Short John Davis^{[1, 2]}

1889 - 1974  (84 years)

• Name	Short John Davis
  Born	26 Dec 1889	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	11 Mar 1974  [4]
  Buried	Knob Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I51379	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Samuel C. Davis,   b. 21 Apr 1865, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Jul 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Caldonia Tipton,   b. 12 Oct 1869, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Jun 1906  (Age 36 years)
  Married	Abt 1885
  Family ID	F46780	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Rachel Elizabeth "Lizzie" Rogers,   b. 10 Oct 1894, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Oct 1979  (Age 85 years)
  Married	16 Mar 1913	Blount County, Tennessee   [6]
  Children	+ 1. Anna L. Davis,   b. Abt 1914, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Mar 2010, Fairpark Healthcare Center, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 96 years)   2. Rebecca Caldonia Davis,   b. 11 Jan 1915, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Sep 1966  (Age 51 years) + 3. Frank Howard Davis,   b. 13 Jul 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Mar 2003  (Age 84 years) + 4. Virginia Davis,   b. Abt 1922, Tennessee  (Age ~ 102 years) + 5. Lee Elmer Davis,   b. 7 Oct 1923, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Dec 2014  (Age 91 years) + 6. George Wayne Davis,   b. Abt 1928, Tennessee  (Age ~ 96 years)
  Family ID	F46084	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 26 Dec 1889 - Tennessee Married - 16 Mar 1913 - Blount County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Knob Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 29 Mar 2003. Frank Howard Davis obituary [S112] Census, 1910. Name: John Davis Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Son Residence: Civil District 10, Sevier, Tennessee Marital Status: Single Race : White Gender: Male Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Family Number: 88 Page Number: 5 Household Gender Age Parent Samuel Davis M 45y Parent Mattie Davis F 31y John Davis M 20y Albert Davis M 17y Ollie Davis M 15y Earl Davis M 10y Lola Davis F 7y Bessie Davis F y 9m Houston Davis M 34y [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Short John Davis Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Year: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 10, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 50 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): Race (Standardized): White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Head Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1890 Residence in 1935: Rural, Blunt, Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 78-15 Family Number: 117 Sheet Number and Letter: 7B Line Number: 66 NARA Publication Number: T627 NARA Roll Number: 3933 Digital Folder Number: 005461375 Image Number: 00423 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Short John Davis M 50 Tennessee Wife Lizzie Davis F 47 Tennessee Son Frank Davis M 21 Tennessee Daughter Virginia Davis F 18 Tennessee Son Elmer Davis M 16 Tennessee Son George Davis M 12 Tennessee [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 11 Mar 1974. Davis, John Short Dec 26, 1889 Tn March 11, 1974 Spouse: Rogers, Rachel Elizabeth Father: Davis, Samuel Mother: Tipton, Rebecca Sons: Frank, Elmer Daughters: Mrs. Jake Tipton [Anna], Mrs. Cecil Reagan [Virginai] Cemetery: Knobb Creek Brothers: 1/2 Oscar Davis, 1/2 Cecil Davis Sisters: Mrs. Lola Burnette, 1/2 Mrs. Audine Carpenter [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 592. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: John Davis Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 16 Mar 1913 Event Place: Blount, Tennessee, United States Age: Birth Year (Estimated): Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Lizzie Rogers Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: 221 GS Film number: 2073554 Digital Folder Number: 004646463 Image Number: 02806