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Rufus Cephas Davis 1903–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Dec 1903

Birth Location: Mills County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 10 Aug 1977

Death Location: Jourdanton, Atascosa, Texas, USA

Father: John Davis

Mother: Mary Rosamond

Spouse(s): Adelia Cottrell

Children(s): Robert Davis, Lillie Davis, Don Davis, Geneva Suhler

In 1903, Rufus Cephas Davis entered the world in Mills County, Texas, USA, born to John Jefferson Davis And Mary Elizabeth Rosamond. Rufus Cephas Davis married Adelia Cottrell, and had children including Don Cephas Red Davis, Geneva Evelyn Suhler, Lillie Elzora Jodie Davis, Robert Dewayne Davis, Rodda Jean Davis. Rufus Cephas Davis passed away in 1977 in Jourdanton, Atascosa, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1903, Rufus Cephas Davis entered the world in Mills County, Texas, USA, born to John Jefferson Davis And Mary Elizabeth Rosamond.
  • Rufus Cephas Davis married Adelia Cottrell, and had children including Don Cephas Red Davis, Geneva Evelyn Suhler, Lillie Elzora Jodie Davis, Robert Dewayne Davis, Rodda Jean Davis.
  • Rufus Cephas Davis passed away in 1977 in Jourdanton, Atascosa, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Davis
1856–1936
Birth Location: Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA
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Mary Rosamond
1861–1941
Birth Location: Attala County, Mississippi, USA
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Spouses(s)

Adelia Cottrell
1905–1997
Birth Location: Comanche, Texas, United States
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Children(s)

Robert Davis
1942–1969
Birth Location: Bexar Co, Texas
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Lillie Davis
1927–2003
Birth Location: Comanche Co, Texas
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Don Davis
1928–1956
Birth Location: Mills Co, Texas
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Geneva Suhler
1932–2005
Birth Location: Del Rio, Val Verde Co, Texas
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Rufus Davis's Ancestors

Self
Rufus Davis
1903–1977
Birth Place: Mills County, Texas, USA
Parents
John Jefferson Davis
1856–1936
Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Rosamond
1861–1941
Attala County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (E. Rosamond) Jr
1826–1860
Abbeville Dist, South Carolina, USA
Malinda (Jane) Franklin
1835–1921
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Frances Hill
1785–1861
Samuel Rosamond
1786–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hill
1749–1813
Susannah Burrey
1753–1824
Mary Daugherty
1755–1795
Capt. Rosamond*
1738–1814

Rufus Davis's Descendants

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Rufus (Cephas) Davis (08 Dec 1903–10 Aug 1977) m. Adelia Cottrell (December 5 1905–July 14 1997)
  1. 1. Robert (DeWayne) Davis 1942–1969
  2. 2. Lillie (Elzora "Jodie") Davis 1927–2003
  3. 3. Don (Cephas "Red") Davis 1928–1956 m. Altamae (Ruth) Chandler 1933–2010
    1. 1. Bobbie (Jean) Davis 1950–2000
  4. 4. Geneva (Evelyn) Suhler 1932–2005

Rufus Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1903
08 Dec 1903
Birth of Rufus Cephas Davis in Mills County, Texas, USA
Mills County, Texas, USA
1977
10 Aug 1977
Age 74
Death of Rufus Cephas Davis in Jourdanton, Atascosa, Texas, USA
Jourdanton, Atascosa, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Dec 1903
    Event Place: Mills County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1977
    Event Place: Jourdanton, Atascosa, Texas, USA
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