Porter Alvie Davis (1852 - 1923)

Born 2 Apr 1852 in Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 8 Oct 1923 at age 71 in Oklahoma, United States

Biography

Narrative from Findagrave.com:
Porter Alvie Davis was born in Mississippi. His parents were Jefferson Byrd Davis (22 Feb 1822-21 Mar 1900) and Martha Washington Hollis (1829 - 1914). Porter was a teamster (a teamster was a man that drove a team of horses or mules to transport freight or stagecoach passengers.) He married first to Mary L. Smith in 1874; they resided in Arkansas. The couple had three children during the five years they were married:

• Thomas Jefferson Davis (10 Aug 1875 - 16 Sep 1936 in Marietta, Love, Oklahoma)
• Robert L. Davis (1877–1962)
• William J. Davis (1879 in Arkansas -?)

Mary died in 1879 and Porter married Mary E. Sutton in 1881^[1] in Arkansas. Porter and Mary E. Davis had six children, five are known:

• Emory Washington (1882–1961)
• Charles Wesley (1884–1948)
• Benjamin F. (1889–1980)
• Martha (1892-27 Mar 1966)
• Lena Mae (1895-1972)
• Mary E. (1898-)

BURIAL^[2]
Leon Cemetery
Leon, Love County, Oklahoma

Sources

1. ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Dallas, Texas; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0141; FHL microfilm: 1241626
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15785395/porter-alvie-davis

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M87R-557), Porter Davis in entry for Jefferson Davis, 1860.

• Year: 1910; Census Place: Burney, Love, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1261; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0165; FHL microfilm: 1375274