Amber Mariah Davis (1880 - 1944)

Born 8 Oct 1880 in Bastrop, Bastrop, Texas, USA

Ancestors

Daughter of James Barry Davis and Mary Elizabeth Reid

Descendants

Died 31 Oct 1944 at age 64 in Travis County, Texas, USA

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Biography

Amber Mariah Davis was born on 8 Oct 1880 in Bastrop, Bastrop, daughter of James Barry Davis (1849 - ) and Mary Elizabeth Reid (1852 - 1927).

Her siblings were:

1. James Berry Jr. (1873 - 1963)
2. George William Davis (1877 - 1951)
3. Walter Edward Davis (1883 - 1943)
4. Olga Lulu Davis (1887 - )

In 1880, Amber was living in Alum Creek, Bastrop County, Texas, USA.^[1]

Amber married J F Trotter on 5 May 1896 in Travis, Texas, United States.^[2]

In 1900, Amber was living in Williamson, Texas, USA.^[3]

In 1910, Amber was living in Coleman, Texas, USA.^[4]

In 1930, Amber was living in Travis, Texas, USA.^[5]

In 1940, Amber was living in Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA.^[6]

Amber died on 31 Oct 1944 in Travis County, Texas aged 65.^[7] She was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Merlin, Falls County, Texas. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Alum Creek, Bastrop, Texas; Roll: 1290; Page: 192A; Enumeration District: 015
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #40324648 (accessed 20 November 2022)
   Mariah Davis (8/12), single daughter, in household of James Davis (31) in Alum Creek, Bastrop, Texas, USA. Born in Texas.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
   Travis County Clerk's Office; Austin, Texas; Travis County Marriage Records; The Book Series: 9
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9168 #130784087 (accessed 20 November 2022)
   Amber Davis marriage to J F Trotter on 5 May 1896 in Travis, Texas, USA.
3. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Alum Creek, Bastrop, Texas; Roll: 1290; Page: 192A; Enumeration District: 015
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #40324648 (accessed 20 November 2022)
   Mariah Davis (8/12), single daughter, in household of James Davis (31) in Alum Creek, Bastrop, Texas, USA. Born in Texas.
4. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Coleman, Texas; Roll: T624_1539; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0129; FHL microfilm: 1375552
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #136649881 (accessed 20 November 2022)
   Amber Trotter (29), wife, in household of John F Trotter (32) in Justice Precinct 2, Coleman, Texas, USA. Born in Texas.
5. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 6, Travis, Texas; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 2342135
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #60656702 (accessed 20 November 2022)
   Amber Trotter (49), wife, in household of John F Trotter (54) on Coalinga Ville Creedmore Road, Precinct 6, Travis, Texas, USA. Born in Texas.
6. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Sherman, Grayson, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04043; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 91-11
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #160727976 (accessed 20 November 2022)
   Amber M Trother (59), widowed mother-in-law, in household of William R Cobb (31) in Sherman, Grayson, Texas. Born in Texas.
7. ↑ Death: "Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000"
   Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4876 #6487554 (accessed 20 November 2022)
   Amber M Totter death 31 Oct 1944 in Falls.
8. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current"
   URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #23370405
   Ancestry Record 60525 #98117805 (accessed 20 November 2022)
   Amber Mariah Trotter burial (died on 31 Oct 1944) in Marlin, Falls County, Texas, United States of America.

• "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/69438579/person/152211475228/facts : accessed 1 May 2022), profile for Amber Mariah Davis.

DNA

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Johnny Simpson and Melody (Tice) Nabors, her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are James Davis and Mary Reid, the great great grandparents of both Johnny Simpson and Melody (Tice) Nabors. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd cousins, based on sharing 90 cM across 5 segments.