Genealogy for
John Green Davis
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John Green Davis
5/12/1863 - 10/25/1948
(Shown at age 22)
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John Green Davis was born on May 12, 1863 in Geneva County, Alabama and died on October 25, 1948 in Sopchoppy, Florida. He lived to be 85 years old.
He is buried at Grimes Cemetery in Sopchoppy, Wakulla Co., FL.
Three of his children -- Frank, Jessie and Hattie -- can be seen in The Davis Family Photo posted on this site.
1st marriage to Josephine P. Lewis (3/17/1868-8/15/1901, west Sopchoppy Cem.). They had four children:
Frank (abt. 1895)
Hattie (abt. 1897)
May Bell (12/11/1891-4/25/1900)
Jessie (abt. 1892)
2nd marriage to Nancy Brock Keen on 6/22/1902. They had three children:
Ozella (abt. 1902)
Thomas Allen (10/9/1903-5/17/1992)who married Verlie Erla Dean Smith on 10/26/1926
Tipton (1906)who married Augusta Evans on Jan. 9, 1926
3rd marriage to Mary Dee Robison Coleman. They had four children:
Nollie (1919)
Johnnie (abt. 1922)
Anabel (abt. 1923)
Pearl (1926) | 
 | Census | 7/22/1870 | AL (Geneva County) | 7 yrs old | Recorded as family #229: James Davis (age 39), Moay (age 32), Julia (age 12), Jonas (age 10), James M. (age 8), John G. (age 7), Mealissee (age 5), Reacy (age 3), Allen (age 1). Everyone was born is AL except James who was born in GA. James states his occupation as farmer and estimates the value of his real estate to be $300 and personal estate $1, 063. Julia and Jonas attended school within the last year and Mary cannot read or write.
| Additional information about Geneva County, AL around 1870: Geneva County was created two years prior to this census on December 26, 1868 from Coffee, Dale, and Henry Counties. It is located near the Choctawhatchee River.. The Freedmen's Bureau, formed after the Civil War, managed this land until they were abolished in 1868 by the US Congress. They were committed to the supervision and management of all abandoned lands and the control of all subjects relating to refugees and freedmen. Members of this group harassed settlers by taking bribes and acquired lands they were to protect during the time leading up to their disbandment. Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Census | 6/11/1880 | District 79, East Half AL (Geneva County) | 17 yrs old | | The family of James M. Davis is listed as: Mary (wife, age 41), Julia (daughter, age 21), Jonas (son, 19), James M. (son, 17), John G. (son, 16), Malissy (daughter, 18), Ramsy (daughter, 11), Allen (son, 9), Arisy [Nicey] (daughter, 7), Susan (daughter, 5), Betsy (daughter, 3), Carrie (daughter, 1) and Joseph (son, 10 months). The three oldest sons list their occupation as day laborers. James lists his as farmer. Everyone was born in AL except James Sr., who was born in Georgia. His father was born in AL and mother GA. Mary keeps house, born in GA, as were her parents. |
| Census | 6/4/1900 | Sopchoppy FL (Wakulla County) | 37 yrs old | | Recorded as family #44: John Davis, (born July 1863, age 36), Josephine (wife, born March 1868, age 32), Jessie (daughter, born Oct 1892, age 7), Frank J. (son, born June 1895, age 4), and Hattie M. (daughter, born May 1897, age 3). John and his parents were born in AL. Josephine was born in FL and her parents in N. Carolina. All of the children were born in FL. John is a log chopper and has been unemployed two months. The oldest child is attending school. Both John and Josephine can read and write. Josephine has given birth to 4 children and 3 are still living. |
| Marriage | 1/1/1902 | FL (Wakulla County) | 38 yrs old | John G Davis married Nancy Keen on June 22, 1902. Book 1, page 183  |
| Census | 1/1/1910 | Sopchoppy FL (Wakulla County) | 46 yrs old | | Recorded as family #61: John Davis (age 45), Nancy (wife, age 44), Ozala (daughter, age 8), Thomas A. (son, age 6), Buford F. (son, age 4), Willie Keen (stepson, age 18). John was born in AL and his parents in the USA. Nancy was born in the USA and her parents in GA. All of the children were born in FL. John and Nancy have been married for 9 years. Nancy has given birth to 9 children and 9 are still living. John is employed as a section foreman. John and Nancy can read and write and the children have been attending school. |
| Marriage | 2/2/1919 | FL (Wakulla County) | 55 yrs old | | John G Davis married Mary D Coleman Feb. 2, 1919, book 2, page 212 |
| Census | 1/24/1920 | Sopchoppy FL (Wakulla County) | 56 yrs old | | Recorded as family #172: John J. Davis (age 54), Mary D. (wife, age 34), Tipton (son, age 14), Nollie (daughter, age 2 months), Dallie Coleman (stepson, age 9), Katie D. (stepdaughter, age 7), William A. (stepson, age 4). John J. was born in AL, Mary D. in GA and all of the children in FL. John and Mary can read and write and the older children have been attending school. John states his occupation as farmer working a general farm. He also owns his house. |
| Census | 4/12/1930 | Sopchoppy FL (Wakulla County) | 66 yrs old | | Recorded as family #108: John G. Donis (age 66), Mary D. (wife, age 44), Katie Colema (stepdaughter, age 17), Christa Colema (stepson, age 14), Nolie Davis (daughter, age 10), Johnny Davis (daughter, age 8), Annie B. Davis (daughter, age 5), Pearl Davis (daughter, age 3 months). John, Mary and the older children can read and write. The children have been attending school. John was born in AL, Mary in GA and the children in FL. John is a farmer working a general farm which he owns. He estimated the value of his estate to be $800. They do not own a radio. John was 28 and Mary was 19 at their first marriage. |
| Census | 1/1/1935 | Sopchoppy FL (Wakulla County) | 71 yrs old | | Recorded on page 7, line 3: John Davis (age 72), Mary D. (age 49), Katie Dell Coleman (age 22),Thruston Coleman (19), Nolie Davis (age 15), Johnnie Davis (age 13), Annie Bell Davis (age 10), Pearl Davis (age 8). John was born in AL, Mary in GA, others in FL. They rent their home and John is a farmer, Thurston job is in Public work. John has an 4th grade education, Mary an 8th,Katie a 12th, Thurston an 8th, Nolie a 9th, Johnnie a 6th, Annie a 5th & Pearl a 3rd. |
| Graveyard/Tombstone | 10/25/1948 | Sopchoppy FL (Wakulla County) | 85 yrs old | | Grimes Cemetery: John Green Davis 5/12/1963 - 10/25/1948 |
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John, his family, and friends. For example, John is 2 years old when American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South"
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1864 |
Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back |
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1865 |
Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory. |
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1865 |
May 10th -- Union troops occupy Tallahassee. While Tallahassee was the only Confederate state capital east of the Mississippi River that had not been captured, Union troops occupy the capitol following the surrender of the major Confederate armies in the east. |
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1870 |
During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers. |
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1882 |
The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads. |
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1883 |
Three railroad companies are merged to form the Florida Transit and Penisular Railroad Company. Thee are: Florida Transit Railroad Co., Peninsular Railroad Co, and the Tropical Florida Railroad Co. |
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1884 |
Most railroads in Florida are passed into the hands of a single company owned and operated by a single management, under the name of The Florida Railway and Navigation Company. It has more that 500 miles of main track in operation and about 300 miles of track under construction. The longest route was the "Western Division" which ran from Tallahassee to Jacksonville - 209 miles. |
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1906 |
An attempt to drain the Everglades and convert it to farmland begins. |
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1917 |
Seminole Indians become a Florida tourist attraction. |
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1928 |
The Tamiami Trail opens. It opens the southernmost 275 miles of U.S. Highway 41 from State Road 60 in Tampa to U.S. Route 1 (SR 5) in Miami, Florida to tourist. It also destroys many of the Seminole Indian waterways and hinders their economy. |
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1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
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1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 14 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 16 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 26 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 32 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 34 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 37 |
1900 |
The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control. |
| 37 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 38 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 39 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
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1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
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1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
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1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
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1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
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1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
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1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
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1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
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1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
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1923 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
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1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
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1924 |
Insecticides are used for the first time on crops |
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1926 |
Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket |
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1927 |
The first television transmission was announced in England |
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1928 |
Big bang theory was introduced |
| 73 |
1936 |
The first regular television broadcast happens in England |
| 75 |
1938 |
Hahn, Strassmann, Meitner and Frisch discover nuclear fission |
| 83 |
1946 |
The university of Pennsylvania develops the ENIAC computer, containing 18,000 vacuum tubes |
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1947 |
Researches at Bell Labs invent the first transistor |
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1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
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1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
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1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
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1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
| 50 |
1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
| 54 |
1917 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In June, the United States enters World War I on the side of the allies. The Russian Revolution ends the reign of the czars and thrusts Russia into communism. |
| 56 |
1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
| 75 |
1938 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Orson Wells' radio production of H.G. Well's War of the Worlds causes a national panic. |
| 76 |
1939 |
NEWS HEADLINES: The first regular television broadcast happens in the United States |
| 78 |
1941 |
NEWS HEADLINES: December 7, 1941 -- Japan launches a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the US officially declares war on Japan the following day. World War II begins for American soldiers. |
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1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
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1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
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1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
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1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
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1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
| 47 |
1910 |
Boy Scout and Girl Scout Organizations are introduced in America and the concept of a "week end" meaning time off from regular work begins to take root. The British Empire covers 1/5th of the world land area. |
| 64 |
1927 |
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. |
| 66 |
1929 |
Widespread prosperity of the 1920s ends abruptly with the stock market crash in October |
| 67 |
1930 |
Drought in the Great Plains area begins, creating hardship for farm families in 19 states. |
| 69 |
1932 |
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The infant son of Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped and murdered. |
| 70 |
1933 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president under his "New Deal" campaign. Frances Perkins becomes the first woman to hold a cabinet post when FDR appoints her secretary of labor. On December 5, the 21st Amendment is added to the Constitution, repealing Prohibition. Drinks for everyone! |
| 71 |
1934 |
Farm families must leave the dust bowl-stricken Great Plains areas. The dust bowl includes areas in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Nevada and Arkansas. Radio picks up the "Okie" songs. In all, 400,000 people leave the Great Plains. |
| 71 |
1934 |
Congress passes the Indian Reorganization Act which allows remaining Indian tribes to reorganize. |
| 72 |
1935 |
Congress passes the Social Security Act, giving elder Americans Social Security money for the first time. |
| 76 |
1939 |
Hollywood releases The Wizard of Oz, one of the first films to be made in color. |
| 80 |
1943 |
Japanese Americans are relocated to internment camps; Almost 400,000 coal miners go on strike; Race riots break out in Los Angeles and Detroit. |
| 81 |
1944 |
On June 6, Allied forces invade Normandy (referred to as "D-Day") |
| 82 |
1945 |
President Roosevelt dies; The United Nations is established; the first atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima. |
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1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
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1914 |
World War I - Following the crisis touched off by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Germany declared war on Russia and additional countries joined the war within several days. |
| 54 |
1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
| 56 |
1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
| 57 |
1920 |
Adolph Hitler begins to organize the Nazi party in Germany; The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques to gain 85,000 new recruits; the first commercial broadcast is made. |
| 75 |
1938 |
Hitler annexes Anschluss into Germany. At the Munich Conference, Germany is given a portion of Czechoslovakia. |
| 76 |
1939 |
Hitler takes over all of Czechoslovakia. On Sept. 1st, Germany invades Poland. On Sept. 3rd, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II has begun. |
| 82 |
1945 |
World War II ends with a Japanese delegation signing instrument of surrender aboard battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. |
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Marriages
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 | Josephine Lewis
Born on March 17, 1868 and died on August 15, 1901
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Born about 1864 and died about 1915.
They were married 6/22/1902.
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Born on an unknown day in December 1885 and died about 1960.
They were married 2/2/1919.
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The Children of John Green Davis
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May Bell Davis
Born somewhere in Florida on December 11, 1891 and died somewhere in Florida on April 25, 1900. She was 8 years old.
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20 years old
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Jessie Alton Davis
Born somewhere in Florida on October 2, 1894 and died in Franklin County, Florida on October 8, 1974. She was 80 years old.
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19 years old
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Frank J. Davis
Born somewhere in Florida on an unknown day in June 1895 and died in an unknown location about 1923. He was about 27 years old.
He may have died in January 1923 in Geneva County, Alabama....
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17 years old
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Hattie M. Davis
Born somewhere in Florida on an unknown day in May 1897 and died somewhere in Florida about 1959. She was about 61 years old.
Place of death may have been Smith Creek, Wakulla County, FL....
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Ozella Davis
Born in Wakulla County, Florida on October 29, 1901 and died somewhere in Florida on an unknown day in January 1987. She was 85 years old.
She married James S. Daniels (1899-1950)
children: George
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91 years old
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Nolie Dee Davis
Born in Sopchoppy, Florida on November 2, 1919 and died in Tallahassee, Florida on January 18, 2016. She was 96 years old.
Nollie married Daymond Grimes
Children :
Phillip
Rowena
Bill & Bob (Twins)
Melanie...
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17 years old
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Jonnie Davis
Born in Panacea, Wakulla County, Florida on August 28, 1921 and died in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida on March 15, 2012. She was 90 years old.
She married Ruben O. McKenzie (1918-1995)....
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19 years old
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Pearl Davis
Born in Sopchoppy, Florida on June 30, 1926 and died in Monroe, Georgia on July 27, 2012. She was 86 years old.
She was born in Sopchoppy, Florida on June 30, 1926,the youngest child born to John Green Davis and Mary Robison Coleman Davis and is the great granddaughter of Elizabeth English Ward. She Loves to w...
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