The Davis clan

Early 1950's

New Zion Community, Tylertown, MS

THE DAVIS CLAN Early 1950’s at the Davis Homeplace in New Zion Community. Dula Ann Fortenberry, widow of Charles Murray Davis, is wearing a black bonnet and sitting on the knee of her ninth child, Hansford Davis. His two children are sitting together on the ground -Charles Davis with the striped shirt and Martha Lee, closed eyes and dark print shirt. Wilma Ellen Davis, 7th child, is behind Dula Ann and brother, Hansford. She is in the black short sleeve dress and to her left is her husband, Albert Jasper Yarborough and their daughter, Nancy Sue Yarborough(in front of her daddy). Daughter, Jane Yarborough, is on her knees in the center close to Hansford and “Mama Davis”. Behind Wilma Ellen Davis is D. P. Williamson, the husband of her sister, Annie Belle Davis Stockstill Williamson(who is on the back row to D. P.’s right). Behind Albert Jasper Yarborough is Ben Stockstill, 2nd son of Annie Belle Davis Stockstill - her 1st son, Jimmy Stockstill is on the back row - the tallest in the middle. In front of Ben Stockstill and to Albert's right is Lucy Dean, wife of John Ellis Davis. Martha Davis, 2nd child (1st child was a son who was stillborn), the second lady from the left on the front row, clasping her hands in front of her, and her husband, George Ed Fortenberry – behind her right shoulder, had three children: Dodd, Joe Edison, and Dorothy Jean. -To her left is their son, Dodd and his wife Dorothy a.k.a. Dot Bateman. Dodd is holding James Dodd and the little girl sitting on the ground in the light print shirt holding her hand up, is their daughter, Linda Kay. -The 2nd lady on Martha’s left who is wearing glasses, is their daughter, Dorothy Jean Fortenberry and her husband, Paul Kennedy, -To her left peeking around Jean’s brother Joe Edison Fortenberry. Joe is behind his wife, Tena Belle Blackwell(wearing plaid dress). Their two children are Malcolm Wayne (in front of John E. Davis) and JoAnna (in plaid shirt and shielding her eyes from the sun). Both are sitting on the ground. Fleita Davis, 3rd child is on the back row behind Martha Davis. Van Coney Davis, 4th child, is standing behind Dodd and Dot and beside George Ed. His wife, Erma Graham, is in front of Fleita Davis and closest to Martha’s left shoulder. Person unknown – standing behind Dodd Fortenberry and Van Coney Davis. We think it might be John Edward, son of John E. Davis. Sitting on the ground is John E. Davis, 6th child.

Tylertown Walthall County MS

Picture made at the home of Albert Jasper Yarborough. Pictured are his wife, Wilma Ellen Davis, her mother - Dula Ann Fortenberry Davis, and Wilma's sister, Martha Davis Fortenberry.

Charles Murray and Dula Ann Fortenberry Davis homeplace

1914 or 1915

New Zion Community, Walthall County MS

L to R Lottie, Johnnie E., Wilma, Hance, Annie (Mama) holding hand of Anabel, Murray (Papa), Edd and Martha Davis Fortenberry holding Dodd Fortenberry, Fleita, and Van Davis.