David Fred Davis (1883 - 1966)

Born 29 Dec 1883 in North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Celia Jane (Ratley) Davis — married 31 Jan 1914 in Thomas, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Apr 1966 at age 82 in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

David Fred Davis was born 29 December 1883 in North Carolina.^[1][2] He was the son of John Edward Davis and Alice Tapsey Dees.^[3]

1900 United States Census, Rockfish, Cumberland County, North Carolina:^[4]

1910 United States Census, Rockfish, Cumberland County, North Carolina:^[5]

He was married to Celia Jane Ratley about 1914, according to the 1930 United States Census. There is a record for D. F. Davis and Cealie Ratley who married in Thomas County, Georgia on 31 January 1914.^[6] They were the parents of several children.

On 12 September 1918. David Fred Davis completed his World War I Draft Registration Card. He named Celia Jane Davis as his next of kin. He stated he was a farmer employed by W. Monroe. He was described as of medium height and build with grey hair and brown eyes.^[1]

1920 United States Census, Rockfish, Cumberland County, North Carolina:^[7]

1930 United States Census, McLaughlin, Hoke County, North Carolina:^[8]

David Fred Davis died in 13 April 1966 in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina.^[2] He was buried in the Davis Family Cemetery in Hoke County, North Carolina.^[3][9]

Known Children: (Partial List, others may still be living)

1. Mary Davis m. Robbins (1916-1993) (Names she went by per Social Security: Lela Rebecca Leach, Mary Davis Robbins, Lena Davis Lee, Mary D. Robbins)^[10][11]
2. William David Davis (1924-1997)^[12]
3. Ethel Alma Davis m. Corbin (1926-1997) (Names she went by per Social Security: Ethel Alma Orr, Ethel Alma Corbin, Alma Ethel Davis, Ethel A. Corbin)^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ8Y-JPV : 13 March 2018), David Fred Davis, 1917-1918; citing Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,765,634.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J13R-JZX : 20 May 2014), Dave Davis, Apr 1966; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H4GL-4BW2 : 21 January 2020), David Fred Davis, 1966.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSY4-7JK : accessed 20 March 2019), David F Davis in household of John Davis, Rockfish Township (part west of ACLRR) Cumberland town, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 30, sheet 9A, family 159, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,191.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLSJ-WP8 : accessed 22 March 2019), David S Davis in household of John D Davis, Rockfish, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 60, sheet 23B, family 236, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1105; FHL microfilm 1,375,118.
6. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q289-ZK1J : 7 February 2020), D F Davis and Cealie Ratley, 31 Jan 1914; citing Marriage, Thomas, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 164,395.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZK5-NQS : accessed 22 March 2019), Dave F Davis, Rockfish, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 68, sheet 5A, line 16, family 81, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1294; FHL microfilm 1,821,294.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X33K-MRD : accessed 22 March 2019), D F Davis, McLauchlin, Hoke, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 18B, line 93, family 313, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1699; FHL microfilm 2,341,433.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/256951268/david_fred-davis: accessed February 28, 2024), memorial page for David Fred Davis (29 Dec 1883–13 Apr 1966), Find A Grave: Memorial #256951268, citing Davis Family Cemetery, Raeford, Hoke County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by mems146 (contributor 48752871).
10. ↑ Ancestry.com, "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007" [database on-line]. Ancestry Record (Record only, no image)
11. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGNK-2WS : 17 July 2017), David Fred Davis in entry for Mary Davis Robbins, 23 Jan 1993; citing Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, v 1A cn 1020, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,992,095.
12. ↑ Ancestry.com, "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007" [database on-line]. Ancestry Record (Record only, no image)
13. ↑ Ancestry.com, "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007" [database on-line]. Ancestry Record (Record only, no image)