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Thomas Riley Davis 1875–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Dec 1875

Birth Location: Wayne County, Tennessee

Death Date: 06 July 1959

Death Location: Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Joseph Davis

Mother: Nancy Copeland

Spouse(s): Lillie Davis

Children(s): Ruth Davis, Mary White

Thomas Riley Davis was born in 1875 in Wayne County, Tennessee, the child of Joseph Noah Davis And Nancy Jane Copeland. In 1917, Thomas Riley Davis resided in Tipton County, Tennessee, USA. In 1920, Thomas Riley Davis resided in Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, USA. Thomas Riley Davis married Lillie Belle Dalton Davis, and had children including Mary Dalton White, Ruth Upton Davis. Thomas Riley Davis passed away in 1959 in Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thomas Riley Davis was born in 1875 in Wayne County, Tennessee, the child of Joseph Noah Davis And Nancy Jane Copeland.
  • In 1917, Thomas Riley Davis resided in Tipton County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1920, Thomas Riley Davis resided in Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, USA.
  • Thomas Riley Davis married Lillie Belle Dalton Davis, and had children including Mary Dalton White, Ruth Upton Davis.
  • Thomas Riley Davis passed away in 1959 in Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Davis's Ancestors

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Thomas Davis
1875–1959
Birth Place: Wayne County, Tennessee
Parents
Joseph Noah Davis
1844–1920
Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
Nancy (Jane) Copeland
1849–1906
Waynesboro, Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Davis's Descendants

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Thomas (Riley) Davis (30 Dec 1875–06 July 1959) m. Lillie (Belle Dalton) Davis (29 June 1884–5 June 1954)
  1. 1. Ruth (Upton) Davis 1910–1983 m. Web (Brown) Ausbon 1907–1931 m. Eustace (James) Rodgers 1912–1969
    1. 1. Meb (Brown Ausban) Jr 1931–2007 m. Gaye (Charlene) Ausban 1941–2020
    2. 2. James (Dalton Rodgers) Jr 1942–2017
    3. 3. Betty (Dawn) Rodgers 1938–2013 m. Richard (Conner) Ford 1934–2005
  2. 2. Mary (Dalton) White 1911–1963

Thomas Davis's Timeline

6 Records

1875
30 Dec 1875
Birth of Thomas Riley Davis in Wayne County, Tennessee
Wayne County, Tennessee
1917
1917-1918
Age 42
Thomas Riley Davis resided here in Tipton County, Tennessee, USA
Tipton County, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 45
Thomas Riley Davis resided here in Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, USA
Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 60
Thomas Riley Davis resided here in Rural
Rural
1940
1940
Age 65
Thomas Riley Davis resided here in 9th District, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
9th District, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
1959
06 July 1959
Age 84
Death of Thomas Riley Davis in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1875
    Event Place: Wayne County, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Tipton County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: 9th District, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 July 1959
    Event Place: Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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