Rosa Mae Davis^[1]

1921 - 2012  (91 years)

• Name	Rosa Mae Davis
  Born	2 May 1921	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1940	District 3, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	20 Oct 2012	University of Tennessee Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [4]
  Buried	24 Oct 2012	Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I268117	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	John L. Davis,   b. Abt 1887, Ohio ,   d. Bef 14 Nov 2009  (Age ~ 122 years)
  Mother	Inez E. Thomas,   b. Abt 1894, Tennessee
  Married	21 Dec 1909	Knox County, Tennessee   [5]
  Family ID	F103945	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	John B. "J. B." Purkey, Jr.,   b. Abt 1919, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Mar 1978, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Children	+ 1. Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Purkey,   b. 31 Jan 1940, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Nov 2009, Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System, Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee  (Age 69 years) + 2. Sandy Purkey
  Family ID	F103943	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Ralph Owens,   d. Bef 20 Oct 2012
  Family ID	F103947	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 2 May 1921 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 24 Oct 2012 - Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 16 Nov 2009. Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Purkey obituary [S112] Census, 1930. name: Rosa M Davis event: Census event date: 1930 event place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee gender: Female age: 8 marital status: Single race: White birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1922 immigration year: relationship to head of household: Daughter father's birthplace: North Carolina mother's birthplace: Tennessee enumeration district number: 0063 family number: 114 sheet number and letter: 6A line number: 11 nara publication: T626, roll 2259 film number: 2341993 digital folder number: 4548173 image number: 00536 Household Gender Age Birthplace head John L Davis M 43 North Carolina wife Inez E Davis F 36 Tennessee daughter Ruby L Davis F 19 Tennessee daughter Hazel E Davis F 17 Tennessee daughter Evelyn M Davis F 11 Tennessee daughter Rosa M Davis F 8 Tennessee daughter Estell B Davis F 7 Tennessee son John L Davis M 3 Tennessee son Charles R Davis M 1 Tennessee father-in-law Richard W Thomas M 63 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. name: Mae Purkey titles & terms: event: Census event year: 1940 event place: Ward 26, Knoxville, Civil District 3, Knox, Tennessee, United States gender: Female age: 18 marital status: Married race (original): race (standardized): White relationship to head of household (original): relationship to head of household (standardized): Daughter birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1922 residence in 1935: Same House enumeration district number: 97-128 family number: 16 sheet number and letter: 1B line number: 66 nara publication number: T627 nara roll number: 3959 digital folder number: 005461331 image number: 00484 Household Gender Age Birthplace head John Davis M 54 Ohio wife Inez Davis F 47 Tennessee daughter Stella Davis F 16 Tennessee son John L Davis M 13 Tennessee son Charles Davis M 11 Tennessee son-in-law J B Purkey M 21 Tennessee daughter Mae Purkey F 18 Tennessee grandson Kenneth Wayne Purkey M 0 Tennessee [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 20 Oct 2012. Owens, Mae Purkey-91 of Seymour, passed away Saturday, October 20, 2012 at UT Hospital after a lingering illness. She was a member of Meridian Baptist Church. Mae was preceded in death by husbands JB Purkey, Jr. and Ralph Owens; son, Kenny Purkey; parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Davis; brothers, John L. and Charles Davis; sisters, Ruby Boles, Hazel Headrick and Evelyn Thomas. Survivors: daughter, Sandy Weaver; daughter-in-law, Mary Sue Purkey; sister, Stella Hickman; grandchildren, Tina Wilkinson (Sonny), Mike Weaver (Lori), Becky Holland, Rusty Weaver (Amanda); great grandchildren, Jyssika, Caleb, Benjamin, Jacob, Nathan, Haleigh Rose; step great grandchildren, Chase, Conner, Colby, Blake and survived by "special friend" her cat, Oreo. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Meridian Baptist Church, 6513 Chapman Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920. The family will receive friends Tuesday, October 23, 2012 from 5:00-7:00 pm at Meridian Baptist Church. The funeral service will begin at 7:00 pm, Rev. Dana Fachman officiating. Family and friends will meet at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 10:30 am to travel in procession to Woodlawn Cemetery for an 11:00 am interment. Condolences may be offered at www.berryfuneralhome.com. [S58] Marriage Certificate. groom's name: John Davis groom's birth date: 1885 groom's birthplace: groom's age: 24 bride's name: Inez Thomas bride's birth date: 1891 bride's birthplace: bride's age: 18 marriage date: 21 Dec 1909 marriage place: Knox, Tennessee groom's father's name: groom's mother's name: bride's father's name: bride's mother's name: groom's race: groom's marital status: groom's previous wife's name: bride's race: bride's marital status: bride's previous husband's name: indexing project (batch) number: I02566-5 system origin: Tennessee-EASy source film number: 1020967 reference number: 1217