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Wayne Orey Davis 1916–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Dec 1916

Birth Location: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 21 Sep 2005

Death Location: Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon, USA

Father: Aura Davis

Mother: Mona Sherwood

Spouse(s): Nora Baird

Children(s):

Wayne Orey Davis was born in 1916 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA, the child of Aura Allan Davis And Mona E Sherwood. In 1920, Wayne Orey Davis resided in Oronoko, Berrien, Michigan, USA. Wayne Orey Davis married Jackie R, Nora Rose Baird, and had children including Barbara T Davis. Wayne Orey Davis passed away in 2005 in Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • Wayne Orey Davis was born in 1916 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA, the child of Aura Allan Davis And Mona E Sherwood.
  • In 1920, Wayne Orey Davis resided in Oronoko, Berrien, Michigan, USA.
  • Wayne Orey Davis married Jackie R, Nora Rose Baird, and had children including Barbara T Davis.
  • Wayne Orey Davis passed away in 2005 in Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wayne Davis's Ancestors

Self
Wayne Davis
1916–2005
Birth Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
Parents
Aura Allan Davis
1893–1965
Norwalk, Ohio, USA
Mona (E) Sherwood
1893–1978
Wisconsin
Grandparents
Eason (George) Davis
1861–1937
, , Ohio, USA
Annie (A) Armstrong
1866–1958
Shiloh, Ohio
Great-Grandparents
William Davis
1835–1897
Caroline Minns
1837–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alfred Minns
1803–1887
Rebecca Saunders
1810–1893

Wayne Davis's Timeline

9 Records

1916
5 Dec 1916
Birth of Wayne Orey Davis in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
1920
1920
Age 4
Wayne Orey Davis resided here in Oronoko, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Oronoko, Berrien, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 19
Wayne Orey Davis resided here in Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 24
Wayne Orey Davis resided here in Hinsdale, DuPage, Illinois, USA
Hinsdale, DuPage, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 34
Wayne Orey Davis resided here in Crestwood, Oldham, Kentucky, USA
Crestwood, Oldham, Kentucky, USA
1957
1957
Age 41
Wayne Orey Davis resided here in Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon, USA
Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon, USA
1974
1974
Age 58
Wayne Orey Davis resided here in Pendleton, Oregon, USA
Pendleton, Oregon, USA
1993
1993
Age 77
Wayne Orey Davis resided here in Pendleton, OR
Pendleton, OR
2005
21 Sep 2005
Age 89
Death of Wayne Orey Davis in Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon
Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1916
    Event Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 391
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hinsdale, DuPage, Illinois; Roll: T627_797; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 22-38
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Oronoko, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: T625_757; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 100; Image: 922
    [6] Washington, Death Index, 1940-2014
    [7] Florida, Passenger Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: U.S. Citizen Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Key West, Florida; NAI Number: 2790482; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; R
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Crestwood, Oldham, K

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Oronoko, Berrien, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Oronoko, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: T625_757; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 100; Image: 922

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1933
    Event Place: Key West, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Florida, Passenger Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: U.S. Citizen Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Key West, Florida; NAI Number: 2790482; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; R

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hinsdale, DuPage, Illinois; Roll: T627_797; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 22-38

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Hinsdale, DuPage, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hinsdale, DuPage, Illinois; Roll: T627_797; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 22-38

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Crestwood, Oldham, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Crestwood, Oldham, K

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1974
    Event Place: Pendleton, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Pendleton, OR
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hinsdale, Dupage, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 391

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Skamania, Washington, USA
    Record Source: Washington, Death Index, 1940-2014

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 2005
    Event Place: Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Washington, Death Index, 1940-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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