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Viola M. Davis 1873–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1873

Birth Location: Assyria, Barry, Michigan

Death Date: 1944

Death Location: Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon, United States of America

Father: Charles Stafford

Mother: Eliza Crothers

Spouse(s): Samuel Davis

Children(s): Leon Davis, Dorothy Davis

The story of Viola M. Davis began in 1873 in Assyria, Barry, Michigan. Viola M. Davis married Samuel Hiram Davis, and had children including Dorothy E Davis, Leon Stafford Davis. Viola M. Davis passed away in 1944 in Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Viola M. Davis began in 1873 in Assyria, Barry, Michigan.
  • Viola M. Davis married Samuel Hiram Davis, and had children including Dorothy E Davis, Leon Stafford Davis.
  • Viola M. Davis passed away in 1944 in Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Stafford
1841–1916
Birth Location: Medina County, Ohio
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Eliza Crothers
1849–1893
Birth Location: New York
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Davis
1869–1951
Birth Location: Hyman, Illinois
SD

Children(s)

Leon Davis
1895–1968
Birth Location: Waubay, Day, South Dakota, USA
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Dorothy Davis
1906–1986
Birth Location: South Dakota
DD

Viola Davis's Ancestors

Self
Viola Davis
1873–1944
Birth Place: Assyria, Barry, Michigan
Parents
Charles Wilson Stafford
1841–1916
Medina County, Ohio
Eliza (Jane) Crothers
1849–1893
New York
Grandparents
Elhanan (Winchester) Stafford
1805–1856
Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Sylvia (W.) Thorp
1807–1860
Essex County, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Job Stafford
1782–1871
Dorcas Colvin
1780–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Viola Davis's Descendants

1.
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Viola (M.) Davis (1873–1944) m. Samuel (Hiram) Davis (1869–15 Apr 1951)
  1. 1. Leon (Stafford) Davis 1895–1968 m. Goldie (M.) Vincent 1898–
    1. 1. Samuel (Howard) Davis 1922–1992 m. Geraldine (Frances) Ford 1922–1998
    2. 2. Betty Davis 1924–
  2. 2. Dorothy (E) Davis 1906–1986

Viola Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1873
1873
Birth of Viola M. Davis in Assyria, Barry, Michigan
Assyria, Barry, Michigan
1944
1944
Age 71
Death of Viola M. Davis in Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, USA
Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1873
    Event Place: Assyria, Barry, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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