Evva Lee Davis

24 August 1903–10 January 1998 (Age 94)
Bulloch, Georgia, United States

The Life Summary of Evva Lee

When Evva Lee Davis was born on 24 August 1903, in Bulloch, Georgia, United States, her father, Alonzo A Davis, was 34 and her mother, Margaret N. Lanier, was 29. She married Charles Gorgon E. Nevils on 20 December 1923, in Bulloch, Georgia, United States. She lived in District 1340, Bulloch, Georgia, United States in 1910 and District 1209, Bulloch, Georgia, United States in 1930. She died on 10 January 1998, in Bulloch, Georgia, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Eastside Cemetery, Statesboro, Bulloch, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Gorgon E. Nevils
1903–1943
Evva Lee Davis
1903–1998
Marriage: 20 December 1923

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 December 1923Bulloch, Georgia, United States

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1904
    Age 1
    St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
    1906 · The Atlanta Race Riot
    Age 3
    The Atlanta Race Riot of 1906 occurred on the evening of September 22 through September 24. A newspaper reported the rapes of four white women by African American men. Fueled by pre-existing racial tensions, these reports enraged white men who then arranged gangs to attack African American men. Over the next few days, several thousand white men joined in and in the end, 26 people were killed and many were injured.
    1929
    Age 26
    13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

    Name Meaning

    Southern English: patronymic from David .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    David
    Daves

    Sources (11)

    • Evava L Nevils in household of Charls E Nevils, "United States Census, 1930"
    • Evva L Davis in household of Elonzo A Davis, "United States Census, 1910"
    • Evva Lee Nevils in entry for Cleta D Jones, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

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