Henry Alious Davis (1893 - 1975)

Born 27 Dec 1893 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States

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Henry Alious Davis was born on Dec 27, 1893 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA as the first child of James W. Davis and Zudie Russell.

He had at least six siblings, namely: Lela L, Wm, Rubble L, Annie, Margie L, and Carrie Pauline.

He died on Dec 10, 1975 (Age at Death: 81). ^{[1] [2]}

When he was 23, he married Bertha Louella Sellers, daughter of John Hardy Sellers and Margaret Victoria Ware, about 1917. Bertha died in childbirth and Henry married Rosa Tanksley.

Henry Alious Davis lived in Palarm, Faulkner, Arkansas, USA in 1910 (Age: 16; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son). ^[3]

He lived in Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA in 1917 (StreetAddress: Indianola R. 1; 23 Age: 23; Married MaritalStatus: Married). ^[4] Military Enlistment: Apr 22, 1918 (24 Age: 24) Military Discharge: Jun 03, 1919 (25 Age: 25). ^[5]

He lived in Beat 3, Sunflower, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 26; Marital Status: Widowed; Marital Status: Widow; Relation to Head of House: Head). Race: (White) ^[6]

He was buried in Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, USA (Grenada Memorial Gardens). ^[7]

Henry Alious Davis and Bertha Louella Sellers had the following child:

1. Verla Mae Davis was born on Oct 02, 1917 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Feb 15, 2015 in Indianola, Sunflower, Mississippi, USA (Indywood Personal Care Home; Age at Death: 97).

Henry Alious Davis and Rosa Tanksley had children.

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Henry Alious Davis
2. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRR2-857 : 10 January 2021), Henry Davis, Dec 1975; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKJR-74F : accessed 17 June 2021), Henry O Davis in household of James W Davis, Palarm, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 34, sheet 6B, family 112, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 49; FHL microfilm 1,374,062.
4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ8M-7QY : 22 February 2021), Henry Aiious Davis, 1917-1918.
5. ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPR7-VXXC : 22 October 2019), Henry Alious Davis, 3 Jun 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTJ-LPS : 2 February 2021), H A Davis, 1920.
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #76841692

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBSC-2G7 : 4 January 2021), H Alious Davis, Beat 4, Leflore, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 42-32, sheet 9B, line 73, family 194, 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 2044.