Hillary Herbert Davis ⁴⁵⁶

  General Notes:

OBITUARY

Mr Hillary Herbert Davis, 79, died at his home in Glenwood Thursday. Surviving are his widow Mrs. Fairy H. Davis, Glenwood; 3 daughters, Mrs. J.C. Corley, Glenwood, Mrs. J.L. Porter, Paradis, LA, Mrs. C.L. Phillips, Luverne; 4 sons, Dr W. Oren Davis, Wichita, Kansas, Dr Elmo W. Davis, Americus, GA, M.J. (Bubba) Davis, Talco, TX., Henry Ford Davis, Luverne; 35 grandchildren & 7 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2pm from the Glenwood Baptist Church with Reverend L.C. Walker, Rev. Warner Floyd, & Rev. Bass officiating Interment was in Providence Cemetery with Turner's Funeral Home in charge.

Source: Luverne Journal & News
Date: Nov 1957 ²⁰⁵⁴

  Life Events:

1. Census, 30 Apr 1910, New Providence Township, Crenshaw, Alabama, USA. 1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Hiliary H Davis
Age in 1910: 31
Estimated birth year: abt 1879
Birthplace: Alabama
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Alabama
Mother's Birth Place: Alabama
Spouse's name: Annie F
Home in 1910: New Providence, Crenshaw, Alabama
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Hiliary H Dovis 31 (Head)
Annie F Dovis 26 (Wife)
Ola Z Dovis 2 (Daughter)

Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: New Providence, Crenshaw, Alabama; Roll: T624_9; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 69; Image: 1072.

2. Census, 31 Jan 1920, New Providence Township, Crenshaw, Alabama, USA. ⁴⁵⁷ 1920 United States Federal Census
Name: H H Davis
Home in 1920: New Providence, Crenshaw, Alabama
Age: 42 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1878
Birthplace: Alabama
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: N F
Father's Birth Place: Alabama
Mother's Birth Place: Alabama
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 368
Household Members: Name Age
H H Davis 42 (Head)
N F Davis 36 (Wife)
O Z Davis 12 (Daughter)
T M Davis 9 (Daughter)
W O Davis 8 (Son)
Elmo W Davis 6 (Son)
Edna M Davis 3 11/12 (Daughter)
Mervin J Davis 2 1/12 (Son)
Mary O Davis 2/12 (Daughter)

Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: New Providence, Crenshaw, Alabama; Roll: T625_11; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 79; Image: 368.

3. Census, 29 Apr 1930, Glenwood, Crenshaw, Alabama, USA. ⁴⁵⁸ 1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Hillery H Davis
Home in 1930: Glenwood, Crenshaw, Alabama
Age: 57
Estimated birth year: abt 1873
Birthplace: Alabama
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Mary F
Race: White
Occupation: Farmer
Military Service: No
Rent/home value: Owns
Age at first marriage: 28
Parents' birthplace: Alabama
Household Members: Name Age
Hillery H Davis 57
Nancy F Davis 46
Walter O Davis 18
Elmo W Davis 16
Edna M Davis 14
Merwin J Davis 12
Henry F Davis 8

Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Glenwood, Crenshaw, Alabama; Roll: 11; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 327.0.

4. Occupation: Farmer, 1930, Glenwood, Crenshaw, Alabama, USA. ⁴⁵⁸

Hillary married Nancy Ferrington "Fairy" Hancock, daughter of Joseph Matthias Hancock and Ernestine Pope, on 27 Dec 1906 in Luverne, Crenshaw, Alabama, USA.⁴⁵⁶ (Nancy Ferrington "Fairy" Hancock was born on 5 Dec 1883 in Glenwood, Crenshaw, Alabama, USA,⁴⁵⁶ died on 8 Oct 1961 in Glenwood, Crenshaw, Alabama, USA ⁴⁵⁶ and was buried in New Providence Cemetery (Glenwood, Crenshaw, Alabama, USA) ²⁰⁵⁴.)