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Viola Melissa Davis 1907–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 August 1907

Birth Location: Pearl River, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Death Date: 21 August 1936

Death Location: Pearl River, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: William Henley

Mother: Sarah Lott

Spouse(s): Samuel Davis

Children(s): Gertrude Davis

In 1907, Viola Melissa Davis entered the world in Pearl River, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States of America, born to William Uriah Henley And Sarah Elizabeth Lott. Viola Melissa Davis married Samuel V Davis, and had children including Gertrude Purvis Davis. Viola Melissa Davis passed away in 1936 in Pearl River, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1907, Viola Melissa Davis entered the world in Pearl River, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States of America, born to William Uriah Henley And Sarah Elizabeth Lott.
  • Viola Melissa Davis married Samuel V Davis, and had children including Gertrude Purvis Davis.
  • Viola Melissa Davis passed away in 1936 in Pearl River, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Henley
1874–1935
Birth Location: LaCombe, St. Tammany, Louisiana
WH
Sarah Lott
1874–1958
Birth Location: Rawls Springs, Mississippi, USA
SL

Spouses(s)

Samuel Davis
1873–1968
Birth Location: Pearl River, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA
SD

Children(s)

Gertrude Davis
1927–1959
Birth Location: Pearl River, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
GD

Viola Davis's Ancestors

Self
Viola Davis
1907–1936
Birth Place: Pearl River, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Parents
William Uriah Henley
1874–1935
LaCombe, St. Tammany, Louisiana
Sarah (Elizabeth) Lott
1874–1958
Rawls Springs, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Viola Davis's Descendants

1.
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Viola (Melissa) Davis (1 August 1907–21 August 1936) m. Samuel (V) Davis (25 JUL 1873–8 Feb 1968)
  1. 1. Gertrude (Purvis) Davis 1927–1959 m. William (Everett) Purvis 1908–1959
    1. 1. Emma (Gail) Purvis 1948–2004

Viola Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1907
1 August 1907
Birth of Viola Melissa Davis in Pearl River, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Pearl River, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
1936
21 August 1936
Age 29
Death of Viola Melissa Davis in Pearl River, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Pearl River, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 August 1907
    Event Place: Pearl River, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 August 1936
    Event Place: Pearl River, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pearl River, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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