Ethel Taylor Davis1

b. 3 December 1881, d. 19 February 1967
FatherRobert Earl Davis2 b. 21 Sep 1854, d. 18 Jun 1913
MotherNancy E. Bailey2 b. 31 Dec 1857, d. 3 May 1951
Birth3 Dec 1881 Ethel Taylor Davis was born on 3 Dec 1881 in Dallas, Texas, where her parents lived for a few years before returning to their native Tennessee.3,4,1 
Cens-19001 Jun 1900  Ethel was recorded as an 18 year old in her parent's household in Marion County (Tennessee) at the time of the 1900 census enumeration.5 
Marriage She married James S. Anderson.6,4 
Cens-Sum  Ethel and James farmed and raised their children in Marion County. The 1920 census described the address as the East Valley Road. In 1930 it was listed as the "Dixie Highway".7,8 
Death19 Feb 1967 Ethel died on 19 Feb 1967 in Red Bank, Tennessee, at age 85.4,1 
Burial She was buried at Davis Cemetery in Marion County, Tennessee.4 

Family

James S. Anderson b. 6 Sep 1878, d. 13 Dec 1964
Children
  • Joe Forrest Anderson7,9 (19 Dec 1902 - 2 Dec 1985)
  • Lena Naomi Anderson7,9 (15 Mar 1906 - 26 Oct 1994)
  • Pascal Anderson7,9 (5 Jan 1910 - 7 Jun 1934)
  • Dallas Anderson10,9 (12 Mar 1912 - 22 Feb 1926)
  • James L. Anderson9 (12 Oct 1914 - 12 Oct 1915)
  • Franklin Anderson7,9
Last Edited18 May 2013

Citations

  1. [S1759] Marion County Historical Society, The Story of Marion County [Tennessee], p. 225. "Nancy Bailey Davis" contributed by Jimmy L. Anderson.
  2. [S1714] Goodspeed, "Goodspeed's Biographies of Marion County (1886)", transcription, USGenWeb: Tennessee, Marion County (http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/biosmain.html : accessed June 2007).
  3. [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: "Ethel T. Davis, Born Dec. 3rd, 1881". 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.
  4. [S1715] "Davis Cemetery", transcriptions, Interment.net (http://www.interment.net/data/us/tn/marion/davis/davis.htm : stone reported to read: Anderson, Ethel D., b. 3 Dec 1881, d. 19 Feb 1967, w/o James S. Anderson).
  5. [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.
  6. [S1711] Jason Kennedy, "Curry 1920 and 1930," e-mail to D. Powell, 24 Jun 2007.
  7. [S1745] James Anderson household, 1920 U.S. cens., Marion Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., Civil District 2, ED 68, sheet 7A (p. 122 stamped), dwelling 119, family 120, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jun 2007, image 13 of 30. Household includes: James Anderson, 40, farmer, owns farm; Ethel, wife, 38; Forest, son, 17; Lena, dau, 13; Pascal, son, 10; Dallas, son, 8; Franklin, son, 3 1/12; all b. TN; resid on East Valley Rd.
  8. [S1746] Jim Anderson household, 1930 U.S. cens., Marion Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., 1st Civil district, ED 58-2, sheet 12B, dwelling 211, family 231, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jun 2007, image 24 of 27. Household includes: Jim Anderson, 51, marr at 23, farmer, owns farm, b. TN, parents b. TN; Ethel, wife, 48, marr at 21, b. TX, parents b. TN; Pascal, son, 20; Franklyn, son, 13; both boys b. TN; resid on Dixie Highway.
  9. [S1759] Marion County Historical Society, The Story of Marion County [Tennessee], p. 225. "Nancy Bailey Davis" contributed by Jimmy L. Anderson who was the son of Joe Forrest Anderson and Ruth Lewis, and the grandson of James Anderson and Ethel Davis.
  10. [S1715] "Davis Cemetery", transcriptions, Interment.net (http://www.interment.net/data/us/tn/marion/davis/davis.htm : stone reported to read: Anderson, Dallas, b. 12 Mar 1912, d. 22 Feb 1926, s/o James & Ethel Anderson).