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Rosie Davis 1899–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1899

Birth Location: Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 17 May 1985

Death Location: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Father: Edward Davis

Mother: Ruth Davis

Spouse(s): Jessie Ward

Children(s): Lillian Davis, Jessie Davis, George Sr, Johnny Word

Rosie Davis was born in 1899 in Mississippi, USA, the child of Edward D Davis And Ruth Davis. In 1900, Rosie Davis resided in Fosters Creek, Copiah, Mississippi, USA. Rosie Davis married Jessie Ward, and had children including George Washington Sr, Jessie Davis, Johnny Word, Lillian Ruth Ann Davis. Rosie Davis passed away in 1985 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • Rosie Davis was born in 1899 in Mississippi, USA, the child of Edward D Davis And Ruth Davis.
  • In 1900, Rosie Davis resided in Fosters Creek, Copiah, Mississippi, USA.
  • Rosie Davis married Jessie Ward, and had children including George Washington Sr, Jessie Davis, Johnny Word, Lillian Ruth Ann Davis.
  • Rosie Davis passed away in 1985 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Davis
1876–1954
Birth Location: Mississippi
ED
Ruth Davis
1876–1914
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Spouses(s)

Jessie Ward
1901–
Birth Location: Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA
JW

Children(s)

Lillian Davis
1914–2005
Birth Location: Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA
LD
Jessie Davis
1932–1997
Birth Location: Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA
JD
George Sr
1923–2001
Birth Location: Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA
GS
Johnny Word
1940–2010
Birth Location: Mississippi
JW

Rosie Davis's Ancestors

Self
Rosie Davis
1899–1985
Birth Place: Mississippi, USA
Parents
Edward D. Davis
1876–1954
Mississippi
Ruth Davis
1876–1914
Mississippi
Grandparents
Solomon Davis
1845–
Mississippi
Jennie Davis
1844–1915
Mississippi, USA
Stanley Turner
1881–
Pattison Cla, Mississippi
Classria Scott
1890–
Brandywine, Claiborne County, MS
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Davis
1818–1868
Elizabeth Criddle
1819–1880
Francis Newman
1860–
Alexander Scott
1852–1920
Bettie Scott
1860–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Davis
1787–1860
Helen Davis
1798–1840
Jesse Criddle
1798–1856

Rosie Davis's Descendants

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Rosie Davis (16 May 1899–17 May 1985) m. Jessie Ward (4 Jul 1901–)
  1. 1. Lillian (Ruth Ann) Davis 1914–2005 m. Benny Brown 1913–
  2. 2. Jessie Davis 1932–1997
  3. 3. George (Washington) Sr 1923–2001
  4. 4. Johnny Word 1940–2010

Rosie Davis's Timeline

9 Records

1898
23 Nov 1898
Birth of Rosie Davis in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1899
16 May 1899
Birth of Rosie Davis in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 1
Rosie Davis resided here in Fosters Creek, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
Fosters Creek, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 36
Rosie Davis resided here in Rural, Claiborne, Mississippi
Rural, Claiborne, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 41
Rosie Davis resided here in , Claiborne, Mississippi, USA
, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 51
Rosie Davis resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 52
Rosie Davis resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1985
17 May 1985
Age 86
Death of Rosie Davis in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
1993
8 Aug 1993
Age 94
Death of Rosie Davis in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1898
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1899
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Fosters Creek, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fosters Creek, Copiah, Mississippi; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 1240806

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Claiborne, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Claiborne, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02014; Page: 29B; Enumeration District: 11-1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Claiborne, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Claiborne, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02014; Page: 29B; Enumeration District: 11-1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chicago, Cook, Illin

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    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 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1993
    Event Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1985
    Event Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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