Robert E Lee Davis Parents

[TomGad]

I think I have figured it out going through Lee Davis’ Tree on Ancestry. Francis must have been with or married Josephine at some point. Lee has her listed as Josephine Celisbeast.

Josephine was also married to a Mr Thomas Doolin and they had a son Alex Doolin. Now whether this is a relation to the Doolin on the Davis Census I believe could be true. Does this link it all together do you think?

Where did the Doolins marry, live, be born and die, do you know? It might be another place to look for Francis Marion Davis.

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/2525/records/961037?tid=192997417&pid=312533785736&queryId=97614b88-551a-440b-970f-6dd16ae9ec42&_phsrc=Qzo67&_phstart=successSource

Could be Francis? It is F M just mistranscribed as P M if so this confirms he was still alive at least in 1887

[oldohiohome]

not him. Neelyville, MO is 50 miles from Liberty Township, MO

he was alive in 1900
1900 Census Liberty Township, Stoddard Co, Missouri
Dudley Village crossed out
June 8, 1900, ED 125, family 99

Frank M Davis, 64, married 17 years, born April 1836 in North Carolina, parents in North Carolina, farmer, owns the mortgaged farm
Jane F Davis, 47, married 17 years, born June 1852, 2 children, 2 alive, born in Tennessee, father also, mother in Alabama
Thomas Davis, 13, son, born September 1886, Missouri
Leora E Davis, 11, daughter, born August 1888, Missouri

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3DV-XWV?lang=en

[TomGad]

not him. Neelyville, MO is 50 miles from Liberty Township, MO

he was alive in 1900
1900 Census Liberty Township, Stoddard Co, Missouri
Dudley Village crossed out
June 8, 1900, ED 125, family 99

Frank M Davis, 64, married 17 years, born April 1836 in North Carolina, parents in North Carolina, farmer, owns the mortgaged farm
Jane F Davis, 47, married 17 years, born June 1852, 2 children, 2 alive, born in Tennessee, father also, mother in Alabama
Thomas Davis, 13, son, born September 1886, Missouri
Leora E Davis, 11, daughter, born August 1888, Missouri

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3DV-XWV?lang=en

What proof do you have this 1900 one is him? I dont see how it matches anything at all really

[oldohiohome]

death of Pheba Jane Davis, wife of Francis Marion Davis, in Stoddard County, 1925

https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1925/1925_00003613.PDF

death of their son Tommy Estes Davis, son of Francis Marion Davis and Phebe Jane Humphrey, 1959 in Stoddard County. mother's birthplace not asked.

https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/60382/records/76903912

daughter Leora married George W Riddle, who is on the same census page in 1900

her death:
Name   Leora Estella Riddle
Leora E Riddle
Sex   Female
Birth Date   18 Aug 1888
Birthplace   Bernie Stodd*, Missouri, United States
Residence Place   Malden, Dunklin, Missouri, United States
Death Date   Oct 1988
Father's Name   Francis M Davis
Father's Sex   Male
Mother's Name   Phebe J Humphrey

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K71-N2JR?lang=en

[TomGad]

death of Pheba Jane Davis, wife of Francis Marion Davis, in Stoddard County, 1925

https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1925/1925_00003613.PDF

death of their son Tommy Estes Davis, son of Francis Marion Davis and Phebe Jane Humphrey, 1959 in Stoddard County. mother's birthplace not asked.

https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/60382/records/76903912

daughter Leora married George W Riddle, who is on the same census page in 1900

her death:
Name   Leora Estella Riddle
Leora E Riddle
Sex   Female
Birth Date   18 Aug 1888
Birthplace   Bernie Stodd*, Missouri, United States
Residence Place   Malden, Dunklin, Missouri, United States
Death Date   Oct 1988
Father's Name   Francis M Davis
Father's Sex   Male
Mother's Name   Phebe J Humphrey

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K71-N2JR?lang=en

I’ll have to add this to my tree thank you

[TomGad]

not him. Neelyville, MO is 50 miles from Liberty Township, MO

he was alive in 1900
1900 Census Liberty Township, Stoddard Co, Missouri
Dudley Village crossed out
June 8, 1900, ED 125, family 99

Frank M Davis, 64, married 17 years, born April 1836 in North Carolina, parents in North Carolina, farmer, owns the mortgaged farm
Jane F Davis, 47, married 17 years, born June 1852, 2 children, 2 alive, born in Tennessee, father also, mother in Alabama
Thomas Davis, 13, son, born September 1886, Missouri
Leora E Davis, 11, daughter, born August 1888, Missouri

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3DV-XWV?lang=en

Who is Jane F Davis? Is this the correct Frank M Davis? Do the details match up?

[TomGad]

not him. Neelyville, MO is 50 miles from Liberty Township, MO

he was alive in 1900
1900 Census Liberty Township, Stoddard Co, Missouri
Dudley Village crossed out
June 8, 1900, ED 125, family 99

Frank M Davis, 64, married 17 years, born April 1836 in North Carolina, parents in North Carolina, farmer, owns the mortgaged farm
Jane F Davis, 47, married 17 years, born June 1852, 2 children, 2 alive, born in Tennessee, father also, mother in Alabama
Thomas Davis, 13, son, born September 1886, Missouri
Leora E Davis, 11, daughter, born August 1888, Missouri

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3DV-XWV?lang=en

This cant be him, He wasnt born April 1836 thats for sure. He was born 1830 from what I know and have seen in the past I believe. He was also born in Kentucky I believe.

[TomGad]

death of Pheba Jane Davis, wife of Francis Marion Davis, in Stoddard County, 1925

https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1925/1925_00003613.PDF

death of their son Tommy Estes Davis, son of Francis Marion Davis and Phebe Jane Humphrey, 1959 in Stoddard County. mother's birthplace not asked.

https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/60382/records/76903912

daughter Leora married George W Riddle, who is on the same census page in 1900

her death:
Name   Leora Estella Riddle
Leora E Riddle
Sex   Female
Birth Date   18 Aug 1888
Birthplace   Bernie Stodd*, Missouri, United States
Residence Place   Malden, Dunklin, Missouri, United States
Death Date   Oct 1988
Father's Name   Francis M Davis
Father's Sex   Male
Mother's Name   Phebe J Humphrey

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K71-N2JR?lang=en

Could this whole Phebe/Pheba/Phoeba lady be a Red Herring and this all has nothing to do with my Francis Davis? I feel like something doesnt add with it all

[TomGad]

death of Pheba Jane Davis, wife of Francis Marion Davis, in Stoddard County, 1925

https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1925/1925_00003613.PDF

death of their son Tommy Estes Davis, son of Francis Marion Davis and Phebe Jane Humphrey, 1959 in Stoddard County. mother's birthplace not asked.

https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/60382/records/76903912

daughter Leora married George W Riddle, who is on the same census page in 1900

her death:
Name   Leora Estella Riddle
Leora E Riddle
Sex   Female
Birth Date   18 Aug 1888
Birthplace   Bernie Stodd*, Missouri, United States
Residence Place   Malden, Dunklin, Missouri, United States
Death Date   Oct 1988
Father's Name   Francis M Davis
Father's Sex   Male
Mother's Name   Phebe J Humphrey

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K71-N2JR?lang=en

Lets make a chart to show what details we have that have been noted on these census to help build a picture perhaps.

Francis Birth:

1860 Census: Born 1832 Born Kentucky

1870 Census: Born 1830 Born Tennessee

1880 Census: Born 1830 Born Kentucky

Going off this knowledge it seems likely he was probably born in 1830 and the 1860 census is just a couple years out for some reason. Should we try and search for any birth records in Tennessee for Francis/Franklin/F M Davis?