Thomas Davis may have been the third child of Enoch Davis and his wife, Elizabeth Anna DeLoach (maiden name not verified). Thomas was deceased by 1858, according to the statement given by Arthur M. Davis when Enoch's estate was settled. Arthur stated that Thomas had only one child, a daughter, over the age of 21 in 1858.

1. Elizabeth Davis, born in Wilcox County October 13, 1828, according to her tombstone inscription in Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama.

Elizabeth married W. Ressing on January 21, 1851. Their marriage is recorded in Mobile County Marriage Record Book 11, p. 116.

In the 1856 Mobile City Directory, William L. Ressing was residing on the north side of St. Michael Street between Conception and Joachim, west of Lawrence and north of Maine. His occupation was given as "turner". Webster's Dictionary says this could mean "lathe turner". Count it also mean "bridge turner"?

In 1861 William L. Ressing was still in Mobile, residing on the corner of Bayou and Massachusetts Street. He was a "turner" for P. Brown.

William died in 1881 and Elizabeth in 1889. They are buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile; their tombstone inscriptions read:

 

Wm. L. Ressing Eliz. Beth Ressing

Born Harrisburg, Pa. Born Wilcox County, AL

April 7, 1819 October 13, 1828

Died December 17, 1881 Died July 19, 1889

 

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CHAPTER VII

ELIZA ANN DAVIS

Eliza Ann Davis was the second daughter of Enoch Davis, Sr. and wife, Elizabeth Anna DeLoach (last name not proved). She has been difficult to trace but today, June 20, 1991 the mystery surrounding her has been partially solved.

When Eliza's brother, Arthur M. Davis, listed the survivors of their father Enoch Davis, Sr., Arthur said Eliza was over the age of 21, married to James Odom and residing in Clarke County.

I found a family by this name listed in the 1860 Clarke County Census, Grove Hill Precinct, Household No. 1104:

R.Est. Per.Pro.

James Odom, farmer age 33 $15,000 $70,630 B SC

Eliza A. " 50

Creagh, Gerald 16

Creagh, Willie (f) 15

Wooten, Nettie 18

Wooten, Thomas 12

I decided that maybe Eliza Davis had been married to someone else - either a Creagh or a Wooten - before she married Odom. I even wondered if James Odom were possibly her son. Also, I was puzzled over their wealth, since I knew it had not come to Eliza from her father, Enoch Davis, Sr.

Later I discovered the account of Eliza's marriage to Gerrard W. Creagh on April 4, 1841. Then I knew why the Creagh children were in the home with her and James. In the Clarke County Marriage Records her name is given as Eliza H. but should read Eliza A.

Then I came across a Clarke County Marriage Record for Eliza A. Creagh and James A. Odom on October 30, 1851. But I still was not sure if James Odom in the 1860 Census was her husband or his son from an earlier marriage. I later learned that James Odom was the overseer on the Creagh plantation.

As I pondered over the bits and pieces of information, I suddenly remembered that Zuleika Eanes Collins had a connection with the Creagh family! The Collins and Reynolds were neighbors on Lamar Avenue here in Selma as long as Jim's parents lived. After a telephone call and a visit to Zuleika, a few pieces of the puzzle fell into place. She gave me the name of a relative in Athen, GA, with whom I have had a couple of telephone conversations. This person, Mary Margaret Creagh Wood, confirmed some of my speculations and answered a lot of my questions. She is working on material for a Creagh book and graciously shared

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pertinent data on Eliza Ann Davis and Gerard Walthall Creagh.

I had, by this time, come upon an account of Eliza A. Odom's death in some Wilcox County records. The Creaghs and odoms resided in Suggsville, which is in Clarke County, but since the two counties join, it is not unusual for news from one county to be published in the other. This news item stated that Eliza was born January 11, 1805 and died June 25, 1872.

In one of the Clarke County Historical Society quarterly publications was an article listing tombstones in a Suggsville Cemetery. Eliza's tombstone reads:

Sacred to the Memory of Eliza A., Consort of G. W. Creagh. Born in Nash County, N. C. Jan. 11, 1804, Died in Clarke County, Ala. June 25, 1872.

"Toil, wealth and care were her portion here, but now he giveth his beloved sleep."

Eliza's parents came to Clarke County from Halifax County, N.C. but Nash and Halifax counties join, so maybe she WAS born in Nash County. You will note that the dates on the tombstone and in the Wilcox County news of Eliza's death are identical except for her year of birth. You will also note the absence of "Odom" on her tombstone.

Eliza Ann Davis was married to Gerard W. Creagh April 4, 1841. Marriage records of Clarke County say "Eliza H." but my Creagh source says that her middle name was "Ann". There were eight children born to Eliza and Gerard, as recorded in the Creagh Family Bible.

1. Noval Creagh, born February 8, 1822; died on December 16, 1837. Buried in Suggsville Cemetery.

2. Blurk Creagh, born April 11, 1823; died May 30, 1823. Buried in Suggsville Cemetery

3. Tancred Rufus Creagh, born October 22, 1834; died August 13, 1852. Buried in Suggsville Cemetery.

4. Eliza Davis Creagh, born December 17, 1837; died September 4, 1883. Married Stephen Beech Cleveland on March 15,1855. Eliza and Stephen had two children.

A. Walter A. Cleveland, born August 6, 1856; died July,1861.

B. Lillian Creagh Cleveland, born in 1858. She married Dr. Charles Isaac Dahlberg and died before October 20, 1901, because on that date, he married Ida Alice Hamilton (see chapter on Josiah Rux Hicks in Hicks Section).

 

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5. Rebecca Clara Ann Creagh, born May 6, 1839. Married Thomas Sterling Falconer on May 6, 1857 and had five children. She died in Wayne County, MS.

6. Thomas Bivin Creagh, born March 20, 1842. Married Zuleika Bugg in Nashville, TN January 15, 1862. She was born in Nashville December 9, 1841 and died in Selma, Dallas Co. AL December 26, 1900. Thomas died December 28, 1928; they are buried in Old Live Oak Cemetery, Selma. Eight children:

A. Elizabeth Church Creagh, born July 16, 1862; died June 28, 1956. Married Richard McLain Powell.

B. Thomas Alexander Creagh, born April 30, 1864; died October 9, 1950. Married Johnnie Catherine Hicks and had four children.

C. Robert Bugg Creagh, born January 5, 1866; died May 1, 1954 in Selma; buried in Old Live Oak Cemetery, Selma.

D. Ella Smiley Creagh, born December 21, 1867; died January 30, 1925. Married Louis T. Eanes, born November 12, 1859; died October 27, 1931. Both are buried in Old Live Oak Cemetery, Selma. Three children:

a. Willie McMahon Eanes, born December 29, 1891; died June 16, 1978. Married Robert Moffett Holroyd, born October 5, 1889; died December 2, 1941. Both buried in New Live Oak Cemetery. Two daughters:

(1) Eloise Moffett Holroyd; born October 2,1917 and died June 12, 1978; buried in New Live Oak Cemetery, Selma. Married Dr. Horace L. Wolf and had several children.

(2) Sarah Holroyd, born in 1925. She and I were in the same class in high school; I was delighted to discover that we were "kin". She lives in Lexington, KY and is now retired from the music department of the University of Kentucky.

b. Frederick Thomas Eanes, born October 6, 1893; died on July 20, 1972. Married Ruby Norton, born January 18, 1892; died September 23, 1975; buried in New Live Oak Cemetery beside her husband. Two children:

(1) Frederick Thomas Eanes, Jr.; married Dorothy Donnell and has a son.

(2) Mary Ella Eanes; married George Wood and has six children.

  

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C. Zuleika Bugg Eanes, born December 16, 1904. Married Allen Dunn Collins and had two sons.

(1) Allen Dunn Collins, Jr.; married Virginia Cabaness and has three children.

(2) Robert Creagh Collins; married Penelope Ann Harrell and had two daughters. Bodie, as he was called, was killed in 1965 in a traffic accident in Birmingham, AL. He was a physician.

E. Gerard Walthall Creagh,fifth child of Thomas and Zuleika Creagh, born June 6, 1874; died June 16, 1946, Memphis, TN. Married Mary Elizabeth Boggan and had three children. one of his granddaughters is Mary Margaret Creagh, Wood, the person who has provided me with data on this family. She is putting together a book on the Creagh family.

F. Fannie Louise Creagh, sixth child of Thomas and Zuleika Creagh, was born November 24,1877; died January 18,1951. Married Edgar Selman Revel and had one son:

a. William Robert Revel; married Catherine Matthews and had three children.

G. Anna Zuleika Creagh, seventh child of Thomas and Zuleika Creagh, was born August 15, 1880; died December 22, 1961 and was buried in Old Live Oak Cemetery, Selma. Miss Anna taught school in Selma for many years. Never married.

H. John Wesley Creagh,last child of Thomas and Zuleika, was born March 25, 1883; died July 15, 1943. Married Genevieve Smith, born October 19, 1886; died July 30, 1965. Both are buried in Old Live Oak Cemetery, Selma.

a. Harry Smith Creagh; married Mildred Heinz.

b. Genevieve Creagh; married Otto Legrand Poulsen and had two children. Both Genevieve and Legrand were in school with Jim, my husband.

7. Gerard Walthall Creagh, Jr., son of Eliza Davis and Gerard Walthall Creagh, was born January 5, 1844; died March 23, 1924. Listed in the home with James and Eliza A. Odom in the 1860 Clarke County Census. Married Emma Jane May and had three children. Gerard and Emma are buried in Suggsville Cemetery.

8. Elizabeth Willie Creagh, last child of Gerard and Eliza,

 

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CHAPTER VIII

JOHNSON DAVIS

Johnson Davis, son of Enoch Davis, Sr. and his wife, Elizabeth Anna DeLoach (last name not proved). His exact birthdate is unknown but the 1850 Census of Wilcox County listed his age as 46, so he was born in 1804 or 1805 in North Carolina.

By the time of the 1850 Census, Johnson's first wife, Nancy Culpepper, was deceased, and he was married to her sister, Mary H. Culpepper. Wilcox County Marriage Records show that this second marriage took place June 4, 1841. If Mary's age - 25 - in the 1850 Census is correct, Johnson Davis was 21 years her senior. The family was listed as follows:

Johnson Davis, age 46 Farmer B. in NC

Mary H. Davis 25 AL

Charles L. Davis 21 "

Johnson Davis 16 "

Anne Davis 15 "

Mary M. Davis 13 "

William E. Davis 7 "

Dorson Davis 4 "

Ada Davis 10 mos. "

The two wives of Johnson Davis were daughters of Erasmus Culpepper, Sr. of Wilcox County. In the estate settlement for Erasmus, dated January 3, 1856, he named as heirs, the five children of his deceased daughter, Nancy Culpepper, as well as her sister, Mary Culpepper Davis, wife of Johnson Davis of Wilcox County, Alabama.

Johnson Davis died January 4, 1860. Probate Records in the Wilcox County Court House, Book 11, Page 599, list that as the date of his death. Also, when his father Enoch's estate was settled in 1860, Johnson was listed as "deceased".

on January 9, 1860, C. L. Davis, son of Johnson Davis, made application to the Probate Court to be appointed Administrator of the estate of Johnson Davis, deceased (see attached copy).

on the same date, Mary H. Davis, widow of Johnson Davis, relinquished her rights of administration (see attached copy).

The 1860 Wilcox County Census listed Mary H. Davis as head of Household No. 424.

R.E. Per.Pro.

Mary H. Davis, farmer Age 36 $2880 $11,315 B.AL

William E. Davis 16

Dorson Davis 15

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Ada Davis 11

Enoch Davis 7

Abel Davis 5

Ethelbert Davis 2

Johnson Davis was the father of eleven children: five by his first wife and six by his second. At the time of the 1850 Census his second son, Robert.Thomas Davis, was married and out of the home. Johnson and his second wife had three additional children between 1850 and the time of his death.

Following is a list of Johnson's children by each wife.

By Nancy Culpepper:

Charles Lafayette Davis

Robert Thomas Davis

Jesse Johnson Davis

Anne Davis

Mary M. Davis

By Mary H. Culpepper:

William Erasmus Davis

Dawson Davis

Ada Byron Davis

Enoch Davis

Abel Davis

Ethelbert Brantley Davis

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CHARLES LAFAYETTE DAVIS

Charles Lafayette Davis, the oldest child of Johnson Davis and his first wife, Nancy Culpepper, was born December 13, 1828 and died May 15, 1882. He was buried in the Lower Peach Tree Cemetery, Wilcox County, AL.

Charles was named as one of the heirs to the estate of his grandfather, Erasmus Culpepper, Sr., in 1856. The estate papers said he was living in Choctaw County at the time.

By 1860, according to the Wilcox County Census, Charles had moved to Prairie Bluff and was registered in Household No. 428. His father was deceased by then and Mary H. Davis, Charles' stepmother, was registered in Household No. 424, along with Charles' brother, W. E. Davis, and his five half brothers and sisters.

R.E. Per.Pro.

Charles L. Davis, farmer Age 31 $2880 $11,355 B.AL

Martha Davis 26

Alice Shields 8

Lydia M. Shields 6

Eva Philen, Peterman, AL, says that Charles D. (?) Davis married Mrs. Martha Shields on December 6, 1859. Martha was the daughter of Riley Philen and was married to Neal Don Shields on May 27, 1849. Stephen M. Gilmore was the minister, with John A. Jackson as Security, according to Wilcox County Marriage Records. Alice and Lydia M. Shields were Martha's daughters by her former marriage.

Charles served as a Private in Co.K, 23rd Alabama Regiment, C. S. A. He was paroled at Salisbury, N. C. May 5, 1865 (see attached copies of Military Rbcords).

The 1870 Wilcox County Census listed Charles, a merchant, living alone, age 41, his real estates valued at $700 and his personal property at $1250, no doubt as a result of the War Between the States. The two Shields girls who were with Charles and Martha in 1860 were old enough to be married and out of the home by 1870. Evidently Martha was deceased by that time.

It is believed that Charles and Martha did not have children.

According to Vol. 7, p. 324, Wilcox County Marriage Records, Charles L. Davis and Mrs. Mary E. Crawford were married on January 27, 1876 by W. A. Montgomery, Minister. The ceremony took place at the home of B. D. Portis.

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ROBERT THOMAS DAVIS

Robert Thomas Davis was the second son of Johnson Davis and his first wife, Nancy Culpepper. According,,to his Obituary, he was born in Wilcox County on September-'6, 183-0.

There have been some people who believe Robert Thomas Davis was the son of Arthur M. Davis, bro:,t,,her of Johnson Davis. There are several reasons why I disagree.

First, Arthur M. Davis was born July 14, 1813, according to his tombstone in the Kennedy Cemetery, Chance, AL.

According to the 1860 Census ,Clarke Co., AL. he was born in 1815, giving his age as 45. Ten years later, in the 1870 Census, he gave his age 56. All of these would make Arthur only 17 at the most, when this son was born. This is

biologically possible, but most of the men did not marry as early in life as the women did. There are of course,

exceptions to this, one being Robert Thomas Davis, who married when he was quite young.

In 1856, Robert Thomas Culpepper's estate was settled, naming the children of his deceased daughter, Nancy. Robert is one of those named.

In 1860, Robert Thomas Davis paternal grandfather, Enoch Davis, Sr.'s estate was settled. Johnson Davis was deceased by that time, and named as his heirs to inherit his share of their grandfather's estate were Charles, Robert and Mary, all residing in Wilcox County.

When I was a child, my parents, sister and I lived with my paternal grandparents in Chance. My father was born in this house, as were my sister and I. My grandparents talked a lot about the family, and even as a child, I was interested in my ancestors, so of course, I listened to every word. They never ever mentioned anything about Arthur having had another wife, much less another son named Robert Thomas.

Furthermore, Arthur and his wife, Susannah Anthony Hawkins, had a son born around 1840, named Thomas A. Davis. And in 1862 they named their last son James Robert Davis.

Robert Thomas Davis married first "quite early", Lucy A. Philen on September 9, 1849, according to Clarke County Marriage Records. Lucy, the daughter of William Philen and Louisa Luker, was born on November 1, 1831, and died on May 15, 1870, having given birth to nine children in her short life. She was eighteen years old when she married Robert and died when she was only 39 years old.

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The 1860 Wilcox County Census listed the Robert T. Davis family as follows, residing at Prairie Bluff in Household No. 583.

R.E. P.Pro.

Robert T. Davis, farmer, age 27, $3840 $7130 B. AL.

Lucy A. Davis 28 "

William A. 10 "

Oliver C. 8 "

Mary I. 7 "

Robert J. 4 "

Anna V. 10 mos. "

Robert Thomas Davis served as a 2nd Lt. in Company B, 38th Regiment, Alabama Infantry. He was promoted to lst Lt. on May 24, 1862, but resigned his commission on August 7, 1862. The reason he gave was that he felt incompetent to serve in in that capacity. He continued to serve his country, but as a Private in Co. B, 38th Regiment. He was wounded and admitted to Floyd House and Ocmulgee Hospitals, Macon, GA on July 29, 1864. Evidently he recovered sufficiently to resume fighting, as he was captured, but later paroled on June 2, 1865, Demopolis, AL (see attached military papers).

By the time of the 1870 Census, the War Between the States was over and Robert's wife was deceased. His financial situation was considerably changed also.

Robert T. Davis, age 37 $1000 $500 B. AL

William Arnold Davis 19

O. Cromwell " 18

Mary Isolda " 16

Robert J. " 14

Emma L. " 6

Charles E. " 4

Samuel B. " 1

The little ten month old girl listed in the 1860 Census - Anna V. Davis - evidently was deceased before the 1870 Census.

Robert Thomas Davis married second, Sarah (Chaney) Dortch, on September 14, 1871. Sarah was the widow of Samson Dortch.

Sarah (Chaney) Dortch was the daughter of William Chaney and Sarah Philen. Sarah Philen was a sister of William Philen, the father of Lucy Ann Philen, the first wife of Robert Thomas Davis.

Sarah (Chaney) Dortch was the granddaughter of Sarah (Philen) Chaney and the great granddaughter of Peter Philen, Sr.

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The 1880 Clarke County Census listed Robert and his second wife in the Pleasant Hill Beat, with three of his children by Lucy Ann and three by Sarah.

Robert Davis 49

Sarah Davis 38

Emma 16

Charles E. 14

Sam B. 12

Susan M. 8

Martha L. 4

Sarah L. 2

Robert Thomas Davis deeded the land for the church and graveyard at Independence ChurCh.It was on the old road (before the railroad came) that ran from Choctaw Corner to Pine Hill. The old Davis home was on this road about 1 mile east.

Robert died January 7, 1911. In March of that year his four surviving sons petitioned the Court to appoint Thomas W. Davis as Administrator of their father's estate (see attached copy of this paper).

Also attached is a typewritten copy of Robert's Obituary, which probably originally ran in the Clarke County Democrat.

Following is a list of Robert and Lucy's children:

William Arnold Davis

Oliver Cromwell Davis

Mary Isola Davis

Robert Johnson Davis

Thomas L. Davis

Anna Virginia Davis

Emma Ladonia Davis

Charles Early Davis

Samuel Bryson Davis

Robert and Sarah had five children, according to Oleta Bishop Gates, a descendant. However, one of the children died at birth. The other four are:

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Susan M. Davis

Martha Caldonia Davis

Sarah Lula Davis

Alice Adelia Davis

OBITUARY OF ROBERT THOMAS DAVIS

Robert Thomas Davis departed this life January 7,1911. He was born in Wilcox County September 6, 1830.

While quite young he was married to Miss Lucy Philen, who died in 1870; nine children blessed this union. Later he married Miss (?) Sarah Dortch who bore him five children and died December 18, 1903. He was the father of fourteen children and the grandfather of forty-nine.

He was a member of the Methodist Church and has been for many years. He gave liberally of what he possessed to the support of the gospel. He had a poor chance at an education but had good business judgement and always did what he could for the advancement of every good cause.

He served 14 months in the Mexican War of 1846 and four years in the Civil War and was wounded twice, though not seriously. His life was spent on the farm.

He leaves eight children, four daughters and four sons to mourn his death. "The Lord does all things well" we must admit and give up our earthly possessions. He is now asleep in the arms of Jesus, no more pains, troubles and sorrow to bear. May his children not weep after him but prepare to meet him in that happy home above.

A Friend

 

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WILLIAM ARNOLD DAVIS

William Arnold Davis, first son of Robe.rt Thomas Davis and his first wife,, Lucy A. Philen, was born September 3, 1850. He married first, Dell Rayborn, by whom he had six children: five sons and one daughter. He married second, Adoline Rayborn, sister of his first wife. He married third, Rachel Danials.

The name of William and Dell's daughter is unknown, but the sons are:

1. John Davis

2. Charles,Davis

3. Tom Davis

4. Edgar Davis

5. William "Willie" Davis

 

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OLIVER CROMWELL DAVIS

Oliver Cromwell Davis, second son of Robert Thomas Davis and Lucy Ann Philen, was born in Wilcox County January 20, 1852 and died December 5, 1933. He married December 3, 1873, Mary Susan Gibson, born June 10, 1855, the daughter of William Gibson and Susannah East. Mary Susan died March 10, 1940 in Mobile at the home of her daughter, Kate Mary Davis Brasell. Cromwell and Mary Susan are buried at Liberty Church Cemetery near Lower Peach Tree, Wilcox County, AL.

Cromwell and Mary Susan had the following eight children:

1. Hattie Leona Davis, born January 2, 1875 in Wilcox County, near Lower Peach Tree. She married Green Privett and they had seven children. Hattie died May 29, 1955 and was buried at Liberty Cemetery neat Lower Peach Tree.

A. Margaret Susan Privett, born February 26, 1893 and died September 19, 1928. Buried at Liberty Cemetery, Wilcox County, near Lower Peach Tree. Married James Oscar Hicks, the son of David Parham Hicks and Mary E. Jones and the grandson of Josiah Rux Hicks and Priscilla J. Jones. Mary E. Jones was the daughter of David Parham Jones and Martha Pugh.

Do not confuse the above Josiah Rux Hicks with the Josiah Rux Hicks who was the son of Willis Bishop Hicks. James Oscar Hicks was born June 15, 1874 and died January 9, 1964; buried at Liberty also.

a. Woodrow Marshall Hicks, born December 3, 1912. He married first, Margaret Shamburger, who died December 17, 1962 in the automobile wreck with her sisters-in-law. Margaret was the daughter of Wm. F. Shamberger and a sister to Eustis Shamberger who married Betty Jo Kennedy (see Kennedy Section of this book, chapter on Robert Lee Kennedy).

(1) William H. Hicks, born December 21, 1946. He married Judy Bigham December 31, 1973.

b. Bonnie Pearl Hicks, born May 17, 1916; died December 21, 1950; buried at Liberty Cemetery. She married Ralph Benson Gullett on September 21,1941.

c. Marie Hicks, twin, born May 12, 1918; died on December 17, 1962, in an automobile wreck just south of Jackson, Alabama.

 

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d. Louise Hicks, twin, born May 12, 1918; died on December 17, 1962, in the same auto accident with her twin sister. Louise was married to Reuben Aurelius Duke, born November 23, 1913 and they had three children.

(1) Sarah Josephine Duke, born September 21,1942 in Mobile, AL. Married on August 25, 1960, Charles Edward Maness, born August 12, 1939, the son of Edward Clifford and Cherokee Maness. Two children, both born in Clarke Co.

(A) Debra Louise Maness, born on April 19, 1962. married Randy Roland Freeno.

(B) Ronda Marie Maness, born February 14, 1966. Married Jeff Vanderheiden.

(a) Tyler Charles Vanderheiden, born June 27, 1990.

(2) Margaret Ann Duke, born October 21, 1943. Married Johnny Doggett November of 1962.

(3) Gary Michael Duke, born September 18, 1949.

e. David Cromwell Hicks, born in Sunny South,Wilcox County, AL May 18, 1921. Married Beatrice Rita Tetreault, born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, September 1, 1917, the daughter of Isaie Tetreault and Leona Robert. Six children:

(1) David Cromwell Hicks, Jr., born in Central Falls, RI February 26,1945. Married on February 17, 1968, Adella Thompson. They have three sons, all born at Memphis, TN.

(A) Brian David Hicks, born February 15, 1974.

(B) Steven David Hicks, born October 13, 1976.

(C) Peter David Hicks, born November 12, 1978.

(2) James Oscar Hicks, born in Brawley, California November 30, 1946. Married to Susan Lynn Morris on April 13, 1973. Two children, both born in Mobile.

(A) Laura Christine Hicks, born on Decem-

 

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ber 29, 1976.

(B) Michael Joseph Hicks, born December 19 1978.

(3) Robert Kenneth Hicks, born in Orange, CA on April 18, 1950. Married Betsy Anderton on September 2, 1972. Two children:

(A) Paul Robert Hicks, born November 17, 1976, Homewood, AL.

(B) Suzanne Marie Hicks, born June 15,1979 in Mobile.

(4) Linda Marie Hicks, born in Orange, CA February 11, 1953. Married Oran Neil Calton on April 30, 1980. Two children, both born in Mobile.

(A) Aren Neil Calton, born December 5,1979.

(B) Thomas Andrew Calton, born January 23, 1981.

(5) Mark Jeffrey Hicks, born in Mobile November 25, 1957. Married Renee Tonya Ryals on October 17, 1979; divorced. Two children by first marriage:

(A) Joshua Micah Hicks, born April 10, 1981 in Mobile.

(B) Jennifer Danneille Hicks, born March 22 1982, Mobile.

Mark's second wife is Virginia Walker; they have a son.

(C) Kenneth David Hicks, born November 27, 1985, Clear Lake, Texas.

(6) Mary Ann Hicks, last child of David and Beatrice Hicks, was born in Mobile May 1, 1959. Married Ali Hassien Mohandessi December 27, 1978. Three children, all born in Baltimore Maryland.

(A) Nadia Mohandessi, born July 21, 1983.

(B) Bijan Ali Mohandessi, born on May lll 1987.

 

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(C) Alisa Marie Mohandessi, born December 23, 1989.

B. John Henry Privett, born May 1, 1895; died July 22, 1918, during World War I. Buried at Liberty Cemetery. Never married.

C. George William Privett; married Rachel Lula Green. Four children:

a. Wilhelmina Privett; married a Jones.

b. Burnetta Privett, born at Sunny South, Wilcox Co. Alabama on May 14, 1922. Married Paul Vickery on May 14, 1940. He was born on October 22, 1914, the son of Charles Julian Vickery and Florence Faulk. Paul died November 13, 1979 and is buried in Springhill Memorial Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama.

Burnetta and Paul had four children, all born in Mobile.

(1) Paul Vickery, Jr., born July 15, 1942. He married Barbara Filbert on April 21, 1987. Three children,, all born in Mobile.

(A) Andrew "Andy" Paul Vickery, born on November 7, 1977.

 

(B) Walter."Terry" Dale Vickery, born April 25, 1978.

 

(C) Ashley E. Vickery, born November 29, 1982.

 

(2) Susan Annette Vickery, born July 13, 1946. Married first to a Brown and had two children by him. Married second in June of 1973 to John Rich Clapper and they have one child who was born in New York.

(A) Heather Lynn Brown, born February 7, 1967 in Maryland, VA. She is married to a Hutchinson and has one child.

(a) Brooke Lindsey Hutchinson, born in Mobile, Alabama on October 23, 1990.

 

 

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(B) Nicole Marie Brown, born in New York on January 9, 1971.

(C) John Richard Clapper, born September 3 , 1 9 7 3.

 

(3) Marcia Rebecca Vickery, born December 21, 1948. Married Lloyd George on April 22, 1966. Five children:

(A) Robert Lloyd George, born in Hawaii on March 6, 1969.

(B) David Wesley George, born in Florida August 27, 1970.

(C) Sandra Jean George, born in Virginia March 14, 1973.

(D) Linda Darlene George, born in Guanta Nemo Bay on December 4, 1980.

(E) Paula Ann George, born at Fort Rucker, AL April 19, 1989.

(4) Leslie Dale Vickery, born November 25, 1952. Married Peggy Shaw on August 19, 1978.

c. Calvin Privett; Nazarene minister.

d. George William Privett, Jr.; also a Nazarene minister.

 

D. Daisy Privett, born in 1909 and died in 1929; buried at Liberty Cemetery. Never married.

 

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E. James Privett; married Philomena Steele.

a. Jason David Privett; may be "son of Jim Privett" which is the only inscription on a tombstone in Liberty Cemetery.

b. Elizabeth Ann Privett, born January 7, 1943; died April 6, 1944; buried at Liberty Cemetery. This child's grave is near Jason's grave and is possibly the daughter of Jim and Philomena.

 

F. Mary Privett; married first Lamar Lyles; second, Sol Gulley.

a. one child by Lyles

b. daughter by Gulley

G. Joe Privett; married first Mabel Rutledge, daughter of Mal Eugene Rutledge and Christiana Hicks (see chapter on James Bishop Hicks in the Hicks Section Section of this book).

(1) Elizabeth Lyles, born January 6, 1943; died in 1944. age 15 months.

(2) John Eugene Lyles

(3) Linda Lyles

2. William Lucy Cornelius Davis, second daughter of Oliver Cromwell Davis and Mary Susan Gibson, was born September 5, 1876; died May 11, 1916. There is a Wilcox County Marriage Record for Nealy Davis and Jerry A. Gullett on February 20, 1897 and it is assumed that this is Cromwell and Mary Susan's daughter. Jerry Gullett was born August 4, 1852 and died after 1928 in California. He was buried in California, as was his wife.

Lewis Davis Brasell says that Jerry had several children by his first wife and he and Nealy had seven children, all born in California.

A. Jerry Oliver Gullett, born May 19, 1898.

B. Samuel Franklin Gullett, born May 24, 1900

C. William John Gullett, born August 24, 1902.

D. Clement Moses Gullett, born June 28, 1904.

 

 

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E. Mary Bell Gullett, born February 21, 1906. Lewis Davis Brasell says that she was with the Salvation Army, as was her sister,

F. Sally Gullett

G. Solomon Gullett

3. Leossie Davis, born August 14, 1880; died November 25, 1881. Buried in Liberty Cemetery.

 

4. George Edgar Davis, born September 22, 1882; died January 4, 1919. Married Maggie Massey, born March 1, 1882; died January 28, 1938. Buried in Davis Cemetery, Wilcox County, AL just off Highway 5 south of Pine Hill.

A. Edgar Thomas Davis, born July 22, 1912; died January 6, 1938. Buried in Davis Cemetery beside his parents. Edgar married Una Smith, born April 16, 1908; died June 26, 1936. Edgar and Una had two sons and the younger one was only a year old when his mother died and only three years old when his father died. The two boys were raised by their mother's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Smith.

a. George Edgar Davis, born at Lower Peach Tree November 13, 1933. Married Charline Phillips, born September 2, 1941. Three sons:

(1) George Edgar Davis, Jr., born May 23, 1961. Married Annett Signa. One son:

.1 George Edgar Davis, III, born June 29, 1986.

(2) Gregory Frank Davis, born May 16, 1962.

(3) Gary Thomas Davis, born November 12, 1968.

b. Gene Davis, born at Lower Peach Tree April 21, 1935. Married in Thomasville December 22, 1958, Betty Marie Davidson, born September 7, 1937, the daughter of J. S. and Edna Davidson. Four children:

(1) Jean Marie Davis, born May 16, 1960, Kodiak, Alaska.

 

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(2) Joanna Davis, twin, born October 28, 1961, Kodiak, Alaska.

(3) Jenifer Davis, twin, born October 28, 1961. Kodiak.

(4) James Andrew Davis, born in Selma, AL on December 11, 1963.

 

B. Mary Etta Davis; married first Jack Jackson; second Louis Helms.

a. Jessie Jackson

b. Patricia Helms

Martin Oliver Davis, son of Oliver Cromwell Davis and Mary Susan Gibson, was born January 11, 1886; died September 20, 1912; buried at Liberty Cemetery. Tombstone reads: "Oliver M. Davis" but has the same dates (see copy of obituary which is attached). He never married.

Lewis Davis Brasell says that when Ollie's sister found him, one of his Shepherd dogs was at his feet and the other at his head.

6. Susan Ora Davis, born March 17, 1889; died December 11, 1933. Buried at Liberty Cemetery. Married Lee Minnie (not a misprint) Lyles, born February 4, 1877, Atkeison, AL between Thomasville and Pine Hill. He was the son of George W. Lyles and Sarah Sheffield. Lee died March 9, 1961 and is also buried at Liberty Cemetery near Lower Peach Tree. Ora and Lee had four children.

A. Emmett Lee Lyles, born at Atkeison, Clarke Co. AL on December 6, 1912; died April 18, 1982. He married on April 17, 1932, Frances Nell Reid.

a. Mary Bell Lyles; married a Wilson.

b. William Lee Lyles

c. Joyce Lyles

B. Norman Davis Lyles, born October 13, 1914 at Sunny South, Wilcox County. Died October 20, 1918. Buried at Liberty Cemetery near Lower Peach Tree.

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C. George Cromwell Lyles, born in Sunny South May 13, 1918. Married Annie Mae Wiggins on January 14, 1939. Annie Mae was born October 14, 1917. one child:

a. Myrna Susan Lyles, born in Sunny South on January 20, 1940. Married first, Russell Cogle on March 18, 1962. one child by this first marriage:

(1) Kimberly Susan Cogle, born in Selma February 14, 1963.

Susan married second, on November 27, 1983, Thomas Wayne Morgan, and has two children:

(2) Mallory Susan Morgan, born in Mobile February 6, 1986.

(3) John Thomas Morgan, born in Mobile April 15, 1987.

D. Stanley Lowell Lyles, born in Sunny South June 24, 1920; died July 21, 1987. Married Ina Adell Gaddy on January 5, 1946.

a. Ronnie Lyles

b. Belinda Lyles

C. Katrina Lyles; married a Morris.

7. Kate Mary Davis, born August 25 ' 1892; died October 18, 1940. Married Lewis Clyde Brasell on November 26, 1916 in Liberty Methodist Church near Lo@qer Peach Tree. Lewis was born at Hestle, Alabama on August 6, 1896 and died January 7, 1973. He was the son of Rue Brasell and Leona Lillian Stansbury. Kate Mary and Lewis are buried in Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama.

After his wife died, Lewis married a widow, Lola Bogerone.

There were three children born to Lewis and Kate Mary:

A. Rufas Cromwell Brasell, born in September, 1917, Hestle, Alabama. He died in March of 1918.

 

B. Lewis Davis Brasell, born August 10, 1918, Sunny South. Married Lois Mae Collins July 4, 1942 in Mobile at St. Teresa Church of the Little Flower. Lois was the daughter of Ethel Farrell and Charles William Collins and was born in Mobile on May 7, 1919.

 

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Lewis retired in 1,984 as Program Supervisor for Mobile Recreation Department and resigned as Metro Mobile Amateur Softball Commission in 1987. On April 7, 1990 the softball complex at Cottage Hill Park was dedicaand named in his honor (a portion of the brochure is attached).

Lewis and his wife have two children.

a. Lewis Davis Brasell, Jr., born in Mobile May 18, 1943. Married Martha Meggs June 18, 1966. They have three children.

(1) Angela Marie-Brasell, born at Ft. Eustis, VA on June 22, 1968.

(2) Kendra Dianne Brasell, born in Baton Rouge, LA on July 5@ 1970.

(3) Wesley Bryan Brasell, born in Houston, TX on September 23, 1971.

 

b. Judy Ann Brasell, born in Mobile November 26, 1949. Married Henry Evard Alexander February 16, 1967. Two children, both born in Mobile.

(1) Lesley Machelle Alexander, born August 16, 1958.

(2) Christine Diane Alexander, born June 25, 1971.

 

C. Mary Leona,Brasell, born in Mobile August 31, 1928. She died April 18, 1949. She married in September of 1947, Mack Ray Gingo. One son:

a. James Lewis Gingo, born in Mobile January 2, 1949.

 

8. Matthew Davis, last child of Oliver Cromwell Davis and Mary Susan Gibson was born January 22, 1895; died on January 23, 1895. Buried at Liberty Cemetery.

 

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MARY ISOLA DAVIS

Mary Isola Davis, third child of Robert Thomas Davis and his first wife, Lucy Ann Philen, was born October 10, 1853. Married James William Criswell and had eleven children. James was born January 30, 1855 and died August 22, 1932. He and Mary, who died in 1898, are buried in Independence Cemetery, which is off Wilcox County Road 1, between Sunny South and Lower Peach Tree. Mary's tombstone does not give any dates-it simply says "died at age 45".

1. Lucy Rebecca Criswell, born 1871; died 1872.

2. Mary Levonia Criswell, born 1873; died 1898. Married Max Dickson and had five children.

3. Alonza J. Criswell, born 1875; died 1931. Married Bettie Drinkard.

4. Bill Clinton Criswell, born 1877; died 1902.

5. Ida Virginia Criswell, born 1879; died 1886.

6. Nora Cornelius Criswell, born in Pine Hill November 30, 1881, died December 29, 1960; buried in Independence Cemetery near Sunny South, Wilcox County, AL. Nora married James Benjamin Gaddy, born in Pine Hill September 16,1880 and died March 3, 1921. He is buried in Independence Cemetery also. James was the son of Benjamin J. Gaddy and Frances Raybon. Nora and James had seven children, all born in Pine Hill.

A. Hassie Nora Gaddy, first child of James and Nora, was born September 15, 1901; died in 1928. Married Sheperd Johnson. Two children:

a. Helen Johnson

b. Eunice Johnson

B. James Curtis Gaddy, born March 7, 1904; died October 1948. Married Dorothy Goodman on July 27, 1941.

a. Fred Gaddy

C. Cammie Gaddy, born December 10, 1905; married Robert Ernest Akin in April of 1987.

D. Infant boy, unnamed; born September 15, 1907; died on February 20, 1910.

 

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E. Herman Earl Gaddy, born April 10, 1918; died Feb. 25, 1977. Married Lily Fay Goodman on August 24, 1937.

a. Herman Earl Gaddy, Jr.

b. Doris Gaddy

C. Johnny Gaddy; lives at Midway.

F. Norman Clyde Gaddy, born November 27, 1912. Married Velma Rae Hurtt on September 8, 1934 and they have seven children, all born in Thomasville. Velma, the daughter of James Elmore Hurtt and Georgia Alberta Wilkerson, was born in Thomasville also.

a. James Clyde Gaddy, born March 15, 1935. Married Laquita Joy Walker on May 25, 1956 and had five children, all born in Thomasville.

(1) Laquita Joy Gaddy, born July 11, 1957; died July 12, 1957.

(2) Kenneth Clyde Gaddy, born October 17, 1958. Married Scarlet Broom on December 13, 1980.

(A) Michael Justin Gaddy, born on October 10, 1989 in Tuscaloosa, AL.

(3) Thomas Bruce Gaddy, born September 18, 1959. Married Janet Starkle on June 19, 1981.

(A) Andrew Thomas Gaddy, born in Augusta, Georgia on August 20, 1990.

 

(4) Jeannean Gaddy, born January 25, 1963. Married Tommy Gray on March 5, 1987.

(5) James Andrew Gaddy, born April 24, 1973.

b. Harold Leon Gaddy, born January 5, 1939; married Devota Bowen in March of 1971. No issue.

C. Norma Carol Gaddy, born June 23, 1945; married on March 25, 1967, Kenneth Lee Goodwin. Two children.

(1) Sandra Kay Goodwin,born September 14, 1971 in Turkey.

(2) Amy Denice Goodwin, born in Tuscaloosa, AL on July 8, 1975.

 

 

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d. Raymond Wayne Gaddy, born April 22, 1957. Married Frances Ann Dozier May 30, 1970. Three children:

(1) Raymond Wayne Gaddy,jr., born May 1, 1972 in Thomasville.

(2) Amelia Ann (Annie) Gaddy, born September 24, 1975 in Selma.

(3) Margaret Elizabeth (Megan) Gaddy, born June 23, 1982.

e. Brenda Ruth Gaddy, born June 8, 1949. Married to William Dewey Reynolds on September 7, 1969. They have four children, all born in Mobile.

(1) Kimberly Brooke Reynolds, born February 8, 1975.

(2) Stacy Rochelle Reynolds, born October 27, 1977.

(3) William Bradley Reynolds, born January 12, 1982.

(4) Sarah Ellen Reynolds, born July 18, 1989.

f. Barbara Lynn Gaddy, born July 31, 1951. Married Otis Preston Bowden on September 5, 1971. Three children:

(1) Daryl Preston Bowden, born in Thomasville on August 14, 1972. Married Pamela Dee January 7, 1991.

(2) David Lyn Bowden, born in Thomasville November 20, 1973.

(3) Derrick Mitchel Bowden, born in Mobile January 7, 1990.

g. Charles Ray Gaddy, born May 24, 1953. Married to Debra Joan Sheehan on July 9, 1982.

G. J. B. Gaddy, born December 18, 1915. Married on June 20, 1936 to Irene Smith. One child:

a. Lloyd Gaddy

7. Annie Catherine Criswell, born 1885; died in 1954. Married first, Phil osburn. Married second, Bud Shehand.

 

 

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A. Son

B. Son

D. Daughter

8. Hattie Susan Criswell, born 1887.

9. Robert "Bud" Thomas Criswell, born 1888; died 1944. Married Bertha Sellers and has eight children.

10. Ethel Louisa "Lula" Criswell, born March 5, 1890; she died December 24, 1976. Married Frank McGilberry, born January 9, 1886; died August 2, 1967. There were eleven children born to this couple, all born in Pine Hill, Wilcox County, AL.

A. Infant boy, unnamed, born and died in April of 1909.

B. Mary Lee McGilberry, born September 4, 1911; died on April 9, 1958. Married in May of 1928, Allen Maness.

C. Zula McGilberry, born December 4, 1913; married Fred Porter, born December 5, 1915 in Jackson, AL.

D. Lottie T. McGilberry, born July 26, 1916; died April 17, 1988. Married Perry Harris and had at least one daughter.

A. Terrie Sue Harris; married Davey Dement.

a. Katrina Dement.

b. Byron Dement.

E. Katie McGilberry, born January 13, 1919; died January 14, 1986. Married Alton Butler.

F. Era Mae McGilberry, born September 12, 1921. Married Bradley Westbrook.

G. Flave McGilberry, born October 24, 1923. Married to Essie Morgan.

H. Bessie McGilberry, born March 19, 1926; died May 18, 1983. Married Evans Kelly.

I. Infant girl, unnamed, born and died March, 1931.

J. Frankie McGilberry, born April 3, 1933. Married to Windell Gibson.

 

 

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K. Laviona Ann McGilberry, born February 1, 1936. Married James Riggins.

 

11. Velma Sarah Criswell, born in 1893; died 1950. Married Oll McGillberry and had five children.

 

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ROBERT JOHNSON DAVIS

Robert Johnnson Davis, fourth child of Robert Thomas Davis and his first wife, Lucy Ann Philen, was born May 24, 1856. No further information, except that he was alive in 1911 when he signed a petition regarding his father's estate.

THOMAS L. DAVIS

Thomas L. Davis, fifth child of Robert Thomas Davis and his first wife, Lucy Ann Philen, was born December 8, 1858; died December 12, 1858.

ANNA VIRGINIA DAVIS

Annie Virginia Davis, sixth child of Robert Thomas Davis and his first wife, Lucy Ann Philen, was born November 30, 1859; died October 7, 1868.

EMMA LANONIA DAVIS

Emma Lanonia Davis, seventh child of Robert Thomas Davis and his first wife, Lucy Ann Philen, was born December 5, 1863. Lewis Davis Brasell says that "Beonie" Davis married Noah Morgan. There is a Wilcox County Marriage Record for Noah W. Morgan and an E. L. Davis on February 8, 1888 at the residence of 0. C. Davis. This is apparently the same person as "Beonie" on Lewis D. Brasell's Chart.

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CHARLES EARLY DAVIS

Charles Early Davis, eighth child of Robert Thomas Davis and his first wife, Lucy Ann Philen, was born August 20, 1865. He was still alive in 1911 when he signed a petition regarding his father's estate.

SAMUEL BRYSON DAVIS

Samuel Bryson Davis, ninth child of Robert Thomas Davis and his first wife, Lucy Ann Philen, was born July 28, 1868. There is a Wilcox County Marriage Record for an Ella Martin Crocker and a Samuel B. Davis, January 25, 1889.

Samuel married second, Mary Autrey, and they had a son and a a daughter.

Samuel was still living in 1911 when he signed a petition regarding his father's estate.

1. Robert Thomas Davis

2. Mary Davis

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SUSAN MATILDA DAVIS

Susan Matilda Davis, first child of Robert Thomas Davis and his second wife, Sarah (Chaney) Dortch, was born August 4, 1872. She married a Mr. McClure. No further information.

1. Frank McClure

MARTHA CLARA DAVIS

Martha Clara Davis, second child of Robert Thomas Davis and his second wife, Sarah (Chaney) Dortch, was born July 27, 1876; died June 15, 1907. She married Richard Drinkard and both of them may be buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Clarke County.

Martha and Richard had three known daughters.

1. Daisy Bell Drinkard; married Benjamin Franklin Clanton as his second wife. No issue.

2. Minnie Drinkard; married Leonard Goodwin. They had two daughters:

A. Gwendolyn Goodwin; married C. D. Riggle and lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. Unable to get further information from her.

B. Margaret Goodwin; married a Cimarick and lives in St. Petersburg, FL.

3. Mabree Virginia Drinkard; married Sidney Bingham and had one daughter.

A. Jeanette Bingham; married John Billick and lives in Talmadge, Ohio. They have four children.

a. Sandra Billick; married to a Logue and has three children.

(1) Michele Logue, born in 1971.

(2) Rebecca Logue, twin, born in 1975.

(3) Elizaeth Logue, twin, born in 1975.

b. Cheryl Billick; married to a Kence and has three

 

 

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children.

(1) Keri Kence, born in 1974.

(2) Kelly Kence, born in 1976.

(3) Kriste Kence, born in 1979.

C. Dian Billick; married to a Boggs and has three children.

(1) Benjamin Boggs, born in 1985.

(2) Zachary Boggs, twin, born in 1987.

(3) Nathaniel Boggs, twin, born in 1987.

d. John Billick; married, wife's name unknown. They have two children.

(1) Heidi Billick, born in 1975.

(2) Hollie Billick, born in 1978.

 

4. Lula Kate Drinkard, last child of Martha Clara Davis and Richard Drinkard, married a Jackson and had three children. Lula Kate died when she was quite young and the three children were raised by Lula's older sister, Daisy.

A. Willard Jackson

B. Junior Jackson

C. Matalie Jackson; married John D. Cannon and lives in Lucedale, MS. Unable to get information from her.

  

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SARAH LULA DAVIS

Sarah Lula Davis, third daughter of Robert Thomas Davis and his second wife, Sarah Chaney Dortch, was born March 3, 1878 (Oleta Gates says March 10th) and died January 2, 1968.

Sarah Lula married January 27, 1897, Woodie John Jackson, born March 16, 1875; died November 25, 1938. (His grandson says November 23rd)

1. Jessie Elwood Jackson, born February 27, 1898, Thomasville; died on September 27, 1975. He married December 24, 1920, Eva Gertrude Harrison, born on April 21, 1900; died on July 27, 1960. There were four sons born to this couple.

A. Jessie Elwood Jackson, Jr., born April 15, 1922; died May 25, 1980. Married Marjorie Smith, born May 30, 1926.

a. Jimmy Jackson, born July 5, 1947.

b. Donna Lynn Jackson, born February 2, 1952. Married a Crews.

B. Woodie Bart Jackson, born March 10, 1925. Married Mary Jane Sexton, born February 23, 1928, the daughter of James L. Sexton and Moena Louise Ware.

a. Vicki Sue Jackson, born at Fairfield, Jefferson County, AL on August 26, 1948. She married Thomas E. Caldwell, born September 28, 1930. They have Two children:

(1) Amanda Rae Caldwell, born October 15, 1969.

(2) Laura Michelle Caldwell, born on August 31, 1972.

 

C. Leonard Arnold Jackson, born at Fairfield, July 22, 1929. He married on June 26, 1954, Mildred Janet Lindsey, born November 24, 1933, the daughter of Ray Lindsey and Verna Mae Harper. They have four children, all born in Birmingham, Alabama.

a. Gary Arnold Jackson, born August 4, 1956. He married Lisa Zimmerman on March 21, 1981.

(1) Ashley Lynn Jackson, born March 13, 1987.

 

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(2) Christopher Gary Jackson, born August 16, 1989.

b. Keith Alan Jackson, born April 4, 1959. Married Linda Parker on August 25, 1984.

(1) Keith Alan Jackson, Jr., born December 25, 1988.

c. Gregg Randall Jackson, born July 17, 1961. He married Tressa Patterson on June 9, 1984.

(1) Jared Randall Jackson, born September 1, 1987.

(2) Gregory Blake Jackson, born July 21, 1990.

d. Lynnette Rea Jackson, born December 1, 1965.

D. Winfred Earl Jackson, born June 10, 1932. His wife's name is Martha, born on January 5, 1938. Winfred died October 19, 1981.

a. Wendy Ann Jackson, born August 26, 1954.

b. Judy Jackson; married a Cook.

2. Dovie Cleo Jackson, daughter of Sarah Lula Davis and Woodie John Jackson, was born on May 21, 1899, in Thomasville. She married Clarence E. Stanley on March 27, 1921 in Mobile. No isssue. Dovie died December 5, 1982.

3. Lula Mae Jackson, born October 3, 1901 in Thomasville. Married Ray Whitlow on August 20, 1927 in South Bend, Indiana. No issue. Lula Mae died December 7, 1982.

4. Clara Estelle Jackson, born September 26, 1903, Thomasville. She married Robert Burke Bagley on December 25, 1929, in Thomasville.

Robert was born in Thomasville on April 24, 1908, the son of John A. Bagley and Lela Nelson. one son:

A. James Ted Bagley, born in Thomasville on January 5, 1933. Married first in 1951, June Carter. Married second on July 17, 1958, Rosemarie Finkel, born in

 

 

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Darmstadt, Germany on Janaury 4, 1930, the daughter of Jacob and Rosa Finkel. Ted and Rosemarie have three children.

a. Michael Steven Bagley, born in Gainesville, FL on February 22, 1972. Married Diane Gonzales on January 30, 1984.

b. Cynthia Ann Bagley, born in Gainesville on November 14, 1974. Married Olaf Besteher,

c. Donald Bernard Bagley, born in Thomasville on August 16, 1976.

5. Lucy Ora Jackson, born March 11, 1905, Thomasville. She married Herman Ellis Smith on June 16, 1947, Lower Peach Tree. No children. Herman died Jan. 1992.

6. Eddie Clayton Jackson, born October 24, 1907, Thomasville. Died August 18, 1910.

7. Alma Grey Jackson, born on January 10, 1911, Thomasville. She married Simpson Price Stanley on April 10, 1936 in Lower Peach Tree. He was born on June 20, 1914 in Choctaw County, Alabama, the son of William Green Stanley and Edith Floyd. Alma Grey and her husband had two children.

A. Jacquelyn Stanley, born May 11, 1938 in Thomasville.

She married Franklin Delano Howell November 24, 1960. Four children:

a. Cynthia Howell, born January 11, 1963. Married on July 24, 1987, Mike Wilson, born December 25, 1953.

b. Gary Keith Howell, born September 6, 1964. Married Donna Goldman on January 3, 1986. She was born August 25, 1963. one child:

(1) Brandon Keith Howell, born September 29, 1989.

c. Richard Franklin Howell, born August 25, 1966. He married on April 16, 1988, Tonya Marie Clark, born July 10, 1966. One child:

(1) Justin Clark Howell, born July 6, 1989.

d. LaShay Howell, born February 11, 1973.

 

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B. Edwin Paul Stanley, born August 11, 1943 in Mobile. He married Betty Seale, August 12, 1967. Edwin died June 26, 1989. Two children:

a. Paul Price Stanley, born in Grove Hill April 24, 1971.

b. Elizabeth Grey Stanley, born in Grove Hill May 1, 1976.

 

 

8. Ruby Pearl Jackson, born December 7, 1913, Thomasville. Died July 24, 1915, Thomasville.

 

 

Note: When more than one person gives data on a family member

I have no way of knowing which date is correct. Therefore, errors are likely to occur.

 

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ALICE ADELIA DAVIS

Alice Adelia Davis, last daughter of Robert Thomas Davis and his second wife, Sarah Chaney Dortch, was born September 24, 1882; died April 4, 1960.

Alice married Thomas Edker Bishop on January 6, 1904. He was born on August 28, 1878, the son of John Albert and Lucy Carrie Bishop. He died March 19, 1932. Buried in Choctaw Corner Cemetery, Thomasville, AL, as is his wife Alice. They had seven children, all born in Thomasville.

1. Basil Alvin Bishop, born January 6, 1905; died June 21, 1921.

2. Curtis A. O'Neal Bishop, born October 30, 1907; died January 31, 1961. Married Lillie Vee Loftin on June 30, 1929.

3. Zaza Grey Bishop, born August 12, 1909; died January 18, 1969. Married William Bryan Burge on December 25, 1929.

4. Thomas Johnson Bishop; born September 15, 1911; died April 26, 1969. Married Minnie Lou Morgan; divorced.

5. Regger Elwood Bishop, born October 7, 1914; died November 1, 1964. Married Margaret Rambin, born October 15, 1916; died February 16, 1961.

6. Oleta Mae Bishop, born October 5, 1916. Married Leroy Gates on February 3, 1938. He was born at Scyrene on July 16, 1912, the son of Elvonzer Greenberry Gates and Fannie Grey Hicks.

A. Joy Cecilia Gates, born in Thomasville on November 24, 1941. Married Richard Carlton Meredith on October 5, 1963.

a. Kira Chimene Meredith, born March 28, 1965.

b. Jefferson Conan Meredith, twin, born May 3, 1966; died July 1, 1975 of muscular dystrophy.

C. Derek Carlton Meredith, twin, born May 3, 1966; died March 16, 1987 of muscular dystrophy.

d. Rand Calvin Meredith, born July 2, 1968; died April 11, 1988 of muscular dystrophy.

 

 

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B. Wanda Sue Gates, born in Thomasville on November 25, 1954. Married first, Donnie Ersell Hutto on June 5, 1977 and they had one child. They were divorced in 1982 and Wanda married Robert Jackson Rish on November 25, 1984. There are two children by this second marriage.

a. Jennifer Holly Hutto, born January 23, 1981.

b. Robert Bishop Rish, born April 23, 1987.

C. Abbey Lauren Rish, born September 26, 1989.

7. Lillian Lucile Bishop, born October 15, 1918; died October 4, 1973. Buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Gulf Breeze, FL. Lillian married Kenneth P. Minnick on July 21, 1945. She served in the WACS during World War II.

 

 

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JESSE JOHNSON DAVIS

Jesse Johnson Davis, third child of Johnson Davis and his first wife, Nancy Culpepper, was 16 years old at the time of the 1850 Census, so we can assume that he was born in or around 1834. That census listed him simply as "Johnson" but in the settlement of his grandfather Erasmus Culpepper's estate he was named as "Jesse Johnson Davis of Wilcox County".

Jack Cook, Phenix City, Alabama, sent me a copy of a Probate document, Book 11, page 44, in which Johnson Davis posted bond to be appointed administrator of the estate of J. J. Davis. The county is not noted, however it was probably Wilcox County, as two of the securities named are Wilcox County names - D. H. Portis and C. C. Curtis (see attached copy of document).

The document is dated January 31, 1859, so evidently Johnsonis son, Jesse Johnson Davis, was deceased by that date. Also, he was not listed in the 1860 Census with his stepmother (also his aunt). Of course, it would have been unusual for a young man of 26 to still be in the home of his stepmother.

Handwritten document attached here in original.

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ANNE DAVIS

Anne Davis, fourth child and first daughter of Johnson Davis and his first wife, Nancy Culpepper. She was fifteen years old at the time of the 1850 Wilcox County Census. So we can assume that she was born in or around the year 1835.

Anne Davis was named in her grandfather Erasmus Culpepper's estate settlement in 1856.

On January 11, 1858, Anne's father, Johnson Davis was appointed guardian of Anne Davis and her sister, Mary M. Davis. This document is in Book 10, pages 199 and 247 (see attached copy).

By the time of the 1860 Wilcox County Census, Johnson Davis was deceased and his widow Mary J. Davis was head of the household. Anne was not listed in that home in 1860. of course, she was old enough to be married by that time but no record of her marriage has been found as yet.

Note document on page 182-A. Apparently Anne Davis died young and never married.

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MARY M. DAVIS

Mary M. Davis, fifth and last child of Johnson Davis and his first wife Nancy Culpepper, was thirteen years old at the time of the 1850 Wilcox County Census. She too was named as an heir to a share of her grandfather Erasmus Culpepper's estate in 1856.

In January of 1858, Johnson Davis applied for a settlement of the guardianship of his two daughters, Anne and Mary M. Davis.

Wilcox County Marriage Records listed the marriage of James T. Northrup and Mary M. Davis in Vol. 4, pp 230-231. The wedding took place on November 16, 1858, with D. A. Portis, Justice of Peace, officiating. The Northrup family lived near the Davis family.

on January 31, 1859, Johnson Davis appeared before the Probate Court to make final settlement of his guardianship of daughter Mary M. Davis, who was by then over the age of 21 and married to James T. Northrup. This document was filed in Book 11 on page 43. James and his bride were listed in the 1860 Wilcox Co. Census as follows"

James T. Northrup, farmer, age 27 $3600 $6224 B. NC

Mary M. Northrup 23 "

James T. Northrup enlisted in the Confederate States Army in 1862. He was a Sgt. in Co. B, 38th Regiment, Alabama Infantry. He was captured July 22, 1864 near Atlanta, interned in a Military Prison, Louisville, Kentucky, and then sent to Camp Chase, Ohio in July of 1864. He died of pneumonia in March of 1865 and was buried in Grave No. 1782, 1/3 of a mile south of Camp Chase (See attached copies of his Military Records).

The 1870 Wilcox County Census Records listed James's widow and their two children:

Mary Northrup age 29

Thomas J. Northrup 10

James W. Northrup 8

1. Thomas J. Northrup, oldest son of Mary and James Northrup, was born in 1860. He married Nettie Smith of Wildwood, FL and had four children: Marie, Benjamin John, Marjorie and Robert. Thomas was the first "Assessor of Taxes" in Pinelles Co. FL. He was elected in 1911.

2. James W. Northrup, born in 1862; no further information.

 

 

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WILLIAM ERASMUS DAVIS

William Erasmus Davis, sixth child of Johnson Davis but first one of Johnson and Mary H. Culpepper, was born November 9, 1844. He died June 20, 1913 and was buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Clarke Co.

William Erasmus Davis served as a Private in Co. D, 38th Regiment Alabama Infantry, CSA. He enlisted in March of 1862, was a Prisoner of War in May of 1865, and was paroled at Livingston, AL on May 12, 1865.

William married the daughter of Dr. James and Nancy B. Southhall November 15, 1865 (Records of Covee M. Allen). Wilcox County, AL Marriage Records give the date as November 18, 1866 (of course, I could have mis-read it). Some family members state that her name was "Jane Cornelia" while others say "James Cornelia". I myself have seen her listed in census records as"Janey C." and "James C". She was born on September 26, 1846 and died in 1926; buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery also.

The 1870 Census Records of Wilcox County listed the family as follows:

William E. Davis age 25 B. AL

Janey C. 22 "

Elvey 8 mos. "

Enoch Davis 17 "

William and Janey's first child was Ann Geneva Davis, born in Wilcox County October 15, 1967. She lived only one month, dying November 15, 1867.

The Enoch Davis, age 17, in the home of William E. Davis in 1870, was his younger brother. Enoch was listed in the 1860 Census as being seven years old, which would make him 17 in 1870.

The family increased greatly during the next ten years, as evidenced by the 1880 Wilcox County Census Records:

William Davis, farmer age 35 B. AL

J. Cornelia 34 "

Elva 10 "

Isadora 9 "

Eska 7 "

Satellia 6 "

James 4 "

Henry 2 "

Woodie E. 4 mos. "

Ethelbert Davis 24 "

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The above Ethelbert Davis was a younger brother of William E. Davis.

After the 1880 Census, William and Janey would have four more children, making a total of thirteen children in all. These 13 children are listed in the William Erasmus Davis Family Bible which is in possession of Mrs. Edison Allen, Jackson, AL, one of the descendants.

Following is the list of the thirteen children of William Erasmus Davis and Janey C. Southall:

1. Ann Geneva Davis

2. Elva Davis

3. Isadora Davis

4. Eska Davis

S. Satella Davis

6. James Elvis Davis

7. Henry Fleetwood Davis

8. Woodie E. Davis

9. John E. Davis

10. William Dawson Davis

11. Mary Caroline Davis

12. Ada Davis

13. Etta Gray Davis

 

 

Picture: William Erasmus Davis and wife, James Cornelia Southall

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ANN GENEVA DAVIS

Ann Geneva Davis, first child of William Erasmus Davis and Janey Southall, was born October 15, 1867 in Wilcox County. She died on November 15, 1867.

ELVA DAVIS

Elva Davis, second child of William and Janey, was born in Wilcox County on October 7, 1869. She married H. E. Smith on October 24, 1889, according to Wilcox County Marriage Records, Vol. 11, page 83. The officiant was W. Bancroft. Elva and her husband had one child, a daughter named Annie, who married a man by the name of Taylor. No issue.

ISADORA DAVIS

Isadora Davis, third child of William and Janey Davis, was born on March 2, 1871, Wilcox County. Married Gray Gardner. They had three children.

A. Gray Gardner

B. Murray Gardner

C. Bessie Gardner

 

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ESKA DAVIS

Eska Davis, fourth child of William Erasmus Davis and Janey Southall, was born on August 15, 1872. She married a man by the name of Sheffield first, and they had one son, Marion Sheffield. He married but had no issue.

Eska married second, David Vivian Cammack, born October 4, 1863. He died June 8, 1954 and is buried in the Cammack Cemetery, Allen, AL, as is Eska, who died August 23, 1952.

Eska and Dave Cammack had the following four children:

1. Eva Cammack, born on October 4, 1901 in Allen, Clarke Co. She married on August 17, 1920, Elmer Henry Pitts, the son of John Henry Pitts and Esley Whitman. Elmer was born August 21, 1899 and died on January 17, 1984. He was buried at Allen.

Eva and Elmer had a son and a daughter:

A. Janie Pitts, born on October 16, 1921. Married Alton H. Hoven on September 9, 1946, the son of Harry H. and Berta Hoven. Alton was born May 27, 1922 and died January 20, 1973. He is buried at Jackson, Alabama.

Janie and Alton had one son.

a. Timothy Hoven, born July 22, 1959 in Anniston. He is married; wife's name is Vickie.

 

B. Graham Leo Pitts, born on December 4, 1923, Allen. He married on July 30, 1948, Frances Caldwell, the daughter of James Presley Caldwell and Mahalia Elisabeth Price. Frances was born at Blue Springs, Mississippi on April 12, 1924. She and Graham have a daughter and a son.

a. Karen Frances Pitts, born on December 15, 1952 in Mobile. She married Ted Pearson on March 22, 1975. Four children:

(1) Thomas Benjamin Pearson, born on October 2, 1977.

(2) Vashti Elizabeth Pearson, born on March 4, 1978.

(3) Priscilla Frances Pearson, born on November 12, 1979.

 

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(4) Andrew McHenry Pearson, born August 7, 1984.

a. Darrell Graham Pitts, born in Mobile on July 22, 1959. Married on September 6, 1986, Diane Huff, daughter of Williard Huff and Jean Taccone of Selma.

(1) Jacob Henry Pitts, born on June 30, 1989 in Mobile.

(2) Tyler Graham Pitts, born on January 11, 1991 also in Mobile.

2. Myrtle Cammack, second daughter of Eska Davis and David Vivian Cammack, was born at Allen on April 12, 1903 and died on December 2, 1975. She married Howard Langford Bumpers in 1921. Howard was born February 1, 1887, the son of Robert Jackson Bumpers and Julia Ann Bumpers. Howard died July 28, 1862, and he and Myrtle are buried at Grove Hill. They had three sons, all born in Allen, AL.

A. Julius Langford Bumpers, born on February 2, 1925. He married first in September of 1948, Rachel Lightsey. He married for the second time on January 22, 1955, Jean Jaubert, born in New Orleans, LA on August 6, 1930, the daughter of Marius Jean Jaubert and Ella Paletou. Three children, all born in New Orleans:

a. Julie Anne Bumpers, born on March 9, 1959. Married Arthur Andujar in 1978, by whom she had a son:

(1) Robert James Andujar, born July 5, 1980.

Julie married second, Charles Edward Miller, II and they had three children.

(2) Brittany Susan Miller, born September 16, 1986.

(3) Charles Edward Miller, III, born November 1, 1987.

(4) Katelyn Elean Miller, born November 6, 1989.

b. Lisa Kay Bumpers, born August 12, 1960.

C. Robert Langford Bumpers, born December 29, 1965. He married Rebecca Odom on August 26, 1986. One child:

(1) Joshua Langford Bumpers, born Feb. 10, 1987.

 

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B. Robby David Bumpers, born April 28, 1929. He married Patricia Deas on July 12, 1951. Patsy was born on August 25, 1930 in Jackson, AL, the daughter of Albert Floyd "Bay" Deas and Ruth Reid.

Robby and Patsy have three children, all born in mobile.

a. Iris Dawn Bumpers, born on July 29, 1953. Married Marvin Schuwold on March 9, 1975.

b. David Kyle Bumpers, born on July 31, 1958. He married Mary Muglach on October 6, 1979.

(1) Kristin Marine Bumpers

(2) Matthew Robert Bumpers

c. Tracy Stephen Bumpers, born November 2, 1963.

C. Howard Harper Bumpers, third and last child of Howard and Myrtle Bumpers, was born at Allen on November 20, 1934. He married True Duncan, born at Fulton October 3, 1936, the daughter of Dewey Everett Duncan and and Alva Lee Turberville. Three children:

a. Cindy Bumpers, born in Grove Hill on September 6, 1960.

b. Howard Everett Bumpers, born in Grove Hill November 15, 1962.

c. Cristal Bethany Bumpers, born April 9, 1972 in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida.

3. Erline Cammack, third daughter of Eska Davis and Dave Cammack; married David Burrell. No issue.

 

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4 William Otis Cammack, only son of Eska Davis and Dave Cammack, was born September 1, 1906 in Allen. Married Louda Lee Gunter. William died December 8, 1968 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery. He and his wife had one child, a daughter:

A. Joan Lewis Cammack, born May 2, 1937 in Montgomery. She married Clarence Caswell on August 17, 1957 in Panama City, FL. Clarence was born May 15, 1935, the son of Carl Caswell, Sr. and Ruby Stephens. Joan and Clarence had three sons, all born in Montgomery, Alabama.

a. William Michael Caswell, born May 23, 1959.

b. Stephen Scott Caswell, born on November 23, 1961 and died December 7, 1961.

c. David Keith Caswell, born May 11, 1963.

 

SATELLIA DAVIS

Satellia Davis, daughter of William Erasmus Davis and Janey/ James Cornelia Southall, was born on December 13, 1873; died on April 26, 1959. She is buried in Memorial Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama.

Satellia (Stella) married Jonathan Parrish Clark on February 1, 1895. The officiant was W. C. McCann and the wedding was recorded in Vol. 11, page 357, Wilcox County Marriage Records.

Jonathan was the son of William Campbell Clark and Jane Elizabeth Kirk. You will note in the section on Enoch Davis, Jr. that one of his daughters, Sarah Elizabeth Davis, was married to William Thornton Clark, brother of Jonathan Clark.

Also, in the Kennedy section of this book you will see that another brother - Absalom Clark - married Lettie Ann Kennedy, daughter of Neal Kennedy and Martha Ann Hicks.

Still another Clark child - Amanda Elmira Clark - was married to Thomas Enoch Davis, son of Enoch Davis, Jr.

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were fairly young, and as she had no way to care for them and support them, it was necessary to place them either with relatives or else place them in an orphanage. This was told to me by one of their daughters, Jessie Lee Clark Money. Jonathan was buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Clarke County.

1. William Clay Clark; date of birth unknown. His wife's name was Florence. William died in 1956.

2. Howard Parrish Clark; date of birth unknown. He never married and died in 1960 or 1961.

3. Woodfin Gray Clark; died in infancy.

4. Jessie Lee Clark, born July 12, 1900 at Lower Peach Tree. In spite of the fact that she spent her early years in the Methodist Children's Home in Selma (formerly locatin Summerfield) she was able to graduate from high school and then get her teacher's certificate from the State Normal School in Livingston, AL in 1922.

Later on Jessie took some courses at Livingston, Auburn, and the University of Alabama, receiving her degree in 1959.

Jessie had a a teaching position in Montgomery County and while there, she met Connie L. Money, whom she married on December 24, 1932. He was born in Montgomery on April 15, 1893 and died December 14, 1978. He was buried in Memorial Cemetery in Montgomery. He was the son of Josh Money and Mary Browder. Jessie and Connie had no children.

Jessie retired from the classroom in 1965, and went back for one year in 1969. She taught for a total of 44 years. She now resides at Sardis, Alabama and I had the pleasure of making her acquaintance in 1989, and attended a party celebrating her 90th birthday in 1900. She is a remarkable lady - still drives her car and has command of all her faculties today, February 23, 1991

5. Calvin Romalas Clark, son of Stella Davis and Jonathan P. Clark, was born at Lower Peach Tree on August 28, 1902; He died in Selma on January 15, 1981 and was buried in New Live Oack Cemetery in Selma.

As stated earlier, Calvin's father died when the children were young and Calvin was adopted by a family in Gainesville, Alabama. He enlisted in the Navy when he was 17 years old. He was in the U. S. Coast Guard and served in Korea during World War II as a 2nd Lt.

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Calvin married on March 11, 1931 in the Bronx, New York, Eleanor Eslinger, born in Temesvar, Hungary on November 241 1911, the daughter of Peter Eslinger and Susannah Feimer. Calvin and Eleanor had a daughter and a son.

A. Suzanne Elizabeth Clark, born on February 11, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois. She married in Selma May 22, 1976, Sherman Lee Prosser, born in Palo Alto, CA on August 12, 1950. He was the son of Sherman Lee Prosser, Sr. and Willie Bell Florey. Suzanne and her husband have one child.

a. Holly Christina Prosser, born in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana on April 7, 1981.

B. Calvin Jonathan Clark, born in Selma on January 6, 1953. He married in Birmingham, AL on September 22 1984. to Andrea Lynn Mohon-Prestridge, born in Smyrna, TN on June 30, 1956. She was the daughter of Kenneth Prestridge and Ada Sue Ellison.

a. Katelyn Elizabeth Clark, born in Birmingham, AL on January 12, 1988.

6. Margaret "Maggie" Clark, last child of Stella Davis and Jonathan Parrish Clark, was born on September 3, 1904. After her father's death, she was adopted by a Mitchell family in Birmingham, but went to Montgomerey to live with her sister, Jessie Lee Clark Money, when Jessie began teaching.

Margaret married Dallas osbun Brooks in Montgomery on December 28, 1924. He was born there on April 19, 1905; died June 21, 1984 and is buried in Montgomnery. Osbun was the son of Dallas Ancil and Mary Jane Brooks.

A. Jane Brooks, born on July 4, 1925. She married Joe Dickerson.

B. Alice Brooks, born on February 7, 1927. Married to Frank Webb Gardner, born July 17, 1925.

a. Margaret Ann Gardner, born May 9, 1946. Married Sam Nader and has three children.

(1) Breaux Gardner Nader

(2) John Ryan Nader

(3) Lauren Brooks Nader

 

 

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b. Jane Brooks Gardner, born June 8, 1947. Married Robert Margeson and has two children.

(1) Leigh Ann Margeson

(2) Richman Morrison Margeson

C. Frank Webb "Buddy" Gardner, Jr., born August 24, 1955. His wife's name is Susan and they have two children. Buddy is a professional golfer.

(1) Brooke Marie Gardner

(2) Payton Webb Gardner

 

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JAMES ELVIS DAVIS

James Elvis Davis, sixth child and first son of William and Janey Davis, was born on December 14, 1876. His wife's name was Mamie, last name unknown. They lived at Manila, Alabama. No issue.

HENRY FLEETWOOD DAVIS

Henry Fleetwood Davis, seventh child and second son of William and Janey Davis, was born in Clarke County, Alabama on April 29, 1878.

Henry married in 1907, Alice Willard Thomas, as her second husband. Alice, the daughter of James Henry Thomas and Ellen John Davis, was the widow of John Walter Davis, son of William Moses Davis and Mary A. DeLoaCh.Walter was the grandson of Enoch Davis, Jr. and Sarah Hawkins.

James Henry Thomas will be found in the chapter on Susan Davis as well as the chapter on Arthur M. Davis. John Walter Davis will be found in the chapter on Enoch Davis, Jr. Mary A. DeLoach will be found in the chapter on John Davis, as well as in the chapter on Robert Lee Kennedy.

An account of the children of Henry and Alice Davis will be found in the chapter on Arthur M. Davis and Susannah Anthony Hawkins.

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WOODIE ETHELBERT DAVIS

Woodie Ethelbert Davis, eighth child and third son of William Erasmus Davis and James/Janey Cornelia Southall, was born in Clarke County on January 24, 1880. He died on October 17, 1943, in Hurley, Jackson County, Mississippi. He was buried in Magnolia Springs Cemetery, Hurley, MS.

Woodie was married on November 8, 1905, in Centerline Methodist Church near Nettlesboro, Clarke County, Alabama, to Anna Leona Duke. She was born on March 1, 1889 and died October 20, 1920. She is buried in the cemetery at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church, Clarke County.

Anna Leona was the daughter of Welcome Parks and Anna L. Duke. In the Kennedy Section of this book you will see that another daughter - Mary - married Horace Kennedy Larrimore, the son of Catherine Angeline Kennedy and John L. Larrimore.

Anna Leona and Woodie have five daughters.

1. Clydie Davis, born in Nettlesboro, Clarke County, AL on October 24, 1906. She married on December 3, 1926, Albert Luther Glaskox, born on August 9, 1901, Bluff City Arkansas, the son of Sidney Glaskox and Melissa Billingsly. Albert died on November 25, 1982 and is buried in Jackson County, MS. Clydie and Albert had nine children.

A. Albert Luther Glaskox, Jr., born in Gurdur, Arkansas on September 15, 1927. Married Grace Virginia Hester on October 20, 1947.

B. Sidney Ethelbert Glaskox, born in Hurley, Jackson Co. MS on June 14, 1929. Married Elizabeth Irene Hester on January 5, 1952.

C. John William Glaskox, born in Hurley also, on January 16, 1931. He married first on May 31, 1952, Frankie Lajoyce Caston or Coston (spelled two different ways in two different places). Married second, Wanda Fay Jacobs on June 22, 1957. Married third, Bennie Sue Bourn on April 20, 1961.

 

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D. Iva Lee Glaskox, born in Hurley on March 27, 1933. He married Marilyn Dawn Van Dyke on March 1, 1956. 

E. Willard Wallace Glaskox, born in Hurley on March 28, 1935. Married Bonnie Jean Davis on July 24, 1959.

F. Wanda Fay Glaskox, born in Hurley on April 28, 1938. Married James Joseph Buckley on January 28, 1956.

G. Calvin Woodie Glaskox, born in Hurley July 14, 1941. He married Marsha Jean Goodwin on March 26, 1965.

H. Gloria Kathleen Glaskox, born in Hurley on October 4, 1943. Married first on June 3, 1961, Bobby Lee Upton. Married second on December 19, 1987, Michael Riley. 

I. Danny Clyde Glaskox, last child of Clydie Davis and Albert Luther Glaskox, was born in Hurley June 6,1947. Married Deborah Diane Tanner on May 15, 1970.

 

2. Leola Davis, second daughter of Woodie Ethelbert Davis and Anna Leona Duke, was born at Nettlesboro, Clarke County, on July 24, 1908; died December 6, 1987. Buried at Mag-

 

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on July 24, 1908; died December 6, 1987. Buried at Magnolia Springs Cem.,Hurley, MS. Leola married on October 9, 1926 at Big Point, MS, Willard Jones, born September 13, 1900, Harleston, MS, the son of William Edward Jones and Fannie Alice Cunningham. He died December 14, 1980, and is also buried at Magnolia Springs Cemetery. Willard and Leola had six children, all born in Hurley, MS.

A. Etta Grey Jones, born on August 19, 1927. Married Jack Lee Kitchens on March 27, 1943.

B. Juanita Jones, born on November 30, 1930. She married Earl McBride Carter on February 15, 1946.

C. Robert Milton Jones, born on January 31, 1932. Married Rose Marie Sirois on May 11, 1957.

D. Willard Edward Jones, born on April 24, 1936. Married first, Deloris Irene Cumbest on February 19, 1955. Marsecond, Lorraine Neely, on May 4, 1974.

E. Bennie Ethelbert Jones, born January 13, 1938. He died on April 7, 1959. Never married. Buried at Magnolia Springs Cemetery.

F. Mary Rose Jones, born on February 23, 1940. Married Paul B. Dempsey on February 10, 1955.

 

3. Marion Wynona Davis, third daughter of Woodie Ethelbert Davis and Anna Leona Duke, was born at Chance, Alabama on August 31, 1911. She married on December 28, 1928, Lonnie Lee Baria, born February 25, 1900. Date of death unknown, but he is buried in Coleman Cemetery, Hurley, MS. Marion

 

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A. Jennice Elizabeth Baria, born on February 4, 1930. She married Albert Slider on September 13, 1943, and died on March 16, 1975 She is buried in the Coleman Cemetery. 

B. Lyna Frances Baria, born May 13, 1932. She married Warren Mizelle on January 27, 1951 and died October 7, 1978 and is buried in Magnolia SpringsCemetery.

C. Wynona Lee Baria, born April 4. 1935. Married Gene Langley on May 8, 1955.

D. Audrey Leona Baria, born August 25, 1939. Married Wilbert Mizelle on March 7, 1957.

 

4. Olga Elizabeth Davis, fourth daughter of Woodie Ethelbert Davis and Anna Leona Duke, was born July 12, 1914, Mt. Vernon, Mobile County, Alabama. Married January 17, 1929, Joseph Rubino, born June 9, 1891, Marsala, Italy. He died November 13, 1986 and was buried in Magnolia Springs Cemetery, Hurley, MS. Olga and Joseph had six children.

A. Joycelyn Anita Rubino, born in Pascagoula, MS February 7, 1930. Married William Vernon Slider September 15, 1 9 4 6 .

B. Joseph Melroy Rubino, born February 8, 1932; died February 21, 1932.

 

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C. Anna Elizabeth Rubino, born January 31, 1933, Pascagoula. She married on October 15, 1950, James Forrest Coleman. She died on July 11, 1989.

 D. Thomas Carl Rubino, born in Hurley December 27, 1935. Married first on October 4, 1959, Shirley Cook. Married second on March 19, 1988, Harlene Moak.

E. Judith Marilyn Rubino, born in Hurley October 9, 1939. Married on June 8, 1957, Stewart E. Cumbest.

F. Sandra Rae Rubino, born February 6, 1943, Hurley, MS. Died on October 9, 1949; buried in Magnolia Springs

 

5. Rosenell Davis, fifth and last daughter of Woodie Ethelbert Davis and Anna Leona Duke, was born at Mt. Vernon in Mobile County, Alabama on May 8, 1917. Married Willie Lee Jones on March 7, 1932. He was born August 9, 1902, Harleston, Jackson Co. MS, the son of Edward Willard Jones and Fannie Alice Cunningham. Rosenell and Willie had four children.

A. Willie Edd Jones, born on January 28, 1933, Hurley. Married Lenora Shumock on August 3, 1953.

B. Royce Lane Jones, born on March 17, 1935, Hurley. Married first on May 9, 1955, Marie Cooper. Married second on July 11, 1966, Margie Cooper.

C. Steven Lance Jones, born at Pascagoula, MS October 5, 1952. He married on September 16, 1972, Janice Yawn.

D. Sybil Karen Jones, born October 25, 1959, Pascagoula. Married first on June 10, 1977, Jeffrey D. Roebuck. Married second on March 26, 1984, Donald W. Dowdy.

 

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JOHN E. DAVIS

John E. Davis, ninth child and fourth son of William Erasmus Davis and Janey/James Cornelia Southall, was born February 25, 1882. He lived in Oklahoma and died there. No issue.

WILLIAM DAWSON DAVIS

William Dawson Davis, tenth child and fifth son of William Erasmus Davis and Janey/James Cornelia Southall, was born on July 22, 1883, according to the William Erasmus Davis Family Bible. He died on May 5, 1936 in Selma and is buried at Choctaw Corner, Thomasville, Alabama.

William married Lola Dell Horton, daughter of Warren Albert Horton and Mary Jane Tucker. Lola was born March 7, 1882 and died on December 17, 1970 in Selma. She is buried at Choctaw Corner also.

William and Lola had three children, all born at Fulton.

1. Roy Woodrow Davis, born on November 15, 1915; died December 17, 1970 in Mobile. Married Katherine Earl Courtney, daughter of James Courtney and Mariah Bassett. Katherine was born October 27, 1907; died February 14,1989. She and Roy are buried at Choctaw Corner.

A. Jimmy Earl Davis, born September 29, 1942 in Selma. He married Diann Fendley on December 10, 1965. They have two children.

a. William Jeffrey Davis, born June 4, 1967.

b. Kimberly Ann Davis, born Septmber 8, 1970.

2. Ruth Davis, second child and only daughter of William Dawson Davis and Lola Dell Horton, was born at Fulton May 2, 1919. She married James Lewis Veach, born at Kesh Konang, Missouri on April 1, 1918. He is the son of Henry J.Veach and Winnie Ann Sherry. Ruth and James have one daughter.

A. Jacqueline Ann Veach, born April 28, 1946 in Florence Lauderdale County, Alabama. She married Mark Nelson. one child:

 

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a. Mathew Eric Nelson, born in Selma on August 12, 1972.

Jacqueline and Mark are divorced; she married Ronald Cavanaugh in March of 1989.

 

3. Fred Dawson Davis, third and last child of William Dawson Davis and Lola Dell Horton, was born on February 1, 1925. Married Marguerite Coleman, born on June 16, 1932, daughter of Harry Sanford Coleman and Opal Norene Kelley.

Fred and Marguerite have four children, all born in Grove Hill.

A. Kathy Maria Davis, born April 24, 1958. Married Gary Goodreaux on July 28, 1984.

a. Saunna Nicole Goodreaux, born September 26, 1983. She is Gary's daughter by a former marriage.

B. Timothy Dawson Davis, born on December 20, 1961. He married Tina Dumas on September 26, 1981.

C. Joni Norene Davis, born on October 8, 1967.

D. Coleman Fred Davis, born on November 17, 1972.

 

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MARY CAROLINE DAVIS

Mary Caroline "Carrie" Davis, eleventh child and sixth daughter of William Erasmus Davis and Janey/james Cornelia Southall, was born on November 29, 1885 in Wilcox County; she died April 24, 1948.

Carrie married first on November 27, 1904, Leonidas "Lonnie" Allen, born on September 9, 1866 (Covee Allen says 1866 and Dorothy Rutledge says 1869) in Clarke County, son of Martin Van Buren Allen. Covee Allen says that Lonnie's mother was Irene Duke and Dorothy Rutledge says she was Elizabeth Southall. Lonnie died May 19, 1916; he and Carrie are buried in Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Clarke County. Carrie and Lonnie had five children.

1. Ellender oena Allen, born on September 20, 1905 and died on May 29, 1938. Never married.

2. Thomas Alva Edison Allen, born on December 7, 1907; died on July 9, 1938. He married Covee McIntyre on December 14, 1941. Covee was born November 23, 1916 in Clarke Co, the daughter of Archie McIntyre, Sr. and Mary Ellen Rotch.

Edison and Covee had one daughter.

A. Mary Lynn Allen, born in Grove Hill on April 5, 1949. Married Phillip Harrell on September 9, 1967.

a. Deidra Harrell, baorn October 18, 1971.

b. Roy Allen Harrell, born January 28, 1976.

 

3. Mildred Geneva Allen, daughter of Carrie and Lonnie Allen was born on May 14, 1911; died October 2, 1980. Married Leonard McHaney on December 24, 1930.

4. Dorothy Drew Allen, born on December 6, 1912 in Chance. She married Grady Rutledge on June 30, 1933, the son of John Simual Rutledge and Martha Magdalene Benson. Grady was born in Nettlesboro on June 28, 1910.

Mattie was the daughter of Ripley K. Benson and Mary Calviss Hicks. An account of their other children will be found in the Hicks Section of this book. Dorothy and her

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husband have four children, all born in Nettlesboro.

A. Patsy Ann Rutledge, born on February 2, 1934. Married Milton Foster on February 17, 1951 and they have seven children.

a. Virginia Ann Foster

b. Mary Elizabeth Foster

c. Elaine Foster

d. Diane Foster

e. Cynthia Lynn Foster

f. Milton Albert Foster, Jr.

g. Teddy Joe Foster

B. Dorothy Voncile Rutledge, born on May 31, 1935. She married Wilbur Scott on January 16, 1953. Two children:

a. Michael Scott

b. Melissa Scott

C. Joe Edward Rutledge, born on March 6, 1937. Married Karen Ramsey in October of 1957. Joe died February 20, 1972. No issue.

D. Billy James Rutledge, born January 23, 1944. Married Joycene Murphy on February 2, 1965.

a. Scotty Rutledge

b. Wendy Rutledge

5. Harvey Erasmus Allen, last child of Carrie and Lonnie Allen, was born on October 26, 1914; died in 1960. Married Ruby Lee Smith.

Carrie Davis Allen married second, Mathew Day Parnell in 1917 and they had one son.

6. Chester G. Parnell, born April 19, 1920; died in 1982. Married Betty Norris.

 

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ADA DAVIS

Ada Davis, twelfth child and seventh daughter of William Erasmus Davis and Janey/James Cornelia Southall, was born on December 29, 1888 and died on March 19, 1972. Buried in the cemetery at Pleasant Hill, Clarke County. Never married.

ETTA GRAY DAVIS

Etta Gray Davis, thirteenth and last child of William Erasmus Davis and Janey/james Cornelia Southall, was born on May 30, 1892 and died on October 24, 1893.

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DAWSON DAVIS

Dawson Davis, seventh child of Johnson Davis, but second child by Mary H. Culpepper, was listed in the 1850 Census as being four years old. In the 1860 Census, Mary H. Davis was head of the household, Johnson having died by 1859, and Dawson is listed as being fifteen years old.

Dawson enlisted in the Confederate States Army on March 29, 1862, according to his military records (see attached copies). These same records state that he was in the infantry three years, and died August 14, 1,862. If he was still at home at the time of the 1860 Census, was in the Infantry for three years and died on August 14, 1862, there is an error somesomewhere, datewise.

At any rate, Dawson Davis was in Co. B,,38th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, and died before he was twenty years old.

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ADA BYRON DAVIS

Ada Byron Davis, eighth child of Johnson Davis, but third child by his second wife, Mary H. Culpepper, was born in Wilcox County, Alabama on January 18, 1850. She was listed in the 1850 Census as being ten months old. In the 1860 Census her age was given as eleven. By that time her father was deceased and her mother was head of the household.

On February 18, 1864, J. T. Pate petitioned the court to appoint him as guardian of Johnson and Mary's four youngest children. Apparently the children's mother was deceased. The children were listed as Ada, Enoch, Abel S. and Ethelbert and they had fallen heir to $12,500.00. (See attached paper.)

Ada married in Wilcox County on March 6, 1867, Samuel Bernard (another descendant says "Benjamin") Alexander Cook. He was born in South Carolina February 11, 1841, the son of Dorus H. and Dolly A. Cook. (See attached copy of Marriage Certifiate for Ada and Alex.)

Alex Cook had a nephew, Thomas Malachi Cook, who married Addie Belle Clark, daughter of Absalom Clark and Lettie Ann Kennedy (see Kennedy Section of this book). Thomas Malachi was the son of Thomas A. Cook and Nancy Jane Stabler.

Alex served in the CSA in Co. K, 23rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry. He was captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi and while there signed an oath of allegiance never to take up arms again against the United States of America. (see attached military papers)

I was told that Ada and Alex lived in Pine Hill, but they are listed in the 1880 Wilcox County Census as residing in Lower Peach Tree:

Alex (S. B. A.) Cook Age 38 Farmer Born in SC

Ada 30 AL

Johnson 11 "

Clarence 8 "

Henley B. 7 "

Doras H. Cook 70 SC

Sometime after 1880, Alex moved his family to Columbus, GA, where he practiced medicine. Dr. Cook died November 28, 1901.

On April 25, 1905, Ada made application for a widow's pension because of her husband's service during the Civil War (see attached papers). She lived less than a year after making application, dying on January 6, 1906. She was

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buried in Girard Cemetery beside her husband. 

By that time nine of the children were out of the home (two were deceased and seven were either married or selfsufficient). The remaining three daughters and one son were placed in homes of the older brothers and sisters.

There were thirteen children born to Ada and Dr. Cook:

1. Emma Cook

2. Dorus Aquilla Cook

3. Thomas Johnson Cook

4. Clarence A. Cook

5. Henley Bernard Cook

6. O. Hubbard Cook

7. Benjamin R. Cook

8. Donna A. Cook

9. Glennwood L. Cook

10. Mary Rosoline Cook

11. Mabel O. Cook

12. Minnie I. Cook

13. Howard G. Cook

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1. Emma Cook, first child of Ada and Alex Cook, was born November 30, 1867 and died July 10, 1868.

2. Dorus Aquilla Cook, oldest son of Ada and Alex Cook, was born in Wilcox County on July 30, 1869. He married Clemi Gaddy on November 13, 1887 in Wilcox County. Clemi was born February 12, 1870 in Wilcox County, the daughter of R. A. and A. T. Gaddy. Clemi died July 17, 1943 and Dorus on May 10, 1946 ( Francis Malloy Green says May 12th). They are buried in Riverdale Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia.

Dorus was a Methodist minister. He and Clemi had the following ten children:

A. Lamar Alexander Cook, born September 18, 1888 in

Wilcox County, AL. He married January 1907, Mamie Bufford. Lamar died September 6, 1936 or 1938.

B. Robert Johnson Cook, born February 16, 1891 in Wilcox County. Married Velma McPharon (?).

C. Evaline Adell Cook, born April 30, 1893 in Washington Co., AL. Died while just a child.

D. Dorus Aquilla Cook, Jr., born may 23, 1895 in Clarke Co. AL and died March 3, 1982. Married Willie Bell Jenkins, daughter of Charlie H. Jenkins and Zixma (?) Long. Willie Bell was born in Lee County, AL October 1, 1897 and died in Girard, Russell County, AL April 11, 1920. Buried in Hopewell Cemetery, Crawford, AL. Three children:

a. Charles Edward Cook, born July 15, 1915, Girard, Russell Co. AL. Died August 5, 1976; buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Phenix City, AL. He married Irene Delee Blakeley on August 6, 1933. Irene was born on August 5, 1916, the daughter of Oscar Earl Blakeley and Clara Mae Gresham.

(1) Edward Earl Cook, born in Columbus, Muscogee Co. GA on November 19, 1934. Married Ella Sue Cox on October 2, 1958 and has four children. Ella Sue was born on December 30, 1935.

(A) Roger Daniel Cook, born in Michigan on October 7, 1955.

(B) Tina Marie Cook, born in Columbus, GA on March 16, 1957.

 

 

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(C) Edward Earl Cook, Jr., born in Columbus on November 6, 1959.

(D) Jeffrey Wayne Cook, born in Phenix City AL on November 14, 1965.

The person who completed the FGS for this family said that Roger and Tina, above, are step children. I assume she means that they are Ella Sue's children by a former marriage.

(2) Betty Mae Cook, born in Phenix City, Russell Co. AL on July 26, 1940. Married Eddie Rodgers Henderson on January 18, 1959. Eddie was born on August 7, 1938. He and Betty had two children, both born in Columbus.

(A) Eddie Rodgers Henderson, Jr., born on November 7, 1959 and died May 3, 1987.

(B) Felicia DeLee Henderson, born December 15, 1962.

(3) Clara Charlene Cook, born in Phenix City January 7, 1951. Married Bobby Lee Ellis on December 22, 1971. He was born in Columbus, GA on October 31, 1949, the son of Osborne O'Neal Ellis and Eunice Mildred Oglesby. Charlene and Bobby have one child.

(A) Ami DeLee Ellis, born in Columbus, Muscogee Co. GA on July 7, 1974.

b. Infant, died at birth.

c. Mary Mildred Cook, born in Girard November 7, 1919; died July 6, 1969. Married first, Elmer Stanley Rumsey on July 7, 1956 and had two children. Married second, Gerardo Rodiguesz.

(1) Donald Lamar Rumsey, born April 2, 1937.

(2) LaRue Dianne Rumsey, born on March 24, 1940. Her first husband was named Cannon and her second, Rittenhouse.

 

E. Fred Jamison Cook, born in Wilcox County on May 29, 1897. Married in 1928 to Bernice Scott.

 

F. Dessie D. Cook, born in Montgomery Co. AL September

 

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2, 1899. married September 5, 1915 or 1916 to Young Albert Rumsey.

 

G. Beryl C. Cook, born in Wilcox County February 22', 1902 and died on March 1, 1983. She married Charlie jinett.

H. John B. Cook, born January 2, 1904 in Dodge, GA and died on December 24, 1935. His wife's name was Florence.

I. Homer Thedford Cook, born on November 26, 1906 in Alabama and died January 17 7 1960. Married Mary Lou Shell on February 28, 1942.

J. Ruth Naomi Cook, born May 30, 1909 in Russell County, AL. Married Robert Earl Lockhart on October 19, 1932. Ruth died on October 29, 1988 in Phenix City, AL (see attached copy of her obituary).

 

3. Thomas Johnson Cook, second son of Ada Davis and S. B. A. Cook, was born August 27, 1871 (Francis Malloy Green says August 12th); died March 23, 1947; buried in Cordele, GA. He married Pinkey Taylor in Kingwood, Georgia.

4. Clarence A. Cook, third son of Ada Davis and S. B. A. Cook, was born May 18, 1873 and died April 23, 1943. Married Maggie DeWitt in Pine Hill, AL. There were four sons born to this couple:

A. William Clyde Cook, born September 21, 1909; died on October 31, 1989 in Selma, AL. Married Marie Graham in 1932. No issue.

B. C. A. Cook

C. Douglas Cook

D. R. Gray Cook

5. Henley Bernard Cook, fourth son of Ada and S. B. A. Cook, was born in Wilcox County December 12, 1875 and died August 25, 1950. Married Elizabeth Lee Parker December 18, 1898 in Wetumpka, Alabama. She was born December 30, 1880; died August 10, 1955. She and Henley are buried

 

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in Girard Cemetery, Phenix City, AL (see attached copies of their obituaries). Elizabeth was the daughter of William Hamilton Parker and Frances Susan Blackmon. There were nine children born to Henley and Elizabeth, all born in Phenix City, AL.

A. Myrtle Byrdine Cook, first daughter of Henley and his wife, was born January 2, 1901. Married first on November 16, 1917, Dallas Ross Malloy. He was born on September 10, 1899 and died November 27, 1954. Myrtle married second, Henry Karl Langenberg on January 2, 1943 or 1944. Myrtle and her first husband had five children, all born in Phenix City. No issue by the second husband.

a. Francis Byron Malloy, born September 25, 1919. Married Philip Joseph Green on January 10, 1942. He was born August 17, 1918 and was killed in action on August 5, 1943 in the southwest Pacific during World War II. After the war he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. No issue.

b. Dallas Bryson Malloy, born August 25,1921; drownat Bartlett's Ferry, Georgia, June 20, 1931 (see attached copy of his Obituary).

C. Gladys Elizabeth Malloy, born November 4, 1924. Married Thomas Heflin Smith; divorced in 1968. He was born March 12, 1912, the son of Woodson Smith and Lula Hawkins; died November 27, 1981. Gladys and Thomas had two children.

(1) Byron Elizabeth Smith, born in Phenix City August 3, 1941. Married first on February 12, 1961 to Raymond Lamar Berry; second time to Leverette Wayne Hodges; third time to Ronald Coleman Davis, Sr. There were three children by the first marriage and one by by the second. Byron's third husband has a son by his first wife.

(A) Michael Keith Berry, born in Decatur, DeKalb Co. GA on February 3, 1962.

(B) Tracey Leigh Berry, born in Augusta, Columbia Co. GA November 27, 1963.

(C) Wesley Mark Berry, born in Augusta also July 11, 1969.

(D) Shannon Hank Hodges, born in Macon,Bibb Co. GA February 16, 1979.

 

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(E) Ronald Coleman Davis, Jr.

(2) Thomas Philip Smith, born in Columbus, Muscogee Co. GA May 10, 1944. Married Suzanne Ross on May 7, 1966.She was born in Norfolk, VA. September 17,1946, the daughter of James Matthew Ross and Elma Foy Reid. Thomas is a Lt.Com. (Ret.), U. S. Navy.

(A) Elizabeth Paige Smith, born in Atlanta, Fulton Co. GA on January 20, 1968.

(B) Eric Matthew Smith, born in Portsmouth, Nansemond Co. VA on November 24, 1971.

(C) Michael Shane Smith, born in Pensacola, Escambia Co. FL on May 9, 1976.

(D) Steven Lane Smith, born in Pensacola on September 12, 1979.

(E) Kevin Thomas Smith, born in Pensacola March 18, 1981.

d. William Bernard Malloy, born September 25, 1926. Married Gwendolyn Libby Miles December 5, 1952. She was born in Columbus, GA August 17, 1932, the daughter of Raymond L. Miles and Louise McKoon. William and his wife have three children, born in Columbus, GA.

(1) Laura Ellen Malloy, born October 16, 1954. Married Billy Ray Sartin August 20, 1977 in Columbus, GA. He was born September 4, 1947, the son of John Henry Sartin and Ola Lucille Dixon. Laura and Bill have two sons, both born in Columbus.

(A) William Thornton Dixon Sartin, born on December 29, 1980.

(B) Noah Patrick Sartin, born July 12,1982.

(2) Melinda Jill Malloy, born May 5, 1958. Married Joel David Slocumb August 30, 1986 in Columbus. Joel was born in Phenix City January 9, 1955, the son of David Slocumb and Pansy Williamson.

Joel was previously married to Vickie Martin and they had a son.

 

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(a) Martin Joel Slocumb, born October 19, 1981, Columbus, GA.

Melinda and Joel have a daughter.

(b) Caitlin Elizabeth Slocumb, born June 17 1989, Columbus.

(3) William Patrick Malloy, born on October 17, 1959.

e. Harry Ross Malloy, last child of Myrtle Byrdine Cook and Dallas Ross Malloy, was born February 7, 1928. Married Marjorie Jean Brasselle on July 4, 1948 in Columbus, GA. She was born in Andalusia, Covington Co. AL on September 30, 1929, daughter of Herbert Spencer Brasselle and Durlie Gladys Thomasson. Harry was the owner of "Malloy's Inc" a ladies department store in Newnan, GA. He died October 17, 1987 and was buried in oakhill Cemetery, Newnan. He and his wife had two children, both born in Columbus, GA.

(1) Ross Thomasson Malloy,born February 5, 1950. Married Rebecca Jane McGuire June 26, 1971.

Divorced. Two children, born in Nashville.

(A) Durlie Rebecca Malloy, born on February 22, 1977.

(B) Ryan Thomasson Malloy, born April 22, 1981.

Ross married second, Melanie Ann Neill, November 11, 1989 in Middleton, Ohio.

(2) Charlotte Denise Malloy, born October 23, 1952. Married on May 13, 1979, Howard Romine Slaughter, Jr. He was born in Dunbar, West Virginia, on February 22, 1953, son of Howard Romine and Mary Slaughter.

B. William Ethelbert Cook, second child and first son of Henley B. Cook and Elizabeth L. Parker, was born on October 17, 1902; died April 5, 1970. He married Lena Ellen Fuller,born December 12, 1902.

C. Samuel Herman Cook, third child of H. B. and Lizzie, was born December 9, 1904; died .'May 4, 1983; buried in Lakeview Memory Gardens, Columbus. Married first on March 21, 1925, Naomi Juanita Jones, born in Phenix City March 16, 1909; died December 15, 1934. She

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was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Phenix City. Two sons by first marriage.

a. Samuel Herman Cook, Jr., born on December 6, 1926, Phenix City. Married June 1, 1973 to Nina Frances Bankston, born in Phenix City on December 25, 1927, the daughter of Fritz Lee Bankston and Josie Greer.

b. Jack Wayne Cook, born October 16, 1930, Phenix City. Married on March 24, 1955, Shirley Ann Pugh, born in Columbus, GA December 15, 1935, the daughter of Buford Curtis Pugh and Mary Jessie Thera Casaday.

(1) Jack Wayne Cook, Jr., born January 28, 1957, Columbus. Married on July 24, 1976, Vickie Kay Raden, born May 19, 1958, at Smith Station, AL, daughter of James Kennedy Raden, Sr. and Grace Ann Page.

(A) Kristi Kay Cook, born in Columbus on January 28, 1979.

(B) Kari Ann Cook, born in Columbus August 13, 1982.

(2) Terrie Anita Cook, born in Columbus on November 26, 1961. Married Tony Alvin obert on March 22, 1986. Tony was born in Columbus on October 19, 1961, the son of Robert Earl Obert and Martha Wilouise Garner.

(A) Kayli Nicole Obert, born February 1, 1989, Columbus.

 

Samuel Herman Cook, Sr. married second, Mary Ruth Buckner and they had a daughter.

C. Loretta Ann Cook, born in Columbus, GA August 6, 1936. Married Leon Pace Bell July 7, 1956. He was born in Buena Vista, GA September 3, 1936, the son of Daniel Cecil Bell and Eva Roberts. Three children, all born in Columbus.

(1) Steven Leon Bell, born August 11, 1962. Married Elizabeth Gowen May 14, 1988.

(2) Michael Keith Bell, born December 28,

 

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(3) Deanna Carol Bell, born May 13, 1967. Married Scott Houston Shirah May 20, 1989.

Samuel Herman Cook, Sr. married third, Ruby Neal Wade Williams and they had a son.

d. Norman Kenneth Cook, born in Columbus November 17, 1945. Married Connie Sharon Hamrick August 27, 1965. She was born in Columbus on August 16,1949, the daughter of Orton Davis Hamrick and Irene Gay. Norman and Connie have two children, both born in Columbus.

(1) Norman Wade Cook, born on March 30, 1970. Married Jane Perry on July 14, 1990.

(2) Christen Gay Cook, born on August 11, 1974.

D. Martin Bernard Cook, born September 29, 1906; died April 16, 1908 from complications of measles.

E. Ruth Adell Cook, second daughter of Henley Bernard Cook and Elizabeth Lee Parker,was born in Phenix City October 26, 1908. She was married first to Houston Gatlin, born May 5, 1905; died May 4, 1961. Ruth married second, Jack Harris Lunsford, who died July of 1975. There were two children by the second marriage.

a. Jacquelyne Adel Lunsford, born February 1, 1941, Opelika, Lee County, AL. Married first to Gary Brewer, born in Dadeville, AL in 1941, the son of Gary N. and Willa Brewer. Two children by first marriage, both born in Opelika.

(1) Michael Scott Brewer, born February 8, 1962.

(2) Christopher Wade Brewer, born on August 28, 1963. Married Carol VanSickle. One child:

(A) Kristy Ann Brewer

Jacquelyn married second, Bill Motley, born July 28, 1944 in Enterprise, Coffee County, AL, son of Frank and Mable Motley.

(3) Toni LeAnn Lunsford Motley, born in Opelika February 28, 1973.

 

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b. John Bernard Lunsford

F. Lee Alexander Cook, fourth son of H. B. and Lizzie Lee Cook, was born January 10, 1910; died February 11, 1910.

G. Henley Frank Cook, fifth son of H. B. and Lizzie Lee Cook, was born in Phenix City on June 12, 1912. Maron November 19, 1933, Emmie Shipp, born on August 18 1914, the daughter of James Willie Shipp and Ida May Hansen Posey. No issue.

H. Ada Lee Cook, third daughter of H. B. and Lizzie Lee Cook, was born July 1, 1919. She died May 26, 1925, from complications when a hedge thorn pierced her leg (see copy of her Obituary).

D. Hubert O. Cook, sixth son and last child of H. B. and Lizzie Lee Cook, was born September 28, 1917. He married first, Thelma Franklin, in 1939. She died on April 15, 1966, due to pancreatic cancer.

Hubert's second marriage was in 1978 to Dazy Wiedner. He and Thelma had two sons.

a. Thomas F. Cook, born in Phenix City, AL October 20, 1950. Married Dolores Castor, born in Betangas, Philippine Island. They have three children all born in Birmingham, AL.

(1) Jonathan David Cook, born September 18,1981.

(2) Kevin Daniel Cook, born January 13, 1986.

(3) Arlyn Denise Cook, born January 18, 1989.

b. Charles Edwin Cook, born July 19, 1941. He maron November 30, 1963, Loraine Pelczynski, born in Adams, Massachusetts on December 5, 1943, the daughter of Charles J.Pelczynski and Isabel Leja. Charles and Loraine have two daughters, both born in Hollywood, Broward County, FL.

(1) Judith Lee Cook, born January 19, 1966. Married Rodolfo Dejesus Miret on November 26, 1988 and has two children.

(A) Rodolfo Dejesus Miret, born October 23, 1989.

 

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(B) Raquel Christina Miret, born January 13, 1991.

(2) Debra Lynn Cook, born August 15, 1968.

6. O. Hubbard Cook; may have been the fifth son of Ada and Alex Cook. Jack W. Cook, Phenix City, said his birthdate as recorded in the Cook Family Bible (September 17, 1875) is incorrect. The Bible is obviously in error, as Ada and Alex had another son (Henley B. Cook, Jack's grandfather) who was born in December of 1875. 0. Hubbard was deceased at the time of the 1880 Census, so I have placed him between Henley and Benjamin. His date of death was recorded in the Bible as November 11, 1875, and if that date is correct, then he should have been placed before Henley. Hubbard Cook was probably born in 1874.

7. Benjamin R. Cook, son of Ada and S. B. A. Cook, was born on June 14, 1880; died April 29, 1972; buried in Girard Cemetery, Phenix City, AL (see attached copy of obituary). Benjamin married twice, the first time to Mattie Jones, born January 13, 1876; died October 8, 1905. He married second, Bessie Lee Tillman, born January 20, 1890; died on February 4, 1935. Both wives are buried in the Girard Cemetery.

Benjamin had two daughters and three sons by the second wife.

A. Doris Louise Cook, born March 27, 1907; died January 11, 1981. Married Frank Stewart Harvly, born April 29, 1902; died December 22, 1963.

B. Henry Lee Cook, born March 26, 1909; died March 24, 1990. Married Louise Dudley and had two children.

a. Henry Lee Cook, Jr.

b. Kay Cook; married a man by the name of Odishoo.

C. Morris B. Cook, born July 16, 1911. Married Willie Pearl Brown.

E. Earl Lenear Cook, born October 19, 1913. He married on October 27, 1934, Vivian Mae Jones, born June 9, 1914; died August 2, 1988. She was the daughter of Dixie Neal Jones and Alice Leona Carmack.

a. Richard Earl Cook, born in Phenix City on August 20, 1940 .

 

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8. Donna A. Cook, eighth child and first daughter of Ada and Alex Cook, was born May 5, 1882. She died June 29, 1905 (see attached copies of obituaries.) when she was only 24 years old and was buried in Girard Cemetery, Phenix City.

Donna married James A. Day in Wetumpka on June 19, 1900. They had two children, both young at the time of their mother's death.

9. Glennwood L. Cook, ninth child and sixth son of Ada and Alex Cook, was born September 12, 1884 and died June 29, 1965. Married Katie Coleman on January 11, 1906.

10. Mary Rosoline Cook, tenth child and second daughter of Ada and Alex Cook, was born June 15, 1888; died December 18, 1932 and was buried in New Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, AL.

Rosoline married Joseph Carson Beckham, the son of David Charles Beckham and Elizabeth James White. Joseph was born January 22, 1888.

After the death of his first wife, Joseph Beckham married Kate Allen Moorer, born November 17,1892. Joseph died December 18, 1954 and is buried beside his first wife. Kate died on March 18, 1976 and is buried in New Live Oak Cemetery also.

Mary Rosoline Cook and Joseph Beckham had two daughters.

A. Mary Elizabeth Beckham, born on April 24, 1913. Married Edward Shirley Mation and had three sons.

a. Edmore Mation

b. Jerry Beckham Mation

c Phillip Mation; lives in Birmingham.

B. Annie Laurie Beckham, born September 21, 1915 in Sandersville, GA. She married on December 21, 1938, r. Jonathan Richard Williams. He was born December 6, 1906 and died on July 9, 1986; buried in New Live Cemetery, Selma, AL. Annie Laurie and Dr. Williams had two sons.

 

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a. Jonathan Richard Williams Jr., born in Selma on eptember 8, 1939. He married Lois Rosalind McCubbin and they reside in Dallas, Texas, where Richard is an Oncologist. They have five children.

(1) Jonathan Richard Williams, III, born on November 11, 1965. Married Michelle Ryan.

(2) Gary Edwin Williams, born February 16, 1967.

(3) Douglas Williams, born December 12, 1968.

(4) Elizabeth Rosalind Williams, born November 5, 1971.

(5) Kirk Andrew Williams, born January 13, 1975.

 

b. Joseph Beckham Williams, born April 7, 1942. He married Barbara Lynn Bellinger. Joe and Lynn have three children.

Joe has a PHD in psychology and teaches at Auburn University in Montgomery, as well as counsels at Draper Prison.

(1) Joseph Beckham Williams, Jr., born July 15, 1972.

(2) Barbara Lynn Williams, born December 21, 1 9 74 .

(3) Jonathan Bellinger Williams, born May 18, 1978.

 

11. Mabel O.ook, eleventh child and third daughter of Ada and Alex Cook, was born June 14, 1888 and died September 9, 1969. She married Homer P. Thedford and they lived in Birmingham, Al.

 

12. Minnie I. Cook, twelfth child and fourth daughter of Ada

 

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and Alex Cook, was born October 31, 1890; died October 7, 1976. She married William Swift Woolsey, born August 18, 1845; died on January 11, 1938. Minnie and her husband are buried in the Old Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, AL.

A. William Swift Woolsey, Jr., born in Selma July 29, 1922. Married Evelyn L. Comer August 16, 1952. Three children, all born in Selma. Evelyn and Billy live in Birmingham.

a. William Swift Woolsey, III, born June 9, 1954. Married and divorced, with one son:

(1) William Swift Woolsey, IV, born in Birmingham in January of 1982.

b. James Marcus Woolsey, born December 23, 1955.

c Melinda L. Woolsey, born September 25, 1960. She married William Craig Wooten August 28, 1982.

(1) William Todd Wooten, born in Birmingham on February 6, 1987.

 

13. Howard G. Cook, last child of Ada and Alex Cook, was born on February 21, 1893; he died December 27, 1971. Married Nellie Hope on April 12, 1924.

The Columbus Enquirer-Sun
Sunday Morning, July 2, 1905
The news in Phenix city and Girard

The Remains of Mrs. Day Were Laid to Rest

The remains of Mrs. Donna Day, the beloved wife of Mr. J.A. Day, aged 24 years who died last Wednesday morning at the hospital in Tuscaloosa, Ala., to which place she was carried seven weeks previous to her death for treatment, were interred in Girard Cemetery yesterday.

The deceased was a member of the missionary Baptist Church and besides her grief-striken husband, she leaves two small children to mourn the loss of a loving mother's tender care. She is also survived by her mother, Mrs. A. B. Cook, and seven brothers, messers. A. D. (D. A. ), B. R. and H.G. Cook (H. B. not noted) of Phenix City; J. T. (T. J.) Cook of Ocilla, GA; C. A. Cook of Gastonburg, Ala. and G. I. Cook of Caloora, Miss.; and three sisters, Bessie (Mary Rosaline), Minnie and Mabel Cook of Phenix City.

The bereaved family have the deep sympathy of their many friends in the loss they sustain by the death of one so dear to them. The funeral occurred from the home of her mother, No. 16 Wilkins Street, Phenix City, yesterday afternon at 4 o'clock. The service was conducted by Rev. Mr. Malone and the interment was in Girard Cemetery. The pallbearers were as follows: H. E. Smith, J. H. Greene, W. J. Rouse, Joseph Gibson, J. A. Tomlin and T. E. Yarbrough.

 

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ENOCH DAVIS

Enoch Davis, ninth child of Johnson Davis, but fourth child of Johnson and his second wife, Mary H. Culpepper, was listed in the 1860 Wilcox County Census as being seven years old.

Wilcox County Marriage Records, Vol. 9, p. 169, show that Enoch Davis married Lucy Jane Penton on December 9, 1872. The wedding took place at the bride's home.

The 1880 Wilcox County Census Records, Lower Peach Tree District, listed the Enoch Davis family as follows:

Enoch Davis age 28 Born in AL.

Lucy " 27 "

Clara " 5 "

Leila Davis 3 "

Infant 2 mos. "

1. Clara Lavonia Davis, oldest child of Enoch Davis and Lucy Ann Penton, was born May 25, 1874. She left Wilcox County and moved to Phenix City, AL when she was in her 20's. That is probably where she met the man she married, J. Marion Tyner. Clara and her husband had two children. She died February 2, 1952, Phenix City, AL, age 78 (see attached copy of her Obituary).

A. Ashby Clayborn Tyner, only son of Clara and Marion was married to Louise, last name unknown.

a. Barbara Tyner

 

B. Clara Mae Tyner; married Montee Newsome. They had at least two children.

a. Montee Newsome, Jr.

b. J. Herman Newsome. He was in the U. s. Navy and stationed at Honolulu at one time.

(1) Karen Newsome

2. Mary Leila Davis, second child of Enoch Davis and Lucy Jane Penton, was born December 3, 1876. She married James Stubbs and had at least three children. Mary Leila died

 

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January 17, 1946.

A. Thelma Stubbs

B. Linda Stubbs

C. Louis Stubbs

3. Nora Cornelia Davis, born March 24, 1800. She married Wm. DuPriest and had the following ten children, not necessarily listed in the order of their birth.

A. Nora T. DuPriest

B. Louise (twin) DePriest

C. Peggy (twin) DuPriest

D. Salina Belle DuPriest

E. Grace DuPriest

F. Gertrude DuPriest

G. Minnie Ruth DuPriest

H. Robert DuPriest

I. Leslie DuPriest

J. Mack DuPriest

4. Minnie Ioda Davis, born April 7, 1883. Married Gregory Sims.

5. Earnest Herbert Davis, fifth child and first son of Enoch Davis and Lucy Jane Penton, was born in Pine Hill, Wilcox County, AL on May 3, 1886; died June 15, 1957 in Birmingham; buried there in Elmwood Cemetery. Earnest married Odessa Dixon in Columbus, Georgia on October 11, 1908. Odessa was born in Columbus on August 1, 1893, the daughter of William Dixon and Nancy Elizabeth Byrd. Odessa died on November 1, 1983 and is also buried in Elmwood Cemetery. Earnest and Odessa had two children:

A. Vivian Joyce Davis, born December 1, 1916 in Phenix City, AL. Married James Harry Short in Birmingham on March 7, 1941. He was born in Jasper, Walker County, AL on December 5, 1912, the son of David Sylvester Short and Jenny Lee Greer. James died January 27, 1974 and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham.

 

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Joyce and James had three children.

a. Sylvia Harriet Short, born in Jasper, AL on June 5, 1942. Married Jimmy Lee Turner on December 3, 1960. Four children:

(1) Sylvia Lee Turner, born September 3, 1961. Married Rodney Pierce Russell.

(A) Ryan Pierce Russell, born September 22, 1990 .

(2) Steven Grant Turner, born April 5, 1969.

(3) David Scott Turner, born Mach 8, 1971. David is married but his wife's name is unknown. One child:

(A) Kristin Michelle Turner, born June 29, 1990.

(4) Patrick Ryan Turner, born April 3, 1976.

b. Carol Ann Short, born in Birmingham on February 1, 1944. Married Henry Matthew Brewer on March 23, 1962. Carol Ann died August 19, 1988.

(1) James Matthew Brewer, born January 4, 1966.

(2) Phillip Wayne Brewer, born September 27, 1968.

C. Janet Marie Short, born in Birmingham December 30, 1947. married Harry Wayne Jackson September 3 , 1962 .

(1) Michael Wayne Jackson, born February 17, 1967.

(2) Mark Christopher Jackson, born November 28, 1 9 69.

B. Herbert Jarman Davis, born in Roanoke, NC on October 15, 1919; died June 14, 1927.

6. Julius Johnson Davis, son of Enoch Davis and Lucy Jane Penton, was born May 14, 1889 in Wilcox County, Alabama. He married Annie Ruth Henderson on August 4, 1921. She was born February 10, 1888, the daughter of Rev. William Hammer Henderson and Laura Alice Pippin.

 

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Julius and Annie Ruth were Methodist missionaries in the Belgian Congo, Africa, for 44 years. She died June lll 1964 and he died May 28, 1982. Buried at Grants Pass,OR.

A. Clara Belle Davis, only child of Julius and Annie Ruth, was born in Lubefu, Belgian Congo, Africa on March 6, 1923. She married Charles Wayne Close March 16, 1946. He was born on August 7, 1918, the son of Charley Close and Lalah Fern Armatrout. Clara and Charles have four children.

 

a. Daryl Lyndon Close, PHD, born in Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio on January 7, 1947. Married Donna Davis on June 19, 1971. Two children:

(1) Meredith Allyson Close

(2) Hilary Gweneth Close

b. Sherill Ann Close, born in Bucyrus also, May 10, 1949. Married first on March 25, 1972, John Dodson. They divorced and she married John Sessoms. Three children.

(1) Jacob Sessoms

(2) Charles Aaron Sessoms

(3) Marissa Kathryn Sessoms

c. Clare Elaine Close, MD, born in Bucyrus also on January 22, 1953. Married John Cerny on August 17, 1974.

d. Mark Wayne Close, born at Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon on April 28, 1958. Married Amanda Shields on June 29, 1985.

7. C. Morris Davis, seventh and last child of Enoch Davis and Lucy Jane Penton, married first opal, last name unknown. Married second Ruth, last name unknown. Two children by the first wife:

A. Frances Davis

B. Girl

Enoch Davis died in 1899 of pneumonia. He was at that time working on a construction job in Tallassee, Alabama.

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ABEL S. DAVIS

Abel S. Davis, tenth child of Johnson Davis, but fifth child by Johnson and his second wife, Mary H. Culpepper, was born October 22, 1855 and died April 12, 1919. At the time of the 1860 Wilcox County Census, his age was listed as five.

At the time of the 1870 Wilcox County Census, Abel was listed in the home of his sister, Mary M. Northrup, and her two sons Thomas J. and James W. Northrup

Abel S. Davis married Lucy Ann Davis, his first cousin. Lucy was the daughter of Enoch Davis, Jr. and.Sarah Hawkins, with Enoch being a brother of Abel's father, Johnson Davis. The wedding took place at the bride's home, according to Clarke County Marriage Records (see attached copy of Marriage Certificate).

Lucy Ann was born June 12, 1860 and died August 10, 1929.

The 1900 Clarke County Census, Pleasant Hill Beat, listed the Abel S. Davis family as follows:

Abel S. Davis age,45 B. AL Sept. 1854

Lucy Ann 39

Benjamin H. 15

William A. 13

Mary (Ruth?)" 8

Ralph B. 4

You will note that Abel’s birthdate in the 1890 Census does not agree with that given above, nor does Lucy's agree. Their birth and death dates above were taken from the Davis Booklet compiled by J. L. Cullen.

1. Benjamin H. Davist oldest son of Abel and Lucy, was born November 10, 1883; died February 2, 1926. (J. L. Cullen's Davis Booklet)

2. William Albert Davis, second son of Abel and Lucy, was born June 21, 1886. (J. L. Cullen's Davis Booklet)

3. Mary Ruth Davis, only daughter of Abel and Lucy, was born March 20, 1892 and died February 7, 1908 (see attached copy of her obituary). (J. L. Cullen's Davis Booklet)

4. Ralph Bracey Davis, fourth child and third son of Abel and Lucy, was born on August 23, 1895; died October 21, 1935. Ralph was buried in Grove No. 1808, Section 7, US Military Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama.

 

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ETHELBERT BRANTLEY DAVIS

Ethelbert Brantley Davis, eleventh and last child of Johnson Davis, was born May 16, 1858; died in 1912. He was listed on the 1860 Wilcox County Census as two years old, in the home with his widowed mother, Mary Culpepper Davis.

E. B. married Leila Isabel Culpepper on October 14, 1886. She was born in 1865 and died in 1935. They are both buried in the Lower Peach Tree Cemetery.

Leila was the daughter of Erasmus Culpepper, Jr. (brother to Nancy and Mary H. Culpepper) and Rebecca Jane Southall.

E. B. and Leila had the following five children:

1. Eula Davis, born May 16, 1892; died November 9, 1915; buried in Lower Peach Tree. Eula married William Grover Kennedy, by whom she had one son:

A. Ethelbert Octavius Kennedy, born October 16, 1915; died December 23, 1970. Buried at Lower Peach Tree. Never married. (See attached copy of his obituary)

After Eula's death, Grover married Lola Joiner. An account of their children will be found in either the Robert Lee Kennedy chapter or the Enoch Davis, Jr. chapter in this book.

2. Earnest Culpepper Davis, born on November 1, 1894; died on March 10, 1902. Buried in Lower Peach Tree Cemetery.

3. Mattie Estelle Davis, born at Lower Peach Tree, Wilcox Co Alabama on November 24, 1898. She died October 18, 1970 and was buried in the Lower Peach Tree Cemetery. Mattie married Clarence Eugene Garrick on September 27, 1916. He was the son of Manuel Sylvester/Sylvestus Garrick and Lucy Elizabeth Bradford of Scyrene, Clarke County, AL. Clarence was born on December 9, 1894 and died August 20, 1963; buried in Salem Cemetery, Scyrene, Al.

Mattie Estelle was a school teacher and Clarence was a merchant. They had six children.

A. Clarence Eugene Garrick, Jr., born in Shuqulak, Noxubee Co. MS June 8, 1918. Married first to Vera Booth on June 25, 1939; no issue.

Married second, Louise Fatatoe, by whom he had two children, both born in Schenectady, New York.

 

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a. Douglas Peter Garrick, born September 6, 1951. He married Jeanne Roth.

b. Cheryl Marie Garrick, born on November 12, 1960.

Clarence married third, Jean Marion Fraley, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania January 30, 1928, the daughter of Robert Fraley and Muriel Ross. No issue.

B. Ernest Reginald Garrick, born at Scyrene, Clarke Co. AL on July 31, 1920; died in Montgomery February 10, 1987 in Montgonery. He married Kathleen Collier on April 12, 1941. Kathleen was born on June 22, 1923 at Wetumpka, AL, the daughter of Vaughn Talmadge Collier and Bessie Browning.

Reginald and Kathleen had two children, both born in Montgomery.

a. Ernest Gerald Garrick, born on March 26, 1942. Married Elizabeth Sue Russell on September 1, 1963.

b. Kenneth Reginald Garrick, born March 31, 1955. Married Lisa Ann Schrank on August 31, 1975.

 

C. Frances Elaine Garrick, born at Lower Peach Tree on November 29, 1922; died May 28, 1976; buried in the Pinecrest Cemetery, Mobile, AL. She married Cleo Purvis Roberts on March 28, 1942; they had two sons. Cleo was born in Arkansas on September 15, 1923, the son Agee Roberts and Sarah Jane Williams.

a. Donald Wayne Roberts, born in Mobile February 27, 1943. Married Jackie Sue Hughes August 11, 1967. She was born at Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, AL September 16, 1948, daughter of Lois Kelso and Henery Green Hughes. Donald and Jackie live in Mobile where he is with the Mobile Police Department.

(1) Matthew Wayne Roberts, born in Mobile November 11, 1970.

(2) Donna Nicole Roberts, born in Mobile October 22, 1979.

 

 

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b. Kenneth Paul Roberts, born in Thomasville October 8, 1950; died May 30, 1989.

 

D. Gloria Glendine Garrick, born at Lower Peach Tree on June 16, 1925. She married James Kilby Collier on October 25, 1947 in Wetumpka. James was born on January 22, 1920 in Weoka, Elmore Co. AL and died may 3, 1975; buried in Montgomery. James was the son of James Claude and Annie May Collier. Glen and James had two children.

a. Phillip Claude Collier, born on August 5, 1949 in Wetumpka. He married first on March 19, 1976, to Jane Thomas, who died October 8, 1976 in an automobile accident. Married second on May 16, 1987, to Cynthia Marie Harris, born in Phoenix, Arizona on February 25, 1955, the daughter of James and Delores Harris. Phillip and Cynthia have a daughter.

(1) Alexandra Garrick Collier, born December 4, 1988 in New Orleans, LA.

b. Brenda Elaine Collier, born in Montgomery on December 21, 1952.

 

E. Charles Edward "Buddy" Garrick, born at Lower Peach Tree on January 9, 1928. Married Dolores Jean Sheffield on December 17, 1945. She was born on June 25, 1930 at Orrville, Dallas County, Alabama, the daughter of William Hullette Sheffield and Rachel Frances Turner. Buddy and Rachel have two childen.

a. Charles Eugene Garrick, born in Thomasville October 25, 1946. Married Pamela Joy Shultz on August 19, 1967. They have two daughters.

(1) Angela Renea Garrick, born at Biloxi, MS on July 2, 1969.

(2) Lori Leigh Garrick, born at Visalia, CA on December 16, 1973.

b. Janeece "Jan" Dianne Garrick, born in Grove Hill on October 28, 1952.

 

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F. Maud Kirk Garrick, born July 11, 1932 in Lower Peach Tree. Several years ago Maud decided that it would great to have Homecoming Day at the Lower Peach Tree Methodist ChurCh.It was a huge success and is now an annual event on the last Sunday of May, attended by descendants from far and near of early residents in that area, as well as local people.

4. Mary Rebecca Davis, born in Wilcox County, AL on January 18, 1903; died January 6, 1988, Vero Beach, FL. Buried in Lockwood Cemetery, Akron, Ohio. She was married on July 21, 1927 in Akron, Summit Co. Ohio to David Carsuit Morris. He was born in Nettlesboro, Clarke Co. AL on July 81 1901, the son of Sanford Wallace Morris and Idella Sarah Ann Smith.

David's maternal grandparents were Charlie Smith and Harriet Elizabth (Baugh) Coleman. Harriet's daughter, Emma Jane Coleman, was the second wife of Benjamin Franklin Hicks. An account of their descendants will be found in the chapter on Willis Bishop Hicks in the Hicks Section of this book.

One other note on David Walker's ancestors: My maternal grandmother, Carl Steele Faile, and Charlie Smith were first cousins. Grandma's father, James L. Goree Steele, and Charlie's mother, Sarah Ann Abigail Steele, were brother and sister. Grandma loved "Cousin Charlie" and often spoke of him.

Mary Rebecca Davis and her husband had seven children, all born in Akron, Ohio.

A. Demaris Cliola Morris, born May 25, 1928. Married on September 5, 1947, Donald Eugene Walker, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. He was born May 17, 1927 in Akron, Ohio. Demaris and Donald have two sons.

a. Gregory Walker, born in Coshocton, Ohio on January 7, 1950. Married first on December 30, 1968, Yvonne Gayle Rose, daughter of Richard Rose. Gregory and his first wife had two children.

Gregory married second on January 7, 1981, Kathy Marie Bergey. Kathy was born December 10, 1953, the daughter of William Alvin Bergey and Merieta Ann Sewell. No issue by the second marriage.

(1) Kevin Gregory Walker, born November 9, 1969, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach Co. FL.

(2) Jennifer Gayle Walker, born in Boynton Beach

 

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also, on December 17, 1970.

b. Jeffrey Walker, born in Akron, OH on June 14, 1951. Married Pamela Jean Newcomer on April 13, 1974. She was born on July 9, 1952, the daughter of Harry J. and Lois Newcomer. Jeffrey and Pamela have three sons, all born in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Co. FL.

(1) David Scott Walker, born November 29, 1980.

(2) Daniel Stephan Walker, born April 8, 1982.

(3) Douglas Samuel Walker, born October 3, 1984.

B. Joan Millicent Morris, born January 24, 1930; died February 4, 1983. Buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Akron, Ohio. Married Earnest Walter Lofgren September 5, 1948. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on September 28, 1926, the son of Ernest V. Lofgren and Hilma E. Lindstrom. Joan's husband died September 1, 1983, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetry also.

a. Patrick Allen Lofgren, born in Akron, Ohio April 17, 1949.

b. Michael Scott Lofgren, born in Akron July 11, 1953 or 54. Married Alisa Ann Elbhar on January 1, 1983.

(1) Laura Ingrid Lofgren, born in Alexandria, Virginia on September 15, 1988.

(2) Eric Michael Lofgren, born in Alexandria also, on May 20, 1989.

 

C. Sanford Wallace Morris, born December 5, 1931. Married Sonia Luverne Owens on May 28, 1954. Two children, both born in Akron, OH.

a. Mark Sanford Morris, born January 23, 1955. married in July of 1986, Bobbi, last name unknown.

(1) Morgan Elizabeth Morris, born September 28, 1990 .

b. Lex Stephen Morris, born May 16, 1956.

 

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D. Rebecca Dell Morris, born on September 9, 1936. Married Frederick Charles Reining, born November 22, 1935, the son of Frederick Reining and Lillian J. Wolfe. Rebecca's husband died on July 28, 1989 and is buried in Lockwood Cemetery, Akron, Ohio. They had one child.

a. Renee Suzanne Reining, born July 24, 1958, Akron. Married David Richmond on November 7, 1981. He was born July 21, 1957, the son of Garland and Shirley Richmond.

(1) Emily Suzanne Richmond, born in Phoenix, Arizona on May 12, 1986.

(2) Rachel Renee Richmond, born in Phoenix also, on August 31, 1988.

E. William Jonathan Morris, born January 20, 1941. He married first on August 7, 1959, Carol Judith Binns, born May 12, 1941. One child by this first marriage.

a. Beth Morris, born February 9, 1960.

William married second on June 10, 1966, Deborah Jo Dufaula, born October 12, 1948, the daughter of Joseph and Pauline Dufaula. There were two children by this second marriage.

b. Amy Millicent Morris, born September 1, 1968.

c. Aaron Joseph Morris, born December 21, 1969.

William married for the third time on August 11, 1981, Barbara Sue Brocious, born October 25, 1953.

d. Jennifer Morris, born June 25, 1981.

F. Randall Brantley Morris, born August 2, 1942. Married first, Stephanie Irene Gutherie. They had one child.

a. Jessica Morris, born may 12, 1980.

Randall married second, Nancy McAvinew on February 11, 1957. one child by second marriage.

b. Matthew Brantley Morris, born March 5, 1982.

 

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5. Ethelbert Brantley Davis, Jr., fifth and last child of Ethelbert Brantley Davis, Sr. and Leila Isabel Culpepper was born on August 2, 1906 in Lower Peach Tree. E. B.f who worked for the Postal Service, married Lula Rea Pharr, a school teacher, on May 23, 1928. She was born in Selma, AL on July 8, 1908, the daughter of Josiah Robins Pharr and Lula Rea Westboork. E. B. and Lula Rea have two sons, both born in Selma.

A. Edward Brantley Davis, born on January 25, 1938. He married Mary Sweeney on February 1, 1969. Mary, the daughter of Charles Alexander Sweeney and Kathreen Ellen Petersen, was born in Mobile on October 11, 1943. Edward, an accountant, and Mary, an artist, have one child.

a. Catherine Ashley Davis, born in Selma on August 25, 1972.

 

B. William Monroe Davis, born in Selma July 31, 1943. Married Ann Sealey in July of 1966. She is the daughter of Callis I Sealy and Margaret Crawford. Bill and Ann are divorced.

a. Ellyson Pharr Davis, born in Selma, AL September 4, 1967.

b. Lamagert Davis, born in Selma February 15, 1971.

 

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Ancestors and Kin: © Copyright by Mary Kennedy Reynolds, 1991