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Thomas Riley Davis

Birth: 30 Dec 1875
Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
Death: 6 Jul 1959 (aged 83)
Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery

Wayne County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 15648850 View Source

Thomas Riley Davis was the fourth child and third son of Joseph Noah and Nancy Jane Copeland Davis. He was a Baptist minister.

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 for Thomas Riley Davis describes him as short, with a medium build, hazel eyes and dark hair, occupation clergyman

Thomas Riley Davis married Lily Belle Dalton 22 Nov 1908 in Lawrence Co., Tn. They were the parents of two daughters:
- Ruth Upton Davis
- Mary Dalton Davis

Thomas Riley Davis can be found in the following US Federal Census records:
- 1880 for Wayne Co., Tn with his parents and four siblings
- 1910 for Hardin Co., Ky with his spouse and one daughter, occupation clergyman
- 1920 for Carthage, Smith Co., Tn with his spouse and two daughters, occupation minister
- 1930 for Maury Co., Tn with spouse and one daughter, occupation pastor
- 1940 for Columbia, Maury Co., Tn with his spouse and one daughter, occupation preacher

We know from a Columbia City Directory, that as late as 1953 T. Riley and Lily Belle Davis were still living in Columbia, Tennessee.

- compiled by Gaynelle Hobt Morton
- May 2019

Thomas Riley Davis was the fourth child and third son of Joseph Noah and Nancy Jane Copeland Davis. He was a Baptist minister.

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 for Thomas Riley Davis describes him as short, with a medium build, hazel eyes and dark hair, occupation clergyman

Thomas Riley Davis married Lily Belle Dalton 22 Nov 1908 in Lawrence Co., Tn. They were the parents of two daughters:
- Ruth Upton Davis
- Mary Dalton Davis

Thomas Riley Davis can be found in the following US Federal Census records:
- 1880 for Wayne Co., Tn with his parents and four siblings
- 1910 for Hardin Co., Ky with his spouse and one daughter, occupation clergyman
- 1920 for Carthage, Smith Co., Tn with his spouse and two daughters, occupation minister
- 1930 for Maury Co., Tn with spouse and one daughter, occupation pastor
- 1940 for Columbia, Maury Co., Tn with his spouse and one daughter, occupation preacher

We know from a Columbia City Directory, that as late as 1953 T. Riley and Lily Belle Davis were still living in Columbia, Tennessee.

- compiled by Gaynelle Hobt Morton
- May 2019

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Wife Lily Dalton Davis

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Lily Belle Dalton Davis

1884–1954 (m. 1898)

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Maintained by: Gay Hobt Morton
Originally Created by: PFW
Added: Sep 6, 2006
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15648850/thomas_riley-davis: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Riley Davis (30 Dec 1875–6 Jul 1959), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15648850, citing Cedar Grove Cemetery, Wayne County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Gay Hobt Morton (contributor 47996589).

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