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Roy Junior Davis 1920–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1920

Birth Location: Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky

Death Date: 21 Jul 1967

Death Location: Fair Born, Ohio, USA

Father: Bruce Davis

Mother: Anabelle Gross

Spouse(s): Dorothy Engle, Geneva Caskey

Children(s): Joanne Davis, Donald Davis

The story of Roy Junior Davis began in 1920 in Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky. In 1930, Roy Junior Davis resided in District 3, Morgan, Kentucky, USA. In 1935, Roy Junior Davis resided in Morgan, Kentucky. Roy Junior Davis married Dorothy Jean Engle, Geneva Caskey, and had children including Barbara Jean Davis, Donald A Davis, Evelyn Kaye Richards, Gloria Darlene Davis, James Davis, Jeffery Glenn Davis, Joanne Davis, Karen Sue Davis. Roy Junior Davis passed away in 1967 in Fair Born, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Roy Junior Davis began in 1920 in Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky.
  • In 1930, Roy Junior Davis resided in District 3, Morgan, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1935, Roy Junior Davis resided in Morgan, Kentucky.
  • Roy Junior Davis married Dorothy Jean Engle, Geneva Caskey, and had children including Barbara Jean Davis, Donald A Davis, Evelyn Kaye Richards, Gloria Darlene Davis, James Davis, Jeffery Glenn Davis, Joanne Davis, Karen Sue Davis.
  • Roy Junior Davis passed away in 1967 in Fair Born, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Bruce Davis
1888–1974
Birth Location: Lick Fork, Rowan, Kentucky
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Anabelle Gross
1893–1976
Birth Location: Lick Fork, Rowan, Kentucky
AG

Spouses(s)

Dorothy Engle
1927–2002
Birth Location: Yerkes, Perry, Kentucky, USA
DE
Geneva Caskey
1923–2000
Birth Location: Morgan, Kentucky, USA
GC

Children(s)

Joanne Davis
1951–2013
Birth Location: Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
JD
Donald Davis
1943–2017
Birth Location: Morgan County, Kentucky, United States of America
DD

Roy Davis's Ancestors

Self
Roy Davis
1920–1967
Birth Place: Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky
Parents
Bruce Davis
1888–1974
Lick Fork, Rowan, Kentucky
Anabelle Gross
1893–1976
Lick Fork, Rowan, Kentucky
Grandparents
John (Mason) Davis
1859–1942
Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
Sarrah (Elizabeth) Cassity
1859–1938
Morgan, Kentucky, USA
William (Harvey) Gross
1869–1940
West Liberty, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
Loucinda (R) Johnson
1871–1947
Lenox, Morgan County, KY
Great-Grandparents
James Davis
1825–1870
Savilla Howerton
1825–1870
Leander Cassity
1830–1911
Elizabeth Adams
1825–1912
John Gross
1828–1910
Rhoda Vance
1842–1911
Easley Johnston
1851–1932
Lettie Carr
1854–1921
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Davis
1793–1861
Catherine Salyer
1794–1852
John Junior
1794–1883
Barbara Jones
1797–1861
Jonathan Cassity
1788–1849
Elizabeth Brown?
1807–1855
Lewis Sr
1806–1841
Frances Smith
1804–1891
Henry Gross
1780–1828
Margaret Cooper
1790–1859
William Vance
1789–1853
Nancy Burnsides
1789–1853
John Johnston
1810–1877
Susannah Southerland
1812–1860
Isac Carr
1828–1880
Henrietta Hammons
1827–1905

Roy Davis's Descendants

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Roy (Junior) Davis (23 Dec 1920–21 Jul 1967) m. Dorothy (Jean) Engle (27 Sep 1927–29 May 2002) m. Geneva Caskey (15 Jan 1923–20 Feb 2000)
  1. 1. Joanne Davis 1951–2013
  2. 2. Donald (A) Davis 1943–2017

Roy Davis's Timeline

9 Records

1920
23 Dec 1920
Birth of Roy Junior Davis in Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky
Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky
1930
1930
Age 10
Roy Junior Davis resided here in District 3, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
District 3, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 15
Roy Junior Davis resided here in Morgan, Kentucky
Morgan, Kentucky
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 20
Roy Junior Davis resided here in Morgan, Kentucky, USA
Morgan, Kentucky, USA
1948
23 APR 1948
Age 28
Roy Junior Davis was married in Fairfield, OH
Fairfield, OH
1951
1951
Age 31
Roy Junior Davis resided here in Dayton, Ohio, USA
Dayton, Ohio, USA
1955
1955
Age 35
Roy Junior Davis resided here in Dayton, Ohio, USA
Dayton, Ohio, USA
1960
1960
Age 40
Roy Junior Davis resided here in Dayton, Ohio, USA
Dayton, Ohio, USA
1967
21 Jul 1967
Age 47
Death of Roy Junior Davis in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1920
    Event Place: Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 3, Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: 771; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 403.0; FHL microfilm: 2340506
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1343; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 88-12
    [3] Kentucky, Birth Index
    [4] Ohio, Deaths, Certificate: 55540; Volume: 18937
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 407-16-9304; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [6] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
    [7] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kentucky, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 166
    [8] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 APR 1948
    Event Place: Fairfield, OH

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 3, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 3, Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: 771; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 403.0; FHL microfilm: 2340506

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Morgan, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1343; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 88-12

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Morgan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1343; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 88-12

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Dayton, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Dayton, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Dayton, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fairborn, Greene, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: Ohio, Deaths, Certificate: 55540; Volume: 18937

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Morgan, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pomp, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kentucky, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 166

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1967
    Event Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, Deaths, Certificate: 55540; Volume: 18937
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 407-16-9304; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fair Born, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis, MO; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 111925 - 6301970; NAID: NAID 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
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