Samuel Morgan Davis (1911 - 1980)

Born 24 Jul 1911 in Mississippi, USA

Died 13 Jun 1980 at age 68 in Mississippi, USA

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Biography

Samuel Morgan Davis, son of Andrew J Davis and Margaret Elizabeth Rainey

First Name: Samuel, per childhood census

Middle Name: Morgan, per school enrollment, and gravestone

BIRTH AND DEATH:

Birth Date: 24 Jul 1911, per SS death index

... says born 1908 (not 1911) on headstone, but 1911 on census

Birth Place: Mississippi, per census

Death Date: 13 Jun 1980, per SS death index, and gravestone

Death Place: assume Mississippi, based on last SS residence, and burial

EVIDENCE OF PARENTS

Morgan has childhood census with parents in 1920 & 1930

Morgan is buried in the same cemetery as brothers William & Ephraim

Parents Marriage: A J Davis, M E Rainey, 1 Sep 1889, Little River, Arkansas

Sources

SS DEATH INDEX:

Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Name: Morgan Davis

SSN: 431-18-2715

Last Residence: 38663 Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, USA

BORN: 24 Jul 1911 ... [headstone says b. 1908]

Died: Jun 1980

State (Year) SSN issued: Arkansas (Before 1951)

BURIAL:

Find A Grave Memorial# 44321740 (gravestone pictured)

Inscription: Morgan Davis

Birth: Jul. 24, 1908

Death: Jun. 13, 1980

Burial: Gaston Cemetery, Booneville, Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA

Created by: FamilyResearcher

Record added: Nov 14, 2009

SCHOOL RECORD:

familysearch, Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1908-1957

Name: Morgan Davis

Event Type: School enrollment

Event Date: 1929

Event Place: Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi

Gender: Male

Age: 18

Birth Year (Estimated): 1911

Parent Name: A J Davis

Notes:

The same record shows Morgan's brother is Henry age 15 (b.1914)

CENSUS

1920 census: Beat 1, Prentiss, Mississippi

Andrew Davis .... 56 ... MS,MS,AL

Lizzie B Davis .... 48 ... MS,AL,TN

Eull Davis ........... 18 ... MS,MS,MS

Albert J Davis ..... 16 ... MS,MS,MS

Clovis Davis ....... 13 ... MS,MS,MS

Samuel M Davis .. 9 ... MS,MS,MS <--------

Henry W Davis .... 6 ... MS,MS,MS

1930 census: Beat 3, Alcorn, Mississippi, USA

Andrew Davis .......... 67 ... MS,MS,MS ... married at age 26

Elizabeth M Davis ... 59 ... MS,MS,MS ... married at age 19

Albert D Davis ......... 29 ... MS,MS,MS

Samual M Davis ...... 18 ... MS,MS,MS <--------

Henry W Davis ........ 14 ... MS,MS,MS

1940: cannot locate Samuel. He is NOT living with his father.

Also cannot locate Samuel's wife (or future wife) on 1940 census

Reference his father's 1940 census, transcription error as "Andrew Bavier"