Brief Life History of Roy Roosevelt
When Roy Roosevelt Davis was born on 23 August 1907, in Forneys Creek Township, Swain, North Carolina, United States, his father, David Rollins Davis, was 50 and his mother, Mary Jane Rose, was 46. He married Ada Elizabeth Proctor from 1925 to 1926, in Swain, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 3 September 1968, in Springfield, Lane, Oregon, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Springfield, Lane, Oregon, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Ray R Rabin in household of David Rabin, "United States Census, 1920"
- Ray Davis, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Roy R Davis, "United States Census, 1940"
Spouse and Children
1907–1968 Male
1911–1982 Female
Children (8)
1927–2010 Female
1930–1991 Female
1933–1935 Male
1935–2007 Female
1938– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1857–1931 Male
1861–1924 Female
Siblings (13)
1880–1928 Female
1882–1954 Female
1882– Female
1885–1943 Female
1887–1969 Female
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World Events (8)
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Age 1
1911 · First U.S. Primary Elections Held
Age 4
1927
Age 20
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: patronymic meaning ‘Dafydd's (son)’, equivalent to Welsh ap Dafydd, the Welsh form of David . The spelling Davis is more typical in southwestern England northwards as far as Lancashire, where the frequency of the surname largely reflects Welsh migration, but may sometimes represent a native English surname based on Davy (compare Davies ). Davis (including in the sense 2 below) is the eighth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans.
Irish and Scottish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Daibhéid ‘son of David’; see McDevitt . Compare Davies .
History: John Davis or Davys (c. 1550–1605) was an English navigator who searched for the Northwest Passage. — By the 18th century there were numerous persons named Davis in America, including the jurist John Davis, born in 1761 in Plymouth, MA, and Henry Davis, a clergyman and college president, who was born in 1771 in East Hampton, NY. — Jefferson Davis, born in 1808 in KY, was president of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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