Beulah (Chilton) Davis (1914 - 2010)

Born 25 May 1914 in Ararat, Surry, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Harrel White Davis — married 2 Jun 1934 in Randolph, North Carolina, USA

Died 7 Apr 2010 at age 95 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Father: Joseph Williston Chilton
Mother: Mary Columbia Ashburn^[1]

Married Harrel White Davis on 02 Jun 1934 in W. Asheboro, Randolph, North Carolina, USA,^[2]

Obituary

HIGH POINT – Mrs. Beulah Chilton Davis, 95, of High Point, passed away at her home at Pennybyrn at Maryfield the morning of April 7, 2010.

Born May 25, 1914 in Ararat, North Carolina, she was the daughter of Joseph William Chilton and Mary Columbia Ashburn. She was married to Harrel White Davis on June 2, 1934 in Randolph County, who preceded her in death on May 27, 2002. Both Beulah and Harrel were in fellowship at Sandy Ridge Alliance Church.

Beulah was the last surviving child of eight. Preceding her death by age was Gertrude Gardner, Herbert Allen Chilton, Sr., Mallie Long, Nellie Greenwood, John Howard Chilton, Sr., Grace Wilson, and Joseph Walter Chilton.

Surviving nieces and nephews are Dorothy Cates, Rossie Gardner, Iris Ward, Herbert Allen Chilton, Jr., Marvin Chilton, Margie Long, Donree Ellis, John Howard Chilton, Jr., Arthur Wilson, Jr., Laurene Howington, Sandy Soroush, and many great nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends Friday from 1:00 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. at Cumby Family Funeral Service in Archdale. A graveside service will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Floral Garden Memorial Park Cemetery officiated by Rev. Jeffrey P. Palmer, pastor of Sandy Ridge Alliance Church.

The family would like to thank the staff of Hayworth House at Pennybyrn at Maryfield for their years of loving care given to Beulah. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Pennybyrn at Maryfield, 109 Penny Rd., High Point, NC 27260.

Online condolences can be made at www.cumbyfuneral.com. Arrangements by Cumby Family Funeral Service in Archdale.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000," Ancestry.com.Ancestry Record 8783 #6965585
2. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8ZG-LZ4 : 22 December 2016), Harold Davis and Beulah Chilton, 02 Jun 1934; citing W. Asheboro, Randolph, North Carolina, United States, p. p 122, Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 475,240.
3. ↑ Published in the High Point Enterprise, 08 Apr 2010

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #93762189 retrieved 14 Jan 2018
• Ancestry Profile
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQSC-S3B : 20 May 2014), Beulah C Davis, 07 Apr 2010; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCQX-5NS : 8 December 2014), Beulah V Chilton, 25 May 1914; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 1, p. 727-A, Surry, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZVF-TJS : accessed 25 May 2017), Beulah Chilton in household of Joseph W Chilton, Long Hill, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 253, sheet 7A, line 16, family 115, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1316; FHL microfilm 1,821,316.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X338-CK7 : accessed 25 May 2017), Beulah Chilton in household of Mrs. Mary Chilton, High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 58, sheet 10B, line 68, family 179, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1695; FHL microfilm 2,341,429.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWQD-4NG : accessed 25 May 2017), Beula Davis in household of H W Davis, Ward 3, High Point, High Point Township, Guilford, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 41-88, sheet 12B, line 42, family 209, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2921.