John Denton Davis (1895 - 1936)

Born 12 Sep 1895 in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

Ancestors

Died 17 Mar 1936 at age 40 in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

Biography

Private John Davis served in the United States Army in World War I
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NAME: John D Davis

BIRTH DATE: 12 Sep 1895

BIRTHPLACE: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States of America

DEATH DATE: 17 Mar 1936

DEATH PLACE: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States of America

CEMETERY: Taylor Place Cemetery

BURIAL OR CREMATION PLACE: Jamestown, Fentress County, Tennessee, United States of America

FATHER: Louis Nelson Davis

MOTHER: Ann Davis

SPOUSE: Lillie May Davis

CHILDREN

Blanche Marie Mullinix

Sytha Mae Delk

• Fact: Burial Taylor Place Cemetery, Jamestown, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

• John D Davis (1895-1936) on Find A Grave: Memorial #54781557 retrieved 23 December 2020
• ID: I24988

Name: John D. Davis Surname: Davis Given Name: John D. Sex: M Birth: 12 Sep 1895 in, Fentress, Tennessee Death: 17 Mar 1936 in, Fentress, Tennessee Burial: ABT 19 Mar 1936 Taylor Place Cemetery, Fentress, Tennessee _UID: CB3440C692B36443907287CF3AEC40C675DB Note: A veteran of World War I. 1930 Fentress Co, TN census John D. Davis 35 TN/TN/TN b. 1894-1895; ED 25-3 sheet 2B line 58 #33/33.

1930 John D. Davis 35 TN/TN/TN 1894-1895 Lilly Davis 24 TN/TN/TN 1905-1906 Blanche Davis 5 TN/TN/TN 1924-1925 Junior Davis 4 TN/TN/TN 1925-1926 Scytha Davis 2 TN/TN/TN 1927-1928

Obituary in The Fentress News 19 Mar 1936 -- John D. Davis, born September 12, 1895, departed this life on March 17, 1936. Age 40 years, 6 months, and 5 days old. He professed faith in Christ in the fall of 1911, joined the Fairview Baptist Church, and later moved his membership to Cedar Grove. He was married to Miss Lillie May Duncan, January 27, 1924. He leaves a wife and five children, two sisters, Mrs. Clay Choate, Mrs. W. H. Sewell; four brothers, Isaac, Everett, Hollis, and Wilborn; and three half-brothers, Ben, Berry, and Allmorine, and a host of other relatives. He was a veteran of World War I. He was a kind and loving father and husband, a good neighbor, always willing to lend a helping hand to those who needed his help. Funeral services were conducted from the home in South Jamestown by Rev. W. F. Wright and Bro. C. B. Smith, Wednesday, March 18, at 2:00 p.m. Interment at Talyor Cemetery. Change Date: 22 May 2012 at 16:55:30

Father: Louis N. Davis b: 27 May 1852 in, Fentress, Tennessee Mother: Anna Garrett b: 20 Dec 1863 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee

Marriage

Spouse Lillie May Duncan Davis Marriage 1 Lillie May Duncan b: 23 Jun 1904–1996 in, Fentress, Tennessee Married: 27 Jan 1924 in, Fentress, Tennessee

Children

1. Blanche Marie Davis Mullinix1924–1995 in, Fentress, Tennessee
2. Living Davis
3. Sytha Mae Davis Delk1928–2004 in, Fentress, Tennessee
4. James Edward Davis b: ABT 1927 in, Fentress, Tennessee
5. Living Davis
6. Living Davis