Russell
Floyd
Davis
Born in East Walton, Hants Co., N.S.
Ancestors 
Son of Wesley Alvin Davis
and Grace Evaden (Brown) Davis
Brother of
Madge Alberta (Davis) Ettinger, Hazel Alma Davis, Dorothy Jean Davis, Vernon St. Clair Davis, Alva Pearl (Davis) Curren, William Ronald Davis, Verna Marion Rebecca (Davis) Longhphee, George Ivan Davis [half], Mildred Pauline (Davis) Stone [half], James William Davis [half], [private brother (1930s - unknown)] [half] and Joseph Alvin Davis [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 78
in Moosebrook, NS
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Oct 2014
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Biography
Was born blind his sister Hazel was also blind.
Schooling
Russell attended the School for the Blind in Halifax, and it was listed that he could read and write at the age of 17. [1]
Marilyn Gorman MacPhee I remember Russell was a beautiful singer...he attended church every sunday. ...and i remember the sound of his collection dropping in the collection plate.. (he sat 2nd pew from the front on the right hand side.... and he was always the first person they passed the collection plate to
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Sources
- ↑ Source Citation: Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 43; Census Place: Halifax (City), Halifax, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 35. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Russell by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Russell:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Russell by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Russell:
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~7.81%
Patricia Davis
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #534681
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~7.81%
~3.12%
Susan (Johnson) Theriault :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A291253 [compare], Ancestry member susan_theriault
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~7.81%
~3.12%
Lillian Johnson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A168428 [compare], Ancestry member BRAMBLE568
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Richard Skelhorn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LX6191725 [compare], Ancestry member ri6004
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~3.91%
~1.56%
Jillian Theriault :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A831151 [compare], Ancestry member Jillian_Theriault
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