Thomas Wright Davis Sr. (1924 - 2007)

Born 15 Dec 1924 in Lafayette Co., Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Bettye Jane (Huckaby) Davis — married after 1948 (to 21 Apr 2007) in Mississippi, United States

Died 21 Apr 2007 at age 82 in Oxford, Lafayette Co., Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Wright was born Dec 15 1924 in Lafayette Co., Mississippi. He was the son of Hugh Davis and Sallie Davis. He married Bettye Jane (Huckaby) Davis after 1940, in Mississippi. He passed away Apr 21 2007 in Oxford, Lafayette Co., Mississippi, and was interred in the Garden of Memories Cemetery and Mausoleum, Oxford, Lafayette Co., Mississippi.

Family

Father: Hugh Madison Davis (1882 MS-1954)

Mother: Sallie (Davis) Davis (1883 MS-1953)

Child: Hubert Wayland Davis (1906 MS-1990 MS)

Child: Rozelle (Davis) Barbee (1908 MS–1998)

Child: Thurman Davis (abt 1911 MS-____)

Child: Wayne Davis (abt 1911 MS-____)

Child: Eunice Jane (Davis) Hipp (1914 MS–1994)

Child: Thomas Wright Davis, Sr. (1924 MS–2007)

Marriage:

Date: 12 Jul 1903

Place: Lafayette Co., Mississippi

Marriage

Husband: Thomas Wright Davis, Sr. (1924 MS–2007)

Wife: Bettye Jane (Huckaby) Davis (1933-2010 MS)

Child: Thomas Wright Davis Jr. (1949–2017)

Child: Brenda (Davis) Wimberly

Child: Lisa (Davis) Carper

Child: Tony Davis

Marriage:

Date: After 1940

Place: Mississippi

Sources

Actual Document Sources

1930 U.S. Federal Census

• Hen Mat Davis, United States Census, 1930

Name: Wright Davis
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Beat 5, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 5
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1925
Birthplace: Mississippi
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Hen Mat Davis Head Male 47 Mississippi
Sallie Davis Wife Female 46 Mississippi
Hubert Davis Son Male 23 Mississippi
Wayne Davis Son Male 17 Mississippi
Ennia Davis Daughter Female 15 Mississippi
Wright Davis Son Male 5 Mississippi
^[1] Repository: #R34

1940 U.S. Federal Census

• Hugh M Davis, United States Census, 1940

Name Thomas W Davis
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Beat 5, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States
Sex Male
Age 15
Marital Status Single
Race (Original) White
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Birthplace Mississippi
Birth Year (Estimated) 1925
Last Place of Residence Same House

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Hugh M Davis Head M 60 Mississippi
Tallie Davis Wife F 59 Mississippi
Eunice Davis Daughter F 25 Mississippi
Thomas W Davis Son M 15 Mississippi
^[2] Repository: #R34

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

• Thomas W Davis, United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

Name: Thomas W Davis
Name: DAVIS THOMAS W
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 05 Nov 1943
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Event Place: Cp Shelby, Mississippi, United States
Race: White
Citizenship Status: citizen
Birth Year: 1924
Birthplace: MISSISSIPPI
Education Level: 3 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: 992
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Military Rank: Private
Army Branch: No branch assignment
Army Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source Reference: Civil Life
Serial Number: 34876275
^[3] Repository: #R34

U.S. Social Security Death Index

• Thomas W Davis, United States Social Security Death Index

Name: Thomas W Davis
Given Name: Thomas W
Surname: Davis
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 21 Apr 2007
Event Place: Lafayette, Mississippi
Event Place (Original): Lafayette, Mississippi
Age: 83
Birth Date: 15 Dec 1924
^[4] Repository: #R34

U.S. GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014

• Thomas Wright Davis Jr, United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014

Name: Thomas Wright Davis Jr
Titles and Terms: Jr
Event Type: Obituary
Event Date: 24 Apr 2007
Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 82
Relationship to Deceased: Deceased
Birth Year (Estimated): 1925
Death Date: 21 Apr 2007
Death Place: Oxford, ,
Newspaper: Commercial Appeal, The

Others on Record
Germaine Torell Or Grill Brooks Nonrelative Unknown
Doris Knox Frame Nonrelative Unknown
Florence Thelma Rector Nonrelative Unknown
Arra Jean Sandifer Nonrelative Unknown
Mary Webster Nonrelative Female
Mrs Willie B Young Nonrelative Female
James Curtis Garrison Nonrelative Unknown
Anna B Russell Nonrelative Unknown
^[5] Repository: #R34

Find A Grave

^[6]

• Thomas Wright Davis, Sr

Birth: Dec. 15, 1924 (aged 82)
Death: Apr. 21, 2007
Burial: Garden of Memories Cemetery and Mausoleum, Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA

PFC US ARMY WWII PURPLE HEART

OXFORD - Thomas Wright Davis Sr., 82, died Saturday, April 21, 2007, at his home. He was a retired firefighter from the Oxford Fire Department. He was a disabled veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of Calvary Baptist Church and the DAV.

Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Coleman Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford with Bro. George Crowden and Bro. Jimmy Sockwell officiating. Burial will be in the Garden of Memories.

Survivors include his wife, Bettye Huckaby Davis of Oxford; two daughters, Brenda Wimberly and Lisa Carper, both of Oxford; two sons, Thomas Davis Jr. of Memphis and Tony Davis of Olive Branch; four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Hugh and Sally Davis.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Calvary Baptist Church, 15 CR 207, Oxford, MS 38655.

Family links:
Parents:
Hugh Madison Davis (1882 - 1954)
Sallie Davis (1885 - 1953)

Spouse: Bettye Jane Huckaby Davis (1933 - 2010)

Sibling:
Eunice Davis Hipp (1914 - 1994)
Thomas Wright Davis (1924 - 2007)

Children
Thomas Wright Davis* 1949–2017

Created by: Red
Record added: Jan 07, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 83088197
^[7] Repository: #R35

Ancillary Documentation

U.S. GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014

• Hubert Wayland Davis, United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014

Deceased
Name: Hubert Wayland Davis
Event Type: Obituary
Event Date: 28 Sep 1990
Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 84
Relationship to Deceased: Deceased
Birth Year (Estimated): 1906
Death Date: 28 Sep 1990
Death Date (Estimated): about 28 Sep 1990
Affiliate Image Identifier: 1009E548CD3AA623

Spouse and Children
Edith Neal Davis Wife Female
Mrs Pauline Bell Daughter Female
Mrs Daphene Hollowell Daughter Female
Mrs Jean Wilson Daughter Female
Mrs Edna Kent Daughter Female

Parents and Siblings
Mrs Eunice Hipp Sister Female
Mrs Rozelle Barbee Sister Female
Wright Davis Brother Male
^[8]

• Widow Eunice Davis Hipp, United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014

Name: Widow Eunice Davis Hipp
Titles and Terms: Widow
Event Type: Obituary
Event Date: 16 Sep 1994
Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 79
Relationship to Deceased: Deceased
Birth Year (Estimated): 1915
Death Date: About 16 Sep 1994
Death Place: Oxford, , Mississippi
Newspaper: Commercial Appeal, The

Spouse and Children
Oscar Hipp Husband Male
Donna Hipp Walker Daughter Female
Danny Hugh Hipp Son Male
Paul Howard Hipp Son Male
Parents and Siblings
Rozelle Barbee Sister Female
Wright Davis Brother Male
^[9]

• Rozelle Davis Barbee, United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014

Deceased
Name: Rozelle Davis Barbee
Event Type: Obituary
Event Date: 15 Sep 1998
Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Residence Place: Oxford
Gender: Female
Age: 90
Occupation: Homemaker
Birth Year (Estimated): 1908
Death Date: 13 Sep 1998
Death Place: North Mississippi
Burial Place: New El Bethel
Newspaper: Commercial Appeal, The

Spouse and Children
John Cornish Barbee Husband Male
Sadie Stewart Daughter Female
James Hugh Barbee Son Male

Parents and Siblings
Wright Davis Brother Male
^[10] Repository: #R34

• Repository: R34 Family History Library Address: 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150
• Repository: R35 Find A Grave http://www.findagrave.com

1. ↑ District ED 15, Sheet Number and Letter 2A, Household ID 28, Line Number 12, Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Affiliate Publication Number T626, Affiliate Film Number 1152, GS Film Number 2340887, Digital Folder Number 004951740, Image Number 00850 "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM1D-Z9B), Wright Davis in household of Hen Mat Davis, Beat 5, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 2A, line 17, family 28, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1152; FHL microfilm 2,340,887.
2. ↑ District 36-19, Family Number 200, Sheet Number and Letter 12A, Line Number 27, Affiliate Publication Number T627, Affiliate Film Number 2038, Digital Folder Number 005449660, Image Number 00566 "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBS9-NBQ), Thomas W Davis in household of Hugh M Davis, Beat 5, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 36-19, sheet 12A, line 27, family 200, 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 2038.
3. ↑ Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923, Box Film Number: 08613.283, Affiliate Publication Title Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946 "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMVB-VT8), Thomas W Davis, enlisted 05 Nov 1943, Cp Shelby, Mississippi, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
4. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5KC-S2H), Thomas W Davis, 21 Apr 2007; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
5. ↑ Affiliate Name NewsBank, Inc., GS Film Number 101211339, Digital Folder Number 101211339, Image Number 00575, System Origin 1 "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4G-QBJF), Thomas Wright Davis Jr, Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 24 Apr 2007; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Commercial Appeal, The, born-digital text.
6. ↑ Find A Grave is a Free, dynamic, Public Web Site. People are constantly adding more information, and more Memorials, every day.
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83088197/thomas-wright-davis
   Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com), memorial page for Thomas Wright Davis Sr. (15 Dec 1924–21 Apr 2007), Find a Grave Memorial no. 83088197, citing Garden of Memories Cemetery and Mausoleum, Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by Red (contributor 47581546). "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLM-RYV8), Thomas Wright Davis, 2007; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
8. ↑ Affiliate Name NewsBank, Inc., GS Film Number 100759705, Digital Folder Number 100759705, Image Number 01297 "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5H-N7WD), Wright Davis in entry for Hubert Wayland Davis, Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 28 Sep 1990; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing , born-digital text.
9. ↑ Affiliate Name NewsBank, Inc., Digital Folder Number 101001599, Image Number 01822 "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKWR-J7CJ), Widow Eunice Davis Hipp, Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 16 Sep 1994; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Commercial Appeal, The, born-digital text.
10. ↑ Affiliate Name GenealogyBank, Inc., Digital Folder Number 101969819, Image Number 00292 "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKPY-GZP6), Wright Davis in entry for Rozelle Davis Barbee, Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 15 Sep 1998; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Commercial Appeal, The, born-digital text.