Amzie C. Davis (Mrs. Henry Holcombe Perry, Sr.) was born January 5, 1885. She was the sixth child of Reverend Britton Ware Davis and Amzie Amanda Matthews Davis.
Miss Amzie C. Davis married Henry Holcombe Perry on June 21, 1910. They lived in Albany, Georgia.
"Amzie Davis Perry is an accomplished musician and is Supervisor of Public School Music in Albany, Georgia."
— Southern Kith and Kin, A Record of My Children's Ancestors, by Jewel Davis Scarborough.
SON
Henry Holcombe Perry, Jr.
Born June 7, 1913. Married June 12, 1937, Miss Chloe Milner. Chloe (Mrs. Henry Holcombe Perry, Jr.) was born on May 6, 1913. Children.
H. Holcombe Perry began his practice of law in the 1930s. Mr. Perry led the firm until his death in 2002. Founding member of the State Bar of Georgia.
[Professional biography, edited]. Perry-Walters.
https://perrywalters.com/our-history/
Children of Rev. B. W. Davis and Amzie Matthews
• Margaret Lee Davis Black Milam (b. 1873)
• Ernest Matthews Davis, Sr. (1875-1946)
• Frances Elizabeth Davis (1877-1909)
• Britton Ware Davis II (1879-1961)
• Willie Pearl Davis Jones (1883-1977)
• Amzie C. Davis Perry (1885-1979)
• Nannie Lou Davis Jones (1887-1978)
• Bennie Claude Davis Richardson (1890-1979)
Niece, Lucile Black Keehan (1892-1980).
Nephew, Ernest Davis Black (1894-1952).
Niece, Amzie Jones Seals (1911-2006)
Daughter of Willie Pearl Davis Jones.
Information from Georgia Archives, newspapers, obituaries, and "Southern Kith and Kin":
Claude (Mrs. A. Cullen Richardson, Sr.), 8th child of Reverend Britton Ware Davis and Amzie Matthews Davis, was born in Friendship, Sumter County, Georgia. She lived in Montezuma, Macon County, Georgia, where she taught piano for 50 years. Georgia Archives, University of Georgia, collection description of Bennie Claude Davis Richardson papers and musical compositions.
Main source for names, birthdates, birthplaces of Davis children: "Southern Kith and Kin, A Record of My Children's Ancestors," by Pearl Davis Scarborough. Available on Internet Archive online.
Further information from local newspapers, published obituaries, and Find A Grave memorials.
Amzie C. Davis (Mrs. Henry Holcombe Perry, Sr.) was born January 5, 1885. She was the sixth child of Reverend Britton Ware Davis and Amzie Amanda Matthews Davis.
Miss Amzie C. Davis married Henry Holcombe Perry on June 21, 1910. They lived in Albany, Georgia.
"Amzie Davis Perry is an accomplished musician and is Supervisor of Public School Music in Albany, Georgia."
— Southern Kith and Kin, A Record of My Children's Ancestors, by Jewel Davis Scarborough.
SON
Henry Holcombe Perry, Jr.
Born June 7, 1913. Married June 12, 1937, Miss Chloe Milner. Chloe (Mrs. Henry Holcombe Perry, Jr.) was born on May 6, 1913. Children.
H. Holcombe Perry began his practice of law in the 1930s. Mr. Perry led the firm until his death in 2002. Founding member of the State Bar of Georgia.
[Professional biography, edited]. Perry-Walters.
https://perrywalters.com/our-history/
Children of Rev. B. W. Davis and Amzie Matthews
• Margaret Lee Davis Black Milam (b. 1873)
• Ernest Matthews Davis, Sr. (1875-1946)
• Frances Elizabeth Davis (1877-1909)
• Britton Ware Davis II (1879-1961)
• Willie Pearl Davis Jones (1883-1977)
• Amzie C. Davis Perry (1885-1979)
• Nannie Lou Davis Jones (1887-1978)
• Bennie Claude Davis Richardson (1890-1979)
Niece, Lucile Black Keehan (1892-1980).
Nephew, Ernest Davis Black (1894-1952).
Niece, Amzie Jones Seals (1911-2006)
Daughter of Willie Pearl Davis Jones.
Information from Georgia Archives, newspapers, obituaries, and "Southern Kith and Kin":
Claude (Mrs. A. Cullen Richardson, Sr.), 8th child of Reverend Britton Ware Davis and Amzie Matthews Davis, was born in Friendship, Sumter County, Georgia. She lived in Montezuma, Macon County, Georgia, where she taught piano for 50 years. Georgia Archives, University of Georgia, collection description of Bennie Claude Davis Richardson papers and musical compositions.
Main source for names, birthdates, birthplaces of Davis children: "Southern Kith and Kin, A Record of My Children's Ancestors," by Pearl Davis Scarborough. Available on Internet Archive online.
Further information from local newspapers, published obituaries, and Find A Grave memorials.
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DEC. 30, 1979
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