Irvin Silas Davenport (1905 - 2009)

Born 20 May 1905 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Ancestors

Biography

Irvin Davenport is a part of US Black heritage.

Irvin Davenport was a centenarian, living to age 103.

Irvin Davenport was born on May 20, 1905 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of Silas Davenport and Emma J (Hill) Davenport. He married Melba Unknown. They had one daughter.

Irvin died on January 4, 2009 aged 103. He is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.

Sources

• 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1910; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1395; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0396; FHL microfilm: 1375408
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #103901000
  Irwin Davenport (5), single son, in household of Silas Davenport (36) in Philadelphia Ward 21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in Pennsylvania.
• 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1617; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 489
  Ancestry Record 6061 #89040627
  Irvin Davenport (16), single son, in household of Salis Davenport (43) in Philadelphia Ward 21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania. FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNMF-1PW
• 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0582; FHL microfilm: 2341836
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #55263160
  Irvin Davenport (22), single son, Chauffuer, in household of Silas Davenport (53) in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in Pennsylvania.
• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03702; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 51-489
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #22815146
  Irvine Davenport (56), married, Truck Driver, head of household in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania.
• Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
  National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 537
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #6994669
  Name: Irvin Silas Davenport; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Age: 35; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 20 May 1905; Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Residence Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Height: 5 9; Weight: 169; Complexion: Dark Brown; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Melba Davenport;
  Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
  Irvin Silas Davenport 35 Self (Head)
  Melba Davenport Wife.
• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 3733; Sheet Number: 74; Enumeration District: 51-676
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #245850913
  Erven Davenport (44), married, Hand Man, head of household in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in Pennsylvania.
• Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
  Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
  Ancestry Record 3693 #83956162
  Irvin S Davenport death 4 Jan 2009 (born 20 May 1905) residing at 19004, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77009641/irvin-s-davenport: accessed 18 March 2023), memorial page for Irvin S Davenport (20 May 1905–4 Jan 2009), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77009641, citing Fairview Cemetery, Willow Grove, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Jeanette (contributor 47018392).