Benjamin Hill Davis Jr (1901 - 1963)

Born 22 Mar 1901 in Pelham, Mitchell, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Luella (Williamson) Hart — married 25 Sep 1921 (to about 1946) in Mitchell, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Jan 1963 at age 61 in Miami, Dade, Florida, United States

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Biography

Benjamin Hill Davis Jr was born March 22, 1901 in Pelham, Mitchell, Georgia, son of Benjamin Hill Davis Sr. (1871-1934) and Alice Creed aka Butler (1876-unk).

His siblings were:

1. Mattie Mae (1907-1976) m. 1926 Gilbert Lee Metts (1906-1972), m. 1945 Lee Andrew Morgan (1902-1979)
2. Emma Gean (1910-1961) m. ~1929 Martin Phillip Freeman (1892-1934), m. 1941 Raymond Thomas Hood (1995-1981)
3. Thomas Edward (1912-1969) m. 1939 Elizabeth Lucille Brown (1914-1995)
4. Athan Alexander (1922-1988) m. Lou Eva

Benjamin and Luella Williamson (1904-1970) were married September 25, 1921 in Mitchell County, Georgia. Their children were:

1. Evelyn Hill (1922-1956)
2. Edna Mae (1925-2007)
3. Mabel (1927-2010)
4. Carl Claude (1932-2004)

Ben passed away January 7, 1963 at his home in Miami, Dade County, Florida. He is buried at Shadyrest Cemetery, in Daytona, Volusia County, Florida.

Obituary

Benjamin H Davis, 61, Miami, died at his home there yesterday.

He had lived in Miami for 15 years after moving from Daytona Beach. He was born in Pelham, Georgia.

Survivors include his wife, Pearl, and a son, Carl, both of Miami; two daughters, Mrs. Mabel Clark, Miami, and Mrs. Edna Meyers, New Smyrna Beach; two brothers, T E, Holly Hill, and Athan, Fort Lauderdale; and a sister, Mrs. Mae Morgan, South Daytona. Baggett-McIntosh is in charge.

Research Notes

Ben's 1910 census record has yet to be located, presumably he is living with his mother and, or her family.

Sources

• 1920 Pelham, Mitchell, Georgia, "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ6G-PJR : 1 February 2021), Ben Hill Davis, 1920.

• "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q289-3F7K : 22 July 2021), Ben Hill Davis and Luetta Williamson, 25 Sep 1921; citing Marriage, Mitchell, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 522,774.

• 1930 Blowing Cave, Grady, Georgia "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3759-ST2 : accessed 15 February 2023), Ben H Davis, District 1507, Grady, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm .

• 1935 Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, "Florida State Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNK8-MLH : 14 June 2022), Bill Hill Davis, Volusia, Volusia, Florida, United States; citing line , State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm .

• 1940 Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, Ben H Davis, "United States Census, 1940", https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTZM-LPB

• "Florida State Census, 1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNX1-TC5 : 23 February 2021), Ben H Davis, , Monroe, Florida; citing line 35, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,198.

• "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK4H-QM5 : 25 December 2014), Ben H Davis and Luella Davis, 1946; from "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Volusia, Florida, certificate 22458, volume 371, Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville.

• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3SH-6WR : 2 November 2022), Ben Hill in entry for Evelyn Hill Galphin, 1956.

• Burial, Holly Hill Cemetery in Volusia County, Florida "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2Q-KNK3 : 12 May 2022), Benjamin Hill Davis, ; Burial, Holly Hill, Volusia, Florida, United States of America, Shady Rest Cemetery; citing record ID 60135090, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVDB-H9N : 25 December 2014), Ben H Davis, Jan 1963; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. 2423, certificate number 904, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.

• Benjamin Hill Davis, Jr. on FamilySearch