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Willielma Ledoisha <I>Davis</I> Walters

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Willielma Ledoisha Davis Walters

Birth
Death
26 Oct 1880 (aged 29)
Burial
Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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1) ATTENTION Researchers: the information left in the Flowers section of this memorial is incorrect, it is not a duplicate of the memorial for Minnie Davis. Apparently a marker cannot be located for Willielma at the cemetery, cause of this, I am unaware. However, Willielma and Minnie Davis were sisters, and they were both married to Jesse Williams Walters. Jesse married Willielma in 1870, after her death in 1880, he married her younger sister, Minnie in 1881. Documentation of her relation to sister Minnie and to her husband, Jesse W. Walters provided below--

1860 Houston Co., GA census:
Wm M Davis 40
Mary C Davis 38
John G Davis 17
Wm R Davis 15
Ella Davis 13
Buford Davis 12
E B Davis 7
Willie Davis 9 female (Willielma L. Davis)
H C Davis 6
Minie Davis 4 female (Minnie Davis)
R Maning Davis 2

Houston Co., GA marriages:
Willie L. Davis to Jesse W. Walters, 4th May 1870

1880 Dougherty Co., GA census:
Jesse M. Walters 30 Lawyer
Willielma Walters 27
Davis Walters 9
Jessie Walters 7
Buford Walters 5
Hallie Walters 3
Hilsman Walters 1
***Note--in Oct 1880, Willielma and Jesse had a stillborn daughter, infants death recorded in cemetery Sexton's report and evidenced by marker at cemetery.

2) Oakview Cemetery Sexton's Report 1880:
Name: Walters, Mrs. J.W.
Age: 29
When buried: 27th October
Disease: Inflamation of brain
Color: White
Sex: female
Residence: City
1) ATTENTION Researchers: the information left in the Flowers section of this memorial is incorrect, it is not a duplicate of the memorial for Minnie Davis. Apparently a marker cannot be located for Willielma at the cemetery, cause of this, I am unaware. However, Willielma and Minnie Davis were sisters, and they were both married to Jesse Williams Walters. Jesse married Willielma in 1870, after her death in 1880, he married her younger sister, Minnie in 1881. Documentation of her relation to sister Minnie and to her husband, Jesse W. Walters provided below--

1860 Houston Co., GA census:
Wm M Davis 40
Mary C Davis 38
John G Davis 17
Wm R Davis 15
Ella Davis 13
Buford Davis 12
E B Davis 7
Willie Davis 9 female (Willielma L. Davis)
H C Davis 6
Minie Davis 4 female (Minnie Davis)
R Maning Davis 2

Houston Co., GA marriages:
Willie L. Davis to Jesse W. Walters, 4th May 1870

1880 Dougherty Co., GA census:
Jesse M. Walters 30 Lawyer
Willielma Walters 27
Davis Walters 9
Jessie Walters 7
Buford Walters 5
Hallie Walters 3
Hilsman Walters 1
***Note--in Oct 1880, Willielma and Jesse had a stillborn daughter, infants death recorded in cemetery Sexton's report and evidenced by marker at cemetery.

2) Oakview Cemetery Sexton's Report 1880:
Name: Walters, Mrs. J.W.
Age: 29
When buried: 27th October
Disease: Inflamation of brain
Color: White
Sex: female
Residence: City


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