Shelby-Chambers County AlArchives Obituaries.....Davis, Mary Frances February 19, 1901 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Charmon Hale cbhale@bellsouth.net August 21, 2006, 9:48 am Peoples Advocate - February 28, 1901 Peoples Advocate Shelby County Mrs. Mary Frances Davis, wife of James Davis, died at their home six miles of this city, on February 19th. Mrs. Davis was born in Tel- fairro county, Ga., March 15, 1833. She emigrated from there to Cham- bers county, Ala. during the In- dian war. She lived in Chambers County until she was grown and was married to James Davis Sep- tember 16th, 1849. They lived to- gether until February 19, 1901, when death separated them. They raised a family of nine children, all living except two. They have fifty- one grand children. Mrs. Davis' maiden name was Mary Frances Vester. She joined the Baptist Church at Mt. Pleasant in Cham- bers County in 1852. She lived a devout Christian up to the hour of her death. Mrs. Davis was in her 69th year. Additional Comments: Mary Frances Davis' maiden name was Venters. She married James Davis September 16, 1851 in Chambers County. There is no "Telfairro" County in Georgia. It is my opinion that she was born in Telfair County, GA. http://www1.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=hale628&x=10&y=4&rand=657118364 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/shelby/obits/d/davis667gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb