Lee Lawrence Davis Sr (1893 - 1971)

Born 18 Dec 1893 in Gillises Mills, Hardin, Tennessee, United States

Husband of Lillie Hester (Franks) Davis — married 24 Nov 1912 in Hardin, Tennessee, United States

Died 1 Mar 1971 at age 77 in Savannah, Hardin, Tennessee, United States

Biography

The son of James David Davis (1859-1918) and Martha Vianna Franks (1865-1918), Lee Davis was born in Gillises Mills, Tennessee^{[citation needed]} in 1893, residing with his family in Civil District 7.^[1] In 1910, they lived in Civil District 2, Savannah.^[2] His siblings included;

1. William T. Davis (1883-)
2. Neal Andrew Davis (1884-1973)
3. Warren Davis (1888-)
4. Walter Davis (1893-)
5. Otis Jackson Davis (1899-1973)
6. Viola (Davis) Evans (1900-1969)
7. Dovie L. E. Davis (1901-)
8. Owen Davis (1902-1933)

Lee married Hester (Franks) Davis, the daughter of Lewis Alexander Franks and Sarah Caledonia Franks, marrying in Hardin County, Tennessee on November 24, 1912,^[3] having seven known children together:

1. Myrtle Davis (1914-1997)
2. Blanche Mae Davis (1917-1989)
3. Pauline A. Davis (1921-1992)
4. Warren Glen Davis (1925-1994)
5. Lee Lawrence Davis, Jr. (1927-2013)
6. Sarah Catherine Davis (1931-)
7. Robert Charles Davis (1933-)

Lee registered for the World War I draft when he was 22, registering in Hardin County, Tennessee on June 5, 1917.^[4] He stated that he lived in Gillises Mills, Tennessee and that he worked as a farmer. Lee was described as a slender man, of medium height, with dark hair and blue eyes; he did not enlist.

Lee and his family continued to make their home in Gillis Mills, farming,^[5] residing by 1930 in Hardin County's Civil District 5.^[6] In 1940, Lee and his family lived in Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, outside of Savannah. He later also worked as a merchant and served as a Magistrate Judge at the Hardin County Courthouse in Savannah.^[7][8]

Lee Davis passed away at the age of 77, residing last in Savannah, Tennessee,^[9] and is buried at Hardin County Memory Gardens in Savannah.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS8R-WT7 : Tue Oct 03 08:04:01 UTC 2023), Entry for James Davis and Viannah Davis, 1900.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGNX-MSK : Thu Oct 05 10:33:40 UTC 2023), Entry for James Davis and Vianna Davis, 1910.
3. ↑ "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8RH-ZBH : 16 March 2020), Lee Davis, 1912.
4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ6Z-THZ : 24 December 2021), Lee L Davis, 1917-1918.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN5C-PZZ : Thu Nov 02 07:12:13 UTC 2023), Entry for Lee Davis and Hester Davis, 1920.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP43-QV5 : Fri Oct 06 20:08:59 UTC 2023), Entry for Lee L Davis and Hester L Davis, 1930.
7. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FS9-4DWJ : Thu Oct 05 15:52:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Lee Davis and Hester Davis, 21 April 1950.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162752951/lee-lawrence-davis: accessed 18 November 2023), memorial page for Lee Lawrence Davis (18 Dec 1893–1 Mar 1971). Find A Grave: Memorial #162752951 Hardin County Memory Gardens, Savannah, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Patsy Franks Belle (contributor 48290897).
9. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLWP-3P1 : 10 January 2021), Lee Davis, Mar 1971; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).