Davis
9 December 1878–9 December 1878
Greene, Missouri, United States
The Life Summary of Davis
When Davis was born on 9 December 1878, in Greene, Missouri, United States, her father, James Isaiah Davis, was 25 and her mother, Miranda Caroline Morris, was 22. She died on 9 December 1878, in her hometown, at the age of 0, and was buried in Turners, Greene, Missouri, United States.
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Family Time Line
James Isaiah Davis
1853–1932
Miranda Caroline Morris
1856–1891
Martha Jane Davis
1876–
Davis
1880–1880
Davis
1878–1878
Mary Rebecca Davis
1879–1946
Sarah L. C. Davis
1882–1892
Davis
1883–1883
Parents and Siblings
1853–1932Male
1856–1891Female
Siblings
(6)
1876–Female
1878–1878Female
1879–1946Female
1880–1880Female
1882–1892Female
+1 More Child
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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- Infant Davis, "Find A Grave Index"
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