The following material
on the immediate ancestry of
Jimmie Davis
should not be considered either
exhaustive or authoritative, but
rather as a first draft.
| Ancestry of Jimmie Davis | |
|---|---|
| 1 | James Houston ("Jimmie") Davis, singer, Governor of Louisiana 1944-1948 and 1960-1964 b. Beech Springs, La., 11 Sept. 1899, d. ... 5 Nov. 2000 |
| PARENTS | |
| 2 |
Samuel Jones Davis,
b. Howard Co., Ark., 28 March 1873,
d. Jonesboro, La., 6 Feb. 1945
m. ... 17 Jan. 1897 |
| 3 | Sarah Elizabeth Works, b. Lincoln Co., La., 28 Sept. 1877, d. Jonesboro, La., 9 Feb. 1965 |
| GRANDPARENTS | |
| 4 |
Henry C ... Davis,
b. Randolph, Ga., 15 Nov. 1829,
d. Jackson Parish, La., 29 March 1912
m. Columbia Co., Ark., 15 Sept. 1855 |
| 5 | Jemima Elizabeth Kesterson, b. Camden Co., Ark., 29 March 1838, d. Jackson Parish, La., 24 Nov. 1933 |
| 6 |
Jesse Works,
b. Talladega Co., Ala., 5 March 1847,
d. Campti, La., 23 Nov. 1914
m. ... 29 June 1871 |
| 7 | Sarah Cellettie Wallace, b. Talladega Co., Ala., 13 June 1855, d. Jonesboro, La., 19 Nov. 1902 |
| GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 10 |
Samuel Kesterson,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 11 | Eliza Green, b. ... , d. ... |
| 12 |
David Works,
b. ... , Ga., 25 July 1811,
d. ... 21 April 1878
m. ... 3 July 1845 |
| 13 | Margaret ("Peggy") Taylor, b. ... 20 Feb. 1816, d. ... 25 Jan. 1905 |
| 14 |
Ferdinand Wallace,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 15 | Pinethia Foreman, b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 24 |
James Works,
b. ... 1756,
d. Milledgeville, Ga., 1 Dec. 1812
m. |
| 25 | Penelope Toole, b. ... 27 Feb. 1771, d. Sylacauga, Ala., 19 Oct. 1848 |
| 26 |
Arthur Taylor,
b. ... ,
d. ... 4 Dec. 1883
m. |
| 27 | Nancy Arnold, b. ... , d. ... 8 Feb. 1829 |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 50 |
David O ... Toole,
b. Bertie Co., N. C., ... Dec. 1743,
d. Dallas Co., Ala., ... 1822
m. |
| 51 | Talitha Yarborough, b. ... 24 Sept. 1749, d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 100 |
Edward Toole,
b. ... 1715,
d. Bertie Co., N. C., ... 1772
m. |
| 101 | Mary Holland, b. ... , d. ... |
| 102 |
George Yarborough,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 103 | Elizabeth ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 7/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 8/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
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