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Viola Tillman Davis 1881 – 1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Jun 1881

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 16 Nov 1961

Death Location: Theodore, Mobile, Alabama

Father: Preston Tillman

Mother: Mary Foster

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Viola Tillman Davis was born in 1881 in Alabama, the child of Preston Banta Tillman and Mary Marilla "Rilla" TILLMAN Foster. Viola Tillman Davis passed away in 1961 in Theodore, Mobile, Alabama.

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Biography

  • Viola Tillman Davis was born in 1881 in Alabama, the child of Preston Banta Tillman and Mary Marilla "Rilla" TILLMAN Foster.
  • Viola Tillman Davis passed away in 1961 in Theodore, Mobile, Alabama.

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Viola Davis's Ancestors

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Viola Davis
1881 – 1961
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Preston Banta Tillman
1859 – 1932
Mandeville, St Tammany, Louisiana
Mary (Marilla "Rilla" TILLMAN) Foster
1861 – 1932
, Mobile, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Wesley "Joe") Tillman
1810 – 1872
Hancock County, Georgia, USA
Martha (Ellen "Patsy" "Mattie") Copeland
1820 – 1913
Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Tillman
1778 – 1860
Eleanor Riddle
1778 – 1845
Isham Copeland
1798 – 1857
Rebecca Wells
1798 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Tillman
1778 – 1854
Faitha Ellison
1780 – 1816

Viola Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1881
03 Jun 1881
Birth of Viola Tillman Davis in Alabama
Alabama
1961
16 Nov 1961
Age 80
Death of Viola Tillman Davis in Theodore, Mobile, Alabama
Theodore, Mobile, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Jun 1881
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1961
    Event Place: Theodore, Mobile, Alabama

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