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George Preston Davis



Birth6 April 1828Monroe, Overton, Tennessee, United States
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    Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for George Preston Davis (1828-1909), memorial #27452606.

    Utah Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Archives Research Center, 2009), database with images, FamilySearch, George Preston Davis, 10 December 1909; citing Salem, Utah, Utah, United States, certificate 448, series 81448; Utah State archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229322 database with images, FamilySearch, George Preston Davis, 10 December 1909; citing Salem, Utah, Utah, United States, certificate 448, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229322 database with images, FamilySearch, George Preston Davis, 10 December 1909; citing Salem, Utah, Utah, United States, certificate 448, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229322 database with images, FamilySearch, George Preston Davis, 10 December 1909; citing Salem, Utah, Utah, United States, certificate 448, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229322 database with images, FamilySearch, George Preston Davis, 10 December 1909; citing Salem, Utah, Utah, United States, certificate 448, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229322 database with images, FamilySearch, George Preston Davis, 10 December 1909; citing Salem, Utah, Utah, United States, certificate 448, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229322.

    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sealings and adoptions of the living, 1846-1857; index, 1846-1857 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958), p. 711-712.

    Deseret News, Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Co., 1889-1910), "Recent Deaths," 15 December 1909, p. 8, column 5.

Death10 December 1909Salem, Utah, Utah, United States
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    Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for George Preston Davis (1828-1909), memorial #27452606.

    Utah Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Archives Research Center, 2009), database with images, FamilySearch, George Preston Davis, 10 December 1909; citing Salem, Utah, Utah, United States, certificate 448, series 81448; Utah State archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229322 database with images, FamilySearch, George Preston Davis, 10 December 1909; citing Salem, Utah, Utah, United States, certificate 448, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229322 database with images, FamilySearch, George Preston Davis, 10 December 1909; citing Salem, Utah, Utah, United States, certificate 448, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229322 database with images, FamilySearch, George Preston Davis, 10 December 1909; citing Salem, Utah, Utah, United States, certificate 448, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229322 database with images, FamilySearch, George Preston Davis, 10 December 1909; citing Salem, Utah, Utah, United States, certificate 448, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229322 database with images, FamilySearch, George Preston Davis, 10 December 1909; citing Salem, Utah, Utah, United States, certificate 448, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229322.

    Deseret News, Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Co., 1889-1910), "Recent Deaths," 15 December 1909, p. 8, column 5.

Burial13 December 1909Salem City Cemetery, Salem, Utah, Utah, United States
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    Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for George Preston Davis (1828-1909), memorial #27452606.

    Utah Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Archives Research Center, 2009), database with images, FamilySearch, George Preston Davis, 10 December 1909; citing Salem, Utah, Utah, United States, certificate 448, series 81448; Utah State archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229322 database with images, FamilySearch, George Preston Davis, 10 December 1909; citing Salem, Utah, Utah, United States, certificate 448, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229322 database with images, FamilySearch, George Preston Davis, 10 December 1909; citing Salem, Utah, Utah, United States, certificate 448, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229322 database with images, FamilySearch, George Preston Davis, 10 December 1909; citing Salem, Utah, Utah, United States, certificate 448, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229322 database with images, FamilySearch, George Preston Davis, 10 December 1909; citing Salem, Utah, Utah, United States, certificate 448, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229322 database with images, FamilySearch, George Preston Davis, 10 December 1909; citing Salem, Utah, Utah, United States, certificate 448, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2229322.

FatherHenry Leland J Davis
MotherRachel Hunter

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   • Sarah Elizabeth Lewis
Married3 November 1850Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sealings and adoptions of the living, 1846-1857; index, 1846-1857 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958), p. 711-712, FHL microfilm # 183373.

    Deseret News, Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Co., 1889-1910), "Recent Deaths, " 15 December 1909, p. 8, column 5.

          Children:
               Sarah Elizabeth Davis
               George Henry Davis
               Rachel Joanna Davis
               Benjamin Marion Davis
               William Preston Davis
               John Oliver Davis


   • Mary Ann Hazel
Married24 December 1869
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for George Preston Davis and Mary Ann Hazel, ID: KWJQ-5ZR and ID: K2WN-XJB.

          Children:
               Mary Emma Davis
               Martha Matilda Davis
               Lucinda Almira Davis
               Eliza Precilla Davis
               Bertha Dorothy Davis
               Agnes Deila Davis
               James Robert Davis
               Alice June Davis
               George Wesley Davis
               Joseph Andrew Davis
               Henry Orsen Davis
               Ray Lee Davis
               Julietta Davis
               Albert Levi Davis


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• 1840Overton County, Tennessee, United States
• 1844Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1860Springville, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
• 1870Pondtown, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
• 1880Salem, Utah, Utah Territory, United States

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• 1840 Population CensusOverton County, TennesseeExtractImage
• 1860 Population CensusSpringville, Utah, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population CensusPondtown, Utah, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1880 Population CensusSalem Pricinct, Utah, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1900 Population CensusSalem Precinct, Utah, UtahExtractImage

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Crossing the Plains

Samuel Gully/Orson Spencer CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

       Departure28 May 1849
       Arrival22-25 Sept 1849


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