Silas Davenport (1875 - 1939)

Born 15 Dec 1875 in Gloucester County, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Emma J (Catlett) Davenport — married 24 Dec 1896 in Gloucester County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 14 Jul 1939 at age 63 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

US Black Heritage Project Genealogically Defined

Biography

Silas Davenport is a part of US Black heritage.

Silas Davenport was born on December 15, 1875 in Gloucester County, Virginia, son of Alexander Davenport and Rosetta (Whiting) Davenport.

Silas married Emma J Hill . Their children were:

1. Bessie Elizabeth (Davenport) Brooks
2. Ora Davenport
3. Leslie Davenport
4. Irvin Davenport
5. Virginia Edith Davenport
6. Harold Davenport
7. Dorothy Davenport (listed as granddaughter on 1930 census. Error?)

Silas died on July 14, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania aged 63.

Sources

• ”United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC57-SQ7 : 20 February 2021), Silus H Davenport in household of Alexander Davenport, Petsworth, Gloucester, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 25, sheet 161A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,367.
• Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940"
  Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 2048451
  Ancestry Record 60214 #2098432
  Silas Davenport (22) marriage to Emma J. Hill on 24 Dec 1896 in Gloucester, Virginia. FamilySearch: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR9T-YK5
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMN3-WP7 : accessed 3 May 2021), Silas Devenport, Petsworth District, Gloucester, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 33, sheet 1B, family 17, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,710.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG7Q-V6D : accessed 3 May 2021), Silas Davenport, Philadelphia Ward 21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 396, sheet 10A, family 180, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1395; FHL microfilm 1,375,408.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNMF-1PS : 3 February 2021), Salis Davenport, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH7J-7GX : accessed 3 May 2021), Silas Davenport, Philadelphia (Districts 0501-0750), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 582, sheet 23B, line 70, family 228, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2102; FHL microfilm 2,341,836.
• Death: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1969"
  Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pa; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 059001-062000
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5164 #4696702
  Silas Davenport death 14 Jul 1939 (born 15 Dec 1875), son of Ellock Davenport & Rosetta Whiting, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/192019442/silas-h.-davenport : accessed 02 May 2021), memorial page for Silas H. Davenport (1875–1939), Find A Grave: Memorial #192019442 citing Morning Glory Baptist Church Cemetery, Gloucester, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Ron Stewart (contributor 47046011) .