1900 – 28 JAN 1964)
  2. 2. Eligie (Hugh) Davis (1 SEP 1883 – 5 JAN 1957) m. Salvadora (“Dora”) Pitman (24 APR 1886 – 5 JUN 1950)
    1. 1. Erma (L.) Davis (27 NOV 1919 – 18 SEP 1937)
  3. 3. Claude (B) Davis (17 NOV 1885 – 7 AUG 1934) m. Nannie (May) Duke (16 AUG 1891 – 12 NOV 1965)
    1. 1. Pauline Davis (6 MAR 1910 – 22 APR 1988) m. Paul (Whitwell) Lancaster (21 JAN 1903 – 31 JAN 1988)
      1. 1. Patsy (Cathey) Lancaster (1 DEC 1929 – 13 NOV 2023)
      2. 2. Max (Davis) Lancaster (15 APR 1938 – 26 FEB 2023) m. Linda (Joyce) King (26 DEC 1940 – 2022) m. Linda (Lee) Hilliard (1943 – )
        1. 1. Paul (Alan) Lancaster (MAR 1960 – )
        2. 2. Roy (Thomas “Tommy”) Lancaster (1 JUN 1962 – 14 JAN 1999)
        3. 3. Michael (David) Lancaster (29 JUN 1963 – )
      3. 3. Peggy Lancaster
  4. 4. Bertie (L.) Davis (24 FEB 1903 – 28 JAN 1957)
  5. 5. Eart (Leslie) Davis (6 APR 1895 – 15 MAR 1964)
  6. 6. Maude (May) Davis (21 OCT 1889 – 8 JUL 1948)
  7. 7. Nancy ("Onie") IonaDavis (9 NOV 1888 – 18 MAR 1934)

Robert Davis's Timeline

23 Records

1863
6 AUG 1863
Birth of Robert Elihue Davis in Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Gibson, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 7
Robert Elihue Davis resided here in Harris Station, Obion, Tennessee
Harris Station, Obion, Tennessee
1870
1870
Age 7
Robert Elihue Davis resided here in District 1, Obion, Tennessee, United States
District 1, Obion, Tennessee, United States
1870
1870
Age 7
Robert Elihue Davis resided here in Harris Station, Obion, Tennessee
Harris Station, Obion, Tennessee
1880
1880
Age 17
Robert Elihue Davis resided here in Smiths, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
Smiths, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
1880
1880
Age 17
Robert Elihue Davis resided here in Smiths, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
Smiths, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
1880
1880
Age 17
Robert Elihue Davis resided here in Smiths, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
Smiths, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
1900
1900
Age 37
Robert Elihue Davis resided here in Civil District 7, Dyer, Tennessee
Civil District 7, Dyer, Tennessee
1900
1900
Age 37
Robert Elihue Davis resided here in Civil District 7, Dyer, Tennessee
Civil District 7, Dyer, Tennessee
1910
1910
Age 47
Robert Elihue Davis resided here in Civil District 16, Gibson, Tennessee
Civil District 16, Gibson, Tennessee
1910
1910
Age 47
Robert Elihue Davis resided here in Civil District 16, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 16, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 47
Robert Elihue Davis resided here in Civil District 16, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 16, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 47
Robert Elihue Davis resided here in Civil District 16, Gibson, Tennessee
Civil District 16, Gibson, Tennessee
1920
1920
Age 57
Robert Elihue Davis resided here in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee
Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee
1920
1920
Age 57
Robert Elihue Davis resided here in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 57
Robert Elihue Davis resided here in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 57
Robert Elihue Davis resided here in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee
Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 67
Robert Elihue Davis resided here in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee
Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 67
Robert Elihue Davis resided here in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 67
Robert Elihue Davis resided here in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 67
Robert Elihue Davis resided here in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee
Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee
1936
6 FEB 1936
Age 73
Burial of Robert Elihue Davis in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee
Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee
1936
5 FEB 1936
Age 73
Death of Robert Elihue Davis in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 AUG 1863
    Event Place: Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 FEB 1936
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 7, Dyer, Tennessee
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 FEB 1936
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Smiths, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 7, Dyer, Tennessee
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 16, Gibson, Tennessee
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 16, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Tenn R#1
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Harris Station, Obion, Tennessee
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 1, Obion, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Smiths, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 16, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Tenn R#1
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 16, Gibson, Tennessee
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Harris Station, Obion, Tennessee
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Smiths, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees
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