Henry Washington Davis (1856 - 1938)

Born 23 Jul 1856 in Mississippi, United States

Husband of Amanda Jane (Cook) Davis — married 26 Dec 1876 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA

Descendants

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Henry Davis is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery.

Biography

Henry Washington Davis was born on Jul 23, 1856 in Mississippi, USA as the first child of Julius Alexander Davis and Sarah Ann Gates.

He had at least six siblings, namely: Mary Ann, James J, John N., George, Plumer, and Walter.

He died on Nov 14, 1938 (Age at Death: 82).

When he was 20, he married Amanda Jane "Mendy" Cook on Dec 26, 1876 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[1]

Henry Washington Davis lived in Township 3, Rankin, Mississippi, United States in 1870 (Age: 13; Census Post Office: Cato). Race: (White)

He was buried in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Pine Grove Cemetery). ^[2]

Henry Washington Davis and Amanda Jane "Mendy" Cook had the following children (plus others):

1. George Scott Davis was born on Aug 26, 1888 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Feb 28, 1975 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 86). He married Versie Ashley about 1914 (based upon 1930 census data).

Sources

1. ↑ "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V286-PX9 : 10 February 2018), H. W. Davis and M. R. Cook, 26 Dec 1876; citing Simpson,Mississippi; FHL microfilm 886,969.
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLH-PH2G : 13 December 2015), Henry Washington Davis, 1938; Burial, Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States of America, Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery; citing record ID 88339983, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88339983.

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• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MZ-F9H : accessed 19 July 2019), Henry W Davis in household of John P Stroud, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 7B, line 82, family 146, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTF-7C8 : accessed 19 July 2019), Henry W Davis, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 134, sheet 5B, line 74, family 96, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 893; FHL microfilm 1,820,893.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-5S7 : accessed 19 July 2019), Henry W Davis, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 120, sheet 4A, family 62, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 758; FHL microfilm 1,374,771.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9FS-5VB : accessed 19 July 2019), Henry W Davis, Beat 1 (west of Leaf River), Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 101, sheet 28B, family 443, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,828.