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Susannah Morrison Porter 1841–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Sep 1841

Birth Location: Winston Co., Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 14 Aug 1908

Death Location: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi

Father: Archibald Porter

Mother: Ann Traweek

Spouse(s): William Davis

Children(s): Mary Davis, Sudie Davis, Alice Davis, Katherine Davis, Thomas Davis, Willie Davis, James Davis, John Davis, Walter Davis, William Davis, Syrintha Simpson

Susannah Morrison Porter was born in 1841 in Winston Co., Mississippi, United States, the child of Archibald Porter And Ann Lunsford Traweek. In 1900, Susannah Morrison Porter resided in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA. Susannah Morrison Porter married William Van Davis, and had children including Alice Figuers Davis, James Archie Davis, John Burwell Davis, Katherine Hardin Davis, Mary J Davis, Sudie Porter Davis, Syrintha A Rice Simpson, Thomas Whitman Davis, Walter Victor Davis, William Van Davis, Willie Anne Davis. Susannah Morrison Porter passed away in 1908 in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • Susannah Morrison Porter was born in 1841 in Winston Co., Mississippi, United States, the child of Archibald Porter And Ann Lunsford Traweek.
  • In 1900, Susannah Morrison Porter resided in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA.
  • Susannah Morrison Porter married William Van Davis, and had children including Alice Figuers Davis, James Archie Davis, John Burwell Davis, Katherine Hardin Davis, Mary J Davis, Sudie Porter Davis, Syrintha A Rice Simpson, Thomas Whitman Davis, Walter Victor Davis, William Van Davis, Willie Anne Davis.
  • Susannah Morrison Porter passed away in 1908 in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Porter
1799–1842
Birth Location: Richland, South Carolina
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Ann Traweek
1821–1879
Birth Location: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Davis
1828–1884
Birth Location: , Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Davis
1872–1956
Birth Location: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
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Sudie Davis
1874–1947
Birth Location: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
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Alice Davis
1876–1913
Birth Location: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
AD
Katherine Davis
1878–1968
Birth Location: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
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Thomas Davis
1881–1956
Birth Location: Kosciusko, Attala County, Mississippi, USA
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Willie Davis
1867–1925
Birth Location: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
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James Davis
1868–1934
Birth Location: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
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John Davis
1869–1938
Birth Location: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
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Walter Davis
1883–1956
Birth Location: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
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William Davis
1871–1872
Birth Location: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
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Syrintha Simpson
1860–1933
Birth Location: Attala, Mississippi, USA
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Susannah Porter's Ancestors

Self
Susannah Porter
1841–1908
Birth Place: Winston Co., Mississippi, United States
Parents
Archibald Porter
1799–1842
Richland, South Carolina
Ann (Lunsford) Traweek
1821–1879
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Capt (Burwell) Traweek
1792–1853
Clarke, Georgia, USA
Isabella Casteel
1792–1854
Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Lunsford Traywick
1760–1809
Martha Seger
1760–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Trawick
1728–1800
Moira *
1735–1803
John Seger
1744–1807
Priscilla Hackney
1743–1770

Susannah Porter's Descendants

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Susannah (Morrison) Porter (14 Sep 1841–14 Aug 1908) m. William (Van) Davis (5 Jul 1828–30 Mar 1884)
  1. 1. Mary (J) Davis 1872–1956
  2. 2. Sudie (Porter) Davis 1874–1947
  3. 3. Alice (Figuers) Davis 1876–1913
  4. 4. Katherine (Hardin) Davis 1878–1968
  5. 5. Thomas (Whitman) Davis 1881–1956
  6. 6. Willie (Anne) Davis 1867–1925
  7. 7. James (Archie) Davis 1868–1934
  8. 8. John (Burwell) Davis 1869–1938
  9. 9. Walter (Victor) Davis 1883–1956 m. Hester Ford 1885–1968
    1. 1. Mary (Morrison) Davis 1917–1998
    2. 2. Walter (Vance) Davis 1910–1993 m. Lula (Rebecca) Willis 1909–1986
      1. 1. Walter (V.) Davis 1938–1963
    3. 3. Martha Davis 1913–
    4. 4. Rebecca (Reid) Davis 1914–1986
    5. 5. John (F) Davis 1919–
  10. 10. William (Van) Davis 1871–1872
  11. 11. Syrintha (A Rice) Simpson 1860–1933

Susannah Porter's Timeline

3 Records

1841
14 Sep 1841
Birth of Susannah Morrison Porter in Winston Co., Mississippi, United States
Winston Co., Mississippi, United States
1900
1900
Age 59
Susannah Morrison Porter resided here in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
1908
14 Aug 1908
Age 67
Death of Susannah Morrison Porter in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi
Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1841
    Event Place: Winston Co., Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi; Roll: 800; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1240800

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi; Roll: 800; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1240800

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1908
    Event Place: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi
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