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Willis S. Davis 1876–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 July 1876

Birth Location: New Lexington, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 18 January 1952

Death Location: Bankston, Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Eli Davis

Mother: Talitha Freeman

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Willis S. Davis was born in 1876 in New Lexington, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of Eli M Davis And Talitha Cumi Freeman. Willis S. Davis passed away in 1952 in Bankston, Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Willis S. Davis was born in 1876 in New Lexington, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of Eli M Davis And Talitha Cumi Freeman.
  • Willis S. Davis passed away in 1952 in Bankston, Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Willis Davis's Ancestors

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Willis Davis
1876–1952
Birth Place: New Lexington, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
Eli M Davis
1837–1908
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Talitha (Cumi) Freeman
1841–1927
Alabama
Grandparents
William (Willis) Davis
1804–1880
Georgia
Martha Willingham
1813–1877
Georgia
Abner (Nimrod Freeman) Sr
1804–1878
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Rhoda Maddox
1803–1882
, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Davis
1775–1850
Thomas Willingham
1776–1850
Sarah Garnett
1785–1796
James Freeman
1786–1855
Cathrine Maddox
1785–1859
William Maddox
1776–1857
Sarah (Maddox)
1785–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nancy Garnett
1741–1811
Herod Freeman
1750–1826
Susan (Freeman)
1753–1820
Henley Maddox
1761–1806
Jeanette Luckett
1749–1815
Benjamin II
1735–1811
DAVID Immigrant
1749–1815
LOVIE -1Ab-g6-1.1--
1765–1830

Willis Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1876
10 July 1876
Birth of Willis S. Davis in New Lexington, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America
New Lexington, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America
1952
18 January 1952
Age 76
Death of Willis S. Davis in Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States of America
Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 July 1876
    Event Place: New Lexington, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 January 1952
    Event Place: Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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