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Etler Berry Davis, II

Male 1910 - 2010  (99 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Etler Berry Davis, II was born on 22 Feb 1910 in Fayeteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee (son of Etler Berry Davis and Leota Pearl Webster); died on 12 Feb 2010; was buried on 17 Feb 2010 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    E. B. Davis' hardware store was known for its large containers of all kinds of marbles. Now in the same building is an art studio and at the back, a beauty salon called "Marbles". Next door is an antique store which has the containers of marbles near the windows. The name of that store is Marbles Antique Mall.

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    Etler Berry (E.B.) Davis II
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    DAVIS, Etler Berry "E.B." Age 99, Fayetteville. February 12, 2010. Funeral services for Etler Berry (E.B.) Davis II; age 99 of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 1 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Mike George presiding. Born at home on Washington Street February 22, 1910 to Etler Berry, Sr. and Leota Pearl Webster Davis, he was the youngest of eight children. He will be buried beside his wife, Kathleen Elizabeth Halbrook who died in 1990. He established Davis Hardware and operated that institution for over forty years until the death of his wife in 1990. He is survived by two sons and by four grandsons, as well as several nieces and nephews. Visitation with the family will be Tuesday evening from 4-7 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home. HIGGINS FUNERAL HOME, (931) 433-2544.
    Published in The Tennessean on February 14, 2010

    http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tennessean/obituary.aspx?n=etler-berr y-da vis-eb&pid=139696207
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    Etler Berry "E. B." Davis, II
    Birth: Feb. 22, 1910
    Fayetteville
    Lincoln County
    Tennessee, USA
    Death: Feb. 12, 2010
    Fayetteville
    Lincoln County
    Tennessee, USA [Edit Dates]

    Rest in peace.

    Family links:
    Parents:
    Etler Berry Davis (1870 - 1933)
    Leota Pearl Webster Davis (1872 - 1941)

    Spouse:
    Kathleen Halbrook Davis (____ - 1990)

    Burial:
    Rose Hill Cemetery
    Fayetteville
    Lincoln County
    Tennessee, USA

    Created by: Gloria Tune
    Record added: May 08, 2012
    Find A Grave Memorial# 89778283
    www.findagrave.com

    Family/Spouse: Kathleen Elizabeth Halbrook. Kathleen was born on 6 Oct 1917 in Mississippi; died on 20 Aug 1990; was buried in Aug 1990 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Living Davis

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Etler Berry Davis was born on 2 Aug 1870 in Lincoln County, Tennessee (son of Little Berry Selby Davis and Phebe Ann Collins); died on 30 Oct 1933 in Fayeteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee; was buried in 1933 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Etler Berry Davis
    Birth: Aug. 2, 1870
    Lincoln County
    Tennessee, USA
    Death: Oct. 30, 1933
    Fayetteville
    Lincoln County
    Tennessee, USA

    Family links:
    Spouse:
    Leota Pearl Webster Davis (1872 - 1941)

    Children:
    Etler Berry Davis (1910 - 2010)

    Burial:
    Rose Hill Cemetery
    Fayetteville
    Lincoln County
    Tennessee, USA

    Created by: Ralph Terry
    Record added: Jun 13, 2011
    Find A Grave Memorial# 71305859
    www.findagrave.com

    Etler married Leota Pearl Webster. Leota was born on 28 Nov 1872 in Davidson County, Tennessee; died on 25 Jun 1941 in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee; was buried on 27 Jun 1941 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Leota Pearl Webster was born on 28 Nov 1872 in Davidson County, Tennessee; died on 25 Jun 1941 in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee; was buried on 27 Jun 1941 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955 about Leota Pearl Webster Davis
    Name: Leota Pearl Webster Davis
    Birth Date: 28 Nov 1872
    Birth Place: Davidson County, Tennessee
    Age: 68
    Death Date: 25 Jun 1941
    Death Place: Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee
    Burial Date: 27 Jun 1941
    Burial Place: Fayetteville, Tennessee
    Cemetery Name: Rose Hill
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Marital Status: Widowed
    Residence Place: Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee
    Occupation: Housewife
    Father's Name: John Tyler Webster
    Mother's Name: Mary Judia
    Mother's Birth Place: Giles, Tennessee
    Spouse's Name: EtlerDavis
    FHL Film Number: 1876900
    Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
    Original data:
    "Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.

    Children:
    1. 1. Etler Berry Davis, II was born on 22 Feb 1910 in Fayeteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee; died on 12 Feb 2010; was buried on 17 Feb 2010 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Little Berry Selby Davis was born on 6 Mar 1835 in Marshall County, Tennessee; died on 2 Aug 1893.

    Notes:

    1850 United States Federal Census about Little Berry Selby Davis
    Name: Little B Davis
    Age: 15
    Birth Year: abt 1835
    Birthplace: Tennessee
    Home in 1850: Subdivision 53, Marshall, Tennessee
    Gender: Male
    Family Number: 306
    Household Members: Name, Age, Gender, Birthplace
    William R Davis 43, male, Kentucky
    Mary Davis 41, female, Georgia
    Avarilla Davis 11, female, Tennessee
    Little B Davis 15, male, Tennessee
    William T Davis 14, male, Tennessee
    Mary S Davis 12, female, Tennessee
    Amanda Davis 10, female, Tennessee
    Elisabeth J Davis 9, female, Tennessee
    George W Davis 8, male, Tennessee
    Lemira Davis 6, female, Tennessee
    Nancy Davis 4, female, Tennessee
    Josaphine Davis 2, female, Tennessee
    Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 53, Marshall, Tennessee; Roll: M432_890; Page: 21B; Image: 47.
    Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
    Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

    1860 United States Federal Census about Little Berry Selby Davis
    Name: Berry Davis
    Age in 1860: 23
    Birth Year: abt 1837
    Birthplace: Tennessee
    Home in 1860: District 15, Marshall, Tennessee
    Gender: Male
    Post Office: Lewisburg
    Household Members: Name, Age, Gender, Birthplace
    Berry Davis 23, male, Tennessee
    Jane Davis 24, female, Tennessee
    Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: District 15, Marshall, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1265; Page: 134; Image: 275; Family History Library Film: 805265.
    Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
    Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

    Little married Phebe Ann Collins on 12 Dec 1867 in Marshall County, Tennessee. Phebe (daughter of Thomas Collins and Sarah Chiles) was born on 20 Jul 1842; died on 18 Feb 1879 in Marshall County, Tennessee; was buried in 1879 in Collins Cemetery, Mooresville, Marshall County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Phebe Ann Collins was born on 20 Jul 1842 (daughter of Thomas Collins and Sarah Chiles); died on 18 Feb 1879 in Marshall County, Tennessee; was buried in 1879 in Collins Cemetery, Mooresville, Marshall County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Married:
    Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
    about L Berry Davis
    Name: L Berry Davis
    Spouse: Phebe P McKory****image of record states name as "Phebe A. McRory"
    Marriage Date: 12 Dec 1867
    Marriage County: Marshall
    Marriage State: Tennessee
    Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
    Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.

    Children:
    1. 2. Etler Berry Davis was born on 2 Aug 1870 in Lincoln County, Tennessee; died on 30 Oct 1933 in Fayeteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee; was buried in 1933 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Thomas Collins was born on 27 Jul 1818 in Georgia; died on 16 Oct 1888 in Marshall County, Tennessee; was buried in Collins Cemetery, Spring Place Road, near Lewisburg, Marshall County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    "Thomas Collins, farmer, of Marshall County, Tennessee, and son of Willis and Phoebe (Martin) Collins, is one of nine children and was born in the state of Georgia July 27, 1818. He was reared on a farm, and his early education was wholly and needlessly neglected. He was married at an early age, being only nineteen when he and Sarah Childs were united in marriage. Of the six children born to them only two are living: W. P. and Fannie. Since his marriage he has followed agricultural pursuits, and at one time was the owner of nearly 800 acres of land, the greater part of which he has given to his children. In 1884 his wife died, and after living with his children a year, he was married to Mrs. Nancy E. (Clark) Judia. Previous to the war Mr. Collins was a Whig; since that time he has not cast a party vote. He has been a resident of Marshall County some thirty years, and has the confidence and respect of all who know him. Our subject's father and mother were born in North Carolina and Virginia, respectively, and were married in Georgia. The father was an overseer in the latter State, and came to Tennessee in 1826, where he became the possessor of nearly 1000 acres of land. He was a soldier under Jackson, and in politics was an old-line Whig. He died in 1854. The mother lived to be about eighty-four years of age." (THE GOODSPEED HISTORIES of MAURY, WILLIAMSON, RUTHERFORD, WILSON, BEDFORD & MARSHALL COUNTIES OF TENNESSEE, 1886, page 1197.)

    http://www.rootsweb.com/pub/usgen/tn/marshall/bios/collins04.txt

    Thomas married Sarah Chiles about 1837 in Giles County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of Paul Chiles, Sr. and Lucinda Kersey) was born on 8 Apr 1816 in Tennessee; died on 23 Apr 1884 in Marshall County, Tennessee; was buried in Collins Cemetery, Spring Place Road, near Lewisburg, Marshall County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Sarah Chiles was born on 8 Apr 1816 in Tennessee (daughter of Paul Chiles, Sr. and Lucinda Kersey); died on 23 Apr 1884 in Marshall County, Tennessee; was buried in Collins Cemetery, Spring Place Road, near Lewisburg, Marshall County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. 5. Phebe Ann Collins was born on 20 Jul 1842; died on 18 Feb 1879 in Marshall County, Tennessee; was buried in 1879 in Collins Cemetery, Mooresville, Marshall County, Tennessee.
    2. William H. Collins was born about 1843.
    3. Willis P. Collins was born on 11 Nov 1845 in Giles County, Tennessee.
    4. Lucinda F. Collins was born about 1849.
    5. Sarah T. Collins was born about 1852.


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