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Ruth Lavernia Davis 1897–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 November 1897

Birth Location: Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 21 April 1987

Death Location: Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Rufus Davis

Mother: Lula Shinn

Spouse(s): Albert Seeliger

Children(s): Albert Selliger

Ruth Lavernia Davis was born in 1897 in Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Rufus Jasper Davis And Lula Estell Shinn. In 1900, Ruth Lavernia Davis resided in Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas, USA. In 1919, Ruth Lavernia Davis resided in Lockhart. Ruth Lavernia Davis married Albert Seeliger, and had children including Albert Selliger, Ruth Ann Seeliger. Ruth Lavernia Davis passed away in 1987 in Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Lavernia Davis was born in 1897 in Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Rufus Jasper Davis And Lula Estell Shinn.
  • In 1900, Ruth Lavernia Davis resided in Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas, USA.
  • In 1919, Ruth Lavernia Davis resided in Lockhart.
  • Ruth Lavernia Davis married Albert Seeliger, and had children including Albert Selliger, Ruth Ann Seeliger.
  • Ruth Lavernia Davis passed away in 1987 in Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rufus Davis
1867–1947
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Lula Shinn
1871–1956
Birth Location: Penola, Mississippi, USA
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Spouses(s)

Albert Seeliger
1898–
Birth Location: Texas
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Children(s)

Albert Selliger
1920–1988
Birth Location: Lockhart, Texas
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Ruth Davis's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Davis
1897–1987
Birth Place: Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
Rufus Jasper Davis
1867–1947
Ohio, USA
Lula (Estell) Shinn
1871–1956
Penola, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (W.) Shinn
1837–1890
Lavernia (Ann) Magee
1846–1904
Panola, Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
James Magee
1802–1864
Edna Dawson
1805–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patrick McGee
1756–1816
Rosanna McCullar
1759–1826
Samuel Sr.
1782–1874
Anna Prewitt
1787–1854

Ruth Davis's Descendants

1.
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Ruth (Lavernia) Davis (6 November 1897–21 April 1987) m. Albert Seeliger (abt 1898–)
  1. 1. Albert Selliger 1920–1988

Ruth Davis's Timeline

7 Records

1897
6 November 1897
Birth of Ruth Lavernia Davis in Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas, United States of America
Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 3
Ruth Lavernia Davis resided here in Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas, USA
Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas, USA
1919
Abt 1919
Age 22
Ruth Lavernia Davis resided here in Lockhart
Lockhart
1935
1935
Age 38
Ruth Lavernia Davis resided here in Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas
Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas
1940
1940
Age 43
Ruth Lavernia Davis resided here in Precinct 1, Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas, USA
Precinct 1, Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 53
Ruth Lavernia Davis resided here in Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas, USA
Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas, USA
1987
21 April 1987
Age 90
Death of Ruth Lavernia Davis in Harris County, Texas, United States of America
Harris County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 November 1897
    Event Place: Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas; Roll: 1616; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1241616

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1919
    Event Place: Lockhart
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Houston Post; Publication Date: 15 Jun 1919; Publication Place: Houston, Texas, USA; ,0.5838574,0.306508,0.6261085&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03996; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 28-2

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Precinct 1, Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03996; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 28-2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas, 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: Lockhart, Caldwell

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 April 1987
    Event Place: Harris County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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