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Orpha <I>Hicks</I> Davis

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Orpha Hicks Davis

Birth
Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Death
19 Jul 1946 (aged 90)
Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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DATA FROM DEATH CERTIFICATE
Name: Orpha Hicks Davis
Marital Status: Widowed [husband Dr. John Wesley Davis]
Residence: Jefferson City, Jefferson Co., Tenn.
Birth: Sept. 15, 1855, Cocke County, Tenn.
Father: James Hicks
Mother: Orpha O'Dell
Informant: Mrs. Mode Allen [Pearl Davis Allen, daughter]
Burial: Westview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Tenn.
Undertaker: R. E. Farrar, Farrar Funeral Home, Jefferson City, Tenn.

In 1880 (census data), Orpha (age 24) was living with with her mother (father deceased) in the English Creek Community of Cocke County, Tenn. with siblings Susan, Caleb and Wiley and nephew William Wilson.

Ophra was also a sister of William Rhoten Hicks. (His Find A Grave memorial has more family relationships.)

In 1887 (Nov. 28), Orphas married John W. Davis in Cocke County.

In the same plot is a grave marked for "Bess Davis" (daughter who was listed in 1920 census as 17 years old).
DATA FROM DEATH CERTIFICATE
Name: Orpha Hicks Davis
Marital Status: Widowed [husband Dr. John Wesley Davis]
Residence: Jefferson City, Jefferson Co., Tenn.
Birth: Sept. 15, 1855, Cocke County, Tenn.
Father: James Hicks
Mother: Orpha O'Dell
Informant: Mrs. Mode Allen [Pearl Davis Allen, daughter]
Burial: Westview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Tenn.
Undertaker: R. E. Farrar, Farrar Funeral Home, Jefferson City, Tenn.

In 1880 (census data), Orpha (age 24) was living with with her mother (father deceased) in the English Creek Community of Cocke County, Tenn. with siblings Susan, Caleb and Wiley and nephew William Wilson.

Ophra was also a sister of William Rhoten Hicks. (His Find A Grave memorial has more family relationships.)

In 1887 (Nov. 28), Orphas married John W. Davis in Cocke County.

In the same plot is a grave marked for "Bess Davis" (daughter who was listed in 1920 census as 17 years old).


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  • Created by: Gene Bryant
  • Added: Dec 28, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122351716/orpha-davis: accessed ), memorial page for Orpha Hicks Davis (15 Sep 1855–19 Jul 1946), Find a Grave Memorial ID 122351716, citing Westview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Gene Bryant (contributor 47986115).