Alexander Davis (1876 - 1942)

Born 12 Jun 1876 in New York, United States

Died 10 Dec 1942 at age 66 in Rhode Island, United States

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Biography

Alexander was born in 1876 in New York to parents from Ireland. His parents are currently unknown.

By the time of the 1915 Census, he was living in Rhode Island.

He married a cousin Georgianna Davis sometime around 1915 to 1918. At the time he registered for the World War I draft in Sept 1918, he listed her as his wife and contact.

He passed away in 1942. He was buried at Moshassuck Cemetery, Central Falls, Providence, Rhode Island.

Sources

• "Rhode Island State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:MM7S-FF7 : 11 March 2018), Household of Alexander Davis, Lincoln, E.D. 159, Providence, Rhode Island; citing p. Q, line 16, State Archives, Providence; FHL microfilm 1,769,017. (Alexander (on image) is cousin to head of household Mary Davis, and Georgianna in household as Mary’s sister. )

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:9MJ9-52MQ : 26 December 2021), Entry for Alexander Davis, 1917-1918. (Contact is his wife Georgianna Davis; Reg. dated 12 Sep 1918; occup: farmer for Lonsdale Co. ; age 42; living at 193 Main in Lonsdale)

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJV1-6J7 : 3 February 2021), Alexandar Davis in entry for Mary Davis, 1920, Lincoln, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:1BQM-B8F : accessed 26 July 2022), Household of Alexander Davis, Lincoln, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 231, sheet 5A, line 34, family 90, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2172; FHL microfilm 2,341,906.

• "Rhode Island State Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:Y64V-3PZ : 11 March 2018), Household of Alexander Davis, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; State Archives, Providence; FHL microfilm 1,711,478.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:9M6L-GXCK : 6 January 2021), Household of Alexander Davis, Lincoln, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4-148, sheet 9B, line 68, family 204, 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 3766.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104288525/alexander-davis: accessed 26 July 2022), memorial page for Alexander Davis (1875–10 Dec 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 104288525, citing Moshassuck Cemetery, Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA; Maintained by (Gail) StorybehindtheStones (contributor 47612772). (this memorial mistakenly assigned Georgianna's parents as Alexander's parents - his parents are currently unknown)