Joseph Pascal Davis1,2

b. 10 October 1883, d. 1972
Joe Pascal Davis (cropped)
photo courtesy Jason Kennedy
FatherRobert Earl Davis3 b. 21 Sep 1854, d. 18 Jun 1913
MotherNancy E. Bailey3 b. 31 Dec 1857, d. 3 May 1951
Birth10 Oct 1883 Joseph Pascal Davis was born on 10 Oct 1883 in Tennessee.4,5,2 
Cens-19001 Jun 1900  He grew to adulthood on his parent's farm in Marion County, Tennessee.6 
Marriage He married Lula Grant.5 
  Joseph's brother Curry married Lula's sister Gertrude.  
Cens-Sum  "Joe" and Lula spent their married lives living in Marion County. The 1920 census recorded the address as the "East Valley Pike". Joe's brothers Curry and James were neighbors. Here Joe and Lula raised 10 children: first 6 girls arrived and then 4 boys.7,8 
Death1972 Joseph died in 1972.5 
Burial He was buried at Davis Cemetery in Marion County, Tennessee.5 

Family

Lula Grant b. 1884, d. 1960
Children
  • Edna Irene Davis7
  • Edith Lucille Davis9 (21 Nov 1906 - 1 Aug 1955)
  • Mamie Ethel Davis10 (7 Feb 1909 - 29 Nov 1925)
  • Anna Mildred Davis11
  • Mary Emma Davis11
  • Nancy Lillian Davis12
  • Robert Earl Davis8 (19 Feb 1918 - 4 May 1974)
  • Joe Grant Davis8 (11 Dec 1919 - 30 Nov 1998)
  • Henry Eugene Davis8
  • Audley Franklin Davis8 (30 May 1924 - 29 Nov 2000)
Last Edited18 May 2013

Citations

  1. [S1711] Jason Kennedy, "REC Davis," e-mail to D. Powell, 1 May 2007. Jason is the great grandson of Joe Davis.
  2. [S1720] Robert E. Davis household, 1900 U.S. cens., Marion Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., 5th district, ED 99, sheet 1B), dwelling 11, family 11, viewed online at Genealogy.com, viewed May 2007. Household includes: Robert E. Davis, 45, b. Sept. 1854, b. TN, father b. TN, mother b. VA, farmer; Nan E., wife, 42, b. Dec. 1857, mother 6 children, 4 living, b. TN, parents b. TN; Ethel T., dau, 18, b. Dec. 1881, b. TX, parents b. TN; Joseph P., son, 16, b. Oct. 1883, b. TN, parents b. TN; Curry E., 9, b. Sept. 1890, b. TN, parents b. TN.
  3. [S1714] Goodspeed, "Goodspeed's Biographies of Marion County (1886)", transcription, USGenWeb: Tennessee, Marion County (http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/biosmain.html : accessed June 2007).
  4. [S3154] Jane Sewell, "Davis Reunion," e-mail to D. Powell, 21 Apr. 2012. Jane included images from a Davis Family Bible. The page titled "Family History" includes an entry: "Joe P. Davis, Born Oct. 10th, 1883". All entries on the page, spanning events from 1820 to 1914, were recorded in the same neat, printed hand. The page may be a supplement to a Bible formerly held by Ben T. and Maud Davis.
  5. [S1715] "Davis Cemetery", transcriptions, Interment.net (http://www.interment.net/data/us/tn/marion/davis/davis.htm : accessed May 2007).
  6. [S1720] Robert E. Davis household, 1900 U.S. cens., Marion Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., 5th district, ED 99, sheet 1B, dwelling 11, family 11, viewed online at Genealogy.com, viewed May 2007. Household includes: Robert E. Davis, 45, b. Sept. 1854, b. TN, father b. TN, mother b. VA, farmer; Nan E., wife, 42, b. Dec. 1857, mother 6 children, 4 living, b. TN, parents b. TN; Ethel T., dau, 18, b. Dec. 1881, b. TX, parents b. TN; Joseph P., son, 16, b. Oct. 1883, b. TN, parents b. TN; Curry E., 9, b. Sept. 1890, b. TN, parents b. TN.
  7. [S1745] Joe P. Davis household, 1920 U.S. cens., Marion Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., 5th Civil district, ED 72, sheet 6B, dwelling 107, family 107, viewed online at Ancestry.com, June 2007, image 12 of 26. Household includes: Joe P. Davis, 36, farmer, rents farm; Lula, wife, 35; Irine, dau, 14; Lucile, dau, 12; Mame, dau, 10; Mildred, dau, 8; Emma, dau, 6; Lillian, dau, 4; Earl, son 1 ?/12; Joe H., son, 1/12; all b. TN; all parents b. TN; farm on East Valley Pike.
  8. [S1747] Joe P. Davis household, 1930 U.S. cens., Bledsoe Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., 1st Civil District, ED 4-1, sheet 10B, dwelling 173, family 184, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jun 2007, image 20 of 46. Household includes: Joe P. Davis, 46, marr at 20, rents home, is a farm, is a farmer; Lula, wife, 45, marr at 20; Irene, dau, 24; Emma, dau, 17; Lillian, dau, 14; Earl, son, 12; Joe, son, 10; Eugene, son, 8; Audley, son, 5; all b. TN, all parents b. TN.
  9. [S651] Lucille Davis, Tennessee state death certificate no. 55-1758_ (1955).
  10. [S651] Mammie [sic] Ethel Davis, Tennessee state death certificate no. 155 (1925).
  11. [S1711] Jason Kennedy, "Joe Davis 1920, 1930," e-mail to D. Powell, 24 Jun 2007.
  12. [S1711] Jason Kennedy, "REC Davis," e-mail to D. Powell, 1 May 2007. Jason is the grandson of Nancy Davis.