Ancestry of
Dennis Lee Davis

(1903–1961)

Francis Simon Colley

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• • Grandfather of Dennis Lee Davis — 3rd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 6 
  • Father:
  • Daniel Colley 
  • Mother:
  • Olive Queen   
  • Birth Date:
  • 11 Sep 1851 
  • Birth Location:
  • Georgia 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 14 Jul 1927 
  • Death Location:
  • Post, Garza, Texas 
  • Burial Date:
  • 14 Jul 1927 
  • Burial Location:
  • Terrace Cemetery, Post, Garza, Texas 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Maggie Rebecca Anderson
  • Marriage Date:
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  • Marriage Location:
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  • Child:

  Lena Bell Colley (Ahnentafel No:3 )

  • Notes: 

  • The birth and death dates on Francis Colley's tombstone read 17 SEP 1851 and 27 JUN 1927 respectively. The dates on his death certificate read 11 SEP 1851 and 14 JUL 1927. More evidence is needed to determine which set of dates are correct.

• Sources for Francis Simon Colley

  • ¹ Federal Census, GA, DeKalb County, 1880, Decatur, E.D. 47, p. 6, Image 6 of 38.
  • ² Federal Census, GA, DeKalb County, 1870, Decatur, p. 18, Image 18 of 52.
  • ³ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 11/12/2015).
  • ⁴ Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Death record for F. S. Colley.
  • ⁵ Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Death certificate for daughter Lena Davis.
  • ⁶ Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Death certificate for F. S. Colley.