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Samuel Dwight (Dwight) Davis

Born 5 Feb 1902 in Indiana

Ancestors

Son of Samuel Harvey Davis and Emma (McComb) Davis

Brother of James Harvey Davis, Zoe Celeste (Davis) Ward, Esther Leona (Davis) Blaine-Lantz, Blanche May (Davis) Chausse and Orpha Margaret (Davis) Smith

Husband of Edna Leona (Tyler) Davis — married 6 Jan 1922 in Allen County, Indiana

Father of Dwight Tyler Davis and Robert Max Davis

Died 12 Mar 1960 at age 58 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Davis Name Study.

Dwight Davis was born February 2,1902 in Indiana. He was the youngest son of Samuel Davis and [[McComb-119|Emma McComb He married Edna Leona Tyler on January 7, 1922. She was the daughter of Grant Tyler and Orie Blanche Warren. They were the parents of Dwight T, Robert M, Dean M, and Ronald L, Davis. He passed away March 12, 1960 and was buried with his wife at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Fort Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana. Their tombstone is here at rootsweb.ancestry.com

Sources

Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XXVV-8VD : accessed 10 Aug 2014), Dwight Samuel Davis in entry for Dwight Tyler Davis and Joyce Eileen Possell, 17 Aug 1943; citing Allen County; FHL microfilm 002130408
"Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX2V-1QQ : accessed 29 March 2015), Dwight Samuel Davis in entry for Robert Max Davis and Joan Jane Hubartt, 19 Mar 1948; citing , Allen, Indiana, county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 2,130,532.
"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFQX-P3P : accessed 10 Aug 2014), Dwight Davis in household of Emma Davis, Fort Wayne Ward 6, Allen, Indiana, United States; citing sheet 1A, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1820422.
"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X41V-RT1 : accessed 10 Aug 2014), Edna Davis in household of Dwight S Davis, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0023, sheet 15A, family 359, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 575.
"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V119-6PG : accessed 10 Aug 2014), Dwight Davis, Ward 10, Fort Wayne, Wayne Township, Allen, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 94-97, sheet 2B, family 44, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 1117.

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~6.25% Melissa (Davis) Wissler : Family Tree DNA Family Finder

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Samuel Dwight Davis (1902 - 1960)

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