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William Franklin Davis
1868 - 1954 (85 years)
1. William Franklin Davis was born on 8 Apr 1868 in Stone, Missouri, USA (son of James Madison Davis and Mary Elizabeth Melton); died on 4 Jan 1954 in Highlandville, Christian, Missouri, USA.
2. James Madison Davis was born on 14 Oct 1840 in Richwood, Miller, Missouri (son of William Franklin "Billy" Davis and Elizabeth Harp); died on 18 Sep 1915 in Ponce de Leon, Stone, Missouri; was buried in Highlandville Cemetery. James married Mary Elizabeth Melton on 14 Dec 1865. Mary (daughter of Martin Fisher Melton and Margaret Lydia "Peggy" Bilyeu) was born on 29 Feb 1844 in Miller county, Missouri; died on 26 Oct 1930 in Ponce de Leon, Stone, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mary Elizabeth Melton was born on 29 Feb 1844 in Miller county, Missouri (daughter of Martin Fisher Melton and Margaret Lydia "Peggy" Bilyeu); died on 26 Oct 1930 in Ponce de Leon, Stone, Missouri. Children:
- Martin Fisher "Fish" Davis was born on 16 Sep 1866 in Taney, Missouri; died on 15 Jan 1927 in Spokane, Christian, Missouri, USA; was buried in Highlandville, Christian, Missouri, USA.
- 1. William Franklin Davis was born on 8 Apr 1868 in Stone, Missouri, USA; died on 4 Jan 1954 in Highlandville, Christian, Missouri, USA.
- Margaret E. Davis was born on 7 Feb 1870 in Christian, Missouri, USA; died on 9 Mar 1952 in Stone, Missouri, USA.
- Alla S. Davis was born on 3 Mar 1873 in Missouri, USA; died on 1 Mar 1949 in Christian, Missouri, USA.
- Dicy Diane Davis Lee was born on 8 Feb 1877; died on 21 Nov 1973; was buried in Highlandville, Christian, Missouri, USA.
- Reuben Davis was born on 11 Apr 1878 in Christian, Missouri, USA; died on 1 Jun 1971 in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA.
- Stephen Decatur Davis was born on 7 Jul 1881; died on 6 Sep 1968; was buried in Highlandville, Christian, Missouri, USA.
- Frances Davis Brown was born on 1 Feb 1884; died on 4 Jan 1969; was buried in Highlandville, Christian, Missouri, USA.
- James Madison "Matt" Davis was born on 8 Nov 1886; died on 16 Jun 1962; was buried in Spokane, Christian, Missouri, USA.
Generation: 3
4. William Franklin "Billy" Davis was born on 7 May 1808 in Kentucky (son of John Davis); died on 11 Oct 1892 in Spokane, Christian, Missouri, USA. William married Elizabeth Harp on 19 Apr 1832 in Cooper, Missouri, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of William Harp and Charlotte "Lottie" Harrison) was born on 12 Jan 1816 in Overton county, Tennessee; died on 18 Jun 1889 in Christian, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Elizabeth Harp was born on 12 Jan 1816 in Overton county, Tennessee (daughter of William Harp and Charlotte "Lottie" Harrison); died on 18 Jun 1889 in Christian, Missouri, USA. Children:
- 2. James Madison Davis was born on 14 Oct 1840 in Richwood, Miller, Missouri; died on 18 Sep 1915 in Ponce de Leon, Stone, Missouri; was buried in Highlandville Cemetery.
6. Martin Fisher Melton was born on 10 Dec 1817 in Harrison, Indiana (son of Reuben Marion Melton and Mary Ailcey McAdams); died on 13 Aug 1870 in Ozark, Christian County, Missouri. Martin married Margaret Lydia "Peggy" Bilyeu on 21 Oct 1838 in Carroll, Arkansas. Margaret (daughter of Isaac Bilyeu and Mary Ann Workman) was born in Nov 1821 in Overton county, Tennessee; died on 23 Jan 1908 in Ozark, Christian County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Margaret Lydia "Peggy" Bilyeu was born in Nov 1821 in Overton county, Tennessee (daughter of Isaac Bilyeu and Mary Ann Workman); died on 23 Jan 1908 in Ozark, Christian County, Missouri. Children:
- 3. Mary Elizabeth Melton was born on 29 Feb 1844 in Miller county, Missouri; died on 26 Oct 1930 in Ponce de Leon, Stone, Missouri.
Generation: 4
8. John Davis was born about 1788 in Kentucky; died after 1880 in Missouri, USA. Children:
- Jonathan Davis was born about 1806 in Kentucky; died after 1870.
- 4. William Franklin "Billy" Davis was born on 7 May 1808 in Kentucky; died on 11 Oct 1892 in Spokane, Christian, Missouri, USA.
10. William Harp was born on 11 May 1779 in Granville Co., NC; died in 1850 in Overton county, Tennessee. William married Charlotte "Lottie" Harrison on 5 Nov 1804 in Granville Co., NC. Charlotte (daughter of James Harrison and Winnie Reddin) was born about 1793 in Granville Co., NC; died in 1865 in Christian, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Charlotte "Lottie" Harrison was born about 1793 in Granville Co., NC (daughter of James Harrison and Winnie Reddin); died in 1865 in Christian, Missouri, USA. Children:
- 5. Elizabeth Harp was born on 12 Jan 1816 in Overton county, Tennessee; died on 18 Jun 1889 in Christian, Missouri, USA.
12. Reuben Marion Melton was born in 1782 in Virginia, USA; died after 1850 in Missouri, USA. Reuben married Mary Ailcey McAdams in 1816 in Albemarle County, Virginia. Mary was born in 1792 in North Carolina; died in Nov 1869 in Christian, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Mary Ailcey McAdams was born in 1792 in North Carolina; died in Nov 1869 in Christian, Missouri, USA. Children:
- 6. Martin Fisher Melton was born on 10 Dec 1817 in Harrison, Indiana; died on 13 Aug 1870 in Ozark, Christian County, Missouri.
14. Isaac Bilyeu was born in 1780 in Cumberland, Alleghany, Maryland (son of John Bilyeu and Trijntje Barents); died on 7 Jul 1863 in Big Indian Creek, Carroll, Arkansas. Isaac married Mary Ann Workman. Mary (daughter of Jacob Workman and Elizabeth Wyckoff) was born in 1787 in Cumberland, Alleghany, Maryland; died in 1860 in Carroll, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Mary Ann Workman was born in 1787 in Cumberland, Alleghany, Maryland (daughter of Jacob Workman and Elizabeth Wyckoff); died in 1860 in Carroll, Arkansas. Children:
- 7. Margaret Lydia "Peggy" Bilyeu was born in Nov 1821 in Overton county, Tennessee; died on 23 Jan 1908 in Ozark, Christian County, Missouri.