James Ira Davis (1859 - 1943)

Born 13 May 1859 in Georgia, United States

Husband of Martha Elizabeth (Pennington) Davis — married about 1876 in Georgia, United States

Husband of Mollie Eliza (Collins) Davis — married 4 Mar 1917 in Tattnall, Georgia, United States

Died 24 Oct 1943 at age 84 in Tattnall, Georgia, United States

Biography

James Ira Davis was born in 1859 in Georgia to John Hansford Elbert Davis and Elizabeth M. Dean.^[1] He married Martha Elizabeth Pennington about 1876 in Georgia.^[2][3][4] After Martha's death, James married Mollie Eliza Collins in 1917 in Tattnall County, Georgia.^[5][6][7][8] He passed away in 1943 in Tattnall County, Georgia and is buried in the Sunlight Cemetery in Cobbtown, Georgia.^[9][10]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZM4-R5G : 18 March 2020), James J Davis in entry for John H E Davis, 1860.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PH-FM5 : 11 August 2017), James I Davis, District 330, Wilkinson, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 144, sheet 383B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,172.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3VH-VK8 : accessed 24 August 2020), Jas J Davis, Militia Districts 351, Cobbtown & 1192, Blue Ridge, Tattnall, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 21A, family 375, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,222.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLLX-4RW : accessed 24 August 2020), James I Davis, Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 142, sheet 17B, family 20, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 212; FHL microfilm 1,374,225.
5. ↑ https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/countyfilm/id/250983/rec/16. Marriage Record of J. I. Davis and Mrs. Mollie Dyess, March 4, 1917, Tattnall County, Georgia, Tattnall County [Georgia] Marriage Book, 1906-1918, Record #428.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJXZ-TX8 : accessed 24 August 2020), James I Davis, Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, United States; citing ED 152, sheet 13A, line 30, family 8, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 277; FHL microfilm 1,820,277.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3CB6-BN2 : accessed 24 August 2020), James I Davis, Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 1A, line 40, family 10, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 386; FHL microfilm 2,340,121.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7P2-HCN : 10 February 2020), J Q Davis, Cobbtown, Militia District 351, Tattnall, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 132-4, sheet 3A, line 30, family 53, 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 711.
9. ↑ "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:782Z-2KW2 : 24 August 2019), James I Davis, 24 Oct 1943; citing Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, United States, Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #77677617 James Ira Davis.