James A Davis (1878 - 1955)

Born 23 Dec 1878 in Lee, Virginia, United States

Husband of Elizabeth Clementine (Barnes) Davis — married 1895 in Lee, Virginia, United States

Died 1 Apr 1955 at age 76 in Gibson Station, Lee, Virginia, United States

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Biography

The son of Rush Floyd Davis (1853-1926) and Martha Hobbs (1852-), James Davis was born in Lee County, Virginia in 1878.^[1] James Davis married Elizabeth (Barnes) Davis, marrying around 1895 and having six children together. They made their home in Gibson Station, Virginia, where he worked as a day laborer.^[2][3] By 1920, they had left Virginia and were living in Middlesborough, Kentucky, where James Davis worked as a section hand on the railroad.^[4] By 1930, James David had taken up farming in Claiborne County, Tennessee.^[5] By 1940, James and his wife were back in Virginia, residing in Rose Hill and farming there.^[6]

James Davis passed away in Gibson Station, Virginia at the age of 77.^[7] According to the death certificate, his remains were removed to Ely Dale Cemetery for burial.

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia, Birth Certificates, 1912-1913," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBN-5B4G : 1 March 2021), James Davis, 23 Dec 1878; from Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : n.d.); citing , Lee, Virginia, United States, certificate 16680, Library of Virginia, Richmond.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMNR-YL4 : 11 March 2022), James Davis, 1900.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPPQ-M9S : accessed 17 November 2022), James Davis, Rose Hill, Lee, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 34, sheet 7A, family 124, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1633; FHL microfilm 1,375,646.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH2F-J9L : 1 February 2021), Jim Davis, 1920.
5. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Year: 1930; Census Place: District 6, Claiborne, Tennessee; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm; 2341971. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Ancestry Record 6224 #68295952 with attached Image
6. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Ancestry Record 2442 #17725602 with attached Image
7. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRD-7LGK : 16 August 2019), James Davis, 01 Apr 1955; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Gibson Station, Lee, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.