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Shelby Davis 1915–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Sep 1915

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 23 Aug 1975

Death Location: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Alexander Davis

Mother: Tally Stringer

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Shelby Davis was born in 1915 in Mississippi, the child of Alexander Abizer Davis And Tally Lula Stringer. In 1920, Shelby Davis resided in Beat 2, Marion, Mississippi, USA. Shelby Davis passed away in 1975 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Shelby Davis was born in 1915 in Mississippi, the child of Alexander Abizer Davis And Tally Lula Stringer.
  • In 1920, Shelby Davis resided in Beat 2, Marion, Mississippi, USA.
  • Shelby Davis passed away in 1975 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America.

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Shelby Davis's Ancestors

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Shelby Davis
1915–1975
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Alexander Abizer Davis
1868–1924
Marion County, Mississippi, United States of America
Tally (Lula) Stringer
1869–1929
Mississippi
Grandparents
Hosea (Alexander Davis) Jr
1842–1872
Marion County, Mississippi, USA
Francis (Stovall) Givens
1845–1918
Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Hosea Sr
1799–1880
Ellender Seale
1805–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zabon Davis
1773–1845
Esther Bullock
1775–1850

Shelby Davis's Timeline

3 Records

1915
29 Sep 1915
Birth of Shelby Davis in Mississippi
Mississippi
1920
1920
Age 5
Shelby Davis resided here in Beat 2, Marion, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Marion, Mississippi, USA
1975
23 Aug 1975
Age 60
Death of Shelby Davis in Jacksonville, Cherokee, Texas, USA
Jacksonville, Cherokee, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1915
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 2, Marion, Mississippi; Roll: T625_886; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 114
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 2, Marion, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 2, Marion, Mississippi; Roll: T625_886; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 114

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1975
    Event Place: Jacksonville, Cherokee, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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