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Sam Wesley Davis 1926–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jun 1926

Birth Location: Goodway, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 15 May 1993

Death Location: Goodway, Monroe County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: John Davis

Mother: Missouri Brown

Spouse(s): Lelia Burkett

Children(s):

In 1926, Sam Wesley Davis entered the world in Goodway, Alabama, USA, born to John Oscar Davis And Missouri Matilda Sudie Brown. In 1944, Sam Wesley Davis resided in Atmore, Monroe, Alabama, USA. Sam Wesley Davis married Lelia Frances Burkett, and had children including Gaye G Davis, Kimball Nikita Davis. Sam Wesley Davis passed away in 1993 in Goodway, Monroe County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1926, Sam Wesley Davis entered the world in Goodway, Alabama, USA, born to John Oscar Davis And Missouri Matilda Sudie Brown.
  • In 1944, Sam Wesley Davis resided in Atmore, Monroe, Alabama, USA.
  • Sam Wesley Davis married Lelia Frances Burkett, and had children including Gaye G Davis, Kimball Nikita Davis.
  • Sam Wesley Davis passed away in 1993 in Goodway, Monroe County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sam Davis's Ancestors

Self
Sam Davis
1926–1993
Birth Place: Goodway, Alabama, USA
Parents
John Oscar Davis
1869–1937
Troy, Pike County, Alabama, USA
Missouri (Matilda (Sudie)) Brown
1893–1985
Ocala, Marion, Florida, United States
Grandparents
Samuel (Webster) Davis
1836–1905
Pike Co. Al.
Mary (Ann) Carnley
1833–1905
Troy, Pike, Alabama, United States
John (Humphrey) Bates
1849–1900
Florida
Annie (Liza) Watson
1866–1946
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
William Davis
1787–1862
Elizabeth Gardner
1809–1900
George Carnley
1770–1870
Ellenor (Carnley)
1805–1875
John Bates
1794–1851
Rebecca Sturgess
1819–1861
Thomas Watson
1835–1899
Martha Atkinson
1838–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Davis
1770–1852
Dorothy Mason
1781–1854
Thomas Gardner
1785–1827
Jemima Owings
1787–1864
Christian Sr.
1753–1845
Georg Sr.
1723–1795
Christian Sr.
1753–1845
Marie Neye
1779–1851
Humphrey Bates
1760–1804
Mary Unknown
1769–1851
Uriah Atkinson
1797–1859
Elizabeth Northcutt
1795–1860

Sam Davis's Timeline

5 Records

1926
5 Jun 1926
Birth of Sam Wesley Davis in Goodway, Alabama, USA
Goodway, Alabama, USA
1944
1944
Age 18
Sam Wesley Davis resided here in Atmore, Monroe, Alabama, USA
Atmore, Monroe, Alabama, USA
1947
19 Jun 1947
Age 21
Sam Wesley Davis was married in Escambia, Alabama
Escambia, Alabama
1950
1950
Age 24
Sam Wesley Davis resided here in Jeddo, Monroe, Alabama, USA
Jeddo, Monroe, Alabama, USA
1993
15 May 1993
Age 67
Death of Sam Wesley Davis in Goodway, Alabama, USA
Goodway, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1926
    Event Place: Goodway, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 69
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1947
    Event Place: Escambia, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama, Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Atmore, Monroe, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 69

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Jeddo, Monroe, Alabama, 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: Jeddo, Monroe, Alaba

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1993
    Event Place: Goodway, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Goodway, Monroe County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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